Chapter 57, The truth of the past
Not knowing what Jiang Ran was feeling, Si Xu placed a kiss on her cheek and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
Jiang Ran glared at him: "If I ask you what I want to eat, will you cook it?"
Si Xu paused and said seriously: "I can help wash the vegetables." Cooking is not his strong point, and he has had the experience of blowing up the kitchen.
Jiang Ran smiled, her cheek pressed against his shoulder, rubbing against him like a cat: "What do you have in your space? Can I cook noodles?"
"Can."
"Well, my clothes..."
"The one from yesterday is still wet. I'll get you a new one."
This guy seems to be particularly active today? Jiang Ran didn't know if it was her own illusion, but his attitude towards her now was quite different from last night.
Based on the principle that "misunderstandings should not last overnight", Jiang Ran stopped Si Xu from taking the next step.
She wrapped herself tightly in the quilt and sat on the bed, clearing her throat. "Si Xu, I learned from Wei Yage about what happened between you and Jiang Ranran's father. I'm sorry."
Hearing her mention the past again, Si Xu licked his back teeth and said nothing.
"I know it's no use saying sorry now." If saying sorry would be helpful, what would the police be for? This simple truth is understood by everyone.
"Si Xu, you might get angry when you hear what I'm going to say next, but I still want to tell you what I think."
When she was hiding on the balcony waiting for him yesterday, she thought a lot about Jiang Ranran's childhood, Jiang Ranran's impression of her parents, and the grudges and hatreds between the elders that Wei Yage mentioned.
She decided to take a gamble, using the only thing she had to bet on the truth of the past.
"I said yesterday that Jiang Ranran's parents died when she was very young."
Worried that his words would offend Si Xu and intensify the conflict that had been finally eased, Jiang Ran licked his lips nervously, trying not to sound too sharp in his words.
"In Jiang Ranran's memory, her father Jiang Yize died in a laboratory accident, and her mother Shen Muxin committed suicide for love.
"Jiang Ranran spent very little time with her parents, but children often see people most clearly—their eyes are untainted by worldly concerns, unsophisticated, unpretentious, free of desires and demands, and ignorant and fearless.
"In Jiang Ranran's memory, her father was a very gentle man, kind and knowledgeable, with a gentlemanly demeanor, who would help those in need.
"Si Xu, maybe my position doesn't mean anything, but the Huo family's position is the same as mine - we can only see what we want to see."
Huo Zhigui only wanted to seek her son's forgiveness. For her, how Si Xu got to the laboratory was not her main concern - she just needed an opportunity to prove that it was not her intention to hurt Si Xu to this extent.
—My child, I love you. I sent you away to better protect you. I never thought that my most trusted friend would send you to a laboratory...
——It's all the fault of the guy who sent you to the lab on his own initiative! You should hate him, not me.
As for who that "best friend" and "self-willed guy" is, whether it is Jiang Yize or someone else, what does it matter?
"Even if the judge is sentencing, one-sided testimony can't be used as a basis, right?"
Huo Zhigui said that Jiang Yize betrayed her and sent Si Xu to the laboratory. What evidence did she have? Jiang Yize was already dead!
If the basis for this conclusion is simply that she entrusted the child to Jiang Yize, then what happened after that? What happened? Was there any accident?
"Si Xu, I cannot deny that your misfortune is closely related to Jiang Yize, but, but what is the truth of the matter, I think..." I still have to investigate it myself to know.
"Jiang Ran." Si Xu interrupted the girl, his eyes filled with mixed emotions, making it difficult to understand his true thoughts. "Enough."
The prepared words were suddenly interrupted. Jiang Ran was stuck, with his mouth slightly open, forgetting what he wanted to say next.
Si Xu stared at the dazed look of his little girl, and smiled softly: "Didn't you say that you were a transmigrated soul?"
Jiang Ran nodded.
"You are not the real Jiang Ranran, so what does the grudge between Jiang Yize and me have to do with you?"
If Jiang Ranran is really dead, how he views Jiang Yize and the Shen family, what does it have to do with Jiang Ran?
"No." Jiang Ran smiled bitterly, "Si Xu, it's not like that."
Yes, she is not Jiang Ranran, and the feud between Si Xu and the Shen and Jiang families has nothing to do with her.
But……
"Si Xu." She looked into the man's light brown eyes and said word by word, "I am a very selfish person. I don't want there to be any rift between you and this body."
When he looked at her, he was just looking at her, just looking at Jiang Ran as a person.
She is not Jiang Yize’s daughter, nor is she the enemy’s daughter.
The girl bit her lip, looking stubborn.
Si Xu couldn't help but put his hand on her head and ruffled her hair: "Jiang Ran, do you know what my relationship with Jiang Yize was before Huo Zhijue told me my life story?"
"What's the relationship?"
"He was my last person in charge," Si Xu said. "Since I can remember, I've had several people in charge. He was the last one, and he also served the longest."
So... he hated him, not only because of the "truth" that Huo Zhijue said, but also because all the pain he experienced in the laboratory was related to him.
To be more precise, it was given by him personally.
Her heart felt like it was being tightened by an invisible hand, causing her to feel sore and painful. Jiang Ran's eyes slowly turned red. She sniffed and whispered, "Si Xu, I'm sorry. I..."
I was still too naive and said those words self-righteously.
Where does so much empathy come from in this world?
"You haven't done me any wrong."
“…”
"Jiang Ran, I've said before, no matter what I do, it's all based on my own will."
He wanted to keep her by his side, to protect her, or to possess her, all because he wanted to - it had nothing to do with her background or the kind of people her parents and relatives were.
"Jiang Ran, do you believe me?"
"Yeah." Jiang Ran nodded vigorously, curled the corners of her mouth, leaned closer and kissed him.
Si Xu hooked her fingers and let her kiss them gently.
After a while, he stepped back a little and kept some distance.
"Ahem." Under the girl's puzzled gaze, the tip of the young man's ears turned a faint crimson, and he said seriously, "Jiang Ran, Chen Yao said that hasty lust is bad for your health."
After saying that, he looked at her silently.
Jiang Ran: "???" I just wanted to kiss you, how come that's considered impulsive? So, is kissing between lovers illegal?
etc.
She squinted at Si Xu, and seeing him look away awkwardly, which was rare, she suddenly realized and laughed: "Well, she's right."
She sensibly gave him a way out, smiling like a cunning little fox, and drawling out her tone as she admitted her mistake: "It's not good to be impatient. I must reflect on this and not be easily seduced by beauty~"
Si Xu: "..." The tips of his ears turned even redder, but he honestly didn't refute her words.
Jiang Ran: Tell me, are you having that or that or that? \(ω)/
Si Xu: Well (っ;ω;`с)
Jiang Ran:
Brother Qi is such an honest and good boy.
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(End of this chapter)
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