The first time Su Jianâan had met Jiang Shaokaiâs mother was when she was in her sophomore year.
On that day, she and Luo Xiaoxi went back to school after dinner, walking through the remote North School gate. From a distance, they saw Jiang Shaokai and a woman standing next to a black car, and they looked quite close.
When they got closer, they found that the madam was still very young, well-dressed, graceful, and elegant.
The car parked next to them was a top-assembled Mercedes-Benz, and in the driverâs seat was the driver in dark suit.
Luo Xiaoxi pulled Su Jianâan over and greeted Jiang Shaokai. She asked curiously, âShaokai, is this your sister? I havenât heard that you have a sister.â
Jiangâs mumâs smile almost bloomed on her face, and she dragged them to have afternoon tea.
After that, no matter what food was sent to Jiang Shaokai, Jiangâs mum would never forget to prepare some for Su Jianâan and Luo Xiaoxi. Occasionally, she would ask them what they wanted to eat and ask them to order as much as they wanted.
Unlike the rich and powerful women on TV who were deliberately shaped to create a drama effect, Jiangâs mum was not only good at cooking, but also very friendly. She always spoke gently, making people feel comfortable as if they were bathed in the spring breeze.
Su Jianâan told Jiang Shaokai that she was envious that Jiang Shaokai had such a mother, and even more envious that his mother could accompany him like this all the time.
This sentence had reached the ears of Jiangâs mum. So in Su Jianâanâs senior year, Jiangâs mum seemed to be joking or seriously telling Su Jianâan that as long as Su Jianâan wanted, she could be Su Jianâanâs mother. In this way, Su Jianâan could eat the dishes she cooked every day!
Until today, Su Jianâan had thought that Jiangâs mom had intended to recognize her as her goddaughter, fearing that she could not bear the kindness. As a result, at that time, she had deftly avoided the topic.
Perhaps Jiangâs mum had discovered her fear, so after that, Jiangâs mum and Jiang Shaokai never mentioned it again. Su Jianâan had thought that she might never be able to eat the food made by Jiangâs mum again.
I didnât expect that Jiangâs mum would prepare soup and ask Jiang Shaokai to bring it here.
Su Jianâan smiled. âHelp me express my gratitude to auntie.â
âYou donât have to thank me,â Jiang Shaokai said casually. âSheâs busy preparing for my wedding. Otherwise, she would have come personally to deliver it to you. Your drinking up the soup is the best gift for her. Iâll leave first.â
Su Jianâan nodded. âOkay.â
Jiang Shaokai turned around and left the room. In the living room, he happened to meet Lu Boyan, who had just made a phone call.
Lu Boyan looked at his watch. It seemed that Jiang Shaokai had only stayed for half an hour, which was much shorter than he had expected. He felt confused. âAre you leaving?â
Jiang Shaokai put his hands into the pockets of his casual pants. âWhatâs wrong? Do you want me to stay longer?â
Lu Boyan smiled coldly. âYou think too much.â
âI want to stay a little longer and have a look at the two little guys,â Jiang Shaokai changed the subject, âBut I have to hurry back to accompany my fiancée to try on the wedding dress.â
âFiancée, wedding dress?â
These two phrases caught Lu Boyanâs attention at once. He looked at Jiang Shaokai with a little surprise. âAre you getting married?â
âThatâs right,â Jiang Shaokai said frankly, âThe wedding date is set for half a month later. If you have time, you are welcomed to the wedding.â
Lu Boyan said ambiguously, âSure.â
Jiang Shaokai did not say anything more. He left the suite, went downstairs to the parking lot, took the car, and drove towards the villa area in the suburbs.
He had told his mother in advance yesterday that he would come to the hospital to see Su Jianâan this afternoon and send the marriage invitation to her on his way.
Early in the morning, his mother woke up and did her work in the kitchen. When he was about to go out, she stuffed him with a thermos bucket and said, âI know Lu Family will take good care of Jianâan, but this is a gift from your mother. Please help me bring it to her.â
Jiang Shaokai smiled and said, âShe has always liked to eat the dishes you cook...â
âI know.â Jiangâs mum didnât realize that she had interrupted her sonâs words. She sighed and said, âI once gave her a hint that as long as she was willing to be with you, she could eat the dishes cooked by me every day. But she actually misunderstood that I wanted to adopt her as my daughter.â
Jiangâs mum said while laughing while Jiang Shaokai fell into silence.
After laughing, Jiangâs mum realized that she shouldnât have mentioned it again. She patted Jiang Shaokaiâs arm and said, âYou and Lanlan are going to get married. We should forget these things.â
Jiang Shaokai nodded. âMom, donât worry. They already have children now. So I wonât keep thinking about her anymore. Also, since I have decided to marry Lanlan, I know what to do.â
Jiangâs mum was relieved and smiled. âGo ahead. Donât talk for too long. Lanlan will be waiting for you to pick her up to try on the wedding dress.â
The white BMW ran on the highway for more than half an hour. Once it got off the highway, it drove into a villa area before finally stopping in front of the gate of a villa which was in a European style.
Before Jiang Shaokai got out of the car, he saw a girl dressed in a light blue dress come out of the villa, open the door and get in the passenger seat of his car.
Before he could speak, the girl said with a smile, âI saw your car from upstairs. Letâs go. Donât waste time.â
Jiang Shaokai also smiled, turned around the car, and took Zhou Qilan to the wedding dress store.
Su Jianâan first became Lu Boyanâs wife, and now she became the mother of two children. Her life was very different from before.
It was time for a new chapter of his life.
In the hospital ward.
