Chapter 162 - 162: What a Two-faced Girl

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Jiang Yining didn’t want to leave Shen Man alone to let her imagination run wild, so she dragged her to the garden for a walk.

She also asked about Lu Zhi and Lu Beicheng.

After this incident, Shen Man seemed to have opened up to her and was willing to talk about the past.

“Ah Zhi was very afraid of the dark when he was young. Every time before he went to sleep, he would ask me to tell him a story to coax him to sleep. He was also very brave. When he was three years old, he had already explored and learned how to ride a bicycle. He had also learned the way of doing business from the old man. He was only a few years old, but he was already very knowledgeable when it came to business… However, he was also very mischievous and got injured every two or three days. Every time, he would make the old master so angry that he wanted to give him a good beating.”

“However, he never remembered the lessons and just did whatever he wanted. Beicheng was different from him. Beicheng was very well-behaved and sat at home playing with toys all day long. Writing, calligraphy, and painting. Who would have thought that after they grew up, their personalities would switch? Ah Zhi had become calm and reserved, while Beicheng acted recklessly.”

Shen Man thought of something and her gentle eyes dimmed.

“Perhaps… It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t insisted on leaving, the brothers wouldn’t have changed so much.”

Jiang Yining whispered, “Mom, it’s not wrong that you want to be with the person you love. Parents should not forcefully suppress their true feelings for their children.”

She had stayed in America for a long time and was more open-minded.

Therefore, it was hard to understand why some parents in China would force themselves to spend the rest of their lives with someone they didn’t love for the sake of their children.

This was a painful torture for both the child and the parents.

The sooner they separated, the better.

Shen Man smiled bitterly and said, “Yining, you’re really open-minded. However… 1 didn’t want to leave the Lu family because of my feelings.”

“Then why?” Jiang Yining asked curiously.

However, Shen Man refused to say anything. She shut her mouth tightly and shook her head.

Jiang Yining tilted her head, feeling that she had a lot of secrets but she just didn’t want to tell others about it.

However, Jiang Yining never liked to pry into other people’s private matters, and she would never force others.

She did not continue asking.

After strolling for more than half an hour, Shen Man was a little tired and said that she wanted to go back to her room to rest.

Jiang Yining walked her to the bedroom door before looking for Lu Zhi.

She heard from the maid that he was still in Old Madam Lu’s room and walked over.

When she reached the door, she looked through the open door.

Lu Zhi had one hand in his pocket and his brows were tightly furrowed. His gaze fell on Old Madam Lu’s face and he seemed to be deep in thought.

What Shen Man said just now flashed across Jiang Yining’s mind.

She felt a little guilty.

She did not feel guilty towards Old Madam Lu but rather, towards Lu Zhi.

He was sandwiched between her and Old Madam Lu, so it must have been very difficult for him.

But even if she had let him down, she did not want to continue tolerating this unreasonable old lady.

If he wanted her to continue enduring, he might as well let her leave.

Jiang Yining decided to find out more about Lu Beicheng as soon as possible before leaving Lu Zhi.

This way, he would not continue to be troubled.

Jiang Yining collected her thoughts and knocked on the door.

When Lu Zhi heard the commotion, he looked up at the door. Seeing that it was her, he strode over and said calmly, “Were you tired of waiting?”

“No, 1 wasn’t.” Jiang Yining looked at Old Madam Lu and asked, “Is your grandmother alright?”

“You’re a doctor. You know her situation better than 1 do.”

“I argued so fiercely with her just now. Aren’t you afraid that I’ll deliberately hide her illness and take revenge on her?”

“You’re not that kind of person.” Lu Zhi said firmly.

Jiang Yining’s eyes blinked, and she touched her nose shyly. “I’m such a good person in your heart.”

Lu Zhi chuckled, “You’ve always been a good person in my heart.”

Hearing him say this, Jiang Yining’s heart was a little out of control again, and it started to beat wildly.

She felt that there was something wrong with her.

Recently, her heart had been acting abnormally when she faced Lu Zhi.

Was she having a heart attack?

Doctors couldn’t treat themselves. If she had time, she should go to the hospital to get a checkup to see if there was really something wrong with her. Otherwise, she would die at such a young age. That would be a huge loss for the world.

