Chapter 128 Siblings

She smiled slightly, then said softly, "Although we've had many conflicts and arguments during this time together, we are still related by blood, and there are feelings between us."

Si Youlin was shocked by Jiang Ran's words. It took him a long time to recover. He pursed his lips and asked, "You... are you telling the truth?"

Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow and retorted, "Is this something worth lying to you about? Do you have something else on you that I could possibly want?"

Upon hearing this, Si Youlin lowered his eyes slightly and fell into deep thought.

Seeing that he was having trouble accepting it, Jiang Ran chuckled softly at his conflicted expression and then said, "It's getting late, you should go back to wash up and rest."

After saying that, he patted Si Youlin on the shoulder, and Si Youlin nodded a few times and hurriedly walked towards the front hall.

Jiang Ran looked up at his back until he disappeared from sight, then turned around and sat back down on the bench.

This unexpected incident suddenly changed my mood, making me feel inexplicably both melancholic and cheerful.

On the other side, Si Zuochen heard Si Youlin open the door, but he didn't hear him speak for a long time. He was puzzled and couldn't help but turn his head to look.

He stood there, stunned, his eyes lowered, seemingly lost in thought.

Si Zuochen looked puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hearing the sound, Si Youlin snapped out of his daze, looked up sharply at Si Zuochen, quickly walked to his side, and then told him everything he had just seen and heard in detail.

Upon hearing this, Si Zuochen's brow furrowed slightly: "Did she really say that?"

Si Youlin nodded repeatedly and replied softly, "That's exactly what I said."

Seeing a hint of hesitation flash across Si Zuochen's face, Si Youlin seized the opportunity and continued, "Brother, I think maybe she's telling the truth..."

Si Zuochen listened to him speak well of Jiang Ran, and looked up at him meaningfully. But unlike before, this time he did not refute him. "After all, she did save us a few times before. No matter how much we hate her and deny it, it is a fact."

"And she has indeed changed a lot. Before, she would beat and scold us, but recently, as you should have noticed, although we still argue, she has never uttered a single insult except for mockery."

Si Youlin pressed his advantage, sharing his own perspective. After speaking, he looked up at Si Zuochen, awaiting his reply.

Upon hearing this, Si Zuochen pursed his lips slightly. Although he did not respond, his opinion of Jiang Ran changed considerably.

"Then what do you mean?" Si Zuochen looked at Si Youlin and asked directly.

Si Youlin hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "I hope she can continue to stay in the Si family."

After saying that, she cautiously glanced at Si Zuochen's expression. Seeing that his face was normal and there was nothing unusual, she continued, "There will definitely be someone in the position of the mistress of the Si family."

“I think if it’s a strange woman of questionable character, we not only have to work on getting along with her, but there might also be other unpleasant things to do.”

“She has reformed now, so perhaps we should give her a chance. I would prefer her to be the one.”

As Si Youlin stated his demands, Si Zuochen frowned slightly, fell into deep thought, and carefully considered the feasibility of his words.

Seeing this, Si Youlin remained silent and did not urge him on.

"Okay." After a long while, Si Zuochen slowly responded.

On the other side, Jiang Ran felt the chill of the night and was about to get up and go back to her room when her phone suddenly rang.

Jiang Ran glanced at the caller ID as a conditioned reflex, her eyes lit up, and she swiped to answer.

Then Jiang Yuechen's excited voice came through the receiver: "The test results are in!"

"You really are my sister!"

Although this result was expected, Jiang Yuechen was still taken aback when it was confirmed, and his voice was tinged with a hint of sob.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran felt a ripple in her heart, and after hesitating for a moment, she uttered, "Congratulations..."

Jiang Yuechen was taken aback at first, then grinned and said, "Congratulations to you too."

The joy in his words was self-evident.

He then quickly asked, "Aran, where are you? Can we meet?"

Hearing him address her like that, Jiang Ran felt a little uncomfortable for a moment, but then felt a warmth in her heart.

It turns out that she still has family in this world...

