Chapter 60 Selfishness: He had no intention of having children.
"Does it still matter?" Jiang Xiliu didn't move, speaking to Shen Yu with rare calmness, "I'm already married, and the wedding will be held soon."
Her voice was clear and strong: "This time, I won't be the only one up there."
Shen Yu's breathing became heavier. In the darkness, he closed his eyes and said, "I was in a car accident, three days before my engagement party. It was not far from your car."
“Hmm.” Jiang Xiliu had realized this when she was in Berlin, but she really hated these men who made decisions on their own. “If you had died back then, I might have been somewhat moved.”
"But you're alive and well, Shen Yu."
Jiang Xiliu broke free of his hand and grabbed the doorknob, but he blocked her in front of the door.
A sigh, sometimes heavy, sometimes light, came from above her head: "I deliberately crashed into the car."
Even if she didn't want to listen, Shen Yu still wanted to finish what he had to say.
At the very least, stop hating him.
“That car’s target is you.” Jiang Xiliu’s hand was grasped by him.
Jiang Xiliu could feel the calluses that had grown on his palms from the long period of rehabilitation, which he hadn't had before.
"But the root of all this is still me. They wanted to use you to drag me down with them. At the time, I had no choice. I was afraid you would worry and I was afraid you would get hurt, so I could only crash into you." Shen Yu had anticipated everything, but he didn't expect that the car they used to hit Jiang Xiliu was a modified car. He was unconscious for more than a month.
He was relieved after he regained full consciousness.
Fortunately, he ran into it; otherwise, given those people's methods, they probably would have hurt Jiang Xiliu without thinking.
Jiang Xiliu asked, "Who are they?"
“It’s a long story.” Shen Yu slipped his fingers between hers. “Actually, Shen Xiu is a child of the Shen family, but I am not.”
He just casually uttered such a big secret.
Jiang Xiliu's eyes widened; what was initially just ordinary curiosity had now turned into intense curiosity.
She withdrew her foot, which had been pressing hard on Chen Yu: "Make a long story short."
“My biological father wanted me to acknowledge my ancestry.” Shen Yu chuckled, speaking with a hint of contempt, “because his daughters and sons had all died in battle, and he could no longer have children, so he thought of me.”
It was only after his biological father came to his door that he learned he was not a child of the Shen family.
Because he looked like Shen Xiu, almost no one suspected that the child left behind by his deceased first wife was not from the Shen family.
However, after Shen Yu took out that paternity test, he and Shen Xiu both had paternity tests done with Shen's father.
His and Shen Xiu's outcomes were swapped.
It was Shen Xiu's biological mother who replaced him.
“In order to get me recognized, my biological father did a lot of things that touched the edge of the law at that time.” Shen Yu’s chin rested gently on Jiang Xiliu’s head. “You should remember that I was very busy for a period of time before our engagement banquet.”
Jiang Xiliu didn't remember; she had long forgotten. So she simply didn't answer, only asking what she was curious about, and casually remarked, "What does your biological father do? Does his family have a throne to inherit? And all his children have fought to the death?"
Shen Yu did not give a clear answer: "There is no throne, but there are indeed many things that can be inherited, but most of them are things that cannot be made public, and I am not interested in them."
He was abroad, partly to treat his leg, and partly to wait for the old man to be killed by his enemies.
“I can’t stay in the country for too long right now.” Shen Yu turned his face to the side, gently pressing his cheek against the top of her head and carefully rubbing it. “I know it was my fault. I shouldn’t have left without saying goodbye.” Even though he hadn’t woken up when she announced their breakup.
"I shouldn't have apologized and explained to you immediately after waking up."
Not only was his leg broken, but his face was also disfigured, so disgusting that he didn't even want to look at himself in the mirror. Of course, he dared not let Jiang Xiliu see him like that.
Shen Yu even considered that if her recovery didn't go well, he could just stay abroad and secretly watch her be happy.
But I still can't do it.
Especially after my face recovered, I was eager to come back.
Jiang Xiliu remained unmoved. She pressed the doorknob and simply said, "No need to say anything more, I understand."
