She's waiting for me there.

Ning Qinghua was stunned the moment she walked in.

The room was not big, with a dining table in the middle, on which more than a dozen dishes were placed. Although the ingredients were not expensive, it was obvious that they were cooked with great care, and the dishes on the plates were all carefully arranged.

There was a middle-aged man in his 50s sitting on the sofa, reading an old book. His reading glasses looked like they were about to fall off at any moment.

When he saw Ning Qinghua coming in, he quickly stood up.

"Clap!"

What Ning Qinghua was worried about happened, and her reading glasses fell to the ground.

The middle-aged man didn't care and picked it up and put it on the table casually.

"You must be Qinghua, right? I am Miaoke's father. Come and sit down. Dinner will be served soon." Jiang Xianye greeted warmly.

Then he shouted towards the kitchen, "Qinghua is here. There are a few more dishes. Bring them out."

"Here I am." Li Ping came out of the kitchen carrying two plates of food.

"Qinghua, come and sit down. Don't be polite. Just treat yourself like you're at home."

Jiang Miaoke came over with a towel and wiped the rain off Ning Qinghua's hair with a smile on her face.

"Would you like to change into my clothes? It would be troublesome if you caught a cold."

"No, no need."

To be honest, Ning Qinghua was a little confused. She didn't understand what this meant for a moment.

Why are these family members so enthusiastic when they see me? I even feel like I'm home.

Jiang Li took the umbrella from her hand: "Sister Qinghua, don't be nervous, there are slippers here."

Then he considerately placed slippers at Ning Qinghua's feet. After she changed, he placed her shoes at the door.

Jiang Miaoke pulled her to the table and sat down, showing a sweet smile and said, "Don't be disgusted, these are just some home-cooked dishes."

Ning Qinghua didn't say anything, but looked at her with vigilance in her eyes, and her doubts grew even more.

She had anticipated many situations: she would be ridiculed by the family after entering the house, or the Jiang family would call the police to arrest her because of stalking, or even she would not be too shocked if several masked men jumped out of the house.

But she didn't expect this family to be so welcoming. In the past few minutes, she didn't feel any hostility. It was like a friend she hadn't seen for a long time coming to visit her home.

Li Ping placed a pair of bowls and chopsticks in front of Ning Qing's screen. "Girl, stop standing there and eat."

"Thank you." Ning Qinghua responded subconsciously out of politeness, but she still didn't pick up her chopsticks as she looked at the dish in front of her.

Jiang Xianye saw her worry, picked up his chopsticks and said, "Come on, eat, eat."

Jiang Li took a bottle of Coke and poured a glass for everyone.

Jiang Miaoke took a bite of the sweet and sour fish and said, "Mom, I think you put too much vinegar. It's a bit sour."

"Really? I was afraid it would be too sweet, so I added more vinegar."

Jiang Xianye took a bite and said, "Not bad. Just treat it as an appetizer. Qinghua, have some too."

Li Ping smiled and gave her a piece of pork ribs. "Girl, don't be too confused. I invited you here today for no other reason than to apologize to you in person. Miao Ke did go too far the other day."

Jiang Miaoke picked up a cup of Coke and said, "Let's eat something first. We can talk after dinner if we have anything to say. You've been downstairs all day for the past two days, haven't you eaten much?"

"You, how did you know?" Ning Qinghua thought her disguise skills were pretty good, but she didn't expect to be seen through by her.

"I'm just guessing. You must all be curious about my return this time. If I were you, I definitely wouldn't be willing to accept it."

"Then how do you know which car I'm in?"

Jiang Li swallowed his food and said, "I went there car by car. If my sister hadn't told me you were definitely downstairs, I would have left."

Ning Qinghua was speechless for a moment. It turned out that it wasn't a problem with her skills, it was simply Jiang Li's good luck.

Seeing the family smiling, she felt it difficult to sit there any longer. Besides, she was really hungry. She had only eaten bread and other things to fill her stomach in the past few days and had not had a proper meal. Seeing so many delicious foods, her stomach was already rumbling with hunger.

She was no longer polite and picked up her chopsticks to eat in small bites. No matter what she wanted to say, she would wait until she was full before discussing it.

The atmosphere at the Jiang family's dinner was quite good. There was no rule of the older generation of "no talking while eating or sleeping". The four of them kept talking about trivial matters in life, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

When talking about Jiangli University, the topic naturally turned to Ning Qinghua's work. From Gu Hongfei, the whole family knew about her identity as the school doctor.

They casually asked about the school situation, and unknowingly, Ning Qinghua was also brought into the conversation.

After the meal, the relationship between the few people became obviously more harmonious.

Jiang Miaoke stood up and said, "Come back to the room with me. You will know some things sooner or later."

Ning Qinghua stood up and looked at Jiang Xianye and Li Ping: "Uncle and aunt, I'll go over first."

No matter what conflicts there were between her and Jiang Miaoke, it had nothing to do with his parents. Besides, the old couple prepared a table full of dishes to entertain her, so they still had to show basic courtesy.

"Go ahead, come out and eat some fruit later."

Ning Qinghua followed Jiang Miaoke into the bedroom.

After Li Ping watched them close the door, the emotions that had been suppressed in her heart could no longer be suppressed. At that moment, tears flowed down her face.

Jiang Xianye's eyes also reddened. He patted Li Ping's shoulder and said, "Don't cry. My daughter will be sad again if she sees this. This is fate."

"But, but, I regret it. We...we really shouldn't have taken our daughter away."

Jiang Li choked up and said, "Mom, my sister has never blamed you. All these years have passed, there's really no need to blame yourself anymore."

Ning Qinghua closed the door. When she saw the wall in front of her, her eyes widened instantly.

If she was confused about Jiang Miaoke's purpose in asking her to come before, now she was just shocked.

An entire wall is covered with photos of Gu Hongfei and news about him, and occasionally you can see yourself in them.

She walked over slowly and looked at the contents. Many of the photos looked like they were cut out from newspapers and flyers, while most of her own photos were taken from a distance with a camera.

Jiang Miaoke came over and said with a smile: "Does the green tea I pretended to be a few days ago look like it?"

"You, are you pretending?"

"Of course, I've been learning from videos for a long time. Isn't it amazing?" She raised her chin proudly.

Ning Qinghua frowned slightly. She felt that her intelligence was no longer enough. Things were not happening in the way she expected.

"What on earth are you doing this for?"

Jiang Miaoke had her hands behind her back, still with that sweet smile on her face.

"Because I'm selfish."

This sentence sounded very natural, but it formed a strong contrast with the photos on the wall.