Obsessive Tycoon and His Swan Girl-Chapter 16 - Its My Fault
Chapter 16: Chapter 16 It’s My Fault
Chapter 16 -16 It’s My Fault
Looking at the message Liang Jinlan sent, Jiang Zhe just glanced at it and remembered she had forgotten to delete her.
Upon clicking the delete button, her account returned to calm.
“Oh my, this is so heavy.” Xia Enci huffed and puffed as she walked in carrying a big bag.
“Let me take it, I’ll do it.” Xiao Meng put down her book to help.
“No, no, no, I’ve got it.”
Xia Enci placed the items on the desk.
“What is it?” Xiao Meng asked.
Xia Enci opened the zipper and took out a bunch of various canned goods.
“It’s food my granddad and mom made themselves. Today, my granddad specially came to give it to Jiang Fanyue, but she just wouldn’t take it. During the scuffle, she even broke a jar. Such a waste. My granddad wanted me to pass it to her, but why should I bother? As if she deserves it? My mom’s cooking skills are great, and the homemade canned food tastes just as good as those from outside, if not better.”
Xia Enci’s sweet and incredibly cute voice made it seem like her complaints were melodious songs, making Xiao Meng break into a smile.
“Sister Xiaozhe, Xiao Meng, let’s keep these for ourselves,” Xia Enci offered a jar to Jiang Zhe.
Jiang Zhe glanced at it; the whole pile was Snow Fungus canned goods.
The entire pile was quite valuable and clearly a labor of love.
Her bag was also stuffed by Jiang Yaowang with an even greater amount of the same.
“I already have some.”
Xia Enci: “Ah, so the only person in my family without them was me? Well, now I have!”
She opened two cans barehanded with a smile and handed one to Xiao Meng.
Xiao Meng scooped up a spoonful and took a bite.
“How is it, tasty, isn’t it?” Xia Enci asked.
Xiao Meng quietly said, “There’s no strange taste, nothing special, it’s very mild, but eating it feels so comfortable.”
“Of course, who else could have made it!” Xia Enci said, beaming with pride.
Another roommate walked in; she was originally in the same dorm as Xia Enci, but today there were also Xiao Meng and Jiang Zhe, so she politely greeted them, “Jiang Zhe, Xiao Meng, hello.”
“Hello.” Xiao Meng nodded in return.
“Bai Yilian, this is for you. My mom made it herself,” Xia Enci said as she opened a can and handed it to Bai Yilian.
Snow Fungus is inherently a rather ordinary black color, and when turned into canned goods without the addition of anything else, the color and shine look quite common, and there isn’t much smell, which is why many people who have tried it can’t tell the difference between the real and the fake Snow Fungus.
Bai Yilian looked at the food, smiled, and said, “I had a lot for dinner and can’t eat much more, but thank you.”
Xia Enci didn’t mind, “Guess I’ll enjoy two portions then.”
Not long after, Xia Enci and Bai Yilian left for evening self-study.
Lou Qiaoyin had specifically given Jiang Zhe and Xiao Meng some time to settle into their beds.
As the two were organizing, Lou Qiaoyin knocked and came in.
Xiao Meng became somewhat tense.
“Don’t be nervous, I just came to have a look. Have you gotten everything sorted out?”
“All sorted out, Teacher Lou,” Xiao Meng said in a low voice.
Lou Qiaoyin smiled warmly, “Don’t give up just because you’re in our class, who can say that beautiful flowers can’t bloom out of a mud swamp?”
“Mhm.” Xiao Meng pinched the palm of her hand slightly.
“Alright, if you run into any problems, feel free to come to me. Think of me as a friend,” Lou Qiaoyin stayed a few more minutes before leaving.
Without Xia Enci around, Xiao Meng’s mood sank considerably.
Jiang Zhe poured a glass of water, locked the door of the room, and turned to Xiao Meng, “Aunt Kang said you’ve severed the adoption relationship with the Jiang Family?”
She asked directly, causing Xiao Meng, who was already pinching her palm, to tighten her grip slightly.
“Can’t even I be told?” Jiang Zhe took a sip of water.
Xiao Meng gritted her teeth, her eyes slowly reddening, “It’s not that, I’m afraid that it will affect you… you’ve already helped me so much over the years, and I, I don’t know what came over me at that time, my adoptive father, he, he…”
There was a clear struggle in her eyes along with violent emotional fluctuations.
Jiang Zhe passed her a tissue, wanting to know what exactly had happened.
“I, I’m sorry, it was my fault back then, I don’t know, I shouldn’t have gotten close to him, it was my fault, my fault.”
Jiang Zhe noticed that her emotions had obviously fallen into disarray.
She truly blamed herself for everything.
Jiang Zhe grabbed her hands.
Jiang Zhe didn’t say anything, but her actions and gaze were both very determined, and Xiao Meng felt a calming and reassuring strength.
After a while, Xiao Meng calmed down from her intense shaking.
She was still muttering, “It’s my fault, my fault.”
Jiang Zhe had already looked into it—the records left at the police station showed that the adoptive mother had accused Xiao Meng of seducing her adoptive father. Indeed, it was Xiao Meng herself who had voluntarily signed the acknowledgment of wrongdoing and obtained her adoptive mother’s forgiveness.
But based on Jiang Zhe’s understanding of Xiao Meng’s character, she wasn’t that kind of person.
Xiao Meng’s fluctuating academic performance and emotional instability turned a once lively and cheerful girl into someone utterly lacking in confidence, her emotions constantly suppressed.
“Xiaozhe, it’s alright, it’s in the past, and it will soon get better,” Xiao Meng consoled Jiang Zhe in turn.
“If there’s a suitable psychologist, would you be willing to see them?”
Xiao Meng paused, swallowed hard.
Jiang Zhe’s gaze was firmly locked on Xiao Meng, leaving her no escape.
Compared to her usual self, Jiang Zhe’s eyes were unusually gentle yet penetrated right to the soul.
“Take your time to consider,” Jiang Zhe didn’t press her too hard.
“I’m willing to go,” Xiao Meng seemed to have made up her mind and said definitively, “I’m willing to go.”
She had endured countless days and nights alone over the past two years, and it had been torturous.
What Jiang Zhe offered her was a lifeline, and she couldn’t fail to notice it.
With Jiang Zhe around, even if hope was slim, she wanted to grasp it.
“Okay, I’ll get in touch for you,” Jiang Zhe picked up her phone.
Xiao Meng bit her lip lightly; she and Jiang Zhe had met in the orphanage, and although adopted by two different families, they had always kept in touch, except these past two years when she deliberately reduced her interactions with Jiang Zhe.
Jiang Zhe wasn’t talkative, but she could handle whatever came her way very effectively.
Xiao Meng trusted her.
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That night before bed, Xiao Meng said with embarrassment, “Xiaozhe, Enci, and Bai Yilian, I…I might have nightmares while sleeping, and if I happen to wake everyone up, I’d like to apologize in advance.”
Bai Yilian frowned slightly but didn’t say much.
Xia Enci comforted her, “That’s nothing to worry about. But don’t put too much pressure on yourself; just relax and you’ll sleep better.”
“Okay.” Xiao Meng clutched her blanket and buried herself in it, head and all.
The next morning, Bai Yilian, sporting dark circles under her eyes, initially wanted to complain but looking at Jiang Zhe and Xia Enci, she didn’t say much and left with her book.
Xiao Meng felt guilty; she had woken up in a fright twice the night before.
But actually, compared to before, it was still much better; previously, she would wake up more than twice every night, and she herself would not sleep well.