Jiang Yining thought for a while and said, “I’m a little bored at home without anyone to accompany me.”

“You want me to accompany you?” Lu Zhi asked loudly.

Jiang Yining smiled and said, “I didn’t mean it that way, but if you insist on thinking that way, I can’t do anything about it.”

Lu Zhi was speechless.

What a two-faced girl.

After pausing for two seconds, he said, “Let’s go.”

“Lu Zhi, you’re the one who told us to go. I didn’t purposely stop you from accompanying your grandmother.” Jiang Yining didn’t forget to defend herself.

Lu Zhi grabbed her hand and pulled her forward.

“Grandma has Grandpa to accompany her and countless maids to take care of her. You don’t have to worry.”

Jiang Yining nodded vigorously.

The two of them walked out of the Lu family’s old residence.

“Where do you want to go?” Lu Zhi asked as he got into the car.

“Is there a shopping mall nearby? 1 want to buy something.”

“There is.”

Lu Zhi started the car and drove her to the shopping mall.

The mall was very close to the Lu family’s house. When they arrived, Jiang Yining didn’t let Lu Zhi get out of the car. She ran in and bought a bunch of beer before running out with it.

She threw all the beer in the back seat and said to him, “Lu Zhi, take me to the beach. I want to drink by the endless sea!”

“You’re still young. You can’t drink so much.” Lu Zhi said solemnly.

“I’m already twenty years old!” Jiang Yining puffed out her chest and said, “Who do you think is developing as well as me?”

Lu Zhi glanced at her and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

Then, he started the car.

After driving for nearly two hours, they finally arrived at the seaside.

This was an undeveloped place. The sea was blue and untainted by any impurities.

The waves kept crashing onto the golden beach.

Jiang Yining instructed Lu Zhi to place the beer on the beach. She sat cross-legged at the side, opened two bottles, and handed one to him. “Drink.”

“I don’t drink.”

He didn’t like the feeling of losing control after getting drunk.

He was used to controlling everything with a clear mind.

Jiang Yining didn’t care. She forced the beer into his mouth and said, “Today is an exception. We won’t go home until we’re drunk!”

Lu Zhi took in her bright smile.

After a moment of silence, he took the beer and took a sip.

Jiang Yining also took a big gulp, then said with the help of the alcohol, “Lu

Zhi, let me tell you about my childhood.”

Lu Zhi remained silent.

Jiang Yining took it as his silent consent and said unhurriedly, “My parents died in a car accident. I was very young at that time, so I don’t remember very clearly. The only thing that left an impression on me was the blood that filled the sky… They lay in a pool of blood and stretched out their hands to me. Their mouths opened and closed as they said something. I’ve been dreaming of this scene for the past ten years, and I still can’t get rid of it.”

“Gu Zhanqing appeared when I was in my most helpless state. He was my grandfather’s adopted son and grew up with my mother. After my parents died, he appeared and took care of me and my sister. I treat him as my family, rely on him from the bottom of my heart, and trust him.”

“But he…”

“He destroyed my trust time and time again. Actually, 1 don’t understand. I look exactly like Jiang Rou, and I’m better than Jiang Rou in every aspect, so why doesn’t he like me? He was as gentle as he was to Jiang Rou. 1 only hoped that he would praise me and say, Yining, you did well.”

“But such a simple request has never been fulfilled. Jiang Rou was sick, so 1 had to accompany her at all times. If I leave, I’ll be beaten and scolded by him. When my exam results dropped by one point, he called me a stupid pig and punished me for a whole month. I was not allowed to go out to play and could only stay in my room to do practice questions. I made friends, but he said that they were shady and forbade me from interacting with them again…”

“Stop drinking.”

Lu Zhi held her arm.

However, Jiang Yining pushed his hand away, raised her head, and downed the entire bottle of beer.

“It’s fine. I’ll be happy once I say everything. Lu Zhi, 1 really hope that my parents didn’t die. That way, 1 wouldn’t have met Gu Zhanqing and been abused by him for so long. That’s why I’m very envious of you, you can still see your parents.”

Lu Zhi heard her last sentence.

He understood that she had said so much just to persuade him to reconcile with his mother..