Chapter 19 Chapter 19

The floating light is scattered on the window eaves, with dots of light and shadow.

There was a knock on the door. Gu Huaisheng looked back from the window and said, "Come in."

Shu Liang walked in and handed the letter from the Jiang family to Gu Huaisheng, "Sir, this is a letter from the Jiang family."

Gu Huaisheng took the letter and saw the four characters "Written by my cousin" written in running script on the cover.

His eyes rested on those words for a while, his thin lips tightly pursed.

Such handwriting and such a title could only belong to Jiang Jingchun.

Different from the small regular script with hairpin flowers that most women learn, Jiang Jingchun learns the running regular script.

He opened the letter and unfolded it. Before he could read the contents, he was lost in thought and recalled the past.

Jiang Jingchun's calligraphy was actually taught by him.

He didn't know since when, but Gu Huaisheng found that she had become a little different.

She appeared in front of him frequently and always liked to call him "cousin".

He didn't think much about it at first, until he realized that maybe she liked him when he couldn't get rid of this clingy child no matter how far he distanced himself from her.

At first he was just suspicious, but later, after seeing her almost shy and timid look again and again, he was able to be sure.

She pestered Li to teach her how to write, and Gu Huaisheng did not refuse.

Why? He thought, it was just because he was her cousin, and teaching her to write was not a big deal, and it was better than having Li bring her to his house every day to nag her.

But Jiang Jingchun was not a good kid. She wanted to take this opportunity to pester him, so she always learned not to take things seriously. But she was also very good at reading people's expressions. Whenever he said something cold, she would immediately sit up straight and not make too much noise, so that he would not have the chance to drive her away.

The letter in my hand at this moment has cursive writing that is elegant and dignified.

He taught her calligraphy with great difficulty, and every word she wrote was imbued with his style.

Gu Huaisheng came back to his senses from his memories and began to read the contents of the letter.

The letter said that a new teahouse had recently opened in the capital and invited him to come. But fearing that he would not agree, he also specifically said that he had something to discuss with him and asked him to come.

I originally wanted to ask him out.

He got drunk outside yesterday and was not fully sober yet, so today he had time to call him out.

I don't know what I was thinking about, but I unconsciously used force with my finger bones and the letter paper was crumpled.

Shu Liang saw his cold expression and couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what is written in this letter?"

Why do you look like this after reading the letter?

Gu Huaisheng placed the crumpled letter on the table and said to Shu Liang, "Prepare the carriage and leave the house."

He was rather curious as to what else she could say to him.

*

When Gu Huaisheng arrived at the place Jiang Jingchun mentioned, she was already waiting in the private room.

Today, Jiang Jingchun has been groomed. She no longer looks as out of control as she did yesterday. She is wearing a pink short top, which makes her look rosy and gorgeous. She is kneeling upright on the couch, her eyelids drooping as if she is in a trance, and her fingers are unconsciously stroking the wall of the cup.

There was no one else in the room, not even a maid to serve.

The room was not big to begin with, and there was only a long table.

This kind of environment and atmosphere is really weird.

Gu Huai frowned consciously.

He knocked on the door, and only then did Jiang Jingchun notice him.

He was on a day off today, so he didn't wear the scarlet official uniform, nor the dark black gown he wore on the Dragon Boat Festival, but the jade-white round-collared brocade robe he usually wore. Such clothes made him look even more aloof, and no one dared to approach him.

Jiang Jingchun thought about what he was going to do soon, and his heart began to beat fast and he couldn't help feeling uneasy.

At this point, she couldn't back down, she had to succeed or die.

Forcing herself to calm down, Jiang Jingchun gave Gu Huaisheng a self-satisfied smile and said, "Cousin, you are finally here."

She moved to the side to make room for Gu Huaishengteng.

She had specially chosen a small room today and had left only one table there. She moved to the side on purpose, also telling him to sit next to her.

She thought her approach was smart, but to Gu Huaisheng, it was full of doubts.

Looking at her very unnatural smile, he really didn't understand what she wanted to do today.

