Chapter 320: The Girl Who Had Saved Him Was Jiang Wan?
Jiang Chenglang looked at her silently as she spoke.
Tears welled up in Jiang Wan’s eyes. “Big Brother, have you forgotten that my mother and Uncle Jian used to have a personal relationship? Uncle Jian has fallen ill recently. Our families had not spoken to each other since my mother’s passing.”
“I only went to the Jian family to check on Uncle Jian’s condition. Are you going to doubt me just because I went to the Jian family home?”
“I’m curious. Xiao Yu had not been back for very long. You were the one who stayed in the Jiang family for a longer time. Why were those people on the Internet so obsessed with Xiao Yu? It’s not like the Jiang family only has one daughter…”
Jiang Chenglang looked at her calmly and asked slowly, “Why do you think about that?”
Jiang Wan held back her tears and said, “Big Brother, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Do you think I can decide what the people on the internet say? I only found out what had happened when I went online.
“Although I too think that it could not have been done by Big Sister, I’m just a nobody. Who would believe me? If I tell you, you’ll probably think that I’m just a cat crying over a mouse, pretending to be merciful. Moreover, I only visited Uncle Jian once and haven’t been there since.”
“I can’t go back to the Jiang family now, and I can’t go to school. I don’t have many friends by my side. Do you want me to suffocate at home?”
Jiang Chenglang snorted. “Jiang Wan, remember what you said today. If I find out that you’re behind this…”
His eyes were cold and there was no trace of love in them.
Jiang Wan smiled bitterly and said, “Ever since Big Sister’s has returned, our relationship of more than ten years turned out to be so fragile… When the other brothers left the Jiang family, I stayed by your side but you’ve forgotten all about it…”
Her hand trembled and the chopsticks fell to the ground.
Jiang Wan wiped the tears that were about to fall from the corner of her eyes and said with her head lowered, “Forget it, let’s not talk about it. It’s my birthday today, and I want to be happy. I’ll go get another pair of chopsticks.”
She stood up but her body swayed.
Jiang Wan supported her head with one hand to stop the dizziness. She took a step forward but her legs gave way. She fell to the ground!
Rong Qi called out, “Miss Jiang!”
No one answered!
He frowned and walked to Jiang Wan’s side. He called out twice and shook her shoulder lightly.
There was still no response.
“Director Jiang, Miss Jiang has fainted.”
Jiang Chenglang said dismissively, “Call an ambulance.”
Rong Qi called the ambulance and gave the address.
While waiting for the ambulance to arrive, Rong Qi suddenly realized something. He exclaimed, “Director Jiang, look!”
Jiang Wan was wearing a short long-sleeved shirt and high-waisted jeans. When she fainted, the hem of her shirt had slid up, revealing a thin waist.
Normally, Jiang Chenglang doesn’t pay attention to Jiang Wan’s clothes, much less notice that on the right side of her waist, just above the waistband of her jeans, there was a small light red scar that looked like a burn mark. It looked like the drawing of a small carp.
Jiang Chenglang’s eyes followed in the direction that Rong Qi was pointing at and was immediately stunned.
This scar…
Rong Qi said in surprise, “Director Jiang, didn’t the girl you ask me to look for a girl that has a carp-like scar on her waist? I’ve been looking for her for so long but I still haven’t found her. How could that girl be… Miss Jiang?”
Jiang Chenglang frowned and his thoughts immediately returned to the girl who had saved him from the sea many years ago. He didn’t know her name or where she had come from.
He thought of the familiar shape that had burned into his memory and his eyes glazed over.
Chapter 321: The Past Rescue of Her Elder Brother
Jiang Wan was brought to the hospital.
After the doctor’s diagnosis, he concluded that she had been worrying too much recently, experiencing high amounts of stress, and had not been eating properly. That was why she had fainted.
Jiang Wan quietly laid on the hospital bed as glucose was administered to her through a drip. She had not woken up yet.
Jiang Chenglang looked at her quiet sleeping face, his mind a little confused.
Five years ago, when Father Jiang had still been alive, he had gone to the beach with Father Jiang to discuss business with a client. It was not until after the business was settled that his stepmother and Jiang Wan arrived at the beach. The few of them had spent a few more days by the beach.
The evening before Mother Jiang and Jiang Wan arrived, as the dusk settled in, so did the business deal. Jiang Chenglang relaxed and went to the beach to swim.
He had been a good swimmer since he was young so he didn’t think too much and swam straight into the deep end.
Suddenly, his leg cramped.
His leg couldn’t exert any strength. Jiang Chenglang wanted to call for help but he was pushed down by a large wave. He slapped the surface of the water and eventually sank under the waves.
The boundless seawater was drowning him. Jiang Chenglang thought, would this sea become his burial ground? Would his father be able to find his bloated corpse?
