Chapter 265 This is Not Love

Song Ni sat up from Tan Zheng's embrace. She was sure she had seen that sister somewhere before. Seeing this, Tan Zheng also sat up. He didn't speak, just looked at Song Ni, not interrupting her thoughts. Suddenly, Song Ni began to rummage through the boxes she had stored in the corner. Qin Yang had a habit of taking photos in high school; she would take two of each, one for each of them. Song Ni took out that stack of photos. She wasn't sure what she was looking for, only that she felt she had seen that sister somewhere else. Song Ni flipped to the photos from the time she went to watch that rally race and discovered that the photo of Tan Zheng that Qin Yang had shown her when she learned about the blind date also happened to be among her photos. Tan Zheng raised an eyebrow, reached out, and took the photo, remarking, "Nicely taken." Song Ni picked out this photo and set it aside, continuing to search. Finally, amidst a pile of race site photos, Song Ni found the answer. "See, it's this sister. I told you I must have seen her somewhere else, but I didn't expect she was also at that race back then." Tan Zheng had been smiling and reaching out to rub Song Ni's head, but his smile instantly vanished when he saw the photo. Song Ni keenly noticed Tan Zheng's change. "What's wrong?" Tan Zheng reached out, took the photo, and looked at the woman in it, snorting. "You... know her?" Tan Zheng threw the photo back into the box. "You know her too." Song Ni frowned, not quite understanding Tan Zheng. "She's Yu Wei." "..." Song Ni's eyes widened. She picked up the photo again and looked at it carefully. Yu Wei in the photo was still very young, her face full of collagen, her eyes still bright, and she was quite plump. Compared to her current thinness and worried expression, the difference was too great. No wonder she hadn't recognized her. So... this meant that six years ago, before Xi Jin Jiang's accident, Yu Wei was already involved with another man? Song Ni looked at Tan Zheng's expression. She opened her mouth, wanting to say it might be a mistake. But she couldn't. She remembered why she had been so engrossed in watching that couple that she fell into the pit. It was because she had already known at the time that the couple wasn't just a typical couple. Even... that man had been seen before; he was a former business partner of Song Dad's. She had remembered the sister's face, and only when she thought about it did she realize she had seen her then, which led her to pull out this photo. Who could have known it would be such a coincidence? Tan Zheng's expression was grim. He had thought Yu Wei's infidelity to Xi Jin Jiang only happened in the year of his accident, but he didn't expect it to be earlier. If he remembered correctly, Xi Jin Jiang had just proposed to her then. How could she dare, how could she dare to accept the proposal with a clear conscience, and how could she feign heartbreak after the accident? Tan Zheng narrowed his eyes and took out his phone to make a call. "Help me check the hospital where Yu Wei was found to be pregnant back then, and the prenatal check-up records." After Tan Zheng hung up, Song Ni finally spoke. "But the prenatal check-up records won't reveal the father of the child." "Check the timeline." If he remembered correctly, Xi Jin Jiang was preparing to retire that year and was away from home for a long time. An unintentional recollection had unexpectedly brought up an old matter from back then. Song Ni couldn't quite explain what this was. All she could say was that heaven sees everything you do, and revenge may be late, but it will come. Song Ni leaned on the man's shoulder and asked, "Are you planning to tell him?" Tan Zheng was silent for a long time. "Not for now." He couldn't quite decide whether he should tell Xi Jin Jiang. If the child Yu Wei was carrying back then belonged to someone else, he didn't know how Xi Jin Jiang would react. He had felt regret and guilt over that child for so many years; if he knew it was another man's bastard, he would likely break down. Now that he had returned to his hometown and had his parents to accompany him, his life had taken a big step forward. Tan Zheng wasn't sure if telling him this news would help him move forward or trap him in the past. ... Song Ni called Yu Wei. After Xi Jin Jiang returned to the country, Yu Wei, having gotten the news from somewhere, had called her to ask about related matters. Yu Wei answered the phone quickly. "Hello?" Hearing her voice, Song Ni recalled the scene of meeting her in Yu Cheng and felt a moment of confusion. Was her affection for Xi Jin Jiang real or feigned? At their meeting in the coffee shop, she could feel Yu Wei's lingering feelings for Xi Jin Jiang. If she still had feelings for him, why would she betray him? Song Ni was direct. "Was that child Xi Jin Jiang's?" Yu Wei on the other end of the phone seemed taken aback by Song Ni's question. "You..." "You just need to say yes or no. Of course, you can also refuse to tell us, and we'll investigate ourselves. You know it's not hard for us to investigate things." Yu Wei remained silent. Song Ni didn't expect Yu Wei to answer. She just couldn't understand. If Yu Wei truly loved Xi Jin Jiang, how could she have done such a thing? If Yu Wei didn't love Xi Jin Jiang, then why did she act so worried about him when they met in Yu Cheng? Was she putting on an act in front of her? There was no need for that. After a long pause, Yu Wei simply said, "Song Ni, people of your background don't understand the hardships of the world." Song Ni snorted, scoffing at Yu Wei's pretense of high moral ground. "It's true I haven't suffered hardships in life, but I know shame. No matter how unbearable the circumstances, I wouldn't be unfaithful. Is this so-called love of yours a betrayal? Since you've already wronged him, why did you accept his proposal?" "I..." "Yu Wei, stop deceiving yourself. Don't use your so-called self-感动 to excuse your mistakes. Mistakes are mistakes. When Xi Jin Jiang had his accident, you left without looking back. You have no right to pretend to be deeply in love to inquire about his news." "Don't call me again in the future. Just consider me blind for having misjudged you." After saying this, Song Ni hung up the phone. What she considered love was caring about the person you love and doing things for them that could alleviate their burdens. What she considered love was not doing anything unfaithful. Any so-called unbearable circumstances were just excuses. Song Ni let out a deep sigh. She hated troublesome matters the most. She truly didn't want to get involved in Yu Wei and Xi Jin Jiang's mess. She really wished Tan Zheng wouldn't get involved either, but she couldn't. What could the events of that year have to do with Tan Zheng? They really had nothing to do with him. It was just that Tan Zheng valued brotherhood and Xi Jin Jiang too much, so he took the blame for what happened five years ago. But five years had passed; that was long enough.