His brows furrowed even more fiercely.

Seeing him frown, Jiang Jingchun became even more nervous and wanted to speak, but Gu Huaisheng was silent for a moment and then came to her seat.

She breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

He sat down next to her. Jiang Jingchun didn't want to kiss him right away, as that would be too rough. She first poured a pot of tea and pushed it in front of him, saying to him, "Cousin, try it."

There was no smell of alcohol on her body, only a slight fragrance. However, Gu Huaisheng's mind was still filled with the scene of seeing her drunk in Song Xuan'an's arms in the restaurant yesterday.

His eyes lowered, his gaze fell on the teacup she pushed over to him, but he had no intention of drinking it. His voice was also a little cold, and he said, "Just tell me what you want to say."

Jiang Jingchun fell silent when he heard his indifferent words.

She didn't understand why he treated her like this? She just asked him to drink tea, but he refused?

This was clearly not the case some time ago.

Jiang Jingchun didn't want to care about anything anymore.

She didn't care that it was rude to kiss someone straight away. She looked at his profile and just wanted to kiss him quickly, asking him to stop being so cold to her. She really didn't like it, she really didn't like it!

She didn't want to care whether the holy monk would really fall in love with the witch because of a kiss. She even thought vengefully: she had liked him for two years, and he had given her the cold shoulder for two years. So what if she kissed him?

She thought so, and she actually did so.

She was not short, but she still looked petite in front of Gu Huaisheng. They sat on the ground and she had to look up at him slightly.

She turned around, stood up, and moved towards Gu Huaisheng's profile.

Gu Huaisheng didn't hear Jiang Jingchun's answer for a long time and wanted to turn his head to see what she was thinking about.

However, before I knew it, something soft covered my lips.

The girl's black eyes moved closer, and her lips, which seemed to be a little hot, pressed against him.

The fragrant and soft smell filled his nostrils, and Gu Huai's body tensed up, even his pupils trembled. The sudden kiss was just a light touch, but it was like a violent storm, catching him off guard.

What is she doing?

It took him a long time to realize that she had called him here today because she wanted to kiss him secretly.

His heart was beating like a drum. Was it because of shame or something else? He had no time to care. He almost used up all his strength to push the girl away.

He looked at her, his face expressionless, his thin lips tightly pursed, his eyes filled with anger, and he looked at her as if she were a stranger.

Jiang Jingchun was also confused. She did not expect that Gu Huaisheng would suddenly turn around, but before she could react, she was pushed away harshly by Gu Huaisheng.

Before her face even had time to turn red, before she even had time to explain, he said, "Shame on you."

These four words are more hurtful than his cold eyes.

Jiang Jingchun's mind went blank. She trembled her lips and wanted to say something, but her throat seemed to be blocked by a ball of cotton and she couldn't say anything.

She didn't have time to react, to get emotional, or to think about anything else... She could only watch Gu Huaisheng walk away.

After a long time, the tears in the corners of my eyes finally couldn't stop rolling down.

She thought Gu Huaisheng would be angry, but she didn't expect him to be so angry. He was so angry that his whole body was shaking, and he scolded her for being shameless.

She kissed him and he couldn't stand it anymore.

His action of pushing her away really hurt Jiang Jingchun's heart. It was an action that he would only do because he hated her so much.

What a crap storybook! Don’t ever read it again in your life. It’s all just some nonsense to fool little girls.

She had been humiliating herself from beginning to end.

He is a holy monk, an immortal who is high above and untainted by the dust of the world, but she is not a charming and alluring woman.

Hua Yun was guarding the door and saw Gu Huaisheng leave angrily. She didn't know what happened inside. She hurried in and saw Jiang Jingchun crying again.

Ever since she fell in love with Gu Huaisheng, her daughter has become a tearful person. What happened to them just now? Why did she start crying again?

This time, she didn't cry her heart out, but just kept her eyes closed and shed tears unconsciously.

Hua Yun felt distressed when she saw this, so she sat beside her and asked her, "Miss, what is going on?"

