"Meow~" Bell meowed.
"Good girl~" Jiang Ji gently stroked the bell, then reached out and slowly pulled back the bed curtains.
Looking at Nan Zhiyun's haggard face on the bed, Jiang Ji's eyes flickered slightly. He looked at the kitten in his arms: "You miss her, don't you? Go..." Jiang Ji released his grip.
The bell jumped out of his arms and lay down beside Nan Zhiyun's pillow without disturbing her.
Jiang Ji stood there, noticing that Nan Zhiyun seemed to be crying; the pillowcase near her eyes was damp. For some reason, Jiang Ji felt a pang in his heart.
He reached out to touch it, but put his hand down as soon as he raised it.
"My hands are dirty..." Jiang Ji looked at his hands, gently tugged at the corner of his lips, and smiled in a somewhat terrifying way.
"But it will be soon... I will keep my promise." Jiang Ji looked at Nan Zhiyun, his thoughts unreadable.
“Your father wants you to be well... but you look really pathetic right now…” Jiang Ji muttered to himself.
"He loves you very much, and in the end, he was thinking of you the whole time. He didn't want to see you like this," he continued, then seemed to fall into deep thought.
“…I didn’t want to either,” Jiang Ji added.
"I'm sorry... I didn't want to either, but I had no choice..." Jiang Ji's eyes showed a hint of guilt.
In his eyes, Nan Zhiyun had always been like a little sun, living like a child. Jiang Ji had never seen her so vulnerable. He knew before that Nan Zhiyun was not favored and had suffered a lot of mistreatment, but he had never seen her like this.
When Jiang Ji first saw Nan Zhiyun, Yu Jingchen had always been protective of her, so in Jiang Ji's eyes, Nan Zhiyun had always been radiant. He had never imagined she would turn out this way; he didn't know why.
Jiang Ji's feelings were somewhat complicated. He had approached Nan Zhiyun with ulterior motives from the very beginning, including the time he caused Nan Zhiyun to fall...
He had no other choice; only in this way could he ensure that his subsequent plans could continue to be implemented, and Nan Zhiyun was the best candidate. Moreover... the Empress Dowager was aware of the situation, and if it weren't for the Empress Dowager's encouragement, he wouldn't have been able to get to Nan Zhiyun's side so smoothly.
Sometimes he really envied Nan Zhiyun, because she had her father and the Empress Dowager thinking of her. For Nan Zhiyun, they were willing to pay any price, while he... Perhaps thinking of bad memories, Jiang Ji's expression turned gloomy.
It'll be soon... In two more days, he'll be able to avenge himself... Everything will be over soon.
However… recently he's been surrounded by a lot of people, and some have started to suspect him. The only person Jiang Ji can think of is the one mentioned above.
Two days ago, Yu Jingchen summoned him as soon as he returned with Nan Zhiyun, his words full of probing. Jiang Ji was puzzled. Given Yu Jingchen's personality, if he had any doubts about him, he would definitely eliminate him completely. But so far, Yu Jingchen hadn't done anything to him, only sent people to keep an eye on him, which was rather perplexing.
Is it because of the Empress Dowager? But that shouldn't be the case. The Empress Dowager wouldn't go to the trouble of telling Yu Jingchen these things now, and besides, she probably wouldn't go to such lengths for her own sake.
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