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The first official meeting at noon went quite peacefully. After the meal, Jiang Zhuo and He Yanfeng chatted at the dinner table for a while. It was unknown what they said, but their eyes drifted to the two wives in the small sitting room from time to time.

“Dad.” He Qianmin from the outer hall yelled loudly: “Uncle Zhou and the others are here.”

“Let them wait for a while.” He Yanfeng replied, turned his head slightly and asked Jiang Zhuo: “Are you really not going to the banquet tonight?”

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Jiang Zhuo declined with a smile: “We have never participated in this kind of occasion, and it will be uncomfortable. Besides, the baby is still young and cannot be separated from us.”

He Yanfeng raised his wrist to look at the time, got up and said, “Then let’s stop here for today. It may be a little late after the banquet is over tonight so Xiao Chen will stay with us, and we will send him back tomorrow morning.”

“No need.” Jiang Zhuo waved his hand: “Just follow what you said before. It’s summer vacation now. Let Xiao Chen stay with you for a few more days. It’ll be the same when he comes back in a few days. The child has grown up and it’s up to him now. Also, he has to go to the research institute during the summer vacation, so whatever is convenient for him.”

He Yanfeng looked at the outer hall, “Then on Qian Jian’s side…..”

Jiang Zhuo paused for a moment: “The baby at home is still young, and it may take a long time for Qian Jian to get used to things after coming back suddenly. We may not be able to take care of his emotions and habits if we are in a hurry. Let’s wait.”

He Yanfeng raised his eyebrows thoughtfully.

In the small sitting room, Yang Yun was talking softly about He Qianjian’s habits and preferences. Yang Si was not in the mood but did not refuse. She occasionally nodded to indicate that he was listening, and said a few words about Jiang Chen’s habits when Yang Yun asked.

After a few words, Yang Yun could see that Yang Si was not very enthusiastic about He Qianjian, nor was she enthusiastic about topics related to him. She was a little puzzled. It stood to reason that this should not be the case after the biological parents found their own child. For example, she very much hoped to get more information about Jiang Chen from Yang Si. Whether it was what he likes or dislikes or everything else, she always wanted to know more, and hoped that through this, she could have a closer relationship with her child.

Yang Si was the complete opposite. She didn’t seem to want to have too much contact with He Qianjian at all. Except for saying hello when she first entered the door, she had never said a word to He Qianjian since the meal, and she didn’t even look at him a few times, acting very cold the whole time.

“Sister, are you maybe still unfamiliar with Qian Jian, and are worried that you would not be able to get along with him in the future?” Yang Yun tentatively said: “In fact, Qian Jian has always had a good personality, and he was very sensible when he was a child. And his grades…..”

Don’t know which sentence it was she heard, but Yang Si’s heart skipped a beat, and she calmly interrupted her: “I know you’re telling me this for the sake of the two children, but I can’t accept it for the time being. Currently, He Qianjian to me is just a child from someone else’s family, so I hope you can give me some time.”

Yang Yun was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered that Yang Si had only found out about the news yesterday, and felt a little apologetic in her heart——she only learned the day before that the child she had raised for more than ten years was not her own child, and that another stranger’s child was actually her biological child, only to meet them hastily the next day, and had to accept the public disclosure of the identities of the two children, and then settle the matter. It was indeed too difficult and unreasonable.

Yang Yun did understand Yang Si, but…..she had been waiting for too long.

Yang Si only found out about this yesterday, but as Jiang Chen’s biological mother, she had known about this for nearly a year. During this year, she always hoped that Jiang Chen could call her “Mom” in a fair and honest way. Every time in a dream, she would see the three children all becoming very small, with the eldest brother playing with the younger siblings. She couldn’t wait for this to come true soon, so much so that she ignored the feelings of the other mother.

“I’m sorry.” Yang Yun said apologetically, “I didn’t consider your feelings when I spoke just now. I’m really sorry.”

Yang Si lightly pursed her lips, remained silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, “It’s me who should apologize. This year…..you have worked hard.”

Yang Yun was taken aback for a moment, she didn’t expect Yang Si to say that, and a hint of warmth appeared in her eyes.

Yang Si thought for a while, and slowly said: “Chen Chen is a good boy. He has always been more considerate of others since he was a child, and many times he was even willing to ignore his own feelings for the sake of his family and friends. You may not know what happened in our family in the past two years. But through many things, from his father’s car accident to my pregnancy, he has been supporting the family during this period. In order to have money for his father’s medical treatment, he had to work while studying. Sometimes I see the lights in his room remain on all night, but in the morning he would pretend to just wake up in order not to worry us.”

“He is so sensible, so considerate that his father and I feel both proud and guilty. We may not be able to help him, but we can’t hold him back either. For more than a year, he has been hiding this matter because of my physical condition. Not only did he have to work while studying, but also take care of two families, all the while worried about my reaction after knowing this. As long as I think of how hard it has been for him this year, I….. Mrs. He, to be honest, in my opinion, regardless of whether he is my biological son or not, I only have him as my son. I am really afraid that you will take him away, but I also know that no one can take this child away, because he values love and righteousness, and because I know him better than anyone else.”

“Because of these, I don’t want to make it difficult for him, and I don’t want him to regret things in the future.” Yang Si raised her eyes to Jiang Chen who was looking at something across the dining room, and soft ripples appeared in her eyes: “Just like what his father said, it won’t change anything if you recognize him back. It’s just that two more people will now love him and take care of him. It’s not bad if you think about it carefully. My son deserves the best in the world. The things we couldn’t give him before, I should be happy that you can give it to him.”

Yang Yun was stunned for a long time, and it was only until He Yanfeng came to call her when she came back to herself and hugged Yang Si. She said softly with red eyes, “Thank you.”

Yang Si patted her on the back, then let go of her and smiled at He Yanfeng before turning and leaving.

He Yanfeng looked at Yang Si who had already walked to Jiang Chen’s side, and looked back curiously: “What were you talking about just now? Why does it feel like the two of you have suddenly gotten closer.”

Yang Yun smiled and took his arm: “It’s nothing, let’s go, Manager Zhou is here, we still have to change clothes.”

……

He Yanfeng sent someone to give Jiang Zhuo and his wife a ride home, while he took his wife and the several children to the upstairs suite.

The team of stylists was already waiting in the room. The man at the head was surnamed Zhou. He nodded when he saw them coming in. After knowing that the main star of the gossip over the past few days was Jiang Chen, he picked out a white suit without saying a word and had him change into it.

Although Jiang Chen didn’t like to attend banquets, he had attended many occasions when he had no choice but to attend. However, it was his first time to do styling before a banquet. He quickly changed his clothes and came out. He Qianmin also happened to come out from another changing room. When he came out of the room, he was slightly taken aback when he saw his clothes clearly.

He was dressed in a white suit, the bow tie and vest were a very light milky brown, while He Qianmin was the opposite of him, wearing a light milky brown suit, with a bow tie and vest of a darker brown than leather.

When the two of them stood together, it was obvious that the cut and style of the suits were the same. But because of the different colors, they showed completely different temperaments. One was bright and clean and the other was retro and vintage, but it could be seen at a glance that they were brothers.

Yang Yun, who was doing her hair, saw them in the mirror, smiled and said how good-looking they were. He Yanfeng also raised his eyebrows and gave the stylist a thumbs up.

Not long after, He Qianyu, who had changed her clothes, also came out. She was wearing a white dress, with layers of gauze down her slender waist, transitioning from very light milky brown to dark brown, the dress consisting of the color of the suits of the two older brothers.

The three siblings stood together, and with their outstanding looks and different auras blending harmoniously, it was extremely eye-catching. Not to mention the other assistants who were doing their hair and adjusting their clothes, even the stylist who had been silent the whole time almost blurted out his confusion, but his professionalism prevented him from asking.

As soon as He Qianjian came out, he saw the three siblings who were called over by Yang Yun to take pictures together. He paused, and looked down to see the proper dark blue suit on his body. The veins on the hands straightening the wrinkled hem of the suit stood out, and the shadows in his eyes deepened little by little.

[Remember what I told you.]

The voice of the System suddenly sounded in his mind. He Qianjian came back to his senses, subconsciously glanced at Jiang Chen, and retracted his gaze before the other realized it. There was a trace of fear in the gloom deep in his eyes.

He Qianjian responded to the System calmly: [Are you sure it’s him?]

[From the first attack to the present, the length of time is eight months. During this period, the only two times when all information was blocked were when you were in the same space with him. The first time was during the math competition, and the second time was when you were taking the college entrance examination. During the interval between these two attacks, he attacked me continuously for 163 times. It took me a total of four months from establishing the channel to reverse capturing and now analyzing and tracking him. Do you think my analysis that took me four months would go wrong?]

He Qianjian sneered in his heart: [You also said at the beginning that there was no technology on this planet that could match you, and it was even impossible for someone to track and detect you, but now you tell me that you were being attacked by an ordinary eighteen-year-old high school student for more than half a year, and you don’t even have the ability to fight back. Do you really think I would not at least have some doubts?]

