“Dad’s been on a business trip for so long, and he hasn’t even video-called me. I wonder if he’s even talked to Auntie?”
“I miss your dad so much…………..”
If it hadn’t been for Jiang Leyi’s sudden surgery, Chi Yingyu wouldn’t have known how to face her brother-in-law.
Their relationship wouldn’t have gradually softened from the original stiffness—at least, it would have had a hint of the old familiarity.
Chi Yingyu was very clear that her brother-in-law simply couldn’t bear to let her go.
Otherwise, even after she did what she did, he wouldn’t have slowly retreated from his bottom line step by step.
Now, he was willing to forgive all her past mistakes, as long as she stopped thinking those messy, improper thoughts.
If Chi Yingyu just nodded a little, her brother-in-law’s attitude toward her would instantly return to how it was before.
This situation could be described as him doting on her to the extreme.
But Chi Yingyu knew full well that she would never be satisfied with this.
What she wanted in her heart was far more than that.
She wanted to completely possess her brother-in-law—body and soul, inside and out.
Chi Yingyu wanted, deep in her heart, for Jiang Lai to belong only to her.
“But is that really true? Because I haven’t seen any sign of it at all.”
Jiang Leyi had too many questions in her heart and didn’t know how to express them.
If that beautiful lady really was her dad, why hadn’t he recognized her yet?
Could it be because he was afraid she would reject him for such a big change?
Jiang Leyi understood that her dad’s refusal to acknowledge her right away must have his own reasons and concerns.
She kept those in mind herself, which was why she first wanted to confirm with her Auntie.
If her Auntie truly missed their dad, she wouldn’t have acted so calmly and composedly as she did.
Jiang Leyi was certain that her Auntie knew exactly what their dad’s current situation was.
Even without any evidence, just based on her instincts, Jiang Leyi believed so—because this was the experience of living together for more than a decade.
The experience and intuition built over more than ten years with the three of them couldn’t be affected by a change in appearance.
Some things could be seen at a glance.
Jiang Leyi’s loaded words made Chi Yingyu’s expression stiffen.
It seemed her niece had noticed something.
“Auntie, I may always act carefree, but I’m not stupid.
Dad has actually been by my side all along, hasn’t he?”
Just as her niece said, given her brother-in-law’s recent overly attentive and unreserved behavior, if her niece couldn’t sense it, that would have been the strange thing.
Chi Yingyu didn’t want to argue and simply nodded easily.
At this moment, she was only grateful for one thing: that her sister had been gone for too long.
Even though her sister used to be the person who understood her brother-in-law best and knew everything, so much had changed over the past decade.
Those years of companionship and interaction were now Chi Yingyu’s greatest advantage.
“Just as you think, your dad has been by your side these past few days.”
“So that beautiful lady really is my dad!!!”
Jiang Leyi’s delicate voice suddenly rose as she exclaimed inside the car.
Although she had long suspected it, having her Auntie confirm it with a nod still brought a shock to her heart.
“So should I call him Dad, or Mom~”
At this moment, Jiang Lai didn’t know that the two closest women to her had already completely leaked her secret.
But Jiang Lai had little time to think about this, because she didn’t understand what was wrong with herself.
Ever since she woke up, she had felt an unusual heaviness in her body, and her entire spirit was a bit listless.
In the past few days, because of her daughter’s surgery, Jiang Lai had gotten a chance to reconcile with her sister-in-law.
The two had talked things out in a corner of the corridor, and their relationship was no longer as tense as before.
She had also returned to her sister-in-law’s apartment the night before.
Jiang Lai had thought she would rest well and use sleep to ease all the accumulated fatigue from the past few days.
But when she woke up, she found it wasn’t like she had imagined.
She had never felt so spiritless before.
If it were just plain lack of energy, that would be one thing, but this feeling could be described as complete lethargy.
Even before she became younger, she had never experienced this.
By all rights, she should have been more energetic now with her younger body.
But now she didn’t want to move at all—only wanting to lie in bed, not going anywhere.
She didn’t even have the strength to eat, and when she first got up, she felt a soreness all over as if someone had given her a full-body massage.
Her waist especially hurt in a way she couldn’t imagine…
Jiang Lai had no idea what was wrong with her body.
She was scared of this uncontrollable unfamiliar feeling and worried something might be wrong.
But aside from extreme fatigue and unexplained soreness in some areas, she didn’t have any other symptoms.
So she didn’t put it too much in her mind.
Besides, she had things to deal with today.
There was a brief Meeting at Xu Ruobing’s place that she had to attend.
It was about all the precautions and discussion points for her first live broadcast, plus a thick Script she needed to review.
Actually, Jiang Lai really wanted to go pick up her daughter from the hospital, but that was just a passing thought.
She could clearly distinguish priorities.
Her sister-in-law was there to help with her daughter, so that was taken care of.
But this Meeting, she absolutely had to attend.
Because this was not just about Jiang Lai—it was also Xu Ruobing’s first live show.
If it were just Jiang Lai streaming alone, there wouldn’t be such a fuss.
But with Xu Ruobing’s involvement, it was a different matter.
Jiang Lai didn’t want to lose face for Xu Ruobing, nor disappoint the person who had placed such high hopes on her.
But for some reason, Jiang Lai felt that something was off about her condition today.
Even though she had gone to bed early last night, she still felt no energy.
A rich breakfast tasted like chewing wax in her mouth.
So, not wanting to let her lethargy affect the Meeting, she specifically bought a cup of iced Coffee on the way, hoping it would clear her head.
But that ended up only adding to her suffering today.