Chapter 324, the final chapter – [Never Forget, Never Lose – 2]
Chapter 324, the final chapter – [Never Forget, Never Lose – 2]
Jiang Yan grabbed her fingers, brought his thin lips close to hers, and gently kissed them. His voice was low and incredibly seductive, "Do you think I'm the kind of person who cries easily?"
He had never cried for anyone from childhood to adulthood, even when the Jiang family underwent a major change and he was only a teenager, he did not shed a single tear.
Although he was genuinely worried about her safety, only cowards seem to shed tears, so how could he possibly cry?
"Hey, you call yourself a young master? Are you even a young master anymore? Otherwise, you'd be a master by now!" Siyi rolled her eyes at him and slapped his hand away.
"Master? Am I that old?" He frowned and looked at her with a wry smile, speaking in a hoarse voice, his tone not blaming, but even revealing a hint of doting.
"Yes, look, you've got wrinkles around your eyes..." Siyi gently touched the corner of his eye. Actually, there weren't any crow's feet. God had always been kind to him. At his age, the years had only given him a calm and profound look. He wasn't old; he had always been so handsome and charming. Siyi concealed the complex emotions in her eyes and spoke casually, "So from now on, you can't yell at people, and you can't always get angry. You must remember to keep a peaceful mindset. That's the only way to maintain youthful vitality forever."
Seeing how earnestly she spoke, Jiang Yan couldn't help but touch the corner of his eye. However, upon seeing the suppressed smile on her lips, he reacted quickly, scooped her up in a hug, lifted her off the ground, and opened his mouth to bite her lip. Si Yi giggled and dodged, "Oh dear, Young Master Yan is not only old, but also a dog, don't bite me..."
"You dare to insult me indirectly? I'll teach you a lesson!" He said, lifting her into the car and placing her on his lap. He narrowed his eyes and dangerously gripped the back of her neck. "Still laughing? Believe me or not, I'll do you right here."
Siyi didn't resist or say anything; she just kept smiling and hugging his neck.
Her smile was bright and radiant, like the sunshine of Xun Can, so dazzling that it seemed to burn one's eyes.
Jiang Yan was somewhat dazed. How long had it been since she had laughed like that? But after the daze subsided, he could tell that she was acting a little strangely today.
"Baby, what's wrong?" He paused, his expression becoming slightly serious. He cupped her cheeks in his hands and looked intently into her eyes. "Tell me, what did my grandfather say to you just now? Don't hide it from me. Tell me everything he told you."
Although she wasn't hurt in the slightest, he certainly wasn't so naive as to think that Lin Zhenbiao would go to all that trouble to distract him with Tiantian and take Sisi away without saying a word.
Siyi knew that Jiang Yan would definitely ask her that question, so she casually tugged at the corner of her mouth and said, "It's nothing, I just talked about some things about Beibei, and then said some unpleasant things."
"What did he say about Beibei?" Jiang Yanhui was a shrewd person, and she knew perfectly well that she was just trying to cover up the truth.
Siyi lowered her eyes, avoiding his piercing gaze, and said softly, "He must be very sexist, right? He likes Beibei, but he didn't mention Tiantian, and didn't say much else." To avoid such a sensitive topic, she suddenly asked, "Yan Hui, is Tiantian already in City B?"
"I'm here." Jiang Yan turned to look at her with a deep gaze. He wasn't oblivious to the fact that she was deliberately hiding something. Her grandfather must have said something to her. Her evasive manner meant she didn't want to say anything. He knew her personality; if she really didn't want to talk, asking more wouldn't help. Although he felt uneasy, at least she was safe and sound in his arms. If she didn't want to talk, he wouldn't ask. As long as she was by his side, that was enough. "I'm sorry I didn't have time to tell you before. There was a little hiccup when Tian Tian came to B City, but I made sure she was settled before I came. She's fine and has recovered. She just told me she misses her mother a lot."
Siyi's nose tingled, and she took a deep breath. Suddenly, she changed the subject, "Yan Hui, you've never been to B City before, so you probably don't know that there's a sea in B City with a beautiful sunrise. Let's go watch the sunrise together?"
"Does this count as a date?" Jiang Yan asked slowly after a moment's thought. They already had a five-year-old son and daughter, but it seemed they'd never actually gone on a proper date.
