Jiang Nanshu had been gone for only half a month.
Their relationship had undergone a qualitative change.
So they just spent an ordinary week.
There were five days left until Lu Qingyan’s birthday.
The closer it got, the more restless Jiang Nanshu became, perfectly masking her restlessness with a calm facade.
Other than talking a bit less and being somewhat less playful, she seemed fine.
She had always known her goal.
Now, she had an additional one.
That was to return to the original world without Zhou Yanxu and without Lu Qingyan.
She didn’t want either of them.
So, Lu Qingyan shouldn’t be nice to her.
She, this cold-hearted monster, wouldn’t possess warmth.
On Friday afternoon.
Jiang Nanshu didn’t want to frolic with them, so she left early.
Xu Xi, puzzled by Jiang Nanshu’s departure, asked Jiang Yunchuan, who was waiting for Yan Yidan to go car racing.
"Yun Chuan, have you noticed anything strange about Jiangjiang lately?"
Suddenly cued, Jiang Yunchuan replied, "Huh?"
He stroked his chin, thought carefully, and said with some uncertainty, "Isn’t she fine lately? She can eat, sleep, run, and jump, no one bothers her, her fiancé shows up on time every day to dine with her, goes for walks with her after meals, sends her little gifts daily, asks about her well-being more than my dad would... like she’s his daughter..."
At this point,
Jiang Yunchuan sighed, "This is the first time I’ve seen Brother Yan be so good to a girl, pampering her and holding her in the palm of his hand. My sister can’t be that strange. If there’s a mood issue, it must be that time of month every girl has, which has affected her mood."
Jiang Yunchuan analyzed at length.
Xu Xi was led astray by his words.
Right.
They all witnessed how good Lu Qingyan was to Jiang Nanshu; barring any surprises, they should live happily ever after.
Yang Jiashu also sighed jokingly, "Love can make people lose their senses. For someone like Qingyan, if your sister were to change her heart, he’d be devastated."
Jiang Yunchuan twitched the corner of his mouth, "My sister is the most devoted one!"
In any situation, defending his sister’s reputation was what he, as a brother, must do.
His sister’s heart had always been full of admiration for Lu Qingyan, right?
Only they were disliked by her, while Lu Qingyan had been her favored one from the start.
Thinking of this,
Jiang Yunchuan belatedly realized.
He, when he was in Port City, could still hear Jiang Nanshu’s inner thoughts; now, nearly a week had passed, and he hadn’t heard any more of Jiang Nanshu’s mental activity during this time.
He even stopped paying attention to the conversations of Xu Xi and the others.
The belated realization left him feeling somewhat lost and a little scared.
Jiang Leyi was the first to experience this, and Jiang Leyi had accepted it calmly. Was it really enough as Jiang Leyi had said?
"What are you daydreaming for? Are you going or not?" Yan Yidan’s voice rang out.
Jiang Yunchuan snapped back to reality and nodded, "I’m going..."
The car race was on a mountain, which had been bought by someone and was private. A racetrack had also been built on the mountain, winding and thrilling to look at.
Jiang Yunchuan had always enjoyed such things.
Only after meeting Yan Yidan had he felt like he had discovered a new world.
Because Yan Yidan wasn’t as docile as she seemed. On the contrary, she had a wild side, and she would unleash her true nature where no one knew her. Yan Yidan reveled in the rush that car racing brought her, that feeling of speeding through the wind -- a thrill only racing could give them.
Because Jiang Yunchuan liked it too.
But this time, Jiang Yunchuan wasn’t in the mood.
"You race first; I’ll watch."
Yan Yidan put on her leather jacket, raised an eyebrow at him, and asked, "You sure?"
"Yeah, not in the mood."
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