Jingxia Rose

Chapter 108: I want to know the reason

Aunt Ji's first words jolted her awake: "Jiao Yan just came to the house and said she wanted to see you."

Ji Xuan was stunned, her delicate eyebrows unconsciously furrowing.

The last time I unexpectedly saw Jiao Yan at the mall was before the Lunar New Year, which is only about twenty days ago.

"looking for me?"

Aunt Ji snorted coldly, "What good could she possibly be up to? She hasn't come back for so many years, and when she finally does, she brings a lot of stuff and wants to chat with me. But as soon as I saw her hypocritical face, I threw all the stuff away."

In fact, Jiao Yan was also stunned when she arrived at Aunt Ji's house that morning.

That three-story villa-like building looked expensive to build and renovate, almost as expensive as a villa in the city.

Uncle Ji's family was of average means and not considered wealthy.

When Jiao Yan saw that his family lived in such a nice house, she immediately thought of Ji Xuan, whom she had seen at the mall that day, dressed in designer clothes worth millions.

It's like wearing a house on your body.

It seems that Ji Xian must have funded this house.

I never expected her to be doing so well now.

After not seeing her for more than ten years, Jiao Yan almost didn't recognize Aunt Ji when she came out, but the sharp and fierce look in her expression didn't change at all. She immediately went up to her and called her name affectionately.

Aunt Ji recognized her at a glance, and her face immediately darkened. "What are you doing here?"

"Look at what you're saying, sister-in-law. That's why I came to see you and..."

"Stop pretending with me, you're not welcome in our house, get out of here!" Aunt Ji didn't have time to argue with her. Just seeing her made her feel like she was going to throw up the breakfast she had just eaten.

Very unlucky.

Jiao Yan's smile froze slightly. "Sister-in-law, what you're saying... I know you have some misunderstandings about me, back then..."

"Are you going to get out of here or not?" Aunt Ji said coldly as she stepped forward, throwing the gifts Jiao Yan had brought out of the yard. "Jiao Yan, how dare you bring up what happened back then? I haven't even settled accounts with you for the time you beat my daughter before the New Year, and you have the nerve to show your face here today..."

"So, the person who was with your daughter that day was Ah-Xian, right?"

Jiao Yan stepped forward excitedly, her eyes reddening, and hurriedly interrupted her.

She peered into the house again, "Where's Ah-Xian? Can I ask her to come out and see me? So many years have passed, she's grown so much. I remember, she had two little braids that year, wore a pink dress, and was so small..."

Before she could finish reminiscing, Aunt Ji shoved her to the ground without any politeness, yelling, "Stop talking nonsense in front of my house and polluting the air!"

"You know she was so young back then. As soon as her older brother died, you couldn't wait to abandon her and leave. Did you ever think about her even a little bit? Now you're shamelessly talking to me about those days. I spit on you!"

Perhaps she got angrier the more she talked, and on top of that, Ji Nian had been beaten by her before the New Year.

Aunt Ji raised her hand and slapped her across the face, then grabbed her hair and dragged her outside, yelling, "You wretched bitch, you dare come back! I'll beat you to death today!"

The commotion attracted many onlookers, and after recognizing Jiao Yan, they all started pointing and whispering.

In the end, it was Uncle Ji who rushed back, pulled Aunt Ji away, and sternly chased Jiao Yan away.

But Jiao Yan refused to leave, insisting that she needed to find Ji Xuan, saying she had something to discuss with her, wanted to see her, or at least get her contact information.

How could Uncle Ji and Aunt Ji possibly give it to her?

Another long argument ensued.

After finally getting rid of the person and calming down a bit, she called Ji Xian.

After hearing this, Ji Xian still frowned, showing no reluctance in his expression, and even the surprise he had felt earlier had vanished.

She no longer hated Jiao Yan.

My mood is unusually calm.

“Since Second Aunt has driven her away, we don’t need to worry about her anymore,” she said softly. “I don’t want to see her, and I don’t want to have anything to do with her anymore.” Second Aunt Ji replied on the other end, “Okay, I understand what you mean. Are you in Beijing or in Moscow now?”

"Still in Beijing."

"Then you go ahead with your work, I'm hanging up."

Ji Xian replied with an "okay," and Aunt Ji hung up the phone.

She sat on the bed in a daze for a moment. There was a knock on the door, and Shi Wan opened it, holding the princess in her arms. "You're awake. I ordered takeout. Get up and eat. I'm going to take the princess back to my place this afternoon."

Ji Xuan got up and walked over to her, ruffling the princess's head. "Okay."

After washing up, she went to the dining table. She had gone to bed late and woken up late, so she hadn't eaten breakfast and was now eating lunch directly.

"I see you have several food containers and an insulated bag in your kitchen. Did you buy them?" Shi Wan asked while eating. "Who are they for?"

Ji Xuan was taken aback and subconsciously turned her head to look at the stack of food containers on the kitchen counter. She suddenly remembered the things Wen Qi had sent before his business trip.

She pursed her lips.

His gaze then fell on the white roses in the vase next to him, which were almost wilted.

I do change the water every day.

But the flowers were never replaced.

He didn't even return the food container, and even after being in Beijing for so long, he hasn't gone to see Aunt Zhao.

She had an appointment with Xiao Guxing today, but he probably wouldn't have time. She'd go to Canglan Residence tomorrow during the day; after all, Xiao Guxing had cooked those two meals for her, so she should at least thank her and return the lunchboxes.

She made an appointment with Xiao Guxing that evening; she had booked the restaurant.

It is a Chinese restaurant.

Xiao Guxing had guessed from the moment she invited him to dinner that she was there to reply to him, and he had also guessed her answer.

To be honest, I was actually quite unwilling to accept it.

But there was nothing they could do, and a glimmer of hope even began to stir within them.

But when he saw Ji Xian and met her calm and gentle gaze, he knew that his expectations had been dashed.

"You're here, please have a seat." Ji Xuan smiled.

Xiao Guxing smiled and sat down. The two ordered food and chatted while eating.

Having almost finished eating, Ji Xuan took a sip of barley tea, hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly, "Senior, on the school anniversary..."

Actually, no matter how many ideas I had these past few days, when it came time to actually speak up, it seemed a bit inappropriate.

It's quite strange.

She could say it without hesitation when rejecting Wen Qi.

Perhaps because of the grievances she had suffered in the past, she still harbored some resentment towards Wen Qi deep down.

Of course, what I said that day was all out of anger.

She didn't understand why she could be so emotional, getting angry so easily and unable to suppress it.

Seeing her hesitant expression, Xiao Guxing couldn't help but laugh, knowing that she was considering his feelings and the bond of their friendship.

He didn't regret confessing his feelings that day. He had thought that, given her personality, if it didn't work out, they could still be friends, but things could never be the same as before.

She will avoid suspicion and keep her distance from him.

The distance between them was already quite far; if it increased any further, they would probably only become nodding acquaintances.

"Can I ask why?" He stopped laughing, looked at her, his eyes firm and serious. "I want to know the reason."