The Double

Xue Zhao also felt at a loss as he looked at Jiang Li. When this girl heard that his leg was broken, she cried like this, and he could tell that she was genuinely sad for him. But precisely because of this, Xue Zhao became even more puzzled. He indeed had never seen this strange girl before, so why should she be so distressed for him? All he could do was to frantically try to comfort her, "Miss, you don’t need to pity me. Although I can’t stand up, I’m still alive. As long as I’m alive, I can do whatever I want in the future. There are countless people more pitiful than me in this world; some aren’t even alive. Compared to them, I’m already in good shape."

At these words, Jiang Li was stunned. She said, "Alive? Right... why are you here... Aren’t you dead?"

Xue Zhao was taken aback, looking towards Jih Heng.

Jih Heng said warmly, "Do you remember that day you asked me to go to Princess Yongning’s private prison to find Jiang Youyao?"

Jiang Li nodded.

"While I was in the private prison, I saw him. He begged me to save him, so I brought him back with me," Jih Heng replied.

Hearing this, a flash of realization suddenly crossed the young man’s face. He said, "You are... Miss Jiang the Second?"

Xue Zhao still remembered what Zhao Ke had said: that day, it was Miss Jiang the Second who had asked Jih Heng to go to the private prison in the Princess’s Mansion to find someone, and coincidentally, she stumbled upon him. Counting it up, Jih Heng was his lifesaver, and Jiang Li could also be considered to have saved his life. If it weren’t for Miss Jiang the Second asking Jih Heng to go to the Princess’s private prison, he might not have been discovered.

He said, "So Miss is Miss Jiang the Second of the Jiang Family."

Jiang Li looked at him; his eyes were filled with gratitude towards her. In Xue Zhao’s eyes, Jiang Li was just an accidental lifesaver.

"I’m not Miss Jiang the Second," she said, "I am your sister, Ah Zhao."