Chapter 116 I Don’t Want to Be a Stand-in
Not long after Jiang Jiu returned home, there was a knock on the door. She subconsciously thought it was those shameless relatives, but after hearing the sound outside, her mood calmed down.
"Donor Jiang, they've already left."
She stood up and opened the door. Fo Jiang was standing at the door, looking at her gently.
"You...you helped me stop them, right?"
Jiang Jiu hesitated a little, feeling a little embarrassed when he thought about how he had just left in anger.
"It's nothing, just a small matter."
Fo Jiang smiled and shook his head, with a gentle look in his divine and compassionate eyes.
"Anyway, thank you."
When Jiang Jiu heard this, she knew that it was Fo Jiang who helped drive those people away. In addition, she had just asked those relatives to tell the truth, which allowed her to know the real purpose of those people, which made Jiang Jiu even more embarrassed.
"Would you like to come in and sit down?"
She asked.
"May I?"
Fo Jiang did not enter directly, but confirmed it again. Only after receiving Jiang Jiu's nod of approval did he walk into the room.
Jiang Jiu's rental house has changed a little bit compared to the beginning. After all, there are so many men coming in and out frequently. But overall there are not many major changes. They don't stay here at night. They only appear occasionally, one or two of them, when Jiang Jiu returns home.
It was like a tacit understanding that not many people would come back at once. It was the same today. When I got home, I didn’t see anyone else but Fo Jiang.
Although Jiang Jiu felt something was a little strange, this way of getting along also made her feel relieved.
She didn't have to share a room with unfamiliar men at night, nor did she have to deal with multiple men at the same time. Their sudden appearance in her life was already a big trouble, but the current situation was barely acceptable to her. It didn't cause her any trouble, and she could still concentrate on her studies.
It's just the occasional fright that makes her feel very uncomfortable.
"Would you like some tea?"
Jiang Jiu walked towards the kitchen and subconsciously thought that someone like Fo Jiang should drink tea, but when she opened the refrigerator, she only saw "Oriental Leaves". But the words had already been spoken, so she could only wait silently for Fo Jiang's answer.
If Fo Jiang wanted to drink it, she could go out and buy some tea.
Fortunately, the next second, she heard Fo Jiang's rejection.
"No need to bother."
Jiang Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, then poured two cups of hot water and placed them in front of the two of them.
When Fo Jiang came to her house, he was considered a guest, well... a guest with a special relationship. However, this was one-sided from Fo Jiang's side, and she did not approve of it for the time being.
"You really don't remember anything."
Fo Jiang looked at the steam rising from the cup, and his tone was inexplicably long, like a voice floating from an ancient place, with an eternal echo.
Jiang Jiu stared at Fo Jiang blankly and responded in a sullen tone.
"Um."
She was actually a little confused. At the beginning, she thought it was a honey trap targeting a girl like her who had just lost her mother and still had the inheritance. After all, there are so many ways of fraud in society now, but no one has found the one that suits them yet.
If a scammer wants to target someone, they will tailor the scam to her.
Jiang Jiu originally thought that this was the case, but with the special abilities displayed by Yun Shuili and the special "creatures" that appeared one after another, although they were in human form, they seemed to have other forms, just like the strange stories in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which made her at a loss.
She once thought that her life would become a mess because of this, but unexpectedly, as time passed, everything seemed to be getting better.
These days have been particularly happy.
To the point that Jiang Jiu didn't know how to treat these men who appeared in her life.
If it really is her lover from her previous life, then...she actually can't accept being the so-called continuation of herself from her previous life. After all, her memories and personality are different. Can they really be considered the same person?
The soul can only be regarded as a carrier, and it is completely different from the content of the previous life.
If you force it, there will definitely be no good results.
But these men really helped her, which made Jiang Jiu not know what to do.
Maybe she is still too young and too naive, and has a strong emotional cleanliness, so she cannot accept herself as a substitute for her previous life. If it were ten years later, after being beaten by society, she might choose to turn a deaf ear and not care about these things, but now she really cares.
The living room was surprisingly quiet. The two of them just had a brief conversation and no one spoke again.
Lian Jiangjiu didn’t know how much time had passed. The two of them just quietly accompanied each other until Fojiang’s voice broke the silence.
"It seems that what Donor Jiang is thinking about now is something that really concerns him. Would you mind telling me about it? Maybe I can help Donor Jiang resolve his concerns."
Fo Jiang's eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. Jiang Jiu just raised his head and looked at him briefly, and he felt as if his soul was seen through. He quickly lowered his eyes in embarrassment, and his words were a little stammering.
“No…no.”
Jiang Jiu thought that Fo Jiang was actually one of them, so he couldn't say such words to him.
If it were someone else, an ordinary abbot monk, she might really pour out her feelings.
There was a hint of helplessness in Fojiang's eyes. Jiang Jiu was too wary of him. Even with the blessing of his monk status, it was difficult for her to let down her guard.
It's not that kind of hostile vigilance, but the kind of self-closure that makes people unwilling to open their hearts.
Finally, Fo Jiang sighed softly.
"It's about me, right? Or rather, it's about us."
Although he used a question, it actually contained a sense of affirmation, which made Jiang Jiu's fingertips tremble uncontrollably.
After a while, she murmured "hmm" softly, admitting that Fo Jiang was right.
"Does our presence bother you?"
Fo Jiang subconsciously wanted to reach out and touch the top of Jiang Jiu's head, but he suddenly stopped halfway and silently withdrew his hand. If Jiang Jiu didn't like this kind of intimate behavior, he would have to restrain himself.
It was just that when he met his lover again after not seeing him for a long time, he couldn't help himself after all.
"No, no, you guys are very nice and helped me a lot...it's just..."
Jiang Jiu looked a little hesitant.
But after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind to continue speaking.
"You should understand that I am not the same person as I was in my previous life. If you are following me and treating me well because you like me in my previous life, I will not accept you. I can't be blind and be the vessel of other people's feelings."
After he gritted his teeth and said what he cared about the most, the heavy stone in Jiang Jiu's heart seemed to be lightened at once.
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