Chapter 1700: Gradually No Longer Angry

Under Jiang Motian's complex glare, Xie Wanyi spoke again: "Telling you these things isn't to make you pity me; I just felt that I should explain things clearly to you."

"But this explanation of yours comes too late."

"I know, and I also know you don't want to forgive me and find me annoying when you see me, so from now on, I will stay far away from you."

These words from Xie Wanyi...

Xiaoshi had also said something similar.

But Xie Wanyi and Xiaoshi were different.

Facing Xiaoshi, Jiang Motian wanted to make up for the kindness from her childhood.

But facing Xie Wanyi...

Jiang Motian wanted to be good to him from the bottom of her heart.

Furthermore, Jiang Motian discovered a terrifying fact: she was actually, gradually, no longer angry!

Even when she learned that Xie Wanyi had used her, Jiang Motian hadn't been very angry.

What she wanted was just an explanation.

So now...

Jiang Motian's fingers tightened and then relaxed.

Then she asked: "You didn't contact me to keep me away from danger?"

"Mm."

"Then you still... care a lot about me as a friend?"

"Of course I care about you, but are we still friends?"

This question stumped Jiang Motian.

Jiang Motian looked away and gave a vague answer: "I have to investigate and see if what you said is true."

"Mm, you are welcome to investigate."

Xie Wanyi could feel that Jiang Motian's tone had changed.

This change made him happy.

However...

Xie Wanyi thought of something, and then changed his tune: "But we, in the end, cannot be like we were before."

"Why?"

"Because arrows hidden in the dark are impossible to guard against."

Jiang Motian had thought it was something else; she raised her eyebrows and said confidently: "I'm not afraid, I can bring bodyguards when I go out!"

"But there are times when even bodyguards can't defend against everything; the safest thing is to keep your distance from me."

Hmph, going back and forth, this guy was still pushing her away!

Jiang Motian pursed her lips, feeling so angry inside!

She crossed her arms and issued an accusation against Xie Wanyi: "Is this your attitude toward a friend? No wonder you're all alone!"

"Being a little lonely isn't a bad thing; it's just that once you're used to loneliness, having a noisy person suddenly break in makes me start to yearn for the bustle."

"Hey, who are you calling noisy!?"

"I wasn't... talking about you."

"Then who are you referring to?"

Xie Wanyi sat there, looking at Jiang Motian who had stood up to question him, and suddenly felt...

Being able to reunite with her is truly great!

But Jiang Motian felt that being ignored was not great at all!

Jiang Motian raised her hand and knocked Xie Wanyi on the forehead, then said coldly: "What are you dazing off for? Answer me!"

Xie Wanyi used the hand that didn't have an IV needle in it to rub his forehead, then muttered: "How did you suddenly become so fierce?"

"You're still calling me fierce!"

"No, no, you aren't fierce, I am the one who is fierce."

Hmm...

This sentence from Xie Wanyi was truly too perfunctory.

With his gentle, "good guy" attitude, where was he fierce?

Jiang Motian felt like she was being fooled like a three-year-old child!

But Jiang Motian didn't continue to press the issue.

Instead, she felt that the things she had minded for so long had vanished into thin air.

But thinking of Wuyou Hall...

Jiang Motian became nervous again and asked: "Are you really no longer involved with that Organization?"

"Mm."

"But that kind of place isn't somewhere you can just come and go as you please; did you... suffer a lot?"

The reason Jiang Motian said this was because yesterday, Li Moning had shown her a clip from a movie.

In the movie, a member cut off three of their own fingers to leave the Organization!

That dark and bloody scene had even given Jiang Motian nightmares!

At this moment, with a little association...

Jiang Motian began to look Xie Wanyi up and down.

She wanted to see if this guy was missing anything.

Xie Wanyi didn't know why Jiang Motian was looking at him with such a strange expression.

However, he felt it necessary to explain a little, so as to put Jiang Motian at ease.

After thinking for a moment, Xie Wanyi said, "The boss of our Organization also wants to wash his hands of the business; with his support, things will be much easier to handle."

"But didn't you say that some members view you as a traitor?"

"……That's right."

"This just goes to show that there are people in the Organization who do not approve of your actions, so how could they possibly let you go?"

Xie Wanyi pursed his lips and did not speak.

He realized that the little woman in front of him was no longer easy to fool.

In fact, Jiang Motian was never easy to fool to begin with.

It was only because she had previously assumed Xie Wanyi's identity was simple that she hadn't thought much of it.

But things were different now.

Jiang Motian thought more than anyone else.

Her beautiful eyes turned, and Jiang Motian suggested, "Do you want me to introduce a few reliable bodyguards to you?"

"No need, I have people with good skills by my side."

"Then why didn't you have them follow you?"

"Xiaolin... wasn't he left there to work for me by you?"

Jiang Motian thought for a moment before she remembered who Xiaolin was.

Then she was left speechless.

Jiang Motian even asked in bewilderment, "He is your person, why does he have to listen to my arrangements!"

"Because you are different."

Xie Wanyi didn't say anything particularly passionate either.

But it was this calm tone and these calm words that made Jiang Motian...

Her heart beat like a drum!

Jiang Motian tried hard to restrain herself, not letting herself appear flustered.

She then said in a flat voice, "I hadn't realized I was so capable."

"You have always been capable; look at how long you've been back in the country, and you've already won awards and held art exhibitions, your reputation is widespread."

Mentioning the award...

Jiang Motian said wistfully, "That painting was collected by someone else, and I won't be able to see it again in the future."

"It doesn't matter, you can still see it if you want to."

Hmm?

Jiang Motian looked over in confusion, but in the next second, she realized something.

She widened her eyes and asked, "Did you collect it?"

"Yes, the finished product is very stunning, I like it very much, thank you."

"You, what are you thanking me for? It wasn't painted for you."

"But you painted me, and now the painting is collected by me; rounding it up, doesn't that mean it was painted for me?"

This explanation...

It was too far-fetched!

However, Jiang Motian did not continue to argue with him.

A smile even curled at the corners of her mouth.

The two of them seemed to have returned to the past.

The atmosphere between them was very harmonious and very calm.

Jiang Motian liked this kind of calm.

And she also liked...

She raised her eyes to look at Xie Wanyi, and after meeting his gaze, she immediately looked away.

She felt inexplicably guilty.

Jiang Motian did not like the feeling of being guilty.

She liked being open and aboveboard!

Therefore, she straightened her back and said to Xie Wanyi with righteous confidence, "Tell me your assistant's phone number."

"What do you need his number for?"

"I'm going to tell the nurse to take care of you, and if anything happens, she can call your assistant's number."

"Are you... leaving?"

"Yes, you're on an IV drip, and who knows how long that will take."