Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!

Chapter 716: Chapter 644: Ji Li Visits Qin Youran (3)

Why did it become like this?

Why...

He looked at Qin Youran, eyes confused, but the previous admiration and obsession were gone, leaving only deep disappointment...

That’s right...

It’s not that Qin Youran changed so much... but that he has always been living in his own world.

How could he think that memory never deceives?

How dare he think the warmth in his mind is the living person in front of him?

He thought he was the lucky one with some prophetic memory, who knew that fate only toys with those who are conceited!

Ji Li forgot how he walked out of the visiting room, only remembering the winter sunlight stinging his eyes.

The unwilling roar of Qin Youran still seemed to linger in his ears...

He stood under the sycamore tree outside the high walls of the prison, motionless for a long time. The wind brushed his cheeks, carrying a chill, yet strangely blew away the fog that had been clouding his mind for a long time.

He remembered Grandma Ji’s words: "Look with your heart, feel with your heart. Don’t let dreams blur your vision, don’t let the past block your way."

He remembered Yan Yueqing saying "Don’t look yet" as she drew the hospital room curtains, and the red mark he had left on her wrist.

He remembered Jun Yan’s innocent yet determined words: "I will definitely let Brother Li know that Mom is the gentlest person in the world!"

He remembered Tang Tang’s bright smile when handing him candy: "Brother Li, this is for you! Godmother says sharing joy will double it!"

Those subtle warmths he had intentionally ignored surged in his heart like a tide at this moment. Yet the "sincere" concern from Qin Youran’s mouth could not withstand even the simplest scrutiny.

When he returned to the sanatorium, the sky had turned dark.

He saw the shadow that flashed past the corner of the wall, more certain of one thing——

Could an eight-year-old child walk from the Imperial City to the Magic Capital alone without any resistance at all, with his current ability, is it possible?

There can only be one reason...

The person he hated, the one he thought had taken others’ things, had been secretly sending people to protect him all along.

Neither stopping him from seeking the truth nor coming forward to claim credit...

Perhaps she is... the "Qin Youran" he had idealized.

Grandma Ji saw her grandson return, her tired body finally relaxed, and she held him, asking all sorts of questions.

Ji Li listened silently to Grandma’s ramblings, "Miss Yan sent new medicines again," "Miss Yan said you have the final say on skipping grades," his heart mixed with emotions.

But this time, he didn’t say a bad word about Yan Yueqing, just nodded vigorously, his eyes slightly red.

Before long, Yan Yueqing, far overseas, got the news.

"Ji Li chose to skip directly to junior high school?"

The butler nodded: "Yes, his entrance exam results were exceptional, he was directly placed in the rocket class of Imperial City No.1 High School, his math teacher particularly favored this gifted child, decided to slowly nurture him towards Olympiad Math."

Olympiad Math?

If not mistaken, Ji Li also showcased his talent through Olympiad Math in his previous life, then advanced into the research field.

Didn’t expect it to come earlier this time.

For an ordinary child, revealing talent too early is likely to be replaced.

Honor, rankings, all have a chance to be taken by someone with overwhelming power.

But Ji Li has his protection, at least, the road can be slightly smoother.

Actually, Ji Li wasn’t her bound cute baby, moreover, the system had left, even if she abandoned Ji Li, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

But new medicine was having less and less effect on Grandma Ji, in a few months, the old lady might pass away.

Yan Yueqing ultimately couldn’t bear it, unwilling to make him feel isolated and helpless in such a sorrowful moment.

Besides, raising a child doesn’t cost her much, a convenient matter.

As for how his future development goes, whether he can reach the once brilliant peak again? No one dares to guarantee.

Yan Yueqing didn’t expect, this moment of kindness, surprisingly was repaid heavily ten years later.