"Is that alright?" Jiang Yuechen then asked.

"It's late today, how about tomorrow?" Jiang Ran said slowly.

"Okay, okay." Jiang Yuechen quickly replied, then realized that he had been overwhelmed by joy and explained embarrassedly, "I was careless and didn't notice the time."

"Hmm..." Jiang Ran responded softly, but Jiang Yuechen remained silent. After the initial joy, a moment of silence ensued, and the air became somewhat awkward.

Jiang Ran pursed her lips, preparing to speak to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Then Jiang Yuechen suddenly asked, "By the way, are you short of money?"

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran looked puzzled and asked in confusion, "Why would you say that?"

"If you're not short of money, why would you go to a fortune teller and do these kinds of swindling and deceitful things?"

Jiang Yuechen admires science and does not believe in things like ghosts, gods, or metaphysics, which are more natural.

Jiang Ran was taken aback by his question, then chuckled softly, pursed her lips, and looked speechless.

“If you need money, you can tell me,” Jiang Yuechen added. “I can support you.”

As Jiang Ran listened, something seemed to have been touched, and ripples of emotion stirred within her.

But she still slowly declined, saying, "No need, I appreciate your kindness."

"But I'm not the kind of Taoist priest who cheats and swindles people..."

As Jiang Ran spoke, she paused slightly. How could she subtly imply that she had real skills?

She is a dignified master of the Xuanmen sect, how could she be questioned like this?

Realizing that it would be difficult to explain to such an outsider in a short time, Jiang Ran shook her head, clearing her mind.

Then he said, "Never mind, let's talk about it when we meet tomorrow."

"They can't explain the reason over the phone now."

"Okay," Jiang Yuechen replied softly, "Then... see you tomorrow."

A sense of urgency was subtly revealed in his words.

Jiang Ran listened, smiled slightly, and responded softly.

After hanging up the phone, he walked straight to his room.

At the same time, Si Yanxiao also arrived at the Yangtze River Bridge and looked at the landmark not far away in the photo.

She murmured to herself, "Was she standing right here when she was photographed?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Nan softly reminded her, "It's not certain yet whether it's her or not."

Upon hearing this, Si Yanxiao was taken aback for a moment, then said with a self-deprecating laugh, "That's true, but the person in the photo really looks like him. No wonder you were suspicious back then."

As he spoke, he looked down into the river, his brows slightly lowered, staring blankly into the distance.

He didn't say a single unnecessary word, yet you could feel the sadness he exuded.

Gu Nan turned her head and glanced around, noticing the faint glimmer of tears in Si Yanxiao's eyes.

He was startled, but showed no sign on his face, pretending not to have seen it.

“But everyone told me she was dead…” Si Yanxiao suddenly said in a low voice.

Gu Nan listened and couldn't help but sigh softly. She patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don't overthink it."

"At worst, we'll just stumble upon it by chance and keep investigating along this line!"

As an observer, he saw it all clearly from the sidelines.

Si Yanxiao was willing to give up everything, even the entire Si family, for Bai Zhuwei, which shows what kind of place she held in his heart.

But fate had other plans, and this happened.

Si Yanxiao's mind is not as focused as before. He is afraid that he will fall into a slump again. Now that this has happened, it has given him some hope.

"How do we investigate?" Si Yanxiao sneered. "How can we investigate when the person is gone?"

Seeing his self-destructive behavior, Gu Nan frowned, a hint of displeasure flashing across her face.

He said in a deep voice, "Why are you so dejected? Just because someone tells you it's over doesn't mean it's over."

"You were in a coma for six years after your car accident, and now you're standing here perfectly fine?"

A single word awakened me from my dream.

Gu Nan's casual remark sent a tidal wave of shock through Si Yanxiao's heart.

Looking back on the various accounts of Bai Zhuwei's death, they all came from Old Master Si's side of the story.

But he already had a lot of opinions about Bai Zhuwei; he had opposed their relationship when they were together back then.

Giving up everything for her even touched the thorn in the side of Old Master Si.