When Jiang Jingchun heard Hua Yun's movements, her soul seemed to return to her body. She then realized that she seemed to be crying again.

She smiled and wiped away her tears.

She said, "Don't ever like him again."

Liking him was like doing something that would never bear fruit. She got hurt and bruised, but in the end, he pushed her away harshly.

That's enough. Just one try.

She has done everything she can and cannot do. What else can she do?

The moment Jiang Jingchun decided to give up on him, the emotions were not as strong as she had imagined. It is indeed difficult to let go of someone, but when you have accumulated enough disappointment, everything becomes easy.

She was laughing, what was she laughing at? She didn't know what she was laughing at.

It's funny, right? Or maybe the joke itself is funny.

Gu Huaisheng's help shattered the girl's thoughts.

Jiang Jingchun patted her face to sober herself up a little. She stood up, her face expressionless.

She said to Huayun, "Let's go home."

The two of them left the teahouse, but just as they were going down the stairs, a man came hurriedly to Jiang Jingchun.

"Miss, I finally found you!"

After searching for a long time, it turned out that the person was inside the teahouse.

Jiang Jingchun saw the man's clothes and recognized him as a servant of the Jiang family. She didn't understand why he came to find her in such a hurry?

Her eyelids twitched. Could something have happened at home?

She asked, "What's going on?"

The man came looking for her eagerly, but when he really saw her, he was hesitant to speak, not knowing how to start.

Seeing him hesitating like this, Jiang Jingchun was extremely anxious. She asked, "What's the matter? Tell me."

The man looked at Jiang Jingchun and sighed, then leaned over to her ear and told her what had happened in the Jiang family.

He said...the eldest lady was found, the one who went missing that year, Jiang Jinghui.

Jiang Jinghui has been found, so who is she?

Isn't she Jiang Jinghui?

*

Jiang Jingchun lived for more than ten years before she discovered that she was a fake daughter.

On the way back to Jiang's house, the man had already told her the whole story.

When Jiang Jinghui was three years old, she was lost. Li took her to a temple on the mountain to pray for blessings, but on the way, she was lost because she was not watched carefully. Later, the people of the Jiang family, the Li family, and even the Gu family were looking for the missing Jiang Jinghui everywhere, but unfortunately, they still couldn't find her. Jiang Jinghui seemed to have evaporated from the world, without a trace.

After searching for a whole month, Li was heartbroken and became dazed all day long.

Jiang Nan couldn't find his daughter and was afraid that his wife was possessed by an evil spirit. He had no other choice but to take Li to the mountain to worship Buddha again in an attempt to get rid of the bad luck.

But she didn't expect to see a child who looked exactly like Jiang Jinghui in the Buddhist temple. Li rushed over immediately and said that the child was her lost child.

Perhaps it was because the two children looked so similar, no one thought much about it at the time and thought that the child met in the temple was the lost Jiang Jinghui.

After coming back, Jiang Nan didn't allow anyone else to mention the incident of the young lady going missing.

No one in the palace thought much about it and tacitly agreed not to mention the matter.

But today, Jiang Nan suddenly brought back a girl from outside and said that she was actually Jiang Jinghui who was lost that year.

After all this trouble, what is Jiang Jingchun like now?

Jiang Jingchun doesn't know what she is.

She returned to the Jiang family and went to Chongming Hall.

The atmosphere in the mansion was strange. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that the people around her looked at her in a strange way. She walked very slowly, not knowing how to face such a scene.

In total, Jiang Jingchun had given her a good life for more than ten years. Now that she is back, has she lived well in these years?

How should I face her, how should I face my parents?

If a person is unwell, even drinking water will get stuck between his teeth.

Just now, something like Gu Huaisheng happened, and now another thing like this has happened.

Even if Jiang Jingchun was unwilling to face it, she had no choice but to walk to the main room reluctantly.

She stood outside in the corridor and heard the noisy sounds inside.

It seemed to be Jiang Nan's voice. When he spoke, there was joy between the lines, which was completely different from his usual cold appearance.

