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Fortunately, this matter did not involve Xie Zhijin and Su Xiaoyue in the end, and the matter can be considered to have been resolved perfectly.
Wang Shengli was sentenced to three years in prison for extortion, and Xiao E was also implicated. This incident was eventually exposed by some marketing accounts.
Jiang Jingshu has finally been freed from the huge black pot that had been pinned on her.
After the incident, Xie Zhijin and Jiang Jingshu went to a hot pot restaurant.
The two sat facing each other when Jiang Jingshu suddenly spoke up, "There was a lot of drama in your live stream during that time, wasn't there?"
Jiang Jingshu knew without a doubt how badly her private messages had been compromised, and that her boyfriend Xie Zhijin must be in no better shape.
Xie Zhijin shook his head and said to her, "No."
Jiang Jingshu stopped dwelling on the issue. She drank a glass of water and said to Xie Zhijin, "Would you like to hear my story?"
Xie Zhijin looked up at her and said, "If you're willing to talk, I'll keep listening."
Jiang Jingshu suddenly stood up and sat down next to Xie Zhijin. Seeing Xie Zhijin's curious gaze, she said, "I feel safer this way."
sense of security.
Xie Zhijin couldn't help but smile. "Can I give you a sense of security?"
Jiang Jingshu nodded.
"What if I told you that you're the one who gives me a sense of security?" Xie Zhijin's tone was somewhat low, and his voice reached Jiang Jingshu's ears.
Jiang Jingshu felt that she was an unstable person at her core. She needed a fulcrum to support her in order to live. In the palace, that fulcrum was her nanny and her father. In modern society, her fulcrum was Xie Zhijin.
She always needs something, some belief, to keep her going.
Only these beliefs enabled her to achieve a series of goals.
She told him everything about her life from birth to the present, including the days when she was bullied, beaten, and ignored.
She recounted these past events one by one in a joking tone.
Jiang Jingshu is a rational person; she won't easily reveal these words and these scars to others.
But when she looked at Xie Zhijin in front of her, she wanted to say everything.
She wanted to tell him how wronged and sad she had been all alone these past few years.
Xie Zhijin simply listened attentively to her past.
"Jiang Jingshu." Xie Zhijin called her name, his hand quietly taking Jiang Jingshu's hand in his. "Is there anyone in that world who treats you well?"
"Mmm." Jiang Jingshu's voice was hoarse. Feeling the heat from the back of her hand, she gently touched Xie Zhijin's eyes. "There are still people who are good to me. My nanny, she is very good to me. I have a bad background, but my nanny has never looked down on me. When others in the palace bullied and humiliated me, it was always my nanny who was there to protect me."
Xie Zhijin simply held her hand.
He said, "If I could go to your world, I would definitely want to see your grandmother."
“She must really like you,” Jiang Jingshu said with a smile.
Xie Zhijin shook his head, "She likes you, that's why she likes me."
"If I could, I really would like to introduce you to her," Jiang Jingshu said with a hint of regret, "but it's just a pity..."
“There’s nothing to regret.” Xie Zhijin stared into Jiang Jingshu’s eyes. “After you leave, I will do everything in my power to find you.”
"Jiang Jingshu, believe me, I will definitely find you," Xie Zhijin said firmly.
The two ate their meal as usual, and Xie Zhijin, as usual, took Jiang Jingshu home.
Downstairs at Jiang Jingshu's house, Xie Zhijin suddenly asked, "Jiang Jingshu, would you like to come with me to see the headmistress?"
Jiang Jingshu's mood fluctuated because of Xie Zhijin's words. She wanted to nod, but smiled helplessly and said, "No, thank you."
"Why?" Xie Zhijin asked her.
“I will leave eventually.” Jiang Jingshu’s voice was tinged with sobs. “You should bring someone who can always stay by your side to see her, otherwise what will you do alone after I’m gone.”
Her voice trembled with suppressed sobs. Jiang Jingshu turned around listlessly, but Xie Zhijin grabbed her arm. "If you reject me because of this, I can't accept it."
"After that, when I left, and the headmistress asked, 'Where did the little girl who came with you go?' what did you say?" Jiang Jingshu turned around, her eyes red as she stared at Xie Zhijin. "How did you explain it to her? Did you say the girl you liked was from another world, or that you and she had already broken up?"
Before Jiang Jingshu could finish speaking, Xie Zhijin forcefully silenced her with a kiss, causing her lips to sting.
He was the one biting her.
She closed her eyes; it hurt terribly.
But she doesn't hate it; pain is a real reaction, isn't it?
She was grateful that she could still feel pain in this world, which allowed her to prove that she truly existed here.
This kiss was unlike any other kiss before.
It is aggressive, domineering, and leaves no room for compromise.
Xie Zhijin whispered in Jiang Jingshu's ear, "Can you feel it?"
Jiang Jingshu shook her head subconsciously.
“Just now, I was in this much pain,” he said.
Before she could react, Xie Zhijin covered Jiang Jingshu's lips with his again, and she could barely breathe.
After a long while, Xie Zhijin released her.
Jiang Jingshu stared at Xie Zhijin, watching his face gradually turn red, and then gently touched Xie Zhijin's lips with her hand.
Xie Zhijin said, "Please don't say those two words, okay?"
He was not prepared for Jiang Jingshu to leave at all, but after everything was resolved, he felt an emptiness in his heart.
He didn't know what his life would be like after Jiang Jingshu left.
"Xie Zhijin, I just don't want you to regret it. I want you to find someone who can truly accompany you through life, but that person doesn't seem to be me."
Xie Zhijin stretched out his arm, "I just bit you."
