Chapter 30 Chapter 30

The jealous words came out of Gu Huaisheng's mouth so casually, as if he was just asking her if she had had lunch.

The tall figure standing in front of him blocked the light, and only then did Jiang Jingchun notice Gu Huaisheng.

He asked her if she liked Fang Zhiping that much?

Does it matter to her now whether she likes it or not?

It's just because she has no home now, and she is eager to find a home for herself. But now it seems that she is too unlucky to meet a good man.

Jiang Jingchun didn't want to answer Gu Huaisheng's question, and she didn't need to answer his question.

She still said, "It has nothing to do with you."

Seeing her being so stubborn, he frowned subconsciously and said, "Why are you doing this to yourself? Why should you be sad for someone like that?"

He was speaking to her in a tone that was almost like that of an elder scolding her.

In fact, what he wanted to say was that you should stop crying for people like him, but when the words came to his lips, the meaning changed.

This is not the first time, he is always like this, always saying one thing and thinking another.

He never liked to say anything about love, nor did he want his words to be tainted with love and have a flavor that could be misunderstood.

But he seemed to have forgotten that Jiang Jingchun no longer liked him as much as before, and would no longer automatically convert his words into concern for her in her mind.

Jiang Jingchun just felt that he was very unreasonable, to the point of being shameless.

Is she doing this to herself?

She rubbed her eyes to wipe away the moisture inside them, then looked up at Gu Huaisheng and asked him, "Who is playing tricks on me? You played tricks on me like that before, but I never said anything bad about you. What right do you have to say that to me?"

"I just want to find a home for myself, how come I am doing this to myself?"

When she said this, her voice trembled a little. It seemed that she was still feeling aggrieved. She felt aggrieved that all the things that had been agreed upon had now gone to waste.

She said she wanted to find a home.

When Gu Huaisheng heard her words, his heart trembled unconsciously.

She said she had no home.

These words came out of her trembling mouth, and Gu Huaisheng only now realized how ridiculous his words were.

After Jiang Jinghui came back, she seemed to have no place to stay in the Jiang family. She didn't know that Jiang Jinghui was not a good person, didn't he know it? How embarrassing her situation in the Jiang family became, didn't he know it?

He also suddenly understood at that moment that she was so eager to get married, not because she loved Fang Zhiping so much, but because she had no home now, and she wanted to find a home for herself.

He remembered.

He remembered that Jiang Jingchun was not like this before. She had changed a lot. She was so pessimistic that the bright and beautiful person in his memory had become a little blurry. Maybe it was because she didn't appear in front of him often, so he didn't realize it until now. Or maybe he thought before that she just didn't like him very much, so she didn't smile in front of him.

Now I realize that this is the reason.

Poor child, abandoned by his parents.

He is so sharp about everything, so why is he so stupid and slow in these matters that it makes people angry?

People like Gu Huaisheng who became famous at a young age are somewhat arrogant. He is not the kind of person who would regret anything he has done. After all, he made every decision by himself, and he is confident that he will not regret any of his decisions. But now, he doesn't know where to start to regret.

The day Jiang Jinghui was found was exactly the day he pushed her away...

He was thinking, if he hadn't hurt her so much that day, she might not be feeling so miserable today.

His throat was extremely dry, his Adam's apple moved for a long time, but he couldn't speak.

After a long time, the three words "I'm sorry" finally came out of his mouth.

But Jiang Jingchun didn't feel any better after hearing this. She looked at him and said sarcastically, "Your apology is worth nothing."

Should she be grateful if he says sorry to her?

Jiang Jingchun turned and left after saying this, and Gu Huaisheng could only watch her back gradually disappear from his sight. The sunlight shone on his back, and Gu Huaisheng felt a sense of anxiety after not having seen it for a long time. He had walked all the way without sweating, but now, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He heard Gu Huailang calling him from the side, and his thoughts gradually came back to his senses.

He turned his head and saw that Li and he were already standing at the door.

He saw that Li looked sad and unnatural, and thought that she had heard what Jiang Jingchun had said just now.

After what happened just now, Gu Huaisheng's expression could no longer maintain its normal state, and his brows were furrowed so tightly that he didn't even realize it.

He walked towards Li, covered Gu Huailang's ears, and then said to Li: "Aunt, do you still remember what happened in the temple?"

When Li heard what Gu Huaisheng said, her expression became even more unnatural. Her facial expression changed again and again, and her lips even turned a little paler.

Gu Huaisheng added: "It is my aunt who has let her down. She has never let my aunt down."

His words once again reminded Li not to go too far.