[My main program does not specialize in attacks. For external attacks, my only effective means are defense and anti-tracking, and I told you that Jiang Chen is definitely not an ordinary high school student, he is definitely the most brilliant mind on your entire planet, and he is in possession of an extremely powerful program…..]

[Shut up!] He Qianjian interrupted the System: [I don’t want to hear you say how powerful he is, his strength can only show your incompetence, and I don’t want to hear you bragging about how powerful you were anymore, I just want to know, when will you be able to completely defeat Jiang Chen.]

[It depends on how much information you can get from him.] The System said: [I found out that he has cooperated with the government to develop an artificial intelligence image processing system before, and that system has been put into the experimentation phase now. If I guessed correctly, the system he used to attack me and the image processing system comes from the same source. If you can get the system information developed by him, or directly get the system developed by him, I can not only help you realize your wish, but also have him be completely defeated and at your mercy. Perhaps I can even be upgraded to provide you with more functions.]

He Qianjian’s eyebrows and eyes moved: [Really?]

[I swear by the System rules.]

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He Qianjian’s eyes flickered slightly, and thinking of something, his expression became more serious: [Okay, I’ll help you get what you want, so remember what you promised me.]

“Qian Jian, why are you standing there?” Yang Yun called He Qianjian, smiling in a good mood, and said, “Come and sit for a while.”

He Qianjian nodded, pulled on a gentle smile, and walked towards Jiang Chen who seemed to know nothing.

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After leaving the community, they saw that the He family’s car was already waiting by the side of the road.

He Yanfeng and Yang Yun stood by the car. Their outstanding bearing contrasted sharply with the old neighborhood, and people passing by couldn’t help but take a second look.

“Xiao Chen!” Yang Yun’s eyes lit up, she took a few quick steps with her skirt in hand, and greeted them. He Yanfeng followed behind her with a smile, and greeted Jiang Zhuo and Yang Si with a slight nod.

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Jiang Zhuo smiled, and Yang Si frowned slightly, avoiding his eyes.

He Yanfeng didn’t seem to see Yang Si’s expression, and stretched out his hand to Joan Zhuo, his tone gentle: “We should have met in a more formal way earlier, but I didn’t expect it to be so hasty. It’s really rude of us.”

“It’s okay.” Jiang Zhuo smiled helplessly, looked at He Yanfeng apologetically, and said, “It’s all for the sake of the children.”

“It’s getting late, why don’t we go to the hotel and talk about it?”

Jiang Zhuo took over holding his young daughter and took his wife’s hand with the other hand: “Let’s go.”

He Yanfeng opened the door of the second car, and let Jiang Chen sit in the second car with Jiang Zhuo and his wife.

On the way to the restaurant, Yang Si kept looking out the window in a daze, and Jiang Zhuo glanced at her from time to time, feeling a little worried.

“If you’re not happy, we won’t go for today’s meal.” Jiang Zhuo sat closer and whispered to his wife: “I can just tell them to make another appointment later, okay?”

Yang Si didn’t look at him, and said lightly: “Not okay.”

Jiang Zhuo paused, looked up at the rearview mirror, and silently asked Jiang Chen for help.

Jiang Chen turned his head and asked with concern, “Mom, are you motion sick?”

Yang Si raised her eyes, and there was a smile on the corner of her mouth: “Your father is not attentive at all.”

Jiang Zhuo was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered that his wife seemed to begin to suffer from motion sickness for some reason after giving birth to Jiang Ran. There were too many things that happened yesterday, and he had yet to come back to himself. This morning, the He family came to the door and said that the two families would get to know each other formally at noon, and then Jiang Chen’s identity would be revealed at the banquet in the evening. Things happened one after another. So Jiang Zhuo completely didn’t think in the direction of motion sickness, he just thought Yang Si still couldn’t accept it.

Jiang Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: “I admit this, I have never been as attentive as Chen Chen.”

Seeing that Yang Si’s expression was not as gloomy as yesterday, and her eyes were more cheerful and calm than before, Jiang Chen was secretly relieved. He took out an orange from his pocket, raised his hand and shook it, and said with smiling eyes: “I guessed you would get motion sickness, so I prepared one for you in advance.”

Although Yang Si’s motion sickness was severe, every time she peeled an orange and smelled the sweet and sour aroma, and then ate the orange slowly, the situation would get better.

“You are also not as caring as your son.”

Yang Si took the orange, opened it peel by peel, and put a piece into her mouth. She looked out of the window and became lost in thought. She didn’t speak again until she got out of the car.

He Yanfeng’s reserved hotel was the venue for the evening banquet, and He Qianmin and the rest of them were already waiting in the reserved box.

“Uncle and Auntie.”

As soon as they entered the box, He Qianmin and He Qianyu obediently called out to the elders. He Qianjian stood half a step away from them and moved his mouth for a long time without making a sound.

Yang Si’s eyes stayed on him for a moment, and seeing the reluctance in his eyes, she gently moved her eyes away, with almost no expression change on her face. Jiang Zhuo had been paying attention to Yang Si’s expression, and he didn’t pay attention to He Qianjian at all.

He Yanfeng saw everything in his eyes, and his eyes dimmed. He realized that things might not go as smoothly as imagined.

Yang Yun took He Qianjian’s hand, walked up to Yang Si, and introduced: “Sister Yang, this is Qian Jian, you have seen him before, he is…..”

“I know.” Yang Si interrupted coldly, “He looks like his uncle, I believe you will not go wrong.”

There was a moment of silence in the room. He Yanfeng stepped forward and eased the atmosphere with a smile: “Everyone, have a seat.”

Everyone took their seats one after another, with Jiang Chen as the dividing line. On one side was the He family and on the other side was Jiang Zhuo and his wife. He Qianjian sat opposite Jiang Chen. The round table was connected end to end, so it happened that he sat at Jiang Zhuo’s side.

The dishes had already been ordered, and they were served as soon as everyone was seated. The waiters soon quietly retreated out.

He Yanfeng picked up the wine, toasted Jiang Zhuo, and said sincerely, “Today is a special day for both of us.”

“Although it was an accident that the children grew up in different families, it was also a special experience and a kind of fate. The two children connected our two families together, and earned Xiao Yun and I two more friends. It also let the two children have an extra pair of parents, and let the younger children have an extra brother.”

“The current recognition of familial ties is by no means bringing the children of each family back to their respective biological families, or that they will not have anything to do with their adopted family in the future, but to let the children have more love and life experience, so that they can go further and have more people care about them in the future.”

Jiang Zhuo’s expression moved slightly, and Yang Si also raised her eyes, finally looking a little better.

He Yanfeng breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile deepened on his face. Just as he was about to hit the iron while the iron was hot, he heard Yang Si say: “CEO He is indeed correct, but there is something that I must make clear of, which is where the children will be living, which home to go back to during the holidays, and who to accompany during the holidays. You may think that the issue I’ve brought up is too trivial, but these are trivial things in life. When the children grow up and work, this is the small things parents look forward to every year, if we don’t make it clear now, our two families may quarrel over these things in the future, so I think that since our two families are here now, it’s better to clarify the future arrangements in front of everyone.”

“Don’t worry.” He Yanfeng still smiled: “Our two families are sitting here today to settle these matters, and what you mentioned are not trivial matters. These are indeed related to the future relationship between the two families. The relationship between the two children with their two families should be made clear.”

Yang Si’s face softened again. She held Jiang Chen’s hand with her own under the table, and her voice was much softer than before, but her eyes were still vigilant: “How do you think it should be arranged?”

“I think an equal treatment is the fairest and most acceptable to everyone.” Yang Yun opened her mouth, her voice was gentle, serious and sincere: “Work and vacation, it depends on how the child is willing to arrange it. If they have time, they can come back twice a month to see how we are. If it’s a holiday, the previous year will alternate with the next year, if this year’s Spring Festival is at the He’s then next year’s is at the Jiang’s, and the two children will each be with one family, so that both families have one of their children to accompany them during the holidays, what do you think?”

Yang Si had no objection, because this was indeed the fairest arrangement. She turned her head to look at Jiang Chen: “Chen Chen, what do you think?”

Yang Yun and He Yanfeng also looked at Jiang Chen when they heard these words. Jiang Chen’s eyes smiled, and a dimple appeared at the corner of his mouth: “I think it’s very good.”

“Then arrange it like this.” Yang Si nodded and said to He Yanfeng and his wife.

Yang Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately laughed: “Since this is the case, let’s eat first, the dishes are almost cold.”

During the meal, He Qianmin chatted with Jiang Chen from time to time, and He Qianyu interrupted from time to time. The children talked enthusiastically, and the atmosphere eased up. The adults also looked relaxed. Yang Si and Yang Gun also became closer after talking a lot, while He Yanfeng and Jiang Zhuo exchanged words and drank a lot.

