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Jiang Mian took a deep breath and stared at the number on her phone for a long time.

Then he reached out and answered the phone, holding it to his ear to listen to the voice on the other end.

Jiang Mian would never have done this before; answering other people's calls is not in line with her manners and upbringing.

But even Jiang Mian herself wasn't sure whether it was because it didn't suit her own qualities and upbringing, or because she had never had any confidence with Lu Bozhou before.

Because one has never felt his emotions, it's difficult for a person to develop the confidence to act recklessly, aside from feelings of inferiority.

It seems that only now has she gradually gained this confidence, or perhaps Jiang Mian no longer cares that much.

Therefore, it didn't matter whether Lu Bozhou would be angry about it.

After the call was connected, Jiang Mian remained silent.

But they didn't need any response from her side; they just started talking on their own.

"Bo Zhou! I did exactly what you said! I did everything you said! Why didn't you help me? Why didn't you save me? Didn't we have an agreement?! You lied to me?"

Xu Yawei's voice was urgent, her tone panicked and desperate; just listening to it, it was easy to imagine the turmoil in her emotions at that moment.

Jiang Mian had never heard Xu Yawei's voice before. In her memory, this woman was always very elegant, and her voice was always light and airy, making people feel calm and composed.

It seemed that nothing could affect her elegance and composure.

Jiang Mian still remembers that when she called Lu Bozhou before going into the delivery room, it was Xu Yawei who answered.

At that time, Xu Yawei spoke with a nonchalant smile, her words unhurried.

"...But Bo Zhou and I still have things to do right now, and besides, childbirth doesn't happen that quickly. Why don't you wait a little longer? He'll come over once we're done here."

Having been given a second chance at life, Jiang Mian no longer wanted to know the specifics of what happened back then.

But people are all made of flesh and blood, not saints; how could they not harbor any resentment? Even if Lu Bozhou had arrived in time to help in his own situation, it might have been too late.

However, emotionally speaking, it's hard to say whether Xu Yawei wasn't the final straw that broke Jiang Mian's emotional back.

How could she not resent it? Just hearing Xu Yawei's name made her feel irritated.

Jiang Mian hadn't planned to speak, but upon hearing that Xu Yawei had finally received the punishment she deserved, it seemed as if she had already given herself an explanation.

To avoid having this lingering resentment in my heart.

But at that moment, Xu Yawei was urgently questioning him on the other end.

"Bo Zhou! Lu Bo Zhou! Speak up! Why won't you speak? Do you have a heart? How could you do this to me?! I've exposed them all! If you abandon me, how am I supposed to live? The Xu family will be punished to death! Lu Bo Zhou!"

Listening to Xu Yawei's desperate cries on the phone, Jiang Mian pursed her lips for a moment before speaking, "Lu Bozhou can't answer your call right now."

As soon as Jiang Mian spoke, Xu Yawei stopped abruptly on the other end.

After a long silence, Xu Yawei asked with some doubt, "Who are you? You are... Jiang Mian?"

Jiang Mian was certain that the Jiang Mian Xu Yawei was referring to at that moment was the Jiang Mian she thought she was in this life.

Jiang Mian did not deny it. She had expected Xu Yawei to say something inflammatory, but she didn't.

Xu Yawei immediately began to beg for mercy, "Please beg Lu Bozhou for me! Jiang Mian, he's not really serious about our engagement! He definitely cares about you a lot. Please, I beg you! I can't stay here any longer, I'll die..."

Where is even a trace of her former elegance and pride?

Jiang Mian was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "...But Lu Bozhou still has things to do with me right now. Besides, it's not that easy to die in jail. Why don't you wait a little longer? He might come over once we're done with things here."

"...What?" Xu Yawei didn't react at first. She was a little confused when she heard this, only feeling that it sounded somewhat familiar.

But gradually, she realized what was happening.

It was easy to hear that her breathing had changed on the other end, and she was making gasping noises in her throat, as if she had been greatly frightened.

They had clearly realized why Jiang Mian's words sounded so familiar.

Xu Yawei made a few gurgling sounds, as if she had something stuck in her throat.

After a long pause, she finally managed to ask incredulously, "Who...who are you? Who exactly are you? Why...why would you say such a thing? How do you know this..."

Xu Yawei could never imagine that Jiang Mian had been reborn, so she had no idea why Jiang Mian would say such a thing.

So the only possible guess was, "Was it... Lu Bozhou who told you? He knew I answered Jiang Mian's phone call back then?"

"Why don't you think it's because I answered that phone call back then that I found out?"

Jiang Mian chuckled softly, "When I called Lu Bozhou before entering the delivery room, you were the one who answered. Besides you and me, no one else should know about this, right?"

"What?!" Xu Yawei's voice was filled with utter shock. "Are you crazy? What are you saying... You're insane, you're insane..."

Xu Yawei obviously didn't believe it, which was understandable. She was happy about Jiang Mian's death and naturally didn't want to believe such a thing.

However, those who could not let go of Jiang Mian's death easily believed this fact.

Jiang Mian didn't care whether Xu Yawei believed her or not; she hadn't originally intended for Xu Yawei to believe her.

The reason I just witnessed this was because I still harbor resentment over that phone call I received in front of the delivery room.

After returning those words just now, it seems that even that lingering resentment has disappeared.

Jiang Mian was about to hang up when Xu Yawei suddenly went berserk on the other end, "Stop playing dumb! Do you think I'm afraid? She suffered so much before she died, why would I be afraid of a dead person?"

Just then, a hand reached out, and slender fingers took the phone from Jiang Mian's hand.

Jiang Mian was stunned for a moment, and then she saw that the man on the hospital bed had woken up at some point.

Lu Bozhou took the phone from Jiang Mian, while Xu Yawei continued talking almost frantically on the other end.

The ward was quiet. Xu Yawei was so anxious that she kept her voice up, so if Lu Bozhou wasn't asleep, he probably could have heard the conversation on the phone earlier.

Jiang Mian thought she would be embarrassed because she had been discovered, but for some reason, she didn't feel that way.

After Lu Bozhou took the phone from her hand, Jiang Mian saw that he was awake, so she pulled her hand back from his grasp.

But she found that she couldn't draw it out.