Chapter 87 Jiang and Teacher Jin are actually related...
Chapter 87
Shuoguo Bay.
After agreeing to visit Jin Ran, the class monitor led a few people to buy a fruit basket.
Wang Shuya suggested buying another bouquet of flowers. They could all tell that Jin Ran really liked the bouquet they gave her last time. Seeing something she liked when she was sick would probably cheer her up, and a better mood would help her recover faster.
They chatted and laughed along the way, the atmosphere so harmonious that there wasn't even a chance to interrupt. Jiang Xuli rode his electric bike slowly at the back of the group, Chen Xunliang had also come along, and was now secretly chattering behind him. Jiang Xuli let it go in one ear and out the other, still holding onto one last plan: if the security guards insisted on stopping people, well, perfect, he could legitimately "leave early".
The idea was wonderful, but things didn't go as planned. The security guards at Shuoguo Bay simply verified the identities of the people and then readily let them pass.
Jiang Xuli: "...?"
Slowly type out a question mark.
As they entered the residential area, Wang Shuya couldn't help but boast, "Luckily, I thought of that and sent a message to Teacher Jin beforehand. I know Teacher Jin's address, so you can just follow me."
Then, turning to Jiang Xuli and Chen Xunliang, he said, "Is your home nearby? Since we're already here, why don't you two go back first?"
"Heh, heh heh, I'll go see Teacher Jin with you."
Jiang Xuli forced a smile and reluctantly followed the others to visit "his own home".
Upon arrival, Butler Cheng, who was in charge of opening the door, immediately recognized Jiang Xuli in the crowd. Just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by a look from his young master. Although he didn't know why, Butler Cheng still chose to cooperate, pretending not to recognize the students and respectfully leading them into the living room, then serving them tea and snacks.
"Madam has just taken her medicine and is resting. She is unaware of your visit. Please wait a moment."
The class monitor and Wang Shuya and the others were stunned when they came in.
The villa, which resembled a palace, dazzled everyone and made them feel slightly reserved. Upon hearing the butler's words, they quickly waved their hands and said, "No rush, no rush, it's most important for the teacher to get some rest."
Butler Cheng's smile deepened. He could tell that his wife's students were all sincere, and even his young master couldn't hide his worry when he heard that his wife was resting.
He outwardly agreed, but he did not heed the students' advice. His wife had instructed him to wake her up if any students came to visit.
Butler Cheng turned and went upstairs to call for someone, but Jiang Xuli, who was sitting on the sofa, felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, like she had thorns in her back, like she had a fishbone stuck in her throat.
He suddenly regretted coming back. If he had left directly, he wouldn't have had to worry about his identity being exposed.
Lost in thought, she heard Wang Shuya's delighted voice: "Teacher Jin!"
Jiang Xuli looked up and saw Jin Ran slowly walking down the stairs, her face pale from illness, wearing beige loungewear, and exuding a more gentle and refined air than when she was at school.
He unconsciously straightened his back, his fingers quietly gripping the sofa armrest, his eyes nervously watching Jin Ran's every move, afraid that she would reveal something in front of her classmates.
To his surprise, Jin Ran's gaze never fell on him. She simply greeted each student gently. Seeing this, Jiang Xuli felt a pang of bitterness in his heart: it seemed she didn't want anyone to know about their relationship.
As a former student, Jin Ran had also visited her teachers with her classmates. Now that the roles were reversed, she felt touched and comforted by the worried faces around her. She simply said that she had a minor cold and that her fever had subsided. She also sincerely thanked her classmates for the gifts they brought and patiently answered all their questions.
When the conversation turned to the class representative, she winked mischievously and said, "Actually, I've already chosen someone."
Jin Ran suddenly turned around, her attitude casual and deliberate: "Jiang Xuli, could you please go to the study and get the blue notebook for me? I've written down the candidates for class representative in it."
In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to the left.
Jiang Xuli froze.
