102: Chapter 102: The Secret of the Photo Album 102: Chapter 102: The Secret of the Photo Album Si Jinchuan received Mrs.
Li’s call while discussing a project in the neighboring city of S, and afterwards, he left his assistant behind and rushed back himself.
When he arrived at the hospital, dusty and weary, Si Qianqian had already stopped her fuss.
However, instead of feeling joy at the sight of him, Si Qianqian displayed anger and resentment—it was the first time.
As soon as he stepped into the ward, she demanded he leave, “You, get out, I don’t want to see you!”
Si Jinchuan narrowed his eyes slightly, frowned, and stared at her with his deep black eyes, his low voice carrying a trace of authority: “Si Qianqian, who taught you to speak to me in that tone?”
Si Qianqian was already uncomfortable, and hearing her brother talk to her in that tone, her explosive temper instantly ignited.
“How come you can use that tone with me, but I can’t with you?”
“This is the typical ‘officials are allowed to set fires, but the common people can’t even light a candle!'”
“Moreover, whatever I do, I don’t need you to manage me!”
Si Jinchuan: “…”
For so many years, this was the first time that Si Qianqian lost her temper in front of him, like a little powder keg.
He keenly sensed that she wasn’t lashing out at him for no reason.
He looked at her red eyes, tears nearly spilling over, yet she stubbornly held back, and the anger sparked by her irrational behavior instantly dissipated.
He sighed softly and in a gentle voice said, “Tell me, what exactly happened?”
Si Qianqian huffed in defiance, “I don’t want to talk, and I don’t want to see you!”
After saying that, she flipped off the blanket and crawled under it, cutting off the conversation with him.
Si Jinchuan looked at her like this, somewhat headachy, and dropped a phrase before turning to leave.
“Then you better calm down on your own.
When you feel like talking and want to see me, let me know.”
His voice was low and carried a hint of helplessness.
In Su He’s office.
She glanced at Si Jinchuan sitting in front of her, clearly fatigued, adjusted her glasses, and her clear voice rang out, “Your sister said you were getting married.”
Upon hearing this, Si Jinchuan was momentarily stunned.
Si Qianqian wouldn’t talk to him, so he came directly to ask Su He, but he did not expect this turn of events.
He cleared his throat and explained, “Not getting married, it’s just that this is the arranged marriage partner set up by the Si Family.”
With a simple sentence, Su He understood the underlying reasons.
But when you think about it, born into a wealthy family, sometimes matters of marriage are not for one to decide.
Even with wealth and power, one cannot escape conventional marriages.
Hmph!
She had no right to judge, because her own marriage also stemmed from such so-called conventions.
Then, from a doctor’s perspective, she said to him: “Your sister has an excessive dependency and possessiveness over you, what we call ‘brother complex’.”
Si Jinchuan’s eyebrows twisted.
Su He continued: “Therefore, when she learns that you might marry another woman, she gets anxious and angry, even unable to control her emotions, which can also be considered a display of jealousy.”
“If it gets serious, it is a sickness, but at the same time, it is also a very normal emotional response.
So, there is no need to feel ashamed, because in her heart, she has a brother who loves and dotes on her, she is happy.
However, previously, she was the only person in your life, and suddenly you ask her to share your affection with another woman, it’s normal for her to be unable to accept it all at once.”
Si Jinchuan already knew what Su He was saying.
He chuckled, “I know she depends on me.
I’ve been hiding this matter from her, but I didn’t expect that she would still find out.”
When he found her, she was someone who lacked a sense of security, and indeed, the way she is now, he had also spoiled her.
“Then how do we correct this situation?” asked Si Jinchuan.
“I tried to take her to see a psychologist before, but she was very resistant and reacted violently, so I didn’t dare to bring it up again,” he added.
Su He said: “Distract her attention, let her socialize more, make friends with people of different characters, don’t let her think that her world only consists of you, try to let go of her, don’t get too involved in her matters, let her solve them independently, and the most important thing is you—”
She looked at him deeply with her clear eyes, “You must not be soft-hearted towards her anymore.”
Si Jinchuan reined in his gaze, and a strange flicker passed through his deep black eyes.
