Chapter 66 What? The eldest son of the Ji family has fallen for me?
Everyone else was laughing, but Shi Yue couldn't laugh.
Even if she were slow to notice, she could sense that Ji Jinyu was acting strangely.
His abnormal behavior has been going on for a long time, long enough to have started after Shi Yang and Ji Peiheng got married.
Apart from Shi Xing, who just ate like a fool, everyone at the dinner table had their own thoughts.
Finally, Shi Bin raised his glass: "Then let's celebrate the reunion of our two families."
Everyone stood up and clinked glasses.
Shi Yue was probably the only happy person present. She put aside those worrying thoughts and forced a smile.
She had finally achieved her goal; she would now be the esteemed Mrs. Ji, no longer the woman who was only known as a "widow" behind her back.
He rubbed the bandage still wrapped around his wrist.
It wasn't in vain that she cut herself.
The marriage arrangement between the two families has already been made, so even if Qin Lan is unwilling, she has no choice but to compromise.
She took out a necklace as a gift for Shi Yue.
Shi Yue stood up and thanked them several times, pretending to be very pleased.
In reality, she was quite disdainful; no matter how good the necklace was, it couldn't compare to the bracelet she had given to Shi Yang at the Ji family's house.
Shi Yang was full and had no interest in sitting down and chatting with them, and it wouldn't be appropriate for him to leave early.
He then left the private room under the pretext of going to the restroom.
As soon as she left, Ji Jinyu became restless.
Shi Bin finished pouring the last glass of wine and was about to call the waiter for more.
Ji Jinyu said, "Uncle, I know the owner of this hotel. I'll go find him and ask him to bring out some really good wine."
Shi Bin: "Haha, then thank you for your hard work."
The hotel is very high-end; after exiting the hotel and passing through a long corridor, you will find yourself in the back garden.
The back garden features an artificial hill, a wooden bridge, and a gently flowing stream beneath it. At the end of the garden stands a pavilion.
Shi Yang was sitting in the pavilion.
A cool breeze rustled the leaves.
Amidst the thick, dark clouds in the sky, a faint white light seemed to surge.
The nights were still a bit chilly this time of year, and she shivered.
I plan to go back before it rains.
Just as I was about to leave the pavilion.
A man walked towards us.
The sky was dim.
Judging from his figure and the faint outline, Shi Yang called out crisply, "Ji Peiheng!"
The person paused for a moment, then continued walking.
When he came into full view, Shi Yang frowned slightly: "It's you?"
Ji Jinyu understood the key meaning in the words, and a glimmer of hope rose in her heart: "Do we look alike? So you would mistake us?"
So, will she transfer her affection for me to him?
Shi Yang didn't catch the implication in his words and said, "You two are brothers, so it's normal for you to look alike. But you are you, and he is he. I'm not blind!"
Just now, it was because it was dark, and the only person who could have come to find her was Ji Peiheng.
So when she felt he resembled her, she called out his name.
The image of the person in front of him being intimate with Ji Peiheng flashed before his eyes. Perhaps it was his selfishness, but he couldn't bear to see her once bright eyes turn to another man, who was none other than his younger brother.
He wanted to test her feelings one last time.
In the past, whenever he tried to get even a little close to Shi Yue, she would look at him with red eyes and sadness.
With his engagement to Shi Yue imminent, is she perhaps mindful of having others present, thus preventing her from revealing her true emotions?
Otherwise, why would she leave early?
He said, "I'm engaged, and we'll be getting married soon."
Shi Yang looked at him, puzzled.
She knew; both families had eaten together today. Did he need to tell her again?
Ji Jinyu repeated, emphasizing, "I will truly be with Shi Yue."
She finally spoke: "I know, congratulations to you, brother, on fulfilling your dream and becoming husband and wife with my sister."
His tone was flat and indifferent, like the sweltering heat of the summer day, where even the wind blowing in felt stifling and unable to stir anyone's heart, as still as stagnant water.
Ji Jinyu panicked.
That sense of panic lingered in my mind, refusing to dissipate for a long time.
It looked like it was about to rain, so Shi Yang had to go back.
Seeing her avoidance attitude, Ji Jinyu belatedly realized that Shi Yang not only stopped following him with her eyes, but that she wished she would never see him again in this lifetime.
At first, he thought she was blaming him and throwing a tantrum. He thought he could coax her and she would be fine. She was still the little girl who liked to follow him around, happily calling him "Brother Jinyu".
He never imagined that his relationship with her would become so strained.
Even though he was with Shi Yue, he still treated her like a younger sister. It was only when he saw her increasingly indifferent gaze that he realized the shocking truth.
She doesn't care about him anymore!
This clear realization struck Ji Jinyu like a blow to the heart, leaving it bloodied and mangled.
He extended his hand.
Suddenly his wrist was grabbed, and Shi Yang was stunned for a moment before being violently shaken a few times.
They couldn't shake them off.
His face tightened, and his voice turned cold and sharp: "What are you doing? Let me go!"
"You don't like me anymore?"
Shi Yang's astonishment was almost overflowing.
What is he saying? If she likes him, then she must be out of her mind.
Her violent struggle was the answer.
Ji Jinyu gripped her wrist even tighter, and Shi Yang stumbled as he pulled her into his arms.
"So who do you like? Ji Peiheng?"
This is insane! Insane! Absolutely insane!
Shi Yang bit and kicked him.
They dared not shout, though, since both families were present today.
If they were caught, it would be strange if they didn't misunderstand.
Thinking about this, she gradually calmed down.
Ji Jinyu sensed that she had stopped struggling and was about to hug that slender figure.
A cold laugh came from his arms: "Ji Jinyu, shouldn't you explain yourself now?"
Shi Yang raised her eyelids, her eyes filled with indifference and mockery: "You care so much about who I like? What? Have you fallen for me? So you can't stand me being intimate with your brother?"
Ji Jinyu froze, her face drained of color.
Until just now, he was still deceiving himself, telling himself that he just didn't want to be a stranger to her, that he just wanted to treat her like a younger sister, and that he was just angry that her attitude had changed so quickly. She clearly liked him; how could she have fallen for someone else in just a few months?
Shi Yang's words were like a cruel knife, tearing through the paper hidden deep within his heart.
The paper tore, and the emotions he had deliberately suppressed immediately came to light.
Yes, he's fallen for her!
He probably fell in love with that little girl who followed him around and called him "Brother Jinyu" a long time ago.
They just didn't realize it.
Shi Yang had no idea what he was thinking; she said those things on purpose to annoy him.
Because she knew he would definitely argue back.
Everyone knows that the person he likes is the eldest daughter of the Shi family.
He looked at her with an expression she couldn't understand, and said in a hoarse voice, "What if I said yes?"
With a loud bang.
Thunder rumbled across the sky, and a torrential downpour began in an instant.
Shi Yang stood at the edge of the pavilion, half of his body soaked by the rain.
She didn't care whether she got wet in the rain or not.
She felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation.
Without thinking, he raised his hand.
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