Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 282 - 280 Jun Lii Loses Faith

Chapter 282: 280 Jun Lii Loses Faith

Jun Lii didn’t need to ask; the answer was written all over his face.

"Master, I am incompetent..." he kowtowed to admit his guilt.

Yet, Jun Lii didn’t even have the energy to pursue his responsibility.

Ever since Su Zihu left, he had been propping himself up, waiting for his subordinates to report back.

Now that he heard the result, his mind went blank, and he nearly passed out again!

"Master!"

"The Jiang Family...yes, and the Jiang Family..." Jun Lii murmured softly, clinging to the last thread of hope as he staggered to his desk, scrambling for Jiang Yu’s contact information.

The person sent by Jiang Ke had caused such a huge mess; there was no way Jiang Yu could still be kept in the dark.

When the explosion happened, Su Zihu rushed out and embraced her; what if...what if it worked?

What if...Ah Xing was still alive?!

"Master?!"

Jun Chi felt like the master was going a bit mad.

"Get out!" Jun Lii barked.

"Yes..."

Once he was alone in the room, Jun Lii finally mustered the courage to make the call.

"Little Lii, is there something you need?" Jiang Yu’s voice sounded very tired.

"I..." Jun Lii’s voice quivered with nervousness as he asked, "Is...is Ah Xing all right?"

"How do you know about Ah Xing?" Jiang Yu interrupted him at once.

"These past few months, I’ve been staying together with her..."

Jun Lii was anxious; he desperately wanted to know Ah Xing’s situation, but he was acutely aware that in the aftermath of the explosion, Jiang Yu would be extremely cautious about everything.

Without clarity, she wouldn’t disclose anything related to Ah Xing!

Thus, he carefully chose the most important points to explain what had been happening recently, only omitting Su Zihu’s affair...after all, Su Zihu’s existence was too unbelievable, and Jiang Yu might think he was telling fairy tales.

As expected, after listening, Jiang Yu fell into a prolonged silence, seemingly weighing the truth of his words.

Jun Lii didn’t dare to rush her and waited patiently for her to respond.

A minute later, Jiang Yu said, "Ah Xing is alive."

Those four words lifted the stone from his chest...

Jun Lii all but collapsed into the chair: "Then she—"

"I cannot tell you where she is," Jiang Yu said with a furrowed brow. "Little Lii, although I trust you, for her safety, I still need to look into the things you’ve said."

Jun Lii understood.

As long as Ah Xing was alive, that was already very, very good...

But what he didn’t expect was that, a few days later, Jiang Yu called with a very frightening piece of news.

"Ah Xing said she saw with her own eyes her beloved being blown to pieces in order to protect her. Little Lii, although I trust you, the sketches Ah Xing drew of her lover from the past few months...they don’t resemble you at all..."

Jun Lii was stunned. Could it be that when Su Zihu controlled his body, even his appearance had changed?

Or was it... Ah Xing’s memory had an issue?

Taking a deep breath, Jun Lii said, "Aunt Jiang, what I am going to tell you next is extremely bizarre, but please believe me..."

He then explained everything about Su Zihu’s existence, his awakening, and their time living together, leaving nothing out.

Even Jiang Yu, accustomed as she was to the world, was flabbergasted.

It took her a while to come to her senses: "What you mean is, Su Zihu came from a very distant future, where in his time space, Jiang Ke also killed Xingxing, and he came back to try to change all of that?! However, he wasn’t able to replace you, and instead became a consciousness coexisting with you in one body?"

"That’s more or less it."

Jiang Yu took a deep breath; no wonder... no wonder such a formidable explosion only caused Jiang Xiaoxing to sustain some minor injuries...

Apparently, all along, there had been a fool guarding her.

Only then did Jiang Yu speak candidly: "Little Lii...Xingxing might...only remember Su Zihu now..."

That single sentence left Jun Lii dumbfounded.

"She thinks Su Zihu is dead and is beside herself with grief! I’ve already discreetly arranged for someone to take her back to Hua Country, to the Yan Family to recuperate. If you are well, you should go see her, let her..."

