Transmigrated as the Chongxi Wife of a Critically Ill Young Lady - Chapter 59

Chapter 59

It was a case of good news coming in pairs. On the way back, Jiwanching received a call from Zhang Yi. The investigation into Ji Jinlan’s accidental drowning was complete. Ji Teng had been arrested and convicted. Shi Renying’s collaboration with him was also confirmed, and the couple was certain to spend the rest of their lives in prison.

However, there was one strange thing. The IP address of the anonymous informant still hadn’t been found. As for Jiang He being drugged, there was no clue at all.

Everyone suspected Ji Yanqing, but since the shareholders’ meeting, she had barely left her villa. She rarely used her communication devices, and there were no traces of a crime. The same went for Xiao Wu, so they had to be ruled out for now. The police and Grandpa Jiang were still investigating.

Even so, the current situation was already very good for them. Jiwanching seemed to let out a sigh of relief. She buried her face in Cen Xia’s arms and kept calling her name. She didn’t say anything else; she just kept calling her name.

Her tears seeped through the clothes and onto Cen Xia’s skin, warm and moist. Cen Xia could feel that at this moment, she was happier than ever before.

She separated her face from her body slightly, lowered her head, and kissed her, encouraging her, “Sister did it. Sister is amazing!”

Jiwanching choked up and said, “It’s… Mom. She… is helping Wanqing.”

Cen Xia rested her chin on Jiwanching’s forehead and replied.

“It’s Auntie. She can’t bear to see Sister suffer so much, so she’s helping you, helping you solve the company’s crisis, helping you uncover the truth, and making the bad people get the punishment they deserve. Everything is slowly getting better. Sister, you don’t have to put so much pressure on yourself anymore.”

Jiwanching nodded, repeating Cen Xia’s words, “Getting better… no… more pressure on… myself.”

The next second, her tears still couldn’t be controlled and overflowed.

“But Wanqing… misses Mom.”

“Mom just… hugged Wanqing. She was… very, very cold. Wanqing left her… left clothes…”

She recalled the dream in a broken voice. Ji Jinlan was very cold. She was afraid of passing the coldness to her child. After hugging her for a while, she pushed her away. She floated up from below…

Although it was all a dream, it felt so real.

Cen Xia held her, kissing her and comforting her again and again. Jiwanching was sad, but at least, she could face her own heart and tell her Xiaxia about the longing she had kept hidden for so many years.

She was making progress. She was moving forward, step by step, out of the dark swamp and toward her light, toward Cen Xia.

Dr. Yan in the passenger seat was still silent. He leaned against the seat with his eyes closed. In his mind, he saw flashes of Ji Jinlan when she was alive. She was very strong, strong toward everyone.

Back then, his mother was on her deathbed and gave up on treatment because they had no money. It was Ji Jinlan who paid for the huge surgery fee. He was 14 years old and had no way to repay her. He could only bow repeatedly with tears in his eyes. “Thank you, Auntie Ji…”

Ji Jinlan didn’t say anything. She just looked at him coldly. As she turned and left the hospital room, she only said one thing to him, “Don’t just thank me with your words. Wipe your tears and don’t bring shame to your mother!”

She was so cold, yet so kind. She was teaching him how to become an upstanding person.

He listened to her words, worked hard, and became the youngest chief physician in the country, saving people’s lives without asking for anything in return. But he couldn’t save her. He couldn’t protect her child…

Fortunately, the people who harmed her back then finally got the punishment they deserved. At this moment, he had a firm belief in his heart: to do his best to help Jiwanching recover so that Ji Jinlan could rest in peace.

Jiwanching’s sobs gradually stopped. The car instantly became very quiet, quieter than ever before. It seemed that everyone was turning their happiness into hope for the future.

But the silence lasted for less than 10 seconds. Cen Xia’s phone rang. She looked at it. It was Jiang He. Jiwanching saw it too.

But Cen Xia didn’t hide it. She said honestly, “Sister, it’s General Manager Jiang. I’m going to answer it.”

Jiwanching nodded.

She answered the call and consciously turned on the speakerphone.