At this moment, a small hand pulled him up to the surface.
Jiang Chenglang could only vaguely make out that the other party was a girl.
Her figure was slender and she wasn’t very strong. As she dragged him along, a full-grown adult man, they sank several times. She used every bit of her strength to swim up to the surface.
Later, she grabbed onto a lifebuoy and swam toward the shore with all her might. Finally, she managed to drag him to the shore.
Jiang Chenglang had thought that there was no chance that he would be rescued today but he had not expected this girl to save him.
However, as they crossed the surface of the sea, he could only vaguely make out a scar on the girl’s waist. He did not realize when they had reached the shore, he had already passed out.
When he woke up, he was already lying on the bed in the hotel, with his father, stepmother, and the others sitting beside him.
Father Jiang despised him for almost drowning in the sea, which would have been very embarrassing. He ordered everyone not to spread the news and also forbade him from looking for his savior, as if the incident had never happened.
Although Jiang Chenglang had been obedient at that moment, later, he secretly looked for the girl but he had searched for many years and had found nothing.
He did not expect to see this familiar scar on Jiang Wan’s body today…
Why had she never told him about it…
He had never told anyone about the scar on the girl’s waist except for Rong Qi. Was what happened today really a coincidence?
Jiang Chenglang pinched the space between his eyebrows and walked out of the ward with Rong Qi.
When they reached the stairwell, he took out a cigarette case and pulled out a cigarette. Just as he was about to light it, he suddenly remembered that the hospital was a non-smoking area, so he folded the cigarette and threw it into the trash can.
Jiang Chenglang wiped his hands on his pants to get the smell of the cigarette off his hand. He asked, “Who else knows that I asked you to look for that girl?”
Rong Qi replied, “Director Jiang, I did as you asked. I didn’t tell anyone.”
Jiang Chenglang pursed his lips. “When you go looking for someone, you will always leave some clues behind… Forget it, I got it. Let’s head back.”
By the time he returned to the ward, Jiang Wan had already woken up.
Her face was as white as the blanket on the hospital bed. She called out hoarsely, “Big Brother.”
Jiang Chenglang sat beside her bed. “Are you feeling better now?”
Jiang Wan said softly, “I’m much better now. I made Big Brother worry.”
Jiang Chenglang looked at her IV drip. “Rong Qi, go get the nurse to change the drip.”
After Rong Qi left, Jiang Wan looked at the side of Jiang Chenglang’s face and suddenly smiled.
“Big Brother, can I take it that you’re concerned about me?”
Jiang Chenglang did not look at her.
He lowered his head and looked at the time. After Rong Qi had got the nurse to change the drip, Jiang Chenglang said, “Rest well. I’ll get Rong Qi to stay with you. I’ll be off first.”
Jiang Wan was stunned. “Big Brother… Are you not going to stay with me?”
Jiang Chenglang said simply, “There’s nowhere convenient for me to sleep here.”
He stood up and slowed down Jiang Wan’s drip before instructing Rong Qi, “Take good care of her. Remember to order breakfast for her tomorrow. You can come into the office later.”
Rong Qi promised, “Don’t worry, Director Jiang.”
“It will just be for one night. Thank you for your hard work. I’ll get someone to replace you tomorrow morning.”
After saying that, Jiang Chenglang straightened his clothes and left.
Jiang Wan watched as Jiang Chenglang walked out. She heard the sound of the door closing.
She was shocked but she didn’t show it on her face.
This was a VIP ward. There was an adjoining room for those who wanted to stay the night.
Rong Qi and Jiang Wan were men and women after all. He would not sleep in the same room as her even if there was another bed in this ward.
Rong Qi waited for the IV drip to finish before pulling out the needle and dimming the light in the room for her.
“Miss Jiang, I’ll be sleeping in the next room. Call me if you need anything.”
Jiang Wan pulled up the blanket and nodded. She said gratefully, “Thank you, Brother Rong.”
When Rong Qi had left and the doors to the inner and outer rooms were closed, Jiang Wan did not hear any more sound. She pulled down the blanket and gnawed her lip.
Why? Why was it not like how she had imagined it?
Just now, she clearly felt that Jiang Chenglang’s attitude toward her had improved. It’s just that the change had been miniscule. He was still unwilling to stay and accompany her.
In the past, if she was hospitalized, he would definitely accompany her personally. He would not even go to the office the next day.
It could be said that Jiang Chenglang’s opinion of her had not completely changed, even though she had used such an identity…
Jiang Wan touched the mark on her waist and narrowed her eyes.
It seemed that she would have to take things slowly and not rush.
…
After school.
When Jiang Zeyu wanted to go out with Jiang Yu, he was stopped by Feng Tianrui.