Jin Ran seemed oblivious to everything and calmly said, "It's on your father's desk. I left it there last night."
She smiled and said, "We're the host, after all. I can't let your classmate go get it."
Students: "???"
What does this mean? Does it mean that Jiang and Teacher Jin are actually related?
As it turned out, their guess was correct; the two were not only relatives, but also mother and son.
Jiang Xuli stood up and muttered under her breath, "Who told you to leave things lying around again?"
Despite complaining, she didn't hesitate and dutifully went to get the things, her ears turning red.
The students who witnessed the whole thing: "..."
Is this still the same Jiang Xuli from their class who is taciturn and unapproachable?
Even after leaving the villa, the students were still somewhat dazed.
They carried the snacks prepared by Butler Cheng, politely declined Xiao Sun's offer to drive them, and stood quietly on the street.
After a long silence, Wang Shuya spoke first, her voice filled with gritted teeth: "Jiang Xuli really kept this from us so badly!"
Thinking about how she had been on guard against Jiang Xuli like a thief, fearing that Teacher Jin would give her special treatment, she felt so embarrassed that she dug her toes into the ground. All her girlish thoughts and unrequited love turned into shame and indignation. She wished she could dig a hole and crawl into it on the spot.
The class monitor also came to his senses: "That's right, with Jiang's acting skills, it's a real pity she's not an actress."
Thinking back to the content of the previous forum posts, I suddenly realized that everything was now clear.
It wasn't anger, but rather a subtle feeling of being kept in the dark, a mix of感慨 (feeling of mixed emotions) and 奇奇 (a sense of wonder).
Chen Xunliang coughed and couldn't help but speak up for his brother Li: "It was actually a coincidence. Brother Li didn't know that Teacher Jin was going to our school."
Before he finished speaking, the others turned their gazes toward him.
Wang Shuya narrowed her eyes: "When did you find out about the relationship between Teacher Jin and Jiang Xuli?"
"Forehead……"
Chen Xunliang's smile widened.
Seeing that he couldn't fool her, he quickly changed the subject: "Didn't Teacher Jin just give us a note? Quickly, take a look at what's written on it."
As expected, everyone's attention was diverted. Wang Shuya unfolded the note, and there were two lines of neat writing on it:
Math class representative: Wang Shuya.
She was stunned.
Chen Xunliang peeked out, not surprised at all: "Although Brother Li has the best grades, he is not suitable to be the class representative."
"Why?" Wang Shuya asked, puzzled.
In that instant, she even thought of many things, such as whether Teacher Jin was deliberately avoiding suspicion, or whether she had just gotten lucky...
Chen Xunliang had no idea about Wang Shuya's complicated feelings: "Li Ge and I guessed long ago that Teacher Jin would choose you. You are good at math, you are active in class, and Teacher Jin likes you very much."
“But Jiang Xuli’s grades are better.”
Chen Xunliang glanced at him, his eyes wide with disbelief, and asked, "What is the class representative supposed to do?"
"Distribute and collect homework, and relay messages for the teacher."
"So, you think Brother Li can talk?"
Wang Shuya: "..."
Well, she was a little uncomfortable at first, but now she truly feels that she deserves the position of class representative!
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Jiang Mingxu didn't return until 9 p.m.
At that time, Jin Ran had already fallen asleep. The cold medicine she was taking contained sleep aids, which were more effective than alcohol. She had originally planned to wait for Jiang Mingxu to return, but she fell asleep first.
Jiang Mingxu took a long-awaited shower in the bathroom and changed into clean clothes in the dressing room before returning to the bedroom.
Jin Ran was fast asleep. Under the warm yellow light, her cheeks were flushed with a faint blush. Her nose twitched with her breathing, probably because she had a stuffy nose. Her lips were slightly parted, revealing glimpses of her pearly white teeth.
On the right is an open math textbook with markings on it.
They didn't seem to be affected by what happened during the day.
He stood by the bed for a while, then turned and left the bedroom.
