After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Chapter 404 - 395: You Have the Right to Resentment

"The other day I went ho to have dinner with Grandpa and saw quite a few photos of Mom."

Jiang Lingxi lay on her side, propping up her head with one hand, looking at Xu Ling’an, who was almost curled up into a ball in front of her. "Grandpa should have also told you about your biological parents, right?"

Xu Ling’an wasn’t surprised that her sister could guess, she nodded slightly, letting out a light "hmm." "I felt really upset hearing it, not even knowing whether I should bla him!"

"If you’re not sleepy yet, want to talk about it?"

The story was actually a bit cliché.

Whenever Li Wanxuan ntioned her junior, Jian Sheng, her tone would involuntarily carry a hint of regret, naturally because Jian Sheng’s talent in painting and calligraphy was indeed extraordinary.

If nothing unexpected happened, he would have been the earliest to beco famous in their generation.

But then, an unexpected event actually did occur.

Jian Sheng’s talents were undeniable, but his personality was flawed. Born into an unfortunate family, painting and calligraphy were his lifelong solace, and one could say he was sowhat obsessed.

He even set a record of locking himself in a room for three days and nights without sleep in order to create a piece of work.

At the ti, everyone thought that Jian Sheng would probably spend his whole life with painting and calligraphy, and getting married, having children, wasn’t even on his mind.

Even Old Master Zhang thought so.

So when he discovered his youngest daughter was secretly dating Jian Sheng, he was nothing but shocked.

A daughter who’d always been the obedient girl, how could she fall for soone like Jian Sheng, whose heart and soul were entirely consud by painting and calligraphy and clearly not suitable for marriage?

After the shock ca opposition.

Jian Sheng might beco an outstanding artist in the future, but he was definitely not suitable to be a good husband.

The assumption was that his youngest daughter would comply as before, but both Old Master Zhang and his wife miscalculated this ti.

Facing an unusually stubborn daughter, these parents tried everything to separate the two, only to inadvertently fuel the rebellious psyche of the young lovers.

They started secretly planning to elope!

Though they managed to escape successfully, with one pampered and delicate, and the other caring for nothing but painting and calligraphy, and lacking social experience, they had to constantly hide and dodge to avoid being found, leading to unimaginable hardships.

When Zhang Nachuan was still desperately searching for his daughter, he received a letter stained with blood and tears.

Suppressing the rising fear, he opened the letter, and his fears were confird.

The daughter vanished on her way to the pharmacy to buy dicine, and after exhaustively searching for her to no avail, Jian Sheng, in utter despair, penned the letter.

Afterward, he disappeared without a trace.

"Grandpa said if he hadn’t been so authoritarian that year, trying every way to separate them, but instead had reluctantly accepted Dad, they wouldn’t have chosen to elope, and he wouldn’t have lost his daughter nor would I have been lost for so many years."

"He said he has long regretted it. In recent years, he could still hold on for the sake of face, but now, he can’t hold on anymore."

"He also said that if I’m angry with him, that’s only fair, both his father and he hadn’t done well, he doesn’t dare to ask for forgiveness."

"Sister, when I heard these things, I was indeed very angry with him. But Grandma always told from a young age to also consider things from the other person’s perspective. The original intention of wanting Mom to marry a more reliable person doesn’t seem wrong."

"Dad couldn’t even protect Mom, he’s indeed quite useless and unreliable. Grandpa’s dissatisfaction with him also seems justified."

"But this tragedy, even if one person had compromised at the ti, wouldn’t have happened."

"They all were at fault," Jiang Lingxi pulled the blanket up over Xu Ling’an’s shoulder, patting it lightly as she withdrew her hand, "only you weren’t at fault."

"Why should the faultless consider the wrongdoers?"

eting Xu Ling’an’s uplifted gaze, Jiang Lingxi’s tone was as light as a breeze, "Regarding this matter, you’re angry with him, but you also pity him, isn’t it?"

Xu Ling’an was stunned for a mont, then nodded.

Indeed, that’s exactly how it was.

"Then hold onto that anger, you have the right to."

Xu Ling’an looked up blankly, staring into the bright eyes that were so close.

A realization began to grow within her heart.

Human emotions are inherently complex, and holding both feelings doesn’t conflict.

"I think, I know how to deal with Grandpa now."

Jiang Lingxi once more patted her shoulder, "Sleep now!"

After venting and receiving guidance, the little girl quickly fell asleep. Jiang Lingxi left only a small night light on at the bedside, picked up her phone to open the mind map app she had just learned to use, fiddling with it for a while until she felt a bit sleepy and then put down the phone and closed her eyes.

Sleeping slightly later than usual, Jiang Lingxi woke to the sound of Lu Zhengzheng packing her luggage outside.

She had just gotten up when she saw Xu Ling’an also groggily opening her eyes.

"Get up, let’s pack our luggage first, and then go downstairs for breakfast together later."

Xu Ling’an hurriedly sat up.

After breakfast, she would be separated from her sister, how could she bear to keep lying there!

After breakfast, downstairs, the driver was already waiting outside.

Jiang Lingxi initially planned to first send Xu Ling’an back, when she saw the door of a white sedan parked behind them open, and Old Master Zhang, who they had discussed last night, got out of the car.

"An’an, Miss Jiang."

Well, it seems she didn’t need to do the sending off.

Watching Xu Ling’an being picked up by her grandpa, Jiang Lingxi spoke out an address before Lu Zhengzheng could instruct the driver.

"After you drop off, you both can take the day off. Co to pick up tomorrow."

"Thank you, Xixi sister!"

An hour later, the car stopped in front of an ordinary apartnt building.

Jiang Lingxi put on her hat and mask before getting out of the car, seeing Lu Zhengzheng trying to help with her suitcase, she reached to take it, "I have my own hands. Go, you’re blocking the entrance to the building!"

Lu Zhengzheng had no choice but to let go, "Xixi sister, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Entering the apartnt building, while waiting for the elevator, two girls in South City Third High School uniforms walked in discussing a physics problem with great enthusiasm.

Jiang Lingxi adjusted her sunglasses and tilted her head to glance at them.

Nearly forgot, she wasn’t sure how Jiang Lingxu was progressing with that.

Whether he was confident for the Third High School entrance exam.

Returning today, just the chance to check it out.

When the elevator door opened, the three of them entered together.

A mont later, Jiang Lingxi got out of the elevator with her suitcase, and as she walked to the door, she started looking for her keys in her bag. She didn’t notice the curious and excited eyes in the slowly closing elevator behind her.

"Is that really Jiang Lingxi?"

"She was wearing sunglasses and a mask, I’m not sure. But I did notice her hands, when we go back I want to check the ’Inheritance’ chess section, I rember there were a lot of close-ups of her hands on the show."

"Then I won’t go ho first, I’ll go check with you. Gosh, if it’s true, then we’re living in the sa apartnt block as Jiang Lingxi!"

"But it’s possible it’s not her, Jiang Lingxi is a star, the housing price here might be high for ordinary people, but for a star, it must be cheap, she’d be expected to live in a villa or a spacious apartnt, right?"

"Let’s not speculate, go and compare first."

Jiang Lingxi wasn’t aware she was nearly recognized despite being heavily covered. Just as she found her key, the door was opened from inside in front of her.

"Who are you... Sis?"