Chapter 54 She Wants to Find a Father for Her Child
Hearing the name that was once engraved in his heart again, Ji Hebai's hand holding the pen paused slightly.
It was a long time before he came to his senses, until a round and full bead of ink seeped out from the tip of the pen and gently fell on the white paper, creating a black blotch.
Outside the window, the shadows of the trees danced, reflecting the flowing light through the glass, making his eyes move slightly, and layers of blue and white progressed, and his originally calm expression seemed to relax slightly.
Like a snow mountain collapse.
"Isn't this the little mute?"
Luo Xiu's voice echoed in his ears. Before he could continue, Ji Hebai put down his pen, took a few steps forward, and snatched the envelope from Luo Xiu's hand.
Lower your eyes.
The writing was a little crooked, as if the owner of the envelope rarely wrote, but—
Ji Hebai recognized it as Zhong Qiao's handwriting at a glance.
Zhong Qiao has a little-known habit when writing: she likes to write very small.
Because of this habit, I was often criticized in public by teachers at school.
The teacher said, handwriting reflects the character of the person. Zhong Qiao, you should at least practice this handwriting. When you encounter the college entrance examination, it will be like a thousand troops competing for a single place. If the examiner misjudges your handwriting and gives you one point less, you will fall behind others by more than ten places!
Zhong Qiao is not talkative and nodded obediently.
But over the years, Zhong Qiao has not changed this habit.
Fortunately, there was no misjudgment in the college entrance examination.
She did very well in the exam that time.
Ji Hebai once returned to school.
On a rainy night, on that bluestone board.
He saw Zhong Qiao's photo at a glance. It was pasted in the middle, with the words "first in liberal arts" and her name and major written in capital letters below. Her grades were as bright as her spirited smile.
Thinking of this, Ji Hebai couldn't help but smile.
Luo Xiu didn't see his good brother's expression. He racked his brains to think about the meaning of Zhong Qiao's behavior. Suddenly he thought of something, his eyes widened, and he slapped his thigh wildly in grief and anger.
"Oh, what a mistake! Ji Hebai, it's a good thing you called off your marriage with her. This woman is quite scheming! Knowing she's divorced, she came to you to reminisce about the past? She must be looking for a stepfather for the child! To register the child's household!"
"You must protect your chastity and never be fooled!" he repeatedly reminded her.
There was some anger in these words, but it was no wonder that Luo Xiu rejected Zhong Qiao like this.
He and Ji Hebai grew up together and knew all the little-known things about the Ji family.
When it comes to Zhong Qiao, others only know that she is the money-losing girl from the Zhong family who went to college and eloped with an outsider and gave birth to a child.
Luo Xiu knew it very well.
Zhong Qiao.
Ji Hebai's fiancée since childhood.
At that time, Zhong Qiao was the famous "pretty little mute" in the compound. She had no friends and was often ostracized by several peers in her grandfather's family. So she followed Ji Hebai like a little tail every day.
Later, when he fell into the water, he seemed like a different person. He forgot everything that happened before and became a complete nerd.
Very boring!
Luo Xiu had never seen Zhong Qiao grow up, but he knew that the Ji family had always had a knot in their hearts.
This knot in the heart is Zhong Qiao.
That incident caused the marriage between the two families to be invalidated and also made Ji Hebai lose face.
The Ji family was merciful in not eating her alive.
"Brother, I'm not saying anything bad about you."
Thinking of this, Luo Xiu patted Ji Hebai's shoulder, shook his head and sighed. While pretending to be extremely sad, there was a hint of ridicule towards his brother between his eyebrows.
"You're unlucky to be in their family. I heard they already have two children. Why don't you take a look at some other nice girls? Then give birth to a child for me to play with."
Luo Xiu's eyes rolled around and he grinned, "That Zhou Yingying last time was very nice. The girl was completely devoted to you and spoke softly. Why did you reject her so much?"