No one paid attention to He Qianjian’s shifting expression, and when he occasionally looked at Jiang Chen, his eyes were full of fear and hatred.

*

The invitations from the He family had been distributed to each family within a month. This time the banquet was big and grand, and the number of people who received the invitations was quite a lot. Many company partners and CEOs of small and medium companies who had cooperations with the He family had also been invited.

However, what made everyone feel strange was that the theme of this banquet did not seem to be specified. Apart from the invitee and the inviter, the simple and elegant invitation only contained the venue and time, and everything else was blank.

Even though they didn’t know the subject, the invited people would gossip a few words and discuss it when they met up in private. Among them, the reason with the most arguments for and sounding the most reasonable was to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for He Qianjian.

It took a long time to prepare He Qianjian’s coming-of-age ceremony back then. Most people received the invitations early and prepared gifts, but it was suddenly canceled the day before the banquet which was really confusing. At that time, everyone had different opinions. Some who were Chenghua’s students speculated that it was because He Qianjian’s grades declined and he left the math competition examination room willfully. The elders of the He family canceled the banquet in order to teach him a lesson.

This kind of explanation, not to mention the family friends and bosses who were of the same generation as He Yanfeng, just the heirs who were only a round older than these juniors and have just come into contact with the company’s affairs, simply listened to it as a joke. The He family’s family education was strict, but they had their own way of educating their children. No one with a brain would use such a laborious and resource-wasting method as a punishment.

So, from the day when He Qianjian’s coming-of-age ceremony was canceled, until half a year later, there were still people who occasionally brought up this matter, guessing what happened in the He family that resulted in such an inexplicable thing happening.

However, the few families who knew about it kept it secret, and no one knew exactly what happened. After a long time, when there was no other news in the He family, everyone gradually forgot about it. But unexpectedly, these themeless invitations brought people in the Yah City upper class social circle back to discussing this topic again.

Everyone had curiosity, not to mention the important status of the He family in Yan City. If there was really a big event, knowing about it even just a minute or second ahead could prepare them in advance. Sufficient preparation meant opportunity, and opportunity was not always common. For leaders of small and medium-sized companies who could only touch the threshold of invitations and those who want to take the opportunity to go further, the more they knew, the greater the chance to climb up. 

Even those who had no other motives still murmured in their hearts, this banquet had no theme and was just a celebration, so what kind of gift should they give? Gift giving was also a science. As far as only birthday gifts were concerned, there were many considerations, from the age, gender, identity, ability and hobbies of the birthday star. And even for those with some chaotic family relationships one also need to consider how other people in that family would send gifts to the birthday star. It must be considered from all aspects, carefully considered and carefully selected.

Now they not only didn’t know the theme of the celebration, nor who they were celebrating for, which really put many people in a quandary. But if one thought about it carefully, it didn’t matter who the recipient was, it was always right to give the gift in the direction that young people liked.

Most people thought this way. The He family had kept a low profile for many years. If they were celebrating old Mr. He or old Mrs. He, they would definitely inform people in advance. Moreover, these two elders have never had any birthday banquets, and this period was not their birthday date, so 100% it was not a banquet for them.

As for the three siblings of the He family, needless to say, the eldest would never be so grandiose being in the army as he was, and the second was devoted to scientific research. What major celebration that could be attributed to her could only be a wedding, but if it was a wedding how could the host not tell the guests in advance? And finally, since the third child got married, he had only celebrated his birthday with his family every year. Except for two birthday parties for the eldest son He Qianjian, the youngest son and daughter in the family were very low-key and rarely even attended the banquets of others.

Although the host on the invitation this time was He Yanfeng’s name, the Tunan Group had been doing steadily recently, and there was no news worthy of such a big celebration…..

The few invitees who gathered together thought about it, mentioned the coming-of-age ceremony that He Qianjian had canceled before, and thought of the college entrance examination that had just ended. When they summed this all up, they all felt that they had guessed right. Many of the families present here had children or nephews and nieces who were studying in Chenghua. Naturally, they knew that He Qianjian’s grades were very good. It was even said that since He Qianjian entered junior high school, some people had begun to predict him to be a potential top scorer in the college entrance examination.

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What was even more coincidental was that the time of the banquet happened to be the day after the end of the college entrance examination. They didn’t believe that this early celebration banquet was not because He Qianjian did well in the exam.

Everyone felt that they had the answer in their hearts, and immediately either sent assistants or personally picked out gifts suitable for young people. So on the day of the banquet, they came with great ambition to the old five-star hotel where the He family held the banquet.

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A woman’s intuition and reasoning ability were sometimes terribly swift and accurate.

When she didn’t know about a matter, she might not think about it, but once she knew the truth, her brain was like a computer’s storage folder, and she could quickly extract the most critical piece of information from the past, and then accurately and quickly analyze the correct answer.

How could Yang Si fail to guess? When Jiang Chen uttered the first sentence, she saw the truth in his guilty and anxious eyes——he wasn’t lying, what he said was the truth.

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Almost at the same time, many images appeared in her mind. From the day when Jiang Chen almost got run over by a car, the He family appeared just at the right time; after moving to Wugu Village, the He family repeatedly encountered their family by chance. The close and harmonious interaction between Chen Chen and the He family siblings; and the He Yanfeng couple who would wait at the school gates until Jiang Chen appeared both yesterday and the day before yesterday before leaving, no matter whether He Qianjian appeared first or not…..

She used to wonder, the He family had a great fortune, and logically speaking, with such a large class gap, no matter how approachable they were, they should not have skipped the most unfamiliar stage. The second time they met, they were as friendly as if they had been neighbors for more than ten years.

At this age, Yang Si no longer looked at interpersonal relationships like a young woman who had just entered the society. Every circle had its own distance, and everyone had their own position. If the gap was too big, but others are made to feel no distance at all, now that was abnormal.

Therefore, she had been distancing the He family intentionally or unintentionally. It was a kind of intuition and a subconsciousness. She did not want to have more involvement with the He family.

It was this kind of subconsciousness and intuition that allowed her to know who the “biological parents” Jiang Chen was referring to when the first sentence was uttered.

Yang Si ignored Jiang Chen’s astonished expression, fixed her eyes on him, and held his hand tighter. Her red eyes contrasted sharply with her pale face, and her voice trembled with the tightening of her hand: “Tell Mom, will you not want this family?”

“I won’t.”

Jiang Chen’s tone was firm without hesitation.

“Mom believes in you.” The corner of Yang Si’s mouth wanted to pull upwards, but in the end she could only let them fall down. She confirmed again and again: “You tell Mom, you promise Mom, you will never go with them.”

Jiang Chen patiently and gently promised over and over again: “I won’t, Mom, I will never leave you and Dad, never go with them.”

Yang Si finally loosened her grip on his hand, but her eyes were unwilling to let go of the slightest change in his expression, and she asked with a trembling voice, “Really?”

“Really.” Jiang Chen walked closer, let Yang Si grab one of his hands, and gently wrapped the other around her, and said softly, “Mom, you must believe me, I will always be your son.”

Yang Si gradually relaxed in Jiang Chen’s arms, and the hand that held him was also loosened little by little. Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and looked up at Jiang Zhuo. Jiang Zhuo looked much more relaxed, and curved his lips at him.

But very soon, Yang Si raised her head again and asked Jiang Chen to promise again.

“You promise Mom that you will never see the He family again, and never contact them again. Just treat it as if you have never seen them.”

Jiang Chen was startled, but did not answer immediately.

Yang Si saw his hesitant look, and her expression changed instantly, her relaxed hands tightened again, her disheveled hair sticking to her face covered with tears, and her slightly relaxed expression became wary again.

“I…..”

“Honey, what are you talking about?” Jiang Zhuo walked behind Yang Si, put his hands on her shoulders, and persuaded softly: “Those are Chen Chen’s biological parents, how could he not see them, saying that…..”

“What biological parents?!” Yang Si whipped her head around quickly, pushed Jiang Zhuo away, and roared with an equal part shrill and hoarse crying voice, “I am my son’s mother! I am the one!”

“Mom!” Jiang Chen interrupted Jiang Zhuo, hugged Yang Si and comforted her, “Mom, I am your son, and I always will be.”

Yang Si turned her head, her voice softened a bit, her voice sounding raspy after the scream: “Then you promise Mom that you will never see the He family, you swear.”

Jiang Chen was silent for a moment. Under her line of sight, he said word by word: “I swear, as long as you don’t agree, I will never see the He family.”

“Okay.” Yang Si touched Jiang Chen’s cheek, and her expression relaxed a little: “Mom believes in you.”

“You…..”

Jiang Zhuo wanted to speak, but was interrupted by crying from the bedroom. Yang Si hugged Jiang Chen and let go of him: “Your sister may be hungry, you go and help Mom make some milk powder, and Mom will go pick her up.”

Jiang Chen nodded: “Okay.”

