It seems that I was just overthinking everything.
Su Wan touched her nose embarrassedly, feeling that it was indeed a bit too much for her to suspect Jiang Xuecheng so recklessly, so she quickly gave in to Jiang Xuecheng.
"Well, it's my fault. I'm sorry."
Jiang Xuecheng focused all his attention on Su Wan. He lowered his eyes and raised his eyebrows, his thin lips slightly curled with a unique smile.
"You're not wrong. I'm happy to see you jealous of me."
Su Wan frowned and gave Jiang Xuecheng a look: "Don't be so narcissistic. I just don't want to be kept in the dark."
Jiang Xuecheng stared at Su Wan deeply, his unfathomable eyes seemed to be able to see through everything. He had a faint smile on his face, with undisguised teasing and joking.
"Wanwan, you really say one thing and mean another."
Su Wan glared at Jiang Xuecheng again, then walked through the corridor holding the thick stack of photo albums and returned to Jiang Xuecheng's room, and Jiang Xuecheng quickly followed.
Su Wan's heart knot was untied, and she became more interested in understanding Jiang Xuecheng's younger brother Jiang Haoxuan, and Sheng Anning who was fostered in their home.
Jiang Xuecheng dismissed Su Wan with a simple remark, "Jiang Haoxuan is Sheng Anning's follower." It was extremely difficult to get more information from her.
Seeing that Jiang Xuecheng refused to mention those two people, Su Wan turned the topic to another doubt of hers.
"Xuecheng, why do your family members seem to be afraid of you? Ah, not really afraid, but their attitude is very strange, as if they are too obedient to you..."
Jiang Xuecheng smiled faintly, reached out to stroke the ends of Su Wan's hair, and sighed softly.
"I remember I told you that I was in poor health when I was a child?"
Su Wan leaned against Jiang Xuecheng, listened attentively, and then nodded slightly.
Jiang Xuecheng lifted up a strand of Su Wan's hair, his eyes becoming more and more mysterious: "When I was born, I was said to have no breathing and heartbeat, and the doctor determined that I was a dead baby."
"ah!"
Su Wan was startled when she heard this, and she shuddered almost subconsciously. Then her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she couldn't help but touch Jiang Xuecheng's cheek with her hand.
This man was so handsome, with sharp and neat eyebrows, a straight nose, and well-defined lips that were so thin and cold that they seemed a bit ruthless, but his slightly upturned phoenix eyes were particularly stunning, without a single flaw.
How could a person who was so blessed by the Creator be judged to be a stillborn baby
"Don't you believe it, Wanwan?"
Jiang Xuecheng lowered his head to look at Su Wan's expression, and as expected, he found deep disbelief in those almond-shaped eyes.
Being looked at with such indifferent and empty eyes, Su Wan's heart tightened and she quickly grabbed Jiang Xuecheng's hand.
This man's hands were not as cold as his eyes. They had a human warmth that made Su Wan's blank mind start to think again.
Su Wan pursed her lips and quickly began to explain: "I just think... it sounds incredible."
She never believed in supernatural powers and had never experienced such mysterious things, but these were not the most important things.
"Xuecheng, but now you just sit in front of me, that's enough."
With Su Wan holding his hands tightly, Jiang Xuecheng's cold eyes flashed with tenderness, and then he returned to his calm and continued to narrate the past.
"My mother didn't want to give up on me, so she stayed with me for a few days, and I eventually had a heartbeat. But they must have been terrified in the first few years because they were worried that I would die at any time. Three years later, my parents gave birth to my younger brother."
Jiang Xuecheng flicked his fingertips as he spoke, his eyes filled with gloom and confusion: "They agreed to adopt Sheng An Ning, probably because they were afraid that I would be too lonely, and wanted to find a child of the same age to keep me company."
"When I was a kid, I couldn't go out often, and I often imagined what the outside of the Jiang family's old house looked like. This place doesn't have particularly good memories for me."
Su Wan felt a pang of fear when she heard this. She had never thought that Jiang Xuecheng's childhood would be so gloomy.
Perhaps it was precisely because of his poor health that the Jiang family wanted to keep an eye on him all the time, which resulted in Jiang Xuecheng becoming even more withdrawn.
Compared to him, her childhood was much happier. Su Wan's father and mother spoiled her since she was a child, but there were not many restrictions on her.
Su Wan felt depressed, and there was a little moisture in the corners of her eyes. Finally, she couldn't help but raised her hand to cover Jiang Xuecheng's mouth.
"Xuecheng, stop talking. I shouldn't have reminded you of these things."
Jiang Xuecheng moved Su Wan's hand away. He looked at Su Wan steadily, and his indifferent tone gradually softened.
"Wanwan, as long as you don't leave me, promise me that you will always stay by my side."
Su Wan took a deep breath, and she took the initiative to hug Jiang Xuecheng, her shoulders trembling unconsciously.
"Of course, we are husband and wife. We will always be together, now and in the future."
After hearing Su Wan's neat answer, Jiang Xuecheng's eyes became somewhat meaningful. Just when he wanted to do something else, the door of the room was suddenly opened.
Su Wan and Jiang Xuecheng were suddenly startled and looked outside the door at the same time.
The person standing at the door was Jiang Xuecheng's mother, Xu Ziyao. Her beautiful eyes were wide open, and she seemed surprised by the scene before her.
Xu Ziyao coughed twice and said to Jiang Xuecheng and Su Wan: "Xuecheng, what are you two doing... Grandma wants you to go down first."
A blush appeared on Su Wan's usually beautiful face, and she quickly stood up and kept a distance from Jiang Xuecheng.
I'm so ashamed!
She had been planning to improve her favorability in front of Jiang Xuecheng's mother, but I'm afraid that in the other party's eyes, her image has been completely ruined!
If she had known that Xu Ziyao would suddenly barge in, she would never have taken the initiative to hug Jiang Xuecheng!
It’s too late to regret now!
Su Wan wiped away a handful of bitter tears in her heart, but on the surface she pretended nothing had happened and went downstairs calmly with Jiang Xuecheng.
When I went downstairs, I found that Luo Xiuxiu was not the only one in the living room. Jiang Zhiyuan and Jiang Wei were also there, and there were several servants around. It was a very grand scene.
Seeing Su Wan and Jiang Xuecheng coming down, Luo Xiuxiu smiled brightly. She walked forward and pointed at a pile of things placed in the living room.
"Xuecheng, Xiaowan, these are some gifts I specially prepared for you two. You two are newlyweds, and if I don't give you anything, people will think that our Jiang family is too mean to our daughter-in-law."
Embarrassing, what you said...
Obviously, Luo Xiuxiu had already given her a jade bracelet, and Xu Ziyao also handed over a large red envelope containing a large sum of money.
Su Wan was about to explain, but Jiang Xuecheng stopped her with a look. Jiang Xuecheng stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Okay, grandma, Wanwan and I don't need any of these things."
Luo Xiuxiu glared at Jiang Xuecheng: "How do you know you don't need a wife? I'm happy to give her to you!"
(End of this chapter)