0069 Confession (Two chapters combined)
"Jifan, I heard you saw Xiru..."
Jiang Jifan was woken up early in the morning by her aunt, whom she hadn't contacted in a long time.
She was still lying in bed at the time. Hearing this, she frowned, suppressed her impatience, and explained, "Auntie, she was the one who was unreasonable first."
Tantai Qing was also woken up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Tantai Qing answering the phone and could faintly hear the other person's voice on the phone.
He immediately guessed who the other person was.
"No matter what, you're still cousins..." Yao Sheng said earnestly on the other end of the phone, essentially telling her not to treat You Xiru so badly, since they were family after all.
Jiang Jifan wanted to laugh. Although her aunt had been quite good to her, she still loved her precious daughter the most.
She didn't know what You Xiru had said to her, but it certainly wasn't anything nice, otherwise she wouldn't have come to confront her so early in the morning.
"Okay, Auntie." She was too lazy to listen to her nagging anymore, so she made an excuse that she had something to do and hung up.
Tantai Qing put his arm around her and asked what was wrong.
Jiang Jifan snorted and said, "I've been reported."
What era are we living in? We're all adults, why are we still going to complain to our parents? How childish.
Could it be that you think this will scare her?
ridiculous.
Tantai Qing also found it ridiculous and told her, "Ignore them, you did nothing wrong."
It seemed that no matter what, he would support him unconditionally. Jiang Jifan's lips curved slightly, and the frustration he had just felt quickly dissipated.
Afterwards, the two cuddled in bed for a while longer before getting up.
When they went downstairs, only Xiang Nannan and Song Yuchang were eating.
Song Yuchang, fearing they might misunderstand that the two of them were eating alone, explained, "I saw you weren't up yet, and I didn't want to disturb your rest, so I didn't call you."
Tantai Qing said everything was fine, but when he saw that Cheng Jing wasn't there, he asked where he had gone.
Xiang Nannan tilted her chin towards the second floor and winked, saying, "Upstairs."
"Speaking of which, is Cheng Jing really going to marry her?" She frowned, drinking her porridge while complaining, "That would be so annoying."
The two men exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Unlikely."
Cheng Jing takes care of You Xiru simply because he is a gentleman, which does not mean that he likes her.
Even if it were someone else, he would have done the same.
Upon hearing this, Xiang Nannan breathed a sigh of relief and joyfully prayed, "Hope, hope!"
Jiang Jifan ate her own food and didn't participate in their conversation. To her, who Cheng Jing married or who You Xiru married was none of her business.
"You should rest first..." Just as Cheng Jing turned to leave, she ran into Jiang Jifan.
Because of what happened yesterday, he and she haven't spoken a word since.
"You can rest assured, I won't do anything, I just came to see her." Jiang Jifan recalled his nervousness towards You Xiru yesterday, and raised an eyebrow to explain his purpose.
"That's not what I meant," Cheng Jing said helplessly.
He was quite annoyed because this unreliable blind date had caused everyone an awkward situation.
“I brought this person here, so I also bear responsibility for what happened.”
Jiang Jifan nodded, seemingly listening to his words, but in reality, he didn't take them to heart.
Seeing that she understood, Cheng Jing didn't bother to say anything more and turned to leave.
"Click".
The door opened, and You Xiru, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes. When she saw her coming in from outside, she instinctively became alert.
"What are you doing here?" After yesterday's falling out, she was too lazy to pretend anymore. She sat up from the bed and stared at her with a sinister look in her eyes.
Jiang Jifan closed the door behind him, crossed his arms, leaned against the table, tilted his head, and smiled at her, saying, "Let's see if you're still alive."
She was faking that she couldn't swim, but she really was cold, to the point that she woke up with a fever today.
Jiang Jifan glanced at the cold medicine on the bedside table and laughed inwardly at her for bringing this upon herself.
"You Xiru, let me guess, why do you hate me so much?"
Is it because of Tao Ming?
Upon hearing her mention that name, You Xiru's eyes froze, and she involuntarily gripped the blanket tighter.
