Chapter 339 Ji Xia is Pregnant

Jiang Ran watched their departing figures, a puzzled look on her face. She tilted her head slightly to look at the twins and asked in surprise, "Brick?"

Si Zuochen and Si Youlin exchanged a glance and shook their heads repeatedly: "We don't understand."

Si Yanxiao led Zhou Jinyan downstairs. After making sure they couldn't hear their conversation from inside the room, his gaze darkened, and he asked in a low voice, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Jinyan's expression hardened slightly, her face showing displeasure. She coldly questioned, "Shouldn't I be asking you that? You tricked me into coming to this desolate place in the middle of the night just to make my wedding dress for you?"

His tone was indignant, and his face was full of resentment.

"You're really fussing over such a small thing?" Si Yanxiao frowned slightly, asking in confusion.

"A trivial matter?" A hint of helplessness flashed across Zhou Jinyan's face, then he asked in a deep voice, "I really don't know what kind of spell Jiang Ran has cast on you. When did you two become so close?"

"You really don't know what kind of person she is?"

He could overlook the fact that he hadn't slept all night because he was unfamiliar with the bed, but the conversation he overheard between him and Jiang Ran early in the morning made him very uncomfortable.

During Si Yanxiao's coma, he served as the Si family's doctor for six years. Although he had never interacted with Jiang Ran, they often met. Not only was he arrogant, but his behavior towards the children was also extremely bad.

Therefore, he has always been disdainful of Jiang Ran ever since, and even now, he still believes that this whole drama was just her own doing, a show she put on in front of Si Yanxiao.

Seeing that he harbored deep hostility towards Jiang Ran, Si Yanxiao's gaze darkened slightly, and he replied in a cold voice, "You will be able to tell what kind of person she is in the future. There is no need to make wild guesses now."

Having said that, she turned and left without waiting for his reply.

Zhou Jinyan tried to speak up in rebuttal, but could only watch helplessly as he left, her eyes lowered and her face full of resentment.

After a brief interlude, Si Yanxiao, as previously agreed, waited for Jiang Ran to finish dealing with things here before taking them down the mountain together.

Throughout the journey, Jiang Ran and Zhou Jinyan disliked each other and would occasionally make sarcastic remarks. Si Yanxiao looked helpless and sighed softly. He looked at Zhou Jinyan coldly and said in a deep voice, "Why don't you get out of the car and I'll call Gu Nan to pick you up?"

"Why should I go down?!" Zhou Jinyan frowned and retorted when she saw Si Yanxiao siding with Jiang Ran.

Si Youlin pushed him hard, giving him a look that could only be understood but not explained. Zhou Jinyan's eyes darkened, and they both turned to look out the window.

Seeing his discomfiture, Jiang Ran's lips curled up slightly, and she was in a great mood.

After spending nearly a month on the mountain, I should have gone to see the old man first after returning, but I didn't expect to run into Si Jiliang at the old house.

Fortunately, Si Yanxiao was busy with official business and the twins were catching up on their studies, so they didn't come along and run into each other.

Si Jiliang's eyes flickered slightly, and a look of surprise flashed across his face: "How come you're here?"

According to information from his subordinates, Jiang Ran and Si Yanxiao seemed to have had some conflict, so Jiang Ran went into seclusion on the mountain and has not appeared in public for a long time.

Just when he thought their relationship had broken down, she unexpectedly appeared in front of him.

Jiang Ran slowly opened her mouth and gave a brief explanation, but did not go into details. She only said that she went up the mountain to relax.

Si Jiliang didn't expose her, and nodded slightly.

Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow, looking puzzled, and asked in a low voice, "But you, why did you suddenly decide to take the initiative?"

As an observer, she witnessed the relationship between him and the old man. Although he couldn't let go of either of them, he had to awkwardly pretend to be someone who would never see him again.

It's quite unusual for him to be here.

Upon hearing this, Si Jiliang lowered his gaze slightly and replied softly, "The old man's health has deteriorated recently, so I often come to take care of him."

He didn't say it explicitly, but Jiang Ran understood his unspoken meaning: ever since the old man was tricked by evil magic, his health had deteriorated significantly.

When she was alive, she would often come over to assist him with acupuncture using her spiritual power, but she stopped doing this after she went up the mountain.