"You have suffered these years, but luckily daddy finally found you. Do you remember? This is your brother, and this is your mother. Alas, when you were lost, you were only three years old, and you probably don't remember anything. Fortunately, you are found... You used to be the eldest daughter in the Jiang family, and you are still the eldest daughter after you come back. Don't worry, no one can take your place..."

Jiang Jingchun listened to everything Jiang Nan said outside, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn to pieces.

Jiang Nan may have said this unintentionally, but it sounded particularly harsh to Jiang Jingchun's ears. No one can take her place... She is like a thief, occupying her position for more than ten years.

Jiang Nan's voice kept chattering in the room, and occasionally Jiang Runchu's voice. His voice sounded very gentle, completely different from when he talked to her on weekdays. Did he actually know that she was not his biological sister? Now that his sister was back, he was like a different person.

They were immersed in joy, except for Li, who said little.

Although escaping is shameful, it is indeed useful. Jiang Jingchun did not dare to go in. She did not know how to face such a scene, so she turned around and left.

But at this moment, the mother and daughter of the second house came in from outside. It was Lin who brought Jiang Jingfang. They had quickly heard about the news in Chongming Hall. They naturally couldn't miss such a big event, so they came here to see the excitement.

The two of them happened to run into Jiang Jingchun who was trying to rush out.

The three of them bumped into each other head-on, and the two of them couldn't help showing a look of schadenfreude on their faces, as if they were being laughed at.

Lin said, "Hey, Jingchun, where are you going? It's very lively inside, why don't you go in and take a look?"

Jiang Jingfang also said with bad intentions: "That's right, where are you going, cousin?"

The two men had loud voices, and within a few words they attracted the attention of everyone in the room. It was too late for Jiang Jingchun to leave.

She glanced at the two men with resentment in her eyes, and finally let out a heavy breath. It was over. She had to face it sooner or later.

She turned around and walked inside.

Seeing her coming, the harmonious atmosphere just now seemed to freeze in an instant, and a subtle awkwardness emerged in the atmosphere.

Jiang Jingchun knew that it was her appearance that disrupted their reunion.

Her eyes kept looking at the real daughter who was found. Jiang Nan and Li sat at the top, and Jiang Jinghui sat next to Jiang Runchu.

At first glance, her features were indeed somewhat similar to hers, but in comparison, Jiang Jinghui looked more gentle and mature. She was dressed in plain white, with no ornaments except for a simple wooden hairpin in her tied-up hair. This simple attire did not make her look poor, but rather gave her a unique elegance.

See Jiang Jingchun looking at her.

Jiang Jinghui also looked at her and smiled, her smile was incredibly elegant and graceful, and there was no trace of ill intention on her face.

In the dead silence, Jiang Jinghui spoke first. She looked at Jiang Jingchun and said, "Is this Xiaochun?"

Compared to Jiang Jinghui's generosity, Jiang Jingchun's current expression was quite interesting. Her face seemed a little pale, and her mouth opened and closed but no sound came out. She didn't know what she should say, nor did she know what she could say now.

How should she answer her?

Jiang Nan thought to himself that she was really not presentable. She was usually more noisy than anyone else, and would be scared dumb when something happened. Now, she was very quiet and could not even speak. He introduced Jiang Jinghui, "This is..."

But he choked after saying just two words. How was he going to introduce Jiang Jingchun to Jiang Jinghui? It was really a headache.

In the silence, Jiang Jingchun spoke herself. She said, "I am Jiang Jingchun."

That should be correct.

Jiang Jinghui smiled, without any hostility in her eyes, and said, "Dad told me about you yesterday."

Jiang Nan had been asking people to look for Jiang Jinghui secretly. Some time ago, they finally got some information about her whereabouts. After searching for some time, the guards finally found her.

Only then did Jiang Nan understand what kind of life Jiang Jinghui had been living over the years.

Jiang Jinghui was originally kidnapped and then sold by a trafficker to a family in another place as a child bride. After she grew up, the family's son was going to the capital to prepare for this year's autumn examination, so they asked Jiang Jinghui to go with him so that she could take care of his daily life and concentrate on preparing for the exam.

