Chapter 42: Eighteenth Birthday is Coming
The day before school started, Jiang Zhen took Gu Pan, Gu Hui and Jiang Tang back to Fancheng. Jiang Zhao went to report to the school by himself. Jiang Baishu had been wanting to talk to Jiang Zhao these days, but Jiang Zhao was not in a good mood and did not want to say much to him. He even went to school by himself and pretended not to know Jiang Baishu at school.
Du Wenwen couldn't stand it and felt very awkward, so she asked Jiang Baishu: "Didn't you two families make it clear? Why is he pretending not to know you? What is he doing?"
Jiang Baishu thought of his aunt's instructions that family privacy should not be told to outsiders, so he couldn't even explain.
He didn't want Du Wenwen to ask any more questions, so he said, "Du Wenwen, thank you for your concern, but our family is at fault in Jiang Zhao's matter, so it is Jiang Zhao's freedom to recognize him as a relative or not. He has the right to choose, and I hope you won't interfere anymore."
Du Wenwen was so angry that she was about to die. Jiang Baishu's attitude changed so much that she looked like a nosy clown.
She said angrily: "Why is your family like this? I am in such a difficult situation."
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a year has passed and Jiang Zhao’s eighteenth birthday is approaching.
Jiang Zhen takes Gu Pan, Gu Hui and Jiang Tang to the provincial capital to celebrate Jiang Zhao's birthday. This time, as long as Jiang Baishu's second uncle Jiang Suiyi comes back, he will find out Jiang Zhao's life experience even if he touches the corpse.
On the way to the provincial capital, Jiang Zhen had to pass through Sangyu Village, and she stopped by to see Wu Shouye. Unexpectedly, she met several young people from the village on the way into the village. These people had helped her push the truck stuck in the mud. They recognized her at once and were surprised that her appearance had not changed in ten years.
"Sister, it's been ten years, and you haven't changed at all. Do you have any experience to share with me?"
People around Jiang Zhen always praised her for her youth, but the shock of meeting someone she hadn't seen for more than ten years made Jiang Zhen realize that she had to make some changes.
She smiled and said, "I have a good attitude and look young, but you all have started families and careers, and you are much more mature. It's not a festival, why did you come back as if you had agreed to do so?"
The leader said sadly, "It's Wu Shouye. He's passed away. We had such a good relationship back then, and we came back as brothers to see him off. He said he wanted to be cremated. We just contacted the county crematorium, and I guess he'll only be gone in a day or two."
Is Wu Shouye going to die quietly? Jiang Zhen didn't know what to say. Now that they had reached the village entrance, he went over to ask him.
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The situation on Wu Shouye's side was more serious than Jiang Zhen had imagined. He said that Wu Hui'e had run away.
"You ran away and died quietly, and you want to burn the body?" Cremation is promoted now, but burial is still popular in rural areas. Jiang Zhen was speechless: "It's already this time, are you still afraid that I will touch the body?"
Wu Shouye had been entangled all his life, but now he is no longer entangled: "Forget it, you came to the village before I died. Maybe it was destined. I tell you, the one who took Wu Hui'e away was called Jiang Suiyi. In 1924, my lover, brother and I were preparing to return to the end of the world. He happened to pass by. After that chaotic battle, he miraculously survived. We went our separate ways and lost contact later. After more than 30 years, he suddenly came to the village a few days ago, and Hui'e voluntarily opened the door and left with him."
Jiang Zhen said angrily, "You bastard, why didn't you tell me earlier? Jiang Suiyi took Jiang Zhao back to his hometown eighteen years ago and asked his family to raise him. He said he would come back when Jiang Zhao turned eighteen. Now that he's back, what did you guess? We can't hide it anymore."
Wu Shouye's expression changed. He wanted to protect everyone, but in the end it seemed that he could protect no one.
I wanted to burn my body, but Jiang Zhen came. This must be my fate.
Wu Shouye said: "My brother's ability is mind fusion. After we came here, he only used animals for experiments at first, but without exception, the animals went crazy, self-harmed, and attacked. I warned him not to use humans for experiments, but he still couldn't help it. I changed his memory. It's possible that in 1924, when he was on the verge of death, he thought of using his ability to merge with Jiang Suiyi, the young man who passed by."
Jiang Zhen: ... "What bad luck."
Wu Shouye explained: "This kind of fusion cannot be resisted. Jiang Suiyi must be willing, otherwise it will not be successful. But if it is a direct blood relative, it may be possible. However, this kind of fusion ability puts a heavy load on the brain. Whether it is an animal or a human, it must meet a certain growth period. He said that he would come back when Jiang Zhao is 18 years old. I think Jiang Zhao is his direct blood relative who was the experimental student."
The matter was of great importance, so Jiang Zhen decided to stay: "When you die, I want to touch your body."
Wu Shouye smiled bitterly: "Okay, you can see me off before I leave."
Jiang Zhen waited for two more days in Sangyu Village and saw Wu Shouye off for the last time.
Wu Shouye was indifferent to birth, aging, sickness and death. He had family, love and friendship in his life and experienced joys and sorrows. He passed away peacefully and without any regrets.
The villagers carried him outside for cremation. After touching the body, Jiang Zhen found that Wu Shouye had erased all the important memories of his life, but he kept the part about 1924 for Jiang Zhen to see. He did not lie. The young man passing by looked very similar to Jiang Baishu and was indeed his second uncle Jiang Suiyi.
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When Jiang Zhen arrived in the provincial capital, Jiang Baishu's second uncle had already returned.
He is actually in his fifties, but he looks much older, perhaps seventy.
