Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The next morning, neither Jing Yuan nor Jing Xuan went to work. They watched in silence as Jiang Shining came downstairs, knowing that she was going to drive to pick up the brother and sister.
Jing Yuan remained silent, turning his head away, unwilling to look at her, leaving behind a stubborn profile. Jiang Shining sighed helplessly; he looked exactly the same as when Jing Xuan was born. Thinking this, she reached out and ruffled Jing Yuan’s hair.
“I’m going out, I’ll be back in about an hour.”
Jing Yuan hesitated for a moment, then said, “Put on your down jacket.”
Jing Xuan echoed Jing Yuan, “Yes, put on my down jacket.”
The down jacket that Jing Yuan gave to Jiang Shining before was Jing Xuan’s.
Jiang Shining curled the corners of her lips slightly. It was truly remarkable that Jing Yuan could adopt such an attitude.
She drove to the hotel without stopping, and saw a brother and sister, one tall and one short, standing by the roadside. Chen Ruozhi saw her car and immediately waved happily.
Jiang Shining stopped the car. Chen Tanliang had just stepped out when Chen Ruozhi pushed him to sit in the passenger seat, while she sat in the back.
“Good morning,” Chen Tanliang said.
Then he silently fastened his seatbelt.
Jiang Shining started the car and looked at Chen Tanliang— the young man’s eyes were somewhat tired, and his handsome lips were pursed into a straight line. He was usually a serious person, but now he looked a little vulnerable.
Clearly, this incident was also very traumatic for Chen Tanliang, but he was the kind of person who tended to keep his anger and grievances to himself and won’t say anything.
Jiang Shining sighed. She knew comforting him was useless, so she could only say, “Tanliang, I know you’re sad. But are you going to come back with me like this?”
“Yeah, yeah, you’re the older brother, you have to be more assertive.” Chen Ruozhi peeked out from the back seat. “We’ll be a blended family from now on, and this little sister will have to rely on you!”
A sense of responsibility was the best way to awaken Chen Tanliang’s spirit. Hearing Chen Ruozhi say this, Chen Tanliang’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he finally composed himself, becoming more alert.
As Jiang Shining drove back, Chen Tanliang sensed that she kept glancing at him subtly.
He slowly lowered his head. Although he was sad, he also felt that his appearance was making Jiang Shining very worried, so he turned his head and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
“I’m fine now, Mother. Thank you for your concern.”
Jiang Shining felt even more helpless. Her children were all so sensible, which made her feel even more heartbroken.
Another ten minutes or so later, Jiang Shining drove back to the residential area and slowly stopped the car.
The villa was right in front of them.
Jiang Shining hesitated for a moment.
“You…you should meet first.”
She got out of the car first, followed by her brother and sister. Jiang Shining took out her key, opened the door, took a soft breath, and pushed it open.
In the living room, Jing Xuan was holding the mischievous Guoguo, while Jing Yuan was drinking. Hearing the door open, the two brothers froze, except for the little girl still whimpering in Jing Xuan’s arms.
Jing Yuan put down his wine glass and raised his head in a gloomy mood.
His eyes met Chen Tanliang’s.
For a moment, they both froze. It was as if something inside their brains had exploded violently…
“J?!” Chen Tanliang exclaimed in astonishment.
Startled, Chu Jingyuan snapped out of his daze. Instantly, he stood up, narrowed his eyes, and said, enunciating each word clearly, “Kelly? What are you doing here?”
“He is Chen Tanliang, and she is Chen Ruozhi.” Jiang Shining looked at her two sons. “Did you two know each other before?”
Chen Tanliang was too shocked to speak, while Jing Yuan sneered.
“We know each other,” he said through gritted teeth. “We’ve worked together once before.”
Even if Chen Tanliang were abroad, he would definitely be a soldier or a government official, while Jing Yuan was the complete opposite of him. How could they possibly cooperate?
Jiang Shining couldn’t help but wonder, could the two of them be enemies?
Jing Yuan walked over step by step and stood in front of Chen Tanliang. The two men glared at each other. After a long while, Jing Yuan revealed a sinister smile.
He reached out and politely hugged Chen Tanliang, patting him hard on the back.