Jiang He didn’t call her “Xiaxia” anymore. She complained as soon as she spoke, “Ah, I’ve been tortured by the old man for several days. How are things on your end? Is Jiwanching okay?”

Her voice had recovered well. She had let go of her previous prejudice, and her tone was much more cheerful.

Cen Xia glanced at Jiwanching, quickly kissed her on the forehead, and said with a smile, “Thank you for your concern, General Manager Jiang. Wanqing is fine. You sound like you’ve recovered well?”

Jiang He laughed and said, “Cen Xia, you don’t have to call me General Manager Jiang. Just call me Jiang He. I actually really like Jiwanching and you. The old man has taken back my business, but I look forward to cooperating with Jiwanching in the future.”

Cen Xia deliberately joked in a very nervous tone, “Don’t you dare like Jiwanching. She’s mine.” As she spoke, she gave Jiwanching a loud kiss on the cheek.

This kind of joke made Jiwanching feel very secure. She pursed her lips, her face filled with unconcealed happiness.

Jiang He said, “Alright, I’m not going to mess with you two anymore. Tell Jiwanching to be careful lately. I have a feeling that their second daughter is a little strange. Although my grandpa and the police haven’t found anything wrong with her these past few days, I still have a weird feeling.”

“A while ago, when I was at the City Hospital, she came to see me. She probably wanted me to partner with her to break you and Jiwanching up. I guess she must have found out about my relationship with Xiaxia, but I don’t understand how she got the information. We were very good at hiding our relationship.”

“Later, to protect Xiaxia, I completely erased all traces of me and her online, but when the incident happened, the photo at the bar was still exposed. Besides her, I can’t think of anyone else.”

Cen Xia thought for a moment and asked, “Could it be that pair of parents?”

Jiang He said, “It’s possible, but I still feel that Ji Yanqing is very dangerous.”

Perhaps it was a woman’s intuition, or perhaps she was just a little scared. She always felt that there was a ticking time bomb buried in the Ji Corporation, and Jiwanching and Cen Xia were both in danger.

Cen Xia hugged Jiwanching tightly, kissed her on the forehead, and said, “Got it. When can you be released? We’ll find some time to go to the Cen family and see if we can find any clues.”

Before Jiang He could finish her reply of “I’ll try my best,” she heard Jiang Yiye’s question, “Who are you on the phone with?”

Then, she heard her sickeningly sweet voice, “Grandpa, you’re back?”

After that, the call was hung up.

Cen Xia pulled Jiwanching closer and asked, “Sister, do you think Jiang He’s intuition is right? Could it really be Ji Yanqing? Auntie’s case…”

Jiwanching thought for a moment and shook her head. She didn’t know.

All the clues pointed to her as the most likely suspect, but she didn’t want it to be her. She hated Shi Renying, but Shao Yu was her daughter. She had grown up in the Shao family. They used to be very good friends. Grandpa Shao treated her like his own granddaughter. Shao Yu was raised by him. Even if she was irrevocably wrong, she didn’t want her hands to be stained with such filth.

But this was not something she could control.

Cen Xia saw her eyes dim, so she didn’t ask anymore. She just pressed her face against Jiwanching’s cheek and said, “Sister, when we get to Jiangzhou, let’s go get some ice cream. We haven’t had any in a long time. I’m a little craving it.”

The dim light in Jiwanching’s eyes brightened a little. She rolled her throat and stuttered, “Xiaxia, is… ice cream… good? When I was little… everyone else… ate it, but I… never… had any. I… want to eat some.”

Cen Xia said, “It’s delicious. Ice cream is very sweet. How about I take you to try all the snacks you wanted to try when you were a child?”

Jiwanching nodded and said, “Okay.”

The car sped down the highway. She lay in Cen Xia’s arms and fell asleep again, dreaming many dreams.