Without waiting for Li's reply, Gu Huaisheng could no longer stay and turned around and left with Gu Huailang.

On the way back, Gu Huailang looked up and asked Gu Huaisheng beside him, "Why did my cousin say she had no home?"

He saw that she was clearly still in the Jiang family and had not been driven away.

Gu Huaisheng was still in a bad mood, as if he was still immersed in what had just happened. He only reacted slightly when he heard Gu Huailang's voice.

He responded with, "Because they treated her badly."

Gu Huailang found it strange, "Why? Weren't they the best to my cousin in the past?"

It was difficult to explain these complicated emotions to a child, so Gu Huaisheng finally gave him a perfunctory answer, attributing it to "human nature is fickle."

Gu Huailang heard Gu Huaisheng's perfunctory tone, so he didn't continue to ask that question. He looked up at Gu Huaisheng and asked him another question, "Uncle and aunt are not good to her, so you can let your cousin come to our house. I like her very much."

After hearing what Gu Huailang said, Gu Huaisheng was silent for a moment. His eyes actually brightened a little, but soon dimmed again.

He said, "But she doesn't like me."

Even if he wanted to take her home, she would not agree.

Gu Huailang was even stranger.

How could that be? Cousin Jiang obviously likes my brother the most.

He wanted to say more, but seeing that Gu Huaisheng looked unhappy, he finally closed his mouth wisely and did not speak again.

*

The sun was setting outside the window, and large patches of sunset glow dyed the sky red. Ever since Fang Zhiping came and left, Jiang Jingchun returned to the house and never went out again. He was not seen coming out until dinner in the evening.

Li was afraid that something might happen to her, so she came to check on her. Seeing that she was lying in bed in depression, she did not disturb her anymore. She just asked Hua Yun to keep a close eye on her and not let her get upset.

Not long after Li left, the old lady heard about what happened here and also came.

Hua Yun was a little surprised to see the old lady coming, and wanted to go to the bed and shake Jiang Jingchun off to face people, but the old lady stopped her first.

She put her index finger to her lips to signal her to be quiet, then waved her hand and asked the person to leave.

After Hua Yun left, the old lady went to Jiang Jingchun's bed and sat down with her cane.

She moved very slowly, and Jiang Jingchun couldn't hear anything under the quilt until someone lifted a small corner of the quilt. She thought it was Hua Yun, so she pulled the quilt back and said, "Hua Yun, I want to be quiet, don't bother me."

It's been quiet for the entire afternoon and it's still quiet.

Her voice sounded muffled and a bit nasal, and I didn't know if she had been crying.

The old lady called her, "Xiaochun, it's grandma."

Jiang Jingchun heard the slightly old voice and then let go of her hand, allowing her to lift the quilt.

A sweaty head emerged from inside.

Although there was ice in the room, it was no match for her feeling so bored.

The hair on her forehead was stuck to her face, and her eyes looked like they had been soaked in water. She couldn't tell if it was because of the heat or from crying.

Seeing her like this, the old lady felt bad. She looked at her for a long time, then sighed and asked, "Are you sad about that bad boy from the Fang family?"

The old lady knew what Jiang Jingchun was thinking. She simply felt that she could no longer stay in this family and wanted to get married to find a way out for herself. She saw that they were finally happy a few days ago, so how could she not be sad after being deceived?

Jiang Jingchun didn't know how to respond after hearing what the old lady said. If she really thought about it, this was the reason. If he hadn't lied to her first, she wouldn't have experienced such ups and downs, and she wouldn't be so sad.

She nodded in confusion.

The old lady pulled her up from the bed and wiped her sweat. As she did so, she sighed, "Everything goes wrong in haste. How can you not be deceived when you are so hasty?"

Jiang Jingchun didn't say anything, his lips almost pressed into a line.

"Grandma knows that you are unhappy and miserable now, but how can you...how can you so easily pin your hopes on others? You should eat and drink better so that you don't feel so miserable today."

After knowing this, the old lady was both angry and pitiful. She was afraid that she couldn't figure it out, so she couldn't help but give her a lecture.

She looked at Jiang Jingchun who lowered his head, not knowing whether he understood this or not, and continued: "Listen to grandma, you are in the Jiang family, and you must never feel like a dependent in the future. Grandma tells you that you have not let anyone down. Anyone who wants to blame a three-year-old child is worse than an animal. Don't feel bad, Xiaochun, you are worthy of everyone."

She is worthy of everyone.

Grandma said, Xiaochun, you are worthy of everyone.

Jiang Jingchun's eyes were no longer as confused as before, and finally became a little clearer.