"Will you forgive me... If not, can you please stop hating me?" Shen Yu cautiously asked the last question.
"Hoo—" Jiang Xiliu turned around to face him. Although she couldn't see anything in the darkness, "Since you caused everything, no matter what happened, I am indeed innocent, but I have suffered invisible harm in the outcome of this matter."
"You should know that asking for forgiveness is shameful, right?"
Shen Yu's body was pressed tightly against hers, trembling.
"Your terrible background has caused me trouble. I really can't understand how you could have the nerve to show up in front of me again before it's all resolved, just because I got married? You're so selfish." Every word Jiang Xiliu said came from the bottom of her heart.
Although she understood him, if she put herself in his shoes, she wouldn't have taken the hit for him if she were in his shoes.
However, once the roles were reversed, Jiang Xiliu felt incredibly pitiful.
Why is it that none of the men she's been attracted to have healthy and wealthy families?
I've heard that men like this are prone to psychological problems and can go to extremes over the smallest things.
Jiang Xiliu thought absentmindedly that she should pay more attention to Jin Zhao's mental health in the future. Better safe than sorry, she had to ensure her own safety.
Shen Yu did not refute.
He felt that Jiang Xiliu was right. He was indeed blinded by the news of her marriage, so much so that he flew back to China without much consideration.
As Jiang Xiliu opened the door, Shen Yu said his last words: "I'm sorry. Once I've resolved everything, you can..." He stopped.
Jin Zhao stood outside the door, holding a plate, quietly watching their bodies pressed together and their hands clasped together.
Jiang Xiliu walked out of the room without changing her expression. She glanced at the food on the plate, her almond-shaped eyes, as captivating as an angel's, gazing at him with moist eyes: "Is it ready? I'm so hungry."
Faced with such a gaze, no one could feel anger towards her.
Even if she did make a mistake, it would only be because some bad person deliberately lured her in.
Moreover, she did not make a mistake.
Oh no, she was too kind, which gave bad people the opportunity to get close.
He let the bad guy in himself, so he can only blame himself.
Jin Zhao didn't think any further, only pressing his shoulder close to hers, not giving any more of his gaze to the man who was standing halfway up the dark room.
"It's ready, you can eat it now."
Jiang Xiliu felt better.
She now reluctantly acknowledges that Jin Zhao has the potential to be the male lead, at least he won't be like the other men in the house who immediately jump up at the slightest thing.
As for occasional minor complaints afterward, Jiang Xiliu is quite tolerant as long as they don't become overly persistent.
She flashed a big, cute smile and walked into the restaurant without looking back.
After Jiang Xiliu finished eating, the three extra people in the living room had already left.
Only Jin Zhao was left tidying up the booklets scattered on the floor.
Jiang Xiliu pretended not to hear the commotion between Shen Xiu and Ye Qishan outside and asked, "Are you done?"
"Hmm." Jin Zhao probably knew she wasn't interested in watching, since she had already refused several times. "Are you free these few days? Could you come with me to the hospital to see Grandma?"
He gripped the paper in his hand tightly: "If you're busy, you can wait a bit."
"Hmm? Grandma's still not better?" Jiang Xiliu had a pretty good impression of Grandma Jin. "Why is she still in the hospital?"
Jin Zhao said, "The surgery went very well, but it took too long before, and she still needs to recuperate in the hospital."
"How long will it take to recover?" Although Jiang Xiliu didn't care, she couldn't help but receive messages from Ye Qishan whenever there was any progress, and she was forced to know that the wedding was confirmed to be held next spring.
Jin Zhao thought for a moment and said, "The result of the discussion with the doctor last time was that I could be discharged after the New Year."
“You can go in January,” Jiang Xiliu said casually. “By the way, you must stay with my family during holidays and festivals, and also stay with Grandma…”
Jiang Xiliu thought that her family wasn't short of chopsticks, so having a holiday meal at her house wasn't out of the question.
“I’ll handle it,” Jin Zhao suddenly said.