Yang Si finally had a smile on her face: “Go.”

Jiang Chen shook his head slightly at his father, then turned and went to the kitchen.

Jiang Zhuo frowned and wanted to say something, but thinking of his wife’s behavior just now, he swallowed the words again. Now was not the time to say this.

Yang Si fixed her messy hair as if nothing had happened, entered the room and gently coaxed Jiang Ran with a gentle and maternal expression.

Jiang Zhuo looked at them for a while, then turned and went into the kitchen.

Jiang Chen just finished making milk powder and was testing the temperature. When he saw Jiang Zhuo coming in, he nodded slightly and didn’t speak.

“Your mother…..” Jiang Zhuo opened his mouth, paused for a while, and sighed softly: “I will talk to your mother again.”

“After a while.” Jiang Chen pursed his lips and said, “She’s emotionally unstable now, so don’t provoke her.”

Jiang Zhuo nodded. His wife’s current mood was not normal at all. It was useless to talk to her at this time, and it might make things worse.

“Thank you for your hard work.” Jiang Zhuo hugged Jiang Chen: “Thank you for understanding your mother.”

“I’ve thought about Mom’s reaction before, and today’s behavior was expected.” Jiang Chen looked calm.

Jiang Zhuo sighed softly, and put his arms around his shoulders: “Go, go see your sister.”

When Jiang Chen and Jiang Zhuo came over, Yang Si was holding Jiang Ran in a daze. She raised her head when she heard the movement, then stood up, and handed Jiang Ran who was whimpering and fidgeting to Jiang Chen: “Hold your sister.”

Jiang Chen took over Jiang Ran. Jiang Ran could recognize people within a few days of her birth. At first, no one was allowed to hold her except Yang Si. Later, as long as Jiang Chen was around, she would never let anyone else hold her. And once Jiang Chen had her in his arms and tried to hand her over to someone else, she would definitely cry heartbreakingly.

Sure enough, as soon as she got into Jiang Chen’s arms, Jiang Ran calmed down, looking at him with big black grape-like eyes and smiling unblinkingly, very well-behaved.

Jiang Chen held her carefully, and looking at this little face, he couldn’t help but also laughed.

Yang Si watched all this silently, and finally there was a smile in her eyes.

Until a cell phone rang, breaking the peace in front of them.

Jiang Chen’s cell phone was in the room, and he didn’t pay much attention when he heard the ringtone. Now that he was holding Jiang Ran in his arms, he said, “Dad, help me get the cell phone.”

Jiang Zhuo got up and went to the next room. For some reason, he didn’t come back after a long time.

Yang Si handed the bottle to Jiang Chen: “You feed Ran Ran first, and Mom will cut some fruit.”

Jiang Chen didn’t think much about it: “Okay.”

Jiang Ran was very obedient most of the time, especially when she was in Jiang Chen’s arms. After drinking the milk obediently, she hiccupped lightly, and laughed again on her own, her eyes curving with a smile.

Jiang Chen just looked at her like this, and occasionally teased her pretending to grab her little chubby hand, and when she handed it over, he would take back his hand again, watching her babbling and wanting to hold his hand, and only then did he hand over his finger for her to grasp. And despite going back and forth like this ten times he would not feel bored at all.

Until a quarrel broke out in the next room:

“Do you want He Qianjian to come to our house because you want to see him abuse Jiang Ran?! I will never agree!!”

Jiang Chen was taken aback, and was about to get up, but saw Jiang Ran purse her mouth, probably frightened by the sudden increase in volume. He immediately stopped his movements, and gently rocked her to coax her. Jiang Ran indeed laughed again, and Jiang Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He wanted to go to his room to have a look, but he paused again when he saw the little dumpling in his arms, and in the end he pursed his lower lip, went to the door and closed it.

The quarrel over there seemed to be still continuing. Jiang Chen lowered his eyes slightly, and it was difficult to distinguish the emotions in his eyes.

The little baby had become lethargic and Jiang Ran fell asleep not long after playing. Jiang Chen gently put her down and walked out of the room.

When Jiang Chen walked into the living room, there was no movement from the closed door. The dispute between his parents seemed to be over. He walked to the door of his room and knocked lightly. 

The door opened, and the first thing Jiang Chen saw were Jiang Zhuo’s red eyes.

“Dad.”

He looked in and saw Yang Si sitting on the edge of his bed covering her face, tears slipping down her fingers. He was taken aback, and turned to look at Jiang Zhuo.

“It’s okay.” Jiang Zhuo rubbed his face tiredly, motioning Jiang Chen to step back, he gently closed the door, and said in a hoarse voice, “I talked to your mother, now let her stay alone for a while.”

Jiang Chen was a little worried: “What did you say to her?”

“I didn’t say anything.” Jiang Zhuo took out a cigarette from his pocket: “Go to the balcony? Smoke a cigarette with Dad?”

Jiang Chen glanced at the door with a slight gap. There was a suppressed weeping sound coming from inside. He stood where he was, pursed his lips slightly, and did not speak.

Jiang Zhuo stuffed the cigarette he took out back into the cigarette case, looking at Jiang Chen with melancholy and helpless eyes: “I just told her about your hard work for more than a year, nothing else, your mother was sad to hear it, and is still digesting it.”

Jiang Chen recalled that he had been busy for more than a year, and he didn’t feel that it was hard work, so he couldn’t help but feel a little puzzled.

“Chen Chen.” A hoarse voices sounded from behind, interrupting the explanation he was about to speak. When Jiang Chen turned his head, he saw Yang Si standing by the door with swollen eyes.

Her face was pale, but her hair was neatly pinned behind her ears, and her expression had also calmed down.

Jiang Chen called her softly.

Yang Si came over, wrapped her arms around his waist, and hugged him in silence for a long time before saying in a hoarse voice, “I’m sorry, did Mom scare you just now?”

Jiang Chen shook his head, Yang Si wiped away the tears on her face carelessly, let go of him, and forced the corners of her mouth to curve upwards: “Mom may need a while to digest this matter, can you give Mom some time?”

Yang Si raised her head with a dazed look on her face. The little child at the beginning had grown into a teenager who she needed to stand on tiptoe to even touch the top of his head. Unknowingly, he grew up so fast, in a place where they couldn’t see, he endured a lot of pressure and hardships to get to what he had become now.

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“Of course.” Jiang Chen leaned forward slightly, until he was at eye level with her, and promised earnestly word by word: “No matter what happens, you and Dad will always be my parents, and Ran Ran will always be my little sister. My love for you all will never change.”

Yang Si covered her mouth, nodded lightly, and repeated softly: “Mom knows, Mom always knew.”

It was precisely because she knew that she was reluctant for him to be caught between the two families. It was precisely because she knew that she comforted herself. One more pair of parents was just two more people who love him.

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He Qianjian had hoped that the System would appear in the afternoon for the English language test, but the System did not appear until the exam was over.

At the round table, the old gentleman sitting at the head wiped his mouth and said, “How did you do on the exam today?”

The 8th of every month was the time for dinner at the He family’s old family house. Except for He Qianyang, who was studying in another city, and Jiang Chen, who didn’t come today due to special reasons, everyone in the He family was here.

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As soon as the old gentleman opened his mouth, everyone’s eyes moved to the end of the table.

——Ever since Jiang Chen came to the old family house for dinner for the first time, and He Qianjian was pushed to the end of the table by He Qianmin’s words, he had been sitting there regularly.

He Qianjian paused in picking up the food, suppressing the panic and anxiety that had accumulated all day. He slowly put down the chopsticks, looked up and said, “Both of the two subject tests the day before yesterday felt pretty good, but I didn’t sleep well last night and I didn’t do well on the comprehensive and English test.”

Old Mr. He closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and asked, “How much do you predict?”

He Qianjian tightened his hands on his knees, his face looked a little pale, but it matched what he said: “I predict the Chinese language and literature test yesterday is above 145, and the mathematics is a perfect score…..” He dragged his tone, watching old Mr. He’s slightly satisfied expression, then he continued: “During the exam this morning, I felt dizzy. After doing a few questions, my vision was a little blurred. I didn’t know what I wrote until the end, the same in the afternoon, so I don’t know how many points I can get in these two exams…..”

Yang Yun had long noticed that He Qianjian had been in a bad mood since noon, but she hadn’t still recovered from the joy that Jiang Chen was getting closer to them than before, so she didn’t think much about it, and just thought it was He Qianjian having his usual emotional ups and downs, but she didn’t expect that it might be because he was not feeling well.

Hearing what he said now, Yang Yun couldn’t help feeling a little worried.

She asked with care: “Are you okay? Could you have a fever? Why didn’t you tell Mom at noon?”

He Qianjian’s eyes flickered slightly, and he shook his head and said, “It’s not very serious. You and Dad have already had a hard time waiting for me outside all day. I don’t want you to worry anymore.”

