Chapter 350: Kang Jian's Story 2

"An Jie, do you know? After my dad picked me up, what I saw was blood all over the ground, scattered everywhere, a crimson sight before my eyes."

After he adjusted his breathing, he said slowly, and now he too had a crimson look in his eyes.

"Later, I developed asthma, because of the white flour, and also because of this incident."

"Actually, when you were talking to my grandfather last time, I heard it."

An Yinan thought for a moment; he probably understood everything, he just didn't want to believe it.

"Later, that woman died, and my dad was taken away."

"Executed!" Kang Jian lowered his head.

Since he was small, he was called a wild child by other kids, the child of a murderer.

All the parents wouldn't let their children play with him.

His grandfather had no choice, which was why he brought him back to Yangcheng.

Changed to a new place, changed to a new environment, to live again.

But others didn't know his past, yet he himself knew.

Only five years old, yet he would never forget it for the rest of his life.

"But none of this is your fault!" An Yinan sighed, unable to help but speak up.

She didn't pity him; everyone has their own past.

But she could empathize; in her previous life, as an orphan, wasn't she also called a bastard by her classmates?

But she was different; she hadn't faced these things head-on, so there was no way to judge how she would have been.

Kang Jian held his head, "If I hadn't come back, would it have been different?"

"If I hadn't been playful and gone out, would the things that followed not have happened?"

An Yinan didn't move; she took a sip of tea to calm herself down.

"Things that are meant to happen will happen sooner or later; what could you, a five-year-old child, have changed?"

"Could you have stopped that woman from cheating?"

"Could you have stopped your father from acting?"

"Kang Jian, you think too highly of yourself!"

"At five years old, you couldn't do anything."

"And the you of now is still trapped in that five-year-old self, still unable to do anything."

An Yinan scolded angrily; she needed to wake him up, a five-year-old child pretending to be asleep!

He had been asleep for too long, and it was too painful.

Only by waking up would the nightmare pass.

Kang Jian looked up, his face covered in tears, "An Jie, you don't understand; you live in the sunlight, you don't understand the collapse in the shadows."

"I truly don't understand, and I don't want to understand." An Yinan stood up.

She looked down at Kang Jian, and Kang Jian stared at her stubbornly.

"There are many people standing in the shadows, because they stand in the shadows to protect, so that everyone else can have the light."

"The shadows? Kang Jian, you aren't worthy to mention them."

"The backs of those walking against the light are so great, how could someone as cowardly as you defile them?"

She stepped away; when she saw Kang Jian's grandfather, her footsteps paused, but she didn't stop, only nodding slightly.

An Yinan left, her mood somewhat irritable.

She suddenly understood a little why she had felt differently about Chen Xun at the beginning.

In her eyes, wasn't Chen Xun also standing in the sunlight?

But she later discovered that, in fact, he was also standing in the darkness, always watching over the light.

"What are you thinking about?" Chen Xun had bought food and returned to the Guest House, only to see Nan Nan lost in thought.

"Not thinking about anything, just a little homesick."

Missing the Yun Family, missing her grandmother and Big Aunt.

"Isn't your train the day after tomorrow? You can go back and take a look then." Chen Xun set out the food.

His wife liked to eat seafood, so he had specifically bought fish and shrimp at the cafeteria; when they returned yesterday, there was no one outside, so naturally, he hadn't been able to buy seafood.

An Yinan smiled, "By the way, this summer vacation, let's go back to Quanshui Village."

"Okay, I'll try my best to ask for leave," Chen Xun said.

He didn't ask her what she was going to do, nor did he ask what plans she had.

"Going back to pick up Mother Liu and the Landlady and her husband; I want to bring them to Beijing to retire." Every single person had given her help at different times.

Moreover, the Landlady and her husband treated her like their own granddaughter, thinking of her and preparing a dowry for her.

Chen Xun's hand paused; he hadn't expected that Nan Nan's reason for returning to Quanshui Village was because of this.

She had never even mentioned it to him.

"Actually, I've thought about it for a long time, but before, when we were at the Northeast Military Region, the environment there really wasn't suitable for retirement."

"Later, I got into Beijing University; time was tight and the tasks were heavy, so I couldn't find the time."

"This summer vacation, let's get this done."

She had already prepared the courtyard, but considering the safety of the elders.

She specifically arranged for them to be in one courtyard so that they could take care of each other.

And since she was so busy, it would save the elders from being bored, and they would have someone to talk to.

"Okay." Chen Xun looked at her, his heart softening into a lump.

She was such a strong person!

Yet she possessed the softest heart in the world.

She could remember every kindness shown to her, even if it was only a little bit.

She was so good, so beautiful.

Her whole person was glowing; he watched her grow step by step, step by step finding the version of herself she liked.

An Yinan finally breathed a sigh of relief; it was easy to talk to the elderly landlord and his wife, as they had already promised her when she took over the dowry.

Moreover, they had no kin in that neighborhood, so leaving there, they surely would not be sad.

But Auntie Liu was different; that place held the memories of her relatives and her lover.

An Yinan had not brought it up because she had this consideration, and on the other hand, she was also afraid that Auntie Liu would think of herself as a burden, making what was originally a good thing imperfect instead.

The two of them ate, and Chen Xun hurried back to the Military.

He had taken a day off yesterday, and he was even busier these two days.

Nan Nan rested for a while, then changed into a very ordinary outfit before heading out.

She first went to look at two shops, but while looking at the shops, she ran into Kang Jian.

"An Jie." Kang Jian was a bit afraid of her at this moment.

Her serious expression from the morning was still fresh in his mind.

An Yinan nodded; she did not pity him, and it even seemed she did not know how to pity people.

In fact, no one needs pity.

If you can give someone a hand, then give them a hand; this is much better than that useless pity.

"Looking for me?" An Yinan asked.

Kang Jian scratched the back of his head, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Especially after his grandfather had enlightened him, he realized that he was not the only one suffering; yet he had been somewhat selfish, seeing only himself.

When he was unwilling to accept what happened back then, his grandfather had to bear the responsibility of raising him after experiencing the pain of losing a son.

He had only thought of himself before, forgetting his grandfather who was in even more pain.

An Yinan looked at his expression, "Not looking for me?"

She asked again, just as she was about to turn and leave.

Kang Jian finally spoke, "An Jie, I am looking for you."

An Yinan then stopped her steps, turned her head, and signaled for him to continue.

"I know my problem now, and I think I have walked out of it."

Before, he wouldn't tell anyone; he didn't want to see the look of contempt in others' eyes.

Today he wanted to be honest about his past and his inner knots; he hadn't expected An Jie's reaction to be so big, but later he understood, who doesn't have some past?