Lu Anqi's appearance caused even Ji Weiyang to be stunned. She had handed over the recording that Zhan Yan left behind to the city police, so logically speaking, Lu Anqi should be at the jail right now. She shouldn't be here, so what exactly went wrong during this period?!
He held Zhan Yan's waist with one hand and felt her soft body become stiff bit by bit in his arms. All along, Lu Anqi had always been a thorn in Zhan Yan's heart. Every time she appeared, it was accompanied by pain.
"I'm not feeling well, I'll go back first." With that, she pushed Ji Weiyang away and quickly entered the villa, but Ji Weiyang did not stop her.
The moment Zhan Yan left, Lu Anqi came over and wrapped her arms around Ji Weiyang's arm as if before, and looked at him pitifully.
Then, Ji Weiyang's gaze at her became colder and colder, and he mercilessly pushed her away, "Who told you I was here?" Ji Weiyang's deep eyes were especially sharp, to the point that it was impossible for one to hide from them.
Lu Anqi's arrival was too coincidental, so much so that people couldn't help but doubt him. At the moment, Lu Anqi could be said to be homeless. She did not have the kind of ability to find out his whereabouts and openly appeared in front of him and Zhan Yan. The only possibility was that someone had turned her into a gunner, but who was the person standing behind her? For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
"No, no one told me." Lu Anqi's gaze flashed, and at the same time, he staggered backwards. He asked again, "Weiyang, tell me, what exactly happened with that recording?"
Ji Weiyang smiled charmingly, "This question seems like it should be me asking you. What's with your severe depression? What happened to your deal with Lin Shaosheng? Also, in order to recover your sight, what are you and your biological mother doing together to put Zhan Yan to death? Shouldn't you explain? "
He paced in front of her, narrowed his cold eyes, and stared at her unsmoothly. It was still the beautiful and pure face he remembered, but where had that innocent Lu Anqi gone to?
Lu Anqi innocently pouted her lips as tears fell from her eyes, "Weiyang, no, things weren't like what you imagined. Back then, when I was still an abortion, I did suffer from depression, but after treatment, I've recovered completely. It wasn't easy for me to get rid of Lin Shaosheng and return home, but when I just returned, what I saw was your and Zhan Yan's wedding. Weiyang, I didn't mean to lie to you, I was just scared, I was just afraid that you would leave me … "
Ji Weiyang's cold and charming smile gradually froze on his face. Heh, he had lived for over thirty years, but this was the first time he realized that deceiving could also be done unintentionally, and could also be deceived for so many years. If so many things didn't happen in the future, wouldn't she be lying for the rest of her life …
"As for the matter with Lin Shaosheng, I admit that I was wrong, but, Weiyang, I have done so much for your sake. It's because I love you too much that I'm jealous of Wei Zhanyan."
She covered her face with her hands, almost sobbing.
Ji Weiyang scoffed coldly. How could he not realize that Lu Anqi was such a eloquent person?
"Then what about Vice Dean Zhao? How do you explain that? "
Before this incident, I didn't know that Principal Zhao was my biological mother. All these years, I have never even seen her, and you must believe me, Weiyang.
"Annoyed her?" Ji Weiyang's voice didn't contain any warmth, "Your goal should be to anger her to death, right? You clearly know that Zhan Yan has a heart attack, and even said these words to provoke her. If it wasn't for Du Xiaomo finding out in time, your goal would have already been achieved. Angie, I remember when you were reading, you loved to see Holmes. Murder in your heart? Heh, I never thought that you would actually use it on Zhan Yan. "
"Lu Anqi's body trembled slightly as she clenched her fists. "No, no, it's not like that …"
"That's enough. I don't want to hear any more excuses. Can you tell me your purpose in coming here today?"
His handsome face was the same as before, his expression was cold and indifferent, but somehow it made people feel fear. Moreover, that fear had already started to spread through her limbs and bones. However, she still summoned up the courage to reveal her purpose in coming here today. This was because she knew very well that she only had one chance. If she missed it, she would only be able to spend the rest of her life in prison.
She staggered forward and reached out to grab Ji Weiyang's arm, but in the next moment, he coldly flung her off. Her trembling arms froze in the air, but she dared not touch him again.
"Viyan, can you help me one last time? Can you tell the people up there? I really don't want to go to jail! "
Ji Weiyang laughed, and casually put one hand in his pocket, "Lu Anqi, do you think that the police station is opened by my family? "Besides, I was the one who sent the recording to the police station. Why do you think I still have to protect you?"
Angel's eyes widened in fear and despair, but she refused to give up as she pleaded, "Weiyang, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this once, okay?"
Ji Weiyang shook his head coldly, "You have already exhausted all of my patience and compassion. Lu Anqi, even if Aunt Lu is not your biological mother, but she had raised you into an adult through hard work, and you had let her go to jail. Originally, I planned to hand you over to the law as punishment, but now, I feel that there is no need for that. "
His deep black pupils became even colder, like Satan from hell.
