Huo Junyu's throat tightened, he licked his dry lips, and after a long silence, he said:
"Well... I have a question I'd like to ask you."
"Okay, go ahead!"
"Mianmian, are you...happy in this family?"
Jiang Mianmian was stunned for a moment, and her gaze towards him changed.
She sensed that something was off about the man today, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.
She felt that his eyes were more profound, he spoke haltingly, and sometimes he didn't dare to look her in the eye.
Is there something else he's hiding besides his identity?
"Junyu, what do you mean by saying that?"
Huo Junyu gently supported her shoulder, "Answer my questions truthfully first."
"What kind of question is that! Do you even need to ask? Of course I'm very happy!"
"If one day you had to leave them, how would you feel?"
Jiang Mianmian's eyes hardened. "What are you trying to do? Are you saying that if I marry you, I won't be allowed to go back to my parents' home? Are there so many rules in your wealthy family?! Then I won't marry you!"
"No, no, that's not it..."
Huo Junyu hurriedly grabbed her arm and hugged her tightly from behind, afraid that she would run away.
If he loses his wife before they've even officially become relatives, that would be incredibly unjust!
Jiang Mianmian patted him twice, then turned to look into his eyes, "So what exactly do you want to ask?"
"I just... suddenly remembered a friend of mine." Huo Junyu began to make up a story on the spot, "He was forced to separate from his family when he was young, but fortunately he met a good family. His adoptive parents treated him very well. Now that he has grown up, his biological parents want to find him and take him back... He came to ask for my opinion, and I don't know how to talk to him."
"So that's how it is..." Jiang Mianmian stared at him for a long time, half believing and half doubting.
"Mianmian, if it were you, would you go back to your biological parents?"
Fearing he hadn't said enough, Huo Junyu added, "His biological parents were both exceptionally good people who genuinely loved him. They were forced to separate back then, forced!"
"To be precise, it was by a twist of fate that his adoptive parents secretly kept him by their side."
"Moreover, his biological parents are well-off and could easily provide him with a life of luxury and a better platform!"
So, if you were in that situation, what would you choose?
Jiang Mianmian frowned, a complex emotion flashing across her bright eyes.
She thought about it very seriously for a while and then gave him her answer: "I don't know."
Huo Junyu was slightly taken aback when he heard these words.
"I really don't know!" Jiang Mianmian explained patiently. "This didn't happen to me, so I can't make choices for others! And I can't imagine what it would be like to leave my parents and Xiaowei... I would be heartbroken!"
"Yeah……"
"Yes! Would you easily leave your family?"
Huo Junyu shook his head blankly.
Jiang Mianmian smiled and said, "That's right! I can tell that you and your brother have such a good relationship, so your family must be very warm, just like ours!"
There's a saying that goes, "Unhappy people spend their whole lives healing from their childhood, while lucky people use their childhood to heal their whole lives!"
Jiang Mianmian reached out her small hand and hugged him, her face naturally radiating happiness.
"Junyu, I am the lucky one!"
After she finished speaking, she smiled, her smile innocent and sweet, pure white like the moonlight outside the window.
Huo Junyu looked at her with a complicated expression.
He thought of her composure and equanimity when facing Gu Feng.
The thought that even when she was bullied by Gu Zihan, she could still fight back without fear was very gratifying.
Even when she was saddened by Xia Zhi's betrayal, she would quickly adjust herself and keep moving forward.
All of a person's courage and confidence come from their family of origin.
With parents' support, children can soar like eagles in the sky instead of hiding in some corner like frogs in a well.
Clearly, it was Jiang Youcai and Su Aiqian who gave her enough love that allowed Jiang Mianmian, who came from an ordinary background, to maintain her original aspirations and forge ahead bravely in a prestigious school full of rich kids.
Huo Junyu raised his hand, his thumb brushing across her face, and smiled gently.
"Hey, were you trying to test me with what you just said?"
"Huh? No!"
Jiang Mianmian pouted, "Hmph, I thought you were trying to tell me to prepare myself for the possibility of never returning to Jiangzhou after marrying into Yangcheng!"
Huo Junyu smiled bitterly, "How could this be..."
Jiang Mianmian looked at him very seriously, "Huo Junyu, let me make three rules for you first! If I marry you in the future, you absolutely cannot stop me from going back to my parents' home!"
“Of course.” He held her small hand. “You don’t need to travel back and forth… We’ll bring your parents to live in Yangcheng. If Xiaowei works hard, she can definitely get into Yangcheng University. I promise you, you and your family will always be together.”
Jiang Mianmian smiled and nestled against him like a little bird.
Before the two had been intimate for long, her phone suddenly rang.
"Mianmian!" It was Jiang Youcai's anxious voice on the other end. "Quick...quick, come to the hospital! Your mother..."
"My mom? What happened to her?!"
*
Huo Junyu and Jiang Mianmian rushed to the hospital.
On the way, she made several phone calls and finally figured out why Su Aiqian was injured.
In the morning, Su Ai went for a walk in the park and ran into Niu Meili. The two "plastic besties" started fighting after exchanging only a few words.
The park erupted into chaos. At that time, most people were either at work or school, and the majority were middle-aged or elderly. The fight between the two women was raging, and no one dared to intervene. And so…
Su Aiqian and Niu Meili were pulling each other's hair when they both fell into the park's pond.
There were artificial hills and rocks in the pond. Niu Meili was okay, only suffering minor injuries, but Su Aiqian was more seriously injured. She crashed headfirst into the artificial hill, and blood gushed out immediately!
The elderly people panicked and started yelling, making the scene even more chaotic.
The chaos gradually subsided after someone called an ambulance.
Jiang Mianmian was extremely anxious and rushed to the hospital, just in time to see the emergency room doctor coming out.
"The bleeding has stopped temporarily, but you were brought in too late and have lost too much blood. You need immediate surgery!"
Jiang Mianmian burst into tears. Huo Junyu hugged her and felt her body trembling slightly.
"The injured person has type B blood, but the blood bank's reserves are insufficient..."
"Use mine!" Jiang Mianmian said through tears. "I'm her daughter, I can give her a blood transfusion!"
"Sis, use mine!" Jiang Xiaowei said quickly. "I'm a man, it's no problem for me to lose this much blood!"
"No, use mine..."
"Use mine!"
"No! Mianmian, no!"
Jiang Youcai suddenly roared, startling even the doctors and nurses, who stared at him silently.
In that instant, the whole world fell silent.
Huo Junyu saw Jiang Youcai's lips twitching slightly, the beads of sweat on his forehead, and the panic and pale face between his brows.
"Dad, what's wrong?" Jiang Mianmian stepped forward and gently patted his back. "Why can't I donate blood to Mom?"
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