"...I guess so." Siyi blushed slightly, a little embarrassed. "If you don't want to go, then we..."
"I'll go." Jiang Yan interrupted her directly. Regardless of why she was acting so strangely today, they had both been through a lot recently, and they both knew that neither of them was feeling well. They were just trying to find ways to make each other happy and relaxed. Perhaps her suggestion was good—to watch the sunrise. Although he had never done such a thing before, and had occasionally heard people around him talk about it before, he thought it was too childish and pretentious, what was wrong with doing it with her?
"I'll drive, you lead the way." He helped her out of the car and let her sit in the passenger seat before starting the engine. "Is it far from here?"
"It's alright, it'll probably take about two hours to drive, and it won't be too cold this time of year," Siyi said casually as she fastened her seatbelt.
The two chatted as they drove towards their destination. Midway through, Siyi made a special phone call to the two children; she felt reassured knowing Ye Zhenghao was taking care of them.
At least for this one night, she could be with him in peace. She couldn't remember the last time she had been so relaxed with him. She had never known that time was so precious, so precious that every minute and every second felt like a lifetime.
When they arrived at the beach, it was already late at night. Since neither of them had slept well for the past few days, especially Jiang Yanhui, Siyi felt a little sorry for him. So she suggested that they rest in the car first. Jiang Yanhui naturally refused. Siyi knew that he wanted to spend more time with her, so she pretended to be very sleepy. She lay down in the passenger seat and pretended to fall asleep. Sure enough, after a while, she heard even breathing next to her. She knew that he had fallen asleep.
The night was deep, and the car windows were all closed. Siyi slowly opened her eyes and looked at the handsome face sleeping soundly. All the emotions on her face were revealed.
She kept forcing a smile. She knew she couldn't really fool him, but if she didn't say anything, she knew he wouldn't ask too many questions.
Her hand slowly reached out, stopping just a centimeter from his cheek, and then gently traced the contours of his face. She was afraid that her movements would wake him, so she only dared to caress his delicate features through the air.
Moonlight streamed through the windshield, illuminating his sleeping face, making him even more captivating than usual. Stripped of all superfluous emotions, his appearance, bathed in moonlight, was so soft and enchanting. Siyi gazed at him, somewhat lost in thought, her fingers slowly tracing his brow, her eyes gentle and tender, and silently said to him—
"They say your eyebrows are beautiful, your eyes are beautiful, your mouth is beautiful. I've always known that a man as perfect as you is rare in this world. So every time you get close to me, I get really nervous. You probably don't know, I've always been a very confident person, but in front of you, I always feel like I lack confidence. I feel anxious and insecure, I feel afraid, I resist, I struggle, but I also want to get something... Later I realized that's called love."
"...We've gone through so many ups and downs over the years, and I never dared to think whether you truly loved me, but then you told me that you loved me..."
Someone once sang, "After you said you loved me, the stars in my sky all lit up."
Her sky, the stars have shone, and they have always shone.
But the last line of that song is—Let's write our ending together.
Can she still write their ending together now?
She once truly believed that it would last forever, that it was mutual love, and that they would grow old together.
She never imagined that what separated them was not just an inexplicable hatred, but also the fates of so many people.
.........
What should she do? She couldn't just leave her older brother and father to fend for themselves. She couldn't ignore the truth of what happened back then. Lin Zhenbiao had been relentlessly tormenting her, and she was fed up with this endless cycle of suffering. She believed he was fed up too. She had naively thought that Lin Zhenbiao might have a change of heart, but after seeing him yesterday, she knew that a man like him would never give up on what he believed to be "right"!
—If you still refuse to leave, next time it won't be as simple as the death of an outsider. Maybe I'll take your daughter's life!
.........
She was driven to a dead end, but what about her older brother?
Everything is so good to him now. If he knew some things, could he bear it all? For over thirty years, when something you've always believed to be right suddenly turns out to be wrong, what's the difference between that and having your entire worldview overturned?
She couldn't just cling to her own happiness without considering the safety of anyone else, including her older brother, her children, and Jiang Yan Hui... She also couldn't help but worry about Lin Zhen Biao's next moves...
The man in the driver's seat suddenly moved. Siyi snapped out of her daze, quickly turned her face to lie back, and before her turbulent emotions had completely calmed down, she heard a rustling sound behind her. A large hand reached out and gently pushed her body. "Sisi."
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