The next morning, the sky was clear and the air was crisp.

Ji Tianyuan returned to her parents' home alone. She originally intended to go to the Ji family group to talk to Ji Mingjing, but Shen Xinrong told her that Ji Mingjing had been working from home all this time.

As for why?

Shen Xinrong guessed that Ji Mingjing was too fond of the child in Rongrong's belly.

Ji Tianyuan frowned as she listened.

"Which woman doesn't get pregnant? How can he not go to the company because of this? What if his subordinates try to fool him? Who will bear the losses?"

Hearing Ji Tianyuan's dissatisfied words, Shen Xinrong twitched the corners of her mouth: "You can only say this to him yourself, otherwise I'm afraid Mingsheng and I will have to move out of the old house."

Ji Tianyuan was both shocked and furious: "Mingjing wants to drive you two away?"

Shen Xinrong on the other end of the phone rolled her eyes: "Nothing of the sort. Don't overthink it. Let's talk when you get home."

And that was how the phone call ended.

Ji Tianyuan froze, and after realizing that her niece-in-law had hung up on her, she gripped her phone tightly.

Has her family forgotten about her because she hasn't been back to her parents' home for so long?

Ji Tianyuan instructed the driver, "Drive faster."

"Yes, madam."

The driver sped up.

About half an hour later, Ji Tianyuan's car arrived at the Ji family home.

The steward knocked on the door of Wuya Courtyard's study and reported, "Master, the eldest aunt has returned and requests that you come to the main hall to speak with her."

Ji Mingjing raised her head.

A moment later, he came out of the study, asking as he walked, "Do you know why you wanted to see me?"

The butler shook his head and said, "The eldest aunt didn't say anything, but she didn't look too good."

Upon hearing this, Ji Mingjing knew why his aunt had returned.

We walked all the way to the main hall.

Ji Mingjing looked at Ji Tianyuan, who was chatting with Shen Xinrong: "Aunt."

Ji Tianyuan seemed not to hear her and continued talking to Shen Xinrong, trying to give her nephew a subtle but firm rebuke.

"My aunt asked someone to call me over. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

Ji Mingjing turned and left.

"Stop right there!" Ji Tianyuan shouted angrily as she stood up.

Ji Mingjing turned around and looked at her silently.

Startled by his gaze, Ji Tianyuan regained her senses. Thinking of her daughter, she suppressed her anger and said, "Mingjing, let's talk in the study."

There are some things that even your nephew's wife shouldn't hear.

Ji Mingjing remained silent.

Shen Xinrong glanced at them and then stood up to make room for them.

"Aunt, you and Mingjing talk for a while, I'll go tell the kitchen to make your favorite dishes."

After saying that, she walked out of the main hall.

Ji Tianyuan pointed to a chair and said, "Alright, your sister-in-law is gone, let's sit down and talk."

"Aunt, if you have anything to say, please don't hesitate to ask. But if there's nothing else, I have some work to do, so please excuse me."

"The job you're talking about is spending time with your wife, right?"

Ji Tianyuan glared angrily at her nephew. He was getting more and more audacious, daring to speak to her like that.

"There's something I want to ask you: what's your relationship with the Gu family like?"

"It's alright."

Ji Mingjing said it casually.

"What's usually the situation?"

Ji Tianyuan frowned; this nephew was truly outrageous.

Ji Mingjing spoke nonsense with a straight face: "The Gu family is a century-old family with a long history and profound foundation. Although it cannot compare with my Ji family, it is not far behind. Moreover, the fourth son of the Gu family is black-faced and cunning. He is difficult to deal with on his own. My Ji family disdains to use tricks, so he is no match for us."

"Are you that afraid of that fourth son of the Gu family?" Ji Tianyuan looked at him with suspicion.

“Aunt, this isn’t a matter of fear or not, but a matter of strength. The Gu family is far too powerful. What does my Ji family have besides some who live off their past glory? The advantage is not with us. If you want to target the Gu family, I am powerless to do so.”

With each word Ji Mingjing spoke, he cursed Gu Si as a bastard in his heart.

He kindly delivered a message, but Gu Si ended up clinging to him?

Unfortunately, that bastard Gu Si was right; Ding Muyun was his cousin.

He must have had the worst luck in his life to have such a clueless cousin.

Ji Tianyuan frowned; the Gu family was indeed very powerful.

"If, Mingjing—I mean, if—someone gets pregnant with the Gu family's child, will the Gu family keep the baby, or will they make them have an abortion?"

Ji Tianyuan originally wanted to use the Ji family's influence to put pressure on the Gu family and force Gu Chenge to marry her daughter.

However, the Gu family was more powerful than the Ji family, so she had no choice but to settle for second best.

But Ji Mingjing's words shattered her illusions.

"Don't even think about it, your cousin's child isn't Gu Chenge's."

I wasn't talking about your cousin.

Ji Tianyuan denied it, saying, "Your cousin isn't married yet, how could she be pregnant? Don't spread rumors and ruin her reputation."

Ji Mingjing said indifferently, "If you say no, then no."

Ji Tianyuan was stunned.

After a long pause, she lowered her voice and said, "Your cousin is pregnant out of wedlock. You can't let your uncle know, or he'll definitely beat her to death."

If the rest of the Ding family found out about this, they would laugh at her daughter even more, so she had to keep it a secret.

Ji Tianyuan looked worried.

"Mingjing, do you have a way..."

Before Ji Tianyuan could finish speaking, Ji Mingjing refused, saying, "There's nothing I can do; the Gu family isn't made of good-for-nothings."

Ji Tianyuan frowned: "You didn't even finish listening..."

"Aunt, don't treat others like fools. I've said all I need to say."

After saying this, Ji Mingjing got up and left.

Ji Tianyuan watched his retreating figure, her face turning pale with anger.

After a while, Ji Tianyuan sat back down in her chair. She felt like her head was buzzing and that one head had become two.

What should she do about her daughter?

No! Since Mingjing knows the child isn't Gu Chenge's, he should also know who the child's biological father is, right?

Thinking of this, Ji Tianyuan hurriedly stood up and chased after him.

She had to go to her nephew and get to the bottom of it.

"Mingjing, let me ask you, you just said you knew the child wasn't Gu Chenge's, so who is his biological father? Who is he?"

Upon hearing Ji Tianyuan's voice, Ji Mingjing stopped and turned around.

His smile looked like mockery to Ji Tianyuan, and she glared angrily at Ji Mingjing.

Ji Mingjing ignored Ji Tianyuan's expression and said with a smile, "Aunt, you should have understood what I just said, right? My cousin had an accident on Yezhou Island. You can check who she had the most contact with on Yezhou Island. After all, you don't really trust what I say."

"Yezhou Island? Could it be the Wu family?"

Ji Tianyuan was visibly excited, her hands clenched into fists, filled with disbelief.

The next second, she denied it, saying, "Impossible, you're talking nonsense!"

"Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, Aunt knows for sure. Anyway, this child has nothing to do with Gu Chenge. I'm just advising you, Aunt, never provoke the Gu family, otherwise your Ding family will be in danger."

After Ji Mingjing finished speaking, he strode towards Wuya Courtyard.

Ji Tianyuan was left standing there, biting her teeth.