On the way back, the Elder Chief became tired and sat in the car, keeping his eyes closed to rest.
Jiang Yi gazed out of the car window, her previously high spirits gradually subsided.
Although Xiao Han had successfully become her bridge to understanding Wen Suihan, to be honest, she had made her bold declaration in a fit of anger, vowing to become that despicable pair of aunt and uncle's. But upon closer thought, she realized she might have been a bit too naive.
What made her think she could win over Wen Suihan?
In others' eyes, Wen Suihan was practically a deity, naturally surrounded by all kinds of beautiful and talented women, then looking back at herself...
Wen Suihan wasn't a fool, what could he possibly see in her?
Was it because she dared to daydream even when young and inexperienced? Or was it because of her flat chest that couldn't even fill a B cup?
Thinking this, Jiang Yi's anger deflated by half. She started pondering whether she should get a breast augmentation at a beauty clinic first.
A cough from the Elder Chief interrupted Jiang Yi's wild thoughts.
The Elder Chief said, "Your father called this morning, asking if you had returned from the UK."
"Why bring him up?"
At the mention of her father, Jiang Yi simply closed her eyes and pretended to sleep; she didn't want to listen.
Ever since her mother's death and her younger aunt's arrival, the relationship between father and daughter had turned hostile.
It wasn't that she couldn't accept her father's decision to remarry, but rather that she couldn't accept that he chose to marry her younger aunt.
In the young Jiang Yi's heart, it wasn't only the fear of living under the shadow of a stepmother but also a betrayal among family members.
The day the younger aunt moved in, she cried all night alone in her room. When she was exhausted from crying, the younger aunt came to her room with a bowl of hot porridge, intending to comfort her kindly.
However, that scalding porridge ended up all over the younger aunt's delicate arms.
That was the first time her father hit her in his life. He was so furious that he didn't even listen to her explanation, simply assuming that she was being insensible and had intentionally hurt the younger aunt.
Since then, Jiang Yi stopped crying, because she knew that was no longer her home.
Now, although she and her father Hu Zhonglian were still father and daughter in name, they had long lost any emotional connection.
The Elder Chief went on, "Though he's no good, he's still your father after all. Someday, your grandfather will have to leave you, and I don't want to die knowing there's no one to look after you in this world, you two still share blood and kinship."
Jiang Yi opened her eyes, "Grandfather, I'm an adult now. Even without Grandfather's protection, I don't need him to look after me."
As she spoke, she leaned her head on the Elder Chief's shoulder, "Besides, Grandfather's body is still so strong, you won't be dying anytime soon."
Turning his head, the Elder Chief looked at his beloved granddaughter and could only sigh deeply.
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The next morning, Jiang Yi was awakened by the sound of a cat's meowing.
The Elder Chief's beloved fat cat Lulu was licking her feet again, and tickled by it, she could only sit up from the bed,
At the same time, her phone rang.
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Jiang Yi started berating, "He Gu, you damn coward, you left me and my grandfather at the racetrack yesterday and ran off yourself. You call that something a person does?"
With a chuckle, He Gu said, "Haven't we agreed since we were kids, 'share the wealth, fend for ourselves in trouble'? Besides, if I hadn't run away under those circumstances, your grandfather would have hit me again."
Pushing Lulu's approaching face away, Jiang Yi responded into the phone, "Go to hell with your fend for ourselves."
Lazily, He Gu responded on the phone, "Alright, don't be angry, you haven't been back to the country for so long, I'll take you out to see the world."
Jiang Yi: "..."