Chapter 119: Trendy Old Man
“I don’t know what will happen to them in the future. I feel like they won’t give up.”
Xia Zijie also frowned.
Although he had resolved the current crisis, he did not have the ability to control Kyoto. Even if he could protect Ji Yunqi on the surface,
It was hard to guarantee that they wouldn’t have ulterior motives behind the scenes.
This was also his concern. There was no other way now, so he could only take it one step at a time. At worst, he would deal with whatever came his way.
However, for Xia Zijie, there was another more serious matter.
That was… Ji Yunqi might not be able to stay by his side anymore, because he had already seen a… Maybach parked downstairs…
Even though he didn’t know the license plate or who it belonged to, Xia Zijie’s intuition told him that the visitor was not friendly. His intuition had always been accurate…
“Alright, don’t be afraid. With me here, they wouldn’t dare to touch you.”
“Mmm, I believe you.” Ji Yunqi naturally believed Xia Zijie, but she still had to find a way to return.
Just as Xia Zijie sat back at his desk and had not yet dealt with a few official duties, someone knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
As the words fell, the office door was pushed open, and the person who walked in was none other than the receptionist from downstairs.
Seeing the flustered expression on the other person’s face, Xia Zijie knew that something bad had happened!
Ji Yunqi also put down her phone and looked at the person who came in, her eyes full of confusion. Why was the receptionist so flustered?
When she arrived, her expression was calm and composed.
Her current behavior made it seem as if the sky was falling.
“Boss… something’s happened…”
“What’s wrong?”
Even Xia Zijie couldn’t sit still now. Could it be that what he was just worrying about had happened so soon?
“Someone’s come downstairs, specifically asking to take the young lady away.”
“What?” Ji Yunqi stood up instantly upon hearing this.
What did it mean to specifically ask to take her away?
Was she some kind of valuable commodity that everyone wanted to snatch? And seeing the nervous expressions of the two people in front of her,
It seemed like the person who came this time had a significant background. Did that mean she was in great danger?
“Who is it? Who wants to take me away? I don’t remember having any connection with anyone!”
“Uh… Miss, they didn’t reveal their identity, they just asked for you to come down and said they wanted to take you.”
Given the situation, Ji Yunqi definitely couldn’t just go down like this.
She didn’t even know who these people were, and who knew what they wanted to do with her if they took her away.
Facing these unknown risks, Ji Yunqi admitted that she was indeed a little panicked at this moment.
Her previous calmness was based on her being able to see her opponents and strategize. But now it was different; the other party’s identity was unknown, and they were very powerful…
“Let’s go down and see. Lingering here is not a solution,” Xia Zijie made a decision.
In fact, Xia Zijie had basically guessed who was coming to take Ji Yunqi away.
He knew very well that perhaps Ji Yunqi would be safer and more at ease with him, but he still had some selfish desires… It would be great if she could stay by his side for a while longer?
But now, it seemed unlikely…
“Okay.”
Ji Yunqi also knew that she couldn’t just wait to die when something happened. No matter who wanted to take her away, she should go and see.
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In front of the Company Group’s main entrance…
A black Maybach was parked there quietly…
And its license plate number was the most eye-catching.
[Jing A·00009]
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Xia Zijie led Ji Yunqi out of the company. Looking at the black Maybach, he understood.
However, Ji Yunqi, who didn’t know the specific situation, took a step back behind Xia Zijie, a little timidly.
Her gaze was fixed on the black Maybach…
Several bodyguards in black suits stood around it. They stood tall and straight, like an insurmountable wall.
Because this was a financial district, there were relatively few pedestrians, and not many people noticed this scene.
Instead, many employees within the company group were silently watching everything.
At this moment, the atmosphere seemed to be extremely tense.
Most of them didn’t know who the owner of this car was, but they understood very well that the owner of a car with this license plate number must have great influence in Kyoto.
They were probably not people they could afford to offend.
Just then, the Maybach’s door slowly opened…
A bodyguard quickly stepped forward, respectfully opened the car door, and extended a hand to help someone out.
At this moment, Ji Yunqi’s heart was in her throat. She was very curious about what kind of person would target her.
However, her subconscious seemed to be telling her that this person would not harm her.
But the powerful oppressive force still made Ji Yunqi’s body tremble slightly; she seemed unwilling to face him.
As the car door was fully opened…
An old man wearing sunglasses, a trendy floral shirt, and floral pants emerged from inside.
This scene stunned everyone around.
No way…
Is the contrast this big?
Driving a Maybach with such a special license plate, and it turns out… he’s quite fashionable…
Ji Yunqi frowned slightly, walked out from behind Xia Zijie, and stretched her neck to look at the trendy old man in front of her.
