Summer Green Apples

"Oh, okay." Ji Xiwen nodded. "Pingcheng is pretty good too, and your aunt can look after you."

"I'll think about it some more," Ji Mingli said.

The dinner was very lavish, with a full fifteen dishes. The two tables had to be put together to barely fit them all, which shows how much they valued their future son-in-law, Chi Kai.

"My daughter has always been very opinionated. Her father and I have tried everything, but we can't control her." Grandma Luo Meixia is only sixty-five years old this year and is in good spirits. She doesn't smoke, but she likes to drink. She raised her glass and clinked it with Chi Kai's, saying, "For so many years, she has never gotten married. Her father and I thought she would be single for the rest of her life. We never expected that she would bring you home."

"I will treat her well." Chi Kai tilted his head back and drank the entire glass of baijiu.

The others at the table listened quietly.

Ji Xiwen subconsciously looked at Chi Sui on her right.

He kept his head down, his long fingers gripping the cup, seemingly unresponsive.

Perhaps because they usually interact quite a lot, Ji Xiwen actually felt that he was in a very low mood.

Think about it too.

Ji Rong often said that the Chi family was originally a very happy family of three. Chi Sui had seen the beauty of the past, so he could not accept the dissipation of his parents' relationship.

Ji Xiwen was left with her grandparents by her parents when she was young. She started boarding school in elementary school and has grown up alone. She is a typical realist.

She can accept that all beautiful things slowly decay and become ugly, and accept all bad outcomes. God's mind is unpredictable; he can make you happy one second and destroy you the next.

Chi Sui, however, leaned towards idealism.

In his world, there is a perfect logic that rivals that of idol dramas.

He firmly believes that lovers will love each other until the end of time, that those who work hard will achieve the results they deserve, that evil will never prevail over good, and that justice will surely come, even if it is delayed.

Black is black, and white is white.

They express their likes and dislikes very strongly, never caring about other people's feelings or face.

Just like when Ji Mingli enthusiastically struck up a conversation with him that evening, he didn't even bother to respond to a single word.

He was born into wealth, so he regarded money as dirt and only talked about romance and poetry.

Since Ji Xiwen met Chi Sui, he has been quite indulgent and lenient with him.

Because she likes this kind of personality.

This is what she lacks.

Ji Xiwen leaned closer, quietly took out a mint from her pocket, and handed it to Chi Sui.

Chi Sui stared at the mint in his palm for a moment, stunned.

Ji Xiwen said, "Have some candy."

He silently unwrapped the candy, put the light blue mint in his mouth, and the strong, stimulating mint flavor spread from the tip of his tongue to other nerve cells, making his brain clear up.

The nausea and vomiting I had been feeling seemed to have subsided quite a bit.

……

Chi Sui managed to eat a few bites of food before returning to his room to rest.

He pushed open the door to the room, and after seeing the scene inside, he was suddenly stunned.

The room isn't very big. It's covered in light pink wallpaper without any patterns or designs, giving it a very simple feel. The wardrobe, desk, and bed are all integrated tatami mats.

Even though there wasn't much on the table, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this was a girl's room.

He took out his phone and sent a message to Xi Wu Bu Wen Zhong.

The stream at noon did not hear the bell and did not return.

He turned to leave, but Ji Xiwen walked over with two bottles of cola. "Want some?"

"I won't drink it."

Chi Sui frowned. "Is this your room?"

Ji Xi asked in surprise, "How did you figure that out?"

"...Of course, this is obviously a girl's room, your cousin's..."

"She's my cousin, a year older than me," Ji Xiwen reminded her.

Chi then readily agreed and changed his tune, "Your cousin's room probably has tons of bottles and jars of cosmetics and skincare products, and there are probably even celebrity posters on the walls. Her phone case even has a picture of her idol on it... And the bookshelves in this bedroom are full of workbooks and extracurricular books..."

"You're so observant!" Ji Xiwen gave a thumbs up and praised, "You're amazing!"

"..."

Chi Sui was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm seventeen this year, not seven."

Ji Xiwen blinked and quickly withdrew her hand. "I know, you can stay, I don't mind."

"Where do you sleep?" Chi asked.

Ji Xiwen pointed in the direction of the next room, "I'm going to sleep in Mingli's room."

Just as Chi Sui was about to say something, Ji Xiwen interrupted him, "There's really no other room in the house, so you can sleep here. Mingli and I can chat."

My uncle is honest and kind, my aunt is shrewd, and Ji Mingqiang is a slippery character.

Ji Xiwen and Ji Mingli have the best and closest relationship.

Chi looked at her silently for a long while before saying, "Thank you."

"You're welcome. I'll continue to live at your house from now on." Ji Xiwen handed him a bottle of cola. "Grandma asked me to give this to you. If you don't want to drink it, just leave it on the table."

"……good."

-

Ji Xiwen sat in the living room and listened to the adults chat for a while, mainly because she hadn't seen her grandmother in a long time and missed her.

The grandmother and granddaughter leaned against each other. Luo Meixia talked to Chi Kai while reaching out to squeeze Ji Xiwen's hand and then touching his hair.

Only after she had enjoyed it enough did Ji Xiwen get up and go back to rest.

She was tired after a long day of traveling and working.

When Ji Xiwen pushed open the door and went in, Ji Mingli was lying on the pillow playing on her phone.

Ji Xiwen looked around and inexplicably felt like laughing.

Because Young Master Chi's guess was absolutely correct.

The table was covered with bottles and jars, standing haphazardly, and the wardrobe was plastered with posters of Ji Mingli's idol.

"Ji Xiwen, you better tell me the truth."

Hearing the noise, Ji Mingli sat up. Her toenails were painted bright red, and she idly fiddled with her phone. "What exactly is your relationship with that mute guy?"

Ji Xiwen was stunned. "What, a mute?"

Ji Mingli raised her chin. "That handsome guy, the one who doesn't talk to me."

She pouted.

At first, Ji Mingli wanted to talk to Chi Sui simply because she thought he was handsome.

Over the years, Ji Mingli has traveled all over the country and occasionally goes offline to follow her idols. She has seen quite a few handsome men, but none of them are as handsome as Chi Sui.

Not only are her facial features beautiful, but she also has a great temperament.

She was wearing a hoodie and jeans, sitting on the sofa like she was in an idol drama.

After trying to talk to her for a while, Chi Sui completely ignored her.

Ji Mingli naturally didn't want to talk to him anymore.

"What else could our relationship be?" Ji Xiwen thought her question was particularly crazy. "We're friends for now, but we're starting to move towards a brother-sister relationship."

Ji Mingli stared at her suspiciously and asked, "You don't like him?"

Ji Xiwen's eyes widened. "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly like him? We're completely innocent!!!"

"oh."

Ji Mingli concluded, "That means he likes you."