reignition

"You... Jiang Mian!?" the woman exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Mian knew her; to be precise, she knew her when she was still Jiang Mian.

When Jiang Mian was still alive, he had two close friends, one of whom was Qin Yanhuai.

He was her childhood sweetheart and the boy next door.

The other is Gong Yan, a friend she's known since middle school, and a very close best friend.

The woman in front of them was Gong Yan's cousin, Ran Tiantian.

However, Jiang Mian and Gong Yan did not have a good relationship with Ran Tiantian.

In Gong Yan's words: I don't associate with green tea bitches, not even my own sisters, let alone just a platonic one.

Moreover, Ran Tiantian and Jiang Mian were rivals in love back then. She had a crush on Lu Bozhou, so she was jealous of Jiang Mian's good fortune in marrying him.

Jiang Mian has returned from the dead, but she hasn't seen her dear best friend. However, she has a chance to meet her scheming cousin.

Jiang Mian, as an individual, has no idea who Ran Tiantian is, nor could she possibly know her.

But when Ran Tiantian calls her that, she can't possibly not respond.

Because my name is also Jiang Mian!

"Do you know me?" Jiang Mian asked.

Ran Tiantian's face turned even uglier, and she quickly realized what was happening. "Wait, you're not Jiang Mian, who are you?"

When she looked at Lu Bozhou again, her pretty face already showed a pitiful expression.

“Bo Zhou…” her voice was soft and mournful, “Who is she? You know my feelings perfectly well. Yet you would rather bring a substitute than even glance at me?”

"What do you think?" Lu Bozhou asked in a calm voice.

Ran Tiantian's voice became even more plaintive, "It couldn't possibly be your girlfriend, could it?"

"Why not?" Lu Bozhou said calmly, dropping a bombshell. Then he casually picked up his teacup and sipped his tea.

Jiang Mian was startled, her eyes widening suddenly! She seemed to suddenly understand what Lu Bozhou's meaningful expression meant when he looked at her earlier because she couldn't help but laugh outside!

She's waiting for him here!

Is this person using her as a shield?

The word "stand-in" in Ran Tiantian's words made Jiang Mian feel somewhat physically uncomfortable.

But using someone as a shield isn't a better option either.

"Miss, I'm the nanny who takes care of Xiao Shitou," Jiang Mian said calmly.

Hearing this, Ran Tiantian immediately became happy.

The voice trailed off, "Ah, so she's just a nanny."

Jiang Mian glanced at her, thinking to herself, "Isn't a nanny better than a stand-in? Let whoever wants to be a stand-in be one; they'll know they're wrong once they've done it."

Ran Tiantian's sorrowful expression disappeared, and she placed the dishes on the table.

It meant that they were about to sit down and eat with them.

There was an extra set of bowls and chopsticks.

Jiang Mian didn't have any objections; she just wanted to have a nice meal with Xiao Shitou.

But Little Stone doesn't seem to think so.

From the moment Ran Tiantian came in, the child's tightly furrowed brows never relaxed.

When he saw Ran Tiantian about to sit down, he finally couldn't take it anymore.

Lu Chaochi looked at Lu Bozhou and said, "Dad, why don't you and her go to the private room next door to eat alone?"

He had given up all hope for this lousy father.

Ran Tiantian's eyes lit up when she heard this; this was exactly what she wanted! Her original intention was to have dinner with Lu Bozhou!

The recent rumors about Bo Zhou and Lin Sisi have made her feel very uneasy and extremely sad.

Send this man a hundred messages, and every single one of them goes unanswered.

If only I could have a meal and chat with him for a while...

Ran Tiantian felt that although Jiang Mian was someone she disliked very much, the child she had left behind was quite sensible.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Lu Chaochi's words...

Lu Bozhou glanced up at Ran Tiantian.

His voice lacked warmth, and his tone was flat.

“I pay 200,000 yuan in membership fees here every year just so I can eat in peace without being disturbed, but I get disturbed every time. I’m asking Ran Ke to come over and settle my membership fees. I won’t be coming anymore.”

Ran Tiantian's eyes widened, her expression one of utter astonishment.

This was the longest sentence Lu Bozhou had ever heard him say in all her years.

But the content is quite heartbreaking.

“Bo Zhou…” Ran Tiantian’s voice trembled slightly.

Lu Bozhou stared at her for three seconds, seeing that she showed no sign of leaving.

I had already dialed Ran Ke's number on my phone. He was also the owner of this place, Ran Tiantian's brother.

Upon seeing the dialer on his screen, Ran Tiantian immediately stood up.

With a tearful expression, she said, "Then, I won't disturb your meal any longer. Enjoy your meal."

As she walked out and closed the door, she heard a child's soft, sweet voice coming from inside.

"She even looks down on nannies, but Mianmian is no ordinary nanny!"

The door closed, and the sounds inside could no longer be heard.

But Ran Tiantian's face looked extremely ugly.

This little brat! So sensible, my foot! No wonder he's Jiang Mian's bastard! Blood ties really don't lie!

Ran Tiantian immediately dialed Gong Yan's number, not caring about the time difference on the other end of the ocean.

The phone rang a few times before being answered impatiently.

Ran Tiantian sneered, "Do you think I want to call you? Your best friend's child, born after a life-or-death struggle, is no good either; it's about to recognize someone else as its mother."

"She really looks like Jiang Mian. I called her Jiang Mian and she even responded. She's really into character. Lu Bozhou is keeping her by his side, saying she'll be a nanny for the child. Who knows if she'll be a nanny or a mother?"

"Aren't you going to come back and see? This is going to be a good show."

……

In the box.

Little Stone was still saying earnestly, "Mianmian is no ordinary nanny, Mianmian saved me!"

Jiang Mian smiled at him, her eyes crinkling, "Eat up."

After Jiang Mian's hand was internally fixed, she was able to move it, but she still couldn't bear weight or exert too much force.

I can use chopsticks fairly well, but my movements might be a bit slower than usual.

She calmly and deliberately used serving chopsticks to remove the fish bones, and then used chopsticks to peel off the shrimp shells.

They made two plates, one for Little Stone and the other for Lu Bozhou.

Lu Bozhou looked at the plate containing shrimp and fish that had been turned to face him.

His gaze was somewhat deep, but he made no move.

Jiang Mian thought for a moment and said, "President Lu, don't worry, I used serving chopsticks."

She understood Lu Bozhou; he found such trivial matters troublesome, but he also disliked that it was unclean if others used their hands to do it.

So Jiang Mian used clean chopsticks to prepare it for him, and he got used to it and became very efficient.

He never refuses, so he must like to eat it.

But at this moment, he stared at the plate and didn't make a move for a long time.

Little Stone sticks to Jiang Mian wherever he goes, and this is no exception when he gets home.

Jiang Mian originally thought that Lu Bozhou would stay at home for a few more days because he was suspicious of her.

Surprisingly, there was none at all.

He left the night she was discharged from the hospital.

Lu Chaochi, however, didn't seem to have much of a reaction to this.

"Dad's always away on business trips, he's so busy. Sometimes he even stays at the temple for a few days, I'm used to it. Mianmian, let's play!"

Jiang Mian was taken aback. "Go...go to the temple to stay for a few days? Why?"