"Brother Jiang, you're back."
Jiang Xingyu smiled and nodded, "Mm!"
His tone was dejected, and Meng Yuan couldn't quite guess the outcome. Seeing his grim expression, she felt a vague sense of worry.
"How did it go?" she couldn't help but ask, curiosity always overcoming her reticence.
Jiang Xingyu walked in and sat on the sofa.
In truth, the moment he saw the results, he had lost all his strength.
His life had been replaced by someone else. All these years of hardship and struggle were just life experiences, but if he had been with the Rong family, he would have had a better life than he did now. That was his life.
Jiang Xingyu couldn't help but his eyes reddened. Who would repay him for his twenty-eight years of life?
"Yuan Yuan, I am Rong Yin's biological brother," he choked out.
Meng Yuan knew why he was upset.
Who would be responsible for Jiang Xingyu's twenty-eight years of mistakenly swapped life?
If Jiang Xingyu had grown up in the Rong family, his life would have been happy. Rong Yin was the pride of the Rong family, and he too could have become the pride of the Rong family.
Meng Yuan walked over and sat opposite him.
"Brother Jiang, don't be too sad. Now that the truth is out, you won't have any regrets in the future."
Jiang Xingyu smiled, looking as if he were crying, regretting, in pain, yet also happy. His expression was incredibly complex, and Meng Yuan thought she would probably never forget his expression at that moment.
After a long while, he finally asked, "Yuan Yuan, what do you think I should do now?"
Meng Yuan said decisively, "Go back to the Rong family. That is Brother Jiang's home."
Jiang Xingyu's gaze faltered, and his heart tightened. He was the Rong family's child, and he also wanted to return to his biological parents.
This was his first thought after learning the truth. He couldn't let that person trouble his brother.
Yuan Yuan had the same idea as him. He wanted to do the same.
"What about Nuannuan?" he asked. He wanted to talk to Nuannuan, to take his sister with him even if he returned to the Rong family.
"Oh! Nuannuan went out to play with Little Blackie."
"Why did she go out when she's injured?" Jiang Xingyu frowned. That was a gunshot wound.
Meng Yuan repeated Jiang Nuan's words: "She said I'm a miracle doctor, and the wound has scabbed over. Don't worry about me. I know my own body."
"She said that, claiming she wasn't hit in a vital spot and was recovering quickly."
"You also know her medicine. It's a special recovery medicine."
Jiang Xingyu knew Jiang Nuan's capabilities. If she said she was fine, then she was fine.
"Then I'll go back to my room first."
Meng Yuan nodded. "Go ahead."
Jiang Xingyu needed some time alone.
After Jiang Xingyu returned to his room, Meng Yuan went to her own room to find a suitable evening gown.
She thought about it, trying to be as low-key as possible. The He family was not like ordinary banquets, so minimizing her presence would be better.
...
Around five o'clock, Jiang Nuan returned with Jiang Yuku. After instructing Yun Xia to look after their son, she heard from Meng Yuan that Jiang Xingyu had returned. Knowing he had gone to get the results, which were as they had expected, she went to knock on his door.
"Come in," Jiang Xingyu's voice was clear.
Jiang Nuan pushed the door open and saw him sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window on the first floor. His back was straight, his hands rested loosely on his legs, his well-defined fingers slightly translucent in the sunlight. His phone lay on the table, and he seemed to be sitting there, lost in thought.
"Big brother, Yuan Yuan told me. Are you okay now?"
Jiang Xingyu smiled, his expression much more relaxed. "Nuannuan, I've been sitting here thinking for several hours, and I've come to terms with many things. I feel much better now."
"That's good. I'm going out for a bit. You stay here and think, and I'll chat with you when I get back." Jiang Nuan knew he needed time to process everything.
Jiang Xingyu nodded and looked at Jiang Nuan, asking, "Nuannuan, if the Rong family accepts me, are you willing to return to the Rong family with me? You are my sister, and I won't let you live like this with your child."
Jiang Nuan was grateful for his consideration and smiled, "Big brother, thank you. I'm very happy that you're thinking of me this way. However, I'm independent now and I like to live a free and easy life. Raising three children is not difficult for me, so you don't need to worry, Big brother."
Jiang Xingyu stood up, strode over to her, and took her hand. Her fingertips felt a little cool. "Nuannuan, I didn't protect you well while I was abroad these past few years. I'm sorry."
Seeing his guilty expression, Jiang Nuan felt even more guilty. While he had tried his best to protect her, she had been suspicious of his intentions.
"Big brother, don't think that way. We are siblings. You also had a difficult time these past years and had to protect me. You've done very well."
"Now that we've grown up, we are both capable of supporting ourselves."
"Silly girl." Jiang Xingyu took a step forward and gently embraced her.
"Nuannuan, you will always be my good sister, Jiang Xingyu." Jiang Xingyu's eyes welled up with tears. Today's events had been a huge blow to him.
"Nuannuan, I truly feel heartbroken about our swapped lives."
"Don't worry, Big brother will definitely help you find your biological parents."
Jiang Nuan smiled and nodded, leaning slowly against his shoulder. Her big brother's embrace was warm. "Big brother, then you must also try hard to find them. Once I return to my biological parents, you won't have to worry about me anymore."
"Okay!" Jiang Xingyu nodded quickly. "Big brother will definitely help you find them."
When Jiang Nuan and Meng Yuan arrived at the He family's residence, luxury cars were parked along the roadside.
Meng Yuan parked the car by the roadside. After getting out, the two walked directly towards the main entrance.
The people attending tonight were all influential figures in Jin City. Jiang Nuan and Meng Yuan were dressed very discreetly.
However, only invited guests could enter tonight.
He Mingrun had always been shrewd in business. He would not invite those who only sought benefits without wishing to incur losses and liked to play petty tricks.
"Did you hear? Young Master He's parents are back. After entrusting the family business to Young Master He, this couple has been traveling abroad for the past two years."
"They live such a leisurely life. I don't know when my useless son will be able to support the entire family business."
"Alas, find him a girlfriend to tie him down, and he won't jump to Modu?"
"Forget it. Finding a woman to collude with him to seize the family fortune is more likely."
"Heh... with a mother-in-law who thinks like you, who would dare to enter your family? It's better for me to introduce a girlfriend to your son. Who would dare?"
"Sigh, sigh, sigh. Let me tell you, the He family's gate is the hardest to enter. Young Master He's mother is a formidable character. As soon as she returned, she heard that the old madam had recovered and immediately organized this banquet on her behalf."
Jiang Nuan listened attentively to the discussions of the noble ladies behind her.
The two had already reached the main entrance but saw Yan Xin standing at the entrance verifying invitation letters.
Jiang Nuan frowned slightly. What was the He family up to?
When Jiang Nuan handed over the invitation letter, Yan Xin smiled politely, "I'm sorry, Miss Jiang, your invitation letter is fake."