“Can I ask you for a favor?”
Su He nodded and hummed a reply, “Sure, tell me.”
“…”
After finishing the conversation with Su He, she just opened the door of her office.
A small figure rushed towards her.
“Mommy~ Baby is out of school~”
Su Baobao hopped and jumped to her and hugged her.
Su He looked down at the little one holding her legs and gently rubbed his little head.
“How did you end up here?” she asked softly with a smile.
Su Baobao looked up and answered in his childish voice: “Old Antique said he came to pick up mommy from work.”
Si Jinchuan, on the side, was completely stunned by the call of “Mommy” from Su Baobao.
Su He and Jiang Yan had a child?
Su Baobao’s arrival stunned all the nurses and doctors present.
Many of them didn’t even know that Su He was married, let alone that she already had such a big child, which was truly surprising.
Jiang Yan, with his long and slender legs, stepped up to the mother and son.
He was dressed in a black shirt paired with a grey tie, grey trousers underneath, exuding a calm and restrained presence, yet not lacking the elegance of nobility.
He rolled up his sleeves, revealing his sturdy arms, and was holding a child’s thermos cup, yet it did not affect the nobility that emanated from him.
The man had a handsome face, with sharp brows and bright eyes, and distinct facial features.
Everyone felt that he and Su He made a well-matched pair.
Just as someone was speculating in their mind whether this man could be Director Su’s husband,
Jiang Yan greeted Si Jinchuan, “President Si, are you here to see my wife for a consultation?”
Si Jinchuan’s handsome face carried a light smile, “Dr.
Su is my sister’s attending physician, I was just discussing my sister’s condition with her.
President Jiang need not overthink it.”
With that statement, he directly acknowledged their relationship.
In fact, many nurses from the cardiothoracic department had seen Jiang Yan before.
They had met him when Old Mr.
Long was hospitalized.
The man had a commanding presence and was also handsome, leaving a deep impression on them after just a few encounters.
They just didn’t expect that this man would turn out to be their Director Su’s husband.
And that the couple had a child.
Seeing Su Baobao’s cute little face, they couldn’t help but marvel at the strong genes of the parents.
After Si Jinchuan finished speaking, he turned his head towards Su He and said, “I’ll leave first then, not to delay your finishing work.”
Su He nodded, “Okay.”
Then, he looked at the little fellow standing in front of Su He, smiling, “Your son is very cute.”
Su Baobao also looked at him, and obediently called out, “Hello, Uncle, thank you for your compliments~”
Si Jinchuan’s face brightened with a smile, and he couldn’t resist reaching out to pat the little guy’s head.
Without saying anything further, he turned and walked away.
Soon, everyone in the hospital knew that Su He had married at a young age and already had a son.
After Si Jinchuan left, Su He glared at Jiang Yan standing next to her.
The man furrowed his brows slightly, confused – what had he done wrong?
She ignored him, took her son’s hand, and turned into her office.
Seeing this, Jiang Yan followed them in.
Su He had not expected Jiang Yan to bring Su Baobao to the hospital to see her, and that too in front of everyone.
Now it was all out in the open.
Su Baobao had also been attending kindergarten for almost a week now, and she wasn’t worried about him adjusting because that wasn’t an issue.
During this week, Jiang Yan had almost picked him up every day.
Each time Jiang Yan picked up Su Baobao, the child felt like he had face.
“Mommy, when are you going to pick me up from school?”
Although Su Baobao knew Su He had to work, he still hoped that Su He could pick him up once, just once.
Su He looked at her son’s eager eyes and thought for a moment, “Next Monday, I’ll pick you up, how about that?”
Su Baobao’s eyes lit up immediately, “Okay, okay, I want Ji Mingxuan to see that my mommy is prettier than his mommy.” The little guy pouted and said, “Ji Mingxuan is so talkative, he brags about how gentle and pretty his mommy is every day in my ears.”
After listening, Su He couldn’t help but laugh and said nothing more.
When it was 6 o’clock.
Su He was free from work and tidied up a bit before leaving.
Their family of three had such high attractiveness.
They became a beautiful scene in other people’s eyes as soon as they appeared.
