"Besides, your memory is so good, how could you possibly make a mistake in remembering something like this? No matter who it is, they wouldn't make a mistake, right?"
Ji Qianya met Ye Lan's eyes, her throat tightened, her lips moved, and she wanted to say something else, but inexplicably no sound came out.
I racked my brains but couldn't come up with any suitable explanation.
Seeing that she didn't say anything for a long time, Ye Lan's eyes flashed with disappointment. Although she didn't want to admit it, she still didn't expect that the daughter she had raised since she was a child had learned to lie at some point.
There was a complicated expression on her face, and she suddenly felt that she was seeing her daughter clearly for the first time.
Ye Lan thought again of the verbal argument and physical conflict between Ji Qianya and Li Shu in the restaurant. At that time, Ji Jingchen accused her of lying and saying that she did not bully Li Shu.
I didn't believe what the boss said at that time, but now I think it must be true.
Ye Lan rubbed her temples tiredly, but she still felt that Ji Qianya had her reasons for lying. "So what are you hiding from me now? Tell me and I'll help you solve it."
Ji Qianya shook her head, her proud eyes sparkling with water, and a hint of stubbornness between her brows, "Mom, I really didn't hide anything from you. I didn't know what was going on at the time. It was like I was possessed by an evil spirit. My mind was a little confused, and I said it subconsciously..."
Ye Lan stared at her for a few seconds. After all, she was his daughter whom he had doted on for over a decade. Even if she wasn't his biological daughter, he still treated her as his own. Seeing her like this, his heart suddenly softened. He said softly, "Forget it. Go up and help me get my phone. Your second brother's business is more important now. Your parents will be here soon..."
Ji Qianya bit her lip, feeling quite unsure. She didn't know what Ye Lan was thinking of her at the moment, so she nodded and said, "Okay."
......
On the other side, in the car.
Ji Yanli and three members of the Lin family were sitting in a car driven by the Ji family's driver, heading towards the Ji family's home.
Ji Yanli looked at the scenery rushing past outside the window, thought for a moment, took out his cell phone from his pocket, clicked on WeChat, and sent a message to Li Shu.
"Xiao Shu, you asked me to personally drive to pick up the Lin couple. Did you anticipate that they would have a car accident?"
Li Shu was probably on her phone at the time, so she replied quickly, "No, I'd have to meet the person in person or someone related to them, or know their birth date before I can calculate it."
Ji Yanli looked at the message sent by Li Shu, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He was a little surprised. He didn't expect that he had guessed wrong.
"Then why did you ask me to do this, and specifically told me to wear the jade pendant?"
Li Shu: [I guess. I asked you, second brother, to go there just in case.]
Ji Yanli's eyes flickered slightly, and he tapped the screen of his phone lightly, asking, "Guessed? That's so accurate... It feels like you calculated it..."
Li Shu: [Because Ji Qianya had done this before, she had someone try to kill me the night before I was brought back. So this time, I also suspect that she would hire someone to get rid of her biological parents in order to continue staying in the Ji family.]
Ji Yanli's eyes dimmed, and the aura around him instantly turned cold. His face was cold, revealing an invisible pressure.
Although he suspected that this incident was related to Ji Qianya, he did not expect that she was a repeat offender and had done such a cruel thing to Li Shu.
Indeed, as long as Li Shu is eliminated and not allowed to return to the Ji family, she will always be the eldest daughter of the Ji family and enjoy the love of everyone.
[Xiao Shu, why didn't you tell us about this? Otherwise, my brother and I would have sent her to jail long ago.]
Li Shu: [It's okay, it's not too late now. Second brother, how are you guys doing now?]
Ji Yanli felt a pang of distress at the understatement in Li Shu's words. He suppressed the anger swirling in his eyes and replied, "A large truck was driving the wrong way and crashed into my car. The jade pendant you gave me saved us. The truck only dented the front of my car. I'm rushing home with the Lin couple and their son."
Li Shu: [Okay, I'll go to class first.]
Ji Yanli was typing a question about how she had escaped from the hands of her killer, but when he saw the message she had sent, he had to stop for the time being. He deleted the half-written words and typed a new reply: "Xiaoshu, you should study hard at school. Leave the family affairs to me and my brother."
Li Shu: [Yes, I understand.]
Ji Yanli's mouth corners were tightened into a straight line. He exited WeChat, returned to the main interface of the phone, clicked on the address book, and called Ji Jingchen directly.
Just when the call was about to be automatically hung up, the other end finally answered.
"Hello, Yan Li, what's wrong?" Ji Jingchen's voice sounded faintly from the other end of the phone.
Ji Yanli's eyes flashed with coldness, "Brother, please come back now. There is something important that is related to Xiaoshu."
Ji Jingchen's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this, "What happened to Xiaoshu? Didn't she go to school?"
Ji Yanli pursed his lips and said, "Brother, I'll tell you when you come back."
Ji Jingchen naturally heard the solemnity in his tone, "Okay, I'll be back now."
As soon as Ji Yanli hung up the phone, Ye Lan called.
His eyes fixed, his fingers slid across the screen, and he pressed the answer button.
"Yan Li, are you okay? Where are you now?" Ye Lan's concerned voice came from the other end of the phone.
Ji Yanli said: "It's okay, I'm on my way back."
Ye Lan's heart finally relaxed. "It's okay, you scared me to death. Why did you go out all of a sudden? Otherwise, there wouldn't be a car accident. Fortunately, you are okay. If something really happened, how would I live..."
She paused for a moment and then said, "Did you go out to look for Xiaoshu?"
Ji Yanli frowned, "No, Mom, why do you think so?"
Ye Lan was a little surprised. She didn't expect that they had guessed wrong. "I heard Qianya say that the call you received before you left was from Xiaoshu, so I thought Xiaoshu had called you away..."
Ji Yanli narrowed his eyes slightly, "Did she tell you that I went to find Xiaoshu?"
Ye Lan hummed and glanced at Ji Qianya who was sitting next to her. "Qianya is just guessing."
Ji Yanli said something ambiguous: "She really knows how to stir up trouble."
Ye Lan was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
Ji Yanli turned his head to look out the window, his face expressionless. He just said, "Nothing. I'll hang up first. I'll talk to you when I get back."
"Wait, Yan Li." Ye Lan called out to him in time, "Why haven't Qianya's parents arrived yet? Why don't you send a message to ask?"
Ji Yanli turned his head and glanced at the three members of the Lin family sitting in the back seat. "No need, they came back with me."
"Huh?" Ye Lan was even more confused now. "Why would they be with you?"
"Mom, let's talk when I get back. I'm hanging up first." Ji Yanli said and hung up the phone without waiting for Ye Lan to react.
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