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Chapter 170 - 170 167 Guessing the Truth (Three Updates)
Chapter 170: Chapter 167 Guessing the Truth (Three Updates) Chapter 170: Chapter 167 Guessing the Truth (Three Updates) Thankfully, the book’s title and cover looked serious, far from the cringe-inducing “domineering CEO” genre.
“Borrowed from the library?”
Jiang Yan didn’t read novels much, and across two lifetimes, he’d only ever taken an interest in martial arts tales such as “The Heavenly Dragon” and “The Shooting Eagle.” He was even less in touch with foreign literature.
He’d never even heard of “The Soul Breaks in Venice,” let alone knew what it was about.
He absentmindedly flipped through the pages while walking beside Song Jiawen, who watched him with a deep look in her eyes, “Took it from Zhu Jin, want to read it?”
“She certainly has an obsession with novels.”
Jiang Yan remembered quite clearly that the first romance novel Song Jiawen got into was given to her by Zhu Jin.
After flipping through a few pages and finding too many lyrical passages for his taste, he was uninterested.
With a snap, he closed the book and stuffed it back into her backpack, reaching to zip it up when he suddenly caught a glimpse of something pink inside.
A love letter?
Conscious of his actions, Jiang Yan only took out the book because it was on the very top, digging any deeper would be… unless it was completely justified!
Without a change in expression, he zipped the bag closed and casually asked as they walked, “What did you do this morning?”
“Nothing much, just had classes,” Jiawen replied, her voice catching as she remembered Luo Xiao calling her before lunch.
Seeing her reaction, Jiang Yan had a sinking feeling. Was she thinking about a received love letter?
He felt somewhat uncomfortable inside.
The darn girl might be clueless now, but that didn’t stop others from taking a fancy to her.
He decided to ask directly, “Who gave you the letter?”
Huh? A letter?
Jiawen was puzzled, “What letter?”
Jiang Yan turned to look at her, then patted her backpack, “The one in here.”
Jiawen was even more confused, “A letter in here? Impossible, I haven’t seen any.”
Without thinking otherwise, she found it very strange and began searching through her bag in front of Jiang Yan, then looked up at him, “Where’s the letter?”
Jiang Yan muttered, “Huh,” lifted the bag to search through it, and then pulled out a book with a pink cover titled “Orlando,” with a particularly prominent sentence on the cover: The greatest souls are always hermaphrodite!
Jiang Yan:….
What nonsense is this?
He took out the book, looking at Song Jiawen with indescribable eyes, “What on earth are you reading?”
“A novel,” Jiawen responded innocently, “The Soul Breaks in Venice” is about gay men, “Orlando” is about someone who starts as a man and then becomes a woman, it’s really interesting. By the way, you mentioned my brother is already thirty and neither married nor dating, could he be…”
They were discussing books when suddenly and without warning, the subject switched to her brother, and the implied meaning of her words was that kind of… Jiang Yan couldn’t help but burst into laughter, then nodded seriously, “Very likely!”
Jiawen let out a sigh of relief. See, it wasn’t just her thinking this way. Thirty years old with no girlfriend, who would believe he’s normal?
Jiang Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. He’d been on edge, thinking every pink thing was a love letter.
Misunderstandings, the last thing one needed!
That night, Yu Heng came to bring Jiawen fruit, she thought about the scenes she had read in the novel and sincerely advised her brother, “Big brother, if there’s something on your mind, talk to mom, don’t struggle alone.”
Struggle?
Yu Heng wondered, “What are you referring to?”
He truly didn’t feel like he was being stubborn about anything.
Song Jiawen just sighed and said, “A few days ago, while shopping, some relative called mom to suggest a girlfriend for you. Mom seriously inquired about the girl’s details and even arranged to meet her after a while. But if you already have someone you like, or if you don’t like women, then what’s the point of meeting? So you need to talk to mom in advance; otherwise, it’ll be awkward for everyone.”
It was the first time his sister had spoken so much to him in one go, and Yu Heng was quite happy about it. Then when he heard it was the dreaded matchmaking he was even more touched!
See, having a sister is great. If the second and third brothers heard about his matchmaking, they would have gloated first, how could they stand in his shoes and offer advice so sincerely.
“Mom actually wants to set me up on a blind date? No way, I’m not going. I’ll make it clear to her later.”
Yu Heng didn’t really ponder the last few words his sister had said, preoccupied with being touched, “Xiaosi, big brother hasn’t pampered you for nothing, you even consider things for your big brother.”
Song Jiawen looked at her big brother with a speechless expression. She didn’t expect her guess to come true; she had just mentioned him not liking women, and he had actually admitted it.
Sigh…
Although this path is hard, I’ll definitely support you.
Democracy and freedom, everybody has the right to love!
She gave Yu Heng a nod and reassured him, “Don’t worry, big brother, I’ll persuade mom. Although you are the eldest son, mom is not old-fashioned. The Yu Family’s duty to carry on the lineage can be left to the second and third brothers.”
Yu Heng: “???”
No, I just don’t want to go on the blind date, I didn’t say I wouldn’t carry on the lineage, why was that right stripped from me?
He stared blankly at Xiaosi’s retreating back, then suddenly it dawned on him…
Not liking women?
Who said I don’t like women?
If I don’t like women, does that mean I like men?
“Yu Xiaosi…”
But Song Jiawen had already walked into the dormitory building and couldn’t hear his shout.
Yu Heng was so annoyed he was itching for a fight. That little brat, who did she learn to be so mischievous from?
Thinking of Jiang Yan, he affirmed in his mind, it was definitely that bad kid!
As soon as he got home and opened the door, the usually reserved Yu Heng couldn’t help but shout, “Mom, your daughter has gone bad, today this girl actually…”
Yu Heng’s words came to an abrupt halt before he finished.
Mu Chenyan turned her head from the sofa and frowned, “How old are you, still making such a fuss? Change your shoes!”
After changing his shoes, Yu Heng came over and greeted the other lady seated, “Grandma.”
“Yu Heng, finished work? How is it? Is your job still going smoothly?”
The friendly-looking Grandma Mu was proud of her grandson, not yet thirty and already a double doctorate and a distinguished professor at Beijing University. It brought great prestige to speak of him.
Yu Heng answered politely yet distantly. Afterward, he sat down next to Mu Chenyan, portraying a mature and dignified demeanor.
“Yu Heng, Grandma just heard you talking about your sister. What’s the matter? Is she at Beijing University now too?”
Grandma Mu was both surprised and unsurprised that her granddaughter, not yet eighteen, had been admitted to Beijing University. After all, they had speculated that the child might very well follow an extraordinary path just like her three brothers.
Indeed…
Yu Heng glanced at Mu Chenyan to see if his mother showed any signs of objection, and then he nodded, “Yes, she just got admitted this year, first year in the Physics Department.”
“Oh boy, physics? That’s one of the best majors at Beijing University, she must have scored very high.”
“Yes, she was admitted as the top scorer in the province.”
Hearing the words “top scorer in the province,” Grandma Mu felt both joy and regret. Joy because her granddaughter was promising and could forge her path even without the Yu Family’s favorable conditions, and regret because had the girl been raised by them, wouldn’t this year’s top scorer in Beijing have been from the Mu Family?
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