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Gong Yan and Jiang Mian have always had a good relationship, for many years.

After Jiang Mian passed away, Gong Yan has focused more on her work abroad in recent years, but she has never stopped caring for Jiang's parents and Jiang Yu.

Otherwise, things wouldn't have developed like this with Jiang Yu.

Jiang Shan and Song Wan were very happy to receive Gong Yan.

When Gong Yan suggested staying at a hotel, the elderly couple refused.

"Why stay in a hotel? It's not like we don't have a place for you to stay," Song Wan disagreed.

There were indeed no empty rooms, but whether Jiang Mian slept with the child or Gong Yan slept in her own room.

There's no problem with Jiang Mian and Gong Yan sleeping together.

Gong Yan then settled in.

Jiang Mian cooked a feast for her at dinner, and Gong Yan ate so much that she couldn't stop going downstairs for a walk to digest.

Song Wan thought for a moment and said, "Then Yan Yan, come down for a walk with us. Mian Mian doesn't need to go."

Jiang Mian had no objections. She could stay home early to help her son finish the crafts required by kindergarten, give him a bath, and put him to sleep so she could chat with Gong Yan in the evening.

But when Song Wan went downstairs for a walk with Gong Yan, she chatted with Gong Yan first.

As soon as they reached the community garden, Song Wan stopped, pulling Gong Yan's hand.

"Yan Yan, Auntie has something to ask you."

Upon hearing Song Wan's words, Gong Yan's heart skipped a beat!

Her first thought was, "Has my aunt found out about my relationship with Jiang Yu?"

Gong Yan pursed her lips. "Please go ahead."

Song Wan sighed softly, "Originally, I didn't want to ask, and I shouldn't have, but..."

Gong Yan was already organizing her thoughts on how to confess to Song Wan about her relationship with Jiang Yu.

To everyone's surprise, Song Wan hesitated for a few seconds before asking, "What exactly is Lu Bozhou trying to do? Looking at his recent moves, I just feel so uncertain."

"..." Gong Yan's initial enthusiasm vanished in an instant.

"Is this what you're asking about?"

“Yes.” Song Wan nodded, not quite understanding Gong Yan’s question. “Otherwise, who is it?”

Gong Yan smiled and shook her head, silently letting out a sigh of relief.

"I was thinking that since you're in Los Angeles, you should be better informed than us and might know more."

Song Wan sighed, "When we ask Xiao Yu, he never tells us anything. I know he probably doesn't want anything to happen in Luocheng that would worry us. But sometimes, not knowing is more worrying, and we always end up guessing."

"And it would be fine if he really didn't know anything. But he's not good at lying, so it's obvious that he knows something but is hiding it from us."

Gong Yan deeply agreed with Song Wan's words. She thought to herself, "Yes, given Jiang Yu's personality, it's only his parents who haven't noticed anything yet. If they had, they would have..."

Their affair probably can't be kept secret from their parents.

"So, do you know?" Song Wan looked at Gong Yan seriously.

Gong Yan pondered for a moment, then asked, "What is it that you want to know?"

"Does Lu Bozhou... have some kind of plan?" Song Wan paused for a moment before asking this question.

Gong Yan looked at Song Wan, "Why would you say that?"

"Although I don't like him, Mianmian suffered a lot of grievances back then, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that I hated him to death. But now that Mianmian is back, the more I calm down and think about it, the more I feel that he must have feelings for Mianmian."

Song Wan felt that this was not enough, so she added, "Perhaps there are very deep feelings involved."

"Although I feel that he wasn't very good to Mianmian in the past, and Mianmian often had to struggle on her own, it's not surprising that a child raised in the Lu family with such an upbringing would have a personality like his."

“People like that only learn from their mistakes and regret what they’ve lost. I understand the logic, but the price he paid for his growth was the death of my daughter, and I just can’t understand that.”

"It's also thanks to God's mercy that Mianmian is back now. Only then can I calm down and think carefully about Lu Bozhou's matter."

Song Wan's voice was always very gentle and soft, and her speech was neither too fast nor too slow, making it sound like she was telling a story in a leisurely manner.

"After Mianmian left, Lu Bozhou went so crazy; it couldn't just be because of paranoia. As his mother, I'm heartbroken and in so much pain. I can't sleep at night, and I cry whenever I think of Mianmian..."

"But he's crazy."

At this point, she looked up into Gong Yan's eyes and asked, "He's crazy, isn't he?"

Gong Yan pursed her lips, remained silent for a few seconds, and then nodded gently, "Yes."

Although she didn't know why Song Wan thought she knew these things.

But Gong Yan felt that since Song Wan had already come this far, she must have already guessed a lot of the outline in her mind.

Gong Yan said, "After Mianmian passed away, Lu Bozhou was hospitalized for a period of time. Although it was not explicitly stated to the public, it was only said that he was overworked and his health had collapsed and he needed to recuperate. But in fact, the reason he was hospitalized at that time was for mental and psychological problems."

At the time, the outside world was unaware of the specifics of these events; they only heard rumors and hearsay.

Song Wan murmured, "At the time, I thought these rumors were just baseless gossip..."

Their authenticity was not considered at all.

Gong Yan hadn't considered its veracity. These were things Lu Bozhou told Jiang Yu after they met at the cemetery.

Gong Yan learned this from Jiang Yu.

Song Wan remained silent for a while, as if processing this fact.

After a moment, he picked up where he left off, “He was so crazy that if he didn’t know Jiang Mian’s true identity and just saw her as a substitute for Mianmian, then it’s understandable that he would do the things that happened later.”

Song Wan looked at Gong Yan seriously, "But he hardly made things difficult for Jiang Mian in terms of the divorce or the terms. He even agreed to give in to his son. He must know Jiang Mian's true identity."

“He had no reason to treat Jiang Mian like that. He must be thinking of something.” Song Wan frowned. “What exactly is he thinking of…”

Gong Yan bit her lip and said, "Who cares what he wants to do? That's his business. As long as Mianmian and Xiaochi are doing well, that's all that matters. Don't worry about this anymore. Haven't you worried enough over the years?"

"That's true," Song Wan sighed. "Yan Yan, is this the first time you've met Mian Mian?"

Upon hearing Song Wan's words, Gong Yan frowned.

Yes, Song Wan is right.

“If my daughter were truly someone who could let go easily, she wouldn’t have ended up like that.”

It was easy to hear the helplessness in Song Wan's words, but there was nothing she could do. "Even though she has died once and learned to be smarter, her heart is still soft."

"Even if she learns her lesson and doesn't fall into the same trap again, if something really happens to Lu Bozhou, Mianmian will never be happy for the rest of her life."

"Yan Yan, a lifetime is still very long."