After rebirth, she first killed the book thief, and she was busy writing articles to save people

After a brief silence, Jiang Baige heard footsteps outside and made a hushing gesture to Jingchai.

"Maybe someone is coming back from dinner."

As Jingchai nodded, the footsteps stopped. The next second, the curtains were gently drawn open, revealing Chen Xi's face with an expression that was difficult to describe in words.

The three of them looked at each other, and no one knew how to start.

Finally, Jiang Baige said indifferently: "Why did you come back so soon?"

But upon closer inspection, Chen Xi didn't have anything to eat in his hand.

"I came out of the doctor's office and was about to go to the garage to pick up my car, only to find that I had left my keys there..."

Then he looked at Jingchai and said, "How long do you want to keep this secret from me?"

Jiang Baige couldn't tell the emotion in these words, but she always felt that they seemed a little too bland.

Apparently, Jingchai thought the same thing: "How much... did you hear?"

"My father... treated you..."

Chen Xi couldn't continue. Jingchai extended his hand to her and she held it.

"Yes." Jingchai whispered, "That happened half a year ago..."

She repeated everything she had said to Jiang Baige before. Chen Xi did not interrupt her, but just kept holding her hand.

Outside the door, the footsteps of several people were heard one after another, but they felt as if they were wrapped in a safe castle and did not feel panic or fear.

Jingchai's voice was very soft, occasionally interrupted by footsteps and the sound of others talking loudly.

But soon, they would return to the state of narration. Jiang Baige would occasionally be distracted - because she had heard it once before, and she looked at Jingchai and Chen Xi as if they were outsiders.

She didn't know if their relationship could get back on the right track in this life.

At this time, the story of the thorn hairpin was over. The three of them returned to the previous silence, which was inversely proportional to the world outside the curtain.

Jiang Baige also knew that the reason why Chen Dongguo was fine was because he did not show up on the day Jingchai had agreed to meet him at his house.

During the test, she did not check the valve carefully and was poisoned in the closed room.

"Maybe it's God's will..."

"No, if it was God's will, I wouldn't go home temporarily."

The expected storm and doubts did not appear. Chen Xi sat beside Jingchai's bed and held her in his arms.

"I'm sorry, I was too weak and didn't give you the confidence to rely on me."

Jingchai was a little surprised: "You don't blame me?"

"Why should I blame you?" Chen Xi said softly, "Since I first told you 'From now on, we are best friends' when we were little, I have trusted you without any reason...even if that person is my father."

"Actually..." Jiang Baige suddenly spoke, and as soon as she spoke, Jingchai knew what she was going to say. She grabbed Jiang Baige's hand and shook her head.

Jiang Baige also has her own considerations - she doesn't want Chen Xi to have to make a choice between her "father" and her good friend.

"It's not fair to her that all of you are hiding this from her."

"Are you hiding something from me?" Chen Xi's voice became louder. "Chai Chai, am I the only one who treats you as a good friend from the beginning to the end, and you don't think so?"

Jingchai finally gave in and stopped trying to stop Jiang Baige.

"She not only considers you as a good friend, Xiaoxi, she considers you as her closest relative, so she concealed all the truths that were unfavorable to you."

"I know... Chai Chai has always taken care of me like a child."

"It doesn't matter. With me, you don't have to grow up forever." Jingchai said with a smile, from the bottom of his heart.

"No!" Chen Xi shook her head firmly. "I have to grow up. You can't always protect me from the wind and rain... You encountered such a terrible thing, but because you were worried about my mental state, you were coerced by my father... He, he is simply not a human! As his daughter, I am ashamed..."

"You don't have to be ashamed." Jiang Baige said softly, "Because he is not your biological father at all. Moreover, he has no feelings for you at all. You are just a tool for him to force your mother to submit..."

Chen Xi opened his eyes wide, thinking he had heard wrongly.

Until Jingchai's voice entered her ears...

Now, she finally understood why Chen Dongguo was dissatisfied with her no matter what she did.

Because when he saw her, what he saw was not his beloved daughter, but his own "shame", and the "ironclad evidence" that his "strong" wife had cheated on him and betrayed the family.

But he would never admit that he lacked masculine charm, so it was all his wife's fault.

But Wan Baoling is so powerful that she supports this family.

So he could only get the pleasure of revenge by hurting his weak daughter who depended on him wholeheartedly and regarded him as a god.

But what did Chen Xi know? She only knew that if her father treated her badly, it must be because she was not good enough. So she tried her best to please her father, but she was just trying in vain to answer a false question that would never have an answer.

Chen Xi was stunned for only a moment before he let it go.

"Bai Ge, you are really the best psychiatrist in the world."

"what?"

Jiang Baige and Jing Chai were both stunned, but Chen Xi smiled and said, "It's very strange, right? After I knew he was not my father, I suddenly felt like the big rock pressing on my chest disappeared..."

This was indeed sudden.

"Maybe I'm tired of trying to please him and maintain this family that has long been torn apart. You should know, right? I did so much just to prove that I am worthy of being loved..."

But now, she knows that none of this is her problem, so what is there to be obsessed with?

Looking back, she felt that her past self was really pitiful and pathetic...

She really wanted to hug the helpless self in the past!

Jingchai understood her heart, hugged her gently, and touched her hair. Maybe it was because she had been worrying recently, but it seemed to have lost its former luster: "It's okay, Xiaoxi, you still have me."

"You should also say this to yourself, Chai Chai. In my heart, you are the best person, and nothing will change just because you were bitten by a dog. On the contrary, I know you are hurt, and I will always be with you to heal these wounds, just like you have always done for me..."

"Ah."

The two put their foreheads together, and finally there was no longer any barrier between them.

But this warmth did not last long, and was interrupted by Jiang Baige's two dry coughs: "Sorry, but I think we have more important things to do."

"More important things?" Jingchai was puzzled.

Jiang Baige nodded: "Don't forget, your novel was stolen. He knows your talent and has leverage over you... I'm afraid he won't let you go so easily."

"That……"

"But now he doesn't know that Xiaoxi already knows all the truth and is firmly on your side, so we have the initiative."