Chapter 226 Thank You for Being Alive
Qiyang City Chengxi Vegetable Market
While tidying up the vegetables on the stall, Grandma Yan complained, "Please take less soybean sprouts next time. Mung bean sprouts are easier to sell. Yesterday, we couldn't sell all the soybean sprouts and dumped half a bucket. It was really frustrating."
"That's right. It makes me sad to see it. Fortunately, we have chickens at home, so it's not a waste to feed them."
Zhu Jiayan squatted on the ground, arranging the vegetables skillfully.
In another three hours, the market will be busy, and he has to hurry to clean up his stall.
At this moment, a pair of shiny leather shoes suddenly appeared in front of Zhu Jiayan.
He slowly raised his head and saw a young man standing in front of him.
The young man was wearing neat suit pants and a wrinkle-free white shirt. He had a tall figure, handsome face and extraordinary temperament, which made him look out of place in this slightly shabby vegetable market.
Zhu Jiayan looked at him and thought that this man didn't look like he was here to buy vegetables.
The young man was Ye Bai. He also looked at Zhu Jiayan quietly, with a meaningful look in his eyes.
After a moment, he opened his mouth slightly, his voice low and gentle: "Zhu Jiayan, let's talk."
Zhu Jiayan raised his eyebrows. In his impression, he didn't seem to know such a young man.
On the river bank behind the market, Han Jianye sat in the car and watched them from afar.
Zhu Jiayan suddenly punched the tree trunk hard with a painful expression. "I hate my dad too, but I can't help it. I'm really sorry for you."
Zhu Jiayan said with red eyes.
Ye Bai just swallowed silently, "I thought..."
"What do you think I am?"
Ye Bai hesitated to speak.
I thought you fulfilled your dream.
But I just couldn't say this.
He looked at Zhu Jiayan in front of him. From his height to his physique, he felt at first glance that he was born to be a soldier.
It's a pity that his father has a criminal record.
Ye Bai asked him: "Have you met your uncle Pang Fengdeng?"
"Uncle?" Zhu Jiayan repeated in a low voice, "I don't have much impression."
Ye Bai reminded: "I heard that your uncle looks very similar to your father."
Zhu Jiayan thought for a moment and said, "I think I heard grandma mention it before. It does look very similar."
Ye Bai said in a serious tone: "Zhu Jiayan, I want to ask you for a favor."
"What help?" Zhu Jiayan asked.
"I hope you can be an upright person like you were when you were a child. Even if you know that what your father did was wrong, you can still stick to your position and stand on the side of justice. When I was a child, you were like a beam of light that illuminated me, told me not to be afraid, and took me out of that dark house. I hope you can still be that beam of light now. I know the truth may be cruel, but now I need you to come forward and do a paternity test with someone."
Zhu Jiayan looked directly into Ye Bai's eyes and asked, "Did you find my dad?"
Ye Bai did not answer directly, but said calmly: "Yes or no, let the medical conclusion give the answer in the end."
Zhu Jiayan clenched his hands into fists and remained silent for a long time, as if he was experiencing a fierce struggle in his heart.
Finally, he slowly turned around and looked at his grandmother behind him. She had white hair and an old figure, but she still looked at him silently. That kind of unspeakable sadness is something that others will never be able to understand.
He took a deep breath, his voice low and firm: "My grandma always taught me not to hate my dad, and not to learn from him. She told me that I must be a kind-hearted and upright person. So, I don't blame him, but I don't have any feelings for him. My mother was beaten away by him, and I was raised by my grandma. She is the most important person in my life. I am her support, and I will do what my dad can't do. So, I promise you that I will do this paternity test. But can you agree to one request of mine?"
Ye Bai nodded, "You go ahead."
"If, I mean if, he is really my father, then can you consider that my grandmother is an 85-year-old old woman who misses her son so much that she can meet her unfilial son?"
Ye Bai was silent for a moment, then said, "I will apply to my superiors for this request."
"Thanks!"
Ye Bai said frankly: "Actually, I should thank you. If it weren't for your words at the beginning, which I have always kept in mind, I might not have applied for the police academy."
Zhu Jiayan wiped away his tears, shook his head helplessly and smiled: "I have liked watching police and gangster movies since I was a child, and I think being a policeman is a very cool thing. That's why I said that to you when I was a child. What a pity..."
He went on to say, "But I'm very happy to see you like this. I'm really sorry for you because of my dad's matter..."
Ye Bai shook his head and said, "Let the past be the past."
Zhu Jiayan smiled slightly: "That's right, but I didn't expect to see you again. It's unexpected and surprising..."
"So, you thought I was dead?"
Zhu Jiayan nodded silently: "You had such a high fever that night that you couldn't run far with me. It was raining heavily and thundering, and I couldn't carry you. My dad and another person were chasing us from behind. When he dragged me away, I realized that it was the police. There were also gunshots behind me that night. I was very scared and ran away from my dad. At that time, I saw you lying on the ground motionless, and I thought you..."
He hesitated, sighed deeply again, then stared at Ye Bai and said softly: "Anyway, thank you for being alive."