Chapter 127 Photos
"The pot calling the kettle black, why bother?" Jiang Ran sneered.
"That's just sophistry." Si Yanxiao frowned slightly, a hint of disdain flashing across his face: "I admit my shortcomings, but that was due to unforeseen circumstances. What about you?"
As he spoke, Si Yanxiao looked up at Jiang Ran, a slight smile playing on his lips, and let out a soft scoff.
The two stood facing each other, their eyes meeting tens of thousands of times in the air, yet neither was willing to back down.
The atmosphere gradually became tense.
Just then, a sudden cell phone ring broke the stalemate.
Si Yanxiao's eyes flickered slightly. He took out his phone, glanced at the caller ID, then glanced at Jiang Ran before swiping to answer.
"Speak quickly if you have something to say." Si Yanxiao's tone was somewhat displeased, as he felt that his actions had put him at a disadvantage.
"Ayan, don't get excited when you hear what I'm about to say!" Gu Nan looked at the photo in her hand and gave him a heads-up.
Upon hearing this, a hint of doubt flashed across Si Yanxiao's face, and he asked, "What do you mean?"
"Someone seems to have seen Miss Bai." Gu Nan's voice came clearly from the receiver.
A simple sentence stirred up a storm in Si Yanxiao's heart.
Bamboo fern?
How...how could this be? Didn't she die in the car accident back then?
Si Yanxiao's face froze for a moment, then he pursed his lips and replied in a deep voice, "Impossible."
Before Gu Nan could speak, Si Yanxiao said directly, "A Nan, you know the truth behind this. If it's just a similarity, you don't need to tell me."
Gu Nan sensed the displeasure in Si Yanxiao's words and quickly explained, "It's true! I was also shocked when I saw the photo. How could someone look so much like him?"
As she spoke, she tapped her phone twice to transfer the photo to Si Yanxiao's phone.
Then he said, "I've already sent it to you. Take a look for yourself."
Si Yanxiao listened, his brows furrowing without relaxing. He opened his phone and looked at the picture that had been sent to him. The background was very blurry, but he could still vaguely make out the outline of the person's face.
Si Yanxiao glanced at it casually, but his pupils suddenly widened in surprise, and he froze on the spot, unable to recover for a long time.
picture!
Just like her!
Seeing that there was still no response from the other end, Gu Nan couldn't help but urge, "How is it? Are you sure or not?"
Si Yanxiao pursed his lips, but instead of answering his question, he asked directly, "Where are you?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Nan instantly understood his meaning and said in a low voice, "Company, this photo was just sent over. Now that we have a positive answer, let's meet at the Yangtze River Bridge."
Si Yanxiao lowered his eyes and looked at the background of the photo, which was none other than the Yangtze River Bridge.
He frowned slightly and replied in a hoarse voice, "Okay."
After saying that, he hung up the phone. When he looked up, he saw Jiang Ran staring at him intently, clearly having seen through his emotional changes.
Before he could even mock her, Si Yanxiao gave her a cold, sidelong glance and walked straight past her toward the door.
Jiang Ran turned around, looked at his back, tilted her head slightly, and a look of surprise flashed across her face.
What could possibly cause such a dramatic emotional fluctuation in him?
Curious, I was about to do some calculations with my fingers, but then I changed my mind and stopped.
She pursed her lips and muttered, "Whatever, what does it have to do with me?"
After saying that, he sighed softly, walked towards the back garden, sat on a bench, closed his eyes, and felt the cool breeze of the evening.
Relax your body, feel the flowing spiritual energy around you, slowly absorb the energy of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and moon, and feel the spiritual energy circulating within your body.
However, this scene was viewed in a completely different light by others.
Si Youlin stood not far away and looked up at Jiang Ran, his expression unreadable.
Unable to contain his curiosity, he secretly went to the stairs to listen to the conversation downstairs shortly after returning to his room, until Si Yanxiao answered a phone call and left.
They went out overnight, but didn't even offer an explanation.
He didn't know that Jiang Ran came out to absorb spiritual energy. Seeing this scene, he only thought that she was saddened by her father's behavior and felt distressed.
I'm sitting here alone to calm my emotions.
