Xiao Yanzhi fell silent for a moment, then told Qiao Jinrun that Jiang Li might not be a daughter of the Jiang family.
Qiao Jinrun's face gradually changed from mild to serious.
"If the little girl Dr. Qiao met back then was really Jiang Li," Xiao Yanzhi paused slightly, "is it possible to look for the hospital records from that year? I want to confirm her identity. She was also born in that hospital."
Since Qiao Jinrun's grandfather was the director of that hospital back then, he should have some relevant records.
Qiao Jinrun thought for a while and replied uncertainly, "Xile Hospital closed a long time ago, and most of the relevant registration records have been lost. There may not be any about Jiang Li."
"If possible, could you please look for them, Dr. Qiao?" Xiao Yanzhi asked politely and calmly, "This is the way to help her find her biological parents."
Qiao Jinrun agreed.
That night, Xiao Yanzhi received a call from Qiao Jinrun. Qiao Jinrun said regretfully that there was no record about Jiang Li in the database, not even any trace of such a person.
"Cold and fever are minor ailments and usually not recorded."
Qiao Jinrun sighed, "The technology back then was not advanced. Not every patient's information was entered into the computer. Moreover, if Jiang Li was adopted, the name at birth might be different from the adopted name. It would be even more troublesome to find."
The mystery of Jiang Li's origin remained unsolved; there was not even a clue.
Qiao Jinrun added, "I'll look for the things left by the hospital recently to see if there's any missed information."
Xiao Yanzhi took out a cigarette and lit it with a lighter. "Thank you, Dr. Qiao."
Qiao Jinrun on the other end of the phone smiled. "Don't thank me. I'm not just doing this for you. I also want to help Jiang Li."
Xiao Yanzhi took a puff of the cigarette, and the smoke gradually rose.
"If that little girl sitting alone on the bench for an IV drip back then had received love from her parents, she might have been stronger and braver."
Qiao Jinrun said word by word, "Jiang Li is very brave, but brave people also need a lot of love to fill the void in their lives."
...
Xiao Ye had just folded the dried clothes. She knocked on Jiang Li's bedroom door and went in to give them to her. Then she saw Jiang Li packing her luggage.
"Sister Jiang Li, are you going on a long trip?"
Jiang Li looked up at her. "Yes, I'm going back to Beicheng to take publicity photos."
It was almost the end of November. If the accident hadn't happened, this set of publicity photos should have been taken long ago.
Ying Chengqi sent her a message today asking if she was feeling better, which was also a hint to see if she was available to continue the publicity work for the crew.
Jiang Li took the clothes from her and told her, "I'll come back as soon as possible. I've also adjusted my schedule for the drama troupe. I'll finish the movie publicity work first."
"Just now I called Director Ying. If there are no accidents, I'll fly to Lyon at the end of December. I'll also have to go on a few road - shows with the crew for the movie publicity."
As the leading actress of the movie, these were all things she should do.
After listening to her arrangement, Xiao Ye finally had a chance to interrupt. "Sister Jiang Li, you've just recovered. Do you have to work non - stop like this?"
Jiang Li smiled. "Xiao Ye, this workload is much lighter than before. It's better to be busy."
When she was busy, she wouldn't let her mind wander.
The more idle she was, the more an invisible hand seemed to be pulling her into the darkness.
Originally, Jiang Li planned to go back to Beicheng alone. But unexpectedly, when Sheng Jingxi heard about it, he insisted on going with her.
Jiang Li was speechless. "Aren't you fine staying in Huacheng? Why do you keep following me around?"
Sheng Jingxi said confidently, "There are Sheng family's industries in Beicheng. It's normal for me to go there for an inspection." Then he patted his chest. "Besides, I'm afraid you'll be in danger alone. With your big brother around, you'll feel safe."
Jiang Li: ...
She had a million things to complain about, but she held them back.
What big brother? He was clearly a young master, hard to please.
Not only did he buy a ticket for the same flight, but he also followed her everywhere after they landed. Jiang Li was extremely annoyed. "Sheng Jingxi, don't you have anything else to do?"
"I don't have any other friends here." Sheng Jingxi answered calmly. "It's quite interesting to follow you around. Aren't you going to shoot a publicity video? Take me with you."
Jiang Li: ...
Finally, she took Sheng Jingxi to Jiang Entertainment.
The producer of this movie was Jiang Entertainment, and the distributor was found by Xiao Yanzhi. So most of the subsequent publicity work for this movie was fully responsible by Jiang Entertainment.
There were both new and old faces in the company. When Jiang Li stepped in, she felt as if she had passed through a long time.
Some people looked at her. Their eyes stayed on her for a short while. Some were curious about her appearance but didn't dare to step forward and ask.
Both the new and old employees in the company were familiar with Jiang Li's face.
They had heard about the ups and downs of this past year.
The rise and fall of a popular actress was right in front of them.
Jiang Li had made herself the most famous actress in Jiang Entertainment.
During this time, Xiao Yanzhi came. When he saw Jiang Li, there was no sign of emotion on his face. He just nodded slightly as a greeting and then left in a hurry.
It seemed that they were just acquaintances.
While Jiang Li felt relieved, there was also an indescribable sense of melancholy in her heart.
This was the best result she wanted.
But when she thought that from now on, she would have no more contact with this person, that the intersection of their lives would become less and less, and finally disappear, as if nothing had ever happened, her chest felt stuffy.
It would get better, she thought.
He would forget her, and she would forget him.
It didn't take long before the person in charge of Jiang Entertainment came to call Jiang Li to change clothes for the shooting. She got up and followed.
Sheng Jingxi was still sitting on the sofa. Seeing Jiang Li about to leave, he hurriedly followed. "Hey, you forgot your good brother."
Jiang Li rolled her eyes. "My good brother, I'm going to change clothes. Do you want to go into the women's locker room too?"
Sheng Jingxi: " ... Forget I said that."
Sheng Jingxi was left alone in the reception room. He felt a bit bored and took out his phone to check the latest news in the racing circle.
After a while, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed someone sitting down opposite him.
"Changed so quickly..." Sheng Jingxi looked up. His eyes followed the suit cuff of the man opposite and finally landed on his cold and aloof face.
Oh, it wasn't his good sister.
The two men stared at each other for a moment and fell silent.
"Are you two together?" Xiao Yanzhi spoke first, with a bit of forced calm in his voice.