CapĂtulo 1695: Chapter 1695: A Heart Attack for the Whole Family (Part 2)
Actually, she doesnât hate him, and she never did. Shu Wen and Jiang Bin not ending up together had nothing to do with him.
The last time she spoke so bluntly, it was just because his inexplicable attitude annoyed her, but from start to finish, she really never hated him.
If he hadnât been so inexplicable, they would have been just ordinary classmates. Perhaps she would have slightly distanced herself from him because of Duan Xiâs emotions, but it would never have reached the point where they seemed to have such a deep-seated hatred that they never interacted again.
Jiaojiao pursed her lips and thought for a while before finally stepping forward to stand in front of him and said, âJiang Xun, I never hated you.â
Jiang Xun looked at her and let out a cold laugh: âThen why do you treat me this way? Those things you said last timeâŠâ
Before he could finish, Jiaojiao interrupted him: âJiang Xun, I still wonât take back what I said last time. Iâve never hated you, but we are just classmates. I donât like you slandering Brother Xi. As for the letters you sent me, I want to explain once more that Brother Xi is not the kind of person you think he is; he would never do such things.â
âI indeed didnât receive your letters; however, even if I had, I likely wouldnât have replied much anyway. But this has nothing to do with Brother Xi. During that time, I was having significant health problems, couldnât even get out of bed, let alone pick up a pen to reply.â
Of course, there was another important reason Jiaojiao didnât mention: Duan Xi had always harbored a great deal of hostility toward Jiang Xun and didnât like him getting close to her.
In the past, she didnât understand; she only thought that since Duan Xi knew only her in this world, he had an extraordinary possessiveness and didnât like others getting close to her.
But now she understood the specific reason. Putting herself in his shoes, if her and Duan Xiâs identities were swapped, and there was a girl frequently writing to Duan Xi, she too would explode, perhaps even more so than Duan Xi.
Therefore, she never regretted saying what she did previously. She also promised Duan Xi not to have excessive interactions with Jiang Xun. They were just ordinary classmates.
Jiang Xun looked seriously at the Jiaojiao standing before him.
She had grown up and was no longer the chubby little jade doll he remembered. Now, she was so thin she looked like sheâd be blown down by the wind.
He still recalled the first time he saw her in Xiahe Village when she was only just over four years old, small and fair, tottering along behind the Ruan familyâs boys. Because she hurried too much, she plunged into a muddy waterhole.
In the countryside, there were dozens if not hundreds of these mud holes, especially after it rained, leaving mud pits of all sizes everywhere.
When she plunged headfirst into the mud, he happened to be coming back from cutting grass for the pigs. He saw the Ruan brothers anxiously rushing to pull Jiaojiao out as if the sky were falling.
He only had one thought at the time; he found the Ruan boys to be making a fuss over nothing. Country kids werenât that particular; which child hadnât rolled in a mud hole before? Why make such a big deal out of it?
However, he hadnât seen much of Jiaojiao at the time but knew there was a little treasure at the Ruan family whom they adored immensely.
He had known from a young age about his own family situation. After a younger brother was born, he became a servant in his own home.