Chapter 221: Chapter 221: Just Wait to Die, I’m Sure to Mess This Up
Jiang Nanshu: “…”
[If you don’t want to buy, you can just shut up.]
Jiang Yisen continued, “This land is large, the ones you chose are too small.”
“???”
[If you want a bigger piece of poisoned land, just say so. It’s not like I won’t find it for you.]
He grinned, “My little sister’s luck will surely bless me. Later, we can pick whatever we want to buy.”
Jiang Nanshu was stupefied; she slumped into her chair. As for the land Jiang Yisen wanted to buy, she didn’t know whether it was good or not, but she had indeed pointed out the poisoned land. This guy was deliberately going against her, refusing to buy anything she pointed out.
And he said we could pick anything at the auction later.
She was getting depressed.
She forced a smile and replied, “Thanks, big brother.”
“You’re welcome,” Jiang Yisen responded.
Jiang Nanshu couldn’t tell if he was sincere or just pretending, but her doubts only grew.
[I haven’t really done anything, have I? Why are these older brothers suddenly being so nice to me? Ever since the Fifth Brother, after he broke up with Lin Yueyue, he has been terribly guilty, as if he were cursed. Did he really realize how bad his attitude towards me had been before? Is he guilty?]
[That’s not right. If he really felt guilty, why didn’t he listen to my advice and cut ties with Lin Yueyue from the start? And why did he target the original me for three years? I’ve only been here for a short while, and suddenly they’re so nice to me, and many parts of the plot have changed. Could he have seen his own fate through me?!]
Jiang Yisen was expressionless, but his heart was in his throat.
Whenever Jiang Nanshu had free time, she would start thinking about these terrifying things.
Jiang Yisen was really afraid she would suddenly figure everything out. What if she thought her nicer treatment by her brothers was just because she was being used?
The atmosphere at the auction became tense due to Jiang Yisen’s cold demeanor.
Usually, this mighty figure was all smiles; his seriousness was unusual, making those around him wonder if he was angry.
Fang Minghe was sitting somewhat far from Jiang Yisen.
He glanced his way and couldn’t help frowning slightly, wondering if Jiang Yisen was preoccupied.
Or was he thinking of changing partners?
Fang Minghe breathed a sigh of relief. Good, finally he wouldn’t be bothered by him anymore.
But inside, he felt a bit regretful that he couldn’t have him run errands to buy bubble tea anymore.
Meanwhile, Jiang Nanshu was still pondering.
[Something’s wrong, really wrong! If they could see their own tragic fates, where would they see it? From my beautiful face?]
Jiang Yisen: “…”
Thinking this, Jiang Nanshu turned her head to look at Jiang Yisen.
His handsome face was stern, his gaze fixed intensely on the auction stage.
Even the auctioneer’s voice had quietened down a bit.
Even when Bao Yan started bidding, he was unusually subdued and didn’t compete.
It was really out of character.
“Big brother, your arch-enemy is making a bid,” Jiang Nanshu remembered from the original story.
Bao Yan purposefully made bids to provoke Jiang Yisen into competing, adhering to the principle of tricking as much as possible, leaving Jiang Yisen frazzled.
Jiang Yisen looked at the piece of poisoned land Bao Yan was bidding on and chuckled, “Let him bid. I’m planning to focus on new projects and don’t have spare cash to waste on these things.”
Jiang Nanshu looked at him dumbfounded: “Then what are you doing here?!”
“Here to buy you jewelry. After the auction is over, it turns into another auction.”
“…”
Jiang Nanshu couldn’t help but fall into deep thought again.
“After Fifth Brother, my eldest brother, who wasn’t too keen to deal with me, not only gave me a Black Card but also defended me during the Cheng An incident, and now he even took me proactively to the auction to buy me a gemstone! Also about my second brother, he should have been the one injured, with Wu Guo taking his place, but now he is unharmed, and Wu Guo has even been dismissed from the hospital. Then there’s my fourth brother, whose throat turned out fine, and he even swindled his former company to release an album and compete with his old team members for popularity. And then looking at my third brother… the one who looked like he wanted to stab me on sight, suddenly invited me to his workplace! I was just passing by that place earlier, called to annoy him a bit, and he came out threatening to stab me! Such huge changes, I’ve been suspicious for a long time!”
“Something is not right… very not right… What exactly is the problem?”
Jiang Yisen: “…”
He felt like Jiang Nanshu was about to discover the truth.
Luckily, the auction had ended.
The diamond on stage, sparkling under the spotlight, immediately caught Jiang Nanshu’s attention.
It was big and shiny, gleaming with a blue radiance under the bright little lights.
Jiang Nanshu tugged at Jiang Yisen’s sleeve, “Big brother, I want this one!”
The starting bid was a million.
Fortunately, the diamond didn’t have many takers.
He added another million and took it down.
The diamond was respectfully delivered to their area by a waiter.
Jiang Nanshu was beaming as he held it, fondly playing with it.
It was so beautiful, if only it could glow in the dark like a light bulb.
“Sister, I heard you’re collaborating with Fang Minghe?”
Jiang Nanshu looked up from the diamond, blinking, “How do you know?”
“Cough, he told me.”
Jiang Yisen looked toward where Fang Minghe was.
Today, he hadn’t bid at all and hadn’t participated in the auction, looking as if he was just here for fun.
“Well…” Jiang Yisen said with a sheepish smile, “When you go to his company for the endorsement, could you put in a good word for me? Ask him to work exclusively with me.”
Jiang Nanshu glanced at him and coyly agreed, “Sure, big brother, I will definitely speak highly of you to Mr. Fang.”
“Heh, good luck—you’ll mess this up for sure.”
Jiang Yisen’s mouth twitched, curious to see just how outrageous Jiang Nanshu could be.
So while she wasn’t paying attention, he drew up another family group chat without her.
Those who could hear thoughts were all present.
Jiang Yisen: “Nannan is suspicious, if she finds out the truth none of us know what she will do, so everyone just watch it.”
Jiang Yunchuan: “So what if she knows? We have corrected ourselves, Nannan will forgive us.”
Jiang Zhouye: “Naive, we can’t let her find out. Do you think eavesdropping on people’s thoughts and changing fate is something to be proud of?”
Jian Hemian: “You guys better not mess things up, I still haven’t figured things out here, don’t ruin my plan.”
Jiang Jingcheng: “It’s obvious, it’s only a matter of time before she finds out, pretending is pointless.”
Jiang Leyi: “… I think we should just come clean.”
Jiang Zhouye: “Do you want her to hate you?”
Jiang Leyi then stopped talking in that chat.
Mr. Jiang also chimed in: “Sigh, let’s delay it a bit longer, let’s come clean to Nannan after some time. Using her to change our fates isn’t right, but since it’s halfway done, quitting now won’t be good either.”
The chat went silent.
Indeed, giving up halfway isn’t good.
If they hadn’t found out, they wouldn’t have considered changing their fates, but now that they know, why can’t they make everyone’s outcome better?
About half a minute passed.
Mrs. Jiang finally spoke: “We are her family, why can’t she think of us instead of distancing herself so much from us? A family should help and support each other.”