Su Jianâan couldnât help reminding Boyan, âYou have been reading it for five minutes. Itâs just a marriage invitation, not a cooperative project of the company. Is there so much content to read?â
Right after Shaokai left, Lu Boyan came in. He saw Jiang Shaokaiâs wedding invitation at a glance and picked it up to look at it for five minutes.
After being reminded by Su Jianâan, he finally put down the invitation card. He raised his eyebrows and said, âI was just surprised that Jiang Shaokai is getting married.â
âPfft...â Su Jianâan couldnât help but look at Lu Boyan incredulously. âWhat do you mean? Since you can get married, why canât Jiang Shaokai?â
Lu Boyan said, âIt is a little earlier than I expected.â
â... How could you have predicted when Jiang Shaokai would get married?â The more Su Jianâan said, the more she wanted to laugh. âThree years ago, even you didnât expect that you would marry me in a year, did you?â
Lu Boyan glanced at Su Jianâan and naturally changed the topic. âWho is his fiancée?â
Su Jianâan did not answer. Instead, she looked at Lu Boyan in confusion. âAfter you became a father, why did you become a gossipy person?â
Looking at Su Jianâan, Lu Boyan speculated, âDo you know his fiancée?â
Su Jianâan raised her hand to surrender and said truthfully, âI donât know her. I just heard Shaokai mention that they met on a blind date.â
âA blind date?â Lu Boyan snorted. âJiang Shaokai is more willing to compromise than I thought.â
The more Su Jianâan listened, the more she felt that Lu Boyan was laughing at Jiang Shaokai, and then she said, âThat girl is called Zhou Qilan.â
â...â
â...â
Surprise flashed across Lu Boyanâs face. âZhou Qilan? The eldest daughter of the Zhou family who just came back from abroad?â
This time it was Su Jianâan who got surprised. âDo you know Zhou Qilan?â
âThe current Chief Operating Officer of Zhouâs Group. Iâve worked with her for several times. She is very capable and has a wide range of contact,â Lu Boyan said, âShe actually likes Jiang Shaokai?â
Su Jianâan almost vomited blood. âDidnât you just say Shaokai had compromised?â
Lu Boyan explained calmly, âI didnât expect Zhou Qilan to have anything to do with Jiang Shaokai.â
â...â
No matter how she listened, Su Jianâan didnât think that Lu Boyan was explaining. Instead, he belittled Jiang Shaokai again so she asked, âDo you mean that Zhou Qilan is the one who compromised?â
â...â Lu Boyan did not comment, but Su Jianâan knew him very well. His attitude was equivalent to affirming Su Jianâanâs words.
By the way, it seemed that this was the first time that Lu Boyan had such a good opinion of a girl.
Su Jianâan suddenly wanted to pick out something wrong and waved to Lu Boyan. âHoney, come here.â
Lu Boyan did not find anything strange. He came over and asked, âWhatâs wrong?â
Su Jianâan seemed to be really curious but not jealous at all. âIn your eyes, Zhou Qilan is very good.â
Lu Boyan looked at Su Jianâan and said, âFor Jiang Shaokai, Zhou Qilan is really good.â
He actually replied in such a way, successfully avoiding the trap!
Su Jianâan simply did not stop and continued to ask, âIf you think she is good, there should be a lot of men who like Zhou Qilan, right?â
Lu Boyan did not deny it. âThere are indeed a lot of men pursuing her.â
âSure enough, a lot of men like her. Then you...â
Su Jianâan was about to ask Lu Boyan if he liked Zhou Qilan. Lu Boyan suddenly kissed her and said, âFor Jiang Shaokai who doesnât want to inherit the family business, Zhou Qilan is a good choice.â
Su Jianâan looked at Lu Boyan blankly. âYou know what Iâm about to ask?â
Lu Boyan rubbed Su Jianâanâs hair, and the affection in his movements was the same as before. âFool, donât ask that silly question. The reason why I praised Zhou Qilan is thatâshe is a very good business partner.â
Su Jianâan looked at Lu Boyan with an innocent look. âI just wanted to set you up...â
Now she understood that there was a wide gap in IQ between them. It was basically impossible for her to trick Lu Boyan.
Lu Boyanâs smile deepened when he saw Su Jianâanâs frustrated look. He kissed her lips and said, âYouâve already trapped me 15 years ago. Are you still not satisfied?â
Fifteen years ago, he was sixteen years old, and Su Jianâan was ten years old. He had been in contact with Su Jianâan for less than a month before parting with her.
For the next 14 years, he had never forgotten Su Jianâan.
Couldnât that be counted as having trapped him successfully?
Su Jianâan thought for a moment and then realized what Lu Boyan meant. She couldnât help but laugh out loud.
Her smile was still the same as before. Her eyes were as bright as stars, and her smile was clean without any impurities.
Lu Boyan looked at her, and he could still feel his heart beating fast.
Su Jianâan was familiar with Lu Boyanâs gaze. She closed her eyes and Lu Boyan naturally lowered his head. Just as he was about to press their lips together, a babyâs cry suddenly resounded in the room and cut through everything ambiguous.
It was the cry of Xiyu. This was the second time that he had interrupted Lu Boyan and Su Jianâan.
Lu Boyan looked at Su Jianâan and said in a deep voice, âShould we send them to another room and have the nurses and Aunt Liu take care of them?â
Before Su Jianâan could answer, another burst of crying came.
âWaaaââ
This time, it was the voice of the little girl. The little girlâs voice sounded so innocent.
Su Jianâan pushed all the responsibilities to Lu Boyan as if it had nothing to do with her, âYou must have scared Xiangyi!â