Jiang Jingshu looked at his outstretched hand with some shock, "I don't want to bite here."
The next second, she retaliated against Xie Zhijin in the same way.
Remember this feeling.
They already bear each other's unique marks.
This mark will endure.
“I don’t regret it,” she heard him say.
"Okay." Jiang Jingshu stayed in his arms. "I'll go with you."
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The next day, Jiang Jingshu dressed neatly, wearing clothes that her elders liked, and prepared to go downstairs.
She spent a long time choosing last night, hoping to make a good first impression on the kindergarten director.
She didn't even wear makeup, just a simple base.
Xie Zhijin was waiting for her downstairs at her house.
Jiang Jingshu packed everything up. Before leaving, she glanced at the agave on the table and gently stroked it with her hand.
Strangely, the agave wasn't as hot as before.
She subconsciously touched her palm.
It's warm.
Jiang Jingshu sensed something was amiss, but because she was in a hurry, she didn't linger.
The system never reappeared.
Jiang Jingshu slowly went downstairs.
When she saw Xie Zhijin downstairs and ran towards him, she suddenly felt a little dazed.
Her eyes gradually lost focus, her limbs began to weaken, and then she collapsed straight to the ground.
Xie Zhijin didn't have time to catch her.
Jiang Jingshu felt herself fainting again.
She thought she heard someone calling her, and she slowly opened her eyes.
A familiar face appeared before her, and Jiang Jingshu stood up. "Zhou Mingyuan?"
Jiang Jingshu looked around. It was a rather exquisite bedroom. She realized with certainty that she was back.
Jiang Jingshu suddenly felt a stinging sensation in her eyes. She rubbed them and looked at Zhou Mingyuan in front of her. "Where am I?"
"This is my residence."
Jiang Jingshu looked at Zhou Mingyuan in front of her. The young man seemed to have changed a lot; his hair was even a little gray. Jiang Jingshu was a little incredulous. "Your hair?"
Zhou Mingyuan simply smiled and did not respond to Jiang Jingshu's words. He merely gave her a slight bow and asked, "Your Highness, how are you feeling now? Do you still experience chills?"
Jiang Jingshu shook her head. "How did you know I would feel cold?"
Zhou Mingyuan only said that he had been studying medicine for the past few years and had figured it out from Jiang Jingshu's pulse.
"Zhou Mingyuan, why am I in your residence? Didn't I fall into the pond in the Imperial Garden?" Jiang Jingshu finally voiced her doubts.
She still couldn't believe it, and even found it a little strange.
“It was me.” Zhou Mingyuan bowed his head and apologized to Jiang Jingshu. “After discovering that Your Highness had fallen into the water, I requested permission from the Emperor.”
"What kind of imperial decree do you request?" Jiang Jingshu asked, puzzled.
Zhou Mingyuan paused for a moment before speaking, "I ask for Your Highness's hand in marriage."
Jiang Jingshu was completely stunned by the news. Her brain was still processing the information at lightning speed. She had already returned from the modern world, but she had inexplicably woken up in Zhou Mingyuan's mansion and learned that Zhou Mingyuan had asked Emperor Yongning for permission to marry her.
Her brain was somewhat overloaded; Zhou Mingyuan's ambition had always been to become a politician.
Based on her understanding of Zhou Mingyuan, his greatest wish was to become an official and serve the country. Now that he was studying medicine and even risking his career to marry her, Jiang Jingshu couldn't quite understand it.
"Have you lost interest in court affairs?" Jiang Jingshu asked him. "Have your wishes been fulfilled?"
If he were to marry her, what would become of his career?
“Given your family background and status, you should perhaps marry a woman of similar standing, someone who could help your career. That person shouldn’t be me,” Jiang Jingshu said.
"Why can't it be you?" Zhou Mingyuan's tone remained gentle. "Your Highness, you are the Princess of Yongning Kingdom. Who in this world has a family background that can surpass yours?"
“I can’t help your career, and I might even hinder your progress. Don’t you know that my brother has disliked me since childhood?” Jiang Jingshu’s tone was somewhat agitated. She seemed to have sensed something and said, “Zhou Mingyuan, I consider you a close friend.”
“Your Highness,” Zhou Mingyuan suddenly spoke, “After you fell into the water, I have been thinking about the meaning of my life. In previous years, my wish was indeed to enter officialdom. But people change, and my ambitions no longer lie there.”
"Why?" Jiang Jingshu asked, listening to Zhou Mingyuan's words.
Although he was only in his early twenties, Jiang Jingshu felt that Zhou Mingyuan looked much older, and his eyes lacked the youthful vigor he once had.
"Zhou Mingyuan, what happened to you during this time, right?"
“Your Highness.” Zhou Mingyuan suddenly raised his head and looked into Jiang Jingshu’s eyes. “I love you. From the first time I saw you as a child, from the first time I played the zither for you, I have loved you.”
Jiang Jingshu suddenly dropped the cup in her hand and looked up at Zhou Mingyuan.
"From the first painting you gave me, I have always admired you. I bring you ancient books and military treatises. I am always happy to see you make progress little by little."
"So, when I learned that Your Highness had fallen into the water, I was extremely anxious. In order to keep Your Highness here, I went to the Emperor to ask for permission to marry you."
Zhou Mingyuan explained word by word, “Your Highness, I know that the person you love is not me. Your request to marry me is just a temporary measure. Does Your Highness want to return to the palace? I can spread the news of Your Highness’s death, and I can also bring out Your Highness’s governess. Your Highness can go wherever you want, or you can stay here. It’s all up to Your Highness’s wishes.”
Jiang Jingshu just listened to him talk.
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