Jiang Li looked up and met Xiao Yanzhi's gaze in the interrogation room.
He stared at her, his eyes seeming to tell her,
"I've gotten justice for all the grievances you've suffered."
"From now on, you'll never be bullied or wronged again. You don't have to worry about danger anymore. You can be yourself bravely and freely."
Jiang Li's eyelashes fluttered slightly. Her breathing grew heavy and painful, as if a cold wind had suddenly rushed into her chest.
The arrest of the villains should have been a happy thing.
But she felt extremely sad.
The final verdict was that Shang Zewen was sentenced to life imprisonment. As Yu Wan was emotionally unstable due to the mental blow, she would first receive psychiatric treatment, and then be sentenced according to the law.
This was the best outcome.
Jiang Li took several deep breaths. After signing the confirmation form, she slowly let go of the pen.
Then, another big hand picked up the pen and signed his name on another confirmation form.
He was also a victim of this accident.
Standing behind him, Jiang Li found his back so dazzling. She knew there was a scar under his clothes, a scar he got for her.
"Is it all done?" Sheng Jingxi nudged Jiang Li with his elbow and whispered, "Let's go home. I'm hungry, bro."
Jiang Li paused for a few seconds, shifted her gaze back to Sheng Jingxi, and nodded, "Let's go."
Xiao Yanzhi watched them.
He already knew that the person standing beside Jiang Li was Sheng Jingxi, the only son of Sheng Shuocheng.
Xue An had told him that Jiang Li and Sheng Jingxi had met in the hospital, and it seemed that Sheng Shuocheng intended to matchmake them.
Xiao Yanzhi was extremely calm.
Sheng Shuocheng was a respected senior. Naturally, he would protect Jiang Li in the future. And Old Madam Cheng doted on her so much that she would surely not be bullied.
Moreover, Sheng Jingxi was the young master of the Sheng family. He was humorous. Sooner or later, the girl would fall in love with him.
If she lived in such a family in the future, she would surely be happy.
He should wish her happiness.
The rose he had carefully nurtured was about to be planted in someone else's garden.
Seeing Jiang Li and Sheng Jingxi whispering with their heads close together, at this moment, he desperately wanted to smoke.
The restlessness almost overwhelmed his heart.
When they were leaving, taking advantage of the moment when Jiang Li was thanking the police officers, Xiao Yanzhi nodded to Sheng Jingxi and said, "Take good care of her."
Sheng Jingxi was stunned for a moment.
After Xiao Yanzhi walked away, he finally understood that the other man regarded him as a rival in love.
"What did he just say to you?" Jiang Li had noticed that Xiao Yanzhi had said something to Sheng Jingxi, but she was too far away to hear clearly.
Sheng Jingxi thought for a while and said his judgment, "He seems to think that you're dating me."
He felt a bit uneasy and quickly said, "Should I go and explain it to that guy?"
Jiang Li paused for a moment, shook her head, and smiled faintly, "Let him misunderstand like this - if you don't mind."
Sheng Jingxi looked at her for a long time and then said, "You're crazy."
Anyway, he was single. He didn't mind. But he wasn't a completely dull - witted straight man. He could clearly see that Jiang Li hadn't let go of Xiao Yanzhi.
"Don't blame me for speaking bluntly. A man can shamelessly chase a woman all the time, but only if she's single." He said earnestly, "If he stops looking for you in the future, don't blame it on me."
Jiang Li said with a smile, "I won't blame you."
If this misunderstanding could make him give up and get their lives back on track, it would be the best misunderstanding.
He would regard her as someone else's girlfriend, as a married woman, as a woman who had married into another family.
He would no longer regard her as his rose, his artwork, his one and only love.
From then on, they would go their separate ways, and the promises of the past would no longer count.
...
On the way back, Jiang Li was obviously in a low mood.
Sheng Jingxi looked at her and couldn't help sighing, "You make me feel like I did when I was a kid."
"What kind of feeling?"
"The feeling of wanting to make my mom happy but not knowing how."
Jiang Li laughed and tilted her head slightly, "So, do you think I'm like your mother?"
It was just a joke, but Sheng Jingxi nodded seriously, "Yes, I thought so at first sight."
"You're not the first one to say so." Jiang Li nodded too, "Old Madam Cheng said so, and your father did too."
Sheng Jingxi clapped his hands, "What a coincidence! If one person thinks so, it's an accident. If two people think so, it's a coincidence. But if three people all think so... Do you think there's a possibility that you're really my younger sister?"
Jiang Li was speechless at his logic, "... Do you think there's a possibility that because your mother and I are both actors, we have similar temperaments?"
"Now that you say so, it seems reasonable." Sheng Jingxi was just being whimsical for a moment. He knew in his heart that it was impossible.
Back then, from the time his mother went missing to the time she was found, it was only a few months. There was no way she could have given birth to a child.
Her physical condition was not suitable for child - bearing. She might have died in childbirth, with both the mother and the child lost.
Sheng Jingxi said, "I almost planned to take you for a paternity test."
Jiang Li refused with a smile, "Young Master Sheng, please spare me. I've grown up in Beicheng since I was a child. Your mother is from Huacheng. We have nothing to do with each other."
"However, I'm also sorry about your mother's passing."
Jiang Li remembered the copy of *A Midsummer Night's Dream* on the table and the line "The course of true love never did run smooth". For a moment, she sighed, "I really want to talk to her. Maybe she could give me a lot of advice."
Sheng Jingxi put his hands behind his head and leaned back on the chair, "Anyway, I recognize you as my younger sister. I don't care if you're my real sister or not."
Jiang Li felt both touched and amused, so she really laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Sheng Jingxi was puzzled.
"I'm laughing that I've been considered a family member for twenty years, but actually have nothing to do with them. And the people who have no blood relation with me regard me as a family member. I don't know if it's a blessing or a misfortune."
There was a touch of desolation in her words.
Sheng Jingxi glanced at her, "Do you want me to help you find your family? Maybe they're looking for you too."
"No need." Jiang Li silently curled the corners of her lips. She had already thought of the answer, "I don't really want to know who my biological parents are."
Since she found out that she wasn't from the Jiang family, countless possibilities of her biological parents abandoning her had emerged in her mind.
Maybe it was due to financial pressure, or gender discrimination, or perhaps her existence was just an unexpected accident...
Rather than knowing these sad and painful truths, it might make her feel freer to stay in the dark for a lifetime.
"I'm very satisfied with my current situation. I don't want any changes." Jiang Li smiled slightly, "Contentment brings happiness. That's life."