For a moment, she really couldn’t recognize him.
“Old sir, you are…”
“What, brat, you don’t recognize me?”
As a reprimand blurted out, Ji Yunqi trembled all over. After carefully examining him, she realized.
How could this trendy old man in front of her be a stranger? This was her father-in-law!
“Old Bi Deng? What are you doing here?” Ji Yunqi blurted out almost instinctively, not even realizing anything was wrong.
“Rebellious son! What did you just say? What did you call me?”
Ye Lingyu was very unhappy at this moment. In front of everyone, this brat called him “Old Bi Deng.” Could he tolerate this?
“Ah? Oh no no no, that… what are you doing here?”
“Heh heh, why am I here? Of course, I’m here to pick you up to go home. Do you still want to run around outside?”
Ji Yunqi paused slightly. Old Bi Deng came specifically to pick her up?
Was this what Old Bi Deng had said before, that she could play in Kyoto as she pleased, and he would make arrangements?
“I’m not…”
Ji Yunqi was about to run towards Ye Lingyu, but she suddenly thought of the person beside her.
She turned to look at Xia Zijie.
His face still wore a calm smile, as if he didn’t want to show any negative emotions to Ji Yunqi.
However, Xia Zijie’s trembling body and tightly clenched fists had completely revealed his inner emotions.
If it were in the past, Ji Yunqi would have run away without looking back. But now, she knew that Xia Zijie loved her, and he had helped her a lot during this time.
She could no longer completely ignore Xia Zijie.
Ji Yunqi knew very well that Xia Zijie would definitely be reluctant to let her leave. However, now that her father-in-law had come to pick her up in person, she had no reason to refuse.
But she could stay with Xia Zijie in another way.
Ji Yunqi stepped forward and held Xia Zijie’s hands. “I’m going home first, but I’ll definitely continue to play here for a while. Can you be my guide?”
Upon hearing this, Xia Zijie’s originally clouded eyes regained their vitality, as if these simple words were heavenly music that reignited his soul.
Xia Zijie agreed without hesitation.
“Okay.”
“No matter where you want to go, I’ll accompany you.”
Seeing Xia Zijie agree, Ji Yunqi knew that she had managed to stabilize him for now.
“Then I’ll… go home first.”
“Okay, go ahead.”
With that, Ji Yunqi turned and ran towards Ye Lingyu.
She didn’t know how happy her father-in-law would be when he knew that she was carrying his grandson and granddaughter.
Ye Lingyu naturally raised his hand and touched Ji Yunqi’s head, saying gently, “Let’s go, come home with me.”
After putting Ji Yunqi into the car, Ye Lingyu didn’t get into the car immediately. Instead, he turned his head and looked at Xia Zijie with a sharp gaze.
“Kid, I don’t want anyone else to know about what happened today. You understand, right?”
Xia Zijie nodded: “Old sir, I understand. I will handle everything here and restrain the employees so they don’t speak nonsense.”
“That’s best…”
Ye Lingyu didn’t want to say anything more about the relationship between Xia Zijie and Ji Yunqi. He knew very well that his son-in-law knew what to do and what not to do.
If he really did something that wronged his wife, he would naturally teach him a good lesson.
But for now…
As long as he didn’t make mistakes, especially any fundamental mistakes, Ji Yunqi was just a cute child in his eyes.
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“Dad, is this what you used to tell me, that you’d cover for me when something happened?”
Ye Lingyu showed a proud smile: “Hahaha, that’s right. I don’t have much ability, but it’s absolutely no problem to ensure you can move freely in Kyoto.”
Looking at the convoy leading and escorting them from the front and back, Ji Yunqi was now very curious about her father-in-law’s identity.
She felt like his identity was very high.
For so many years, Ji Yunqi knew very little about her father-in-law.
Since marrying his wife back then, she had always kept in touch with her father-in-law, often reporting on his wife’s health.
Therefore, their relationship was also very good. It was likely that even without his wife, they could be considered friends who met late in life.
Although Ye Lingyu held a high position, he was exceptionally easygoing.
Of course, this easygoingness mainly referred to him being easygoing with his own family, but it was completely different for outsiders.
It was just that Ji Yunqi had never seen it.
Ji Yunqi thought about her father-in-law’s license plate number…
[Jing A·00009]
This license plate number was quite early.
Logically speaking, such early license plate numbers were exclusive to high-ranking government officials.
But Ye Lingyu was clearly not. Ji Yunqi was almost certain of this.
However, for high-ranking officials, how high would their status have to be to possess a license plate number with this sequence?