"Vi, Vi, what do you mean?" Lu Anqi naturally did not think that he was planning to let her go.
"I think there is a better place for you than prison." After Ji Weiyang finished speaking, he casually pointed behind her with his fingertips.
Lu Anqi turned her head around and saw a white ambulance from the Red Cross unknowingly stopped behind him. However, it was different from a normal fire escape train. The words "XXX Mental Hospital" were written in large, red letters.
Just as Lu Anqi was desperately trying to explain her plan, Ji Weiyang used her phone to send a short message to the people from the mental hospital.
Lu Anqi was stunned on the spot, she only felt her legs go soft and instantly fell to the ground.
Ji Weiyang walked to her side and looked down at her condescendingly, "Angel, telling a lie once, calling it a lie twice, but telling a lie for a lifetime, it would become true. In that place, there might be even more people looking forward to your spectacular performance. "
Just then, the doors to the ambulance opened. A few doctors wearing white gowns walked out and stuffed Lu Anqi into the ambulance. Lu Anqi struggled intensely as she screamed hysterically. It really was unintentional.
"Let go of me, I'm not crazy, all of you, let go of me …"
No one knew what kind of place a mental hospital was like more than she did. Everyone there was a lunatic, a complete and complete lunatic. If she stayed with a bunch of lunatics, she would go crazy.
However, no one paid any attention to her cries, because such things were no longer unusual in the eyes of these doctors, and every one of the lunatics claimed that they were not mad. Lu Anqi had pretended to be so for so many years, that she had already kept a record of her in the hospital, that no one would believe her no matter what she said.
The white ambulance carried Lu Anqi and sped away. When they left this time, she would completely disappear from Ji Weiyang's world.
Ji Weiyang thought about it as he walked into the villa, at the same time, he dialed Tang Feng's number, "Go and investigate who exactly pulled Lu Anqi out of the police station."
He had a feeling that if he did not catch the mastermind behind this, it would become the biggest obstacle between him and Zhan Yan.
"Could it be your family's old man?" Tang Feng guessed.
"No, Angel got Lu Manyun in there. It was too late for him to hit us with rocks, so how could we possibly get anyone out of here?" It shouldn't be hard to start with the city's police department. If there's any news, just let me know. " Ji Weiyang gave a brief summary of the orders and then hung up the phone.
Passing by the living room, he politely greeted Wei Jingnian and his wife, then headed upstairs to his bedroom.
He pushed open the door and entered the bedroom. It was completely silent. Zhan Yan laid quietly on the bed, the soft silk covering her delicate body.
Her back was to him and she did not move. Even his breathing was very faint. But Ji Weiyang knew that she was still awake.
He sat down on the edge of the bed, the weight of his body causing the soft mattress to cave in. "His slightly cold finger lightly brushed against her forehead, and the sound of his words was extremely gentle." "From now on, there will only be one and only one between us."
Zhan Yan did not reply, she still maintained her unique posture, like a stone statue. However, on the side that Ji Weiyang could not see, her eyes were tightly shut, and a transparent teardrop silently fell down, disappearing into the quilt, and very quickly disappeared.
Twenty minutes ago, she had been standing in front of the french window, coldly watching everything that happened between Ji Weiyang and her. Even though she couldn't hear the conversation between the two of them, she could clearly see their expressions, Ji Weiyang's indifference, and Lu Anqi's imploration. She saw him mercilessly push Lu Anqi away, she saw the mental hospital's ambulance take Lu Anqi away, she knew, from now on, Lu Anqi would forever disappear from her world.
If it was in the past, she would even wish that Lu Anqi was able to leave her and Ji Weiyang's life in a dream. But now, as she saw all of this, she felt as if she were a complete bystander watching a farce that had nothing to do with her. Even if Lu Anqi was not a barrier between them, he and Weiyang could not continue to be together.
The holiest thing in the world was to change from two people to a family of three. However, even if she and Ji Weiyang were able to reach the white-haired, gray sky, they would forever only be two people and it would simply be called home.
In the face of her long silence, Ji Weiyang faintly sighed. His fingertips traced her forehead through her soft hair, and his warm expression carried a kind of pampering expression. Yan Yan Yan, are you tired? "Then rest well, I'll come visit you another day."
Still not answering, he lowered his head to kiss her forehead, then stood up and left. His tall back carried an indescribable loneliness.
The door opened and closed, and the dead silence returned to the room. Following that, Zhan Yan sat up on the bed. Her beautiful eyes were pitch-black and empty as she stared blankly at the tightly shut door.
Zhan Yan suddenly felt very tired, she had slept for the entire afternoon, when she woke up again, she was woken up by the urgent sound of a phone ringing. On the other side of the phone, Du Xiaomo was crying bitterly.
"Xiaomo, what's wrong? Are you talking? "
Du Xiaomo finally stopped crying, "Zhan Yan, I'm at the Orchid Fragrance Bar, why don't you accompany me? "I really, really feel terrible …"
The phone was suddenly hung up, and only a busy beep came from the other end of the line. Zhan Yan couldn't care about anything else and went to the Orchid Fragrance Bar in a hurry.