Then, she looked at Old Madam Jiang and asked the question that had puzzled her for a long time, "Grandma, who are my biological parents? I asked my mother, but she didn't want to tell me."

When asked this, the old lady was silent for a long time.

Jiang Jingchun noticed the old lady's silence and guessed something. She asked her, "Have you seen them? Are they still alive..."

The old lady still frowned, and she even dared not look at Jiang Jingchun. She was too ashamed to think about or mention the past.

It's a pity that at her age, she is still trapped in the laws of this world.

Seeing that she was in such an awkward situation, Jiang Jingchun stopped asking. It seemed like she was forcing her. She was already so old, and she was really unfilial.

She shook her head at the old lady and said, "Grandma, I won't ask. I'm just curious."

She was very curious. If she had parents, why did they let her stay in the Jiang family for so many years?

Why are they doing this?

Jiang Jingchun did not ask any more questions. She thought about what the old lady had just said and said to her, "Grandma, I understand what you said. I won't be sad anymore."

Grandma was a very smart person, and Jiang Jingchun always kept her words in mind.

She was right. If you rush to jump out of a fire pit, the most likely outcome is that you will not find a good destination for yourself, but jump into another fire pit.

In this matter, it was her own fault that she was anxious, so she was deceived by Fang Zhiping in the beginning. What was her fault? Her biggest mistake was that she didn't see the man's face clearly.

After figuring this out, Jiang Jingchun finally felt better.

The old lady said, "You are uncomfortable staying in Chongming Hall, come to Rongde Hall and live with grandma from now on."

Live with grandma.

Jiang Jingchun was silent for a moment, his eyes empty, and no one knew where his mind was drifting to. But not long after, he finally nodded.

*

Within a few days, Song Xuan'an soon learned the news that the marriage between the Jiang and Fang families had fallen through.

Although he left her some harsh words after the last fight with Jiang Jingchun, he had been secretly asking people to find out about them.

Therefore, when Fang Zhiping left the Jiang family in a daze and never showed up again, Song Xuanan immediately knew that the marriage would not take place.

In this case, he no longer remembered the harsh words he had said, and quickly asked Chen Muqing to go find Jiang Jingchun.

This matter must be confirmed by Jiang Jingchun before he can be completely relieved.

Chen Muqing was called into the teahouse by him and felt strange, "Why don't you ask her?"

Song Xuan'an did not hide it and said directly: "Because I said I was going to marry her and she got angry."

At that time, the two were sitting face to face. After hearing Song Xuan'an's * words, the tea in Chen Muqing's mouth immediately sprayed on his face.

Song Xuan'an looked unhappy, but he didn't lose his temper. He took out a towel and wiped his face clean, then rolled his eyes at her, "Why, do you find this weird too?"

Chen Muqing folded her hands on the table. She just looked at Song Xuan'an with a serious look but said nothing.

Song Xuan'an made her feel uneasy, and said unhappily, "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you doing this?"

She was in a state of panic all day long. He asked her to see this and she felt guilty even if she didn't feel guilty.

Chen Muqing stopped teasing him and just said quietly, "It's not strange at all, I just didn't expect you to dare to say it."

She knew in the past that Song Xuan'an had special feelings for Jiang Jingchun.

But she didn't expect that he would actually dare to say it.

After all, some things are better left unsaid. If you do, you won’t even have any friends.

Look at Song Xuan'an's current situation. He just opened his mouth and then he has no friends anymore.

Song Xuan'an felt guilty as if he had been seen through, but he still insisted, "What? I am a very clear-sighted young master. I have long seen that Fang is not a good person. I said I would marry her out of our friendship for many years. I wanted to save her from the dire situation."

Chen Muqing rolled his eyes to the sky and said, "Stop pretending."

"No pretending..."

Seeing that he was still stubborn, Chen Muqing asked him directly, "If that person was me, would you say you would marry me?"

Song Xuan'an choked up at these words and was completely choked.

Well, if it was Chen Muqing, at most he would beat that person up whenever she was bullied in the future.

Chen Muqing teased him, "Are you going to vomit up your leftover food just thinking about it?"

She naturally knew what Song Xuan'an was thinking, because she thought the same thing. When she thought about being with Song Xuan'an... she also wanted to vomit.

"You should think of something good. At least Xiaochuner didn't vomit."

At least when Jiang Jingchun heard what Song Xuan'an said, she was probably just at a loss, but not to the point of vomiting.

Song Xuan'an finally stopped being stubborn.

Chen Muqing changed his posture, propped up his chin and looked at him, saying, "I already knew you had bad intentions."