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“Dad, how are Cheng Yun and the others?”
On that day, Ji Yunqi left without saying goodbye. Her son’s wedding had not yet completely finished when she ran to Kyoto alone.
She didn’t know the follow-up situation of the wedding. Now, she could only ask her father-in-law.
After all, after she left, it was mainly her father-in-law, mother-in-law, and wife who were responsible for the follow-up work.
“Don’t worry, Cheng Yun and the others are fine. They wanted to come find you, but I stopped them. Why would so many people come? It’s enough for me to come. Play in Kyoto for a while longer. After all, it’s not often that you get out, is it?”
Hearing that her son and the others were fine, Ji Yunqi was relieved.
Now that she had her father-in-law protecting her, she no longer needed to worry about the Gu family, right?
“Dad, you should know what happened when I came to Kyoto, right?”
Logically speaking, with Ye Lingyu’s great influence, it was estimated that he would know everything Ji Yunqi had done. If Ye Lingyu didn’t know anything, Ji Yunqi wouldn’t believe it.
“Of course, I know. What do you want to ask?”
“Dad… regarding the Gu family…”
Ye Lingyu waved his hand.
“Don’t worry, they are just a mob. After you’ve had your fun for a while, I’ll arrange a banquet, and then your identity will be revealed.”
“Reveal my identity?”
Ji Yunqi didn’t quite understand when she heard this.
Although privately, she called Ye Lingyu father-in-law and Dad, in the eyes of the public, she and Ye Lingyu had no relationship.
Moreover, even though her wife’s physical condition had changed, she sometimes called him father-in-law now, but it was only what they knew privately.
She didn’t care, as she was an orphan and didn’t need to acknowledge the Gu family. But didn’t her wife have parents now?
Ye Lingyu was, after all, an old hand with decades of experience, so he naturally knew what Ji Yunqi was worried about and immediately tried to persuade her.
“Don’t worry, I’ve also investigated his situation clearly. A few months ago, his current adoptive parents lost their lives in an incident abroad.”
“So that’s how it is…”
Ji Yunqi could now understand what her wife had said before about those adoptive parents not sending money for several months.
It turned out it wasn’t that they truly didn’t care about this child anymore, but that they had lost their lives!
If that was the case, wouldn’t that be perfect?
Then could she appear as her daughter-in-law?
Although it felt strange, this seemed to be the most fitting explanation.
“Dad, does that mean I’ll appear in public as your daughter-in-law from now on?”
“Ouch!”
As soon as Ji Yunqi finished speaking, Ye Lingyu tapped her on the head.
“Are you stupid? My grandson is over twenty years old!”
“What? My daughter-in-law is only 18? Is my daughter-in-law younger than my grandson? Don’t you think it’s strange?”
Ji Yunqi rubbed her slightly sore head, pouted her small mouth, and said aggrievedly, “Then what should I do?”
“Heh, you girl, how did you get so stupid? In front of outsiders, just say you’re my granddaughter-in-law, and that’s it.”
“Huh? Then wouldn’t I be in the same generation as Cheng Yun directly?”
Ji Yunqi began to mourn for her future in her heart…
Now, she had really lowered her generation…
“It’s okay, it’s just saying that in front of outsiders. At home, we’ll be as we always are.”
Ji Yunqi nodded. She also understood that this was the best solution, but she was still a little unhappy…
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As the convoy drove through the streets of Kyoto, they finally arrived at a manor…
Ji Yunqi’s mouth was agape…
She had originally thought that a detached villa was the limit, but she never expected that Old Bi Deng lived in a manor!
“This is what you saw in the novel, the so-called… old house. Hehe, how is it? The environment is quite good, right?”
Ji Yunqi glanced sideways and noticed the proud look on Old Bi Deng’s face. Her expression immediately changed from excited and curious to calm and indifferent.
“Oh, it’s just so-so~”
???
“Hey, brat, this is a manor, and there’s a courtyard house inside. You’re telling me it’s just so-so?”
“So what?”
“Go to hell!” Ye Lingyu was once again provoked by Ji Yunqi and raised his palm to hit her.
Ji Yunqi puffed out her chest, not to be outdone!
“Old man, let me tell you, I’m holding the emperor hostage today!”
“What are you talking about?”
Ye Lingyu couldn’t understand Ji Yunqi’s words at all. What did “holding the emperor hostage” mean? Their family wasn’t competing for the throne, so what was she doing with “holding the emperor hostage”?
“What are you saying? I don’t understand.”
Ji Yunqi’s eyes rolled, and then she crossed her arms: “Because you can’t touch me now!”