Jiang Xiliu glanced at him and said nothing more. Since he had his own ideas, she wouldn't interfere, as long as Jin Zhao could do as she expected.
...
Jiang Xiliu has returned to the company.
Since they couldn't find suitable assistants, they had to rely on numbers and temporarily formed an assistant team.
Jin Zhao didn't have any extra classes, and aside from discussing wedding matters with Ye Qishan, he spent almost all his time at home.
Jiang Xiliu was very satisfied: Jin Zhao's life now revolved solely around her.
System 0777 was somewhat anxious. After it fed the data back to the main system, the main system made a judgment directly—the young lady had been influenced by the world's consciousness for a long time and was very likely the source of the destruction of the small world.
"Very likely" is the same as "not necessarily".
Not necessarily means definitely not.
System 0777 pretended to be stupid and forgot about the main system's requirement for it to monitor the young lady.
At this moment, it completely agreed with the young lady's words: even if the cause of the destruction of the small world were found out, it would be meaningless.
If something is destroyed, does finding the cause of its destruction guarantee that the smaller world will not be destroyed again?
It would be better to focus more on the young lady's main quest.
The main storyline progress reached 90% on New Year's Eve.
After Jin Zhao moved to the young lady's side to take care of her, the main storyline progressed steadily.
"Will it reach 100 within a year?" Jiang Xiliu was holding a little girl in her arms. She didn't know which distant relative had brought her there. The girl was clever and quick-witted. In a good mood, she watched cartoons with the little girl. "If it reaches 100 ahead of schedule, can I just get a divorce?"
System 0777 didn't expect the young lady to still remember this.
Based on its observations over this period, it thought the young lady was very satisfied with her married life with Jin Zhao. It seems that humans are still too complicated.
[System 0777: Yes. Once the main storyline progress reaches 100%, our contract is considered complete.]
Jiang Xiliu stuffed a piece of fruit into the little girl's arms and watched her eat it, the juices dripping down her face, and smiled happily.
During the New Year's Eve dinner, the little girl's father, seeing Jiang Xiliu constantly playing with the child, asked, "Xiliu seems to really like children. When are you planning to have a baby?"
"Oh?" Jiang Xiliu looked up. "How did you get the idea that I like children?"
The little girl's father, who was Jiang Xiliu's cousin, realized he had misspoke and gave a dry laugh: "I misread it."
The little incident at the dinner table was quickly forgotten. Jiang Xiliu did not take her anger out on the children because of what the father said. After setting off fireworks with the children, she gave each of them a red envelope. The little girl who was particularly lovable received the thickest red envelope.
Although the New Year's Eve dinner is eaten together, the Jiang family will not allow these relatives to stay overnight.
After everyone had left, Jiang Xiliu was called into the study by her parents.
Jiang Fuhua asked a few questions about their wedding progress, but when he found that his daughter couldn't answer them, he said with a headache, "I heard that the second son of the Ye family is also involved?"
“Yes.” Jiang Xiliu didn’t think there was anything wrong with it. “Ye Qishan paid for it as a wedding gift for me.”
Jiang Fuhuai felt this was inappropriate: "It's not right to say this out loud. Ye Qishan is not related to us at all, so why should he pay for it?"
“They’re not related by blood or marriage,” Jiang Xiliu said. “But he’s willing to be the best man.”
Jiang Xiliu added, "Shen Yu also wanted to contribute money, but I didn't agree. I'm not someone who's willing to spend just anyone's money."
Jiang Fuhuai: "..." He was too old to understand the thought process of these young people.
“Don’t worry about your dad,” Xi Zhen said. “You can do whatever you want with your own wedding. Just ask us if you need anything.”
They called their daughter into the room, not to inquire about the wedding.
"Mom wants to know your thoughts on having children." Xi Zhen noticed her daughter's attitude at the dinner table and was curious about her thoughts. "Are you not planning to have children for the time being, or do you not want children at all in the future?"
Jiang Xiliu frowned slightly: "I haven't considered this issue. Let nature take its course."
"but."
"I have no intention of having children in this marriage."
A crisp sound came from outside the door.
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