Yang Yun was slightly stunned. She paused, but then got up and walked in front of him, touched his forehead, found nothing abnormal but was still worried: “Mom will ask Uncle Xiang to come over and give you a look.”

“No need, really.” He Qianjian shook his head and said, “It’s probably just that I didn’t sleep well last night, and then I got a cold. After sleep tonight, it will be fine.”

“But…..”

“If you are not feeling well, you should’ve told your mother in the morning.” Old Mr. He said in a deep voice, “You usually know the seriousness, but why did you lose your measure at this time? Do you know what it means to fail two subject tests?”

He Qianjian lowered his head and admitted his mistake sincerely: “I’m sorry.”

Old Mr. He gave him a look of disappointment, got up and left the dining table.

“Old man!” Old Mrs. He called out, turned her head to look at He Qianjian who was much thinner than before, and sighed inwardly. She walked over to hold his hand, and said softly, “Da Bao, don’t mind your grandpa. He’s just that grumpy.”

He Qianjian raised his eyes and saw the old lady in front of him who was the only one to care about him as always and never changed her attitude. The resentment and grievances accumulated during this period could not help flooding his eyes, and he called out: “Grandma.”

When old Mrs. He saw his reddened eyes, she couldn’t help feeling a little distressed. She had noticed the changes of everyone in the family during this period of time. In fact, how could she not know that He Qianjian might have done something wrong? He Yanjun and He Yanfeng were both her sons, and she knew them best, so if it wasn’t because He Qianjian had really done something wrong, they wouldn’t have changed their attitude towards him so much.

Not only did she know, she believed that her husband also knew that their sons and daughter-in-law must be hiding something from them. But even if they knew about it, they couldn’t give up their feelings for their grandson without knowing what happened.

“You are too silly.” Old Mrs. He sighed softly when she thought of the current situation at home and the embarrassing situation of He Qianjian: “You did not do well in the exam this time, and it will have a great impact on you. Your grandfather is worried for your sake.”

He Qianjian didn’t speak, his lowered eyes making him look endearing and fragile.

If it was really for his sake, then he shouldn’t get angry at him at the dinner table at all. The He family had great fortune, money, power, and status. If Jiang Chen had not appeared, even if he got a zero on the whole exam, with the He family’s foundation and status, they could easily have him get a diploma that was impressive. And if that wouldn’t work with the colleges in China, there were also the colleges in foreign countries.

In the final analysis, it was just because he was no longer a He family member.

On the way back to the villa, these thoughts circulated in He Qianjian’s mind, and the eyes that were looking at the back of the front seat were filled with darkness.

At ten o’clock in the evening, there was still no news from the System.

He Qianjian was standing on the terrace, with the warm night wind blowing on his body, and the fragrance of flowers blooming in the garden was mixed in the breeze, making him feel warm, but in contrast he was trembling slightly and biting his nails nervously.

The System would never appear again. Without the System, he was nothing.

Power, status, money…..He would lose everything. People he looked down on before would come to mock him and ridicule him. People he had offended before would come to retaliate against him and attack him. Those who flattered him before would avoid him now or do even worse.

As He Qianjian imagined those scenes, anxiety and fear almost swallowed him.

*

The two-day college entrance examination was over. For most senior high school students, June 9 would be a carnival.

But for Jiang Chen, this day was a trial that he was waiting for but didn’t look forward to, and made countless psychological preparations but still had no conclusion.

He got up early and accompanied his mother to the vegetable market. At noon, the family of three prepared a sumptuous lunch.

After the meal, Yang Si went to the nursery room to coax Jiang Ran to take a nap. Jiang Zhuo and Jiang Chen washed the dishes in the kitchen first, and then went to the balcony together.

Jiang Zhuo lit a cigarette, sighed softly, and asked Jiang Chen, “Have you figured out how to tell your mother?”

Jiang Chen propped his hands on the railing, the wind was blowing against his face, and the hair that hadn’t been cut in a while was a bit long, the black strands blown up by the wind on his forehead. His tone showed a hint of nervousness: “I haven’t decided.”

Jiang Zhuo asked: “Is it that you did not think about what to say? Or is it that you did not think about how to deal with your mother’s reaction?”

“Both.” Jiang Chen turned his head: “Dad, do you think Mom will…..”

“I can’t imagine it.” Jiang Zhuo shook his head: “But I have to warn you in advance, your mother may go crazy if she knows this.”

Jiang Chen could imagine.

From childhood to adulthood, Yang Si put almost all her attention and energy on him, but for his growth, this kind of love had always been positive and restrained. She supported him and encouraged him but never doted on him. But this did not mean that this maternal love would be less than that of other families, but in fact more profound, because everything she did was really careful considerations of his growth from his perspective.

This was the love that only a mother could achieve, and Yang Si gave it to him without reservation.

Now, he had to tell her that he was actually not her biological son.

After learning the truth, it must be difficult for her to accept it.

“But no matter what, your mother must know about this.” Jiang Zhuo took a puff of the cigarette and put his hands on Jiang Chen’s shoulders: “Later, no matter what your mother’s reaction will be when she finds out about this , you have to forgive her, she simply loves you too much…..” 

Jiang Chen nodded: “I know.”

Jiang Zhuo smiled: “Don’t worry, no matter what happens, your father, I will still be here, right?”

“What are you talking about, you two?” Yang Si came out of the room, saw her husband and son standing on the balcony, and walked over to push open the glass door. Smelling the scent of cigarettes that hadn’t dissipated in time, she frowned, and looked at her husband: “Why are you still smoking? How long have you not smoked?”

“Just one puff.” Jiang Zhuo pointed to the remaining half of the cigarette in the ashtray, and after confirming that he glanced at Jiang Chen, then stepped forward and put his arm around his wife’s shoulders: “Let’s go, let’s go to the living room, our son and I have something to tell you.”

Yang Si turned to look at Jiang Chen: “About what?”

Jiang Chen met his mother’s curious and suspicious gaze, paused in his steps, and stood still on the spot. He lowered his eyes to avoid her gaze for a moment, then raised them to meet her without blinking.

“Actually, I’m not your biological son.”

Jiang Zhuo stopped, and seeing Yang Si’s stunned expression, he became anxious. This kid was usually very smart, so why was it that he was being so stupid today, just saying the words without any foreshadowing?

“What did you say?” Yang Si turned around, a little unsure of what she had just heard: “Were you and your dad colluding to lie to me on the balcony just now?”

Jiang Chen pursed his lips, the hands by his sides were already sweating, the wind from the balcony was blowing from behind, passed through the hall, and stuck his T-shirt to his back from the sweat.

“In October last year, my biological parents came to me with a paternity test, which proved that I am actually their biological son. They wanted to recognize me back.”

Jiang Chen’s voice was low and slow, and each word was heard clearly in Yang Si’s ears. Every time he said a word, her expression changed a little.

“At that time, I just found out that you were pregnant. I was worried that your body would not be able to bear the stimulation, so I discussed with them to hide it from you first, and wait until you gave birth to my younger sister and fully recuperated. Telling you after the college entrance examination is what I agreed with them, after today——”

“What will happen after today?!” Yang Si interrupted Jiang Chen with a trembling voice, her voice was unprecedentedly sharp: “After today they will snatch you away! Take you away! The child I have worked so hard to raise will be snatched away!”

Jiang Chen raised his eyes, only to realize that Yang Si had burst into tears.

He was at a loss: “I, no, Mom…..”

Jiang Zhuo immediately took two steps forward to hug his wife, and comforted her: “Chen Chen didn’t mean that, the reason he didn’t tell you before was exactly because he didn’t want…..”

“Let me go!” Yang Si broke away from Jiang Zhuo, her hair disheveling with her movements, and she looked at him with wide eyes: “Jiang Zhuo, you already knew, didn’t you? You allowed your son to hide it from me, because you wanted to get the benefits of that family in return for our child, is that it?”

Jiang Zhuo was too anxious, he didn’t pay attention to what his wife said, and explained: “How could I not want Chen Chen, but there is nothing he can do about this matter, it’s a fact, he was hiding it from you before, because it was for your own good, he was afraid that you would worry, the child is already so sensible, you…..”

“You want to go with them? You don’t want me and your father anymore, do you?” Yang Si didn’t listen to Jiang Zhuo’s words at all. She walked up to Jiang Chen in three big steps, her eyes were red, and she grabbed his hand, her veins bulging with the force: “You don’t want me and your father anymore, do you want to leave us for the He family?”

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Jiang Chen let her hold him, and comforted her in the tone of one making an oath: “Mom, I will never leave you, I will always be your son.”

“That means the He family is threatening you, threatening you to make you leave us and go back with them?”

Jiang Chen suddenly came to his senses and raised his eyes to meet Jiang Zhuo’s gaze. Jiang Zhuo shook his head.

——”Mom, how do you know…..it’s the He family?”

