Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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“Jing Xuan, why are you here? How do you know I exist?” Jiang Shining changed the subject and asked the main question.
Thinking of this in advance, Jing Xuan’s brows darkened. When thinking about serious matters, he was indeed as calm as he said.
“I awoke in this world over a decade ago. A voice in my head then guided me to the truth… I knew our worlds were one and the same, Mother,” he said. “Then, that voice told me that you, too, would eventually awaken. But until then, the ‘Jiang Shining’ of this world was merely an NPC serving to propel the plot. That voice guided me to take over this company, saying it was prepared for you, Mother. Your appearance here one day would prove that the real Mother had awakened.”
“Are you running this company?” Jiang Shining was a little surprised.
“It’s not really running. That voice said I have to respect all the rules, and I can’t change them until you show up,” Jing Xuan said shyly. “So, for this company, I only show up when it absolutely needs a boss, signing on your behalf or making decisions.”
Anyway, this kind of small company didn’t have any international affairs to deal with. The fact that it had been able to survive until now must be due to the halo given by robots.
Jiang Shining finally understood that the robots were giving her a slap in the face and then a sweet treat. They knew that she must be in a bad mood after understanding the truth, so they arranged Jing Xuan here to calm her down.
I feel like I’m still a character in the book, being manipulated like a puppet. I feel unhappy.
But life is like a play, and a play is like life. She can only live in this world. Since it can still satisfy her own wishes, she will just not be picky.
“Do you know where Jing Yuan is?” Jiang Shining asked.
In fact, she had no hope. If Jing Yuan and Jing Xuan were together, they would definitely come to see her together.
Sure enough, Jing Xuan shook his head.
“I don’t know where my brother is, but I suspect he must be in this world as well.” After answering, Jing Xuan looked at Jiang Shining and spoke hesitantly, “…Mother, I have a question that I’m not sure if I should ask.”
“You say.” Jiang Shining reached out and stroked Jing Xuan’s slightly messy black hair.
“You… aren’t the original Xiaofei from that world, right?” Jing Xuan said nervously, “I read that book. The fate of the three of us was originally extremely tragic…”
But what they experienced was not like that. It was obvious that Jiang Shining had single-handedly subverted the entire plot—even the Xiu Lingfei in the story was even more cruel and incompetent than the one they had experienced. At least in the world they experienced, Chu Haoli felt guilty towards his concubines and children, and was extremely devoted to the country.
Jing Xuan was really smart.
“Indeed.” Jiang Shining said in a gentle tone, “The voice you heard was a book-traveling system. And I am one of those who corrected the situation in books.”
Obviously, this was not what Jing Xuan cared about most.
“Then mother… has she been to many worlds?”
“Including your world, there are five in total.” Jiang Shining said.
Jing Xuan hesitated, feeling that he didn’t look decisive or manly at all. But asking this question seemed a bit embarrassing.
Finally, Jing Xuan pursed his lips.
“Then mother…does she have any offspring in other worlds?”
Jiang Shining was stunned. She was really at a loss for words. Why did she still feel so sorry for her second son?
Yes, the palace fighting world was the first world Jiang Shining traveled through, but she had trained in the book-traveling system for a long time before starting the mission. Jing Yuan was adopted from another concubine, so in a sense, Jing Xuan was her first child.
Now he looked at her pitifully and longingly, making Jiang Shining feel helpless.
“Jing Xuan…” She stretched out her hand and stroked the back of her hand across Jing Xuan’s cheek. This was how she used to comfort him, but…
Jing Xuan’s eyes darkened in disappointment.
“So, in the future, there will be people who will come to compete with me and my brother for Mother.” He said softly, “Mother, you…how many children do you have, and where do I rank in your heart?”
Jiang Shining really found it difficult to answer this question. Her situation was too special. How could emotions, after five reincarnations, be so easily explained?
“Jing Xuan, your words really embarrass me.” Jiang Shining said helplessly, “No matter who you say it to, it’s unfair to others, isn’t it?”
“…Mother is right. I am childish.” Jing Xuan was listless for a moment. Jiang Shining was just thinking about how to comfort him when she saw a glint in his eyes. “But do I have a sister? Brothers are fine, since they fight anyway, but a sister—a sister is something I can accept.”
“You will be satisfied.” Jiang Shining said helplessly.
She had two daughters, one was the mutant girl from the doomsday, and the other was a daughter in a fictional world similar to the Republic of China – except that she also had a brother.
Jiang Shining believed that if she could really find all the children, little Guoguo would definitely be the little sister that everyone liked.
“By the way, Jing Xuan.” Jiang Shining looked at him, “What is your identity in this world? Are you just helping me look after this company?”
Jing Xuan shook his head and said sheepishly, “I have my own company, but it’s not big. You know I’ve never had much ambition. I just tried hard to study the market and barely made ends meet so I wouldn’t look shabby when I met you.”
Jing Xuan was indeed unmotivated. Jing Yuan was six years older than him, and had raised him and protected his innocence, acting like a brother and a father. Back then, Jing Xuan had no interest in the throne. Jiang Shining knew he only enjoyed painting, horseback riding, and archery.
The two of them were reuniting in the next life, and they talked about all kinds of things for a long time before they stopped.
“Mother, do you want to take over this company?”
“That’s right.” Jiang Shining said, “Do you know who the boss of Tianxia Longteng is?”
Jing Xuan naturally knew that, in fact, except for people like Jiang Shining who stayed at home and never watched the news, everyone actually knew Xiu Lingfei to some extent, and his personal entry was posted on the Internet.
Jing Xuan had truly made a great effort to conceal himself and not seek revenge. He had never felt much for his cold-hearted father, the Emperor, but he still harbored a deep hatred for Xiu Lingfei’s poisoning of Jiang Shining. However he ultimately forbore. A general never fights an unprepared battle. Under the rules of the new world, he couldn’t possibly kill Xiu Lingfei, and if they did meet, he had no choice but to question him, so he endured.
Actually, even a fight would be good. But this revenge was too light. He couldn’t imagine how Jiang Shining, who had taken poison pills for half a year, must have died slowly and painfully.
Jiang Shining knew what he was thinking after just one look at him, and couldn’t help but comfort him, “We can’t fight, let’s defeat him fairly this time.”
“You mean, to defeat his family company?”
Jiang Shining nodded.
As they were talking, there was a knock on the door. Jing Xuan turned around, and after the dependence on his mother and the joy on his face disappeared, he really looked calm.
“Enter.”
A female employee’s head popped in from the crack in the door.
“Mr. Wang, Mr. Gu Haotian and his agent are here again. They want to settle the breach of contract issue today.”
Jing Xuan frowned slightly. It would have been fine if this artist had switched to another company, but he was actually going to Tianxia Longteng. Thinking of this, Jing Xuan immediately became dissatisfied.
Jiang Shining patted his arm soothingly.
“I’ll go and take a look,” she said.
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