20 – His Tangtang is the best girl in the world
At the same time, Lin Jiaran also looked toward Ji Hanyuan.
Her heart couldn’t help but beat faster, and her hands hanging at her sides unconsciously clenched.
As long as… as long as he started to despise Tang Jiaojiao’s background…
Slowly, he would definitely stop liking Tang Jiaojiao!
What did that Tang Jiaojiao have besides her pretty face?!
She came from an ordinary background, had a spoiled and delicate personality, clung to Ji Hanyuan every day, and understood nothing!
She was nothing more than a vase, utterly useless to him, even a hindrance, only fit to be a plaything in bed!
What about such a woman made her worthy of Ji Hanyuan?!
She wanted Ji Hanyuan to cut his losses early.
That way… she could have a chance to make herself seen by him…
However, just as Lin Jiaran watched Ji Hanyuan with intense anticipation and nervousness, suddenly, Ji Hanyuan lifted his gaze.
But he didn’t look at Lin Jiaran; instead, his eyes fell on Lin Qingmian.
His deep gaze was as cold as if it held not a trace of warmth.
“Lin Qingmian, when did my study allow unrelated people to enter?!”
A single sentence, carrying deep intimidation and a terrifying aura, instantly plunged Lin Jiaran’s hopeful heart into the abyss.
She admitted she had hoped that Ji Hanyuan might… even glance at her, or say a word to her, praise her…
Even if it was because of Tang Jiaojiao.
But… he still didn’t even look at her.
Moreover, while he was ostensibly speaking to Lin Qingmian, the threat in his words was entirely directed at her.
He was warning her that the only reason she could come to Moonlight Manor was because she still had some use—she could examine Tang Jiaojiao’s health.
If it weren’t for Tang Jiaojiao, she wouldn’t even have the right to step into Moonlight Manor!
And today, by entering this study as an “unrelated person,” she had clearly touched Ji Hanyuan’s reverse scale.
She had tried to gain an advantage only to end up worse off, earning his disgust.
Similarly, Lin Qingmian was instantly alarmed and quickly grabbed Lin Jiaran, dragging her out.
“Jiaran, go check on Tangtang’s health first. From now on, don’t worry about anything related to Tangtang except her physical condition. Hurry, go!”
As he spoke, Lin Qingmian urgently pushed Lin Jiaran out, and with a click, the door slammed shut heavily.
Trembling with fear, Lin Qingmian looked at Ji Hanyuan’s dark expression and apologized.
“Sorry, Hanyuan. I thought since it was about Tangtang, I took the liberty of letting Jiaran come in with me.”
Ji Hanyuan sneered coldly, his voice icy. “If she weren’t your cousin, do you think she would leave here alive?”
His study—what right did any woman other than Tangtang have to enter?
As for matters concerning his Tangtang, did he need others to pry and report to him?!
In his heart, his Tangtang was the best girl in the world!
What did her background matter?!
Moreover, he had always felt that her disgusting family was unworthy of her. However, due to certain special reasons, she had always been grateful to them, so he had never taken action against the Tang family.
Now that Tangtang had lost her memory, it was the perfect opportunity for her to cut ties with those rotten people—nothing could be better!
What he wanted, from beginning to end, was Tang Jiaojiao herself!
Lin Qingmian knew he had been thoughtless this time and didn’t bring up Tangtang’s background again.
He humbly and gently coaxed Ji Hanyuan, then changed the subject to discuss the poison in both their bodies.
Meanwhile.
Pushed out of the study, Lin Jiaran felt her entire body turn cold, as if she had narrowly escaped death.
Just now, Ji Hanyuan had truly wanted to kill her.
Yet, she couldn’t help but wonder… Was it because she had entered the study, or because… she had mentioned Tang Jiaojiao?
Lin Jiaran bit her lip and went to Tangtang’s room.
Tangtang, who had been bored, immediately beamed with a radiant smile upon seeing Lin Jiaran.
“Jiaran, you’re here!”
Despite the risk of being discovered by Ji Hanyuan, Lin Jiaran still found time to come and give her acupuncture almost every few days.
Since they weren’t even related, and Lin Jiaran was helping her so much, Tangtang was naturally grateful.
Moreover, staying alone in such a large manor day after day was incredibly dull, so having someone to talk to was a welcome relief.
Lin Jiaran smiled warmly and gently said, “I saw that my cousin and Fourth Master still have important matters to discuss, so I should have some time today to quietly give you acupuncture.”
“Really?” Tangtang’s crescent-shaped eyes sparkled with excitement. “That’s wonderful!”
Tangtang obediently lay down on the sofa chair and asked, “Jiaran, why is it that even after so many acupuncture sessions, I still can’t remember anything?”