The driver walked her to the door of Lan Guifang bar and repeatedly told her to wait outside. She had to call him if she needed anything.
Zhan Yan found Du Xiaomo in a VIP private room. She was already completely drunk, but she was still holding onto her wine cup, drinking while crying.
"Xiaomo!" Zhan Yan walked over, dodged the wine cup in her hands, and then gently embraced her in her arms.
Du Xiaomo laid on her shoulder and cried loudly. Zhan Yan would never comfort others, the only thing she could do was to silently accompany Xiaomo.
When Du Xiaomo finally grew tired from crying and started drinking again and again, it was simply impossible for Zhan Yan to persuade her to drink. In the end, she simply did not persuade her, and could only watch on silently from the side.
"Tell me, why do you think men can be so shameless? He clearly said that it's impossible for me to get a divorce, but he told me so boldly and confidently that he wouldn't let me go in this life."
She slammed the bottle down on the table, propping her forehead with her hands in pain. "I understand what he means. He wants me to be his lover for life." She continued to cry as she held Zhan Yan's hand tightly, "Zhan Yan, he treats me very well, very, very well. It's as if she's willing to give me anything other than marriage if I want the entire world. Why, why is he so shameless, why, why is it, my heart is being persuaded by him little by little, I actually secretly want to live forever like this, always be by his side, even if I don't know who I am, even if I have to be his lover for the rest of my life … Zhan Yan, do you think that I am very shameless? I've destroyed other people's families. I've become the kind of person I used to hate the most. "
She thought that she could understand Du Xiaomo. Everyone would insult and despise the third person, but who could truly understand the pain of being a third person.
"Zhan Yan, why aren't you saying anything? Tell me, what should I do? What should I do? "
Zhan Yan was silent for a while, her voice was light and carried a trace of a sigh, "Xiaomo, if it was me, I would have left, even though my heart was aching to the point of death, I would still endure the pain and left."
She knew how much pain Du Xiaomo was in, and she knew how much she was unwilling to part with him. However, what she was wrong about was still what was wrong. No matter how many reasons there was to destroy someone's family, Du Xiaomo still stood at the bottom line of morals.
Du Xiaomo looked at her with misty eyes before suddenly smiling, and did not stop nodding, "Right, you're right. We should leave."
Du Xiaomo started to pour wine desperately once again. She was completely drunk, her phone was ringing, but she had already shut it off. Zhan Yan didn't need to ask to guess that it was definitely that man.
"Xiaomo, it's late and you're drunk. I'll send you back." Zhan Yan took the bottle from her hands.
Du Xiaomo did not fight anymore. She had drank until her limbs became soft, and she no longer had the strength to drink anymore. She was crying and laughing at the same time. She looked at Zhan Yan blankly, and asked out of nowhere, "Zhan Yan, what about you? Are you really willing to leave Ji Weiyang? Zhan Yan, are you in pain too? "
"Long pain is better than short pain, right?" Zhan Yan smiled faintly, a smile filled with unexplainable bitterness.
Du Xiaomo was half-lying on the table, laughing in confusion, but she kept muttering to herself, "Wine is such a good thing, at least it can be numbed temporarily, if my heart is paralyzed, it won't hurt so much. It's a pity you're not well enough to drink. Zhan Yan, actually there are many times when I feel that you are even more pitiful than me. You clearly love me that much but you don't even have the chance to be together.
She suddenly grabbed Zhan Yan's hand and opened her mouth, "Zhan Yan, as long as you extend your hand, you will be able to grab onto Ji Weiyang. Why are you unable to do so …"
Halfway through her sentence, she leaned over and collapsed on the table.
Zhan Yan laughed bitterly and shook her head. She really wanted to be selfish for once. However, when she thought about how Ji Weiyang had eagerly told her that he wanted a child, her heart ached to death and she couldn't continue to be selfish.
Zhan Yan was unable to bring Du Xiaomo home, she told the driver to drive to the hotel, and the two of them stayed there for the whole night. Du Xiaomo was drunk to the point where she could no longer sleep. She simply sat beside her, silently accompanying her to sleep.
The next morning, Du Xiaomo woke up. She rubbed her throbbing temples and finally regained consciousness.
She sat up from the sofa and asked Zhan Yan who was beside her, "Have I slept for a long time?"
"Yes." Zhan Yan nodded with a warm smile.
Du Xiaomo tousled her long hair, and asked again with some guilt: "Zhan Yan, I got drunk yesterday, did I say anything that I shouldn't have said?" What she was worried about the most was that Zhan Yan knew the relationship between her and Ji Weixin. That person was Ji Weiyang's brother, she did not wish for Zhan Yan to look down on her. She had only one friend, only one friend. She could not, and could not, lose her.