Jiang Baishu's aunt cried, and her words of blame turned into heartache: "You took so much money out, didn't you live well? How did you get so old?"
After not seeing each other for decades, it felt like a lifetime ago when he came back. Jiang casually explained that he was living a good life and even opened a pharmaceutical company. He had so much money that he could not spend it in several lifetimes and he had many servants at home. But he was sick with a terminal illness and there was no cure.
"I am sick and my body is exhausted. It has nothing to do with material life. Please stop crying. Your crying is giving me a headache."
Jiang Qionghui didn't expect that after not seeing her for decades, her second brother had no feelings for his family. She was so embarrassed that she wiped away her tears and pointed at Jiang Zhao and said, "For more than a year, this child has been thinking about his past. I haven't seen him smile much. Tell him quickly, are you his father?"
Jiang Zhen's entire family was present, and Jiang Zhao was particularly nervous. Was this his father? He waited for the answer for what felt like an eternity.
Jiang Zhen pinched Gu Liancheng's palm, wanting to see whether this Jiang Suiyi was honest or not.
Jiang casually looked at Jiang Zhen's family members one by one. Jiang Zhen and Gu Liancheng looked very young, and their spirits were like those of young people in their twenties, not at all like people in their thirties.
The children are in good spirits, Jiang Zhao is in very good health, and his willpower is also very strong.
Jiang Suiyi's emotions have lost their ups and downs, and he doesn't want to pretend to have false emotions.
He admitted, "Jiang Zhao is my son. Eighteen years ago, his mother died in childbirth, leaving only the two of us. I need to do experiments and cannot bring him with me, so I give him to my family. The eighteen-year agreement is that I hope that when Jiang Zhao becomes an adult, he can inherit his father's business, take over my overseas medical company, and participate in my experiments. This time, I want to take him with me."
Jiang Zhen looked at this liar who was full of lies. No matter how long the integration was, after more than 30 years, it should be completed, right?
Now he doesn't even know who he is.
Jiang Zhen told him: "Jiang Zhao will not go abroad."
Jiang Suiyi looked at Jiang Zhen with his old, cloudy eyes: "Can you represent Jiang Zhao's opinion?"
Jiang Zhen nodded: "Of course, how can I not know what my son is thinking? Jiang Zhao is very rich both spiritually and materially. Take your money and find a place to wait for death."
Jiang Zhao had waited for more than a year to see such an old man, but got such a cold result. He couldn't help but laugh at himself and asked him: "I want to ask, do you love my mother?"
Jiang thought casually: "She died more than ten years ago, I can't remember what she looked like very clearly. I should have loved her at the beginning, but it's too fake to talk about love now, but you are my son, you are very important to me."
important? Mom said he wanted his body and mind to be experimentally merged.
Jiang Zhao thought, fortunately he had a very happy family, and there was no need to waste time with this old man whose body and mind were decaying.
Jiang Zhao said: "I will not go abroad with you. Thank you for telling me about my life experience. We should not meet again in the future. When you die, don't notify me."
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Jiang Zhen's family kept a distance from Jiang Sui, especially Jiang Zhao, who did not meet him alone.
Wu Hui'e, who was persuaded by Jiang Suibian, did not have such good patience. She came to the school several times and wanted to take Jiang Zhao away by force. However, Jiang Zhao was very strong and she did not find an opportunity and did not dare to act rashly.
She was following secretly and was seen by Du Wenwen. Du Wenwen had seen her several times in school. At first, she thought she was the school's new cleaner. She asked the teacher in the logistics department, but she was told that there was no recruitment in the near future.
This time, Du Wenwen stopped Wu Hui'e and asked, "Who are you, woman? You have been sneaking around for days. This is the police academy. If you want to do something bad, you really don't know how to choose a place!"
Wu Hui'e looked at Du Wenwen. The little girl was fearless, high-spirited and in good spirits.
She originally coveted Jiang Zhen's body, but later considered that Jiang Zhen had a strong will and she might not be able to merge successfully. And since the reckless girl in front of her took the initiative to bump into her, she couldn't blame her.
Wu Hui'e smiled meaningfully. As soon as she made a move, Du Wenwen felt her feet go soft and she fell directly into a dark vortex and lost consciousness.
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Du Wenwen has been missing for several days and no clues can be found.
Her family was extremely anxious. Xia Fangsui remembered the fortune-teller's prediction that Jiang Zhaohui would save Du Wenwen's life, so she decided to give it a try and ran to Jiang Zhen's family for help.
Xia Fangsui begged desperately: "Jiang Zhen, please ask Jiang Zhao to save Wenwen. Our family will remember your kindness forever."
Jiang Zhen advised her not to be superstitious: "When Du Wenwen disappeared, Jiang Zhaozheng was with his classmates. Several classmates could testify for him. How could he know where Du Wenwen was? What do others think if you say that? Don't embarrass our family just because of a fortune-telling rumor. Isn't this inappropriate?"
Xia Fangsui was desperate and was trying every possible means to cure her illness. Jiang Zhen's words extinguished her last bit of hope.
Du Mengping insisted: "Wenwen's disappearance must be related to Jiang Zhao, otherwise how could there be that prophecy? Your family had better find Wenwen, otherwise I will do nothing for the rest of my life and just go against your family."
Jiang Zhen sneered: "Sure, I'll keep you company with this bunch of psychopaths in your family."
After saying these harsh words, Du Mengping started crying again: "It's already this time, I don't know who to hate. If your family has any clues, please help me. It was my fault before. I apologize to you. Please save the child first."
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