In the elevator, people kept entering at every floor and it quickly became crowded.
Jiang Yan and his family were squeezed into the innermost part of the elevator; he stood with his back to the public, one arm holding Su Baobao, and the other arm half embracing Su He, keeping her protected in front of his chest.
The two were very close.
Especially since Su Yimo was sandwiched between them, the little guy holding onto the man’s neck with one hand and Su He’s neck with the other, bringing their distance even closer.
The 1.7 meters tall Su He, protected by the man, also seemed very petite.
She was wearing a pair of low-heeled flats, her gaze just at level with his attractive crimson lips, with the lines of his lips being very appealing, sexy, and tempting, making one have the urge to bite them.
She unconsciously swallowed.
Just looking at these red lips could make one’s imagination run wild.
Su He realized her improper thoughts and immediately expelled them from her mind.
She thought, she must have been doing too many surgeries recently, too tired, which made her mind a bit unreliable.
Fortunately, they arrived quickly, and stepping out of the elevator, she instantly felt revived.
“Mommy, why is your face all red again?
Are you feeling unwell?”
Su Baobao spotted something with her sharp eyes and curiously asked a question.
Su He: “…”
Jiang Yan also looked over, and Su He lightly coughed, “It’s nothing, just felt stuffy in the elevator.”
Having said that, she took the lead towards the door.
The man’s red lips sketched a faint smile as he carried Su Baobao and followed her.
The three of them did not return to Moon Gift Villa for dinner.
Instead, they went to Taoyao Inn.
Gu Beiyan had set up a dinner gathering.
Dressed up as treating everyone to a meal, it was actually to meet Su Yimo.
Su He didn’t refuse either.
When Gu Beiyan saw Su Yimo’s face that looked exactly like Jiang Yan, he was stunned.
Staring at Su Yimo’s little face, he said, “No need to do a DNA test for this, he’s definitely Ah Yan’s son, no question.”
No sooner had he finished his sentence than he got kicked mercilessly by Jiang Yan next to him, “If you don’t talk, no one will treat you as a mute!”
After getting kicked, Gu Beiyan realized he said something wrong.
He looked at Su He with a chuckling expression, “Sorry, sister-in-law, I didn’t mean that.”
Su He didn’t take it to heart and smilingly said, “It’s okay, I know.”
“You truly are a generous sister-in-law,” Gu Beiyan generously complemented.
At the dinner table, Gu Beiyan was the one who spoke the most; Lu Zhiyang was naturally reticent, Su He wasn’t very talkative either, and Jiang Yan was a bit aloof.
Thus, the only person left to chat with him was little Su Yimo.
It is said every three years marks a generation gap, but between these two, it wasn’t just about two or three gaps; nevertheless, they just hit it off.
Moreover, Su Baobao acknowledged Gu Beiyan as her godfather on the spot.
Without needing Jiang Yan and Su He’s consent, he self-proclaimed the title, and Su Baobao agreed too.
The couple didn’t quite know what to say and just let them decide for themselves.
Originally, Gu Beiyan wanted to gift Su Baobao a luxury car, but considering his small age, it would have been a waste, so he directly gave cash instead, ten million.
Being wealthy is genuinely being wealthy, and being generous is genuinely being generous.
Gu Beiyan even posted on Moments, as if he had gotten himself a new son.
Lu Zhiyang opened his phone and took a glance at what he had posted:
“Congratulations to me, gained a big son.”
Below was a picture of Su Baobao’s back.
After seeing it, he felt like it wasn’t worth looking.
Soon, a flood of comments exploded under that post on Moments.
Everybody was curious about how Gu Beiyan suddenly gained a son out of nowhere, but nobody responded to them.
After dinner.
Su He received a call from Jing Xuan.
“Baobao, is Lu Zhiyang having dinner with you guys?”
Su He was briefly stunned and calmly muttered, “Hmm, what’s up?”
“Just stall him for me, and it’s best not to let him answer any calls,” Jing Xuan said just that, and then she hung up.
Su He: “…”
How is she supposed to stall?
Besides, she and Lu Zhiyang weren’t close; she didn’t have the ability to prevent Lu Zhiyang from answering calls.
