He Chuyan, who had always been calm and self-possessed, suddenly became speechless after hearing Jiang Mingzhu's answer, and her eyes instantly turned red.
Jiang Mingzhu saw He Chuyan taking deep breaths, as if holding back tears.
Jiang Mingzhu pinched her palms hard, and at that moment she regretted her confession.
She seemed to be trapped in a strange circle, and no matter what she did, she would make those around her sad.
After all, He Chuyan was someone who had experienced strong winds and waves. She calmed down and regained her train of thought after a few minutes.
He Chuyan: "This is the reason why you suddenly alienated Zhou Li and told everyone that you like Xu Siyan."
Jiang Mingzhu: "...Yeah."
He Chuyan: "Xu Siyan knows you are sick."
Jiang Mingzhu: "I was discovered by him accidentally."
Jiang Mingzhu's answer was similar to He Chuyan's guess. If Xu Siyan hadn't taken advantage of her, Jiang Mingzhu would not have approached him first even if she was acting.
He Chuyan: "What deal did you make?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "He took me to Nancheng for a biopsy. Before that, I didn't know whether it was benign or malignant."
Speaking of this, she laughed at herself, "Xu Siyan has always told me that I am definitely not malignant at such a young age, but the result is that it is malignant, so I really don't want to get checked..."
Jiang Mingzhu was smiling, but He Chuyan's heart was stretched and painful.
Back then, doctors often said that there was still hope for Pei Yegu. Jiang Mingzhu was full of expectations every time, but in the end she still watched Pei Yegu pass away with her own eyes.
He Chuyan witnessed this process, and she also knew very well what changes this incident had brought to Jiang Mingzhu.
After that, she subconsciously distrusted doctors and even refused to go to the hospital.
He Chuyan hugged Jiang Mingzhu: "Mom and dad will stay with you."
Jiang Mingzhu: "I don't want Zhou Li to know."
He Chuyan: "Okay."
Jiang Mingzhu: "He did Xu Siyan's marriage."
He Chuyan was stunned for a moment.
She didn't know about this before, but after Jiang Mingzhu said it, she quickly understood Zhou Li's purpose.
He was driven into panic, thinking that Jiang Mingzhu really liked Xu Siyan, so he did whatever it took to separate them.
Jiang Mingzhu: "I must make him give up."
She paused for a moment to adjust her breathing, and told He Chuyan her decision: "I will marry Yuanye soon."
He Chuyan: "Yuanye agreed? Zhuzhu, you did this to him——"
"I promised him the surgery." Jiang Mingzhu lowered her head and interrupted He Chuyan softly: "It's a fake marriage, we agreed."
He Chuyan understood.
Jiang Mingzhu meant that Yuanye also knew about her illness.
"I don't want to tell you...but there is no other way." Jiang Mingzhu said, "I'm sorry, mom, I'm really not a good daughter."
He Chuyan should regret that she was the one he chose.
He Chuyan: "Zhuzhu, mom and dad will be with you. Remember, no matter what decision you make, we support you."
"You've thought it through, haven't you?" He Chuyan and Jiang Mingzhu confirmed once, "Are you going to keep hiding this from Zhou Li?"
Jiang Mingzhu nodded without hesitation and firmness.
He Chuyan: "Okay."
He Chuyan didn't ask the reason, she already understood in her heart.
Jiang Mingzhu's situation is risky even if she receives treatment. If something really happens——
Zhou Li had done enough for Jiang Mingzhu before, and He Chuyan didn't want to drag him down.
After finally telling these things, Jiang Mingzhu suddenly lost her strength and leaned against He Chuyan's arms, unable to get up.
She lowered her head, tears flowing silently, He Chuyan patted her back gently, and neither mother nor daughter spoke anymore.
——
After that day, the Yuan family began to prepare for the wedding of Yuanye and Jiang Mingzhu.
Three days later, please
The Cambodian gift has been delivered to Zhou Li.
Liang Cong gingerly walked to the door of Zhou Li's office with the invitation he sent, pacing back and forth.
After dawdling for almost five minutes, I didn't have the courage to go in.
Until Zhou Ren and Zhou Yi appeared.
Zhou Ren: "Liang Zhu, what's wrong?"
Liang Cong: "Just now, people from the Yuan family sent Miss Jiang and Mr. Yuan's wedding invitations."
He held up the pink envelope in his hand.
Zhou Ren and Zhou Yi looked at it at the same time, and finally Zhou Yi took the envelope from Liang Cong, "I'll bring it to him along the way, you go and do your work."
Liang Cong: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Yi took the invitation and entered Zhou Li's office with Zhou Ren.
As soon as they opened the door, they smelled a strong smell of smoke, which made them both frown.
Although Zhou Li can smoke, he is not a big smoker and rarely smokes.
Zhou Ren and Zhou Yi both knew why they were slapped so hard today.
After hearing the noise, Zhou Li turned around with a cigarette in his hand.
The suit he was wearing was still meticulous, but the tiredness on his face gave him away.
Zhou Ren: "How much did you smoke?"
Zhou Li: "Not much."
Zhou Yi: "Your office is almost like a fairyland, but not much."
When he spoke, he deliberately shook the pink envelope in his hand. After successfully attracting Zhou Li's attention, he said, "It's a wedding invitation from the Yuan family."
Zhou Li: "Oh."
Zhou Yi: "Don't you want to take a look?"
Zhou Li: "No need."
His voice sounded calm, but his way of doing things was obviously out of anger.
Zhou Ren: "Both Lao Er and I think there's something fishy about this matter."
Zhou Li blew out a smoke ring and said expressionlessly, "No need to comfort me."
Zhou Yi: "I'm not comforting you. This is called objective analysis."
"Do you really think Jiang Mingzhu can suddenly fall in love with Xu Siyan? You two were fine a few days ago, and falling in love with someone else also needs a process."
Zhou Li: "It's just acting."
That's not a good thing, it's just his delusion.
Whether Jiang Mingzhu was seducing him or being polite to him, it was all to investigate the case. When he was no longer of use, she would not bother to act.
Zhou Yi and Zhou Ren looked at each other, both of them helpless at Zhou Li's intrusive behavior.
Zhou Yi: "Okay, even if she is acting, she really likes Xu Siyan, so why does she suddenly want to marry Yuanye now? In order to get revenge, you let Xu Siyan marry Ruan Yi? This logic cannot be established."
Zhou Li: "She just wants to disgust me. What kind of logic is needed?"
She had already made it obvious that day, hadn't she? She just didn't want to accept his harassment anymore.
Zhou Yi: "If she doesn't care why you are disgusting, she can just ignore you and be done with it."
Zhou Ren: "Even if she really wants to put an end to your harassment in this way, she could have chosen someone else to cooperate. Why did she choose the person next to you twice."
Zhou Li put out the cigarette butt, frowned, and said slightly impatiently: "What do you want to say?"
Zhou Ren: "She seems to be deliberately irritating you. She wants you to hate her and forget about her completely."
Zhou Li: "She didn't like me to begin with."
Zhou Yi: "Didn't you listen to what I just said? If a woman doesn't like a man, she won't even look at him. There's no need to spend so much time disgusting him."
"Let me tell you - it's not like Jiang Mingzhu doesn't like you, it's more like she's hiding something from you."