"Are you asleep? "Go wash up, I've already ordered takeout. After drinking so much wine, it'll feel better if you eat something." Zhan Yan's expression was indifferent, but her voice was warm, like warm water. She did not have much passion, but she always gave people a very comfortable feeling, and that kind of warmth naturally entered deep into their hearts. At this moment, Du Xiaomo felt that when Ji Weiyang was together with Zhan Yan, she must have felt the same way. No wonder he couldn't bear to let go.
Du Xiaomo tidied herself up a bit, and when she walked out of the bathroom again, she was still as refreshed and radiant as ever. Zhan Yan, what's the matter with you today? "
"Nope." Zhan Yan laughed and shook her head, she was now just a cripple, what else could she do?
"Come with me to shop. My hands are itchy and I want to spend some money."
Du Xiaomo and Zhan Yan strolled around the department store together. Du Xiaomo bought a lot of things, and didn't even try to buy some things. It was as if things in a department store didn't cost money.
"Zhan Yan, what do you like? I'll give it to you. " Du Xiaomo smiled as she waved the gold card in her hand.
Zhan Yan paled, her eyes swept across the golden card in her hand, and her beautiful eyebrows knitted together. Zhan Yan was not stupid, she could already guess that the money Du Xiaomo spent should have been given to her by that man, but she did not like seeing Xiaomo like that. This feeling was very bad, as if it really was a transaction.
"I don't need anything. Xiaomo, I only hope to see you happy."
Du Xiaomo's face changed slightly, yet she forced out a smile. It looked brilliant, but carried an indescribable bitterness. "Enough, why are you saying all this. You must be very annoyed. Come with me to the front."
The two of them continued to stroll around a few high-end boutique shops. When they were passing by the men's clothing area, Zhan Yan subconsciously stopped in front of a boutique shop as her gaze was caught by the pure black suit in the window. She suddenly recalled an image, Ji Weiyang must be exceptionally handsome after wearing the suit.
In her impression, Ji Weiyang's suits seemed to be pure black, with a deep and mysterious color, they really matched him well.
"What are you looking at?" Du Xiaomo followed her gaze and saw a black suit. Then, she smirked and said playfully, "You want to buy it for Ji Weiyang? Let's go in and take a look. "
"No, no need." Zhan Yan subconsciously took a step back. She had already made up her mind to leave him, and now she was sending him off so eagerly.
"Let's go." Zhan Yan turned around and was about to leave, but she was grabbed by Du Xiaomo.
Seeing her sullen look, Du Xiaomo was angry, she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Zhan Yan, I was the one who caused you so much pain, you deserved it. If I were you, I would have grabbed onto him tightly."
Zhan Yan squinted her eyes, which were filled with a faint chill. That chill suddenly made Du Xiaomo's heart hurt. "Zhan Yan, don't tell me that you can't think for yourself this once. As long as you stretch your hand out to grab Ji Weiyang, you'll be able to obtain happiness."
Zhan Yan laughed bitterly and forced herself to look away from the suit, "Xiaomo, I can't be that selfish. Moreover, this isn't fair to Wei Yang. In the future, don't bring this up again. "
After Zhan Yan finished speaking, she walked forward while stepping on top of her high heels. Behind her, Du Xiaomo stiffened in place, her vision filled with gloom.
The late spring night was cool and quiet.
Ji Weiyang socialized until the early hours of the morning and was completely drunk, which the driver brought back to the villa.
He pulled off the suit he was wearing in a daze and threw it onto the sofa. Then his heavy body fell heavily onto the bed. Soon, he lost consciousness and his breathing could be heard.
That night, he seemed to have had a very, very long dream. He dreamt that Zhan Yan, wearing a snow-white silk nightgown, was standing in front of the french windows. Her long hair was as smooth as silk, casually draped over her waist.
In his dreams, he felt as if he had sat up in bed, his eyes greedily watching her back as he called out to her name in a low and gentle voice.
"Yan Yan, Yan Yan Yan." He extended his arm in her direction.
The lady in front of the window slowly turned her head and gave him a sweet smile. Her smile was as clear as water, yet it possessed the charm to overturn all living things. She stepped step by step towards him as she walked in the bright moonlight. Her jade-like little hand was slowly placed on his palm.
Ji Weiyang could feel that the heart in his chest was beating crazily for her. In the next moment, he forcefully pulled her into his embrace.
His gentle and cool body pressed against his hot chest, her head was lowered, her cheeks were flushed red, and shallow dimples appeared on the side of her cheeks. Ji Weiyang couldn't help but lower his head and place a warm kiss onto her shallow dimples.
"Zhan Yan turned her head away shyly, mumbling softly to the point that people's bones would turn soft. You, don't be like this. "
The smile on Ji Weiyang's face became wider. The more she rejected him, the more he wanted to continue.
Ji Weiyang felt a heavy tiredness, but didn't forget to hug the little girl who was by his side and instructed her in a low voice, "Yan Yan Yan, don't forget to take your medicine."
As soon as she finished speaking, he felt the soft and gentle body of hers turn cold and stiff, inch by inch. She raised her eyes to look directly at him, and her ice-cold eyes almost turned to ice.