The guard met Jiang Jinghui by chance on the street in the capital. He thought she looked somewhat like Jiang Jingchun, so he began to investigate her background.

After checking...it turned out that this person was most likely Jiang Jinghui.

Later, the guards found an old woman to help investigate and discovered that Jiang Jinghui did have a birthmark on her forearm from her childhood.

So, just yesterday, he hurriedly reported the matter to Jiang Nan.

Today, Jiang Nan brought Jiang Jinghui back to the Jiang family.

It is common knowledge that Jiang Jinghui was lost but it was Jiang Jingchun who came back. However, this is a bit strange. Did they really not know that Jiang Jingchun was not Jiang Jinghui?

After all, Jiang Jingchun doesn't have a birthmark on her hand, so how could she have made a mistake?

Obviously, Jiang Nan and Jiang Runchu looked like they knew the inside story. But no one would bring up the past at such a critical moment.

Jiang Jingchun looked at Jiang Jinghui smiling at her, but she really didn't know what expression to respond with. She tried to raise the corners of her mouth, but this smile was uglier than crying.

Jiang Nan was obviously dissatisfied with her expression. He opened his mouth to say something, but Li said, "Xiaochun, from now on Jinghui will be your sister. Do you understand?"

No one expected Li to suddenly speak, and she had been speechless since then. But after hearing what she said, no one refuted. This was the best solution. What else could they do? Now that the real daughter was found, would they no longer want Jiang Jingchun?

Take Li's own selfishness for example. The daughter in her memory has always been Jiang Jingchun. From the beginning to the end, the child she had raised for so long was only her. People are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless? After more than ten years of affection, even if she said now that Jiang Jingchun was not her biological daughter, how could she cut off her relationship with her?

But Li turned to Jiang Jinghui and said, "Jinghui, what do you think?"

Jiang Nan frowned, seeming somewhat dissatisfied with such a statement.

Jiang Jinghui suffered for more than ten years outside, and Jiang Jingchun enjoyed more than ten years of happiness in the Jiang family, but a mother now asks such questions to her own daughter.

Jiang Jinghui wanted to laugh after hearing what Li said, and she did laugh, and it was a proper laugh, without any mistakes. But a hint of disappointment flashed across her eyes at the right time, the disappointment of being treated biasedly by her own mother, which made the people present feel even more distressed.

She said, "I am willing to do this. Now that my mother still recognizes me, it is already a great blessing from heaven."

Li was stunned by these words. She felt very uncomfortable. It was obvious that she should have been pampered when she grew up, but now she lived so cautiously.

The more Jiang Jingchun listened, the paler her face became. She couldn't stay here any longer and almost ran away.

"Oh, why does she look unhappy?" Lin said sarcastically.

As soon as she said this, she was glared at by the upset Li, and she didn't dare to say anything more. She had seen enough of the excitement here, and she didn't want to stay any longer and be annoying, so she left with Jiang Jingfang.

On the way, she kept saying, "I said Jiang Jingchun is not my biological daughter."

At that time, she took advantage of those people not paying attention and secretly lifted up Jiang Jingchun's sleeve to take a look. She had never seen a birthmark on her hand. She immediately confirmed that this person must not be the missing Jiang Jinghui. The two of them looked somewhat similar at most, but they were definitely not the same person.

If she knew all this, how could Jiang Nan and Li not know? It seemed that Li was just deceiving herself, and Jiang Nan was afraid that she would continue to be crazy, so he also admitted that this was a fake.

Now it seems that Li will have something to worry about, a biological child, a child she personally doted on.

Besides, the new child seems to be much more obedient and sensible than Jiang Jingchun. Seeing that Jiang Nan treats her very well, Jiang Jingchun's situation will be interesting in the future.

The hustle and bustle of this big room is endless. There is no end to it.

Jiang Jingfang didn't really care what happened back then. She just thought that Jiang Jingchun would have a hard time in the future, so she had to find a chance to make fun of her.

