AWB Chapter 254 Destiny
Chapter 254 Destiny
When talking about those entanglements at this time, Jiang Wan was also overwhelmed with mixed emotions, and she slowly lowered her eyes.
"After we met at the old house, a lot of things happened, and I also resigned from Shaw Group. But anyway, you don't have to worry about me. He didn't force me to do anything. In fact... I owe him."
She took a deep breath and turned to look at Song Youning. "I'm sorry, Youzi. Some things are really complicated to explain. I haven't even figured them out yet. You're driving now. I'll talk to you in detail when I have a chance later, okay?"
Song Youning seems to be older than Jiang Wan, but in fact, she also has a blank love experience. After hearing her soft and somewhat helpless words, how could he say no except sympathy and love?
"Okay, Wanwan, you can tell me whenever you want. It's okay if you don't tell me. I'm just worried that you'll get hurt and be unhappy."
Jiang Wan smiled in relief: "No, I know what I'm doing, don't worry."
Seeing Jiang Wan's frown, Song Youning heaved a sigh of relief and spoke less cautiously, "But Wan Wan, to be honest, I never thought that my cousin would have such a day."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at Jiang Wan, wrinkled her nose and shook her head, "But when I thought it was you, it didn't seem so unexpected anymore."
But... Song Youning did not forget that in addition to Ji Xingjing, there was another big Buddha whom she dared not look directly at - the chairman of Shaw Group, Shao Ting.
Thinking of the scene just now, she couldn't help but recall something. She was silent for a while and said with emotion: "If my great grandfather knew that my cousin finally changed his mind, he would definitely be very relieved. After all, he thought that my cousin would really be alone for the rest of his life."
Jiang Wan could tell that she was not joking this time, so he asked, "Why do you say that?"
Song Youning sighed, as if recalling something from the past.
"So many people say that my cousin controls the Junjian Group, holding such a high position and power that he can even decide the rise and fall of an entire family with a single word. But only the Ji family knows that, compared to those ordinary rich second-generations who live a life of luxury, his life has not been smooth at all over the years."
"Actually, there are some rumors out there. Wanwan, you should have heard some of the news, but the reality is much more cruel than the rumors."
something?
Jiang Wan vaguely guessed something. She knew that Ji Xingjing's parents had passed away for many years, but she didn't know the specific details and had no way of knowing.
"Those things are actually quite complicated. My late maternal grandfather once joked that somehow the Ji family had produced a lover like my cousin who went to extremes."
"Everyone said my aunt died of illness a few years after giving birth to my cousin, and less than two months later, my uncle also died of a sudden illness. But no one knew that my uncle committed suicide, and he did so just a few days after my aunt's death."
"My cousin and my older brother were locked up in the villa for nearly a month. They had bodyguards stationed outside and didn't allow anyone to visit, including my great grandfather. By the time my great grandfather realized something was wrong and forced someone in, my cousin had already passed away."
"My cousin was... not even five years old at the time."
"Until now, only my great-grandfather knows how long my cousin lived alone under the roof with my deceased uncle. I only vaguely remember hearing someone mention it. My cousin came out and said only one sentence. He said that he saw with his own eyes that my cousin died in front of him, just like his mother did before."
"As for how my cousin died, only my cousin and my great grandfather know now."
Jiang Guan clenched his fingertips, and an indescribable heavy emotion surged into his heart almost uncontrollably.
In the past, Ji Xingjing had always been strong and oppressive in front of her, but in reality, he had such an experience. Did that person, even at such a young age, already understand what death meant?
Song Youning continued to murmur in his ear, "The phrase 'a life of loneliness' didn't originate from here. It originated from when my cousin first took over the group's affairs. An uncle of the Ji family used his tactics to no avail and was taken away in front of the entire board of directors."
Song Youning found it difficult to speak here, but after confirming that Ji Xingjing did not force Jiang Wan to do anything, she had a vague intuition.
She had to let Jiang Wan know something. Perhaps it was the only thing she could do for this cousin whom she had feared for many years and who had actually left a deep impression in her memory.
"That person said... my cousin was born a nemesis. Whether it was someone who loved him or someone he loved, they would all die before him, and each death would be more tragic than the last, so tragic that he would never forget it even in his dreams."
"After Great Grandfather found out, there was naturally no further news about that uncle. The reason he kept bringing up the matter of his life of loneliness was actually because he didn't want it to become a taboo that my cousin would always hold in his heart, something no one could touch."
"After all, after saying that, my cousin went abroad and stayed there for nearly three years. He only came back to visit my great-grandfather and take care of some important matters that he couldn't handle remotely. He didn't officially return until two months ago, and he hasn't left since then."
Jiang Wan was slightly startled: "Abroad?"
She didn't know that.
Song Youning nodded. "Yes, it's a coincidence. I remember my cousin returned home on the night of your first live broadcast, Wanwan."
Jiang Wan's pupils shrank slightly and his breathing suddenly stagnated.
She suddenly remembered something for no apparent reason and was silent for a few seconds before she murmured, "Then... do you know your cousin's English name?"
Song Youning shook her head.
"Apart from those things in the past, I know nothing else about my cousin. I heard that even people abroad call him Mr. Ji, not to mention his English name..."
She paused mid-sentence, shook her head, and frowned slightly, saying, "That's not right. A long time ago, when my mother and I were helping to sort out the old things in the old house, I seemed to have seen his English name on a discarded printed document. What was it?..."
She tried to pronounce a few names, but denied them one by one. It was not until a few seconds later that she tentatively pronounced a name that Jiang Wan had not heard for a long time in the increasingly silent atmosphere.
"E...Elvis?"
"Yes, this is it."
Song Youning's tone became more and more firm as Jiang Wan's heartbeat became increasingly intense.
"I remember Wanwan, that's Elvis."