sbdcsierra Chapter 81 Jiang Xinlan's Background
Chapter 81 Jiang Xinlan's Background
Yunjingtai Villa.
In the study, Shen Yu stood in front of the French windows, thinking about the secrets of Jiang Xinlan and Jiang Manli's background that Zhao Ergou had told him, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
In fact, from the first time he met Su Hui and Jiang Jianping, he could tell at a glance that they were not related by blood.
In other words, Jiang Xinlan is not the biological daughter of the Jiang family.
But he never thought of pointing it out, let alone investigating it further.
Over the years, Jiang Jianping and his wife have treated Jiang Xinlan as their own daughter, loving and protecting her with all their heart.
Over the past six years, they have been there for her through the most difficult times.
Their actions, their dedication and love for Jiang Xinlan, are better than those of many biological parents in the world.
Their relationship was no longer that of blood relatives, but it was closer than that of blood relatives.
Jiang Xinlan also had deep feelings for them and was very dependent on them. Deep down, she never thought that she was not her parents' biological daughter.
In her heart, they have always been a family, the closest of friends.
This secret, hidden for over twenty years, is the armor the two elders use to protect their daughter.
He would never presumptuously expose her flaws, nor would he disturb Jiang Xinlan's peaceful life.
But things are different now.
Zhao Ergou confessed to the truth about switching children back then, Jiang Manli's repeated attempts to kill Jiang Xinlan, and Liu Qingxuan and Liu Wanhua's relentless scheming in Beijing.
Everyone was telling him that Jiang Xinlan's background was not an insignificant past, but the source of all malice.
Whether it's to give Xinlan an explanation or to completely cut off those sinister hands reaching out to her, and to restore her justice and peace, we must get to the bottom of this.
With this in mind, Shen Yu had already made up his mind.
He picked up his car keys, said goodbye to Jiang Xinlan, and under the pretext of visiting Jiang Jianping to check on his recovery, drove alone to the hospital.
The car stopped downstairs at the inpatient building, and Shen Yu, carrying the gifts he had prepared in advance, slowly walked upstairs.
When he knocked on the door, Su Hui was helping Jiang Jianping with his rehabilitation. Seeing him, she immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Shen Yu is here? Come in, come in quickly! Where's Xinlan? Why didn't she come with you?"
"She has some scenes to finish filming today and can't leave, so I came to see you and Uncle on her behalf and say hello to you both."
Shen Yu walked in with a smile, placed the gifts on the table, and Jiang Jianping warmly invited him to sit down, even giving him an orange to eat.
"Come on, have an orange. You came all this way, and you even brought a gift. We're family, why are you being so polite?"
This attitude of being close to nature clearly shows that she treats Shen Yu like her own son.
Shen Yu chatted with the two of them for a while, listening to Su Hui ramble on about Jiang Xinlan's childhood anecdotes. Seeing the undisguised love in their eyes when they talked about their daughter, Shen Yu's heart softened even more.
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Yu looked carefully at Jiang Jianping and Su Hui, and slowly opened his mouth.
"Uncle, I came here today not only to see you, but also to ask you and Auntie about something."
Jiang Jianping was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Just tell me what's on your mind. Don't be shy with your uncle and aunt."
Su Hui was also stunned, looking at Shen Yu with a hint of doubt in her eyes.
"Sure, Shen Yu, what's wrong with you? Just say what you want to ask."
Shen Yu looked at them, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke sincerely and earnestly.
"Uncle and Aunt, let me tell you first that my questions today are not meant to expose anything or affect your relationship with Xinlan."
"I just found out that the people who have harmed Xinlan, tripped her up, and even tried to kill her over the years are all related to her biological parents."
I must investigate everything thoroughly before I can completely resolve these troubles, protect Xinlan, and ensure she never suffers any more injustice in the future.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jianping and Su Hui's expressions changed instantly.
The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock, helplessness, and a hint of panic they couldn't hide.
They kept the fact that Jiang Xinlan was not their biological daughter a secret for over twenty years, and even their relatives and friends back in their hometown didn't know.
Even Jiang Xinlan herself had never noticed, so how could Shen Yu have known?
Su Hui's hands clenched instantly, her voice trembling slightly, and her first words were:
"Xiao Shen, Xinlan... does Xinlan know?"
"She doesn't know."
Shen Yu immediately shook his head, reassuring the two elders with a firm tone.
"I haven't mentioned a single word to Xinlan. Whether or not to tell her about this, and when to tell her, is entirely up to you and her to decide. I will never make that decision on my own."
Hearing that Jiang Xinlan didn't know, the two elders felt a little relieved.
But then, remembering that Shen Yu had said he was from Jiang Xinlan's biological parents' side and had tried every means to harm his daughter, even wanting to kill her, shock and anger welled up in his eyes again.
Jiang Jianping slammed his hand on the table, his face turning ashen:
"What did you say? Someone harmed Xinlan? And it's related to her background? What exactly is going on?!"
"Uncle and Aunt, please don't get agitated," Shen Yu quickly reassured them.
"I found out that the person who harmed Xinlan is from the Jiang family in Beijing. Back then, Xinlan was falsely accused, and you, Uncle, were pushed down by troublemakers and seriously injured, becoming a vegetable. She was the one behind it all."
"And some time ago, Xinlan almost had an accident while being suspended by wires, and her friend Lin Wan had her luck stolen, which is also related to Jiang Manli's biological mother Liu Wanhua and the charlatan Liu Qingxuan behind them."
Upon hearing this, Su Hui's eyes instantly reddened. She hadn't expected that her daughter had suffered so much and been in so much danger without her knowledge.
She gripped Jiang Jianping's hand, her body trembling slightly. The words she had held back for over twenty years were finally spoken to this man who could protect her daughter.
"We are sorry to Xinlan, we kept it from her for more than 20 years..." Su Hui's voice was choked with sobs as she slowly recounted the events of that year.
"That was twenty-six years ago. Your uncle and I were working in Jiangcheng. I was pregnant then, almost eight months along, with a girl. But something unexpected happened, and I lost the baby. I had to have an induced abortion, and the baby was already dead."
"I lay in the hospital, crying for three days and three nights. I almost couldn't make it through. I kept feeling like I hadn't protected my child. I was discharged from the hospital just two days after the Spring Equinox, on the morning of the 12th day of the third lunar month."
"Just as dawn broke, your uncle and I went to the market to buy groceries. As we passed the entrance of the welfare home, we heard a child crying, as faint as a kitten's cry."
We went closer and saw a swaddled baby girl on the steps. Her face was purple from the cold, her lips were blue, and she looked like she was about to die.
Jiang Jianping added from the side, his voice also trembling with emotion:
"At that time, we felt that God had taken pity on us and sent the child to us. We waited at the gate of the orphanage for a whole day, but the child's parents did not appear, so we took her home and raised her as our own daughter."
"Later we went back to our hometown, and our relatives and neighbors didn't know about my miscarriage. They all thought that Xinlan was born in Jiangcheng, so we kept it a secret for more than 20 years."