Tao Ming was a boy she particularly liked in middle school. He was good-looking, came from a good family, and had excellent grades. She always regarded him as the most suitable boy for her.
What's infuriating is that her sweetheart was in love with Jiang Jifan at the time.
That rural cousin she had looked down on since childhood.
During her middle school years, not only was she famous, but Jiang Jifan was too.
She was a well-known beauty.
Despite her poor family background and unlikable personality, the number of boys who like her only increases.
"You pushed me into the river because you saw Tao Ming giving me a gift that day, didn't you?" Jiang Jifan quietly admired her absent-mindedness and sneered.
Although she ultimately refused the gift, it did not diminish You Xiru's resentment towards her.
She looked at her with feigned innocence and a bright smile: "He's just Tao Ming. If you knew why the boys you liked later also liked me, wouldn't you be furious?"
"What do you mean?" You Xiru sensed the hidden meaning and her expression became slightly out of control as she pressed for an answer.
"Why do you think they happened to like me when you liked them?" Jiang Jifan recalled those hot boys who were easily bewitched by her with just a few words, and said disdainfully, "I only said a few words to them, and they acted like they wouldn't marry anyone but me. Are those kinds of men worth your time?"
Jiang Jifan has always been a vengeful person. Although she disdains to associate with those boys, it doesn't stop her from wanting to use this opportunity to spite You Xiru.
"It's your business if you want to use men as stepping stones, but you shouldn't have come to provoke me."
Despite her young age, she was quite shrewd. Jiang Jifan guessed that she wanted to emulate her parents' love story, but unfortunately, she was far inferior to her mother in terms of cunning and composure.
To outsiders, the mother and daughter may appear glamorous, but Jiang Jifan, who knows the truth, understands that she is simply adding to her own chances in life.
It's true that Yao Sheng and You Xiru's father fell in love at first sight, but it's also true that her father had a wife and children before that.
Therefore, Jiang Jifan never agreed with anyone who said that Yao Sheng had a good life and Yao Man had a bad life.
People with good fortune are only allowed to marry into other people's families and become stepmothers, and are also restricted to having only daughters and not sons.
She had heard Yao Man say that her aunt had aborted several children to keep her promise to You Xiru's father, and only stopped when she found out that You Xiru's baby was a girl.
It's said that You Xiru's son from her previous marriage isn't exactly a saint either. Living in that kind of family, Jiang Jifan can understand You Xiru's thoughts, but he can't agree with her actions.
She firmly believed that if she relied solely on men, she would eventually be abandoned.
"If you want to climb up the ladder by any means necessary, you should also consider whether you can handle the backlash."
Cheng Jing and his friends are not the mindless teenagers they were in middle school. As time goes by, even the most cunning people will eventually slip up.
The reason why You Xiru is still not married at this age is because she has been looking for a good marriage partner, at least someone who can give her and her mother confidence.
"Jiang Jifan, you win." She looked at her cousin, whom she had never taken seriously, and said calmly.
It is said that the enemy knows the other best, and You Xiru has finally come to understand that now.
On the way back, Tantai Qing noticed that Jiang Jifan and You Xiru seemed to have reached some kind of consensus, and their way of keeping to themselves made him very curious.
"Ji Fan, what did you say to her that day?"
Jiang Jifan was still fiddling with her new phone when she heard this, and smiled and said, "She didn't say anything."
"Perhaps I just taught her a lesson?"
Tantai Qing stopped at a traffic light, turned to look at her, and smiled slightly, "Teacher Jiang, when can you give me a lesson?"
She looked up at him, propped her head up with her hand, and asked, "What class do you want to take?"
"A Must-Read Handbook for Men in Love?"
Tantai Qing smiled and squinted her eyes, then said okay.
Seeing that the green light was about to turn on in a few seconds, Jiang Jifan reached out and pushed his head back, pretending to be serious, and said: "The first rule of the manual is to drive carefully and always put your girlfriend's safety first."
"I'll give you the rest properly when we get home."
Author: Qiuzhu (╥ω╥`) Only two or three people commented, so quiet!
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