Chapter 198 Only Jiang Wang Can Be Seen
Outside the villa, the shadows of the trees sway gently.
Lin Shuangyu's car was parked under the dim trees, with half of his face hidden behind the car window.
She watched as Si Yuan returned late and saw Song Yan leave with a heavy heart. Excitement gradually rose in her eyes, as if she had seen something particularly interesting.
Everything went as they had anticipated.
She turned her head and typed a line on her phone screen—
[You guessed right, Song Yan is getting anxious.]
Not long after the message was sent, the other party quickly replied with a short message.
It's only funny when he's in a hurry.
The woman tilted her head slightly, a calculating glint in her eyes, "Then I'll add fuel to the fire first."
She put away her phone, and the car drove away silently, as if it had never been there at all.
——
A few days later, it was Si Xingzhou's birthday.
At the beginning of the year, Si Yuan promised him that she would take him to Hong Kong Disneyland.
Having just finished her recent busy schedule, Si Yuan began preparing for her trip.
Jiang Wen sat with her in a restaurant, helping her search for travel guides, but they ended up on the luxury goods page and never came back.
"Oh my god! I love this bag so much! You have to bring it back for me when you come back, okay?!"
Si Yuan smiled helplessly and nodded: "Okay, sure."
"And these shoes! I've been looking for them for ages, but they're all sold out in Nancheng. Remember to get them for me too!"
Si Yuan scratched her head. She remembered clearly that Jiang Wen's shoe cabinet was almost full, but she still nodded.
"Last time..."
Jiang Wenyou is a designer that Liu Yanrui specially recruited from Japan and assigned to Nancheng. He and Si Yuan hit it off immediately after meeting, and the two complemented each other in their careers and worked together. Unknowingly, they also became friends in their daily lives.
So, recalling what happened last time, Jiang Wen still asked out of concern, "Is that handsome guy Xiao Zhou's father?"
Si Yuan tensed up instantly, and she looked at Jiang Wenyou with slight surprise.
Why...why would you say that?
"If it were a man who had nothing to do with you, you would have slapped him away the first time he came to you."
Jiang Wen made a joke.
Si Yuan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as she lowered her eyes and pursed her lips: "No."
Jiang Wen glanced at Si Yuan's expression and was taken aback: "Your expression... you didn't guess right, did you?"
Si Yuan raised her eyes and stared at Jiang Wenyou with a slight pause.
Jiang Wen couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Really? I knew it, Xiao Zhou and that man look so alike!"
Si Yuan knew she couldn't hide it from Jiang Wen, but his words made her uneasy: "Does it look that similar? Why... I don't feel anything."
Jiang Wen quickly took a sip of water to calm himself down after hearing such a shocking revelation, and then said, "Most people are blinded by their own perspective. My relatives all say that I look like my father, and that we are practically identical, but I have never felt that way. You probably don't feel it either."
Si Yuan lowered her eyes, her mind uneasy.
Therefore, neither he nor Jiang Wang noticed it.
However, if a third person were present, it would be easy to discover that Si Xingzhou is Jiang Wang's child.
Si Yuan suddenly felt unsafe.
Back home, Si Yuan sat on the sofa drawing, watching Si Xingzhou play with his toys alone, carefully sketching his facial features.
She also painted Jiang Wang.
It was only at this moment that she realized that Si Xingzhou had a face shape and eyebrows that were almost exactly the same as Jiang Wang's.
Si Yuan's face turned pale instantly, and she unconsciously gripped the pen tighter.
What would happen if Jiang Wang knew about this child's existence?
Si Yuan finished the last stroke and was about to put the drawing away when the door suddenly opened.
Song Yan would come to see Si Xingzhou every Friday, and this time was no exception.
Si Yuan hurriedly put away the drawing paper, gathered her thoughts, and got up.
Si Xingzhou also looked up and respectfully greeted, "Hello, Uncle."
Song Yan nodded and handed the gift to Si Xingzhou: "You said you liked it last time, so your uncle bought it for you!"
It's the latest limited edition model, which Song Yan specially asked a friend to bring back from the United States. This is the one that Si Xingzhou has always wanted.
Si Xingzhou's joy was palpable. He had just stood up when he glanced at his mother as if he had just remembered something.
Si Yuan smiled, nodded, and then happily accepted it.
Si Yuan said, "I will transfer the money for the model to you."
Song Yan was smiling at Si Xingzhou when he heard this, and his smile paused.
"Do you have to haggle with me so much over the price of a toy?" Song Yan's smile returned, but his eyes were a little cold. He squatted down and patted Si Xingzhou's head, saying, "I've watched this child grow up, so it's only right that I treat him well."
Si Yuan lowered her eyes: "That's not what I meant."
"Keep it, consider it an early birthday present for Xiaozhou."
Si Yuan couldn't deny that Song Yan treated Si Xingzhou very well, like a real uncle.
Si Yuan told Si Xingzhou to go back to his room first, leaving only Si Yuan and Song Yan in the living room. She asked Song Yan to sit down first.
Song Yan sensed that she had something to say.
If I'm not mistaken, it's related to Jiang Wang.
His expression turned slightly cold.
"What's wrong?"
"Why did you mislead me last time and tell me that the little girl was Jiang Wang's child?"
Song Yan seemed to have expected this, and smiled, but his pupils were dark and cold: "Because I hate him, and I don't want him near you."
Si Yuan was stunned and speechless.
Song Yan's answer was sincere and logically consistent.
Song Yan's gaze darkened, carrying a hint of barely perceptible probing, "You blame your brother?"
Si Yuan paused for a moment, then lowered her eyes and said, "It's not that bad."
"So you care about him?"
Song Yan looked directly into her eyes and asked, "Does it matter whether he's married or has children?"
Si Yuan sensed his inexplicable coldness and frowned: "Song Yan, you..."
Before she could finish speaking, Song Yan continued, "If he hadn't found another woman, and if he came to Nancheng this time just to see you, would you have forgotten what happened five years ago and gotten back together with him?"
The air fell into a deathly silence.
Si Yuan sensed that Song Yan's emotions were not right at this moment, so she reminded him, "Song Yan, that's not what I think. Besides, what I think is none of your business. I just want you not to lie to me."
If Song Yan was lying to her about this, then the fact that Lin Shuangyu died might also be a lie.
It would be hilarious if Lin Shuangyu hadn't died.
How ironic.
"Who does that concern?"
Song Yan suddenly stood up, his voice filled with barely suppressed emotion, "You've been hiding from him for five years, and now that he's back, you're starting to waver? Si Yuan, don't forget, it was he who let go of your hand five years ago."
Si Yuan's fingers curled up slightly, her fingertips feeling a little cold.
"I haven't forgotten."
"Then why did you let him get close to you?"
Song Yan's eyes were a little red.
"Why did you stay out all night with him again?"
"Si Yuan, it was like this ten years ago, and it was like this five years ago. Between us, you can only see Jiang Wang, can you?"
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