Chapter 398 Actually, Xiaoman is Lu Junyan's child, isn't she?

Before Jiang Ning could ask any questions, Bai Yichen said something first:

"Would it be alright if I went in and sat down?"

It's already very late, and not only is Gu Lanlan completely drunk, but she and Bai Yichen have also had quite a bit to drink, so it's actually not very convenient for them to be out.

However, even though Bai Yichen knew it was inconvenient, he still insisted on sitting in her guest room. Jiang Ning could tell that Bai Yichen probably had something he wanted to say to her alone.

"Okay, come in!"

Jiang Ning let Bai Yichen into the house.

"I have some hangover medicine here, would you like some?"

"want."

Bai Yichen didn't stand on ceremony with Jiang Ning. He took the hangover medicine from Jiang Ning's hand and drank it all in one gulp.

The room became quiet.

Jiang Ning sat on the edge of the bed, while Bai Yichen leaned against the table.

Their eyes met.

"During our casual conversations earlier, you didn't seem to mention your son's name?"

Bai Yichen took the initiative to speak, asking casually.

Jiang Ning smiled.

"Didn't I tell you? His name is Xiaoman."

"Isn't Xiaoman a nickname? What's his real name?"

Jiang Ning was taken aback, then replied, "My name is Jiang Manyi."

"Take your surname?"

"What, is that not allowed?"

Jiang Ning retorted confidently.

Bai Yichen smiled and waved his hand, his smile as gentle and refined as ever.

"No, I'm not the child's father... I'm just a little curious, won't Shen Feiyang have any objections?"

Jiang Ning shrugged, telling the lie as if it were second nature:

"What could he possibly object to? Xiaoman was an accident to begin with. I never said I had to accept him. Besides, he's still my employee. After he was kicked out of Country A, I was the only one willing to take him in..."

"Is Xiaoman actually Lu Junyan's child?"

Jiang Ning, who had been speaking with great confidence, suddenly fell silent.

Bai Yichen didn't miss the fleeting panic in Jiang Ning's eyes when her lie was exposed.

Jiang Ning opened her mouth, unsure whether Bai Yichen was deliberately bluffing her.

Bai Yichen was staring at her intently, his gentle smile seemingly welded to his face.

Jiang Ning cleared his throat.

Why would you think that?

"Of course it's because I understand you!"

"So you believe Xiaoman is Lu Junyan's child?"

After Jiang Ning finished asking, he saw Bai Yichen smile and shake his head.

"If the child really was Shen Feiyang's, you would have aborted it long ago... You haven't even thought about whether you want to accept Shen Feiyang, so how could you accept a child you had with him!"

Listening to Bai Yichen's explanation, Jiang Ning rested her chin on her hand and couldn't help but retort, "What if... I felt too lonely after faking my death? I don't want to start a new relationship, but that doesn't mean I don't want a child to accompany me. So, it's only natural that I didn't abort the child after I got pregnant!"

Jiang Ning's words made a lot of sense at first glance.

Bai Yichen guessed that the reason Lu Junyan did not doubt Jiang Ning's statement was probably because in Lu Junyan's eyes, Jiang Ning would rather have a child as a companion than a man.

However, Bai Yichen had other ideas.

“The Jiang Ning I know would never fake his death for no reason. Even if it was to escape Lu Junyan, there’s no reason why he would keep Lanlan and me in the dark…”

Bai Yichen's voice was resolute and confident.

"Unless... you have something you don't want others to find out, including me and Lanlan. And that thing... can be accomplished by faking your death... for example, to nurture the pregnancy and give birth."

Jiang Ning's eyes widened involuntarily.

This was the first time she realized that Bai Yichen's insight was so strong.

"So faking your death wasn't your goal at all, but rather a means to an end... What you really wanted to do was to give birth to Xiaoman quietly during your fake death... Based on this, you became pregnant before your fake death, and Shen Feiyang was just a smokescreen and a shield."

After Bai Yichen finished speaking, he did not hear Jiang Ning admit it, nor did he refute it.

Even though he had never met Xiaoman, he was still certain that Xiaoman was Lu Junyan's child.

Aside from Lu Junyan, Jiang Ning didn't believe anyone else's child would stay.

Bai Yichen's lips moved.

However, he still didn't say the words, "You clearly still have feelings for Lu Junyan."

Because he knew perfectly well that Jiang Ning would not admit it.

Even if she admits it, Jiang Ning will not choose to reconcile with Lu Junyan.

For some reason, Bai Yichen felt a sense of unease.

"Isn't what you're doing too cruel to Lu Junyan?"

Jiang Ning was stunned when he suddenly heard Bai Yichen say that.

"When did you start speaking up for Lu Junyan?"

Seeing Jiang Ning looking at him with a puzzled expression, Bai Yichen slumped his shoulders and sighed.

"Perhaps it's because... he went to your grave to pay his respects every day during the two years you faked your death!"

"……What?"

Jiang Ning was stunned.

Bai Yichen was not surprised by this reaction.

He knew Lu Junyan would never tell Jiang Ning about this.

"I've always thought of myself as a very affectionate person."

Jiang Ning tilted her head, puzzled, not expecting Bai Yichen to suddenly praise her.

Bai Yichen has liked Jiang Ning ever since they met in high school.

I've always liked Jiangning.

Even if he becomes a vegetable, even if Jiang Ning gets married and divorced.

Bai Yichen believes that his affection for Jiang Ning will last a lifetime.

Two years ago, when Jiang Ning died in a plane crash, he finally let go of his feelings for Jiang Ning.

After all, the dead cannot be brought back to life.

He believed that Jiang Ning would also want them to move beyond grief, rather than be trapped by her death.

Bai Yichen believed that Lu Junyan would be the same as him.

However……

Gu Lanlan slept soundly that night, but woke up with a splitting headache.

"Ugh... the hangover is awful..."

Gu Lanlan entered the washroom with her head hanging low, and it took her some time to finally get herself clean and tidy.

In her memory, she was the one who drank the most last night.

However, upon arriving at the hotel lobby, they discovered that Jiang Ning had two large dark circles under his eyes.

"What's wrong, Aning? Are you hungover too?"

When Gu Lanlan asked him this, Jiang Ning could only smile wryly.

She didn't have a hangover, but she didn't sleep a wink all night.

"Didn't you sleep well last night? Was the room uncomfortable?"

Lu Junyan came to Jiang Ning's side, only to find that Jiang Ning deliberately turned around and faced away from him.

The light in Lu Junyan's eyes dimmed slightly.

He had no idea what he had done to upset Jiang Ning again.

Actually, Jiang Ning wasn't unhappy.

She was at a loss for how to face Lu Junyan.

Last night, Bai Yichen told her a lot about what happened during her faked death, all of which involved Lu Junyan.

If Bai Yichen hadn't told her, she would have found it hard to believe that after she faked her death, Lu Junyan would go up the mountain day after day, year after year, rain or shine, to kneel before her tombstone and pay his respects.

And now she finally understood why Lu Junyan called her "wife" the moment they reunited on W Island.