Chapter 686

These things truly happened.

She thought, perhaps she was selfish by nature.

That is why she could not figure it out.

Mother Jiang's expression changed slightly, "Nannan..."

"Mom, I know what you want to say, and I know you want to persuade me; what you want to persuade me of, I understand myself," Jiang Nannan said softly.

The mother and daughter looked at each other.

Then followed another silence.

Under Mother Jiang's worried gaze, Jiang Nannan said slowly, "I can try to be with Huo Jingyan again for a period of time. If we can truly forget the past and be as intimate as we were before, we can continue on. If..."

"Mom believes you can return to how you were before," Mother Jiang said immediately.

As a parent, she truly did not want Nannan and her son-in-law to separate.

In this world, there was likely no one who could put their minds at ease like her son-in-law.

Jiang Nannan looked at the optimistic Mother Jiang, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Over the past two days, she had been recalling every little detail of her time with Huo Jingyan since they were young, and how happy she was when they confirmed their relationship.

These memories made her hesitate.

Mother Jiang did not stay long; after persuading Jiang Nannan a few more times, she left with peace of mind.

The moment Mother Jiang left, Jiang Nannan leaned against the door and then slowly squatted down.

After more than ten minutes, Jiang Nannan stood up.

She walked to the balcony and looked out the door.

Outside, there was heavy traffic and high-rise buildings.

Having grown up in Jing City, this was the first time she felt that Jing City gave her a desire to escape.

But she had to face it.

Finally, she made a decision.

A few minutes later.

Huo Jingyan had just left Huo Jia Laozhai and was sitting in the car with his eyes closed to rest.

Every time he went to the Huo family, he felt very exhausted.

Usually, he rarely let Nannan accompany him back; the situation in the Huo family was complicated, and Nannan had a simple personality, making her easy to be bullied.

Thinking of his current situation with Nannan, Huo Jingyan's brows furrowed even deeper.

Just then, his phone suddenly rang.

Seeing it was Jiang Nannan, Huo Jingyan gripped his phone tightly.

He answered: "Nannan."

"Huo Jingyan, I can come home, and I can be with you again. But... you have to promise me, if the rift between us cannot dissipate and we cannot return to the past, we can only divorce when that time comes," Jiang Nannan said.

When Huo Jingyan heard the four words "only divorce," his brows knitted together.

However, it was already not easy for Nannan to agree to return to his side.

"Okay, I promise you. I am coming to pick you up to go home now," Huo Jingyan replied immediately.

Listening to Huo Jingyan's impatient and somewhat joyful reply, Jiang Nannan felt a slight pain in her heart, because subconsciously, she did not want to go back.

But...

"Okay, I am at the apartment."

An hour and a half later.

Jiang Nannan stepped into the Huo family home again.

Looking at everything familiar before her, Jiang Nannan felt a bit of retreat in her heart again.

"Can I sleep in the guest bedroom?" Jiang Nannan asked with her head lowered.

She really could not pretend that everything was fine right now.

Perhaps...

Maybe one day she could.

Huo Jingyan gazed deeply at Jiang Nannan for a long time, then finally nodded: "Okay."

Jiang Nannan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. From the moment she stepped in here—no, from the moment she saw Huo Jingyan—various images of Huo Jingyan and Ye Yaoguang together appeared uncontrollably in her mind.

Those videos and photos were impacting the decision she had worked so hard to make.

For the sake of the past, for the version of them that believed they could walk through life hand in hand, she would try.

Perhaps, she would forget those scenes.

——

While Shu Xia was resting in the bathtub, a message popped up on her phone.

She opened it to check.