Jiang Xuli waited in the study for quite a while.
Upon seeing his father arrive, he immediately said, "The school has found the student who secretly took the photos and posted them online, and the student has been disciplined. However, the other students mentioned in the post have not been identified."
Jiang Mingxu nodded: "I will handle this matter."
Jiang Xuli was still worried and looked at him suspiciously: "Are you sure you can handle this? If she hadn't skipped school today, who knows how much she would have suffered."
Despite Jiang Xuli's seemingly cold and indifferent exterior, he is actually extremely protective of his own people, and Jin Ran has long been someone he needs to protect.
Feeling helpless at being suspected by his own son, Jiang Mingxu hesitated for a moment before telling him the outcome: "I had the public relations department investigate, and we have the results."
"Who is it?!"
Jiang Xuli instantly perked up, her peach blossom eyes widening as if she wanted to drag that person out and beat them up right away.
Jiang Mingxu only replied, "A few days ago, someone from the Jian family came to see me."
The old fox's offspring are also little foxes. Jiang Xuming came over and said, "Is it her shoehorn-shaped ex-boyfriend?!"
"Um."
Thanks to the other party's special identity, Jiang Xuli had already come up with many schemes and plots in his mind. Coupled with the many ex- and current relationships he had heard about, he was a little wary: "Don't misunderstand, it must be that the shoehorn guy wants to go back to his ex, but he's too ugly and Teacher Jin doesn't like him, so he's angry and deliberately framed him."
"I have no misunderstanding."
Jiang Mingxu pinched the bridge of his nose: "But I need to tell her about this."
What seemed like a simple rumor turned out to be the work of the Jin family, in addition to Jian Er. Although he knew she wasn't "Jin Ran," he was still afraid of affecting her.
...
At ten o'clock, Jiang Mingxu returned to the bedroom. Just as he lay down on the other side of the bed, Jin Ran opened her eyes, still sleepy: "You're back?"
"Hmm, did I wake you up?"
"No, I woke up on my own." Jin Ran sat up, looking at the weariness between the man's brows, and gently rubbed it away with her fingers. "What's wrong? Is there a problem with what happened today?"
Jiang Mingxu raised his eyes.
Jin Ran met his gaze without flinching: "I messaged you this afternoon, but you avoided the main point and didn't reply. Plus, Assistant Wang had already left work long ago, but you came back so late, so I could only guess it was a private matter."
"Hmm, let me guess, the private matter that made President Jiang work overtime and not tell me happened just this morning."
She was so intelligent and so understanding.
Jiang Mingxu felt his heart melt. He sighed, reached out and pulled the person into his arms, and simply admitted, "You guessed right."
"Who is it?" Jin Ran shifted her position to make herself more comfortable. No matter how important the matter was, she couldn't let herself suffer. "Don't try to hide it from me. I can't let them come to my door and I not even know who the enemy is."
Jiang Mingxu lowered his head, smelling the faint fragrance of flowers. His agitated heart gradually calmed down. Besides, he had never intended to hide it: "It's Jian Er and Jin Dezhu."
"The people sent by 'her' father to investigate discovered that the other party had recently been in close contact with the Jian family."
Jin Ran was taken aback. Why would the original owner's father slander his own daughter?
Jiang Mingxu had a guess: "It must be that the original Jin Ran made some kind of agreement with him, and after he couldn't contact you, he became desperate and did something rash."
Ran suddenly remembered what Jian Er had said and felt that it made a lot of sense.
But at the same time, she also felt speechless.
The original owner of this body, relying on her "foresight" ability, made countless promises to people, offering them huge rewards to seek cooperation, or fabricating evidence to blackmail and control them. Little did she know that those promises were nothing but castles in the air and illusions. She was like a clumsy thief trying to steal other people's efforts, only to have the current Jin Ran expose one lie after another.
But on what basis?
Why should she pay the price for the original owner's lies?
No, Jin Ran pursed her lips. She couldn't just sit and wait for her fate!
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