Due to some gaps in professional knowledge, Jiang Yi’s business proposal had stalled at this stage. However, she did take Jiang Sixian’s advice to heart. After careful consideration, she decided to pursue further study.
Jiang Sixian could teach her some business knowledge, guide her through books, and even use case studies to explain concepts. But when it came to animal husbandry, Jiang Yi had no choice but to learn at an agricultural university.
Fortunately, if Jiang Yi wanted to enter this industry, she didn’t need formal academic qualifications. Jiang Sixian pulled some strings and got Jiang Yi enrolled as an auditor at Yuncheng Agricultural University.
Jiang Yi didn’t expect to become an expert—she just wanted enough knowledge to manage self-study, avoid being scammed, and perhaps recruit a couple of talented graduates to help her.
Before she knew it, November 2nd arrived—the day of Xu Meng’s surgery.
Thanks to the high compatibility of the bone marrow and Xu Meng’s optimistic attitude during recovery, the doctors estimated a very high success rate.
That day, Jiang Sixian had a meeting, so Jiang Yi went to the hospital alone to accompany Yu Yu as they waited for Xu Meng’s surgery to conclude.
Before being wheeled into the operating room, Xu Meng lay on the gurney, gripping Yu Yu’s hand tightly, unwilling to let go.
Yu Yu knew she was afraid and gently coaxed her, holding her hand: “The doctor said you won’t feel any pain after the anesthesia. Don’t be scared—just think of it as taking a nap. When you wake up, everything will be fine.”
Xu Meng shook her head, her face pale as she looked at Yu Yu. She squeezed Yu Yu’s hand and said, “I’m not afraid. I’m just worried that when I open my eyes… I won’t see you anymore, Yu Yu-jie.”
“Yu Yu-jie, if this still doesn’t work out… don’t waste any more—”
Yu Yu tightened her grip, her lips trembling, unable to speak.
At that moment, Jiang Yi, standing nearby, cut Xu Meng off sternly: “Don’t talk nonsense like that, kid.”
She reached out and ruffled Xu Meng’s hair. “Going in is just like taking a nap. You’ll wake up fine. Trust modern medicine—don’t scare yourself and don’t scare Sister-in-law, got it?”
Xu Meng nodded, then turned her gaze back to Yu Yu. She held onto her with deep reverence and said, “If I get better this time, Yu Yu-jie… from now on, let me take care of you.”
Yu Yu’s eyes reddened. She squeezed Xu Meng’s hand and said, voice thick with emotion, “Silly child…”
“I don’t need you to take care of me. Just focus on getting better, understand?”
She gripped Xu Meng’s hand tightly and added, “Don’t be afraid. I’ll be right here waiting for you.”
Xu Meng nodded. Yu Yu gave her hand one last firm squeeze before finally letting go, watching as she was wheeled into the operating room.
The doors soon closed, the signal light switching to indicate surgery was underway. Yu Yu stood outside, wringing her hands anxiously as she waited.
Waiting for an uncertain outcome was agonizing. Jiang Yi understood this better than most.
She sat on a bench in the waiting area, staring up at the red light above the operating room doors. Suddenly, she remembered the first time she had watched her mother being admitted to the ICU.
She had known her mother’s condition was critical, that the doctors could do no more, and that the end was inevitable. Still, she had hoped—prayed—that the day would come later, much later.
That mix of dread and desperate hope, of longing and sorrow—it was something every family member waiting outside a surgery room must have felt.
Jiang Yi clenched her hands together, suppressing her own unease. She glanced at Yu Yu, who was pacing restlessly by the door, and called out, “Sister-in-law, Xiao Meng’s surgery will take a while. You should sit down and wait.”
Yu Yu nodded distractedly. Seeing this, Jiang Yi sighed and called again, more firmly: “Sister-in-law…”
This time, Yu Yu heard her and turned. Jiang Yi patted the seat beside her. “Come sit.”