Then, huge tears started to fall unceasingly from her beautiful eyes, one after another, finally forming into a column. Those tears quickly condensed into mist, surrounding her body. Her figure became increasingly blurry in his vision.
"Yan Yan, don't cry. Don't cry. I just love you. I just don't want to lose you …" He spoke anxiously, but he couldn't stop her from crying. In the end, she turned into mist and dissipated before his eyes.
"Yan Yan, Yan Yan Yan!" Ji Weiyang screamed and suddenly sat up on the bed. The sun was shining outside the window, and it was actually early in the morning.
He used his finger to press against his throbbing temple, then turned his head to look at his side. In the empty space, there was not even a trace of warmth.
It was a dream.
Ji Weiyang got off the bed, stood in front of the window, and casually lit up a cigarette. After taking a deep breath, he smiled bitterly. It had been a long time since he'd touched her, and the last time, in America, he'd forced her to do it when he was drunk.
He really missed her.
Almost subconsciously, he took out his phone and dialed Zhan Yan's number. The voice on the other end of the phone sounded a little lazy, so he could tell that Zhan Yan was still half asleep.
Zhan Yan's condition was most likely due to her need for rest. She had already started to develop a habit of sleeping early and waking up late, which would benefit her body's recovery. Lu Ruping was very good at taking care of people, and everyday she would boil blood and qi replenishing soup for her. Furthermore, he wouldn't let her do anything.
"Did I disturb you?" Ji Weiyang gently asked.
"No, I was just getting up." Zhan Yan replied indifferently, and asked again, "Why are you calling so early?"
"Yes." Ji Weiyang replied seriously, "Yan Yan Yan, I miss you."
To him, this was the biggest matter.
On the other end of the phone, there was silence. Zhan Yan did not answer, and of course, she had no way of replying either.
After a long moment of silence, Ji Weiyang asked again, "What are you planning to do today?"
"I don't know yet." Zhan Yan replied casually, but her tone was more or less lonely. What else could she do other than eat and sleep everyday?
There were many times when she doubted the meaning of her survival, but whenever she woke up in the morning, she would do so. Standing in front of the French windows, she felt that she could still see the new sun, could still feel the fragrance of flowers, and could even feel the spring breeze caress her long hair. For some inexplicable reason, she felt happy.
Today is the weekend, and Tongtong is not going to the kindergarten. I promised to take her to the amusement park last time, but I didn't manage to find time.
"I …" Zhan Yan's voice was clearly hesitating, but she could not find any reason for him to reject her at the moment, but if she refused to speak directly, she would definitely enrage Ji Weiyang. He might seem to be obedient to her, but the tyrannical arrogance in this man's bones still existed.
"I'll pick you up in half an hour." With that said, Ji Weiyang hung up the phone, completely not giving her the chance to reject.
After that, Zhan Yan got up from the bed and ate a simple breakfast.'s face was full of smiles when she heard that she was going out with Ji Weiyang, and he had even repeatedly reminded her to not come back if she played with him too late. This caused Zhan Yan's face to turn red.
Half an hour passed by quickly, and Ji Weiyang parked the Land Rover in front of the Wei Family villa as promised. When Zhan Yan pushed the door and got in the car, she saw a pink and tender little girl sitting on the passenger seat. It was Ji Weixin's daughter, Tongtong, she was wearing a ponytail and a beautiful princess skirt.
"Aunt, it's been a long time since you've come to see Tongtong, Tongtong has missed you." The little girl's mouth was also sweet as she reached out her two short arms to hug Zhan Yan's neck.
Zhan Yan carried her and moved to the back seat. After a while, she had grown a lot taller than before. Zhan Yan remembered what her grandmother had once said. With a child growing up, she realized that she was getting older day by day. This was the heritage of her bloodline, and it gave him an endless life.
Thinking about it, Zhan Yan's heart suddenly became bitter.
"Aunt, are you unhappy?" The children who lived in this kind of family had learned to wipe their eyes when they were very young. With just a subtle change in Zhan Yan's expression, Tongtong was actually able to see everything. Her small, meaty hands held onto Zhan Yan's face as she said while giggling, "It must be Third Uncle's bad luck that she tolerated Aunt's heartbreak."
Ji Weiyang, who was sitting in the front, was driving. Upon hearing this, she turned her head and the corner of her lips unconsciously curled up, "Why does Tongtong think that Third Uncle is the one who is sad?"
Tongtong pouted, looking like a small adult, "Every time Mom cries, it's because of Daddy."
Ji Weiyang's pupils could not help but deepen, but the smile on his face did not change as he continued to drive, only replying with a warm smile, "Third Uncle does not want to part with my aunt's sadness, Third Uncle dotes on her the most."
"Ji Weiyang!" Zhan Yan interrupted him in anger, and actually started to say all this in front of the child.
Ji Weiyang shrugged and smiled, but did not say anything.
