Chapter 2231
The two of them sat down, and she took a sip of the soup, saying to Ruanlin Family, "Auntie, your soup is still the best."
Ruanlin Family smiled back, "Then have more, there’s ginseng in it that Xiaobai brought back. Come on, everyone drink, Xiaoxuan would definitely want us to live happily."
Zhao Li nodded with tears in her eyes.
Lu Xian’s death was indeed an unspeakable pain for her, but those who are alive must look forward and not let the departed worry about them.
Everyone at the table heard this, and after a brief silence, the atmosphere became much warmer.
Lu Zishu looked around at everyone, hesitated for a while, then finally made up his mind, stood up with a determined expression, and apologized to Ruan Jiaojiao and Duan Xi under everyone’s surprised gazes, "I’m sorry, I spoke without thinking before and said nonsense. I’ll drink this, have as much as you like!" After saying this, he downed all the liquor in his glass in one go.
Duan Xi and Ruan Jiaojiao exchanged glances and stood up under the watchful eyes of all the elders.
"I was wrong too, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have slapped you," Ruan Jiaojiao said.
Although she and Lu Zishu have been fighting since they were little, no matter what, one shouldn’t hit someone in the face. It was wrong of her to slap him in a moment of rage before.
Duan Xi looked at Lu Zishu and said expressionlessly, "You owe me a punch, I’ve remembered that."
"..." Lu Zishu.
"Alright, alright, remember if you want!" Lu Zishu felt annoyed yet amused, but recalling that Duan Xi had been beaten by him, he oddly felt a bit of pride.
By the end of the meal, the Ruan Family and the Lu Family had reconciled.
After the gathering dispersed, Ruan Jiaojiao sat on the swing on the balcony, staring blankly at a few faint stars visible above. Duan Xi stood behind her, gently pushing the swing.
"Brother Xi, the adults say people turn into stars when they die. Is Brother Xian among those stars too?" Ruan Jiaojiao suddenly asked.
"He’s probably been reincarnated," Duan Xi answered.
Ruan Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment, and then couldn’t help but laugh, "Brother Xi, isn’t the usual response at times like this supposed to be something like, yes, he’s up there watching over us, protecting us all?"
"..." This time, it was Duan Xi who didn’t know how to reply.
From what he knew, when people die, unless there’s a special situation like being cursed or having done too many bad deeds and thus unable to reincarnate, or being sealed, they can usually be reborn.
"That’s good too," Ruan Jiaojiao sighed.
Although Lu Xian’s passing made everyone very sad, life is life, and it must go on.
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At the end of December.
While Ruan Jiaojiao was busy preparing for her midterms, Jiang Xun’s wedding day arrived.
Due to Lu Xian’s passing, Ruan Jiaojiao had been in low spirits at school lately. Everyone knew she was in a bad mood, and Jiang Xun probably knew too, as he didn’t bother her for a change.
Until the afternoon of December 27th, after the last class ended, Jiang Xun came over with an invitation again.
But Ruan Jiaojiao still refused, and even spoke quite bluntly, "Jiang Xun, our relationship isn’t good; I’m not going to your wedding. We obviously dislike each other, and there’s no need to keep up appearances anymore. I’m tired, even if you’re not. Of course, I’m not going to your wedding, but I still wish you happiness."
When Ruan Jiaojiao said this, she maintained a fake smile, but once she finished speaking, the fake smile disappeared.