novelraw Chapter 500 - 417: Discovering a Letter
Chapter 500 - 417: Discovering a Letter
Chapter 500: Chapter 417: Discovering a Letter
After laughter and teasing, Jiang Fan looked sincerely at Li Si, "Sisi! I wish you happiness! You’re the first out of the three of us to get married and have a baby! You’ve got to be our role model!
Erase the fear we have about marriage! Give us the confidence to love boldly!"
"Oh, come on! Who’s afraid of marriage? Who doesn’t dare to love? Xiao Fanzi, you’re talking about yourself. It’s got nothing to do with me!" Bai Shasha retorted with a stubborn front.
"Don’t think I don’t know! Xu Er is really great; don’t let yourself regret missing out on him in the future!" Jiang Fan’s words were heartfelt and deeply earnest.
She had already heard about some things regarding Bai Shasha while she was abroad. In her eyes, Bai Shasha still hadn’t completely let go of the past.
Plus, she became overly paranoid because of that incident with Cao Yufan. How can people be judged the same?
"We’re dating right now! It’s just that we’re postponing the topic of marriage for a few more years, that’s all!" Speaking this, Bai Shasha felt a little guilty. Even though her relationship with Xu Er was just as good as before, she sometimes noticed the loneliness in his eyes.
But she still didn’t want to compromise or go against her own heart.
Dating and marriage are two completely different things. When she’s dating, she can passionately mess around with Xu Er, but the moment she marries him, it’s a union between two families.
At that point, who knows who will end up messing with whom?!
Jiang Fan thought for a while and then said, "Sigh! Shasha, where’s that fearless spirit of love and resentment you used to have? You’ve really changed now!"
"I know I’ve changed! But haven’t you changed as well? Hasn’t Si changed? Everyone grows, but growth comes at a price. Still, there are some things we have to change for!"
As soon as she said this, the group fell silent. Indeed! They had all changed in their own ways. Li Si had become resilient, Jiang Fan had embraced her femininity, and Bai Shasha had grown cautious and rational.
Li Si didn’t want to continue this topic. In the end, discussing it wouldn’t lead anywhere, and it only left them all feeling a bit unsettled inside.
"Alright! Why are we even talking about this? Whether we’ve changed or not, we’re still good friends, right?"
"Of course! We’ll always be good friends!"
"Absolutely!"
"That’s more like it! Like Xiao Fan said, we have to be happy! I’ll definitely set a good example for you. Xiao Fan, Shasha, you’ll both be happy too!" Li Si held both of their hands, "Right now, I really want to have a good drink with you! But, since I’m breastfeeding, I can’t. How about this? Next time we get the chance, we won’t stop until we’re drunk!"
"Sisi! You said it yourself, alright? Remember your words!"
"Si, if we go out drinking, you’ll definitely be the first to get drunk!" Bai Shasha teased gleefully from the side.
"Then I’ll carry some pills in my pocket and go all out with my sisters! How about that? Am I cool or what?" Li Si responded without missing a beat.
Bai Shasha gave her a huge thumbs-up, "You’re the best!"
At this moment, Aunt Liu came over to announce that the food was ready. The three of them laughed and went to eat.
In the face of some local North City specialty dishes, Jiang Fan ate happily. Having been away for so long, she truly missed the flavors of her hometown.
After the meal, while the three of them were digesting with some fruit, Leng Mochen returned home from the company.
It was then that Bai Shasha and Jiang Fan realized how late it had gotten and immediately got up to leave.
Li Si wanted Jiang Fan and Bai Shasha to stay the night at her house, but they firmly refused, insisting on heading to Bai Shasha’s place instead.
Later, Li Si figured it might be because Leng Mochen was around, and they didn’t want to feel like third wheels.
So, she asked Jiang Tong to escort the two of them home and made plans to meet up again the next morning. With only a few days left until the wedding, it was the perfect time for them to hang out and enjoy themselves together.
Jiang Fan happily nodded in agreement, adding that she wasn’t coming back to see Li Si but rather her godson!
This made Li Si burst into laughter—turns out her son had such irresistible charm.
After seeing them off, Leng Mochen told Li Si that Jin Yichen had called him. The DNA test results were out, and it showed that there was no blood relationship between him and Li Si!
"Not related?" Li Si couldn’t quite explain what she was feeling. On one hand, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but her heart was also filled with questions: "If we’re not related, then where did my dad’s jade pendant come from?"
This situation was so complicated. Her father had already passed away, and even if there were some hidden truths, it wasn’t something outsiders could uncover.
Thinking back, why didn’t she come across the Jin Family in her past life? Was it because Zhang Meihua and the others had sold or hidden the jade pendant?
Or was it that the missing-person poster from the Jin Family hadn’t been found by them? That was highly possible too!
"That old man must be devastated, huh?" She thought of Jin Jiachao’s ecstatic face earlier. Now, knowing the results, he must be utterly heartbroken.
Leng Mochen nodded, "Definitely! But this is the truth; no one can change it!"
Li Si sighed, "Actually, I was secretly praying in my heart before. I hoped the final results would show we weren’t related. Unfortunately, now that things turned out the way I hoped, I can’t help but feel a bit bad for that old man! This clue is gone. What’s the use of just finding that jade pendant?"
Perhaps it was the old man’s emotions yesterday that had moved her. She truly didn’t want to see him so sad and heartbroken.
"Don’t think about it anymore! From now on, just treat the Jin Family as Xiao Ning’s in-laws," Leng Mochen smoothed the faint crease on her forehead and gently reassured her.
There were some things he hadn’t told her. From what he gathered from Jin Yichen, even without the blood relationship, they still wanted to make some sort of gesture at their wedding. He had turned them down flatly!
"Guess that’s the only way!" Li Si’s eyes suddenly lit up, "Hey! When I was organizing my dad’s belongings, I didn’t go through everything carefully. Let’s search again. Maybe there’s a diary or something that talks about where the jade pendant came from?"
"Alright! Let’s look!"
In the study, Li Si entered the space and brought out all of her dad’s belongings, stacking them high on the desk. Most of it was books, documents, and lots of blueprints.
Li Si flipped through the materials bearing her dad’s handwriting. Her father had practiced clerical script; his calligraphy was bold and powerful.
She remembered how, as a child, she envied his beautiful handwriting and was forced by him to practice with copybooks for a while. Unfortunately, her playful nature limited her efforts, so the results were less than stellar.
As she searched and reminisced, Li Si became fully immersed in her emotions.
Suddenly, Leng Mochen’s excited voice interrupted her, "Hey, girl! I found a letter!"
Li Si’s heart skipped a beat as she rushed over. The letter looked familiar. She took it from him and gave him an exasperated look, "Ugh! This is just the letter my dad exchanged with his classmate, remember? You scared me! I thought you found a real clue!"
She got all worked up for nothing!
Back then, they had gone to Shanxi in search of her biological mother and met Uncle Zhang Tianbao, returning with this very letter.
At that time, she had secretly left fifty thousand yuan for him. She wondered how he was doing now and if his life had improved. (To be continued. If you enjoy this story, please visit Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)