Such a good best friend, tossing her such a hefty problem.
After hanging up the phone, she seemed somewhat distracted.
Jiang Yan saw her slightly bowing her head and naturally took her hand, whispering in her ear, “What’s wrong?
Are you feeling unwell?”
Su He shook her head, “I am fine.”
Immediately afterward, she tilted her head slightly to look at him and asked, “Could I use your phone for a bit?”
Jiang Yan didn’t hesitate to hand his phone to her, without asking what she needed it for, he just said, “The password is the date we got our marriage certificate.”
Su He paused for a moment, hummed as she took it.
She glanced at the password being four digits, and she pressed “0701”.
This day was not only the day they got their marriage certificate but also their wedding day.
After she successfully unlocked it, Jiang Yan didn’t look at it again, but instead turned to talk to Lu Zhiyang about some company matters.
Su He quickly found Lu Zhiyang’s phone number, she had always had an eidetic memory, as long as she glanced at it once, she could etch it into her mind, unless she wanted to forget it herself.
Then, she sent the number to Bai Yang, asking him to control Lu Zhiyang’s phone through the number, as long as it made it so he couldn’t answer calls for a short period of time.
Once that was taken care of, she started flipping through Jiang Yan’s phone.
She had never snooped through this man’s phone before.
Apart from the scant occasions they met during those four years, even though they lived together these past two months, she had never seen it.
The main reason was, she didn’t have the hobby of going through someone’s phone.
She just opened the photo album for a quick look, and, what do you know, it was squeaky clean.
However, she discovered an encrypted album.
She was conflicted for a moment in her heart, deciding whether or not to open it.
She suddenly found that she too was curious.
Why would an album need to be encrypted?
And then…
well, her finger accidentally touched it, opening it, but a password was required.
She thought about it, as his lawful wife, looking should not be illegal, right?
Still, she didn’t open it herself but sought the permission of the phone’s owner.
She gently touched the man’s arm, and he turned to look at her, clearly asking, “What’s wrong?”
Su He pointed at a spot on the phone screen and asked quietly, “Can I look at this?”
The man looked down briefly, then looked up at her, “Are you sure you want to see?”
Su He was momentarily stumped by the question.
Just as she was about to speak, the man added, “You can look, my phone is your phone, feel free to browse.”
Uh…
His gaze was open and direct, showing not a trace of guilt or discomfort.
“But you’ll need to guess the password yourself.”
The man’s lips curled into a faint smile, and after saying so, he turned back to continue conversing with Lu Zhiyang.
Su He: “…”
Alright then!
Since he had been so generous in letting her look, she had no reason to refuse.
Refusing would just make her seem pretentious.
She tried using the date they registered their marriage, but that wasn’t it.
Then she tried his birthday, still incorrect.
She wondered; could it be Xixi?
Nope, that wasn’t it either!
She thought some more; what other special dates could there be?
Subsequently, she entered her own birthday, “0723.”
Su He watched as the input was successful and the album popped open, slightly stunned.
Following that, she discovered that all the photos were of her.
Her vibrant peach blossom eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.
Next, she found even more surprising photos.
He even had photos of her from her childhood.
One look at the photo’s background, wasn’t that the estate in the countryside that belonged to her grandfather, where he went with Old Mr.
Jiang to seek treatment from her grandfather?
If she didn’t know his character, she would’ve thought Jiang Yan was some kind of creep.
Many of the photos were ones she had never seen herself.
She had no recollection of these photos.
This could only mean one thing—
They were all taken stealthily!
Her heart skipped a beat, and a strange feeling welled up inside her.
Just then, a message suddenly popped up on the screen.
She didn’t know who had sent him a WeChat message.
She wasn’t planning on looking at it and handed the phone back to him, “Someone’s looking for you.”
But the man didn’t even turn his head, simply saying, “You check for me.”
“…”
Su He hesitated for a moment but still opened WeChat.
Then, she saw that he had pinned her WeChat to the top, the only one pinned, with the memo: wife.
Her heart gave several more vigorous thumps.
The message was from Tang Sirou.
She didn’t open it, just saw the one line:
“Mr.
Yan, are you free right now?”
Following that, two more messages came in.