Chapter 65
Jiang's mother looked at Jiang Shuiyun and said, "The time is not right yet. We need to wait. Once the holographic project is officially launched, you will naturally know."
"Can't you tell me now?"
Jiang Shuiyun didn't realize that their personal safety had already been threatened, so why couldn't they just reveal who the other party was? What was there to hide?
Jiang's father helped himself to sit up. "Just tell her. She'll find out about this sooner or later. She's not a child."
Jiang's mother hesitated slightly, "To be precise, the other party is not a specific person or company, but an organization, a mysterious and huge organization located overseas. They are trying to control all the most advanced technologies in the world and monopolize them. They are lawless. Although they cannot act recklessly within our country and have to restrain themselves a little, the leak of the holographic development process has still attracted this pack of wolves."
"Is there no solution?"
The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. This situation is extremely unfavorable. Jiang Shuiyun frowned slightly, but she could not let the other side do whatever they wanted.
"There's no good solution for now. They're like eels, hard to catch. And the network behind them is incredibly complex, like an endless swarm of bugs. You kill one, and another one pops up. They don't care about human lives, and they have a huge economic supply chain. It's very troublesome."
Jiang's mother didn't want to tell Jiang Shuiyun the reason for this: "We can't do anything about them. Fortunately, their actions have also attracted the attention of the higher-ups. Their intervention will have a significant deterrent effect on them. Even if it can't completely solve this problem, it can at least prevent them from causing any major trouble. Now, we have strengthened security, and this kind of thing won't happen a second time."
Although it's just a delaying tactic, once holographic technology matures and truly ushers in the holographic era, their conspiracy will naturally fall apart, and they will stop trying to trip us up.
Jiang Shuiyun understood her mother's meaning; from this perspective, it was indeed the best solution.
Just as the two finished speaking, Jiang Shuiyun's phone rang. She glanced at it and saw that it was Yi Jinbai calling. "You guys rest first, I'll go out to take this call."
In the hospital corridor, Jiang Shuiyun glanced at the group of bodyguards standing at the entrance, walked a little further away, and answered the phone, "Jinbai, what's wrong?"
"I heard from President Shen that you were in trouble. How are you now?"
Yi Jinbai's voice was filled with anxiety, even a hint of tears, indicating that he was quite frightened.
"It's nothing, nothing at all," Jiang Shuiyun said, trying to calm Yi Jinbai down by saying that she hadn't expected him to be so well-informed. She changed the subject, "Weren't you busy recording a song?"
“I’ve already returned to City A. My flight was this morning. I wanted to surprise you, but when I got to the door I ran into President Shen. He told me that you, Chairman Jiang, and Mrs. Jiang were in a car accident and are in the hospital. They can’t let anyone visit you, so I could only try to call you.”
Jiang Shuiyun knew why Yi Jinbai's voice was trembling with tears. During the time her phone rang, who knows what possibilities this silly girl was thinking about.
"I'm really fine. The reason we're not allowing visitors is to protect everyone's safety. No one is injured. I'll be back soon, don't worry. Is Shen Yunyi with you now? Tell him not to panic. We're all fine."
The car accident couldn't be hidden anymore; surely half of the upper-class circles in City A know about it now. She even sent Shen Yunyi a message saying they were fine and at the hospital, but Shen Yunyi probably thought she was just putting on a brave face, which is why Yi Jinbai was so frightened.
Yi Jinbai agreed, his voice slightly nasal.
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Shuiyun glanced at the time, returned to the ward, and saw that her father was already able to get out of bed to pour himself water, so she knew that the two of them were indeed fine.
"Chairman, Madam, please rest here. I'll head back now."
Jiang Shuiyun had to tell the two of them before leaving.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Is something wrong?" Jiang's father asked casually as he sat down by Jiang's mother's bedside.
“A friend just got back and was quite worried when he heard about this, so I went back first.”
After Jiang Shuiyun finished answering, her mother waved her hand and said, "Have the bodyguards take you back. Be careful on the way. It's fine if you don't want to stay at home, but you must bring the bodyguards we arranged for you. Safety is the most important thing."
"good."
Jiang Shuiyun did not refuse, saying that the personnel replacement would be done after the security arrangements on her side were completed, which was also the elders' good intention.
Escorted by bodyguards, Jiang Shuiyun returned to Shen Yunyi's house, where Yi Jinbai quickly came out to greet her.
Reaching out to catch Yi Jinbai, whose eyes were red-rimmed, Jiang Shuiyun held him in her arms, gently patting his back, and softly comforted him, "I'm fine, I'm back now, aren't I?"
