Chapter 428 He never acknowledged Xiaoman
Bai Yichen pushed the menu in front of him.
"You choose!"
Lu Junyan didn't make a fuss and chose a flavor he wanted to eat.
At this time of day, there were very few customers in the ice cream shop.
Only Lu Junyan and Bai Yichen sat together at their table.
After both types of ice cream were served, Lu Junyan noticed that Bai Yichen still hadn't spoken, so he couldn't help but ask first:
"What exactly do you want to say to me after you asked me out?"
Bai Yichen glanced at Lu Junyan and took a bite of ice cream first.
While eating, he casually asked:
"You and Aning haven't made up yet?"
"No."
A hint of regret flashed across Lu Junyan's eyes, but he quickly smiled again.
Even if you don't reconcile, you won't have another chance, so just give up!
After hearing Lu Junyan's words, Bai Yichen also smiled.
"Do I look like I'm still hung up on Ah Ning...?"
Lu Junyan did not answer this question.
"Your ice cream will melt if you don't eat it soon."
Only after being reminded by Bai Yichen did Lu Junyan pick up the delicate little spoon.
Before he could even scoop up a bite of ice cream, Bai Yichen said again:
Who do you think Xiaoman looks like?
The spoon paused in mid-air. Lu Junyan looked up at Bai Yichen and said, "You don't want me to enjoy my ice cream in peace either! Don't tell me you think Xiaoman looks like you."
“Lu Junyan…”
Bai Yichen stared at Lu Junyan with a serious expression.
"With your intelligence, can't you tell whose child Xiaoman is?"
"..."
Lu Junyan put the slightly melted ice cream into his mouth.
Am I highly intelligent?
As he asked the question, a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.
"With my intelligence... I didn't even realize that Jiang Ning was my first love, and I was fooled by Chu Qingxue for so long. What do you expect me to figure out?"
"..."
"Xiaoman is Shen Feiyang's child, Shen Feiyang's... and Jiang Ning's child."
Lu Junyan spoke these words with absolute certainty, without the slightest doubt.
Bai Yichen's brows furrowed more and more deeply.
"Didn't you ever consider... that Xiaoman might be Aning's and your child?"
Lu Junyan, who was eating ice cream, paused.
Bai Yichen noticed that Lu Junyan didn't show the slightest surprise on his face.
Hearing him ask this question, Lu Junyan was not surprised at all.
"So... you already knew."
The ice cream shop was usually quiet, but the silence at this moment was a bit excessive.
Lu Junyan was silent for a moment, then repeated what Bai Yichen had told him:
"Your ice cream will melt if you don't eat it soon."
Bai Yichen pursed his lips and started eating his ice cream.
Lu Junyan was also eating, and as he ate, he began to speak as if to himself:
"At first, I didn't know... or rather, I didn't dare to think in that direction..."
This is the truth from Lu Junyan.
Shen Feiyang was present when he first met Xiaoman.
Back in City A, Jiang Ning and Shen Feiyang weren't even friends.
However, Jiang Ning and Shen Feiyang on W Island seemed to be very familiar with each other, even intimate.
In addition, Jiang Ning told him personally that Xiaoman was Shen Feiyang's child.
If Jiang Ning had told him directly that she and Shen Feiyang had remarried, he might have been suspicious.
After all, in his opinion, Jiang Ning probably wouldn't be interested in Shen Feiyang.
However, Jiang Ning said at the time that she had not accepted Shen Feiyang's pursuit and that getting pregnant with Xiaoman was just an accident.
This was easier for Lu Junyan to understand and believe.
After faking his death, it's normal for Jiang Ning to feel lonely and isolated on W Island.
Shen Feiyang happens to be the only person on W Island who knows about Jiang Ning's past.
Jiang Ning may not like Shen Feiyang, but she may very well keep her child with Shen Feiyang because she wants companionship.
Most importantly, Lu Junyan lacked confidence in himself at that time.
Jiang Ning even faked her death to escape him, so how could she possibly leave behind his child?
So at first, Lu Junyan didn't think much about it.
I didn't dare to think too much about it.
He didn't think Xiaoman would be his and Jiang Ning's child.
But as time went on, especially after he and Jiang Ning came to Country C, he felt more and more that something was wrong.
Although Shen Feiyang has been playing the role of Xiaoman's biological father, his acting is terrible.
He didn't seem to be pursuing Jiang Ning at all, nor did he show the kind of deep, blood-related concern he had for Xiao Man.
Whether someone is sincere or not, you can tell at a glance.
In Lu Junyan's eyes, even if Shen Feiyang had once set his sights on Jiangning, the current Shen Feiyang is completely an employee of Jiangning.
The two are in a superior-subordinate relationship.
There is nothing else.
As for Xiaoman—
To Shen Feiyang, that was the leader's child.
That's all.
Lu Junyan could tell whether a man was interested in a woman or not, and whether the woman's child was his biological offspring.
He knew Jiang Ning had lied to him.
The only reason why he had to use Shen Feiyang to impersonate Xiaoman's father in front of him was that Xiaoman was actually his child.
Lu Junyan only recently realized the truth.
However, judging from Bai Yichen's expression, he seemed to have known all along.
If he remembered correctly, Bai Yichen had only recently arrived in Country C with Gu Lanlan and met Jiang Ning.
That must have been the first time Bai Yichen met Xiaoman.
Bai Yichen is truly remarkable for being able to identify Xiaoman's biological father after just one meeting.
"How come I never realized you had such keen insight before?"
Lu Junyan was clearly praising Bai Yichen, but Bai Yichen's face showed no joy at being praised.
Instead, his expression turned slightly unpleasant.
"Because I know Aning better than you do."
Bai Yichen spoke to Lu Junyan in an unfriendly tone.
Lu Junyan stared at Bai Yichen, unaware of what Bai Yichen was unhappy about.
"Yes, I admit it, you know her better than I do."
This seemed to be the first time Lu Junyan had shown weakness in front of Bai Yichen, but the displeasure in Bai Yichen's eyes did not disappear.
Bai Yichen was unhappy.
His statement to Lu Junyan that "he understands Jiangning better" was actually just a show of bravado.
Because apart from this point, he has no other advantage over Lu Junyan.
In terms of the depth of his feelings for Jiang Ning, he was not as deep as Lu Junyan.
In terms of his standing in Jiang Ning's heart, he was not as important as Lu Junyan.
Bai Yichen scooped up a big mouthful of ice cream and stuffed it into his mouth, only to find himself shivering from the cold.
Lu Junyan didn't want to laugh at Bai Yichen, but he couldn't help but laugh anyway.
"Now I finally understand why Jiang Ning has been able to be your friend for so long."
"Why?"
Bai Yichen covered his mouth with a tissue, wishing he could spit out the ice cream.
"Because of you, even though we are clearly rivals in love, you were willing to tell me that Xiaoman is my son... Thank you, Bai Yichen."
Bai Yichen moved the tissue aside and solemnly said to Lu Junyan, "You don't need to thank me. I didn't do this for you."
He did it for Jiang Ning.
He hoped that Jiang Ning could be happy.
He now knows that the person who can bring happiness to Jiang Ning is not him.
Although I'm very unwilling...
But he knew that person was Lu Junyan.
"So what do you plan to do? Aning still thinks you don't know Xiaoman is your son. Are you planning to never acknowledge Xiaoman as your son?"
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