Su Qingyin had always been a woman of action. Since things had already gotten out of her hands and Mother Jin could no longer help, she decided she had to get Jiang Sese away from Jin Fengchen herself.She had no idea what happened to Jiang Sese that year, and it might be a while before she could find out. It would be a waste of time for her if she just waited around and the investigation turned out to be futile in the end.Thus, Su Qingyin asked her assistant about the current situation of the Lan Family. Since the Lan Family had been part of the assistant's investigation as well, he was able to give her an answer right away. "Miss, it seems that the Lan Family has been trying to work with our company. They have visited us already, but your father didn't agree to meet them."Su Qingyin narrowed her eyes. Both the Jiang and Lan families hated Jiang Sese to the core and they might give her a clue of Jiang Sese's whereabouts during that year. Su Qingyin told her assistant right away,
That night, after dropping off Jiang Sese at her home, Jin Fengchen drove back to his place.Jiang Sese was in a good mood. After taking a shower, she caught a glimpse of the new clothes Jin Fengchen had purchased. She subconsciously tried them on. She had refused to try them on back at the store so he had just bought the ones he thought would fit her well.The clothes fit Jiang Sese's body surprisingly well, as if they were custom made for her. Studying herself in the mirror, Jiang Sese's eyes were filled with delight, her thoughts unconsciously floating back to Jin Fengchen.At this moment, her phone on the table chimed. It was a text from Jin Fengchen."I've come back home. Xiaobao really loves the clothes that you picked out."The corner of Jiang Sese's lips tugged upward as she heard that."I'm glad that Xiaobao loves them. Put him to bed early. You should rest early too.""All right, goodnight.""Goodnight," she thought to herself.She turned off her phone, changed into
Su Shan made a few suggestions for the proposal and Jiang Sese took it back for revision. She finished it before she left the office that evening.It was getting late so Jiang Sese texted Ye Jianyang to ask if he had time to meet her tomorrow.Ye Jianyang got back to her very soon. He wrote: "Yes, let's meet tomorrow."There was a flash of happiness in Jiang Sese's eyes. She thought about something for a minute. And then instead of going home, she went to a street that was famous for selling antiques. Some of the antiques weren't even expensive. And if you were lucky, you could acquire something invaluable at a very good price.Jiang Sese wanted to buy a set of teaware for Ye Jianyang because he was a very sincere business partner, and the money would be covered by the company anyways.It was a very busy neighborhood with a huge crowd. Jiang Sese walked around to find only one tea set that she liked in a store.The teaware looked very ancient with bamboo painted with black ink on
Jin Fengchen walked to the door. And with his eyes on the old man, he said politely, "Grandpa."The old man nodded and said, "Finally you're here! Where is Fengyao? He isn't here?"Jin Fengchen, with a light smile on his face, said, "You know how he is. He's always fidgeting."The two brothers of the Jin Family would visit their grandpa when they had time. Jin Fengyao always got bored right after he was seated. The second Young Master of the Jin Family wasn't interested in sitting down, playing the chess and drinking tea at all. He would rather work in the office.The old man smiled. "That kid..."Jin Fengchen helped the old man through the door while saying, "Let's go inside, Grandpa. I'll challenge you to a chess match."The old man was pleased to hear that.Jin Fengchen noticed that the tea set was gone the minute he got in. He knew that his grandpa had always been fond of that set and it had been there for a long time. Jin Fengyao once asked if he could give it to a client a
Old Qin started to teach Jiang Sese how to make tea properly. Then they talked about the art of tea. The conversations were nice and Jiang Sese was very intrigued. They even played chess.Jiang Sese knew how to play chess and considered herself an expert. But she completely lost the match to Old Jin.Jiang Sese smiled awkwardly. "Grandpa Qin, you're so good at this."Old Qin smiled as well. Yesterday, he lost all three games to Jin Fengchen and was feeling really down because of it. He had been playing chess all his life and he took it hard that he now lost to his own grandchild. Now he was really happy that he beat Jiang Sese."Girl, you surely have some talents in chess too. You're very clever."It was about eight o'clock when they finished playing chess. Jiang Sese was ready to go back.Old Qin was also leaving so he said, "Let's go. I'm going home too. I can give you a lift."Jiang Sese thought about it for a minute and didn't refuse.The car drove to the gate. Jiang Sese g
Jiang Sese got very upset all of a sudden. But in the end, she smiled and said to him, "Xiaobao, it's about bedtime. Let me tell you a bedtime story then let's just go to bed."Xiaobao nodded. He wanted to say so many things to her, but he was also sleepy at the time being, so he didn't say anything further.He snuggled himself inside Jiang Sese's arms to listen to her stories. Before he knew it, he fell asleep.Jiang Sese fixed her eyes on Xiaobao, who was quietly asleep. She tucked him in and then went to sleep as well.That night was quiet and lovely.The next day, just after Jiang Sese and Xiaobao had breakfast, the housekeeper was there to knock on the door.She opened the door and heard Old Zhang say, "Miss Jiang, I'm here to take Little Master to school and you to work.""Thank you so much, Mr. Zhang."Then Jiang Sese organized her things and left with Xiaobao.When they were on the road, Mr. Zhang said, "Miss Jiang, it has been hectic at home these days. Young Master s
Over on the other end, Jiang Sese was still in a trance-like state after leaving the hospital.What she saw in the hospital was fresh in her memory and Jiang Sese chuckled in a self-mocking way. She thought that she had given up all hope on Jin Fengchen, but the disappointment was still killing her.Only then did Jiang Sese realize that she hadn't given up hope altogether. Deep down, she believed that both Jin Fengchen and Xiaobao liked her and she hadn't stopped trying. She thought that maybe one day, the people of the Jin Family would finally accept her and she could be together with Jin Fengchen.But now...He and Su Qingyin were already making plans to have a baby? Did he want this or had his family forced him into it?One way or another, it meant that she and Jin Fengchen were no longer a possibility.Jiang Sese took a deep breath. She had to let go now.The two of them had no future.Jiang Sese told herself repeatedly that she should accept this reality. She sighed, pulle
After Jin Fengchen left, Jiang Sese ran a bath for Xiaobao, then took him to bed. Xiaobao asked in bewilderment. "Aunt Sese, why did you send Daddy away?"Jing Sese was surprised by the question. Xiaobao then went on. "Aunt Sese, I know I said last night that Daddy will marry someone else, but I believe in him. I know he likes you just like I do. We both want to be with you."Jiang Sese smiled bitterly, but she was convinced that it wasn't possible between her and Jin Fengchen.She wanted to tell Xiaobao that it was only a matter of time before they had to say goodbye, but couldn't bring herself to say those words. Rubbing Xiaobao's head, she said gently, "There, Xiaobao, I hear you. But it's a grown-up matter and you shouldn't be worried about it. It's late. Go to sleep now."Xiaobao heaved a sigh, then curled up in Jiang Sese's arms and closed his eyes....The following day, the housekeeper showed up as usual, taking Xiaobao to school before dropping Jiang Sese off at her offi