How to say it, Jiang Jingchun used to be bold and unrestrained, bright and lovely, she thought, if she were Song Xuanan, she would also want to marry her home as a wife. But recently, she has become pitiful, and the whole person is a little wrinkled.

Chen Muqing could understand Song Xuan'an's feelings, but if Jiang Jingchun didn't like him, she would not stand on his side.

She said, "If you want to find her, go by yourself. I won't help you trick her out."

Song Xuanan was anxious, "What's the point of saying it's a lie? Why do you say such ugly things? What's the matter? Do you really want to see us never see each other again for the rest of our lives? Besides, don't you think it's better for her to marry me than anyone else? She has to marry someone anyway, so why can't she marry me?"

After listening to Song Xuan'an's words, Chen Muqing thought about it carefully and actually felt that what he said made some sense...

At least, Song Xuan'an won't bully her, right?

Young friendship, childhood sweethearts, who could be more suitable than him?

In the end, Chen Muqing sent someone to the Jiang family to call Jiang Jingchun.

The three met in a teahouse.

When Jiang Jingchun came, he didn't expect Song Xuan'an to be there too. He stood at the door for a while, unable to go in or out.

When he came, he didn't say Song Xuan'an was there...

Besides, the last time the two of them had a bad fight, she thought he wouldn't be willing to meet her again, but she didn't expect him to be here today.

Seeing her in a dilemma at the door, Song Xuan'an couldn't help but said, "What are you doing? I won't do anything to you."

He didn't understand why she was hiding from him.

He was the one who was rejected and embarrassed, so what was she embarrassed to do?

After hearing what Song Xuan'an said, Jiang Jingchun finally stopped being awkward and went into the private room.

After entering the house, there was still some awkwardness and the three of them were speechless for a while.

It was Chen Muqing who spoke first. She looked at Jiang Jingchun and asked, "How are you and Mr. Fang doing now?"

Song Xuan'an pricked up his ears to listen, but pretended not to care and played with the cups in front of him.

"It's over." Jiang Jingchun's voice sounded a little flat and her tone was very indifferent. The two of them didn't even hear any sense of loss from her mouth.

Chen Muqing and Song Xuan'an looked at each other, and couldn't figure out whether Jiang Jingchun was sad or not.

Jiang Jingchun watched their actions and chuckled, "What are you doing?"

Hearing her laugh, the confusion in their eyes became even more intense, and they were speechless for a moment.

He actually smiled? Maybe he was deeply hurt and was forcing himself to smile.

Seeing them like this, Jiang Jingchun laughed even harder, "I'm really fine now. I'm not feeling bad anymore. He and his cousin are having a complicated relationship, and he's been lying from the beginning. I won't be sad for such a person anymore."

They felt that she didn't sound fake when she said this, and heard her relaxed tone, and it seemed that she really didn't feel sad about that person anymore, so they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Moreover, she looked much better today than before, with a genuine smile in her eyes.

Song Xuan'an said nonchalantly, "Look, I told you a long time ago that he is not a good person."

The look on his face showed that he didn't take the harsh words he said to Jiang Jingchun last time in a tantrum to heart.

Jiang Jingchun felt that the incident was quite embarrassing. Seeing that he was pretending that nothing had happened, she also stopped talking about it. She drank a sip of tea and then said, "Forget it, don't mention it."

The two of them tacitly let the matter go.

The atmosphere here relaxed a little, until Chen Muqing asked her again, "Do you still plan to get married?"

Jiang Jingchun shook his head. "Every failure makes you wiser. I found that this matter cannot be rushed."

The more anxious you are, the worse it gets.

Besides, Li was so angry about being deceived by Fang Zhiping that she didn't want to see anyone again. After this incident, she realized that the more she anxiously dealt with the matter, the worse it would get, so she gave up the idea for the time being. In addition, Jiang Jingchun was later taken away by the old lady, so no one mentioned the matter again.

Song Xuan'an heaved a sigh of relief when he heard her say this. This was fine. She just didn't have to rush into getting married. Seeing that she was feeling better, it seemed that she really didn't care about those troubles anymore.

Jiang Jingchun finally felt happier, and the three of them talked a lot in the teahouse today.

It was almost evening before everyone went back to their homes.

*

Jiang Jinghui also went out that day.

She had not gone out for a long time since she came to the Jiang family. Now, as it was almost evening and the weather was still good, she took her maid to go shopping. Before leaving, she went to say hello to Li.

Li might still be upset about Fang Zhiping's incident these days, and she looked unhappy. When she heard that Jiang Jinghui was going out, she asked her to bring her bodyguards with her and told her to be careful on the road.