"If you ask me, don't be stubborn with your old man. It doesn't matter who you marry. Just marry someone your parents like and leave him at home. You can still go out and play."
Ji Hebai is a mysophobe. Whether in life or love, he disdains and is unwilling to accept Luo Xiu's promiscuity.
After glancing at the grinning Luo Xiu, Ji Hebai pushed his hand away.
He picked up the branch of crabapple blossom that had long since withered, and gently stroked its unique veins. The passing years seemed to still be hidden in these veins, carrying memories and engulfing him like a tide.
Is that what Luo Xiu said? Zhong Qiao.
Luo Xiu still did not give up and kept talking.
"Ji Hebai, you don't want this, you don't want that, what kind of girl do you like?"
Ji Hebai interrupted him at this moment, his tone ambiguous, even strange: "You just said that she wanted to register the child?"
Luo Xiu was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was referring to Zhong Qiao.
"That's right," Luo Xiu said firmly. "He Bai, she got your email address, isn't that just a way to get close to you? If it's not to register the child, what else could it be for?"
"She wants to find a father for her child?" Ji Hebai hesitated. "Looking for me?"
Luo Xiu nodded his head rapidly, almost wanting to clap his hands in celebration: "He Bai, your dull mind has finally come to its senses."
"She definitely wants to rekindle her relationship with you and register her child!"
Ji Hebai lowered his eyes and suddenly remembered what Zhong Qiao had said to him.
She said, please don't disturb me while I'm reading.
She said, I don't like you.
All these years passed, and she really never looked for me, as if he had never existed in the world. She even married and had children with someone like Xu Shaojun, but now, she came to me on her own initiative.
Ji Hebai closed his eyes.
He didn't understand what Zhong Qiao's purpose was. Did she think she was easy to talk to, or easy to bully? What made her think he would want a married woman?
Even though time has passed, that place still feels like a needle prick and hurts dully.
Ji Hebai smiled bitterly.
"Are you going to open this letter or not?" Luo Xiu looked at the envelope in his hand. "Or, should I deal with it for you? Just pretend you didn't see it. Even if she's thick-skinned, she can't come to your house to cause trouble."
"I have my own plans." Ji Hebai quickly put the crabapple blossoms back into the envelope and put it away. "As for other people and other things, I will go back and explain everything to my parents."
"Someone else?" Luo Xiu clicked his tongue, sensing a hidden meaning in his words. "If you miss this opportunity, you'll never get it again. Zhou Yingying was publicly humiliated by you last time, but she's still completely devoted to you. What does this mean?"
Ji Hebai said nothing.
He is not interested in this.
Luo Xiu, however, seemed very excited, and wanted to wake him up right there and then: "It shows that I'm deeply in love with you, brother! Such a loving and beautiful girl would be hard to find even with a lantern, so what are you choosing for?"
Ji Hebai had heard such words many times in the Ji family.
They liked to repeatedly emphasize in his ears that he and Zhou Yingying were made for each other and were a perfect match. They also advised him not to be picky and that men should get married and start a family early.
But he is no longer the ignorant young man he used to be.
Zhou Yingying?
Just irrelevant people.
Where is Zhong Qiao?
This question suddenly popped up in his mind.
What about Zhong Qiao?
Ji Hebai was stunned by his own question and didn't know how to respond, so he sighed deeply.
Ignoring Luo Xiu's shouts behind him, he turned around and strode into the bedroom, closing the door.
The world suddenly became quiet.
Ji Hebai used the light of a lamp to carefully open the letter.
But just scanning a few lines made Ji Hebai frown.
It was a little different from what he imagined.
Zhong Qiao did not mention anything about their past, nor did she even give any explanation for what happened back then, until she mentioned the textbooks and teaching materials, and her stiff and polite words seemed to come alive.
Ji Hebai could even imagine the faint smile on her lips as she bent over the table, writing a letter.
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