Yu Yu nodded and walked over, settling beside her. But her mind was still elsewhere, her gaze fixed on the operating room doors.
Jiang Yi wasn’t feeling great either, but she was more worried about Yu Yu’s state. Under this kind of pressure, they both needed something to distract themselves.
Jiang Yi broke the silence, turning to Yu Yu. “You’re really worried about Xiao Meng, aren’t you?”
Yu Yu wrung her hands nervously and nodded.
Seeing her like this, Jiang Yi softened her voice. “I’m worried too. But trust me, the surgery will be successful.”
“The surgeon is one of the best in the field. Xiao Meng’s been taking good care of herself—she’ll pull through the transplant reaction.”
“She’ll be fine. Try to relax a little.”
Even so, Yu Yu didn’t loosen up at all. Her eyes remained locked on the operating room doors, as if afraid to look away for even a second.
Jiang Yi understood how she felt—she had been the same way waiting for her mother.
She had heard about Yu Yu and Xu Jie’s past from Xu Jie herself. Yu Yu and Xu Jie had been neighbors, growing up together as childhood friends—genuine childhood sweethearts.
But Yu Yu had always been a top student, excelling in everything, while Xu Jie had been the troublemaker. Because of this, Yu Yu became the “perfect child next door” that Xu Jie’s parents constantly held up as an example.
Naturally, Xu Jie resented it. She would often pick on Yu Yu in small, harmless ways.
As Xu Jie had put it: “What kid wouldn’t hate the one their mom praises all the time? Of course I had to put her in her place.”
But if anyone else dared call Yu Yu a “goody-two-shoes,” Xu Jie would be the first to throw a punch.
Her reasoning was simple: Yu Yu is mine. Only I get to bully her.
Somehow, all that teasing and tormenting turned into something else—especially after Yu Yu presented as an omega. Xu Jie desperately hoped she’d become an alpha.
And miraculously, on her sixteenth birthday, she did.
During their senior year of high school, Yu Yu’s parents passed away. Her grandmother, because Yu Yu was an omega, took all the insurance compensation money and gave it to her alpha aunt.
Not only that—to secure a marriage for her useless aunt, the family planned to marry off Yu Yu, their top student.
When Xu Jie found out, she grabbed a steel pipe and went to rescue her. After pulling Yu Yu from the clutches of those scumbag relatives, she dragged her straight home without a word.
Jiang Yi still remembered the proud look on Xu Jie’s face as she recounted the story, standing by her bunk in the barracks.
“I didn’t waste time arguing. I just took her straight to my house.”
“I told my parents, ‘She’s going to be my wife. If you raise her and put her through school, I’ll listen to everything you say from now on—no backtalk.'”
Their squad leader, lying on the top bunk, leaned over eagerly. “And then? Did your parents really agree?”
“Damn right they did! My family paid the bride price, and she moved in with us.”
“My parents figured I wasn’t going anywhere in life, so they shipped me off to the army. I served for years, waiting until she graduated…”
“I thought she didn’t really like me, so I never brought up marriage. But then, after graduation, she came looking for me…”
“And well… you all know the rest.”
The girl she had loved in her youth had ended up marrying her. A happy ending—the kind that made you believe they’d grow old together.
When Xu Jie finished telling the story, the whole barracks erupted in teasing cheers. Alphas could be ridiculously childish when it came to romantic gossip.
Everyone was happy, but Jiang Yi found herself staring at Xu Jie’s beaming face with tears in her eyes.
She didn’t even know why she was crying. When the first tear fell, it startled her.
Xu Jie noticed first. “Damn, Xiao Yi, are you seriously crying over my sappy love story?”
Their bunkmates chimed in:
“Wait, Xiao Yi’s crying again?”
“Wow, Jiang Baoyu*—getting emotional over a little romance? How dramatic.”
(宝玉 Bǎoyù – reference to Jia Baoyu from Dream of the Red Chamber, a sensitive, romantic character known for crying easily.)