The car stopped at the entrance of the amusement park, because Ji Weixin was usually busy with work, and Su Ying spent most of her time interacting with others, so she rarely had time with her children. Tongtong rarely had the chance to come out and play. When she arrived at the amusement park, she excitedly rushed towards the Ferris Wheel. The high Ferris Wheel was twenty meters tall, and when it reached the highest point, even Zhan Yan felt a little dizzy, but she wasn't afraid at all.
"Third Uncle, look at that boat over there flying so high. Let's go play with it later, okay?" "Third Uncle, that lake over there is so beautiful. Let's go rowing. That little duckling boat of mine in the West Lake …"
The little girl talked nonstop, but Zhan Yan, who was sitting opposite to her, did not say a word. Her gentle eyes were focused on Tongtong, her beautiful eyes were filled with joy and worry, her emotions at the same time was contradictory and complicated.
After getting off the Ferris Wheel, no matter what Tongtong said, he would go and play with the pirate ship. But the child was too young, so playing with the pirate ship was somewhat risky. Ji Weixin and Su Ying's relationship wasn't harmonious, but towards Tongtong, it hurt to the core. If by any chance the child had some sort of relationship, he wouldn't be able to explain it to Ji Weixin.
The little girl had completely inherited the tyranny of the bones of the people in the Ji Family. Following her personality, they could talk about anything they wanted, but the moment they disobeyed her, the little thing would start crying and making noise, and since it had already been used up, she would not listen to them at all.
Third Young Master Ji swore that if this child was his own, he would have picked her up long ago. He purposely made a cold face, "Ji Tongtong! If you don't listen, I'll beat you up. "
Tongtong still continued to cry, but she knew how powerful Third Uncle was. This child was very smart, upon seeing that Ji Weiyang's expression had changed, he immediately hid behind Zhan Yan and pitifully pulled at the corner of Zhan Yan's clothes, "Aunt, Third Uncle, is afraid."
Zhan Yan bent over and lifted the child up from the ground. Her white fingertips gently wiped away the tears on her face, "Good girl, Tongtong is not afraid.
The moment Ji Weiyang saw her carrying a child, he immediately took Tongtong from her embrace. Tongtong was not heavy, but her body was in a bad condition.
"Doesn't Tongtong like boats made by ducks? Shall we go by boat? "
"Alright, Third Uncle is the best." Tongtong laughed through her tears as she kept clapping her hands.
Today's weather was good, the sun was warm, and it was a weekend. There were many people, and most of them were parents bringing their children to visit in the spring. The three of them waited for a long time, the patience of the Third Young Master Ji had almost been used up. Finally, it was their turn, luckily it was the light yellow duck boat, Tongtong was overjoyed as she sat on it.
Ji Weiyang watched Tongtong as he pedaled the boat. Of course, he had to always pay attention to Zhan Yan as well, as she was weaker than him.
"Are you tired? Do you feel unwell? " Along the way, Ji Weiyang had asked this question who knows how many times.
Zhan Yan shook her head indifferently, "It's alright, I'm fine."
When the boat docked, it was already 4 PM. Ji Weiyang brought Zhan Yan and Tongtong to the dining area to eat, Tongtong liked to eat western cuisine, but her hands were too small and she couldn't use knife and fork. Thus, Ji Weiyang carefully sliced up pieces of steak and placed them on Tongtong's plate, along with the steak and meat.
"I can cut it myself, but I'm not a child." Zhan Yan muttered.
Ji Weiyang gave a soft laugh, "You're not a child, you're a big one."
Zhan Yan lowered her head, a gentle light shining in her eyes. Within her clear and limpid eyes, a faint smile could be seen, something that not even she herself had sensed.
Tongtong had been playing around for an entire day and was completely exhausted. On the way back, Ji Weiyang focused on driving, and Zhan Yan sat in the front passenger seat with Tongtong in her arms. The child was sleeping soundly on her soft chest.
"Yan Yan Yan, look at how cute Tongtong is." Through the rearview mirror, Ji Weiyang gently looked at the little woman beside him.
Zhan Yan nodded, and her gentle eyes looked at Tongtong, who was in her arms, but there were also some faint bitterness. She often thought that if her Little Yan was born in this world, she would definitely be as cute as Tongtong.
"Mn, Tongtong is indeed cute, Sister Su Ying sure is fortunate." Zhan Yan replied indifferently.
"Actually, there are a lot of cute children like Tongtong." Ji Weiyang laughed as he replied, but just as he was about to say something, the car had already entered the Ji Family Villa.
Ji Weiyang parked the car at the main entrance, then carried the child from Zhan Yan's embrace while Tongtong still slept soundly. Do you want to go up and take a seat? "
Zhan Yan subconsciously looked at the simple and unadorned villa, but she was still a little fearful, "It's too late, General Ji is probably asleep, I don't want to disturb him."
Ji Weiyang naturally wouldn't make things difficult for her, "Wait for me for a moment, I'll send Tongtong in, and she'll come out soon."
