The Double-Chapter 715 - 217: Elder Brothers_2

Jiang Li’s smile faded slightly. If tonger hadn’t overheard the conversation between Jiang Yuanbai and Madam Jiang the elder, Jiang Li wouldn’t have taken what she was saying to heart, but knowing the inside story, Jiang Li realized that Madam Jiang the elder was laying the groundwork for the upcoming arranged marriage.

The Jiang family did value Jiang Li, at least in their eyes, Yin Zhili indeed had no shortcomings and was a suitable match. However, the most significant difference between the Jiang family members and the Xue Family was that Xue Huaiyuan and Xue Zhao would respect her and would not force her into anything if she did not like the other party, regardless of how good the match might be.

That is probably the difference between an ordinary family and an official family.

Jiang Li smiled politely said goodbye to Madam Jiang the elder, and walked out of the gates of Night Wind Hall.

Madam Jiang the elder sighed and said no more.

...

In the Duke Residence, it seemed that everyone knew Xue Zhao’s identity overnight.

"So you’re Xue Fangfei’s brother." Situ Jiuyue realized, "No wonder your enemy is Princess Yongning."

"I didn’t tell Doctor Situ at the time because of the circumstances. I was afraid of implicating Doctor Situ by speaking out rashly," Xue Zhao said with an embarrassed smile.

"You didn’t have to tell me any of this. Even if you had, it would be useless to me; I won’t avenge you. But..." she asked with curiosity, "have you met Jiang Li before? Otherwise, how could she have recognized you?"

Everyone in the Duke Residence knew Ah Zhao’s surname was Xue and that he was Xue Fangfei’s brother. However, they did not know that Jiang Li now was Xue Fangfei, and perhaps apart from Xue Zhao, only Jih Heng knew this secret. Of course, Jih Heng would not disclose this secret. freewebnσvel.cѳm

Xue Zhao said, "She... she and our Xue family had some connections before, so she has also seen me."

Situ Jiuyue was not suspicious and didn’t have an inclination to pry into other people’s secrets. She believed what Xue Zhao said and thought, "I could tell that she had a special relationship with your Xue family. Otherwise, why would she treat the Xue family differently? Taking revenge and clearing names, she did quite a lot."

To others, Jiang Li’s actions on behalf of the Xue family were naturally puzzling. Only Xue Zhao knew the reasons. He said, "I heard Doctor Situ also saved my father... Thank you, Doctor Situ."

"I didn’t save your father," Situ Jiuyue said. "Jiang Li saved him; I merely helped him regain his sanity. Initially, I thought it would be better for him not to regain his sanity, as living so lucidly would be very painful. If it weren’t for Jiang Li’s insistence, I wouldn’t have treated him. However, looking now, Jiang Li did the right thing. Your father’s mental resilience prevented him from sinking into despair because of the pain. Not only did he take his revenge, but he was also able to see his son again, which is a blessing."

Xue Zhao smiled, "Regardless, without Doctor Situ, there would be no father now. The kindness of Doctor Situ, our Xue family will never forget."

Situ Jiuyue let out a scoff, seemingly unconcerned, as if she didn’t take Xue Zhao’s words to heart. In her life, she had killed more people than she had saved. If she had taken everyone’s words seriously, that would have been truly tiring. With such an attitude, Xue Zhao was not upset but suddenly thought of something and asked, "Doctor Situ, there is something I’m very curious about."

"What are you curious about?"

"How close are Duke Su and the Second Miss Jiang?" Xue Zhao asked.

Upon hearing this, Situ Jiuyue paused for a moment, then looked at Xue Zhao. The young man’s gaze was fixed on her, revealing nervousness and curiosity, as if he truly cared about the answer. For some reason, Situ Jiuyue felt somewhat stifled in her heart. She raised an eyebrow and queried, "Why do you care about this? What relationship Jiang Li and Jih Heng have with you?"

"I’m just very curious," Xue Zhao replied, startled by Situ Jiuyue’s cold words. Although Doctor Situ was cold, she hadn’t been bad to him. However, Xue Zhao could clearly feel that she was upset.

He didn’t understand why Situ Jiuyue had suddenly become angry.

Xue Zhao was just very puzzled. Last night, Jiang Li’s encounter with him was clearly a coincidence, which meant that her purpose for coming to the Duke Residence was to find Jih Heng. It seemed that she didn’t avoid letting Jih Heng know she was Xue Fangfei. To go to such lengths without trusting someone—why should Jih Heng earn Jiang Li’s trust? Xue Zhao couldn’t help but remember Jih Heng holding Jiang Li’s hand and the unique tenderness in his words towards her.

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