The Double

Thinking of this, it seemed as if a new direction had opened up in front of her, and Jiang Li’s mood lightened considerably. Her smile became more genuine when she spoke with Ye Mingyu again.

Ye Shijie vaguely sensed a change in Jiang Li’s demeanor but couldn’t figure out why. Seeing Jiang Li’s smile bloom beautifully, so rarely free of schemes and calculations, he paused, and eventually, he swallowed the question that was on the tip of his tongue.

Until she left the Ye Residence, Jiang Li’s spirits remained quite high.

Bai Xue asked, "Miss, shall we return to the residence now?"

"Let’s go back," Jiang Li said, looking at the sky. It was still early, and normally, she would have stayed at the Ye Residence a while longer, but since the guests, who were Ye Mingyu’s brothers, were present, it was inconvenient for Jiang Li to stay. Now, with the snow still falling and the cold biting, and since there was nothing of importance to tend to, it was better to return home.

Tonger happily agreed, thinking of returning to the warm embrace of the stove in Fangfei Garden, far preferable to the freezing outdoors. They were just about to get into the carriage when suddenly, an eager voice came from behind: "Miss Jiang the Second?"

Jiang Li turned around and saw, to her surprise, that it was Wen Renyao and Situ Jiuyue, whom she had met not long before. It was Wen Renyao who had called out to her.

Upon seeing Jiang Li, Wen Renyao moved closer and said with a grin, "Miss Jiang the Second, have you just left the Ye Residence?"

Jiang Li nodded, then said to Situ Jiuyue, "Is Miss Situ going to the Ye Residence to treat County Magistrate Xue?"

"No," Situ Jiuyue answered, "There’s no need for acupuncture these three days."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "I see I was mistaken. Where are the two of you heading?" She had really thought that Situ Jiuyue was there to treat Xue Huaiyuan, not expecting the contrary.