Although she didn’t want to have any dealings with Tang Yingying or Zhao Xuefen, so she felt that losing her memory wasn’t so bad…
But she was even more worried about the poison inside her Brother A Yuan.
Seeing him take so many pills every day just to suppress the toxicity broke her heart beyond words.
Brother loved her, so he knew that all medicine had its side effects. Even if she never regained her memory and he had to take care of her forever, he refused to let her take medicine casually, fearing it would harm her health.
But what about him… taking handfuls of pills every day… How could she not feel heartbroken?
After all… she loved him even more.
So, even if regaining her memory meant recalling unpleasant things and encountering unpleasant people, Tangtang remained unwavering and resolute!
She had to regain her memory as soon as possible!
Lin Jiaran skillfully took out the silver needle case and slowly inserted the needles into Tangtang’s acupoints.
“Traditional Chinese medicine usually takes time to show results. With just acupuncture, it will naturally require more days.”
“If you’re in a hurry, I can quietly bring you some medicine. Western medicine works faster.”
Hearing this, Tangtang bit her lip, feeling conflicted.
But hiding her treatment from Brother was already wrong.
After all, when it came to someone you loved, there should be no secrets.
Brother had also said that all medicine had its side effects and forbade her from taking any…
She was already taking advantage of a loophole by choosing acupuncture, as if she hadn’t disobeyed Brother’s words…
“Forget it,” Tangtang conceded. “Let’s not take medicine for now. I’ll be patient and wait a little longer.”
A flicker of something obscure flashed in Lin Jiaran’s eyes, but she lowered her gaze to hide it.
“Alright, just let me know whenever you decide you want to take the medicine.”
After a few seconds, she suddenly pretended to hesitate, as if struggling to speak.
“Tangtang… there’s something I don’t know if I should tell you.”
“Hmm?” Tangtang blinked. “What is it? Just say it, Jiaran.”
Lin Jiaran pursed her lips, her expression hesitant. “I think… I accidentally found out about your background.”
Instantly, Tangtang’s heart skipped a beat.
She bit her lip, remaining silent for a long time before slowly saying,
“Actually… I already knew.”
Now it was Lin Jiaran’s turn to be surprised.
“You’ve regained your memory?”
“No.” Tangtang shook her head, “I just ran into two family members, then looked it up online myself and found out…”
She didn’t know what was going on with herself either—she always inexplicably knew some strange things.
Even though she couldn’t remember anything, whenever she touched certain objects, she would have instinctive reactions.
Like the gun that day.
Or when she touched a computer, she could unconsciously type out many strange lines of code.
So after learning about Zhao Xuefen and Tang Yingying, looking up some private matters about the Tang family on the computer was almost a trivial matter for her.
That was how she found out.
Her background… was indeed too embarrassing to talk about…
And precisely because of this, she didn’t want to investigate more about the Tang family, nor did she want to get involved anymore.
If it weren’t for Brother A Yuan, she truly wished she would never recover her memories in this lifetime.
Meanwhile, Lin Jiaran watched Tangtang’s expression, feeling there was something odd about her reaction.
She thought for a moment and instinctively probed, “In a couple of days, it seems to be your sister and Jiang Muze’s engagement banquet. Coincidentally, our family has some connections with the Jiang family, so they invited us too. Tangtang, if you want to go, I can accompany you.”
“No, Jiaran, I don’t want to go.”
Tangtang directly cut off Lin Jiaran, her attitude suddenly turning extremely cold as she said bluntly, “Jiaran, please don’t mention the Tang family to me again in the future. Thank you!”
After saying this, she closed her eyes, making it clear she didn’t want to continue the conversation.
For some reason, she felt Lin Jiaran’s words today were strange, giving her an indescribable feeling that made her very uncomfortable.
Seeing Tang Jiaojiao directly shut her out and refuse to speak, Lin Jiaran secretly rolled her eyes, but her tone remained gentle as she said, “I’m sorry, Tangtang, it’s my fault. I thought you’d look forward to reuniting with your family. I apologize, I won’t bring it up again.”
However, Tangtang kept her eyes closed, pretending to rest, and didn’t respond further.
As Lin Jiaran performed acupuncture on Tangtang, her thoughts grew heavier.
Since Tang Jiaojiao already knew about her background but hadn’t revealed anything, and wasn’t even willing to return to reunite with her family, there must be something fishy going on…
Suddenly, Lin Jiaran narrowed her eyes, a glint of shrewdness flashing in them.
Since Tang Jiaojiao didn’t want to attend this engagement banquet, she would make sure Tang Jiaojiao had no choice but to go!