Jiang Jinghui saw how sad Li was for Jiang Jingchun and felt it was ironic and funny. The person had already passed away to be with the old lady, and she had no idea why she was sad here.

She didn't say much, just smiled and agreed to Li's words and walked out.

When it was almost dark after strolling outside, Jiang Jinghui said she was tired and decided to find a restaurant to eat. However, the waiter in the restaurant accidentally wet her clothes when pouring water. She had no choice but to ask the maid to go back to the Jiang family to get some clean clothes. She was then led by the waiter to the bathroom to wait, while the Jiang family's guards stood guard outside.

When I entered the room, someone was already waiting inside.

The waiter took the person into the toilet cubicle and then politely left.

Jiang Jinghui walked over to the man and sat down, calling out, "Sir."

The person opposite nodded as a sign of agreement. He then asked, "You didn't reveal anything flawless, did you?"

Jiang Jinghui said, "It's okay. The maid has been sent back to the Jiang family. The guards are standing outside and can't hear any noise from the other room."

"Okay, I'm relieved if you do it."

The two of them did not continue the small talk, and he got straight to the point, "How was your time at the Jiang family?"

She had been at the Jiang family for some time, and the Jiang family had not noticed anything yet, especially Jiang Nan and Jiang Runchu, both of whom treated her very well.

But Li’s reaction... was somewhat unexpected.

Unexpectedly, she actually had the deepest feelings for Jiang Jingchun.

She told the person sitting opposite her truthfully, "Ms. Li was still worried about Jiang Jingchun's marriage these days, but after that day she moved in with the old lady of the Jiang family. She didn't seem to be affected by the incident. On the contrary... she looked more cheerful and no longer looked half-dead as she was a few days ago."

She couldn't quite understand what Jiang Jingchun was thinking.

The man across from her laughed. Jiang Jinghui didn't quite understand what he was laughing at. She looked at him with a puzzled look on her face, "Sir, what are you laughing at?"

"Why would Fang Zhiping suddenly go and kill his own parents? Isn't this strange?"

After he reminded her, Jiang Jinghui finally realized the strangeness of the matter.

"Look at you, your brain is still not turning around. When you were in the mansion before, you always made mistakes and couldn't figure things out. Now that you have left the mansion, you can't do this anymore. Your father doesn't like stupid children."

Jiang Jinghui felt ashamed of what he said and her face turned red.

Adults always complain that she is not smart enough.

She lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry, sir."

The man smiled again after hearing her words, "Good kid, I don't mean to blame you."

The words "a slap in the face, a slap in the face" made Jiang Jinghui lower her head even lower. She thought of Gu Huaisheng's incident, and suddenly raised her head and said, "It was Gu Huaisheng. It must have been Gu Huaisheng who did it."

"Oh? Why?"

"Gu Huaisheng doesn't dislike her at all as the spies say. He seems to be entangled with her. He will definitely be restless when he sees that she is going to get married."

The person on the other side was silent for a moment, obviously not quite believing what was said.

Gu Huaisheng is pestering her?

It sounds a bit inappropriate.

After a moment, Jiang Jinghui lowered her head again and said worriedly, "Gu Huaisheng seems to be suspicious of me. I can't fool him."

The man opposite laughed, obviously not taking it to heart. He said, "It doesn't matter. He is indeed not easy to deceive. As long as you can deceive the Jiang family, it will be fine. He is just an outsider. How can he interfere in the affairs of the Jiang family?"

He brought up something else and didn't continue talking about this matter.

"There will be a fortune-telling ceremony at Miao'en Temple in a few days."

Miao'en Temple is a famous temple with a lot of incense and efficacious incense. Every year around the tenth day of the seventh lunar month, Miao'en Temple will hold a ceremony to offer lights and water, worship Buddha and repent. On the day of the ceremony, people found that the fortune sticks they got were also particularly effective. Therefore, everyone gradually called this ceremony "fortune-seeking ceremony".

Jiang Jinghui didn't understand why he suddenly talked about things that happened a few days later.

But soon, he cleared her up.

"Back then, Jiang Jingchun was brought back by them from Miao'en Temple."

It was now dark and candles were lit in the house. He smiled, and his face was wrinkled. The face looked a little scary in the reflection of the candles.

He said, "The Jiang family is a bunch of hypocritical villains. They have covered up what happened back then for so many years. It's time for you to tell your good sister the truth. When she finds out about this, you'll see how she handles herself in the Jiang family."

"If you add fuel to the fire, they will surely split. Then, no one will be able to shake your position."