An off-road vehicle was speeding towards them head-on.
Mu Jiuchen had already noticed it.
He yanked the steering wheel hard, and the two cars swerved past each other, narrowly avoiding a collision.
Jiang Nuan looked out the window and saw the person inside the car flash a wicked smile at her. Her face turned frighteningly grim.
"Li Yanheng, that lunatic," Jiang Nuan gritted her teeth in anger.
At the same moment, Jiang Nuan's phone rang.
"Li Yanheng, don't push your luck!"
"Hehehe... Vicky, do you think I'm going too far? Aren't you the one who is going too far? Your boyfriend broke my nose, how do you want to resolve this issue?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan was delighted. "Next time, I'll have my boyfriend smash your mouth to pieces. Li Yanheng, if there's a next time, I won't let you off."
"Vicky, today is just a small surprise for you. I was afraid my affection wasn't clear enough for you to see. When will you agree to be my girlfriend? That's when I'll stop pursuing you."
Jiang Nuan: "..."
"Li Yanheng, I have a clear conscience. I will never like a beast in human clothing like you."
Jiang Nuan wasn't good at arguing, she really wasn't.
Even when arguing, it was civilized. She couldn't resort to putting her hands on her hips and yelling like a shrew.
"Hehehe... Vicky, you haven't given me a chance to get to know me, so it's wrong to scold me like this. You've always been very rational, and I have no turning back. I am someone who dwells in darkness, but you have become my light. Last night, I inexplicably saw your beauty and talent, and that is the most fatal thing to me."
Jiang Nuan immediately hung up the phone.
Jiang Nuan: "..." So, where did this scoundrel get her phone number?
No, this person clearly looked like a beast, yet how could he have the nerve to call himself a person?
"Nuan Nuan, are you alright?" Jin Yan looked at her daughter with concern, tears still lingering in her eyes.
Before Jiang Nuan could speak, she heard Lu Chensi say, "My daughter is too excellent, these men have all gone mad. Nuan Nuan, ignore them. Dad will find you a better man."
Jiang Nuan: "..."
Mu Jiuchen's expression turned very serious. He glanced at Lu Chensi in the rearview mirror, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Uncle, I apologize. As Nuan Nuan's boyfriend, I am very rational."
Lu Chensi's words were too biased. He didn't admit he was mad, nor did he want Jiang Nuan to be coveted by other men.
Lu Chensi's expression was a little unnatural: "...You really are rational."
In his haste, he had forgotten that Mu Jiuchen was also in the car.
"Nuan Nuan, Mom misses you so much!" Jin Yan hugged Jiang Nuan. "Mom is sorry to you!"
Jin Yan hugged her precious daughter, crying. How could she not recognize her own daughter?
The first time she saw her, the sense of familiarity was truly too real.
Jiang Nuan was also a mother and could understand her mother's feelings. "Mom, don't be sad anymore. I'm doing very well now."
Jin Yan nodded quickly. "What about the child? Are they now..." The thought of hearing that her daughter had an illegitimate child made her very distressed.
Jiang Nuan glanced at Mu Jiuchen before saying, "Mom, the child belongs to Mu Jiuchen. The rumors outside are true. My adoptive mother wanted me to exchange for benefits..."
Upon hearing this, Jin Yan immediately understood. That damned woman was simply too hateful!
Lu Chensi was very confused. "Nuan Nuan, how did your grandmother know you were swapped?"
Jiang Nuan was also puzzled by this. "This point, it should be that Grandma knew something. Perhaps for my own good, she didn't tell the truth, because I had an accident at the time, and she was so anxious that she had a heart attack. Maybe there were some things she didn't have time to say."
Jiang Nuan felt guilty. If she hadn't had the accident, Grandma wouldn't have.
Lu Chensi reached out and patted her shoulder.
"Nuan Nuan, it's not your fault."
Jiang Nuan lowered her gaze and remained silent. This matter was greatly related to her.
When they arrived at Grandpa Jiang's house, Lu Chensi did not see his father and asked in confusion, "Nuan Nuan, where is your grandfather?"
Jiang Nuan saw that she could not hide it and said, "Grandpa was in a car accident, which is why I rushed back to Modu to operate on Grandpa. However, he is out of danger now, so don't worry."
"What, a car accident?" Lu Chensi was surprised and angry.
Jiang Nuan: "Grandpa has woken up. After recuperating for a few more days, he will be back. Dad, you don't need to worry."
No wonder Rong Yin said Nuan Nuan went directly to the hospital after arriving in Modu. So that was the reason.
Thinking of the poison he had ingested, his expression became extremely unpleasant.
"Are they trying to wipe us out completely? What grudge does our family have with them? Why would they do this?" Lu Chensi felt a sense of powerlessness, his shoulders drooping in dejection.
Jiang Nuan also could not guess the other party's intentions, but one day the truth would come to light.
Jiang Nuan accepted her identity calmly. After chatting with Lu Chensi for a while, she asked Mu Jiuchen to take care of her parents and brother, and then returned to her room to prepare medicine. As there were no professional pharmaceutical machinery here, she had to borrow Rong Yin's equipment.
After contacting Rong Yin, she went downstairs with the medicinal herbs and made them into pills for easier consumption.
Mu Jiuchen drove Jiang Nuan there. Along the way, he pursed his lips and said nothing.
In the sunlight, the man's profile was extremely exquisite. His slightly pursed lips carried a hint of desire.
Jiang Nuan's gaze flickered. Sensing his emotional change, Jiang Nuan did not speak to comfort him. This vinegar jar in front of her could turn sour enough to kill her. She simply closed her eyes to rest. Too many things had happened in the past few days, leaving her very exhausted.
Mu Jiuchen watched Jiang Nuan close her eyes, feeling郁闷 (yùmèn - depressed/gloomy) in his heart, but he didn't disturb her.
The medicine preparation process was quick. Thirty minutes later, the two returned together. They still didn't say much.
Jiang Nuan couldn't help it anymore. She turned her head to look at him. "Are you still angry?"
Mu Jiuchen pursed his lips even tighter. "You're not going to coax me at all."
Jiang Nuan had expected him to say something earth-shattering.
She didn't expect him to say something so casually.
Jiang Nuan's smiling eyes shone astonishingly bright, clear and beautiful, but not like a rose with thorns. Instead, she was like a gentle and understanding confidante.
"So cute, Little Jiu."
Mu Jiuchen: "..." From "Uncle" to "Mu Jiuchen," and now "Little Jiu."
Jiang Nuan is truly a divine being!
Only she dared to call him that!
She could call him whatever she wanted. "I don't mind, it's all an affectionate nickname you have for me!"
Jiang Nuan knew he always liked to gain an advantage in verbal exchanges, so she just smiled.
Back home, Jiang Nuan handed the medicine to her father. "Dad, two pills a day. Tomorrow morning when you wake up, you have to pretend to be blind."
Lu Chensi nodded and gently stroked his daughter's head. "Nuan Nuan, it's all thanks to you."
At this moment, Jin Yan's phone rang.
"Hello! Yu Meng." Yu Meng was Jin Yan's good friend. They had been very close over the years, and she was also Lu Qiaoyi's godmother.
Lu Qiaoyi had been very adept at making people like her since childhood and spoke sweetly. Yu Meng had let Lu Qiaoyi be her daughter.
Yu Meng had gone traveling a while ago and should have returned now.
"Yanyan, I'm back. I'm hosting a banquet tonight. Bring Yiyi with you. I miss my daughter so much."