Chapter 106: Leaf Lingyu’s Bewilderment
The sound of knocking at the door made Ji Yunqi and Ji Chengyun feel uneasy.
Father and son exchanged a look, seeing the determination in each other’s eyes. At most, they would be scolded, what was so bad about that.
“Dad, I’ll open the door, and I’ll explain to them later, okay?”
Ji Yunqi nodded. That was good. If Old Beggar saw him the first thing, it would still be troublesome.
It would be better to let his son interact with Old Beggar first, and then Ji Yunqi would make his grand entrance, so that everything would be perfect with an explanation.
“Go ahead.”
“Alright.”
As Ji Chengyun took a deep breath and slowly opened the door, the person in front of him was exactly as he remembered his maternal grandparents.
“Grandpa, Grandma.”
Upon seeing her grandson for the first time, Jiang Hua couldn’t help but step forward and hug Ji Chengyun. “Child, you’ve suffered. After all these years, Grandma hasn’t visited you much.”
Ji Chengyun patted Jiang Hua’s shoulder in return, his eyes changing from a hint of fear to gentleness.
Grandma missed him, and how could he not miss his Grandma?
For so many years, due to his concern for his mother’s feelings, he had never truly had a good chat with his maternal grandparents in person.
However, at this juncture of his marriage, he could have a good chat with his maternal grandparents and also resolve the conflict between his mother and his maternal grandfather.
To help them reconcile.
“Brat, you’ve grown so much in the blink of an eye. Grandpa has to look up to you now.” Ye Lingyu had no other expression on his face, only two words: satisfaction.
“Alright, Grandpa, Grandma, come in quickly.”
“Okay, okay, okay.”
As the three walked into the house, Zhang Xinrou immediately served two cups of tea.
“Grandpa, Grandma, have some tea, hehe~”
Ye Lingyu turned to look at Zhang Xinrou. He was very satisfied with his granddaughter-in-law. She was beautiful and had a good personality. Moreover, she and his grandson had grown up together, so they knew each other well.
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Suddenly, Ye Lingyu seemed to recall something, and his gaze swept around the room. However, as soon as he turned around, he saw Ji Yunqi’s silly smile.
“Oh my god!”
Caught off guard by such an infectious smile, Ye Lingyu couldn’t react.
“You… Why are you here too?”
At this moment, Ye Lingyu’s mind was filled with confusion. He never expected that a student he had casually interacted with at Rongcheng University would be at his grandson’s house.
And didn’t this girl say that she wasn’t very familiar with Ji Chengyun? How did she suddenly appear at home?
“I… Uh… I’ll say something, don’t get excited, okay?”
“Ah? Then tell me, I won’t get excited.”
Although Ye Lingyu was full of doubts, he was willing to listen to Ji Yunqi finish speaking. Perhaps his doubts would be directly answered.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the small room was extremely tense. Ji Chengyun and Zhang Xinrou clenched their fists, and Ji Yunqi was also very nervous.
For some reason, she felt the same tension as when she met her father-in-law for the first time, but after so many years.
She and her father-in-law were already familiar with each other, so it shouldn’t be like this!
She was his daughter-in-law! How could she be afraid?
“Um, Old Beggar… No, uh… Actually, your daughter died a few months ago, your son-in-law…”
“What did you say?!” Ye Lingyu didn’t even let Ji Yunqi finish before he suddenly stood up, grabbed Ji Yunqi’s collar, his eyes filled with terror.
Ye Lingyu’s sudden outburst truly shocked Ji Yunqi, and she felt dizzy and disoriented.
Sensing his father’s unusual behavior, Ji Chengyun quickly stepped forward to separate them, then helped Ji Yunqi to sit down.
“Grandpa, don’t get excited, she hasn’t finished speaking.”
Feeling a nudge from behind, Ye Lingyu took a deep breath and sat back on the sofa, then looked at his grandson.
“You tell me, her condition seems not very good.”
Ji Chengyun didn’t delay and directly took out the death notifications of his parents from the coffee table drawer and handed them to Ye Lingyu.
Upon seeing these two death notifications, Ye Lingyu felt his breathing quicken considerably.
However, remembering that his son-in-law had been chatting with him a few days ago, he subconsciously decided that there must be a misunderstanding here.
“What exactly is going on, Chengyun? Don’t joke with Grandpa, okay?”
Ji Chengyun shook his head. “I’m not joking, this is real!”
