Chapter 127 Si Yuan, are you alright?

Chapter 127 Si Yuan, are you alright?

Song Yan's gaze was vacant as he said, "No one is like her, no one is really like her."

Yu Qingfang was speechless.

Seeing her son completely transformed, as if possessed and refusing to turn back, Yu Qingfang felt utterly hopeless.

She opened her mouth, wanting to scold him to wake him up, wanting to scold him for being bewitched, but looking at the lifeless despair in Song Yan's eyes, all the words stuck in her throat.

Song Yan didn't say anything more, turned around and went into the room.

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Jiang Wang pushed a glass of freshly made blueberry sparkling water in front of Si Yuan, "Try it, it's to your liking."

Si Yuanjie went over, took a small sip of the sweet sparkling water, and suddenly felt a figure stop in front of her.

Looking up, their eyes met.

They hadn't seen each other for a long time, and even when they reunited after five years, they didn't feel this sense of déjà vu.

He stood at the door, his shirt collar slightly loose, his eyes still bloodshot, and his whole being exuded an undeniable sense of defeat.

Si Yuan's smile froze instantly, as if a pause button had been pressed. The light in her eyes quickly faded, leaving only a distant calm.

Song Yan also saw them.

He paused in place, and after a long while, he slowly walked over.

Si Yuan lowered her head, unwilling to look at him.

Jiang Wang looked around and asked, "Where's your mother? Didn't she say she'd come along?"

Song Yan lowered his eyes and coldly replied, "She'll be here soon."

Jiang Wang raised an eyebrow: "Let's sit and wait."

He asked the waiter to prepare the dishes.

They ordered all of Si Yuan's favorite dishes.

Song Yan sat down, his gaze never leaving Si Yuan.

Si Yuan, however, refused to look at him.

She and Jiang Wang sat very close, and their bodies would unconsciously touch each other.

Si Yuan has never relied on anyone other than Song Yan since she was a child.

She doesn't like to touch other people.

But that's not the case now.

Song Yan felt a sharp pain in his throat, as if he had swallowed a needle.

His voice was dry and hoarse, with barely concealed unease: "I heard you... won an award, congratulations."

Those few simple words seemed to have exhausted all his strength.

Now I have to be careful even when I talk to her, for fear that she will dislike me even more.

Si Yuan smiled faintly, her expression slightly distant: "Yes, thank you."

"It seems you really are talented... I... the other day at home, I even found some of your old paintings. You used to give me your paintings after you finished them..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Wang suddenly interrupted him in a deep voice.

"Waiter, please change the water."

Si Yuan didn't actually hear what Song Yan was saying, but she secretly glanced at him when she heard Jiang Wang's voice.

He seemed a little unhappy.

Jiang Wang was indeed unhappy.

He hated Si Yuan and Song Yan's past, especially their past of being extremely dependent on Song Yan.

Si Yuan didn't want to upset Jiang Wang; she felt that Song Yan shouldn't have said those irrelevant things in front of her husband.

"Song Yan, that was all in the past when we were kids, no need to talk about it."

Song Yan was forced to stop speaking, at a loss for words.

Si Yuan didn't even want to mention their past anymore.

"That's not just in the past, it's also about you, I remember it all..."

"There's no point in remembering anymore."

Si Yuan suddenly felt that Song Yan was very tactless.

Weren't you here to apologize?

Why talk about so many irrelevant things?

Song Yan was completely baffled as to why Si Yuan no longer liked him at all.

"Then, in my brother's name, I ask you: Do you love Jiang Wang?"

"I love it very much."

She answered without the slightest hesitation.

Even Jiang Wang was taken aback.

Si Yuan never said she loved him.

Both of them fell silent.

Si Yuan said, "I'm twenty-three years old. I have severe bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder, but I'm past the point where I'm unclear and uncertain about my feelings. I chose to marry him not to escape anyone or anything, but because I love Jiang Wang. Have I made myself clear enough?"

Si Yuan truly believes that.

She even began to think that Song Yan's dislike for her might not be a bad thing, at least...

Five years later, she was given the opportunity to be with Jiang Wang.

Song Yan's face was deathly pale, as if he were just an empty shell, completely devoid of life.

In a fleeting moment of confusion, a voice in my head said...

This love, it clearly belonged to me before.

You could have had that thing within your grasp if you had just taken that first step.

The most painful thing in this world is not never having had something, nor losing something you had, but having something you should have had, and then losing it.

Outside the door, Yu Qingfang made sure she was mentally prepared before entering.

She thought, gritted her teeth, apologized to that girl, and once she appeased her, everything would be fine.

But as soon as they entered, they saw Song Yan sitting opposite the two of them with an odd expression on his face, creating a subtle atmosphere.

Her expression immediately changed.

"Since I said I was coming, why are you still making things difficult for Song Yan?"

Si Yuan looked over and saw Yu Qingfang walking over aggressively, staring coldly at Si Yuan and questioning her.

Just as Si Yuan was about to speak, Song Yan spoke first.

"I called you here to apologize, so please don't yell at her."

Yu Qingfang stood there stunned, as if she hadn't expected Song Yan to defend Si Yuan first, her face turning pale and then red.

"I...I did this for you, didn't I? She's done this to you, can't I even say a few words to her?"

"cannot."

Song Yan looked at his mother with a resolute expression: "Apologize. If you apologize, I will go with you."

Yu Qingfang was speechless, pointing at Si Yuan, and after a long while, she managed to choke out, "Look at how she treats you! You forced me to apologize to you like a dog for her sake, and do you think she appreciates it?"

Jiang Wang was getting impatient.

"Didn't you come here to apologize?"

Yu Qingfang paused, speechless.

She looked at Jiang Wang, ultimately not daring to go too far.

"Is it unreasonable for me to take care of my family matters first?"

Jiang Wang was no different from her.

"If you want to deal with family matters, go home and deal with them. We didn't come here today to watch you and your son turn against each other and stage a self-inflicted injury. Have you forgotten that you yourself gave false testimony to release Lin Shuangyu?"

Yu Qingfang's expression changed, and she hurriedly retorted, "You're exaggerating! That wasn't false evidence!"

“Si Yuan never forgave Lin Shuangyu from beginning to end, so how can it not be considered perjury?”

Jiang Wang didn't want to waste time.

"Apologize, and then go to the police station and admit that you committed perjury and forged a letter of understanding."

Yu Qingfang was taken aback; she thought an apology would suffice.

"no……"

If Lin Shuangyu is brought back and those recordings are released, Song Yan will be finished.

Jiang Wang frowned: "What did you say?"

"Then there's nothing to discuss."

Si nodded as expected: "In that case, I will sue you and Lin Shuangyu together."

Yu Qingfang was pale and staggered.

"You're going to sue your adoptive mother?"

Song Yan closed his eyes briefly, his Adam's apple bobbing: "Mom, do as Jiang Wang says."

"Are you crazy?!" Yu Qingfang looked at him in disbelief. "Lin Shuangyu has your recordings! If she spills those things, where will the Song family's reputation be?!"