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He Qianjian didn’t know how he got out of the exam room. For the rest of the comprehensive science exam, the System didn’t appear again. Except for the first five multiple-choice questions, he blindly guessed the rest of the multiple choice questions. And he could not answer even one of the single choice questions towards the back of the test.

In his last life, he only managed to get into a very mediocre second-rate college, and after working for five or six years, he had already forgotten all the knowledge of high school. Not to mention in this life, with the System in hand, he didn’t need to study at all. If it wasn’t for He Yanfeng and his wife who didn’t want him to skip grades, he wouldn’t even want to go to school at all.

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As a result, when he looked at the comprehensive science test paper it was no different from reading an obscure and archaic book. Other than the biology questions which he could fill in a few answers with a little memory. He didn’t remember any chemical equations and physical formulas, let alone use them to solve problems.

Someone next to him exchanged correct answers, some cursed this year’s comprehensive science test paper for being too difficult, and some excitedly said that they had come across the same question type for the last big physics question when doing practice questions. But He Qianjian couldn’t hear a word of these discussions. He called the System over and over again, trying to get a response.

However, nothing.

No matter how he shouted in his mind, the System didn’t respond at all, just like in the last math competition, as if it had never appeared in his head before.

“Study god.” The boy who greeted him at the end of the Chinese language and literature test yesterday saw him, smiled and walked through the crowd. He grabbed his shoulders and said, “How did you do on the test? Remember that you promised to treat us after you take the top spot in sciences.”

He Qianjian’s expression changed, and he felt that every word out of the person beside him was ridicule towards him.

The boy was unaware of the sudden change in He Qianjian’s face, and he still smiled and said, “I heard that your cousin He Qianyang ranked third in the city in the college entrance examination, and your father gave him a sports car. If you directly take the top spot in the college entrance examination this time, Uncle He must at least give you a private yacht.”

“At that time, don’t forget us brothers, you must take me with you when you go to sea——”

“Shut up!” He Qianjian turned his head and roared angrily.

The boy was taken aback, and withdrew the hand on his shoulder, but he wasn’t too frightened. Instead, he was a bit baffled and upset: “What’s the sudden anger for?”

He Qianjian gritted his teeth, his chest was stuffy, but he had to remind himself to calm down.

The boy in front of him usually had a good relationship with him, but he was not like the sycophants who follow him all the time, and only met when there were occasional small circle gatherings of the second generation rich kids. Moreover, the boy’s family background was comparable to that of the He family, and his family also had some cooperation with the Tunan Group. It was absolutely unwise to offend him at this time.

“I didn’t do well on the test this time.” He Qianjian turned his head, his voice tense: “I didn’t mean to get angry with you, don’t be angry.”

The boy frowned, looked him up and down, and was curious: “Do you mean the same thing as I think about not doing well on a test? Did you get one or two of the multiple-choice questions wrong? It can’t be three.”

He Qianjian twitched the corners of his mouth, but couldn’t smile, and his complexion was very ugly.

“No way?” The boy was stunned for a moment, and now he could see that his expression was wrong, “You couldn’t really have four or five questions wrong, did you? Or did you not solve the big question at the end?”

 “I…..”

Just as He Qianjian opened his mouth, he was interrupted by a young reporter holding a microphone.

“These two students, can I interview you?”

He Qianjian subconsciously wanted to refuse, but the boy immediately accepted the microphone: “Okay.”

The young reporter took a look at the faces of the two, and basically saw what was going on, so he focused more on the boy when he asked the question: “This morning is the comprehensive science test, do you think this year’s comprehensive science test paper is difficult?”

The boy rubbed his chin, and after pretending to ponder, he shook his head and said, “No matter what year it is, it’s hard for me.”

The reporter was amused by him, and just about to ask the next question, the boy said again: “But this year seems to be more difficult than previous years.”

The reporter asked with a smile: “Didn’t you say they are all difficult? Why do you suddenly feel that this year is more difficult than previous years?”

The boy raised his chin in the direction of He Qianjian: “Of course it’s because of the study tyrant next to me, the number one academic god in our school, and a candidate for the top scorer in the sciences. Wouldn’t you also say that it’s difficult if someone like this came out of the exam room with such a bad complexion?”

The reporter was taken aback for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

Before, he thought that the student with a bad face next to him did not do well on the exam. Now that he thought about it, it might just be a case of one point or two points away from getting the full score. After all, being able to be called a top candidate in the sciences by his classmates could definitely not be an ordinary result.

If he could interview the No. 1 Scholar in Science, the ratings of their news channel would double again when the test results come out, and establishing a good relationship with the No. 1 Science Scholar might mean he could have an exclusive interview with him at that time, and the year-end bonus would be booked in advance by him!

“Student.” The reporter’s voice became gentler: “Do you think this year’s comprehensive science exam is difficult?”

He Qianjian really wanted to drop the microphone in front of him. He couldn’t even understand the questions, so he didn’t even know if it was difficult or not.

But he could only suppress his impatience: “It should be considered a normal level.”

Thinking that none of the students interviewed before said it was not difficult, the reporter gave a thumbs up, turned his head to the camera and said, “Probably in the world of top students, no matter how difficult a question is, it can only be regarded as a normal level.”

“Then which question do you think is the most difficult? Or relatively more complicated?”

He Qianjian said casually, “The last question.”

“It seems that the final question is always the most difficult, so I would like to ask Mr. Study Tyrant, can you share your solution with our audience and students who care about the answer of the exam?”

He Qianjian’s heart sank, and he really wanted to turn around and leave immediately. But looking at the camera, from the corner of his eye he saw the students who stopped to watch the interview, and most of them were Chenghua’s students. He could imagine how much gossip about him there would be the next day if he just left.

However, how could he know the solution to the last question.

“The last question…..” He Qianjian opened his mouth, sweat beading on his forehead and the tip of his nose, stuttering and unable to say a word.

“God Jiang! On the last big physics problem, what is the horizontal distance from the mast to point P?”

The clear voice of the young man came through the crowd, and the students who stopped to watch the interview looked back, and there was a commotion in a small area.

“How lucky, getting to check the answers with God Jiang. I also want to ask him about the last big question in chemistry. I feel that I miscalculated the atomic distance.”

“Then let’s go and ask him too.”

“But I haven’t talked to him before, will he ignore me?”

“How is that possible? I played ball with him before, and he is quite nice. Let’s go, I’ll take you there.”

The two boys not far from the reporter ran back. The reporter looked through the crowd, searching for where the clear voice came from just now, but he couldn’t find the boy who spoke, but suddenly he felt his eyes light up, and he couldn’t shift his eyes away.

The intuition and experience that came from a reporter’s career told him that the young man coming this way would definitely be the highest point of viewership of the interview!

In this society that only cares about looks, even if it was an interview about the college entrance examination, even if the interviewee had a bad score in the end, so long as he had an absolutely eye-catching face, then there was no need to worry about the ratings.

The reporter immediately beckoned to the camera at the back. The cameraman had cooperated with him for many years, how could he not know his intentions, not to mention that even after the test of the camera, the demeanor and looks of the young man in front of him did not lessen at all.

“Sorry, this student, we are going to interview other people first.” The reporter hurriedly said to He Qianjian, stepped up his pace and walked towards the boy in his eyes.

He Qianjian’s heart fell back in place, and he breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, thinking of the reporter’s eagerness to go back just now, he couldn’t help but feel a little gloomy. Don’t know who he saw, but he just left him behind like that.

“Hey.” The boy next to He Qianjian raised his eyebrows and said, “That’s Jiang Chen from Yan No. 1 High School, right? The reporter ran so fast to interview him.”

He Qianjian’s expression darkened suddenly, and he turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw the reporter who had squeezed to Jiang Chen’s side.

The boy clicked his tongue: “I don’t believe that this reporter has clairvoyant eyes, knowing at a glance that Jiang Chen is a top student. I guess those girls are the same. They just went straight to see him because of his good looks.” He shook his head and sighed: “What the hell? A society that looks at faces.”

After he finished complaining, he turned his head and realized that He Qianjian’s face had darkened, and the emotion in his eyes could even be called resentment. The boy frowned subtly, feeling strange and a little nervous. He moved a little further away from He Qianjian, and his desire to chat faded, he said vaguely: “My dad is waiting for me over there, I’m going to leave first.”

He Qianjian seemed to have not even heard him, and the boy felt even more weird in his heart, but he turned and left without saying anything more.

Jiang Chen was discussing questions with his classmates. Halfway through, he was interrupted by a young reporter holding a microphone. He glanced at the camera behind the reporter in a little surprise, and nodded to accept the interview.

The reporter’s first question was the same as that of all the interviewers before: “Do you think this year’s comprehensive science exam is difficult?”

Jiang Chen: “Compared to previous years, it’s more difficult.”

When the reporter heard this, he had some confidence in his mind. The young man in front of him was probably at the average level of learning. Most of the past study tyrants said that the questions were not too difficult, including the top science scorer reserve just now.

“Then for you, do you think physics is more difficult or chemistry or biology?”