Jiang Jingchun and the mother and daughter from the second room left one after another, leaving only that family gathered together in the main hall.

Jiang Jinghui looked in the direction where Jiang Jingchun left, thinking deeply. She suddenly asked, "Didn't Xiaochun bind her feet?"

Everyone found her question puzzling.

Jiang Jinghui smiled sheepishly and said, "I don't mean anything else. I just think my sister is lucky because she doesn't have her feet bound."

She said this with uncontrollable envy.

Jiang Runchu pursed his lips and asked her, "What do you mean by that?"

Jiang Jinghui said, "It's nothing, but in the past, when I reached the age for foot binding, I was dragged by the elders in the family and forced to bind my feet. It's not that I didn't want to, it was just too painful... But there was no other way, if I didn't bind my feet, they wouldn't give me food. Later, my feet were finally bound, but I had a high fever and almost died. So, now that I see that my sister doesn't have her feet bound, I think she is so lucky to have met such good people like my father and mother."

She spoke of this calmly, as if she were talking about an ordinary past event. Losing half her life to bind her feet was one of the things she spoke of calmly, but what about the other sufferings she endured during that period? The family bought her back to be a child bride, and I think they must have blamed her for countless things.

This may sound a bit pitiful, but she is their child. If she doesn't tell them about her pain, who can she tell?

Jiang Nan had been very angry in the past because Jiang Jingchun refused to bind her feet. He was angry at her for being impolite and for not wanting to suffer such a small punishment. Obviously, anyone could bind their feet, so why couldn't she?

However, when he heard his child say this today, and heard that she had bound feet, he just felt heartbroken.

Jiang Nan is so old and has experienced so much, but his eyes still turned red at this moment.

His voice was a little choked up, and he said, "It's all Dad's fault for you."

Li, who was standing by, also had tears in her eyes and turned her face away to wipe away her tears.

It was her fault. When Jiang Jinghui came back, she was forced to remember what happened back then.

It was all because she failed to keep an eye on her that she was kidnapped.

If it weren't for her, how could she have suffered such a thing?

Her purity and wisdom were ruined by her.

Everyone was silent for a moment, and Jiang Nan spoke to Li, "From now on, let Jingchun move to the south courtyard, and leave her room for Jinghui."

The room where Jiang Jingchun lives now has good lighting, is large, and is close to their main house. It is considered the best place to live in the entire Chongming Hall.

Now that Jiang Jinghui is back, Jiang Nan wants her to move out immediately. This is too inhumane.

Li wanted to refute, but when she glanced at Jiang Jinghui, she quickly remembered what she had just said. In the end, she said nothing and agreed, "Okay, I'll go talk to her."

Jiang Jinghui said hurriedly, "No need, father and mother, I can live anywhere."

But the more she did this, the more ashamed Li felt. She was a little hesitant at first, but now she agreed completely.

Li said, "It's okay. They are all trivial matters that are not worth complaining about." After saying this, she got up and went to the back room to look for Jiang Jingchun.

Jiang Nan and Jiang Runchu still stayed here and talked with Jiang Jinghui.

Jiang Jinghui looked at Li's leaving back for a long time without saying anything. After a while, she suddenly lowered her head and asked, "Mother... doesn't like me very much?"

She fiddled with her fingers, looking a little nervous.

Jiang Runchu noticed her movements, he sighed, and said to her softly: "How could that be? I was just too happy for a moment and couldn't react. It will be fine after a while, don't worry."

Jiang Jinghui looked up at him. From this angle, she looked even more pitiful. She asked, "Really?"

Jiang Runchu felt distressed and patted her head, saying, "Really, don't be afraid, brother and father are here."

Jiang Jinghui then smiled and nodded obediently.

*

After Jiang Jingchun returned to the room, she threw herself on her back into the quilt. A feeling of suffocation soon filled her nasal cavity. She finally raised her head until her head felt a little suffocated and she couldn't breathe.

She felt dizzy and there seemed to be stars flashing in front of her eyes. She took a few deep breaths before she recovered.