I thought he was getting better, but it turns out that the situation is not so optimistic now.

"Leave this matter to me." With that thought, Jiang Ran said in a deep voice, taking the matter upon himself.

"Are you sure you can do it?" Si Jiliang asked in a low voice, a hint of worry flashing across his face.

Jiang Ran nodded slightly in response, then continued, "But I need to go and check on his condition first."

"Okay." Si Jiliang responded softly, then walked towards the room.

Jiang Ran followed closely behind, but a sense of relief flashed through her heart. The old man's health was deteriorating, but fortunately, she often helped the villagers on the mountain, and with the smooth operation of the orphanage, the incense offerings were becoming more and more popular, thus accumulating a lot of merit.

And with the merits accumulated and one's own spiritual practice, the healing process becomes twice as effective with half the effort.

When the old man saw Jiang Ran come to visit, his eyes suddenly lit up. Apart from his pale complexion and a hint of fatigue between his brows, he was no different from an ordinary person.

Seeing this, Jiang Ran first exchanged a few pleasantries with him, and then began to begin his diagnosis.

He used to be in charge of the old man's health, so he only needed to ask a few questions to find out the cause of his illness. He was depressed and the negative energy from the previous incident had not been completely removed, so the feng shui was still having a significant impact on him.

She immediately began to treat him, and under her care, the old man's health gradually improved.

After hearing about this, Si Yanxiao gained a new understanding of Jiang Ran. Her medical skills were astonishing. In addition to dealing with metaphysical matters, she was also adept at diagnosing lesions.

Since Jiang Ran returned, Si Yanxiao's attitude towards her has clearly changed, even making her feel somewhat unaccustomed to it. Their previously respectful and undisturbed life has been brightened by some of Si Yanxiao's small gestures.

It's known that Si Yanxiao often prepares romantic surprises for Jiang Ran when he has nothing else to do, and Jiang Ran has gone from being surprised to accepting it calmly.

only……

Si Youlin looked at the strange-looking creature in front of him with a puzzled expression and asked repeatedly, "Daddy, why did you suddenly think of eating cake?"

An unnatural look flashed across Si Yanxiao's face. He lowered his eyes slightly and said in a low voice, "How does it taste?"

Si Youlin didn't stand on ceremony. After taking a bite, his expression turned extremely ferocious. He spat out the cake, his brow furrowed, and he couldn't help but complain, "Why did you put so much salt in a perfectly good cake?!"

Si Yanxiao looked surprised, took a bite and sure enough, it was extremely salty. Then he said in a deep voice, "Then let's throw it away. We originally wanted to celebrate the reunion."

reunion?

As Jiang Ran listened, a strange feeling arose in her heart. She hadn't expected that Si Yanxiao had already accepted her presence deep down, and even went so far as to carefully show his goodwill towards her.

Although the romantic surprises he prepared were often a bit odd, they still brought a touch of sweetness to Jiang Ran's heart.

Just when everything was going smoothly, Ji Xia suddenly came to visit.

Upon hearing the housekeeper's report, Jiang Ran quickly said, "Please invite her in!"

As Ji Xia approached, Jiang Ran lowered his eyes and carefully examined her, sensing that her aura had changed.

Before she could even process what was happening, Ji Xia strode over to her and wrapped her arms around her tightly.

Jiang Ran was surprised by the sudden hug. Just as she was about to ask what was wrong, Ji Xia released her, her face beaming with joy. She quickly said, "I'm pregnant!"

Jiang Ran was taken aback at first, not quite understanding, then her eyes flashed and she exclaimed in surprise, "What?!"

Ji Xia hurriedly repeated it again. She never expected that just when she thought she had lost all hope, God would suddenly play such a joke on her.

After years of longing, his wish was suddenly fulfilled, and his joy was beyond words.

Then the two walked side by side to the sofa and sat down. Ji Xia said repeatedly, "I wanted to tell you this news a long time ago, but I couldn't find you anywhere. I had no choice but to share this joy with you alone."

His words carried a subtle hint of teasing.

Not many people knew that Jiang Ran had gone up the mountain, and Ji Xia's connections were not as extensive as Si Jiliang's, so she could only wait quietly for news.