“Since there will definitely be extra people, I’m actually quite glad that person is you,” Jing Yuan said.
Chen Tanliang suddenly came to his senses and shoved Chu Jing Yuan.
“This is impossible…” he murmured.
Jiang Shining looked left and right, but she was also a little unsure about what kind of relationship the two of them had before.
“You……”
Before she could even speak, Jing Yuan had already smiled.
“Mom, I know him. Can we catch up?”
“Sure. But—” Jiang Shining hadn’t finished speaking when her phone rang.
It turned out it was her secretary calling, saying there was a small problem with the film’s preparations and she needed to take a look. Also, several people they wanted to invite for the next variety show had responded, so Jiang Shining needed to go back and check if there were any further issues.
Why did it have to be today? Jiang Shining hung up the phone, her brows furrowed.
Jing Yuan laughed and said, “Then you should go. It’s good that we need to get to know each other better. With you around, we’ll feel more at ease.”
“Really?” Jiang Shining looked at him suspiciously. “How…how did you two meet?”
“We’re brothers who’ve been through thick and thin together,” Jing Yuan said. Seeing Jiang Shining’s skepticism, he turned to Chen Tanliang, “Right?”
Chen Tanliang remained silent for a moment, then said, “Yes.”
Jing Yuan was somewhat glib, but Jiang Shining believed that Chen Tanliang would not lie.
She really had to go there, there was nothing she could do, so she could only sigh.
“Okay, then you two can get along and communicate well. I’ll be back early tonight.”
“Okay, no problem,” Jing Yuan said with a smile.
The people in the room watched Jiang Shining leave and then closed the door.
They then watched her drive away.
They estimated the time.
They again waited in silence for another two minutes.
Chu Jingyuan and Chen Tanliang looked at each other again, but the smile on Jing Yuan’s lips had disappeared.
“Why does it have to be you?” Jing Yuan said coldly.
“Do you think I want to be brothers with a bast**d like you?” Chen Tanliang said coldly.
Before anyone else could react, the two had already started fighting. Especially for someone like Chen Ruozhi who wasn’t skilled in martial arts, all she felt was a gust of black wind, and the two were already tumbling into the living room, locked in a fierce battle.
“Fight! Fight! Good fight!!” Chen Ruozhi heard a soft, delicate voice shouting happily. She looked down and saw a little girl jumping up and down watching them fight, overjoyed.
“Don’t fight inside!” Jing Xuan shouted anxiously. “It’ll be hard to clean up if you break something! Don’t fight inside!”
The two finally managed to stop. Jing Yuan’s hair was disheveled, and Chen Tanliang’s once neat collar was unbuttoned. They were panting heavily, glaring at each other.
“Let’s go somewhere else?” Jing Yuan said coldly.
“You choose,” Chen Tanliang said coldly.
“Go to the harbor; there are abandoned warehouses nearby,” Jing Yuan sneered. “You’ll regret this; I won’t hold back this time.”
“Oh? You mean you went easy on me last time? I really didn’t see that coming,” Chen Tanliang said sarcastically.
Chen Ruozhi was stunned. Having lived two lives, this was the first time she’d seen this side of Chen Tanliang— he could actually mock people?
“I want to go too!” Guoguo said enthusiastically.
Jing Xuan quickly hugged Guoguo tightly.
The two left the house one after the other. It was cold outside, and a shiver ran through them, which greatly reduced their anger.
However, when they turned their heads and saw the other person’s face, their anger flared up again.
“Which one is your car?” Chen Tanliang asked.
“Harley,” Jing Yuan said.
“Is all you’ve learned to do to ride a motorcycle?” Chen Tanliang mocked.
Jing Yuan’s anger flared up again. “Are you fu**ing going to sit or not? If not, go over there yourself!”
At the door, the two younger siblings watched as their older brother, cursing and swearing, got on the same motorcycle and sped away.
Have you ever seen people agree to a fight and ride in the same car?
Once the roar of the Harley faded away, Chu Jingxuan and Chen Ruozhi finally met eyes. A sense of shared misfortune brought them together, and they clasped hands tightly in friendship.
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