From Sidekick to Bigshot

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Upon opening the door, Jian Yiling saw Jian Yuncheng. She looked at him with a confused expression on her face.

Jian Yuncheng was wearing his usual dark attire. The expression on his face was somewhat gloomy as well. His eyebrows were knitted tightly together and his eyes seemed to have a certain depth in them.

He appeared as though he had a lot on his mind.

“Yiling,” Jian Yuncheng started. His deep voice called out Jian Yiling’s name.

“Mhmm,” Jian Yiling responded. After acknowledging his presence, Jian Yiling went back to doing her own work.

“Congratulations on coming first place in the chemistry competition,” Jian Yuncheng continued.

“Thank you,” Jian Yiling replied.

Jian Yiling didn’t know the reason behind Jian Yuncheng’s arrival. She didn’t know how to respond if he asked her about the surveillance. Due to those reasons, she decided to get along with Jian Yuncheng the same way as she had before.

Jian Yuncheng felt that there was a certain distance that had developed between them.

Although she didn’t ignore him, she didn’t take the initiative to talk to him anymore. She had become polite and distant.

“Mother and Father want to celebrate that you came first in the chemistry competition. Do you want something in particular?”

“Nope, I don’t. Thank you.” Jian Yiling replied with a soft voice. Achieving good results wasn’t something that needed to be celebrated. To Jian Yiling, doing well in academics was a way to represent her value.

However, for Jian Yuncheng, he felt as though Jian Yiling’s responses to him had become formulaic. It wasn’t that she was impatient with him, but rather, she didn’t have much to say to him.

Behind the formulaic nature of her replies was distance.

However, Jian Yuncheng continued to speak, “Mother and Father are downstairs right now. Mother brought you a few things.”

After a long pause, Jian Yiling stopped what she was doing. She got up and followed him downstairs.

Downstairs in the living room, Jian Shuxing and Wen Nuan were gazing intently at the stairs.

Upon seeing the figure of Jian Yiling, the couple’s eyes filled with guilt.

She was once their most treasured child. However, during this period of time, she had suffered a lot due to their mistakes.

When Jian Yiling felt the gaze of Jian Shuxing and Wen Nuan, she stopped in her tracks.

However, for her, such gazes were strange and unfamiliar.

This made Jian Yiling unsure of how to respond. Therefore, she decided to stop and stare back at them.

“My darling, come over to Grandma.”

Grandma Jian’s voice interrupted Jian Yiling’s thoughts. Grandma Jian had also relieved Jian Yiling of her predicament.

Jian Yiling quickly walked over to Grandma Jian. Upon reaching her, she sat down next to her.

However, Jian Yiling’s series of actions were unquestionably different from before. It appeared as though she was still trying to maintain her distance from the three of them.

This was a heavy blow to their hearts.

“Yiling, Yunnao’s surgery will be done in a few days. After the surgery is completed, we will tell him the truth. We will make sure that he apologizes to you. We will make sure to compensate you properly.”

Jian Shuxing had tears in his eyes as he said this.

His heart ached as he looked at the fragile face of his daughter.

Jian Yiling didn’t know how to reply to such a statement. After deliberating for a while, she replied in a calm tone:

“You don’t need to compensate me. It’s good if his hand is better.”

Wen Nuan held back the tears in her eyes and asked: “Yiling, is it okay if we bring you back home?”

After asking her question, Wen Nuan gazed at Jian Yiling with hopeful eyes. She waited for her daughter’s response.

Jian Yuncheng and Jian Shuxing were also waiting for Jian Yiling’s answer.

Of course, Grandma Jian didn’t want her granddaughter to leave. However, at this moment, Grandma Jian didn’t say anything.

If her granddaughter wanted to go home, she wouldn’t stop her. It was her choice.

In the end, she just wanted her granddaughter to be happy.

Jian Yiling was silent for a while. However, in the end, she still said her thoughts:

“I want to stay here. Is that okay?”

6

Jian Yiling looked at Grandma Jian. Her voice was quiet and cautious.