reignition

Lu Bozhou looked at the photo on the tombstone.

Jiang Mian in the photo still looks young and beautiful, with a bright smile.

But he could hardly remember what it was like or what Jiang Mian looked like the last time she smiled at him.

He took the last drag of his cigarette.

Lu Bozhou placed the bouquet in front of Jiang Mian's tombstone.

He pulled a pocket square from his suit's breast pocket and wiped the tombstone.

Then he turned around and looked at Jiang Yu.

"What, you still don't dare to come over?" Lu Bozhou's voice was very hoarse.

Jiang Yu gave a cold smirk and walked over.

He was indeed hesitant to come over.

I dare not come to my sister's grave, not out of fear, but out of sadness.

So every time his parents came to visit his sister's grave, he would stand at a distance and smoke, one cigarette after another.

At this moment, Jiang Yu walked up to Lu Bozhou and asked in a cold voice, "What is it that you have to meet me to talk about?"

Lu Bozhou said, "Jiang Yu, don't get angry. Listen carefully to what I'm about to say. It's very important."

After Jiang Mian's accident, Jiang Yu always spoke to him with a sharp retort.

The kind where you don't lose out on anything.

At that moment, my instinct was to argue back, but I held back.

Because he could hear the seriousness in Lu Bozhou's words, the kind of seriousness that made it impossible for him to be negligent.

The conversation lasted for quite a while, right in front of Jiang Mian's grave.

The two of them smoked one cigarette after another.

When Jiang Yu left the cemetery, his face was still not good, and he looked very somber.

Gong Yan called to ask him how the talks were going.

Jiang Yu learned a lot from Lu Bozhou.

After a long silence, he began with a single sentence: "He said he wouldn't compete with my sister."

"That would be best." Gong Yan's voice was calm and rational, and she didn't seem to be emotional at all.

But she could hear the emotional tone in Jiang Yu's voice.

Gong Yan's voice softened as she asked, "Xiao Yu, what happened? What did he say that made you so down?"

If Jiang Yu is as indignant as he was before he left, Gong Yan won't be worried.

But it was clear that Jiang Yu's mood was not one of indignation, but rather one of depression.

This means that the conversation between Lu Bozhou and him was definitely not simple.

“He wants you to go to Lu’s Group tomorrow. You’ll understand once you talk to him,” Jiang Yu said. “My mind is a bit of a mess right now, and I don’t know what to say.”

Gong Yan frowned. "Tomorrow? I'll go today."

"Let's do it tomorrow." Jiang Yu advised Gong Yan on Lu Bozhou's behalf, "He probably has his own plans and arrangements."

Gong Yan was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Okay, I understand."

Jiang Yu returned home.

Jiang Mian was wearing a set of comfortable-looking loungewear.

She came over and said, "Are you done with your work? Are you hungry? I saved some dumplings for you, I'll cook them for you."

Jiang Mian walked towards the kitchen.

Jiang Yu followed him in, and when he came in, Jiang Mian was boiling water.

"Is thirty enough?" Jiang Mian asked him without turning her head as she heard his footsteps.

"That's enough." Jiang Yu walked behind her and gently pressed his hand on her shoulder.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Jiang Mian turned around and looked up at him.

"Sister, are you really my sister?" Jiang Yu rested his chin on her head.

Jiang Mian chuckled softly, "Yes, I even know you have two moles on your butt that are growing together."

"Hey you!" Jiang Yu almost jumped up.

"Do you believe me now?"

“It’s not that I don’t believe it,” Jiang Yu sighed softly. “I just think…it’s too amazing.”

Jiang Mian smiled and said, "Yes, I never expected that a miracle would happen to me."

Jiang Mian glanced at him. "What's wrong? You seem to be in a bad mood."

"sister."

"Ah."

"How about I send you and the child to live in Jiangcheng? The houses there are quite nice, the education is good, and you can get away from the hustle and bustle of Luocheng. You and Xiaoshitou can have a quiet life."

Jiang Mian was taken aback by Jiang Yu's words. "Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

She pursed her lips. "It's not that I don't want to go, but home is here. You're all here, I..."

"Your parents can come with you, and I'll visit you whenever I have time."

Jiang Yu immediately said, "Sister, Luocheng is, after all, Lu family territory. If you fight with the Lu family for the child, staying here will only bring more trouble. What do you think?"

Jiang Mian knew, of course, that Jiang Yu's words made sense. The Lu family didn't have anyone easy to deal with; staying on their territory...

But she still didn't agree and remained silent.

His expression looked hesitant.

Jiang Yu pondered for a moment, then asked Jiang Mian in a low voice, "Are you... still reluctant to part with him?"

Jiang Mian glanced at Jiang Yu, but didn't see any anger or disappointment in his expression.

He remained quite calm.

Jiang Mian sighed softly, "It's not that I'm reluctant. Xiao Yu, this isn't just about me and Lu Bozhou."

Jiang Yu understood what she meant, "Little Stone..."

“My child misses me so much and is so dependent on me right now. This is normal. A mother who has been absent since birth has suddenly appeared, so of course the child will cling to me.”

Jiang Mian's voice was calmer and more composed than Jiang Yu's, "But he loves his father too. Now he's willingly following me because he feels sorry for me and misses me. I won't even consider whether he'll regret it later."

“But what I’m sure of is that this child will still want to see his father often.” Jiang Mian looked at Jiang Yu. “If I take him to Jiangcheng, what will happen then? What will the child do if he misses his father?”

Jiang Yu understood Jiang Mian's concerns.

She could also tell that Jiang Yu understood her concerns.

But to Jiang Mian's surprise, Jiang Yu still hadn't given up on his previous idea.

She continued to persuade him, "Sister, when Little Stone misses his dad, he can come back to Luocheng to see him. It's not troublesome; transportation is still very convenient these days."

Jiang Mian didn't think Jiang Yu was the kind of person who would make trouble unreasonably.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mian frowned slightly, vaguely sensing that something was amiss.

"Xiao Yu, is something wrong?" Jiang Mian asked, looking at him.

Jiang Yu pursed his lips and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing, but I just think it would be better to leave Luo City for a while and wait until this period is over..."

Jiang Mian stared intently into Jiang Yu's eyes. "From childhood to adulthood, I've always been able to tell if you're hiding something from me. The reason I don't expose you is simply because I don't want to, not because I can't tell you're hiding something from me."

Jiang Yu looked into Jiang Mian's eyes and sighed softly.

“I think that if news of Lu Bozhou and other women comes out later, it will actually hurt Xiao Shitou more. That’s why I think it would be better to take Xiao Shitou to Jiangcheng to avoid the situation for a while.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mian understood.

"Is it true that Lu Bozhou and Xu Yawei are involved?"