This is the first time my grandfather has disappointed me.
He had already discovered that Niu Guang and Liu Baobao were instructed by Jiang Li to harm me, but he chose to deceive me.
He wants to smooth things over.
However, this also fully proves that my deceased maternal grandmother and mother, along with me who usually behaved fairly well, did not hold a place in my maternal grandfather's heart that could compare to Jiang Li.
Those who have abandoned me, the days of yesterday cannot be retained.
However, I am not yet financially independent, and although I am disappointed in my grandfather, I still endure it.
You also have to put on a tolerant, generous, and considerate demeanor every day.
See, this is me. I can endure anything just to live.
You can also put on a mask and hypocritically interact with others.
I just didn't expect things to change so quickly.
My grandfather has been suspended from his post and is under investigation.
He was taken away by a group of police officers who came to his door in the middle of the night.
Aunt Jiang seemed to know something. Although she kept crying and making a fuss, her eyes held a strange expression when no one was looking.
I frowned, remembering that the group of police officers from earlier seemed a bit off.
Because they are not ordinary police officers at all.
They are from the National Security Bureau!
I noticed that their armbands had the words "National Security" written on them.
My heart skipped a beat. My grandfather held a high position of power, but he was taken away so rudely. He must have done something really serious!
Sure enough, the morning after Grandpa was taken away, Aunt Jiang was also taken away!
Only Zhou Yuyu, who was dumbfounded, was left at home.
I can't do anything but go to and from school on time every day.
Zhou Yuyu couldn't even care less about her studies anymore; she was busy every day trying to find people to plead for her, while also cursing me for being heartless.
I didn't argue back, but actually, I vaguely agreed with what she said.
Upon self-examination, I realized that I had indeed been too cold-hearted.
Even if my grandfather wasn't a good person, he still took me in and cared for me when I was going through a tough time. I shouldn't be so indifferent to this.
Perhaps I should go around asking people to plead for me.
After a two-week investigation, Grandpa and Aunt Jiang were released one after the other.
I don't know what they went through in the past two weeks, but my grandfather, who was once full of vigor and had a straight back, has become hunched over and looks listless.
Aunt Jiang's once-proud black hair had turned half white.
When Zhou Yuyu saw them return, she cried so hard she almost fainted, clinging to the two of them and refusing to let go.
I wanted to go forward and help my grandfather, but Zhou Yuyu didn't give me the chance.
When disaster struck, Grandpa's expression softened towards Zhou Yuyu, but he was rather distant towards me.
Perhaps he knows what Zhou Yuyu and I did while he was away.
Even though he rationally knew that Zhou Yuyu's frantic pleading with others was futile, and understood that I had just arrived in Yanjing and had no one to turn to, he still understood that I was new to Yanjing and had no one to rely on.
But when it comes to emotions, concern can cloud judgment, and who doesn't like a child who is filial to them?
I understand my grandfather's behavior.
Not long after, Grandpa was dismissed from all his posts, and the family moved from the guarded villa to an ordinary house.
With my grandfather's tacit approval, I was kicked out by Aunt Jiang, but fortunately I had some savings, enough to support me until I went to university.
As you all know, I went to Lijiapo for the Chinese New Year at the invitation of Sister Zhenzhen and Brother Junbo.
Actually, I didn't want to go at first, but Junbo seemed to really want to spend the New Year with Zhenzhen. He secretly told me, "If you go, I won't seem out of place."
That's when I realized that Junbo wanted to pursue Zhenzhen.
It can help others achieve their goals and solve my current difficulties. I think this is a win-win situation.
That year's New Year's Eve was especially lively.
I was so dazed by the lively atmosphere; it had been a long time since I had celebrated the Lunar New Year with so many people.
It's relaxing, comfortable, and allows you to be yourself.
I immediately fell in love with this feeling.
If things could always be like this, it wouldn't be bad.
That year, the Baiyang River was still covered with solid ice, but the red plum blossoms were in full bloom, and I felt as if I had already seen the spring of the North in the dead of winter.
My good days also arrived with this spring.
Xiang Dong treated me very well, like he was his own younger sister.
But as time went on, I didn't really want to be his younger sister anymore.
I seem to have become attached to the warmth and sense of security this person gives me.
I could sense how Xiang Dong felt about me, but he was just too patient.
They endured it, held it in, and simply refused to speak.
He didn't say anything, he just kept being nice to me, I was so impressed by him, like a ninja turtle.
He won't say anything, and neither will I. I'll see how long he can hold out.
However, I am also shrewd, so I asked Jiabao to help me find out if anyone was pursuing Xiang Dong.
Actually, I'm not 100% sure about heading east.
I thought to myself, he's handsome, tall, rich and good-looking, there must be a line of girls chasing after him stretching from Lijiapo all the way to Huichuan County!
Surprisingly, Xiang Dong had zero romantic prospects!
This information both surprised and delighted me, and it made me even more unrestrained in teasing Xiang Donglai.
I got into university, and Xiangdong and I took my younger siblings on a long trip.
This trip has further convinced me that Xiang Dong would be a great companion.
Why hasn't he confessed his feelings to me yet?
Besides me, everyone else in the Li family was also incredibly curious about this. Why was Li Xiangdong, who was usually so decisive and efficient, so hesitant and indecisive when it came to such a major life event?
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