Jiang Li spoke calmly.
As soon as she said this, Mother Xie and Father Xie stared at each other in surprise. After saying a few words to Jiang Li, they hurriedly pulled their son aside to whisper in private.
Xie Zhuran handled the situation with composure. This was something they had already discussed while they were still on the train.
However, for Jiang Li, it wasn’t exactly a lie. In reality, she had already secured early admission to the Department of Economics at Qingbei.
Despite that, she was still striving to achieve her target score on the National College Entrance Examination.
She was truly someone who loved to challenge herself.
The Jiang family naturally supported her in this endeavor.
Seeing the smiles practically splitting his parents’ faces, Xie Zhuran’s mood became complicated.
‘She’s only a fake girlfriend, after all.’
Jiang Li began to look out for Xie Zhuran, helping him handle the Xie family’s affairs. Meanwhile, Song Qiuyu wasn’t staying idle either, simply because the girls of the Xie family had begun to swarm around Jiang Xiao like butterflies. Even though Jiang Xiao kept his distance, they were not discouraged in the slightest.
Watching them made her heart ache with a faint, stinging pain!
Consequently, she took the initiative to strike.
She first stared at the girl who had volunteered to show off her vegetable-cutting skills, saying, “If you’re going to cut vegetables, then just cut the vegetables. Focus, or you might end up cutting your fingers off.”
After finishing, she added in a tone mimicking Lin Daiyu, “Such beautiful fingers that are so good at cooking—it would be such a pity if they were gone.”
“Who even are you?”
The girl reacted instantly. In a moment of carelessness, her virtuous and gentle persona crumbled before it could even be fully established.
“Wait, I was just about to say that you guys look so familiar. Aren’t you those Short Video creators? The other two members of the same team as Xie Zhuran?”
Just as Song Qiuyu cleared her throat, preparing to give herself a grand introduction, another girl spoke up with a look of pleasant surprise.
Song Qiuyu froze. What was this familiar feeling? Was it—a boomerang?
“Ah! I know, I know! It really is them!” another girl chimed in immediately.
“So you’re Jiang Xiao’s good classmate, roommate, and friend! So Lemon, your real name is Song Qiuyu?”
Song Qiuyu was stunned.
“Many people thought you and Jiang Xiao were a real couple, but we all know that you two are just pure, innocent brothers!” the Xie family girls said with absolute conviction.
“…”
The Great Scholar felt a twinge of guilt. Back then, out of the goodness of his heart, he had frantically opened alt accounts to help his two roommates clarify their relationship.
How could he have predicted today’s scene?
He glanced at the indescribable expression on Song Qiuyu’s face. He only dared to look for a second before quickly averting his eyes.
A good brother will never let you down. Unless that good brother is forced to become a Mongolian Top Laner.
“That’s right, Song Qiuyu and I are indeed just good brothers.” Jiang Xiao threw an arm around Song Qiuyu’s shoulder, completely ignoring the gazes of others. With a bright smile, he said, “But our relationship is just that good. What, are you guys jealous?”
Four or five girls were too shy to speak. To be honest, Jiang Xiao was indeed handsome, and Song Qiuyu certainly wasn’t bad either. However, because Song Qiuyu was too beautiful, they didn’t quite dare to approach.
On the internet, beauty might be the result of filters. The problem was that Song Qiuyu was just as beautiful in person.
Was this really a boy?
Regardless of gender, they felt as if they had been utterly defeated.
Seeing that these few butterflies had temporarily stopped fluttering, Song Qiuyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, the person beside her let out a faint, almost imperceptible chuckle.
In that instant, the embarrassment and shame of having her little schemes discovered wove into a tight net, trapping her firmly.
Song Qiuyu suppressed the agitation in her heart and acted naturally as she went off to get busy. Jiang Xiao followed her immediately.
Lunch began in a state of chaos and ended in the same fashion.
Once the meal was over, Xie Zhuran took Song Qiuyu and the others to say their goodbyes to the Xie family.
“Wait, son, you just came back for a single meal and now you’re leaving?” Mother Xie asked, confused. All the Xie family members were equally perplexed.
“My classmate is getting engaged, and we have to rush over there. It’s a bit far, so we have no choice!” Xie Zhuran had already suffered enough from being the subject of gossip among seven aunts and eight sisters-in-law.
He didn’t want his good friends and Jiang Li to experience it too. “We’re going, we’re going!”
Meanwhile, at the Jiang household, Mother Jiang, Hua Shuying, finally lost her patience after waiting for a while.
She sent several messages to Jiang Xiao and Song Qiuyu, pressuring them for news about Jiang Li.
The reply they gave was: “Everything is normal. Jiang Li just went to a friend’s house for a meal.”
Hua Shuying was only half-convinced. She turned her gaze toward Su Luo and Song Zhao Ye, who were sitting on the sofa, and recalled something.
After she had asked whether the symptoms of the gender transformation would be hereditary, they had immediately gone to consult the relevant people. They had now received the results.
“So, do you have a result? Is this condition hereditary or not?” Hua Shuying asked cautiously.
“Based on what they said over there, it shouldn’t be hereditary,” Song Zhao Ye said seriously, his brow furrowed.
Hearing this, Hua Shuying breathed a sigh of relief. As long as her grandson wouldn’t turn into a granddaughter, everything was fine.
“However, while they were looking into it this time, they discovered a new point that needs attention!” Song Zhao Ye closed his eyes and pondered for a brief moment. “Well, strictly speaking, it isn’t exactly new.”
“Get to the point,” Hua Shuying said, picking up her teacup and taking an elegant sip.
Hearing this, Song Zhao Ye looked at his wife beside him with a hint of hesitation.
Once their eyes met and they reached an agreement, he let out a sigh, his tone becoming even more serious.
“People with this condition have an extremely high chance of hitting the jackpot if they have a relationship with a male and there is an internal release. The probability is as high as 99.9999%!”
“…”
The hand Hua Shuying used to hold her teacup shook slightly.
‘What?’
“Back then, I thought it was just a coincidence. It turns out it really was my issue,” Su Luo mused, briefly lost in thought.
“Come to think of it, Hubby, when I was pregnant with our little darling, I couldn’t stop lactating. The front of my clothes would always get wet if I wasn’t careful. It caused quite a few embarrassing situations. I really have to thank you for helping me out back then.”
“That is exactly what I was about to say.” Song Zhao Ye nodded to Su Luo, his expression solemn.
“Once a patient hits the jackpot, they will first experience stinging pain in their chest. After that, the situation you encountered back then will happen.”
“Cough, cough!”
Hua Shuying choked violently on her tea.
“Hmm?” Su Luo looked at Hua Shuying curiously, blinking her eyes. Song Zhao Ye also looked puzzled.
But after thinking for a moment, he smiled and continued, “It’s fine. It’s not too late to know now. Let’s hurry up and tell the children.
After all, this is very important. But those two kids seem quite sensible. I think even if we don’t tell them, things won’t end up like they did with us back then.”
Su Luo said with a squinting smile.
“True.” Song Zhao Ye also began to laugh, showing the same level of trust in the two children.
Upon hearing those words, Hua Shuying’s expression instantly turned grim.
She tried her best to stay calm, placing her teacup on the table with as much elegance as she could muster.
Soon, her heart began to race. With her left hand trembling slightly, she picked up her phone.
‘Could it have happened?’
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