nucmednet Chapter 276 You Won't Be Invited to the Birthday Party
Chapter 276 You Won't Be Invited to the Birthday Party
Zhang Su also recalled the unpleasant memories from the welcome banquet, so she said, "Well, Youli, from now on, I will personally design an evening gown for you every year on your birthday, provided that you don't find it too tacky."
Jiang Youli smiled happily and said, "I won't get tired of it! Of course I won't get tired of it! Mom, I'll wear the evening gown you designed for me every year for my birthday from now on!"
Seeing the joyful scene before them, Jiang Xing and Jiang Zhao felt incredibly sad.
The two brothers exchanged a glance and sighed silently in their hearts.
Recalling all the things their family had done to their younger sister Jiang Youli, and comparing it with their uncle and aunt's attitude towards Xiaoli, they felt both pathetic and ridiculous at that moment.
Should I ask my sister to forgive them?
What an unattainable wish.
Back at the villa in the East District, Jiang Youli didn't even turn her head and coldly said, "You two don't need to come in. Just wait here."
Jiang Xing was taken aback and looked at her uncle and aunt, "Uncle, Aunt, I..."
He actually wanted to go in and talk to his sister Jiang Youli and his uncle and aunt to express his apologies.
Jiang Yehan saw through Jiang Xing's thoughts and interrupted, "Haven't you two brothers stopped coming here to visit us these past few years? Youli is right, you shouldn't go in, just wait here."
Jiang Xing said with shame, "...Okay."
The night was quiet, broken only by the occasional chirping of insects.
About five minutes later, Jiang Youli slowly walked out of the courtyard.
She held a small porcelain bottle tightly in her hand, the bottle gleaming faintly in the moonlight.
After Jiang Youli stopped, she threw the small porcelain bottle at Jiang Xing without hesitation.
The porcelain bottle traced an arc in the air, like a shooting star in the night sky, flying straight towards Jiang Xing.
Seeing this, Jiang Xing quickly reached out and steadily caught the porcelain bottle. He did not immediately open the cap, but held the bottle tightly in his hand, as if it were an incomparably precious treasure.
Jiang Youli watched as Jiang Xing caught the porcelain bottle, then turned to walk back without saying another word. However, she had only taken two steps when she heard two shouts behind her.
"Xiao Li..."
"Xiao Li!"
One of the shouts came from Jiang Xing, and the other from Jiang Zhao.
Jiang Youli paused, slowly turned her head, looked at Jiang Xing and Jiang Zhao expressionlessly, and asked coldly, "Is there anything else?"
Jiang Zhao spoke first, his voice tinged with anticipation: "Your birthday is coming up, is there anything you'd like as a birthday present?"
Jiang Xing then added, "Xiao Li, whatever gift you want, we will try our best to fulfill your wish."
Jiang Youli listened to their words without the slightest fluctuation in her eyes. After a while, she said calmly, "Why would you think I would invite you to celebrate my birthday?"
Her voice was as calm as still water, devoid of any emotion.
Then, she took a deep breath and continued, "After all, I was switched at birth. Twenty years later, I was brought back to this family, but I am not the daughter or sister they expected. What right do you have to celebrate my birthday?"
After saying that, Jiang Youli ignored Jiang Xing and Jiang Zhao and resolutely turned around and walked into the courtyard.
As Jiang Youli left, the courtyard gate slowly closed, shutting Jiang Xing and Jiang Zhao out.
Jiang Youli returned to the living room and saw her beautiful mother and handsome father sitting on the sofa looking at her.
“Youli, come here and look at the evening gown I designed for you.”
Seeing this scene, Jiang Youli felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and she jogged over with cheerful steps.
"Okay, Mom~"
This is her real home!
……
"Jiang Zhao, what are your plans for the future?"
Outside the gate of the villa in the East District, Jiang Xing and Jiang Zhao did not leave immediately, but remained standing outside the gate watching the lights on in the villa's living room.
Faintly, one could still hear laughter and cheerful voices coming from inside.
Jiang Xing opened the porcelain bottle and swallowed the pills inside.
Although it's an antidote, it's really bitter.
Jiang Zhao said with unwavering determination, "I will continue writing songs and become the number one in the music industry. When that happens, I will hold the grandest concert and give Xiao Li the most unforgettable birthday party ever."
He paused, then turned to Jiang Xing and asked, "What about you, brother? Now that Grandpa is no longer entrusting the company to you, what are your plans for the future?"
Jiang Xing lowered her eyes and said, "After this experience, I actually feel that living a healthy life is more important than anything else. I think I should change my way of living. I want to go to Jianshan Village to live for a while and experience what kind of life Xiao Li lived there back then."
Jiang Zhao said in surprise, "Go to the village to experience life? Brother, Dad has always had high hopes for you. Do you think he will agree?"
Jiang Xing smiled wryly and said, "I've decided I won't listen to Dad anymore."
“Back then, because I listened to my father, my relationship with my uncle and aunt became more and more distant. So much so that tonight, I don’t even have the right to enter the villa in the East District.”
Back then, knowing that his uncle and aunt had no children and fearing that they would be lonely, he told them that he would come and chat with them often in the future.
As he grew up, he forgot all those original intentions.
It was only because his father always said that he would be the one to inherit most of the Jiang family's wealth in the future, and that he couldn't have too much affection for his uncle and aunt, because even though his uncle and aunt didn't have children now, they would eventually be the ones to divide the family property with him.
But now, he has lost not only his family fortune, but also his affection for his uncle and aunt.
Jiang Zhao had no way to refute it.
"Jiang Zhao, please don't tell Mom and Dad about my plans to leave Beijing for Jianshan Village to cover living expenses," Jiang Xing earnestly pleaded.
Jiang Zhao remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded. "Okay."
……
After discussing the details of the evening gown with her beautiful mother, Jiang Youli returned to her room. After taking a shower, she saw a message from Qi Huan that she had sent ten minutes earlier.
Tomorrow I plan to go to the sanatorium to ask Qi Tianxiang about my brother's whereabouts.
Obviously, searching for someone like this, like looking for a needle in a haystack, has a very slim chance of success.
After feeding Xiao Lü and the others, Jiang Youli climbed into bed and pulled the blanket over herself.
She picked up her phone from beside her pillow, opened Qi Huan's chat interface, and called him on video.
Almost instantly, the call was answered. Jiang Youli looked at Qi Huan on the screen, a slight smile playing on her lips, and teased, "Huanhuan, are you holding your phone waiting for my reply?"
In the video, Qi Huan still has that handsome face that's hard to look away from.
His hair was a little messy, which made him look even more casual.
His thin lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, and he said softly, "Yes, I waited with my phone for fifteen minutes, afraid of missing your message."
Jiang Youli leaned against the headboard, adjusted her position to make herself more comfortable, and then returned to the main topic, saying, "After I treat you tomorrow at noon, I'll go to the sanatorium with you."
Qi Huan smiled and said, "Okay, actually I was just thinking of that."
As he said this, an indescribable bitterness appeared in his dark eyes.
“Xiao Li’er, I can’t bring myself to torture my father Qi Tianxiang, but the matter of finding my brother can’t be delayed any longer.”