Chapter 922: Recognition (Part 3)
That's true.
It had only been less than three days since Ruan Qi had fallen into a coma. So much had happened in those three days. Everyone was so busy worrying about Ruan Qi and dealing with the Cheng family that they had no time to think about Yang Liu's life story.
The Jiang family also knew that Yang Liu and the others were busy, so they tactfully did not come to the hospital to recognize their relatives immediately. Instead, they waited patiently for three days before letting Jiang Yan come alone.
Jiang Yan put the fruit basket on the small table, and reluctantly moved his gaze away from Yang Liu and looked at Ruan Qi.
"How's your health, little girl? I've heard about what happened with Jiang Chunian. You're so brave, kid, you actually used yourself as bait to lure him into the trap. Don't you think about how miserable your family would be if something happened?"
These days, anyone who came to see Ruan Qi would lecture her with anger and concern. She was already numb from the scolding. Compared to the lion-like roars of Nie Beilou and the others, Jiang Yan's gentle admonitions were like a gentle caress.
The little girl listened patiently and said "I was wrong" with a well-behaved face.
Jiang Yan was worried about recognizing his relatives, so he didn't dare say anything too harsh. He just gave a few words of advice and changed the subject: "At the charity dinner a few days ago..."
As soon as he said this, Yang Liu, who had been silent all this time, interrupted him.
"Minister Jiang, Xiao Qi isn't well yet. It's not convenient to talk about this in the ward."
The stiffness and alienation in Yang Liu's tone made Jiang Yan's expression freeze.
He felt a little lost, and his bright tiger eyes dimmed.
Seeing him like this, Ruan Qi couldn't bear it, so she tried to smooth things over, "I'm fine now. Uncle Jiang, aren't you just trying to point out that my mother is the daughter of the Jiang family? I've known about this for a long time!"
Several people in the ward turned their heads and looked over instantly.
Ruan Fengmian looked at his daughter in shock: "You knew this a long time ago?!"
"Yes." Ruan Qi arched her brows. "A few months ago, I often went to Aunt Jiang Xin's house to treat her illness. After a long time, I found out. Later, I secretly asked my grandmother about some things about my mother's childhood, and initially guessed that my mother was the youngest daughter of the Jiang family. I originally wanted to find out clearly before telling everyone, but I didn't expect that the Jiang Chunian incident would delay it."
Everyone:"……"
Ruan Fengmian and Yang Liu never expected that their daughter would secretly do so many little things.
Even Jiang Yan was surprised. He looked at Ruan Qi and asked curiously, "How did you find out about this? Did your Aunt Jiang Xin tell you?"
"It's not really what she said." Ruan Qi shook her head. "It's just that one time I showed Aunt Jiang our family photo, and she kept asking me about the birthmark on my mother's chest. I thought it was a bit strange, and considering the Jiang family's past, I vaguely guessed it."
“…”
Jiang Yan was shocked.
His little niece is so smart!
"Old Nine also knows about this?" He looked at Xi Jiu.
Xi Jiu nodded: "Xiao Qi told me that I helped her investigate the photo of the Jiang family's youngest daughter."
But before they could get the photos, Jiang Chunian came out to cause trouble, and the progress of the recognition process was halted.
Ruan Qi told all the information he had secretly investigated.
"My mother lost her memory due to a high fever when she was a child. She can't remember what happened before she went to the orphanage. Uncle Jiang, have you found anything?"
Jiang Yan knew that Ruan Qi was creating an opportunity for him, and quickly took out some documents.
"Yes, yes, yes, I've checked it all out!"
He handed Ruan Fengmian some documents and said to everyone, "I investigated the Xingxing Orphanage that Ms. Qin... Yang Liu used to run. But the orphanage is so old it's closed down. However, I found a teacher who worked there at the time. Her name is Zhang Yi. I wonder if you know Ms. Qin... Yang Liu?"
Of course Yang Liu knew him.
Teacher Zhang Yi was the one who took her back to the orphanage and took her to the hospital to cure her high fever.
Over the years, Yang Liu hadn't dared to contact Teacher Zhang in order to avoid being hunted by Xu Qingya and Organization X. However, she had always been thinking about her, and after returning to the capital, she had always wanted to visit Teacher Zhang's home.
But they had been apart for too long. Yang Liu was busy dealing with the Cheng family and had no time to spare, so the matter was delayed.
But I didn't expect to see Teacher Zhang's photo again in Jiang Yan's hands today.
Yang Liu took a deep breath and took the photo with trembling fingers.
In the photo, the beautiful and gentle young sister from more than forty years ago has become an elderly woman in her seventies with gray hair and a kind face.
She sat on an armchair with a smile on her face, her eyes calm, just like forty-six years ago, gazing at her gently.
Yang Liu's eyes were slightly red.
She clutched the photo tightly, lowered her head, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Is Teacher Zhang okay now?"
"Very good." Jiang Yan replied quickly. "She was a teacher at the Xingxing Orphanage before it closed down. After the orphanage closed, she began to devote herself to a charity project to find abducted children. Over the years, she has helped hundreds of families find their children, and she herself has a daughter. She lives a very good life, with a loving husband and a filial daughter. She is over seventy and has no illnesses. She is a blessed person."
Hearing these words, Yang Liu blinked, and tears of joy flowed from her peach blossom eyes, which were always charming and bright.
"As long as she's doing well, I'll have a chance to thank her in person." She wiped away her tears and looked up at Jiang Yan. "Teacher Zhang was the one who brought me back to the orphanage. She was the one who took care of me even when I had a high fever for three days."
Jiang Yan's heart suddenly shook.
This Teacher Zhang turned out to be Yang Liu’s savior!
If he had known this earlier, he should have thanked her properly when he visited her that day!
"I, I will go to her house in person to thank her tomorrow!" Jiang Yan was so excited that he was incoherent.
Seeing him frantically busy, Ruan Qi couldn't help but remind him, "Uncle Jiang, besides this Grandma Zhang, have you found anything else?"
"Ah... yes, yes!" Jiang Yan tried to calm down and turned to the second page of the information. "I asked Teacher Zhang about your childhood. Teacher Zhang gave me a group photo, this one. Qin... Ms. Yang, is this little girl you?"
The group photo was taken more than 40 years ago.
Yang Liu had just been at the orphanage for half a year, and it was Chinese New Year. The orphanage director gathered everyone together and took a family photo.
The fourth little girl on the left in the first row of the family photo is Yang Liu.
Jiang Yan's finger was pointing at her.
Yang Liu stared at the little girl in the photo for a long time, so long that Jiang Yan began to feel nervous, and then she slowly nodded.
"It's me."
These two simple words were like a shot of adrenaline injected into Jiang Yan's body, making him excited instantly.
With trembling hands, he took out an old photo with yellowed edges from his pocket.
(End of this chapter)
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