What a bad luck, she thought.

How come everything happens in one day?

However, things have already gone so wrong, it won't get any worse.

She actually laughed out loud. So be it, the sky won't fall.

However, she felt uncomfortable when she saw Jiang Jinghui. She always felt she couldn't raise her head in front of her. She smiled so kindly, but the kinder she was, the more afraid she was.

She didn't dare look at her.

It's like a fake that is always ashamed to see the original.

Not only did she not dare to look at her, she was even a little afraid to see other people from the Jiang family.

The way each of them looked at her frightened her.

While she was lost in thought, someone came into the room.

Jiang Jingchun looked up and found that the person coming was Li.

She didn't know how to face her for a moment. She sat on the bed in a daze, without any reaction.

Seeing her like this, Li knew that what happened today was too much of a blow to her and scared her to the point of being stupid.

She walked over to her bed and sat down. When Jiang Jingchun saw someone approaching, he called her in a daze, "Mother."

Mother...Can she still call her mother now?

She is not her daughter at all.

But if she didn't call her mother, what else should she call?

Li rubbed her head and said "hmm", which was considered as her response.

But looking at her like this, she didn't know how to start talking for a moment.

Jiang Jingchun saw that Li had something to say, and it must be something that was difficult for her to say, because she hesitated for a long time and didn't know how to start.

Finally, Jiang Jingchun said, "Mom, just say whatever you want to say. I won't do anything."

She guessed that she might want to say something about Jiang Jinghui.

Li finally spoke up. She said, "Jinghui is back. Your father wants her to move into your house... He thinks it's closer to our house, so he can take care of her in the future..."

It seemed a bit hard to hear these words coming out of her mouth. Asking Jiang Jingchun to give Jiang Jinghuiteng a house to live in was really too hurtful.

Jiang Jingchun knew what she wanted to say, so she interrupted her and smiled nonchalantly, saying, "It's okay. It belongs to my sister. I can live anywhere."

She was speaking from the heart. Now that she was living under someone else's roof, it was good enough to have a place to live. What else was there to complain about?

Besides, everything she had originally belonged to Jiang Jinghui. Now that she was back, it was only natural for her to return it to her.

Li saw that her expression was not fake, so she did not think about it any more, "There is a house in the south, it is also good there..."

"It's okay. It's all up to mother to arrange."

After hearing her say this, Li stopped talking.

She was silent for a moment and then said, "In two days, your father plans to hold a banquet to recognize your ancestors..."

The ancestral recognition banquet was like telling the world that the real daughter of the Jiang family had been found and that Jiang Jinghui was the real eldest daughter. By then, all the wealthy and powerful families in the capital should come.

Jiang Jingchun's situation became even more embarrassing.

Li said, "If you don't want to go, then don't go."

Jiang Jingchun shook her head.

It would be inappropriate for her not to go, which would make her even more ridiculous.

My grandmother once said that we do things for others to see. Even though she was really upset, she couldn't let others know that she was upset.

If she didn't go, she didn't know how they could say she went.

She said, "It would be inappropriate for me not to go to my sister's ancestral recognition party."

Li sighed, and seeing that she looked depressed, she stopped talking about it.

She thought about how she went out as soon as she woke up today. She drank so much yesterday and she didn't know where she went after waking up today.

She asked, "Where did you go after you woke up today?"

When asked this question, Jiang Jingchun recalled the scene in the teahouse just now. Her eyelids trembled slightly, and then she replied with a blank expression, "I didn't go anywhere."

*

The news that Jiang Jinghui was found spread quickly, and the Gu family also knew about it.

When the family sat together for dinner, Mrs. Gu talked about this matter with Lord Gu.

"Jinghui has been found. Have you heard about it?"

How would Lord Gu know all this? He went fishing outside the capital today. He had no time to know what was happening in the capital.

He was a little surprised and said, "I found it back."

The person was missing for more than ten years, and finally he was found.

It's really unbelievable.

Mrs. Gu sighed and said, "Yes, my eldest brother never gave up and has been looking for her all these years."