"How could this happen? Mr. Shen said someone did it on purpose?"
Yi Jinbai wiped away her tears and looked up at Jiang Shuiyun. When she saw the photo of the car accident scene, her heart almost stopped. It was so serious that even the car was deformed. Who knew what the people inside looked like?
"Let's go inside and talk."
Jiang Shuiyun escorted Yi Jinbai inside. Yi Jinbai glanced back at the bodyguards standing orderly at the entrance. "Who are they?"
"They are bodyguards."
Just as Jiang Shuiyun and Yi Jinbai entered the house, before they could even sit down, Shen Yunyi rushed back from outside and was stopped at the door by the bodyguards.
"Who are you? This looks like my house!"
Shen Yunyi was completely bewildered when he was stopped. He checked several times to make sure this was indeed his home.
Hearing the commotion, Jiang Shuiyun came out and confirmed Shen Yunyi's identity, saying, "This is his house, and this is President Shen."
The bodyguards then stepped aside, and Shen Yunyi strode towards Jiang Shuiyun. "Why are you back so soon? Were those bodyguards you brought?"
“I already said I’m fine, that’s…” Jiang Shuiyun paused for a moment, “It was arranged by my parents. If it’s inconvenient, I can ask them to go back.”
"It's nothing. I was just arranging security. Chairman Jiang and his wife are very thoughtful," Shen Yunyi glanced at Yi Jinbai standing next to Jiang Shuiyun. "You don't know, Miss Yi was really scared when you weren't back. It's good that you're back. You two chat. I have some things to do at the company, so I'll be leaving now."
"You'd better be careful about your safety lately," Jiang Shuiyun knew that since that organization was so large, it certainly wouldn't just target core members like herself and her parents. When cornered, they were capable of anything.
"Don't worry, I value my life the most."
Shen Yunyi didn't even sit down for a moment before leaving again, truly keeping himself so busy he barely had time to rest.
Yi Jinbai listened to their conversation and asked, "Is it that serious?"
Jiang Shuiyun nodded and gently ruffled Yi Jinbai's hair. "You might have to stay home for a while, but don't worry, it won't be long."
Yi Jinbai nodded as if he understood, but did not ask any further questions.
What was supposed to be a joyous reunion, a surprise prepared for us, turned into a shock. Plans really do never keep up with changes.
"How's the recording going? Is it going smoothly?"
Jiang Shuiyun stopped talking about the past and started talking about Yi Jinbai. He said that Yi Jinbai wrote a single and a TV drama theme song himself, which was quite an achievement.
"It went smoothly. They were very satisfied. I just don't know how well it will be received. The single is released the day after tomorrow, and I'm a little nervous. But it probably won't make much of a splash."
Speaking of this, Yi Jinbai was both excited and nervous, but she had already prepared for the worst. In any case, she had taken this step, which was a good start.
"Relax and believe in yourself," Jiang Shuiyun had a mysterious confidence in Yi Jinbai, perhaps because she was worthy of it. "By the way, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll go see if Auntie has cooked. We'll be staying at Shen Yunyi's place for the next few days, so don't be shy. I'll find a suitable place as soon as possible."
"Mr. Shen has already had someone take my suitcase to your room."
Yi Jinbai said somewhat awkwardly to Jiang Shuiyun that although Shen Yunyi was the first person to know that they were not married, he still assumed that they were a couple and naturally arranged for them to stay in the same room.
Jiang Shuiyun was also impressed by Shen Yunyi. "I'll talk to him when he gets back. It's okay. You go and rest for a bit."
Yi Jinbai agreed and went upstairs first. She had just returned and hadn't even changed her clothes yet.
Jiang Shuiyun went to the kitchen to take a look. The meal was almost ready. She followed her upstairs. There was something she hadn't told Yi Jinbai yet, which was about the paternity test. She just couldn't understand it. How could Jiang's father and mother be her biological parents?
As she was thinking, Jiang Shuiyun pushed open the door and looked up to see Yi Jinbai, who had her back to her, still wearing her shirt, revealing a slender waist.
"Bang!"
Jiang Shuiyun slammed the door shut, trying to appear calm as she stood in the doorway, but her face was already as red as a shrimp, and she stammered, "I'm...I'm sorry! I didn't see anything!"
Separated by a door, Jiang Shuiyun couldn't tell what Yi Jinbai's expression was inside, but she knew how offensive her actions were.
The door opened from the inside, and Jiang Shuiyun met Yi Jinbai's eyes. She immediately looked away hastily, her voice lowering, "I'm sorry..."