Jiang Zeyu said warily, “You’re pulling me to play games with you again. Don’t tell me that you’re up to something?”
Feng Tianrui stammered, “I’m not up to anything…”
Jiang Zeyu looked at him suspiciously. “You’re trying to stop me. Why do I feel like I’ve seen this scene before…”
He suddenly came to a realization. “Is Old Bull here?”
Feng Tianrui: “Old Bull?”
“That Feng Linbai fellow!”
Feng Tianrui was silent. He touched his nose guiltily and didn’t say a word.
Jiang Zeyu immediately understood that he had guessed correctly. He was about to rush out when Feng Tianrui grabbed his collar.
Jiang Zeyu said angrily, “What? Do you want to fight again? I haven’t settled the score with you for what happened last time!”
Feng Tianrui didn’t release him.
Jiang Zeyu turned around. “What exactly did Old Bull give you that you would be willing to help him to this extend?”
Feng Tianrui: “A few million dollars worth of equipment? Does that count?”
Jiang Zeyu blurted out, “So generous?”
Feng Tianrui: “… and it wasn’t just me. He gave equipment to everyone on our team…”
Chapter 322: Yu’er, If You Don’t Try, How Will You Know
Jiang Zeyu fell silent.
After a long while, he said, “That amount… that’s a lot…”
Feng Tianrui nodded his head heavily.
When he had been chased off to the neighboring city’s high school, Feng Linbai had yet to return to the Feng family.
The first time he saw Feng Linbai was at the Feng family banquet. At that time, he saw his Fifth Uncle wasn’t much older than him but he never expected that he was this kind of person!
He heard that at the banquet, Feng Linbai had already shown some signs. Unfortunately, he had been too busy playing his games and did not see what had transpired. Then, his Fifth Uncle came looking for him and took him in for his own use.
This Fifth Uncle of his was really cunning. He refused to let go of the little girl go, but he was quite generous. It just so happened that his mother had confiscated his pocket money, and made his father had turned over all the money to her and become a pauper. His father was then too dirt poor…
The spineless Feng Tianrui gave in without any hesitation.
He was thankful that he didn’t sit at the same table as Jiang Yu. Otherwise, when his Fifth Uncle finds out… He would probably be kicked out right then and there.
After Jiang Zeyu finished exclaiming in surprise, he gave Feng Tianrui a knock on the head. “That’s my little sister!”
Feng Tianrui said hesitantly, “That might be my… future aunt?”
Jiang Zeyu was furious at Feng Tianrui.
…
When Jiang Yu reached the school gate, she saw Feng Linbai’s car.
She opened the car door and sat in the back seat.
Jiang Yu closed her eyes and began to rest. The journey to Jiang Xingyi’s place was a little long and it would take some time. She was prepared to sleep in the car for a while.
Feng Linbai took the initiative and leaned over. “Yu’er, do you want to rest on my shoulder?”
Jiang Yu refused. “No, shoulders are too hard.”
Feng Linbai had heard this reason long ago. He patiently said, “That’s other people. Yu’er, do you want to try mine? If you don’t try, how will you know?”
Jiang Yu looked at him.
The man’s deep eyes were like the stars in the night sky. The smile on his lips was like the gentle breeze of spring that carried with it the fragrance of roses.
For some reason, Jiang Yu suddenly thought of the soft cotton candy from this particular amusement park that had the scent of alcohol on it. It was a special custom-made flavor.
There was only one such shop, no other branches.
She carefully tilted her head but the range was so small that it was almost negligible.
Feng Linbai’s big hand touched her head and pressed it directly onto his shoulder.
He did not use too much force and did not touch her face. Instead, he touched her hair.
However, Jiang Yu had never been treated like this before. This was her first time experiencing it and she was a little confused.
She leaned on Feng Linbai’s shoulder in a daze as she thought about the man’s broad shoulders. They did not seem to be that… hard?
Feng Linbai said gently, “Sleep well. I’ll wake you when we get there.”
There was a thin blanket in the car. He carefully covered Jiang Yu’s body and even covered himself with it.
Jiang Yu sniffed the man’s clear and clean breath. She felt sleepy and gradually fell asleep.
…
The car drove steadily.
Without warning, it came to a sudden stop.
Feng Linbai’s expression turned cold. The driver in the front seat explained in a low voice, “Fifth Young Master, someone ran into our path…”
Feng Linbai looked outside and saw that it was a Jian family car.
The Jian family car started up and went around the side. When it passed by, the person in the car deliberately rolled down the window. Jian Hanshen who was sitting in the back seat smiled at him.
Jiang Yu opened her eyes.
Feng Linbai comforted her, “It’s okay, Yu’er. A dog suddenly rushed out. We haven’t reached our destination yet. You should sleep for a while more.”