Ye Lingyu frowned slightly. Can’t touch her?
Did this girl have something else going on in Kyoto?
He had returned in a hurry and had only inquired about Ji Yunqi and the Gu family’s affairs. He hadn’t had time to investigate anything else.
Could it be that she was injured?
That shouldn’t be the case. With his discernment, apart from… well, being slightly less intelligent, wasn’t she full of life?
Seeing that Ye Lingyu still couldn’t understand, Ji Yunqi took the initiative to touch her stomach.
“Do you know what this is?”
“Stomach.”
“Do you know what’s inside?”
“Poop,” Ye Lingyu blurted out almost without thinking.
Such a crude answer caught Ji Yunqi off guard. She widened her eyes and looked at Ye Lingyu, then looked down at her stomach… Was that what she meant?
“You’re stupid, there’s a baby in here!”
“What? Who did you eat the child of?”
Ji Yunqi:………..
“My heavens…”
“Oh dear…”
This time, it was Ye Lingyu’s turn to let out a scream. Jiang Hua walked over from behind him and grabbed Ye Lingyu’s ear.
“Can’t you hear what your daughter-in-law means? She’s saying she’s pregnant!”
“What? Pregnant? Whose child?”
“Ahhh!!! It hurts, it hurts, wife! Be gentle…”
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After a brief farce, Ji Yunqi and Ye Lingyu sat on the sofa properly…
“You child, why didn’t you just say you were pregnant? You made me guess all along.”
Ji Yunqi, facing her father-in-law’s somewhat resentful gaze, had no intention of responding and simply turned her head away.
It made him so angry.
“It’s your fault for not using your brain, not mine~”
“Ahhh, you rebellious son, I’m going to teach you a lesson…”
“Who are you going to teach a lesson to?!” Jiang Hua’s fierce words made Ye Lingyu instantly wilt… He could only sit obediently.
Now that Ji Yunqi had the imperial sword in hand, he was completely helpless.
However, although he still looked like he wanted to hit Ji Yunqi, in reality, he was already overjoyed.
He did this, in fact, just to add some liveliness to this empty house, and also to make Ji Yunqi feel better.
Even though Ye Lingyu sometimes tapped Ji Yunqi on the head, when had he ever truly hit her?
After all, Ji Yunqi had been with him for over twenty years. For over twenty years, his daughter had never contacted him, and it was always Ji Yunqi, as a junior, who cared for him.
If we talk about time, Ji Yunqi had spent more time talking and chatting with them to pass the time than Ye Mingkong.
People are not grass and trees. How can they be heartless?
After so many years of companionship, let alone Ji Yunqi being his son-in-law, even if he were just an ordinary young man, they would have become family long ago, right?
After some simple playful banter, Ye Lingyu looked at Ji Yunqi.
“How long have you been pregnant? Have you been to the hospital for a check-up?”
“Don’t worry, I’ve already been checked. The baby is fine, there’s no problem. Just follow the routine. It’s fine.”
“That’s good. Since you’re pregnant, do you still want to go out and play?”
Ye Lingyu actually didn’t want to limit Ji Yunqi’s freedom, but the situation was different now. She was pregnant and considered a more fragile group.
If he let her go out to play, he would indeed be a little worried.
“Dad, don’t worry, I’m only one month pregnant. There’s not much difference from a normal person, and the doctor said that as long as I maintain a good mood, it’s OK~”
Ye Lingyu also understood this, but… the mindset of an old father was always like this.
“Alright then, as long as you know what you’re doing. Let your mother show you to your room.”
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Late at night…
Ji Yunqi lay on the bed, tossing and turning restlessly…
A while ago, she was too busy. After arriving in Kyoto, she was always under external pressure, and she rarely had the chance to truly calm down.
From the initial pressure from the Gu family to the combined pressure from the Gu and Xia families, Ji Yunqi felt a little uneasy.
Later, Xia Zijie took her away, and she was always thinking about the years between Xia Zijie and herself, not thinking about other things.
But now that she had arrived here…
Arriving at her father-in-law’s residence, which was also her home, Ji Yunqi became unusually lost.
And now, in the middle of the night…
She lay alone in the vast room, and she felt a little… lonely…
At this moment, her mind was in a mess. This was the first time… she wanted to proactively find a man…
This thought made Ji Yunqi feel scared. Was she sick? Why would she have such strange thoughts?
For some reason, Ji Yunqi felt a sense of anxiety again. Although it was very slight, it existed, making it difficult for her to sleep peacefully.
At this moment, how nice it would be if someone could come and keep her company?
“Sigh… Wife, where are you?”
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