Thinking of this, a strange emotion flashed in Si Youlin's eyes, and then he slowly walked towards Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran heard the faint sound of footsteps, opened her eyes and looked up, only to see Si Youlin walking towards her.
Seeing this, Jiang Ran's lips curved slightly, and the moonlight made her already beautiful face even more gentle.
Si Youlin looked on in surprise, then saw her raise an eyebrow and ask softly, "Why are you here?"
"Let's take a walk," Si Youlin pursed his lips and replied softly.
Standing five steps away from her, he kicked at the pebbles under his feet, seemingly unintentionally. Jiang Ran looked down at his actions and remained silent.
Si Youlin coughed twice, then asked, "What are you doing here?"
Jiang Ran leaned back on the bench, took a deep breath, and slowly replied, "Feel the night air."
She was being factual, but to Si Youlin, it sounded like a lame excuse.
"Why are you the only one here?" Jiang Ran's eyes flickered slightly as she teased, "Aren't you two always inseparable?"
"He's in his room, I came out to digest my food," Si Youlin explained.
Jiang Ran listened, raised an eyebrow, and chuckled softly.
Aid digestion? Medicinal food doesn't fill you up, so how can it aid digestion?
Moreover, in the past, he would have preferred to stay at least ten meters away from me, so why would he have taken the initiative to come over?
Jiang Ran looked down at him, a hint of affection flashing in her eyes.
What an idiot... He can't even lie properly.
Seeing that Jiang Ran didn't respond, Si Youlin pondered for a long time before suddenly saying, "Don't overthink it, it's really not a big deal."
Upon hearing this, a hint of confusion crossed Jiang Ran's face, and then Si Youlin continued to speak.
"Perhaps Father just had something come up..."
Upon hearing Si Youlin's words, Jiang Ran instantly understood the meaning behind them, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
So all that groundwork he laid was just a way to awkwardly comfort himself?
"Heh..." A smile flashed in Jiang Ran's eyes, then she asked, "You saw everything?"
Si Youlin remained silent, which was tantamount to acquiescing.
Jiang Ran smiled slightly, slowly stood up and walked to Si Youlin. She patted his shoulder and said gently, "It's okay, I'm fine."
"How could nothing be wrong?" Si Youlin asked, puzzled.
"I don't care, so these things won't bother me." Jiang Ran's tone was gentle, and the air fell silent except for the chirping of cicadas.
As Si Youlin listened to Jiang Ran's explanation, a strange look flashed across his face. He bit his lip slightly, as if he was struggling.
Jiang Ran took in his expression and asked softly, "What do you want to say?"
Si Youlin suddenly looked up at Jiang Ran, his hands unconsciously clenching, and mustered his courage to ask, "You don't care, is it because you like someone else?"
After saying that, he stared intently at Jiang Ran's expression, trying to glean something from it.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran was taken aback at first, then chuckled softly, lowered her eyes to meet his gaze, shook her head, and slowly said, "No."
Seeing that Jiang Ran's eyes were clear and she didn't seem to be lying, Si Youlin relaxed his fist and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He couldn't quite describe his feelings just now; it was a mix of panic and anxiety.
For a moment, he was even afraid that Jiang Ran would nod in agreement.
If that's really the case, how should he conduct himself? How should he face it?
Jiang Ran watched his little actions, her lips slightly pursed, watching him awkwardly comfort her and cautiously question her.
A strange feeling suddenly welled up in Jiang Ran's heart. She lowered her eyes slightly and then said directly, "Don't worry, I don't have anyone I like."
"Whether you believe it or not, all those things before were misunderstandings. My attitude towards you was indeed my fault, but Lu Ziyi and I are completely innocent."
Si Youlin was taken aback upon hearing this. Jiang Ran had said similar things before, but this time the feeling was completely different from the last time.
My first reaction after hearing this was to mock her, thinking she was full of lies.
But now he feels that perhaps what she has emphasized again and again is true, and maybe... he can try to believe her.
Jiang Ran paused slightly before continuing, "If you really ask me who I like, it would only be you and Si Zuochen at most."
After saying that, she ignored the surprise on Si Youlin's face and gently touched his hair.
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