“Wow, my goodness!” Seeing Ye Lingyu trembling as if he was about to fall backward, Ji Chengyun quickly said.
“Actually, they are all fine now, they are all still alive, and they are watching you here. Moreover, they are in very good health, they just changed their appearance!”
“Are you serious?”
Ji Chengyun:………….
He didn’t know what to say. Wasn’t that old man trembling just now? How did he become energetic in an instant?
“Uh… yes.”
“Where are they?”
Ji Chengyun glanced at Ji Yunqi. Although he didn’t speak, Ye Lingyu seemed to understand his gaze.
After carefully looking at Ji Yunqi’s eyes, Ye Lingyu stepped forward, his expression serious, and then hugged Ji Yunqi.
“Daughter! It’s Dad’s fault. Don’t blame Dad anymore, okay? Don’t ignore Dad, Dad can’t do without you…”
Ji Yunqi: (・_・ヾ)
Ji Chengyun and Zhang Xinrou were speechless at this scene. Although it was a little unexpected, it was within reason.
“Um… Dad, let go first…” Ji Yunqi wanted to curse. How could this Old Beggar be so strong? He could barely breathe!
“No! Daughter, promise Dad first, okay?”
Ji Yunqi: (╬ಠ益ಠ)
“Old Beggar, let go, you’re suffocating me!”
Ye Lingyu’s choked voice abruptly stopped. He immediately let go, and also checked Ji Yunqi’s condition. Seeing that she was fine, he was relieved.
“Daughter, are you okay?”
“I’m not your daughter.”
“Okay, don’t be angry anymore, okay? It’s been decades, Dad was wrong, Dad won’t do this again, okay?”
Ji Yunqi sighed slightly, feeling a headache. Is this Old Beggar not listening?
“What I mean is, I’m really not your daughter, your daughter didn’t come here today.”
“Ah?”
Ye Lingyu’s previously shining eyes dimmed. However, he seemed to recall something and looked up at Ji Yunqi. “Then why did you call me Dad just now?”
“Because I did call you Dad, there’s nothing wrong with that.”
“Ah?”
Ye Lingyu: (⊙_⊙)
At this moment, Ye Lingyu’s brain was working at full speed, but he couldn’t figure out when he gained such a young daughter. He didn’t seem to have done anything wrong, did he?
He had never made the mistakes that men make, so it shouldn’t be like this!
“Ouch, it hurts, it hurts~”
“Old man, you’d better explain clearly!”
Seeing that a domestic violence scene was about to unfold between Jiang Hua and Ye Lingyu, Ji Yunqi had to quickly speak up. “I’m your son-in-law!”
As soon as the words were out, the scene fell silent. Everyone stared blankly at Ji Yunqi, and Ye Lingyu, freed from Jiang Hua’s control, ran to Ji Yunqi and examined her closely.
“Son-in-law?”
“Yes, Dad.”
“What the hell?”
……………….
It took Ji Yunqi and Ji Chengyun a full hour to explain everything, and only then did Ye Lingyu and Jiang Hua have a general understanding of what had happened.
On the sofa, Ye Lingyu looked at the little loli in front of him, holding a teacup. Although he had confirmed the identity of the person in front of him, he still found it difficult to connect this little loli with his son-in-law.
Thinking of his son-in-law, who should be a greasy middle-aged man in his tens of years now, turning into a little loli, he felt a shiver.
“Dad, what’s wrong?”
“Pfft…”
……….
“Sorry, son-in-law, I couldn’t control myself just now. Um… how is my daughter?”
Ji Yunqi wiped the remaining tea from his face, looking helpless. “Don’t worry, he’s fine. Do you need me to call him over now?”
“This…”
Seeing the conflicted expression on Ye Lingyu’s face, Ji Yunqi knew that this Old Beggar had backed down, and he was also scared.
Seeing this, Ji Yunqi knew it was time for him to exert his force!
Ji Yunqi sat beside Ye Lingyu and patted his shoulder as if they were good buddies. “Don’t be afraid, Dad, don’t be afraid, I’m here, he won’t do anything to you.”
Ye Lingyu gave Ji Yunqi a strange look. “What, you’re in charge of your family?”
“Hehe, of course, that’s for sure~”
Seeing Ji Yunqi’s confidence, Ye Lingyu was relieved. “Okay, then call him over. Thank you, my good son-in-law!”
“Father-in-law, no need to be so polite. This is what your humble son-in-law should do!”
“Hahahaha!”
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