"Yes." Zhan Yan nodded warmly. Only, after Ji Weiyang went in, he did not come out for a long time.
As soon as Ji Weiyang entered the room, he saw his family's old man sitting on the sofa. It seemed like he had specifically been waiting for him.
Ji Weiyang handed the child over to the babysitter, then walked toward his father. Dad, why aren't you sleeping this late? "
"Where did you take Tongtong today?" Ji Bocheng asked.
"Going to an amusement park, aren't you busy, eldest sister-in-law? So, I took Tongtong on a tour around the amusement park. " Ji Weiyang replied evasively.
"There's only you and Tongtong?" Ji Bocheng asked again, obviously knowing everything. Ji Weiyang bringing Tongtong to the amusement park was only a pretense, he wanted to be with Zhan Yan for real.
Ji Weiyang knew that his father's eyes had been fixated on him the entire time, and it would truly be difficult for him to hide anything, so he admitted it straightforwardly, "And Zhan Yan."
Ji Bocheng nodded, he was not angry, but continued to ask without any emotion: "How is Zhan Yan's condition?"
"I recovered a bit better than I expected." Ji Weiyang answered truthfully.
Ji Bocheng was silent for a moment, then took a sip of tea. His old and sharp eyes slightly squinted, as if he was thinking about something, and then continued, "I am not opposed to you taking care of Zhan Yan, but taking care of her and your marriage do not conflict. Back then when you took care of Lu Anqi, didn't you also manage to maintain a normal marriage with him?"
Her father's meaning was very clear, he wished that everything would go back to how it used to be, only that the position of the person had changed. Zhan Yan would become the Lu Anqi of the past, enjoying his care and care, and his wife's position, might even be Li Xiaoqian, or someone else.
"Dad, you mean to give my family a place to live?" Ji Weiyang crossed his legs casually, and his smile was somewhat cold.
The sarcastic remarks were obvious, causing Ji Bocheng to be unable to continue on. He was a national official, what did it matter to him to encourage his son to raise a lover?
"You don't have to misunderstand my meaning. Back then, taking care of Angel wasn't just 'taking care' of her either. Now that you have Zhan Yan, why can't you do the same? "
"No." Ji Weiyang answered with absolute certainty. At that time, I only felt guilt towards Angel, but now, I love Zhan Yan. The last time my aunt forced Zhan Yan away, you forced me to marry her again. I'm really tired. If you think it's appropriate, I'll go and discuss it with Uncle Li tomorrow. If the people from the Li Clan have no objections, I can ask Li Xiaoqian for the certificate at any time. "
"What nonsense are you talking about!" With a loud smack, the tea cup in Ji Bocheng's hand landed heavily on the table. No matter how high his Ji Family was, it was not as if the Li Family's young lady could not marry him.
Ji Weiyang was quiet for a moment, but there was a trace of impatience on his face. Thinking about how Zhan Yan was still waiting for him outside, he became even more anxious.
He slowed down his tone and continued, "Dad, you taught me since I was young that men have to be responsible. It is not that Viyan is unfilial, but that he must disobey you. Rather, it's because Zhan Yan's condition is indeed something that cannot be left my care. You should also know that she's Aunt Lu's only daughter. If anything happens to Zhan Yan, it won't be good for Aunt Lu to be inside either. "
This time, Ji Weiyang played with emotions as he brought Lu Manyun out and directly poked her weak spot.
The old man sighed, his expression softened, but his tone remained strong, "Isn't Zhan Yan still in your car? You should send her back first, and as for your marriage, I will discuss it with Old Li again. His family's little girl is very considerate, maybe things will change for the better."
Ji Weiyang remained silent. He and Li Xiaoqian had not interacted much, what did Li Xiaoqian like about him? If he knew, he would definitely change.
"Dad, you rest early too. I'll be leaving first." At the moment, Ji Weiyang felt that this was not the time to enrage the General Ji, so, he could not say too much, he could only take things one step at a time.
When Ji Weiyang walked out of the villa, he was still obediently sitting in the carriage. His gaze faintly fell on a corner, and even his upright posture had not changed one bit.
"Sorry, I came back late. You must be anxious." Ji Weiyang got into the driver's seat and started the engine.
Zhan Yan silently shook her head, not showing any sort of emotion at all.
Ji Weiyang did not speak either. On the way, the two were unusually quiet. Only the street lamps on both sides of the road emitted a faint light. From time to time, it would enter through the windows and touch their faces, creating streams of flickering yellow light.
In the end, the car slowly stopped in front of the Wei Family Villa. Zhan Yan warmly said her goodbyes and was about to push open the door to get off, but the door had long been locked. She puzzledly turned her head and only met Ji Weiyang's eyes that were as deep as the ocean.
"Yan Yan, let's talk."
Zhan Yan did not answer, but sat up straight and looked at him calmly.
Ji Weiyang extended his hand and grabbed onto her ice-cold fingertip. After a moment of hesitation, he then said, "Yan Yan Yan, from now on, I will officially begin my pursuit of you. Of course, you can reject it, but pursuing the woman you love is my right."