The group loved teasing Jiang Yi. Embarrassed, she wiped her eyes and mumbled, “I’m just… jealous. No one liked me like that in high school.”
No one had waited for her after her discharge, either. She hadn’t even known what she would do in this world once she left the army.
Her squadmates swarmed her, chattering:
“No way! With your looks, how could no one have crushed on you?”
“Bullshit! That rich omega from before even said she’d take care of you. No way you didn’t have admirers in school.”
They bickered back and forth, quickly moving on from Xu Jie’s story.
At the time, Jiang Yi hadn’t understood why she cried. Looking back now, she realized it might have been because—subconsciously—she thought of Jiang Sixian.
Of that lonely figure waiting for her in the grass.
If Jiang Sixian had known where she was, she might have crossed mountains and rivers to find her.
In some ways, Xu Jie and Yu Yu’s story wasn’t so different from hers and Jiang Sixian’s.
Except Xu Jie never made it to her discharge. The bullet that pierced the back of her neck ended her life.
Jiang Yi still remembered delivering the honor certificate and Xu Jie’s ashes to her family. Xu Jie’s mother had collapsed on the spot.
Jiang Yi knelt with the urn in her arms, removed her military cap and uniform, and explained everything. She begged Yu Yu to blame her.
But Yu Yu had only held the urn, her eyes red, and said softly, “Go. I can’t bring myself to hate someone she gave her life to save.”
Her voice had been gentle, almost frail. But when Jiang Yi looked up, she saw bone-deep hatred in those tear-filled eyes.
Yu Yu did hate her. From the moment Xu Jie took that bullet for her, that hatred had taken root.
No matter how much Jiang Yi did afterward, Yu Yu only accepted her money for Xu Meng’s sake.
She was the reason the Xu family had ended up like this. If Xu Jie hadn’t taken that bullet, none of this would have been necessary.
Jiang Yi sighed and turned her gaze back to the operating room, waiting in silence.
All she could do now was hope—hope that Xu Meng’s surgery would succeed. That would be enough.
The two of them waited for what felt like an eternity. Finally, when the light turned green, Yu Yu—who had been as still as a statue—sprang to life.
She rushed to the doors, meeting the surgeon as they emerged.
The doctor removed his mask and smiled. “The patient is in good condition. The surgery went smoothly. Now we just wait for recovery.”
Jiang Yi, who had followed Yu Yu to the door, let out a breath of relief. Thank heavens. The universe hasn’t completely abandoned us.
The tension in Yu Yu’s expression finally melted away, replaced by exhausted relief. Tears welled in her eyes as she thanked the doctor profusely.
The doctor waved it off, saying it was his job.
Once he left, Yu Yu turned to Jiang Yi, her eyes still red. Her tone was polite but distant. “Xiao Yi… thank you.”
Jiang Yi waved her hands hurriedly. “No need, no need. It’s the least I could do.”
Yu Yu looked up at her and smiled. “I know. It is the least you could do.”
“But Jiang Yi… now that Xiao Meng is better, you should let go too.”
“You owed her a life. Now you’ve repaid it. You don’t have to keep doing this.”
“I’ll take care of Xiao Meng from now on. Don’t worry about us. Stop sending money—save it for your own future. For your marriage.”
Jiang Yi gave a bitter smile. “But Sister-in-law… you know I can never repay it all.”
Yu Yu’s smile didn’t waver, though her eyes were still red. “But you have to move forward, don’t you?”
Jiang Yi fell silent for a moment. “What about you, Sister-in-law? Do you still hate me?”
Yu Yu didn’t answer. She turned back toward the operating room. “Let’s not talk about that. We should go see Xiao Meng.”
Jiang Yi watched her back and sighed inwardly.
Yu Yu did still hate her. That hatred might not be obvious, but it ran deep. After all, the person who died had been the love of her life.
How could she not hate her?
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