What a ridiculous statement. A mother, disregarding her daughter's wishes, acts as a heartbreaking executioner, yet she can still weep and griev, demanding that her daughter obey her.
Her mother's words shattered Jiang Qing's hopes completely, leaving her heart in a deathly silence. Yet, within this deathly silence, something seemed to sprout.
Courage always emerges from despair. Listening to her mother's footsteps gradually receding, Jiang Qing, who had already made up her mind, finally made up her mind.
She jumped up and frantically searched the room.
The notebook filled with excerpts is useless. Holding my sleeping doll every day doesn't seem so important anymore. The decorative items I used to love, I don't really care about not having them.
After searching high and low, Jiang Qing was surprised to find that the things she had thought were extremely important and absolutely could not be lost seemed to have lost their appeal to her.
Jiang Qing turned her head in confusion. On the left wall of the room was a huge full-length mirror. As she turned her head, she saw her reflection.
The face in the mirror was still the same familiar one, bare-faced and without makeup, not even skincare. But even without makeup, Jiang Qing was more beautiful than ever before.
The reason was that her bright, shining eyes held excitement and a yearning for freedom, burning unrestrainedly and urging Jiang Qing to escape quickly!
In the end, Jiang Qing simply changed her clothes and took her only three thousand yuan in cash.
Just before leaving the room, Jiang Qing couldn't help but look back. There was a copy of "The Little Prince" on the bedside table.
On the blank space of the title page is a little girl's childish handwriting: "The stars shine so that everyone can one day find their own star."
The flowers that have been living in the greenhouse are about to set off to find their own stars.
Jiang Qing no longer longed for her family, nor did she crave protection. She took nothing with her; let them, along with her innocence, be sealed away in the long river of time.
As Jiang Qing climbed out the window, she thought with a smile on her face.
Because of her consistently obedient image, Jiang's parents never imagined that their daughter would do something like climbing out of the window.
By the time they realized it, Jiang Qing had already left.
Jiang Qing's bedroom is on the second floor, with a lush sycamore tree that extends all the way to the window.
The only way to leave quietly and unnoticed is to climb a tree.
Jiang's parents were astonished and didn't know what to do when their daughter, who had always been afraid of heights, showed such determination.
They stood there, stunned, until Uncle Zhang knocked on the door.
"Miss, there is a gentleman who claims to be your friend and wants to meet you."
Uncle Zhang is an elder of the Jiang family. He has never married or had children. He has worked diligently for decades, starting from Jiang Qing's grandfather's generation and continuing to the present. You could say that this old man is practically a member of the Jiang family.
So when he saw Chen You crying, he was really shocked: "Sir, what's wrong with Madam?"
During his years with the Jiang family, the three of them were always happy, living like characters in a fairy tale, and he had never seen them cry.
"It's alright, Uncle Chen. Madam is just feeling a little unwell," Jiang Xianzong said, continuing to comfort his wife.
Chen You leaned on his shoulder, sobbing softly.
The couple seemed to have a barrier around them, keeping Uncle Chen out.
The observant old man, realizing his superfluousness, almost instinctively took a step.
Seeing his actions, the couple breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wait! Where's Miss? Why isn't she in her room?"
Just as he was about to leave the room, Uncle Chen suddenly remembered his purpose and asked Jiang's parents about it.
"..." You really know how to bring up the very thing you don't want to talk about.
Both of them were momentarily flustered, unsure how to answer the question.
Finally, Jiang's father, a seasoned veteran, reacted quickly: "Qingqing felt stuffy in the room and went out."
"Really? But I clearly saw..." Uncle Chen scratched his head, subconsciously raising his doubts.
However, before he could finish speaking, Jiang's father interrupted him: "Uncle Chen, the trees in the yard need to be trimmed."
"ah!"
"Yes, yes, yes! You're right, sir. I'll have someone do it right away!" Uncle Chen said and immediately left.
The bedroom door was closed again, and the room fell into a deathly silence once more.
Jiang's father, who had been trying to remain calm, slumped into a chair, sighed deeply, and rubbed his face.
He said to his worried wife, "Since Qingqing is unwilling to marry Qi Xiao, let's just call it off and not force her."
Upon hearing this, tears immediately streamed down Jiang's mother's face.
“She is my daughter, my precious child whom I carried for ten months. Do you think I don’t love her? Do you think I want to force her?”
"But the company is in such a difficult situation, it could collapse at any moment. If we don't do this, if we don't get the Qi family's support, we..."
As she spoke, Chen You couldn't continue. She could only sit beside Jiang's father, helplessly shedding tears.
Seeing his wife crying so sadly, Jiang's father also felt very bad.
He patted Lu's mother's hand and gently comforted her, "If the company is gone, it's gone. We can't let our daughter's life be ruined."
Her husband's gentle words of comfort made Chen You feel a little better.
But she still hesitated, still unable to face the future.
How could she just stand by and watch her husband, who was so gentle, valued his family, loved his daughter, and took such good care of her, go to jail?
"You know, what I care about isn't the company. Once the Jiang family falls, you'll definitely..."
"A clear conscience fears no accusation. I, Jiang Xianzong, am innocent and have nothing to fear from investigation!"
Before Chen You could finish speaking, she was interrupted by her angry husband.
“But Xiao Lin is your own brother after all, and the other party is clearly targeting you. Once the Jiang family falls, these people will definitely not be reasonable.”
After hearing his wife's words, Jiang's father fell silent.
He was not unaware of these principles: when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. But the mistake was made by his younger brother, so how could he let his daughter bear the responsibility?
Finally, he patted his wife's hand and said gently, "Let's leave it to fate."
Meanwhile, Chen Shi, who had been waiting in the reception room for half an hour, could no longer sit still.
While pondering the strange behavior of the master and mistress, Uncle Chen directed the gardeners to trim the garden, completely forgetting about the unimportant Chen Shi.
It wasn't until Shen Shi appeared behind him and patted him on the back that Uncle Chen remembered what had happened.
"Didn't you say you'd ask for me? Why are we having tea now?" Shen Shi asked bluntly.
It's really embarrassing to keep people waiting like this.
Uncle Chen slapped his thigh and immediately explained, "Oh! Young man, I'm really sorry. This old man is getting old and my memory is failing. I forgot to tell you that Miss went out and isn't home."
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