After learning about it, Jiang Chan only smiled faintly. In the end, what qualifications did Zhou Fugui and his wife have to threaten her?
After this incident, He Shiyu originally thought he would gain a lot of favor in Jiang Chan’s heart. Who knew that Jiang Chan disliked him even more than before. He Shiyu could not figure it out no matter how much he thought about it, so he simply went to Xiao Hua to ask for clarity.
Xiao Hua smiled brightly. “Grandma said you’re too smart. She’s worried I won’t be able to keep you in check.”
Wasn’t that so? Looking at He Shiyu’s methods, Jiang Chan felt that Xiao Hua was such a simple person. How would she be able to manage He Shiyu in the future? If he ever harbored bad intentions, wouldn’t Xiao Hua just be played around with by him?
He Shiyu felt deeply wronged. “Wuyou, I really am wronged. Is it wrong to be smart now? I swear to the heavens, I will absolutely not play tricks on you.”
Xiao Hua laughed. “I know. Being smart isn’t wrong. Even if you did scheme against me, I wouldn’t be afraid. I may not be as smart as you, but I’m not stupid either.”
Her grandma was just being overly cautious. In the end, she was still worried that Xiao Hua would suffer a loss when facing He Shiyu. But in Xiao Hua’s view, as long as a person’s intentions were upright, being a bit smart was a good thing.
So one year later, on a certain day when Xiao Hua brought He Shiyu in front of Jiang Chan, Jiang Chan had already resigned herself to it. In fact, ever since Xiao Hua and He Shiyu had grown close, Jiang Chan knew that this day would come sooner or later.
At this time, Xiao Hua was nineteen years old and still a little short of the legal age. He Shiyu, however, could not wait any longer. After all, there were still enemies watching covetously, and that was naturally Hu Xiaopei’s family’s Hu Xiaoguang.
After enduring the grueling final year of high school, Hu Xiaoguang successfully got into Xiao Hua’s university. Before he even had the chance to confess to Xiao Hua, news came that Xiao Hua and He Shiyu were engaged.
That news was like a bolt from the blue, striking Xiaoguang until he was stunned inside and out. He had been one step late, then late at every step, watching Xiao Hua drift farther and farther away from him, until she finally fell into someone else’s arms.
Even with a broken heart, at Xiao Hua’s engagement banquet, Xiaoguang still threw out harsh words to He Shiyu. “Treat Wuyou better in the future. If you don’t treat her well, I’ll always be ready to snatch her back.”
He Shiyu’s gaze deepened slightly. “You won’t have that chance.”
Afterward, when He Shiyu talked with Xiao Hua about Xiaoguang, he was almost sour to death. Childhood sweethearts, growing up together. How romantic did that sound?
If he had not appeared, would Xiao Hua have ended up together with Xiaoguang?
Looking at He Shiyu gulping down jealousy like vinegar, Xiao Hua was helpless. “I never thought Xiaoguang would like me. To be honest, even if I had known he liked me, I wouldn’t have been with him, because the first time we met, it was very unpleasant. At that time my face hadn’t healed yet, and Xiaoguang directly pointed at me and called me an ugly monster.”
“Although children are immature and don’t know how much harm those words can cause, I’ve always remembered this. You can say I’m narrow-minded, but Xiaoguang and I will never be possible.”
This was Xiao Hua’s most genuine thought. Perhaps in the eyes of adults, this idea was too childish, completely denying Xiaoguang just because of a careless remark from childhood.
But both He Shiyu and Jiang Chan could understand Xiao Hua’s meaning. No matter who it was, if they did something wrong, they needed to pay a price. It was not that an apology alone would make everything fine.
It was just that the price Xiaoguang paid was a bit too heavy. When Jiang Chan thought about this, she could not help but sigh with emotion.
After graduating, Xiao Hua did not take over Jiang Chan’s company. Jiang Chan simply handed it over to professional managers to run. Xiao Hua continued to quietly immerse herself in the laboratory.
She had also suggested letting He Shiyu take over, but He Shiyu smiled and refused. He still liked fighting lawsuits the most. The business world was not something he could handle. In his words, Jiang Chan was still healthy now, and holding on for another ten or so years would not be a problem.
After he and Xiao Hua had children, they could let the child follow Jiang Chan and learn from her. The company could then be managed directly by Xiao Hua’s child.
Jiang Chan was indifferent either way. She was not young anymore, and when handling these matters, she inevitably felt a bit powerless. After Xiao Hua’s child was born, Jiang Chan completely retired from the company.
Xiao Hua’s first child was a girl. Jiang Chan thought about it for a long time and finally named her Jiang Mingzhu. Although it sounded a bit ordinary, it also showed from another angle that this child was the precious jewel in the palm of the Jiang family.
After Xiao Hua’s child was born, Jiang Chan knew that her mission in this world had been fully completed. One evening, after looking at Jiang Mingzhu who had just finished drinking milk, Jiang Chan chose to submit the task and leave this world.
When she woke up in the morning, Jiang Chan sat on the bed, staring blankly at her hands. After so many years of a pampered life, her hands were fair and tender, except for some finger joints that had become thicker and larger from frequent labor.
Hearing the loud crying from next door, Jiang Chan quickly got out of bed and habitually walked toward the nursery. Little Mingzhu was crying, mouth wide open, crying with heart-rending intensity.
Jiang Chan reached out and picked up little Mingzhu, skillfully coaxing her. After holding Mingzhu and taking just two steps, the child was taken by He Shiyu. “Grandma, how many times have I told you? Mingzhu is heavier now. What if you tire yourself out holding her?”
Jiang Chan raised her eyes to look at the refined man in front of her. “I know. I just feel sorry for Mingzhu. This child isn’t as easy to take care of as Xiao Hua was. Xiao Hua was very well-behaved before, hardly ever crying. Right, where is Xiao Hua?”
“She’s still sleeping. She got up last night to feed Mingzhu and was too tired. I want her to sleep a bit longer.”
Perhaps because she was in her father’s arms, Mingzhu waved her little hands and feet twice, blowing bubbles and babbling baby talk at He Shiyu.
“You got up too early as well. After Mingzhu falls asleep, go rest a bit more. I’ll go make breakfast for you.” Seeing Mingzhu drinking from the bottle with great relish, Jiang Chan did not linger and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Xiao Hua and He Shiyu.
He Shiyu hurriedly stopped her. “Grandma, you’ve already retired. Don’t bother with kitchen work anymore. Auntie is making breakfast. You should just enjoy your later years and dote on your grandchildren.”
Because she carried Jiang Chan’s memories, she could understand He Shiyu’s meaning. When Jiang Chan was doing tasks here, her soul was sometimes asleep and sometimes awake.
When she was awake, she would observe Jiang Chan’s actions from the side, so many things were familiar to her. She did not expect Jiang Chan to have done so well, not only successfully breaking away from Zhou Dayou’s family, but also healing Xiao Hua’s face, and even building such a large foundation for Xiao Hua, securing Xiao Hua’s future life.
Most importantly, she did not cling to the luxurious life here, but voluntarily handed back control of the body, submitted the task, and left.
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