Jiang Chen didn’t know that the reporter had in his mind changed the interview script for ordinary students instead of study tyrants, so he said without hesitation: “Biology, this year’s biological genetic questions involve quite a lot of knowledge points.”

Hearing biology, the reporter’s three-parts sure judgment turned into nine parts. It was well known that biology was the easiest in the comprehensive science test. The good-looking young man in front of him probably had really average grades, so he said that biology was the most difficult.

However, who asked him to have such good looks.

The reporter continued to ask: “Then which questions do you think are the most difficult, chemistry or physics?”

Jiang Chen thought for a moment, and said honestly, “Neither.”

The reporter was taken aback for a moment, thinking he had heard it wrong, and asked again: “What?”

Jiang Chen thought that there were too many people and the reporter didn’t hear clearly, so he smiled and repeated in a good-tempered manner: “Neither are difficult for me.”

The reporter blinked. Now this was not simply a case of his grades being average. Someone who didn’t even know whether the questions were difficult or not and was blindly confident to say that neither was difficult could only be a study loser who couldn’t even understand the questions.

Well, who cares! Just now he had interviewed a candidate for the No. 1 Scholar in Science. Now it was just right to interview a good-looking study loser. It complemented each other quite well. There were points to watch and discussions to have. At that time, the audience could see both a good-looking face and a model student, and the ratings would be absolutely guaranteed.

The reporter’s mind turned quickly, and suddenly he had an idea, and said: “Just now, I heard many students discuss that the last physics problem is very difficult. Can you tell me your solution?”

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Jiang Chen explained the steps of solving the problem clearly without needing to recall.

The camera recorded the whole process, and the reporter went back to the studio. When he watched the clip the next day, he couldn’t help but think to himself, although this kid’s grades were not very good, he could recite the formulas decently, which was quite a good bluff actually.

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June 8th, the second and last day of the college entrance examination.

Just like yesterday, the gate of Chenghua was crowded with students and parents. Fortunately, traffic control was implemented on the main street in front of the school, so no cars could drive into this road, otherwise it might still be crowded with luxury cars.

Jiang Zhuo opened the door of the car, and waited for his wife and son to get out of the car before protecting them and rushing into the crowd. He said as he walked, “There are still some savings at home. We should buy a car after Chen Chen finishes taking the exam. It’s really not convenient right now.”

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When they woke up this morning, Jiang Ran was a little fussy. Jiang Xiao Ran, who was less than three months old, had already grown a lot. She was white and soft, and looked like she was carved from jade. Her small fists grabbed Jiang Chen’s collar and refused to be held by others. When someone stretched out their hands to take her, she would burst into tears, and her flushed face looked so distressed that her parents and brothers were at a loss. If Jiang Chen’s exam was not more important today, they would be reluctant to leave Jiang Ran with old Mr. Miao again.

If there was a car at home, this situation would be much more convenient. Although the car was not very comfortable, it was not impossible to take Jiang Ran with them.

“Dad, CEO Li from Li De gave me a car before. Because I didn’t have a driver’s license, I kept it in the garage of Shen Xu’s house. You can drive it instead.”

Jiang Zhuo knew about the car. His wife and son were both in the hospital at the time so when the car arrived, he was taken to take a quick look. After learning of its priciness he very soon forgot about it and it was only now that Jiang Chen mentioned it did he recall.

“It’s better to drive it yourself after you get your driver’s license.” Thinking of the sports car with not a very subtle appearance, Jiang Zhuo said with a smile: “That car is not suitable for people of my age.”

Jiang Chen recalled the appearance of the sports car, and couldn’t help but smile. He said, “Actually, that car doesn’t suit me very well either.”

The gifts given by the gift giver could always carry the shadow of the gift giver, and that sports car was the best proof.

The family of three walked to the gate of Chenghua with the flow of people. At this time, the people at the gate of Chenghua Academy had dispersed, and most of the students had already entered the examination room. It was already a little late when they left, so Yang Si and Jiang Zhuo also urged Jiang Chen to go in quickly. Jiang Chen nodded to his parents, turned and walked to his examination room.

But only halfway there, Jiang Chen’s gaze paused slightly. He looked past a few people, and saw Yang Yun and He Yanfeng standing not far away.

Jiang Zhuo and Yang Si followed his line of sight and saw them too. Yang Si nodded to them without thinking too much, and only urged Jiang Chen to go in quickly. Jiang Zhuo raised his hand and patted Jiang Chen’s shoulder, and said in a low voice: “Go and say hello and reassure them.”

At the end of the Chinese language and literature exam at noon yesterday, He Qianjian came out before Jiang Chen, but Jiang Zhuo noticed that He Yanfeng and his wife did not leave first, but waited until Jiang Chen came out. The same was true for the mathematics test in the afternoon. This behavior confirmed his previous guess.

The hearts of parents all over the world were pitiful.

After such a period of time, Jiang Zhuo had slowly digested the fact that Jiang Chen was actually not his biological son, and after confessing this incident, the relationship in their family had not changed in any way which reassured him and also let him have the rationality and sensibility to analyze other things.

For example, how to discuss with the He family about Jiang Chen and He Qianjian’s respective time in each family, how to confess to his wife that they had brought back the wrong son back then, and the sacrifices and expectations of He Yanfeng and his wife for Jiang Chen…..

He Yanfeng and his wife undoubtedly wanted to get along well with Jiang Chen, just as even though he had a vague sense of rejection towards He Qianjian that may be caused by preconceived ideas, but he still imagined many scenes of getting along with He Qianjian, because that was inevitable, and also because He Qianjian was his biological son after all.

The previous few meetings between He Qianjian and them, intentionally or unintentionally, were obviously because He Yanfeng and his wife hoped that they would have some basis for mutual understanding and contact before they aired out their identities. He could see that they hoped that both families could go in a better direction.

Since it was a done deal, it was best for everyone to be happy.

Jiang Zhuo gently pushed Jiang Chen: “Go.”

Jiang Chen turned his eyes, glanced at Jiang Zhuo’s clear and bright smiling eyes, and junior the corners of his mouth also pursed into a smile. He raised his legs to walk in the direction of He Yanfeng and his wife.

But Yang Si was a little puzzled: “He’s about to enter the examination room. If you want to say hello, we can do it later. What are you asking Chen Chen to go over there for, and if it’s to say greetings, we should also go over.”

“Let him go.” Jiang Zhuo embraced Yang Si, turned his body slightly to block her from looking in Jiang Chen’s direction, and said, “Let’s go and sit over there, and come out when Chen Chen is almost finished with the exam.”

Yang Si craned her head and looked over: “Chen Chen hasn’t entered the examination room yet, I want to watch him enter.”

“My son is already so big, he’s already at the entrance of the examination room, can he get lost?” Jiang Zhuo led her in the direction they came and went, “And besides my legs hurt a little.”

Yang Si was immediately distracted, and worried: “What’s wrong? Was it too crowded just now, and you were squeezed?”

“It’s okay, just need to take a rest.”

When Yang Si and Jiang Zhuo walked against the crowd to the other end of the street, Jiang Chen had already walked in front of Yang Yun and He Yanfeng.

“Dad, Mom.”

Ever since Jiang Chen walked this way, the joy in Yang Yun’s eyes was hard to suppress. Seeing him standing in front of her now, she couldn’t help hugging him. Many words that she wanted to say came to her lips, but she could just tighten her hug on him.

He Yanfeng’s eyes were also full of smiles. He patted Jiang Chen’s shoulder and said, “Good luck on the exam.”

This hug was unfamiliar but warm. After Jiang Chen stiffened for a moment, he relaxed, patted Yang Yun’s back comfortingly, raised his head and smiled at He Yanfeng, “Thanks.”

“When you come back from the exam as the top scorer, Dad will give you the highest floor of the Central City Building as your company’s office space.”

The Central City Building was the most prosperous CBD in Yan City. A company that could occupy a place there represented a kind of strength. If the office could be located there, subsequent employee recruitment would be much easier.

Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up: “Really?”

“Why would Dad lie to you?” He Yanfeng laughed and leaned closer to him and said, “If you really are number one in the exam, don’t even mention just the highest level, when the time comes, I will send someone to handle the renovation as well as recruitment. Not only that, you don’t need to worry about the rewards from your uncle and your grandfather, just make your request at will. Your research lab at Li De is not really yours in the end, so ask your uncle and grandfather to construct a lab of your own for you, they will never reject you.”

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned. A research laboratory could not be established with only money, just the preliminary procedures were enough to confuse most people, not to mention the various equipment, professional maintenance personnel and the venue needed after the actual establishment.

The establishment of a research laboratory was indeed a part of his planned career development, but that was after the company had been established and had a certain influence and sufficient funds. He never thought of establishing a research laboratory in the early stage of the company’s establishment.

But if he could really have his own research laboratory in the early stage, then his plan could be accelerated by at least three years, and if the national research institute and his own research laboratory could be used in conjunction, it would be more beneficial to the development of Changjiang as well as the company.