Zhan Yan's pink lips lightly trembled, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she did not make a sound. She couldn't stop what he wanted to do, so she could only allow him to do as she pleased.
Actually, what he said was right. She had the right to pursue and she also had the right to refuse. The fact that they couldn't be together couldn't be changed.
Within the narrow space, there was a short period of silence, so quiet that one could even clearly hear each other's breathing fluctuating. In the end, it was Ji Weiyang who broke the silence.
"Yan Yan, actually, I have already thought about it. "There are many parentless children in the orphanage. We can adopt one, adopt a cute little girl like Tongtong, and treat her as our own …"
His words were ordinary, but she stopped in her tracks, because Zhan Yan was staring straight at him, her gaze was too complicated, there was unfamiliarity, shock, as well as helplessness and pain.
Ji Weiyang had clearly said that he would take her as his own child and only 'treat her as his flesh and blood.' After all, he wasn't just treating himself as his own flesh and blood, he didn't even have the same bloodline as them.
Zhan Yan's complicated gaze made Ji Weiyang panic. He tried to call out her name, but he coldly interrupted him. "Yan Yan …"
"You don't have to say it. Ji Weiyang, if you have too much money and have nowhere to spend it on, just donate it to the orphanage. As for adoption, I don't want to hear about it a second time. "
never thought that Zhan Yan's reaction would be this extreme. All this while, this had always been a knot in Zhan Yan's heart, he thought that as long as she adopted a child, there would be an extra bit of happiness between them, just like how Tongtong brought them joy today.
However, reality proved that Zhan Yan did not need a unrelated child to fill the gap in her heart. What she wanted was their child, or to be more exact, she only wanted Little Yan, but Little Yan would never be able to come back.
"Ji Weiyang, did you finish speaking? Can you let me go home now? I'm really tired. " Zhan Yan's voice was extremely cold.
Ji Weiyang pressed the key to lock the door, and Zhan Yan pushed open the door, walking straight into the villa. Ji Weiyang did not chase after her, but sat inside the carriage, and silently watched her figure gradually fade into the distance, knowing that she had completely disappeared from his line of sight.
He wasn't in a hurry to start the engine, but calmly lit a cigarette and quietly smoked. The window was ajar and smoke was coming out through the gap in the window. Soon, the smoke dissipated into the night. Under the illumination of the Extinction Smoke, the side of his handsome face became increasingly lonely.
No matter how hard his father's attitude was, he was confident that he could persuade his father. But towards Zhan Yan, he was completely helpless.
In this world, there were no men who did not want their own children. However, there was always something more important than a child in this world, and that was his love for Zhan Yan.
But at this moment, Zhan Yan had already returned to the bedroom. She closed the bedroom door and then walked over to the french window, taking advantage of the faint light in the garden to see that Ji Weiyang's Land Rover was still parked there steadily, just like an iron knight. That kind of protection made people feel inexplicably relieved.
Zhan Yan pressed her fingertips against the cold glass, the dark green body of the car was merely a small part of it. She gently caressed it as tears silently flowed down her cheeks.
If she could, she wanted to rush down into his warm arms and say, Viyan, I want to, we'll be together forever and never be apart again.
However, she couldn't do that. She couldn't …
Zhan Yan forced herself to shift her gaze away from the window. She strongly wiped away the tears on her face, then took out her cell phone and dialed Du Xiaomo's number.
"Zhan Yan, what's the matter? Why did you call so late? " Du Xiaomo's voice was very soft, and her breathing was slightly unstable.
Zhan Yan would never have thought that the current Du Xiaomo, who had just finished his battle with Ji Weixin, would sleep by her side right now. She tried her best to lower her voice so that she wouldn't wake him up.
"Xiaomo, I, I feel that I can't live by myself forever, I want to date someone. Do you have anyone you want to introduce to me?" Zhan Yan's social circle was very narrow, she almost didn't know anyone. Furthermore, it was impossible for her to discuss this matter with her parents, because both Wei Jingnian and Lu Ruping were eager for her and Ji Weiyang to remarry.
At that time, Du Xiaomo had already left the bedroom quietly, and her voice had become a bit louder, but she straightforwardly pointed out Zhan Yan's lies, "Do you not want to live alone? Or was she so anxious to marry herself off so that Ji Weiyang would give up? Zhan Yan, for him, you don't care about anything else. "
Zhan Yan pursed her lips, her face slightly pale white. She did not reply, because there was no way to explain herself.
After a long period of silence, Du Xiaomo could only let out a helpless and heavy sigh, "Zhan Yan, have you really thought it through? Many things, once you take the first step, you may never be able to go back. "
Just like her and Ji Weixin, that time when they got close, the result was that they were entangled for a lifetime in pain.
Zhan Yan's pristine fingers firmly held onto the cold and pure white phone as she nodded her head, "I hope that the other party is a divorced or widower, and that they must have a child. This way, they will be able to save a lot of trouble."