Ji Nuan nodded as she was told.
Inexplicably, I felt that Mo Jingshen said more words today than every time before.
"Where are you flying to this time? The United States? Or Japan?" she asked subconsciously.
He touched her hair and said softly: "You will know when I come back and bring you local gifts."
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A few days later, Ji Nuan received a call from Ji Hongwen.
In the ten days since Ji Mengran disappeared, Ji Hongwen's voice has become much deeper and older than usual. He doesn't sound too depressed mentally, but Ji Nuan also knows that he hasn't eaten well or slept well recently.
It's just that today is the anniversary of Ji Nuan's mother's death. Too many years have passed, and those sorrows have long been covered by time. Ji Nuan just habitually looked at the sky for a long time on this day, and finally received a message from Ji Hongwen. Telephone.
"Nuan Nuan, dad knows that you haven't been willing to ask me too many questions recently because of Mengran's affairs. There are many truths that dad planned to hide from you for the rest of his life. You will always be my daughter. I won't tell you those things until my death. .”
"If you don't want to say it, I won't force it." Ji Nuan responded: "I have no plans to find any biological father or recognize my relatives. Moreover, Mengran's matter is already on your mind. You don't need to talk to me now." I… "
"It doesn't matter. We've reached this point. Deliberate concealment will only cause harm. Your mother has been gone for many years. I couldn't hide what she told me back then. I didn't expect Mengran to know about it and come to you again. I'm going to slander you in front of you." Ji Hongwen sighed deeply: "Before your mother married me, she had a past, a forced past. She did not love your biological father. I was also a person who was obsessed with love. A young man, even if your mother is pregnant, you still have no hesitation in marrying her, and I promise to treat you as my biological daughter. Nuan Nuan, I watched you grow up, and this father’s There is no difference between the love between women and the love between Mengran and me, do you understand?"
"I understand, Dad." Ji Nuan didn't expect that Ji Hongwen would finally tell her the truth after being silent for many days. The pressure in her heart suddenly became much lighter, at least he was no longer the only one who had been deceived. The one in the drum.
"As for who your biological father is, maybe you will never meet him again in your life. Even if you do, he will probably never know your existence. I don't plan to repeat these old things too much. After all, these are all It's the past of more than 20 years ago, and it's all about your mother's grudges during her lifetime. It has nothing to do with you. Nuannuan, the only difference between dad and you is the blood relationship. There is no other difference from the past. Now Mengran's life or death is uncertain, Dad hopes that after you return to Haicheng, you will still regard this place as your home, and the Ji family will always be behind you."
Ji Nuan's eyes heated up: "Dad, I have never denied the existence of your father. We are still the same as before. I will not change and you will not change, right?"
"Yes." Ji Hongwen's voice was hoarse due to excitement: "Good boy, dad knows that Mengran did something wrong. She is indeed wrong in many aspects. I have never deliberately favored one, but There has been no news from her now, and dad’s mood is still affected a little, but he has no intention of ignoring you and neglecting you. You have always been my most beloved good daughter. "
"I know." Ji Nuan's nose felt sore. He raised his hand and rubbed his nose in an effort to prevent himself from choking.
She knew that Ji Hongwen deliberately chose this day to make it clear to her. Fortunately, there had never been any deep estrangement between father and daughter. Between people, they were most afraid of not saying anything.
Ji Hongwen said a few more words before hanging up the phone. Ji Nuan held the phone and stood in front of the window looking out for a long time.
Who is her biological father... maybe she will never meet him in this life
Even if they meet, the other party doesn't know her existence
When her mother was young, she was a very quiet and gentle woman. Ji Nuan was too young at that time and didn't know much about her mother's past, but she really couldn't figure out how she could have been forced by someone before she got married.
What kind of compulsion? Robbery or being forced to get married by elders? Or is it some other possibility
Ji Hongwen obviously didn't intend to talk about these things, and the call he made was just to reassure her and tell her that nothing would change between them.
He wanted to keep her as his daughter, but Ji Nuan didn't want to keep the home she had relied on since she was a child.
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Professor Lin's class only lasted for three months. When the class graduated, it was not the graduation season of T University. Although the short three months was not as long as other people's years, Ji Nuan had made such a friend as Bai Wei. a friend.
On the eve of farewell, these students in Professor Lin's class had a rare dinner together. Although Feng Ling was a transfer student, he also went together.
Ji Nuan didn't drink. She just sat on the sofa and chatted a lot with Bai Wei about her experiences in the past three months and about possibly having contact and cooperation with Bai Wei's company in China in the future. Feng Ling had never participated in such a thing before. During the whole process, I only occasionally looked at my phone, and occasionally looked at Ji Nuan to prevent her from drinking.
This class has a very simple beginning and a very simple ending, but the process is also exciting.
Ling Feifei had been avoiding Ji Nuan and was sitting far away from her. Feng Ling would raise his eyebrows at Ling Feifei from time to time and deliberately scare her with his eyes. It didn't take long for Ling Feifei to be frightened and use the excuse of feeling unwell. He ran away early and didn't dare to stay long.
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Ji Nuan left T University with the transcript of the last test and packed her luggage with Feng Ling in the apartment the next day.
Mo Jingshen said that he would come to take her back to Haicheng today, but he didn't know whether he flew directly from abroad to T city, or whether he returned to Haicheng first and then came here.
Ji Nuan didn't have much luggage, but it took a long time to pack it. From dawn to afternoon, Mo Jingshen never came.
I didn't receive a call from Mo Jingshen all day.
"What time is it?" Ji Nuan locked the two suitcases and asked Feng Ling in the living room while clapping her hands when she stood up.
"It's past five o'clock." Feng Ling replied.
Only then did Ji Nuan notice the passage of time. He glanced at the evening sky outside. He turned around and picked up his phone to check the time. There were only text messages on the phone from Xia Tian and Xiaoba asking her if she was going back to Haicheng today. It's better to go back to Haicheng tomorrow and say that I want to arrange a reception banquet for her.
The text messages were busy with various messages from many people.
But there was no news about Mo Jingshen.
Time passes little by little.
Six o'clock.
Mo Jingshen didn't show up and didn't call.
At seven o'clock, there was still no trace of Mo Jingshen.
At ten o'clock in the evening, the mobile phone was very quiet, and there was no sound of anyone opening the door.
Ji Nuan called Mo Jingshen during this period, but only heard a cold mechanical female voice prompting that the other party was not in the service area and could not be connected.
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(Third update)