Before, he never thought about what to do with the power of the He family. In other words, he actually planned to completely separate his career from the He family at the beginning. But now he had realized that so long as he returned to the He family, so long as the He family recognized his identity, even if he did nothing, someone would still open the door to him because of the surname He. His career was completely impossible to be fully separated from the He family.

That being the case, there was no need for him to completely separate himself from the He family. However, while on the office address he could allow He Yanfeng to help, the research laboratory could not also allow the He family to invest. It had nothing to do with closeness or distance. The founders of the company were Shen Xu, Huo Bo and him. If the He family’s investment in the early stage exceeded their total investment, then there would be objections to the company’s share allocation in the later stage. The He family may have no motives, but he couldn’t just give nothing, even if it was his family.

“Never mind about the research laboratory.” Jiang Chen smiled widely and said in a spirited voice, “But the top floor of the Central City Building you promised, I am definitely taking it.”

He Yanfeng grinned as well: “Dad is waiting for you there.”

“Okay, stop talking, Chen Chen is going to be late.” Yang Yun took Jiang Chen’s hand, and couldn’t help telling him: “Don’t be nervous, don’t be stressed, Mom and Dad believe in you, go in now.”

At this time, it was only 20 minutes away from the start of the exam, and there were only two or three students still queuing up for the security check at the school gate. Jiang Chen quickly passed the security check and as of feeling something, he turned his head and saw He Yanfeng and Yang Yun standing by the school gate and watching him go in. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he waved at them before turning and leaving.

Jiang Chen was the last to enter the classroom. Not long after he sat down, the proctor came in.

Just like yesterday, the proctor repeated the rules of the exam, and then waited for the exam to start. The classroom was completely quiet, including He Qianjian’s side, and there was no sound.

The test bell rang, the proctor opened the file bag and began to hand out papers, and the test began.

Jiang Chen, as usual, quickly browsed the test paper after writing his name and test number, and then turned it over to prepare to answer the questions after confirming the general test questions.

The first major question type in general science was single-choice questions, and the second major question type was multiple-choice questions. Jiang Chen had always done multiple-choice questions very quickly. He only heard He Qianjian’s voice after he had done three questions.

[It’s been a minute since the exam started, why haven’t you given me the answer to the first multiple choice question?]

System: [I have something to do right now, and I will give you the answers when it is finished.]

He Qianjian’s tone changed suddenly: [Do you know that I am currently taking the college entrance examination, what else is more important than my exam?]

The System didn’t want to say more, and just said: [The exam time is two and a half hours, and the last half hour will definitely be enough for you to fill in the answers.]

However, He Qianjian had an ominous premonition in his heart. The loss of contact with the System during the math competition had cast a shadow on him. This exam meant too many things, and he would never allow the System to go wrong at this time.

[Give me my answers first, and then deal with your affairs. You are my system, and this is my order.]

[System?]

[System?!]

The System didn’t answer. He Qianjian once again recalled the series of consequences after the System lost contact last time, and his face was extremely gloomy.

[System? Say something.]

Fortunately, the System did not seem to be completely disconnected like last time, and the tone was as cold and calm as ever: [Someone is attacking me and trying to block my signal, once they succeed, you will be stuck in the situation like last time during the math competition and cannot contact me, moreover the situation may be even worse. After my self-modification and upgrade, my program has been upgraded to provide an external defense and attack tracking program, but I am not a tracking type system, once they break through the defense line, my program is very likely to be implanted with a virus, and I may lose contact with you completely at that time.]

The System said a lot of things in a calm tone, but there were only four words in He Qianjian’s mind——complete loss of contact.  

What did it mean to be completely disconnected? Would he not be able to contact the System in the future, and would he no longer be able to use the System?

If he lost the System, He Qianjian dare not imagine the consequences at all.

He hurriedly asked: [What is complete loss of contact? Didn’t you say that no one on this planet can do you any harm? Then how can they implant a virus in you?]

He Qianjian’s tone was full of doubts. In fact, he only partly trusted the System’s words in his heart.

From his past dealings with the System, although the System would do things according to his wishes, the premise was that he also provided what the System needed, and most of the time, he could hear the human-like disdain from the cold voice of the System. 

Not only for the technology and backwardness of this planet, but also for the human beings on the entire planet, including him.

At first, He Qianjian was still angry because of such hidden disdain, but later he figured it out, the System belonged to him, and all the means and powerful functions of the System also belong to him, so long as the System existed, he could stand above the majority of people in this world, what did it matter what attitude the System treated him with?

After figuring this out, He Qianjian changed his attitude towards the System. Every time he talked with the System or asked the System for help, he would deliberately display his strong yearning and admiration for it. Over the years, he and the System have always gotten along very well.

However, at some point in time, his relationship with the System gradually chilled.

He Qianjian only remembered that after the mathematics competition exam, an unprecedented quarrel broke out between them. He failed to control his emotions and even smashed many things in the room. Yang Yun noticed his strangeness, but at that time he already had no mood to care about Yang Yun’s thoughts at all.

Because the System said this: Do you think I can only choose you as a host?

These words froze He Qianjian in place, panicked and terrified, until later he remembered the System rules he had seen before, and there was a rule in it that if there was no major accident or death of the host, the System could not change the host.

He now had the confidence, and coupled with the accumulated resentment, he was no longer ingratiating and obedient as before, and his relationship with the System had also plummeted. But he had always been sure that even if the System really had human likes and dislikes, and really hated him, it would not possibly get rid of him.

But now, He Qianjian was not sure anymore.

If the System really wanted to get rid of him, with its powerful nature, it had the means not to violate the system code, such as a major accident mentioned in the system code. If the System was attacked on earth and the program became unstable, was it not considered a major accident?

But did anyone on earth really have the technology to fight against the System?

He Qianjian didn’t believe it.

Then there was an explanation for the System’s frequent loss of contact, and the cynicism and impatience when arguing with him every time.

——It was looking for an excuse to find a legitimate means of circumventing the rules to get rid of him.

This thought made He Qianjian grasp tightly at the pen in his hand. In June, even the wind blowing from the fan was steaming, but He Qianjian felt as if he had fallen into icy waters, with a layer of cold sweat breaking out on his back.

If the System really wanted to replace the host, if the System really wanted to abandon him, what would happen to him?

He was sitting in the examination room of the college entrance examination now, but without the help of the System, even if he got perfect marks in both subjects yesterday, he would still not be able to pass the requirements for an ordinary second-rate college.

The He family had already found Jiang Chen, and his status in the He family was already in jeopardy. After the truth reveal happens between Jiang Chen and the Jiang family, whether he could continue to stay in the He family was a matter up for discussion. If he could not even get into a second-rate college, then he would have even less confidence to stay in the He family.

He Qianjian could almost see the consequences of being kicked out of the He family.

Just like in his previous life, he would be a mediocre common man with no money, no rights, no power, anyone could step on him, unable to afford a house and couldn’t find a wife, only spending his life under the cold eyes and ridicule of the people around him.

He Qianjian’s face was stormy. He would never allow himself to return to that situation again.

He must pass the college entrance examination. Only by entering a prestigious school could he have a sliver of security. Even if he was kicked out of the He family and the System really abandoned him, he would at least have a higher starting point than ordinary people.

[You must give me the answers now. You promised me before that you will absolutely guarantee that I will get the top spot in the sciences. ] He Qianjian calmed down, and his tone was cold and sinister: [In the system rules, there is a condition that the system must implement it after an agreement with the host. If you fail to do what you say, then I will activate the anti-virus button that I have never used.]

Jiang Chen paused in the middle of a question. He Qianjian didn’t speak for a long time afterwards. He thought that the System’s signal had been intercepted by C and Changjiang. That was why he couldn’t hear the conversation between the System and He Qianjian. Unexpectedly, the System was not completely blocked.

However, what was the anti-virus button?

The System answered quickly, and the electronic voice seemed to be colder than usual: [Are you threatening me?]

He Qianjian didn’t answer: [Give me the answers right now.]

The System was silent for a few seconds, and probably because it was really afraid of the “anti-virus button”, it quickly gave He Qianjian the answers to the test paper, but don’t know if it was Jiang Chen’s feeling but every word was uttered in a tone colder than before.

When reporting for the fifth question of the multiple-choice questions, the voice of the System stopped abruptly. Jiang Chen raised his eyes and looked at He Qianjian who was sitting in a stiff posture, motionless. It seemed that C’s teaming up with Changjiang finally worked.

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Jiang Chen withdrew his gaze and continued to work on the questions, but He Qianjian felt a chill rushing from the soles of his feet to his scalp.

The nightmare of the math competition reappeared, the System had cut off contact with him again.

His gaze fell on the comprehensive answer sheet with only five questions answered in black. He Qianjian’s hands and feet were icy cold, and there were only two words in his mind: It’s over.

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