Jiang Yu couldn’t finish her sentence either.

After all, when Ah Xing woke up, she was in unbearable pain!

She had seen with her own eyes her love struggling to protect her, his courage and determination, along with the raging fire, left Ah Xing’s memory somewhat scrambled.

She couldn’t even remember the existence of another person in Su Zihu’s body, nor did she recall the final moments when she clearly saw two people.

One solid, one a shadow.

She only remembered that Su Zihu had fought desperately to save her.

But she had forgotten that there was another person also frantically searching for her.

Jun Lii felt very uncomfortable, and with polite softness, he said, "Thank you, Aunt Jiang!"

But he no longer had the courage to see her...

Who could know... that she would not remember him?

Jun Lii suddenly felt it was a bit laughable.

Initially, hadn’t they agreed that she would love all of him, his past, present, and future...

She said she would want it all unless the two of them parted ways!

Now that it’s come to this... they had separated, yet her memories stayed with just one person...

Whose fault was this, again?

Jun Lii laughed at himself mockingly, "So it turns out, I could never match up to Su Zihu? We... in the end, are not the same person..."

As strong as he was, as proud as he was, he had carried the weight of the Jun Residence from a very young age.

He had walked through storms to get to where he was, faced countless challenges and hardships, but never felt discouraged, nor did he ever admit defeat.

Except... when his opponent was himself.

Someone even more formidable than he was...

This complex feeling tormented Jun Lii to the point where he could hardly breathe.

A few days passed, and Jiang Yu called again, "I saw Su Zihu."

"What?"

"He’s very weak now, resting at the Jiang Family home. For some reason, he can’t return to your body. You guys..."

Jiang Yu felt her head spin, "How about... both of you take some time to calm down? Ah Xing is pregnant now. I told her that we couldn’t find Su Zihu’s body, to give her a sliver of hope to live on... Right now with you and Su Zihu as two separate entities, for her... it’s unclear whether it’s a shock or a joy."

Jun Lii spoke in silence, "As long as she is well..."

Jiang Yu suddenly laughed, "You guys, still say you’re not the same person? Even the words you say are identical."

"I..."

"Alright, no more words, just rest for now. As for Ah Xing, once her emotions have stabilized, I’ll try to communicate with her. If she can’t remember, or if..."

Jun Lii’s eyelashes lowered, "I understand it all."

Jiang Yu was afraid Su Zihu might not last much longer...

And he also couldn’t immediately make Ah Xing accept the truth...

Had everything reached a deadlock?

Jun Lii began to numb himself with an overload of work, he assigned tasks to Jun Chi, and took ruthless action against Organization S, swiftly taking over that sphere of influence.

He started to miss Ah Xing with a fierce yearning but dared not see her.

He was afraid!

Afraid of her unfamiliar gaze, afraid that she would shake her head and utter, "You’re not my Zihu..."

The taste of longing gnawed at his bones, and Jun Lii often spent entire nights in pain, unable to sleep.

Every morning, he would work tirelessly with a pair of bloodshot eyes.

Housekeeper Mu could not stand it anymore and offered a few words of advice.

Jun Lii shook his head in agony, "She left... I don’t know how to bring her back..."

Ah Xing, is there a place for me in your heart? If there is, why could you forget?

Those doubts and insecurities took root in his heart, growing into vines that enmeshed him so tightly he could hardly breathe.

However, something even worse happened.

Months later, Jiang Yu suddenly appeared at the doorstep of the Jun Residence.

Housekeeper Mu skeptically ushered her into the house, took her to the study, and in the moment before closing the door, saw a glimpse of her cloak as she casually mentioned, "Of the two children, only one survived."

As soon as Housekeeper Mu closed the door tightly, Jun Lii trembled as he came to his senses, "How could this happen?"

"That’s the official story," Jiang Yu touched Jun Yan, who was soundly asleep, "It’s also Ah Xing’s decision."

"Her?"