They had known for a long time that Jiang Jingchun was not their biological daughter, and they knew some of the inside story of that incident, and even knew how Jiang Jingchun was brought back.

Lord Gu was a kind-hearted man. He said, "She must have suffered a lot during the years since she went missing... Alas, Jingchun is also a poor child. How should she cope with it now? This matter, my brother was really not kind. Since he had been looking for his own child, why did he insist on bringing Jingchun back?"

Mrs. Gu heard him talking about her brother but she disagreed and said, "What can we do? You have seen how your sister-in-law behaved before. You can't help it. But now it has become like this, it is indeed a bit difficult to deal with."

As the two were talking, Gu Huaisheng sat aside and did not say a word from beginning to end. His gaze was on the food in front of him. His eyes looked somewhat empty and no one knew what he was thinking.

Until Gu Huailang tugged at his sleeve.

Gu Huaisheng put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at him.

Gu Huailang was young, so he only understood half of what the two were saying. For example, he didn't understand when they talked about the past, but he understood a little about Jiang Jingchun. He asked Gu Huaisheng, "Isn't cousin Jiang your uncle's biological child?"

Gu Huaisheng nodded.

Gu Huailang asked again: "Will Cousin Jiang have a hard time in the future?"

The childish voice reached Gu Huaisheng's ears.

Will it be sad?

He said, "Maybe."

He couldn't help but think of what happened in the afternoon, and his eyebrows couldn't stop twitching.

"Then please be nicer to her, brother. She is so pitiful."

Even he, a child, knew that she must be in a bad situation.

After saying this, Gu Huailang lowered his head and started eating again, no longer looking at Gu Huaisheng's expression.

He didn't say anything else, but he couldn't finish the meal anymore. Finally, he got up and left the restaurant.

*

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

The sky is getting bright, birds are chirping outside the window, the morning sun is rising from the sky, and the summer morning is also a bit hot.

Gu Huaisheng was awakened by the chirping of birds outside the house. Perhaps it was the hot summer day, thin layers of sweat broke out on his forehead. He woke up from his sleep, his eyes were slightly bloodshot, and he no longer looked as neat as usual. His hair was messy, making him look less aggressive.

He lowered his head and glanced between his legs. His eyes gradually dimmed, and then he sighed helplessly.

He is a normal man. Even if he is not very lustful, his body is full of vigor and vitality. This has happened to him before, but why did he have such a dream this time?

It had been two days since that incident, but he dreamed about that day again. He pushed her away mercilessly that day, and he saw a bit of panic in her eyes, but he still said those words and finally left without looking back.

What was he thinking that day? Why was he so angry?

The moment her soft lips touched his, he thought, she had kissed others like this before, and it seemed like a trivial thing to her. She was so unrestrained, getting close to others, liking many people, but would she do this to anyone?

However, in the dream, he did not push her away, he held the back of her head tightly and cuddled with her.

God often brings disaster to lustful and promiscuous people. It has become his habit to be chaste and abstinent, but after that kiss, he couldn't stop and had such a dream.

It's crazy...

He didn't take the matter to heart, and rationality took over again. He attributed his abnormality to the fact that such a thing had never happened before, so he couldn't help but think too much about it.

After an incense stick of time, Gu Huaisheng stood up and tidied his luggage. He returned to his usual self, with his brows lowered and no emotion visible in his eyes.

He just put that matter behind him so easily.

Shu Liang came in from outside and saw that Gu Huaisheng had already stood up, so he reminded him, "Master, we have to go to the Jiang family for a banquet today."

Perhaps Jiang Nan was so anxious that he couldn't wait to let everyone know that he had found his daughter, so the banquet was quickly organized and was ready in just two days.

Many people went today, and the Gu family was also invited.

Gu Huai nodded "hmm", then went out and went to the Jiang family with them for the banquet.

On the way to Jiang's house, he was thinking again, she was pushed away by him that day, and then this happened. He wondered how she had been doing in the past two days. Would she cry? According to her temper, he thought, she should cry.