CH 72.4

“Yes, you’re right.” Mother Ji rubbed her temples as if she was having a headache. “I really don’t understand why your big sis blames you for everything. It’s that victim mentality of hers at work. She was the one who mistreated you in the past!”

Ji Xinxin folded her clothes as she replied, “I’m fine. I don’t blame big sis for it.”

“The other day, your father and I went to her place to look for her. We talked about the past, like how she kept running out by herself while you were unconscious in the hospital, how she made you do all of her difficult assignments… but she didn’t show the slightest sense of shame at all!”

Ji Xinxin was listening half-heartedly to her mother’s rambling when she suddenly heard something that prompted her to raise her head and exclaim, “You told big sis about my time in the hospital?”

“Yeah,” replied Mother Ji. “You probably weren’t aware of it because you were delirious, but we often visited you in the hospital during that time. Your father and I would sit by your bed to take care of you, but your big sister kept sneaking out to play.”

Ji Xinxin took in a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She tightly grabbed the dress in her hand and quickly ran through the current situation. 

I don’t know whether the current ‘Ji Fanyin’ has inherited big sis’ memory, but there shouldn’t be anything to worry about even if she did. Ji Fanyin shouldn’t be able to recognize Li Xiaoxing, so she wouldn’t know that I’ve taken her spot. 

It’ll all be fine as long as Ji Fanyin doesn’t recognize Li Xiaoxing.

Ji Xinxin tried her best to allay her fears, but her unease persisted even when she was making her way to Japan the following day. 

In contrast, Li Xiaoxing behaved perfectly normally. He was his usual self. Cold, possessive, arrogant, and self-conscious. It put her heart at ease. 

The night of Valentine’s Day, she donned a gown and made her way to the Tokyo Tower, ready to hear Li Xiaoxing’s proposal. The latter, dressed in a dashing suit, looked at her with warm eyes and asked for her hand in engagement. 

She stood shyly before the blessings of an envious crowd as she awaited Li Xiaoxing’s confession with her mouth covered. 

He said that she was his salvation, the one who had picked him up when he was at his lowest point in life. 

He said that the only reason why he hadn’t proposed to her all this while was because he was afraid of being rejected, but he didn’t want to lose her because of his hesitance. 

He said that Ji Fanyin had tried to approach him, but he turned her down because he felt nothing for her at all. The only person that he loved in this world was Ji Xinxin, his savior. 

Ji Xinxin was moved by the confession till the final proclamation, where her expression visibly froze up for a moment. She asked with a strained smile, “You’ve met my big sis?”

“I did.” Li Xiaoxing paused for a brief moment before adding, “I told her that you’re the love of my life, and she’ll never be able to replace you. The memories we share are not something a third party like her can ever understand.”

He reached out to grab Ji Xinxin’s hand, only to tilt his head in surprise. “Xinxin, is it cold here? Why are you shivering?”

Ji Xinxin couldn’t hear what Li Xiaoxing said afterward. Her mind was completely dominated by two words, leaving her no room to think about anything else.

She knows she knows she knows she knows she knows!

If she knows the truth, what reason does she have to not reveal it to Li Xiaoxing? 

If she did reveal the truth to Li Xiaoxing, why is he still proposing to me? 

If Li Xiaoxing chose to propose to me despite having learned the truth, is it because he wants to exact vengeance on me for deceiving him?

No. No no no no no.

Ji Xinxin knew Li Xiaoxing well enough to know that he harbored no hostility toward her, at least not yet. 

That brought her back to the very first question. 

Why didn’t Ji Fanyin tell Li Xiaoxing the truth?