Chapter 206: Jiang Tianzong’s Final Struggle
Nan Yuanman saw the three words Jiang Lixuan and reacted for a moment before remembering who he was.
Ever since she held a press conference in S City to clear her mother’s grievances and punish the real culprits, the Jiang family members had not contacted her again.
The last time she saw Jiang Lixuan was at the press conference, and she hadn’t seen any Jiang family members again until she went to Shangjing with Feng Congqian.
Nan Yuanman hadn’t deliberately inquired about their news, and besides, she wasn’t used to playing with electronic devices, so she hadn’t heard about the Jiang family for nearly a month or more.
She didn’t know why Jiang Lixuan was suddenly calling her.
Nan Yuanman thought for two seconds, and a memory flashed through her little head: Feng Congqian had read to her from her mother’s diary about how her mother called them but they all hung up one by one. Her little hand pressed down, and she decisively hung up the phone.
The phone had just hung up when it rang again.
Nan Yuanman hung up again.
It rang again, and she hung up again.
Feng Congqian watched Nan Yuanman poking nonstop at the watch and gently asked, “Perfection, what’s wrong?”
Nan Yuanman pouted her little mouth unhappily and raised her hand: “Jiang Lixuan keeps calling me, I don’t want to answer his call.”
“Shall I block him for you?” Feng Congqian asked her opinion.
Nan Yuanman tilted her head: “Block?”
“Yes, just like this…” Feng Congqian taught Nan Yuanman to add Jiang Lixuan’s number to the blacklist, and also blocked and deleted his WeChat account in one go.
It was Nan Yuanman’s first time knowing that the watch had this function, and she excitedly blocked all the contact information of the other Jiang family members.
The watch that kept vibrating finally quieted down.
Far away in S City, Jiang Lixuan listened to the mechanical female voice from his mobile phone and sat down dejectedly in the hospital corridor.
Jiang Hengzhi hurried over, panting as he asked, “How is Mother?”
Jiang Lixuan no longer had his previous polished appearance; he was dressed sloppily, with stubble growing on his chin, dark circles under his eyes, looking like he hadn’t rested well for a long time.
His voice was hoarse: “The doctor says the situation… might not be good.”
Jiang Hengzhi yanked at his collar forcefully, slumped down beside Jiang Lixuan, let out a long breath, and said through gritted teeth: “Has Dad gone mad…”
After Ge Peiyao found out that Jiang Tianzong was involved with Jiang Yueyao and they even had an illegitimate daughter, she went mad. As soon as Jiang Tianzong was discharged from the hospital, she started arguing for divorce with him.
But the company was deeply trapped in the vortex of public opinion at the time, with stocks plummeting wildly. If Ge Peiyao divorced Jiang Tianzong without the Ge family’s support, the company would collapse even faster.
Naturally, Jiang Tianzong refused to divorce her.
The two fought like madmen, having big arguments every two days and big fights every five days. Even if Jiang Tianzong hid at the company, Ge Peiyao would chase him there to make a scene.
No one knew what happened at the company today, but the assistant suddenly called them saying the two had fought again, and Ge Peiyao was sent to the hospital.
Jiang Lixuan, who was closest to the hospital, arrived first, only to receive the doctor’s notice to prepare mentally.
Jiang Lixuan was in extreme pain, and he was really afraid that Ge Peiyao would just pass away unclearly, so he thought of calling Nan Yuanman.
He knew that Ge Peiyao felt guilty toward Bai Wenyin, and the voice she wanted to hear most in her heart, besides Bai Wenyin’s, was Nan Yuanman’s.
Perhaps Nan Yuanman’s voice could make her will to live stronger.
But…
Nan Yuanman didn’t answer his call and even blocked him.
Jiang Lixuan suddenly remembered when he had just brought Nan Yuanman back to the Jiang family; she didn’t understand anything back then, asked him about everything, and didn’t know why she messed up the room and slept with him for several days…
Thinking back now, that seemed to be the happiest and most peaceful time he spent with Nan Yuanman.
Now…
He had no face to go to Shangjing to find her.
The two brothers sat silently on the hospital bench. Jiang Hengzhi rubbed his face and asked, “Dad, no, where has Jiang Tianzong gone now?”
“I don’t know. The assistant said after he fought with Ge Peiyao, he took Xin Xin and left.” Jiang Lixuan shook his head wearily.
Mentioning Xin Xin, Jiang Lixuan and Jiang Hengzhi’s moods were still somewhat complicated.
Niece turned younger sister…
They couldn’t accept it in their hearts either.
Jiang Hengzhi fell silent again, and after a moment he asked, “Have you visited Jiang Yueyao?”
“No, a vicious-hearted woman isn’t worth my visit.” Jiang Lixuan’s voice was cold. When Jiang Yueyao repeatedly refused to mend her ways and tried to shift the blame to Bai Wenyin, he had already completely despaired of her.
He pursed his lips and said in a low voice, “Second Brother, after Mother’s matter is handled, I… will go live in Batang Village.”
He had no face to seek forgiveness from Nan Yuanman, and he also knew that the person he owed the most to was Bai Wenyin.
But since Nan Yuanman wouldn’t tell him where Bai Wenyin’s grave was, he could only go to Batang Village, live closer to her, and… atone.
Jiang Hengzhi knew why he was going; his throat felt sour, and after a long while, he softly hummed: “Go ahead.”
Unlike the evading Jiang Lixuan, Jiang Hengzhi still wanted to see Nan Yuanman again and apologize to her in person.
At this time, Jiang Tianzong, whom Jiang Lixuan and the others were talking about, was holding Xin Xin’s hand at the airport in S City.
Xin Xin looked at him nervously, timidly and softly asking, “Grandfather, where are we going?”
With the drastic changes in the Jiang family, the one affected the most was not the adults, but the youngest, Xin Xin.
She still couldn’t understand why within one day her uncles no longer liked her, why within one day her mother could only stay at the police station and not come out, why Grandfather became Father, and why Grandmother chased her out of the house.
She was confused and only thought that she wasn’t obedient enough, that the wrong things she did before made them unhappy, so during this time she had been trying hard to be good and not trouble anyone.
But she didn’t expect that Grandmother and Grandfather—oh no, Father and Mother—still quarreled because of her existence.
Jiang Tianzong looked down at her, forcing a smile at the corner of his mouth: “Xin Xin, we’re going to Shangjing, to a place… where no one knows us, to start over.”
Xin Xin’s eyes lit up slightly, and she looked at him expectantly: “Not bringing the uncles? What about Mom? Grandmother?”
“They’ll catch up in a few days.” A trace of complexity flashed quickly in Jiang Tianzong’s eyes. He gripped Xin Xin’s hand tightly and walked slowly toward the boarding gate: “Let’s go, it’s our turn. Xin Xin and Grandfather will go first to prepare the new home, okay?”
Xin Xin nodded happily: “Okay!”
Jiang Tianzong pursed his lips, but in the end firmly took Xin Xin onto the airplane.
He would definitely find Master Li. This time… with Xin Xin as the sacrifice, the Jiang family would surely come back to life!
