In the evening, Lu Ming left the White Lotus Cult and returned to Xunrong.
Before he could enter the office building, he saw Jiang Lan hurrying out, a hint of confusion in her expression.
Seeing Lu Ming, she said, "Are you done with your business? Then that's good, come back home with me."
Because Jiang Lan's relationship with her parents was strained, she normally wouldn't go home, only engaging in perfunctory pleasantries if she did.
That so-called home was no longer Jiang Lan's home.
If Jiang Lan was going back now, there must be a reason.
Lu Ming asked curiously, "It's not a holiday, why are you suddenly thinking of going back?"
"It's not that I want to go back, it's that Dad asked me to."
Jiang Xueyi?
Lu Ming was even more confused. If it was Jiang Mengxin who asked Jiang Lan to go back, it would be understandable, as their sisterly relationship was quite good.
The problem was that Jiang Xueyi didn't like Jiang Lan at all. He usually had a word or two to say when he saw her, preferring not to see her and be annoyed. How could he ask Jiang Lan to come back?
Could it be that Jiang Xueyi and Xu Qin had come to an understanding and didn't want to strain their relationship with their daughter anymore, and had taken the initiative to reconcile?
It wasn't impossible.
No matter what, they were father and daughter, and there were no insurmountable knots.
Lu Ming also said, "If Uncle and Aunt have the intention to reconcile, don't be stubborn. Everyone take a step back, and it's good to be a reunited family."
People like Lu Ming, who had lost their parents, actually envied Jiang Lan, who still had parents alive.
Jiang Lan nodded, didn't say much, and directly drove the car over, taking Lu Ming with her to return home.
Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the villa.
As soon as she got out of the car, Jiang Lan saw a black SUV parked on the other side of the villa. It was not cheap, worth at least over two million.
This indicated that there were important guests at home.
Were the guests arriving at this time a coincidence, or related to Jiang Lan's return home?
She didn't know for now.
Jiang Lan said nothing and walked into the yard with Lu Ming, one after the other. She saw Jiang Mengxin welcoming them with a smile, "Xiao Lan, you're here, we've been waiting for you."
"Waiting for me?" Jiang Lan was stunned and asked, "Sis, why did Dad call me home? Give me a hint, I have a bad feeling."
Jiang Mengxin covered her mouth and laughed, "Actually, it wasn't Dad who called you back, but guests have arrived. The guests want to see you."
Guests?
Jiang Lan pointed to the black SUV outside the yard, "Are these guests quite distinguished?"
"Of course!"
Jiang Mengxin took Jiang Lan's hand and led her inside, also saying to Lu Ming, "The guests today are quite special, so behave yourself, temper your temper, and don't say anything you shouldn't. Do you understand?"
What kind of guests required such respect?
Lu Ming nodded.
After the three of them entered the house, they saw Jiang Xueyi and Xu Qin sitting on the sofa, chatting happily with two young men, their faces full of smiles. It was evident that they liked these young men very much.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Lan suddenly had a bad premonition and whispered to Jiang Mengxin, "Sis, Mom and Dad aren't going to set me up on a blind date, are they?"
Jiang Mengxin chuckled, "What blind date, you're overthinking it. That's our brother!"
"Our... brother?"
Jiang Lan looked again carefully. She had no recollection of having such a brother.
"Come, let me introduce you."
Jiang Mengxin pulled Jiang Lan over to the young men and said with a smile, "Let me introduce you. This fair-skinned and beautiful young lady is my little sister, Jiang Lan! And this handsome and dashing young man is our cousin from the branch family of the Jiang family, Jiang Rong."
Branch family?
Jiang Lan was completely confused.
Jiang Mengxin pulled her to sit down and said with a smile, "I've never told you about the branch family, so you don't know. Actually, Grandpa had a younger brother who went to Jiangcheng to start a business in the clothing industry in his early years. Starting as an individual vendor, he grew bigger and bigger, eventually becoming the leader of Jiangcheng's clothing industry! Once upon a time, the Jiang family of Jiangcheng was ten times more powerful than our Jiang family in Jinling. Jiang Rong, he is a descendant of the Jiang family of Jiangcheng."
Jiang Rong waved his hand and said, "Mengxin, you're exaggerating. Our branch family has never surpassed the main family."
They chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere was unexpectedly peaceful.
But for some reason, this peace was tinged with a hint of strangeness; because Jiang Lan noticed that Jiang Rong would unintentionally steal glances at her, his eyes holding an inexplicable oddity.
This was very strange.
Was it lust?
It didn't seem like it.
In terms of looks and figure, Jiang Mengxin was no worse than Jiang Lan, but Jiang Rong had barely looked at Jiang Mengxin the entire time. His attention had been on Jiang Lan.
Furthermore, besides stealing glances at Jiang Lan, Jiang Rong showed no other inappropriate behavior, nor any disrespect.
This made Jiang Lan feel even stranger.
Especially when Jiang Lan learned that the reason Jiang Xueyi wanted her to come back was entirely due to Jiang Rong's idea. He wanted to meet this cousin he had never met.
Normally, would a distant relative whom one had never met care so much about their cousin?
It felt strange.
However, Jiang Xueyi and Xu Qin didn't seem to mind at all, chatting and laughing with Jiang Rong.
Xu Qin asked, "Xiao Rong, you're back in Jinling, so you must stay for a few days. Auntie will take you to taste all the delicious food in Jinling, it's definitely better than in Jiangcheng!"
Jiang Rong said proudly, "Auntie, I can't agree with that. We have plenty of delicious food in Jiangcheng too."
The two of them smiled at each other.
Soon, Jiang Rong got to the point and said, "Actually, I'm back in Jinling partly to visit relatives and partly for business. As Mengxin said, our branch family is in the clothing business, and there are many silkworm farmers in Jinling. I'm here this time to acquire a batch of high-quality silk for the branch family's new brand. I'm not familiar with Jinling, so I need the help of the main family."
"Help, of course we'll help." Jiang Mengxin agreed immediately.
However, to her surprise, Jiang Rong ignored Jiang Mengxin and turned his gaze to Jiang Lan, asking with a smile, "Xiao Lan, can you help me with this?"
Huh?
Jiang Lan was dumbfounded.
Didn't Jiang Mengxin say she would help? Is it appropriate to ignore her like that?
What was even stranger to Jiang Lan was that Jiang Xueyi and Xu Qin didn't seem angry at all, nor did they feel any awkwardness. They even spoke up for Jiang Rong.
Xu Qin said to Jiang Lan, "We're all family, Xiao Lan. Help your brother with the matter of acquiring silk."
Uh...
Jiang Lan frowned slightly.
She had a feeling there was more to this than met the eye, but she couldn't figure out what the problem was. Moreover, as Xu Qin said, they were all family, and there was no reason not to help.
Helplessly, Jiang Lan nodded, "Okay, no problem."
Jiang Rong's eyes lit up, "Thank you, Xiao Lan!"
His gaze at Jiang Lan became even stranger.