During dinner, Jiang Wanqing noticed the ring on Shen Anran's finger, and a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes.

But her voice remained calm: "An An, where did you buy this ring? It's quite beautiful."

Shen Anran glanced at the ring and replied with a smile: "I think it looks good too. I designed it myself."

"If I'm not mistaken, your ring and Jingyan's ring should be a couple's ring, right?" There was a hint of temptation in his words.

Shen Anran did not intend to hide it and confessed directly: "Yes."

"Did he propose to you?"

A hint of displeasure flashed across Jiang Wanqing's eyes, and she thought to herself, Zhou Jingyan has been playing chess with Shen Zhenting all day today, so he shouldn't have time to set up the proposal scene.

Moreover, even the ring was designed by her daughter herself, so such a proposal seems a bit hasty.

Zhou Jingyan was about to open his mouth to explain, but Shen Anran beat him to the punch: "No, it was me who asked Brother Jingyan for marriage."

Oh no! I spoke my mind in a hurry.

She immediately added weakly, "It's not really a proposal, it was just a finished product so I tried it on."

"An Ran, you..." Jiang Wanqing was a little annoyed, but also found it funny. It was rare for a girl to propose marriage on her own initiative.

Zhou Jingyan also bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "I'm sorry, Aunt Jiang, I am also responsible."

Shen Anran stood up, walked to Jiang Wanqing, and gently patted her shoulders.

She said coquettishly, "Mom, don't frown. A big thing like getting married must be approved by you. We are just trying it on. We are not getting married tomorrow. Besides, Brother Jingyan's family hasn't come back yet."

"Forget it." Jiang Wanqing sighed.

Then he added: "But the matter of marriage must be discussed by the whole family."

Shen Anran nodded and said, "That's for sure, but we have to deal with another matter first."

Jiang Wanqing held Shen Anran's hand, as if she wanted to say something, but hesitated.

Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "An Ran, do you really have to go?"

“Some issues have to be addressed, otherwise it’s like a constant thorn that keeps popping up every now and then.”

There were the answers she was looking for, and also the reason why she had to go.

"Then let's go together as a family." Jiang Wanqing said gently.

As An Ran said, she is related to the Lin family by blood. If this matter is not properly resolved, it will be like a bomb that can be detonated at any time, and she will not be able to rest easy.

"Okay." Shen Anran agreed.

After dinner, everyone chatted for a long time before returning to their rooms.

Shen Anran was sitting on the edge of the bed, wearing a light blue pajamas, with her soft hair casually draped over her shoulders, looking well-behaved and cute.

But her figure looked somewhat helpless under the light.

Her brows were furrowed, her eyes fixed on the phone screen, her fingers typing rapidly in the input box, but she kept deleting the words she had typed.

Twenty minutes passed and the screen was blank, without a single word.

On the other end of the screen, the other person seemed to have lost patience and sent another message: "Shen Anran, what the hell are you doing? It keeps saying it's typing, but I haven't received anything. Haven't you figured out how to explain it yet?"

Shen Anran picked up the stuffed bear beside her, grabbed it hard, and then rolled over on the bed.

Ahhh, I really can’t believe it.

Tell the truth? That would be courting death. Shen Jiahe would definitely not let her go if she knew.

Moreover, it is hard to say whether Shen Jiahe knows the secret. They cannot be alone together, so there is no opportunity to test it.

Too passive, always being pushed around.

But what could she change? Nothing could be changed, so she could only let things take their course.

Shen Anran sat up and began to type slowly: Sister, has your system come back?

Shen Jiahe: System? No, what happened? Has your system ever come back?

Shen Anran: Well, it told me a secret, but I need to go there to find out the answer.

Shen Jiahe: Is this the reason why you agreed to attend the party?

Shen Anran: Yes.

Shen Jiahe: What secret? Tell me, and see if I know anything.

Shen Anran: Regarding Zhou Jingyan’s identity, he may not be from this world.

The other party didn't reply for a long time. Shen Anran looked at the text she had sent in a daze. Was she too impulsive?

Five minutes later, Shen Jiahe replied: Did the system tell you? What is Zhou Jingyan's identity? A book traveler? Or something else?

Shen Anran: I don’t know, so I want to go and see.

Shen Jiahe: What if this is a Hongmen Feast? What if it’s a lie? What should you do?

Shen Anran smiled slightly and typed a text: It doesn't matter, I accept whatever it is.

Shen Jiahe: You...

Shen Anran continued typing: Sister, please give me a good ending after you return to the real world.

Shen Jiahe stood there in a daze. Instead of replying to her message, he made a phone call directly.

The person on the other end hung up the phone and replied with a message: Sister, I know you have a secret and you want to protect me, but I have to face the path I should take.

Shen Jiahe accidentally dropped his phone, which suddenly fell to the ground with a loud bang.

Fortunately, the phone was manufactured by her company, and the screen was extremely sturdy and not damaged at all.

The text on the screen is easy to read at a glance.

She knows?

Shen Jiahe, who is always calm, feels unprecedented panic and fear at this moment. What should she do to change Shen Anran's fate?

Should he tell the truth to other members of the Shen family? Or should he stop Shen Anran from approaching the Lin family?

Shen Jiahe sat there, confused for a moment, not knowing what to do.

After a long time, she picked up her phone and sent a message to Shi Xu, asking him to check the list of people attending the banquet.

Since she couldn't stop Shen Anran from going, she would eliminate all dangers.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Anran curled up tightly in the warm quilt.

She didn't let the tears flow because she didn't want them to notice anything strange about her the next day.

Shen Jiahe might want to save her, but even the extraordinary thing of the system can't change anything, so what can they do?

On the early morning of New Year's Eve, the heavy snow had stopped, but the cold air did not melt the snow, and the world was still covered in a layer of white.

Shen Anran took the red envelope carefully prepared by Jiang Wanqing, and as soon as she opened it, she guessed what was inside - it was a bank card.

Everyone in the family prepared gifts for her. The gifts she received filled up the entire table, and in the end, the servants had to help carry them back to her room one by one.

After breakfast, Jiang Wanqing took them to worship their ancestors.

Looking at the photo of her mother when she was young on the tombstone, Jiang Wanqing's tears suddenly burst out and slid down silently.

In the photo, she has a gentle face and a faint smile on her lips, just like when she was young.

Jiang Wanqing knelt in front of the tombstone and took out the jade bracelet from the box beside it.

"Mother, I'm sorry I only found it now."

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