âSomething like that,â Ji Shiting said calmly.
Ji Ziliang couldnât read his mind, so he smiled and said, âSorry, Shiting. I shouldâve let you return to the Ji family.â
âYour surname is Ji too. Why wonât you return to the Ji family?â Ji Shiting said.
âBecause I donât have the right.â Ji Ziliang lowered his gaze. âJi Ziliang died more than twenty years ago.â
Ji Shiting looked at him as if he was waiting for him to continue, but Ji Ziliang fell silent.
âOld Yuan said that you were knocked unconscious and taken away until you woke up in the hospital. You donât know what happened during that time, do you?â Ji Shiting asked.
Ji Ziliangâs hand trembled, and he nodded gently.
Ji Shiting smiled.
If he was right, Ji Ziliang had been sober the entire time. He knew what had happened, and Ji Ziliang might have been the one who had sent him to the hospital.
âDo you know who did it?â Ji Shiting asked nonchalantly.
Ji Ziliang struggled for a bit and said, âI reckon it has something to do with the person Jing Zhiyuan left behind. I heard that Jing Zhiyuan has a daughter, and those people might contact that girl. However, that girl is still studying overseas, and she wonât return to China anytime soon. It wonât be too late to pay attention after she returns to China. By the way, you have some ties with Jiang Yu before. You can try to contact himâ¦â
âMm.â Ji Shiting nodded. âYou seem to be familiar with Jing Zhiyuanâs situation.â
âNot at all.â Ji Ziliang forced a smile. âI heard it from Old Yuan.â
Ji Shiting didnât ask further and smiled.
Ji Ziliang had given him enough information, so he didnât want to mind his selfishness.
âShiting, are you⦠really going back?â Ji Ziliang looked up at him and said. âCanât you not go back?â
Ji Shiting curled his lips and said, âIâm afraid not. You said you died more than twenty years ago, but in the yes of everyone, Iâm just missing.â
After all, there was someone waiting for him.
âThen⦠When are you leaving?â Ji Ziliangâs voice trembled.
Ji Shiting said, âIn the next two days.â
âSo soon? I think you should be more cautiousâ¦â
âI wonât return to the Ji family so soon,â Ji Shiting interrupted him. âBut I wonât stay here anymore.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Ji Ziliang was rendered speechless.
âCan you come back and visit me when you have time?â He forced a smile.
Ji Shiting paused and said, âIf itâs convenient.â
He didnât promise or confirm anything.
âThatâs good, thatâs good.â Ji Ziliang seemed satisfied. He nodded and started to boil water in the kettle.
Ji Shiting suddenly felt that his back looked a bit old.
He didnât say anything else and returned to the living room.
â¦
On the other hand, Ye Shengge dragged Sun Ye to several malls and finally bought clothes she was satisfied with.
She started to try the clothes on after returning to the hotel, wanting to choose the best dress to wear to her date with Ji Shiting tomorrow. Sun Ye then came to find her.
âMadam, Iâve canceled all appointments on your schedule for the next two days.â Sun Ye flipped open the schedule. âAccording to the original plan, weâre going back the day after tomorrow. Do you want to change the flight tickets?â