Yi Jinbai's face also turned slightly red, but the two of them couldn't just stand there talking, there were maids downstairs. He pulled Jiang Shuiyun's arm and went into the room, closing the door behind them. "It's okay, you don't need to apologize, you didn't do it on purpose."
Jiang Shuiyun closed her eyes, and the scene from just now flashed before her eyes, startling her so much that she immediately opened her eyes again. It was really strange; she had only glanced at it briefly, yet her memory of it was so clear. For the first time, she regretted having such good eyesight.
"I'm sorry, I lied just now," Jiang Shuiyun said, feeling her heart pounding so hard that her tongue went numb and her eardrums throbbed with pain, leaving her in a state of confusion. Under Yi Jinbai's questioning gaze, she admitted her mistake, "I saw it just now."
Yi Jinbai: ...
Even Yi Jinbai's face turned bright red this time. It was truly the first time she had ever seen Jiang Shuiyun be so honest. However, this honesty was unnecessary. "You don't have to say that."
Jiang Shuiyun didn't know what she was saying. She covered her face, her ears burning. She took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, and looked at Yi Jinbai again, very seriously.
Judging from Jiang Shuiyun's eyes, Yi Jinbai felt that she was about to say something earth-shattering again.
"I will take responsibility for you."
Jiang Shuiyun truly lived up to expectations; Yi Jinbai was so choked that he couldn't help but cough twice.
"Ahem! There's really no need for that. You didn't do anything to me, and I've seen you... so we're even."
Yi Jinbai didn't know if he had caught Jiang Shuiyun's ailment, but he also started talking nonsense.
Jiang Shuiyun was also a little confused when she heard this, "This... can be even?"
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm going to wash my face."
Yi Jinbai felt that this matter might be difficult to explain, and besides, who would say such a thing?
"Oh," Jiang Shuiyun responded blankly, watching Yi Jinbai walk towards the restroom. She couldn't help but tap her forehead in annoyance, "What was I saying?"
The atmosphere was too awkward, so Jiang Shuiyun stood up, wanting to leave first.
But then I thought about it again, and realized that this matter couldn't just remain unresolved, so I sat back down.
But how can this be resolved? Jiang Shuiyun stood up again.
Even if there's no way to solve it, we have to find a solution. Yi Jinbai is a lonely and helpless Omega; how can I be irresponsible towards her?
Jiang Shuiyun sat up and down, feeling like two little people were fighting in her head. One said that Yi Jinbai didn't want to mention this anymore and just wanted the awkward situation to pass quickly so she could leave. The other little person said that she couldn't be the kind of irresponsible person who would offend someone and then just walk away, which would be worse than an animal!
The two little figures fought back and forth, almost to the point of death, but Jiang Shuiyun remained seated without moving. It wasn't until Yi Jinbai came out of the restroom and saw Jiang Shuiyun still sitting there that he was somewhat surprised and could only tentatively ask, "Is there anything else?"
"I..." Jiang Shuiyun started to say, but then changed the subject. "I came here to discuss something with you. Today, Chairman Jiang, his wife, and I went to the hospital for a paternity test, and the results showed that we are biologically related."
Jiang Shuiyun had her answer. She needed to take responsibility for Yi Jinbai, but simply talking about it now lacked sincerity. She would show Yi Jinbai her sincerity through actions, for that was the best way to be responsible.
Let's change the subject now to avoid falling into that awkward cycle we just went through.
Jiang Shuiyun looked at Yi Jinbai with obvious surprise, which was normal. She herself was almost surprised. How could there be an extra pair of parents?
"What about Jiang Shuiyun from before?"
Yi Jinbai sat down next to Jiang Shuiyun. This was too strange.
“They are also my biological children,” Jiang Shuiyun had also seen the paternity test results of Jiang’s parents and the original owner, confirming that they were indeed my biological children.
"Does that mean you and the former Jiang Shuiyun are twins?"
This is the only possibility that Yi Jinbai can think of right now.
“I don’t know,” Jiang Shuiyun said, finding it unrealistic. “I don’t think they could be my parents.”
“Paternity tests never go wrong,” Yi Jinbai didn’t know whether to comfort Jiang Shuiyun or not. Seeing her somewhat confused look, he could only advise her, “Maybe this isn’t a bad thing?”
This wasn't exactly a bad thing, but it wasn't a good thing either. Jiang Shuiyun was just a little reluctant to accept it for the time being. "Never mind, let's go downstairs to eat first."