She dreamed of her childhood. Everyone had friends to play with, but she was all alone. No one was willing to pay attention to her. Some children even badmouthed her in private, calling her an anti-social freak. Shao Yu beat up those people who said bad things about her. She pulled her aside and talked to her, asking her if she wanted to be her “bandit queen.” She ignored her. Shao Yu was so angry that she pouted and left on the spot. Later, when a child bullied her, she still came over and spoke up for her…

Soon, she dreamed of her adult self again. She dreamed of her confessing to her, dreamed of her standing next to Shi Renying, calling her “sister” as the second daughter of the Ji family…

Her brows were tightly furrowed. Cen Xia used her fingers to smooth them out.

Dr. Yan, looking at the rearview mirror, suddenly said, “When she was a child, she was always isolated. Shao Yu fought for her. The two of them were very good friends, so…”

Before he could finish, Cen Xia interrupted him, “I know. No matter what, she saved my sister. I don’t hate her. I also know that my sister never liked her. I’m just worried that if she was the one who drugged her back then, how sad would my sister be? She’s so kind.”

Dr. Yan “mhmm”-ed and didn’t say anything else.

Jiwanching woke up from her daze. The car had already reached Jiangzhou. The driver consciously drove to a dessert shop and asked Cen Xia, “Madam, how about this one?”

He was a veteran. After spending some time with them, he always handled the details well.

Cen Xia looked outside. She was very satisfied and praised him without hesitation, “This one is great. Thank you, driver.”

The driver smiled, his words sweet as honey, “You’re welcome, Madam!”

Cen Xia carried Jiwanching out of the car. The driver got her wheelchair. Cen Xia pushed her into the dessert shop.

Due to the time, Jiwanching didn’t have much makeup on. There weren’t many people in the store at this time. When they scanned the QR code to order, the server recognized her as the Ethereal Diva. The young girl covered her mouth and couldn’t make a sound, her eyes full of surprise.

Jiwanching was dazzled by the various pictures on the order list. She couldn’t make a decision. Cen Xia pointed to a blueberry-flavored one and introduced, “Sister, this one is the most delicious!”

Jiwanching quickly added it to the shopping cart. Then she looked at a strawberry-flavored one, eager to try it.

Cen Xia saw her little actions and said, “Sister, how about Xiaxia orders the strawberry one, and we can share?”

Jiwanching nodded excitedly, quickly added it to the shopping cart, and smiled with her lips pursed. Then, she heard a click.

The two of them looked up and saw that the server was taking a picture of them and had forgotten to turn off the sound.

The young girl was so embarrassed that her toes curled into the ground. She lowered her head with a red face and apologized, “I’m so sorry. I saw that you two are so in love, so I couldn’t help but take a picture. I’ll delete it right now.”

Cen Xia smiled and quickly waved her hand. “You don’t have to delete it. We’ll pose, and you can take another one for us. I’ll add you as a friend and you can send me one, okay?”

The young girl nodded her head like a garlic masher. Her hands were slightly trembling when she picked up her phone again.

Jiwanching cooperated and posed in many different ways, her face beaming with a smile.

After the photos were taken, Cen Xia talked to her about getting the pictures and said in a low voice, “You know who she is, right?”

The young girl was stunned for a moment and quickly said, “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.”

Cen Xia smiled and gently patted her on the shoulder. “Next time we come to eat ice cream at your shop, I’ll get you an autograph.”

The young girl’s pupils widened in shock. Her mouth was slightly ajar, and she was so excited that she couldn’t contain herself.

The ice cream was ready. Cen Xia was about to pay, but the young girl refused to take the money. The two of them had a free meal and left the store happily.

Jiwanching tugged on her sleeve.

—”Why didn’t the shop owner take our money?”

Cen Xia smiled and shook her head.

Jiwanching held onto her clothes and wouldn’t let go.

Cen Xia lowered her head, signaling her to lean closer.

Jiwanching leaned in. Cen Xia whispered something into her ear, but she couldn’t hear it clearly. She only felt her ear tingling.

She asked, “Did you hear me, Sister?”

Jiwanching shook her head.

Cen Xia leaned in again, bit her ear, and gave a mischievous smile.

Jiwanching was angry and ignored her.

Cen Xia hugged her from behind, kissed her neck, and said silently in her heart, “Next time we eat ice cream, Sister will give her an autograph as the Diva.”

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