Chapter 309 The So-Called Truth
Ye Wanxi had a lot of jewelry in her storage ring, given to her by her senior brothers and sisters, but she was still dazzled by the many pieces of jewelry brought by Jiang's mother.
"No, no, that's enough. The jewelry you gave me last time was already valuable enough; I can't accept any more gifts. As for me, if I had known you were looking for Fourth Brother, I definitely would have..."
Before Ye Wanxi could finish speaking, Jiang's mother interrupted her: "One thing at a time."
Jiang Lin explained this to them when he got back. Because he and Ye Wanxi had a karmic connection and were related by blood, Ye Wanxi's view of him through them was somewhat limited.
The Jiang family didn't care about this in the first place; finding their child was more important than anything else.
After hearing Jiang Lin's explanation, she understood even more how difficult it was for Ye Wanxi to help her back then.
“Those were your payment for helping out before, and these are a gift from your auntie today. Since you're the little sister, we're practically family. Your auntie will treat you like her own daughter.”
Since Jiang's mother had already put it this way, Ye Wanxi really couldn't refuse any longer, so she could only nod in agreement.
Jiang's mother then smiled again, and said with a sigh, "Speaking of which, when I was pregnant with Xiaoxiao, her father and I wondered if the child would be a girl. Because of this, her father even secretly went out and bought a few pink dresses, just waiting for her to wear when she was born."
"Later, when the baby was born, it was a boy. I thought that since the baby was small, we couldn't tell the gender, and he could still wear a little dress."
Ye Wanxi imagined what her fourth senior brother would look like as a tiny little boy wearing a pink dress, and she shuddered.
But then I thought, since my fourth senior brother likes pink so much, could it be...?
Once she accepted this premise, Ye Wanxi's gaze began to drift uncontrollably toward Jiang Lin, and she almost burst out laughing on the spot.
Jiang Lin: "?"
"Unfortunately, before he could grow up enough to wear those little dresses, he was taken away. And because of that, we missed more than twenty years."
Jiang's mother couldn't help but feel a little guilty and sad when she said this, so Ye Wanxi quickly offered a few words of comfort and changed the subject: "Xiaoxiao? Is it... Fourth Brother?"
Knowing that it was inappropriate for Jiang's mother to be so sentimental, she wiped her eyes and smiled, "It's Ah Lin's nickname. When Ah Lin was born, he was tiny. Every time Shao Feng saw his little brother, he would say how tiny he was. His father was lazy and hadn't come up with a proper name yet, so he said, 'Let's just give him a nickname first, Xiao Xiao.'"
Humans are emotional beings. No matter how much they pretend, if it's not from the heart, they will make many mistakes.
Just from hearing Jiang's mother talk about Jiang Lin's childhood, Ye Wanxi could feel the family's deep affection and love for Jiang Lin, as well as their self-blame and sadness for him being lost at such a young age and enduring a life of hardship.
Ye Wanxi felt a pang of sadness, but also a sense of joy for her fourth senior brother.
At least, in this life, the fourth senior brother met a family who loved, cared for, and cherished him. Although this family affection came more than twenty years late, they have finally returned to each other's side after many twists and turns.
"Uncle is so careless, calling me 'little little' all the time. It's a good thing my fourth brother is so good-looking and tall now. Otherwise, if he were called 'little' all the time, he might have gotten angry with Uncle."
Jiang's mother was stunned. Looking at her youngest son, who had grown up, she suddenly understood what Ye Wanxi meant.
Yes, she was able to find her child, who is now so beautiful and outstanding. What could she possibly regret?
Ye Wanxi spoke a few words with Jiang's mother before turning her gaze to the family who had been unusually silent since entering the house, yet repeatedly cast expectant glances at her.
"Mr. Song."
Ye Wanxi glanced at Song Zhaoming, who looked different from the impeccably dressed and dignified elite she had seen him with last time.
Although Song Zhaoming had dressed up beforehand and changed into clean and tidy clothes to see her, he seemed to have lost all his energy and spirit.
His face was haggard, his eyes were lifeless, his hair was messy, and there was a ring of stubble on his chin.
"Ms. Ye."
"Mr. Song, you've come to see me again with your whole family in such a grand manner, it must be because the matter I mentioned last time has made progress."
Mrs. Song's eyes were slightly red: "Miss Ye, you are truly a prophet. After Old Song and Zhaoming went back, they investigated Zhaoming's ex-girlfriend."
As Song's mother spoke, she subconsciously glanced at her son and saw tears welling up in his eyes.
After returning from Ye Wanxi's house, Song Zhaoming went crazy, searching everywhere for his ex-girlfriend.
His girlfriend's name is Lin Xiuzhen. After graduating, she worked in a sales company.
The two broke up so badly that Song Zhaoming never even considered going to Lin Xiuzhen's workplace to find her, so he had no idea that Lin Xiuzhen had resigned from the company a month after their breakup.
Since Song Zhaoming couldn't find anyone at her workplace, she could only try to contact Lin Xiuzhen's college friends.
The responses they received were all the same: Lin Xiuzhen had lost contact with all of them long before she left City A, and they had no idea where she went or where her hometown was.
This is understandable. As Lin Xiuzhen's boyfriend, Song Zhaoming only knew that Lin Xiuzhen's family lived in a small village in R Province. Lin Xiuzhen didn't like to talk about her family situation, and her relationship with her family didn't seem to be very good.
Song Zhaoming runs a food processing plant, which he took over from his father. However, Song Zhaoming made many bold innovations and reforms, which increased the plant's profits five or six times.
Before the two broke up, Song Zhaoming happened to be on a business trip to another city and finalized a batch of important goods.
The trip took about a month. The original plan was to go back to Lin Xiuzhen's hometown after returning to finalize their marriage.
Unexpectedly, upon returning home, he received a breakup notice from his girlfriend, and his plan to visit Lin Xiuzhen's hometown was naturally put on hold.
This meant that he only knew that Lin Xiuzhen's hometown was in R Province, in a rural area, but he had no idea of the exact location.
With nowhere else to turn, Song Zhaoming remembered the so-called rich second-generation young master that Lin Xiuzhen had brought to him.
Ironically, Lin Xiuzhen left, but this "young master" is still staying in City A.
When Song Zhaoming finished speaking, he paused, and his eyes, which had lost their light, showed an obvious sense of regret and sorrow.
"I found him at a repair shop. He was wearing a mechanic's uniform and changing a tire on a car."
When he saw this scene, Song Zhaoming was completely stunned. Ye Wanxi's words kept echoing in his mind, making him almost lose his balance.
But he had no choice but to persevere and go over to find out.
Because he knew that this was the truth he had never known before...
(End of this chapter)
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