Chapter 1351 - 886: Turning Point
After Jiang Nian finished cooking, he left and went home to wait for news.
He was especially well-behaved.
He had no choice but to be a bit more honest, as his biological mother lived right next door. If things blew up on the spot, there would be no home left.
On a weekday, the Old Jiang couple were not around.
He ate some bread casually and managed a few bites. Then he took out his computer and started replying to work messages.
In the afternoon, around four o’clock.
He glanced at the time and stopped the work he was doing. Estimating it was about time, he got up.
After leaving the house, he knocked on the door opposite.
This time, it was Xu Qianqian who opened the door. She glanced at him, "Don’t come in, let’s take a walk by the river."
Jiang Nian wasn’t surprised by this.
The real test was about to come, and after passing this hurdle, even if the relationship couldn’t go back to how it was, it wouldn’t be frozen.
Amidst the twists and turns, there was a small breakthrough.
As for where the complications came from.
Forget about it.
If he couldn’t get through this, then there wouldn’t be anything afterwards. Optimistically, it might take a few months of stalemate.
Pessimistically, it could be half a year or even several years.
"Alright, then I’ll wait for you all." Jiang Nian stood by the door, thought for a moment, and said, "I’ll drive over later."
"No need, you can go ahead." Xu Qianqian glanced at him, "We’ll come over a bit later."
She didn’t want to ride in Jiang Nian’s car.
"Okay." He just nodded, turned around, and walked downstairs, only looking back when he reached the staircase.
Xu Qianqian was about to close the door and met his eyes for a moment.
Then, she gave him the middle finger.
"Pfft!"
The door slammed shut with a bang, making the corner of Jiang Nian’s mouth twitch. But he didn’t mind too much and leisurely went downstairs.
He often walked by the river; it wasn’t his first time going there.
Previously, he strolled with the class monitor. To gain sympathy, he even brushed past the greenery.
Around four-thirty, the two women arrived.
"Have you eaten?" Jiang Nian initiated the small talk, as silence was the most taboo at such times.
After all, when people don’t talk, what could they be doing in their minds?
It’s impossible to be calming down, right?
While Xu Qianqian organized her thoughts, Jiang Nian interrupted her with one decisive word.
Well, there’s nothing left to chat about then.
"Hmm."
"We’ve eaten."
The two women had indeed eaten, and it would be awkward not to admit it. They could only follow along with Jiang Nian’s small talk, responding intermittently.
Until they reached a low-lying area by the river. Under the lawn, on a stone path hidden by trees.
"How’s your girlfriend doing lately?"
"Uh..." Jiang Nian glanced at the two women, thinking he should ask Zhizhi, "Since that time..."
"You got dumped?"
"More or less, I messed it up." Jiang Nian admitted directly, "But, it’s my own fault."
"Huh." Xu Qianqian crossed her arms and gave him a cold look, "You also know it’s your own fault?"
"I was wrong." Jiang Nian, adhering to the principle of speaking the truth, confessed as long as he was asked.
"Do you still keep in touch?" Song Xiyun asked.
"No." Jiang Nian thought for a moment and added, "During summer vacation, I’ve been busy with company financing."
He was busy but still came back.
But these words didn’t need to be spoken. Maintaining a bit of silence would have a better effect.
"What about the class monitor?" Xu Qianqian changed the topic, "What’s your relationship with her?"
"And the other one, the one we flew with." Song Xiyun thought for a moment and asked another question.
The deadly questions.
If he lied, there might be another chaotic scene next time. The world is big, and anything could happen.
Being honest, he was doomed to fail too.
Fortunately, he had lowered his expectations, not seeking mutual understanding. Just mutual acknowledgment and peaceful coexistence.
After all, there is a limit to human effort.
The cold war had lasted a few months, and Jiang Nian had come to terms with it. Separation was the norm, and it couldn’t be avoided.
"I do have an unusual relationship with them. During the initial development of the company, I encountered many difficulties."
"They helped me a lot, so we have a deep connection."
Mental support, how could that not count?
At that time, for Qingqing’s sake, he wanted to buy a house in Beijing and worked tirelessly like crazy.
As for Xu Shuang, she was always tempting him with money to slack off. Tempering his will was also a kind of "help."
"How many girlfriends do you have?" Xu Qianqian couldn’t hold it in, but this time she wasn’t overly shocked.
Firstly, seeing it often made it less surprising.
Secondly, she had anticipated Li Qingrong. Meeting her, she didn’t believe Jiang Nian could resist.
Xu Shuang...
She wasn’t too concerned; Xu Shuang didn’t seem hostile. Jiang Nian didn’t seem to be hiding it either, probably just the way it was.
However, not caring was one thing. Reality was another, and she certainly wouldn’t accept it.
At these words, Jiang Nian pondered.
A wife is a wife, and not really a girlfriend. Only Zhizhi had always been regarded as a girlfriend.
He was about to say one when suddenly, a shout calling for a child came from the roadside.
"There seems to be someone down there?"
"Who?"
"I don’t know, just heard a sound."
Hearing this, the two women suddenly felt awkward. After all, the three of them standing here would look odd if seen.
"Let’s go!" Xu Qianqian dragged Song Xiyun, heading forward, "And you, let’s go!"
"Oh, oh, coming." Jiang Nian realized slowly.
Whew!!
Originally, he just wanted to try his luck, never expecting that winning could be used like this.
....
Li Hongmei came home after work, carrying a bag of groceries. Thinking that it wasn’t easy, as all the kids were home.
Properly, she wanted to make a reunion meal.
Originally, she thought it would be just the two kids.
Who knew that Jiang Nian, that rascal, would be so restless and even involve the girl around Qianqian too.
The shame of the Jiang Family, with no face to meet the neighbors.
However, since the matter had already occurred, despite the embarrassment, as parents, there were things that needed to be done.
Opening the door, Jiang Nian, the rascal, wasn’t there.
Halfway through cooking, noises were heard from the entrance. The rascal had returned, entering and immediately calling for his mom.