Ji Ci retracted his gaze and only said, "Fasten your seat belts."
"Ah? Oh."
"I was thinking about moving to the passenger seat, but since he said so, I'd better stay in the back seat and reduce my presence."
"But the back seats are wearing seat belts. Is Ji Ci afraid of being fined? As a domineering CEO, do you still lack this?"
Ji Ci found a place to park the car and turned to look at Shen Mingzhu.
"Don't want to tie it? Or do you want me to help you?"
Shen Mingzhu immediately shook her head like a rattle, "I can do it myself, no need to bother you."
Ji Ci then turned back and said, "I think that for safety reasons, wearing seat belts should be a consensus among everyone."
"Ah? I thought you were afraid of paying the fine!" Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but blurt out the words.
Ji Ci raised his eyebrows, "Who gave you this illusion? Or is this your stereotype of me?"
Shen Mingzhu covered her mouth and said nothing, just kept shaking her head.
"Well, the plots in novels are really unreliable. Today's overbearing CEOs must not only have legal awareness, but also safety awareness."
Ji Ci felt a little helpless. What does Shen Mingzhu usually read? Aren’t legal awareness and safety awareness something that every qualified citizen should have?
Or is the domineering president in her mind an outlaw who is not afraid of death?
Such a plot is indeed not believable.
Throughout the rest of the journey, Shen Mingzhu tried very hard to reduce her presence.
However, her inner voice is exceptionally active, so any reduction in its presence would be in vain.
The only good thing is that if there is a third person present, the car does become eerily quiet.
Unfortunately, there were only two people in the car.
Perhaps because of what happened during this period, Shen Mingzhu gradually relaxed in the face of Ji Ci's state.
The voices are also more active than before.
When he arrived at Ji's house, Ji Ci was already numb.
After bringing her to her grandmother, Ji Ci quickly fled the scene.
Looking at Ji Ci's departing back, Old Madam Ji seemed to be thinking about something.
Based on her understanding of her grandson, she could keenly detect the changes in the atmosphere between Ji Ci and Shen Mingzhu.
If it was with outsiders, Ji Ci would always remain polite and distant. His upbringing would not allow him to leave the place and abandon his guests.
The only possibility is that in Ji Ci's heart, Shen Mingzhu is not an ordinary guest.
Old Madam Ji sighed, not knowing whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
Ji Ci might not have noticed this change himself, otherwise, with his stubborn mind, he would have strangled all these budding ideas in the cradle as soon as he discovered the change.
After all, it was because of the sins he committed in the past that made Ji Ci become like this.
"Madam, are you feeling unwell?"
Shen Mingzhu observed for a while and found that Old Madam Ji had been staring in the direction where Ji Ci left.
Madam Ji came back to her senses and smiled at Shen Mingzhu, "I'm fine. Xiao Ci told me about what happened before. Don't take it too seriously."
"The reason why I asked that guy to cancel the engagement is not because you did something wrong, but because you are too good. I can't bear to see you suffer with that guy."
"If you are willing, why not acknowledge me as your grandmother? I will arrange someone better for you. Ji Ci is not worthy!"
"Ah?" Shen Mingzhu had already thought of many possibilities when she came. It was actually normal for Mrs. Ji to ask Ji to cancel the marriage.
She was neither the biological daughter of the Shen family nor dignified and elegant enough. If it were not for the engagement, she might never have come into contact with someone like Ji Ci in her entire life.
So when Ji Ci said it was a misunderstanding, Shen Mingzhu just thought that the Ji family wanted to avoid making her so sad, so they found a decent reason to let her let go of the matter.
She was still very self-aware, but Mrs. Ji's words confused her.
"I'm, so fine?" Shen Mingzhu was really incredulous. "Madam, you are kidding, don't comfort me like this, I can bear it."
Until now, Shen Mingzhu still thought that Madam Ji did this out of courtesy. Others were just saying it for the sake of courtesy. It would be impolite for her to take it seriously.
But when Old Madam Ji smiled and took Shen Mingzhu's hand and looked at her sincere and loving eyes, Shen Mingzhu began to waver.
Could it be? Did Madam Ji really like me?
But Shen Mingzhu didn't dare to think too much about it. She was afraid that this was all her wishful thinking.
Shen Mingzhu lowered her head, not daring to look into Madam Ji's eyes again.
The next second, Madam Ji placed her warm hand on her head, "Silly child, don't you believe grandma?"
Shen Mingzhu shook her head, but tears couldn't stop falling. She hoped so much that all this was true.
"No, I'm not good. I'm a bad kid. I have a bad temper and..."
Shen Mingzhu talked about her shortcomings one by one, hoping to break the beautiful image of herself in Madam Ji's eyes.
She thought that Madam Ji thought she was good only because she had never seen her ugly side.
Those beautiful expectations will not make her feel relieved, but will only increase her burden.
Because the more beautiful the dream, the more painful it is when you wake up.
It is better to break the dream before it even begins.
Although this will be painful, it cannot compare to the pain of waking up from the dream.
No expectations, no disappointment.
As long as she has not seen the light, she can still deceive herself and stand in the darkness.
But the next second, she was wrapped in a warm embrace. "You are great, you are a good kid, it's not your fault."
Such an embrace was so warm that Shen Mingzhu was reluctant to leave. She thought, just for a while, just wait a little longer.
She was like a young seedling that had dried up in drought for a long time, greedily absorbing the sweet rain brought by Old Madam Ji.
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