Chapter 854 Birthmark (Update 1)
In fact, after more than forty years, even the most incurable wounds have long since healed. Jiang Xin has long been numb to the pain from repeated regrets and longings. As she gets older, she can no longer even remember what her sister looked like as a child.
However, appearance can be forgotten, but love cannot be forgotten.
She will always remember the joy when her sister was born, and she will also always remember the little figure running towards her staggeringly every time she came home from school.
She remembered every time little Jiang Qin called her "sister", and she also remembered the joy that burst out in her heart when she heard that "sister".
But after Xiao Jiangqin passed away, these joys turned into a thorn, silently piercing into her heart.
The pain is not excruciating, but the thorn cannot be removed and will torment you for the rest of your life.
Jiang Xin's eyes were a little red.
She stared blankly at Yang Liu in the photo.
Suddenly, his gaze froze.
"Xiao Qi..." Jiang Xin stared at the photo intently, her lips trembling as she opened and closed it. "Is that spot on your mother's chest a birthmark?"
Ruan Qi didn't notice Jiang Xin's abnormality and leaned over to take a look at the photo.
In the photo, the charming Yang Liu wore a bright red, strapless gown. The vibrant color accentuated her snow-white skin. And on that snowy skin, a petal-shaped red birthmark stood out, radiantly reflected on her left breast, near her shoulder.
Ruan Qi glanced at the birthmark and nodded, "Yes, that's the birthmark my mother has had since she was a child. It's in the shape of a five-petal flower, so beautiful!"
Jiang Xin's head suddenly buzzed.
A five-petaled, red birthmark on the left side of her chest, near her shoulder... Jiang Xin's eyes went blank, and suddenly, she seemed to have returned to that afternoon forty-six years ago.
The little girl was wearing her newly bought pink princess dress and standing happily in front of the mirror.
Behind her, eleven-year-old Jiang Xin looked at her with a smile.
The little girl admired herself in front of the mirror for a while, then turned around and happily threw herself into Jiang Xin's arms.
"Sister, does my new dress look good?"
"She looks beautiful." Jiang Xin hugged the little girl, a hearty smile on her tender face. "Qinqin is the most beautiful. She looks good in anything she wears."
The little girl immediately kissed her happily.
"Thank you, sister. I like this dress very much, but there is a red thing on my chest, which looks ugly and not pretty at all."
The little girl said this while pointing to her chest with a pout.
The princess dress was a suspender style. Jiang Xin lowered her head and saw at a glance the birthmark on Jiang Qin's body, which was exposed outside the suspenders and was close to her left eye.
She raised her hand, gently touched the birthmark, and said with a smile: "Qinqin, this is a birthmark."
"Birthmark?" Little Jiang Qin tilted her head in confusion. "What is that?"
Jiang Xin: "It's a mark that belongs only to you. Look at this birthmark, doesn't it look like a small flower? It's so beautiful in bright red. It's not ugly at all, it's as beautiful as Qinqin."
"Really?" Xiao Jiangqin expressed doubt.
Jiang Xin nodded affirmatively: "Really. Only the most beautiful girls are born with this kind of birthmark. It is unique and belongs only to Qinqin."
The little girl trusted her sister the most. When she heard her sister say that, she no longer had any doubts and her beautiful peach blossom eyes curved up.
"Yes, this belongs only to me. If I get lost in the future, you can use this birthmark to find me!"
"Okay, sister will definitely find you."
——The long-forgotten memories, like yellowed old photos, vaguely appeared in Jiang Xin's mind at this moment.
An incredible guess, like a fairy tale, surged into my mind like exploding magma.
Her hand holding the phone was shaking slightly, and her face turned pale due to excessive emotional fluctuations.
Ruan Qi noticed that Jiang Xin was not in good condition and immediately supported her shoulders.
"Aunt Jiang, what's wrong with you? Relax, just relax."
Ruan Qi comforted her while massaging her acupoints with his hands.
Jiang Xin grabbed the little girl's hand tightly and forcefully.
"Xiao Qi..." She looked at Ruan Qi with red eyes, as if she had a thousand words to say.
Ruan Qi was afraid that she would get too excited, so she quickly responded, "I'm here. Aunt Jiang, are you feeling unwell?"
Jiang Xin opened her mouth and wanted to speak, but when the words came to her lips, she hesitated.
What should she say to Ruan Qi?
Say 'your mother's birthmark is very similar to my deceased sister's birthmark'?
Or should I say 'I suspect your mother is my sister'?
But it's just a birthmark.
There are so many people in the world, and countless of them have flower-shaped birthmarks. It is too hasty to determine someone's identity based solely on a birthmark.
Jiang Xin thought about this and could no longer say the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
She looked at Ruan Qi hesitantly, feeling extremely conflicted.
Seeing Jiang Xin silent, Ruan Qi thought she was feeling unwell again. She felt Jiang Xin's pulse and found that her emotions were indeed fluctuating a bit, and her heartbeat was much faster than usual.
"Aunt Jiang, let me help you go to the bedroom to rest and give you an acupuncture."
Jiang Xin stared at the little girl blankly and nodded blankly.
"Okay, let's go back to the room."
Jiang Xin let Ruan Qi help her up from the sofa. As she stood up, she suddenly said, "Xiao Qi, can you get me a cup of hot water? I'm a little cold."
When Ruan Qi heard this, she immediately ran to the water dispenser in the living room with her cup.
Jiang Xin looked at her back, hesitated for a moment, then quickly took out her mobile phone, turned on the camera mode, and took a picture of the family photo in Ruan Qi's phone.
After the secret filming was over, Ruan Qi just finished getting the water and turned around to walk back to her side.
"Aunt Jiang, please drink some water."
"Okay, thank you, Xiaoqi."
Jiang Xin took the cup of water, took a few sips, and then returned Ruan Qi's phone to her.
"Xiao Qi, put your phone away and let's go upstairs."
Ruan Qi didn't think much about it. He took the phone and put it back in his coat pocket, then helped Jiang Xin upstairs.
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For the next half day, Ruan Qi carefully took care of Jiang Xin's body.
After the treatment was completed, she adjusted the prescription and prepared to leave.
But Jiang Xin insisted on keeping her for lunch. Although she was a very weak woman, she held Ruan Qi's wrist with surprisingly great strength, as if she wanted to drag Ruan Qi to the restaurant.
Ruan Qi was overwhelmed by her enthusiasm and could not refuse her kindness, so she had to have lunch here again.
After lunch, Jiang Xin no longer had any reason to keep Ruan Qi.
She reluctantly sent the little girl to the door and watched her leave in the car. She didn't look away until the back of the car disappeared from her sight.
The nanny at home came up at this time.
"Ma'am, would you like to go to the bedroom and take a nap?"
Jiang Xin looked away and shook her head. "I'm not going to sleep today. Aunt Xu, call my eldest brother and have him come over right away. Tell him I have something very important to tell him."
(End of this chapter)
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