Chapter 683: Confirmation
Chapter 683: Confirmation
Father Jiang couldn't find Zhao Chenglei.
Zhang Rui had come early in the morning to pick Zhao Chenglei up, and the two of them had no idea what they were up to.
Unable to find his son-in-law, Father Jiang turned to his son for help.
Jiang Dong understood immediately: "Dad, it's so cold outside. Take my car, and I'll ride my sister's bicycle to school."
He had never ridden on the back of his sister's bicycle before!
When he was young, he grew quickly and was taller than his sister when he learned to ride, so he always took her along.
Father Jiang: "……"
"Out of the way!"
Was that what he meant?
He wanted his son to help convince his daughter to let him, the father, ride the bicycle with her!
Jiang Xia: "No need. I'll take Dad, and you can drive to school. Hurry up, we need to pick up Xiao Yan. Take her breakfast before it gets cold."
Jiang Dong didn't want to be left out of this precious family time: "Dad, Sister, can't you both ride with me? Sister, you can take my car to school."
Jiang Xia: "No, Dad and I will ride the bicycle together. It’s good exercise."
She didn’t run or do other exercises, so she treated her daily bicycle ride as her workout.
Father Jiang: "Learn from your sister. What’s the point of a car? Riding a bicycle is good exercise."
Jiang Dong: "Sister doesn't like running, but I run every day."
He mainly drove to pick up Zhang Fuyan.
Father Jiang was just talking, but he knew his son had always been into exercise, a habit he had instilled from a young age.
He had wanted to take his daughter along, but seeing her sleep so soundly, he couldn't bear to wake her.
Besides, his daughter really didn't like running. Running a couple of hundred meters was like a death sentence to her.
"Let's go!" Jiang Xia wheeled the bicycle out of the gate and got on. "Dad, get on. Can you jump on?"
"No."
He was afraid that jumping on would cause him to fall off.
"Okay, I'll hold still. You get on first."
Father Jiang, seeing his daughter's confidence, steeled himself and nervously climbed onto the bicycle.
"Ready?"
"Ready."
Jiang Xia pedaled, and the bicycle wobbled.
Father Jiang almost jumped off.
Luckily, it stabilized after a few wobbles.
Father Jiang relaxed.
He knew he could always count on his daughter.
Jiang Dong started his car and watched them leave.
He waited for the car to warm up before following them.
The father and daughter rode to school, chatting and laughing.
Father Jiang mostly talked about his time studying in the capital and how he met Mother Jiang.
The early morning streets were bustling with people riding bicycles to work.
Jiang Xia rode at a leisurely pace, and as people passed by, they couldn't help but glance at the happy father-daughter duo.
It was rare to see such a close father-daughter relationship!
Gu Heng had inquired the night before and learned that Jiang Xia had only been questioned routinely and had returned home early.
He was relieved.
This morning, he was taking his daughter to school and planned to check on Jiang Xia.
He knew she had no classes this afternoon and wouldn’t be seen again until the next Monday.
Then, from a distance, he saw Jiang Xia riding a bicycle with Father Jiang, heading to school.
Both of them were smiling.
Gu Heng felt a lump in his throat.
That was his daughter!
The daughter of him and Wen Yi!
If one day they could recognize each other, would Jiang Xia also ride and chat with him, her biological father, like this?
Although it was cold, street vendors still sold breakfast on the streets.
Jiang Xia loved fried dough sticks, but no one in the family knew how to make them.
Besides, Father Jiang didn't want his daughter to ride so far with him.
Father Jiang said, "Stop for a moment. I'll buy a fried dough stick."
Jiang Xia stopped.
Father Jiang got off and bought a fried dough stick, then handed it to Jiang Xia: "Eat it while it's hot. I picked one that just came out of the pot. I'll ride the bicycle, and you can sit."
Jiang Xia took the fried dough stick and let Father Jiang ride. She held it to his mouth: "Dad, try some."
Father Jiang shook his head and got on the bicycle: "I don't eat. You eat. I don't like it."
Jiang Xia: "But I can't finish it."
"Finish what you can, and I'll eat the rest. Get on!"
At this moment, Gu Yue also saw Jiang Xia.
"Dad, it's Jiang Xia!"
As the car passed them, Gu Yue couldn't resist twisting around to look back.
"It looks like she's fine. Is that her dad? They seem to have a great relationship!"
Gu Heng: "Not her dad."
His tone was a bit harsh.
Gu Yue turned back and looked at Gu Heng in surprise: "How do you know?"
Gu Heng: "Just a guess. They don't look alike."
Gu Yue looked back again but couldn't see them anymore.
She hadn't seen Father Jiang's face clearly, only that he was about the same age as her dad, so she couldn't tell if they looked alike.
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The morning campus was bustling.
A jeep slowly parked outside the Foreign Language College.
Inside were Zhao Chenglei and Zhang Rui. They were about to get out when Wenwan walked out of the school gate.
Zhao Chenglei: "Wait."
Wenwan walked to the newspaper stand.
Every morning, she went to the newspaper stand outside the school to read the news. She didn't buy the newspapers, just stood outside and skimmed the important news from a few papers before returning to campus.
Today, the first newspaper she saw featured Jiang Xia!
The photo was taken inside a conference hall, with Jiang Xia holding a microphone and speaking. The photo was blurry, but her serious and cold expression was clear.
She wasn't the main subject, but even in the corner, her cold and elegant demeanor couldn't be ignored.
Like a star next to the moon in the night sky.
Even if not the main focus, everyone would notice its light.
Because it was a star, it would shine even in the corner.
Wenwan didn't care if Jiang Xia shone!
She glanced at the meeting time mentioned in the article—yesterday afternoon?
Jiang Xia had been taken away in the morning, hadn't she?
The news had spread throughout their school!
How could she appear at such a high-level trade conference?
Wenwan couldn't continue reading. She hurriedly bought a newspaper and ran back to campus.
Zhao Chenglei and Zhang Rui also got out of the car and walked into the school.
This morning, they had no classes, so Wenwan had to go to the boys' dormitory to find Jiang Qian.
Jiang Qian was woken up by his roommate, who said Wenwan was looking for him.
He quickly got dressed and went out.
Wenwan handed him the newspaper: "Take a look."
Jiang Qian took it, "What is it?"
"See who this is? You said Jiang Xia was taken for questioning yesterday and would be taught a lesson. She was at the conference hall in the afternoon and even made it to the newspaper! I wonder what she did that was so impressive."
Zhao Chenglei and Zhang Rui had come to the Foreign Language College to check Jiang Qian's handwriting.
Now, they didn't need to.
(End of Chapter)
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