Ji Si leaned down slightly, his eyes level with Li Shu's. There was a warning in his deep eyes, and his voice was low and cold. "Now that you're back, behave yourself. Don't make trouble all the time. The Ji family is not a place for you to act recklessly."
Li Shu's expression was indifferent and cold, with a touch of careless laziness, and her tone was flat. "Oh, are you done?"
Ji Si stood up straight, looking down at her, "And Qianya was locked up in the confinement room by Big Brother. Did you instigate something in front of Big Brother?"
Li Shu raised her delicate eyebrows and looked at him deeply, "Brother, you saw something with your own eyes, do you still need me to instigate it?
Ji Si was stunned, not quite reacting, "What do you mean?"
"Literally." Li Shu tapped her arm with her slender fingertips and raised her chin slightly. "I still need to sleep, so you can go."
After saying that, without waiting for Ji Si to speak again, he slammed the door shut.
Ji Si's eyelids twitched, obviously angry at Li Shu's behavior. He took a deep breath, looked at the closed door, and then turned around and left.
After going downstairs to the living room, Ye Lan happened to be there. Thinking of what Li Shu had just said, she walked over to sit across from her and asked, "Mom, what did Li Shu mean when she said that Big Brother saw it with his own eyes?"
Ye Lan paused for a moment while holding the coffee, and said awkwardly, "It was when Qianya and Xiaoshu were clashing that your eldest brother happened to see them..."
Ji Si frowned. Did he misunderstand Li Shu?
It was the eldest brother who witnessed Qianya making a mistake with his own eyes, instead of locking Qianya up in the solitary confinement room based on Li Shu's one-sided account.
However, when he thought of Li Shu's arrogant attitude towards him, the guilt that had just risen was suppressed again. Qianya was still gentle and lovely, like a little angel.
Seeing Ji Si lowering his eyes and not saying anything, Ye Lan felt a little guilty for some reason. He took a sip of coffee and continued, "I was worried about Qianya's matter at the time, so I didn't explain it in detail."
Ji Si collected his thoughts and looked up at her, "It's okay, as long as Qianya comes out."
Ye Lan leaned forward, put down the cup in her hand, and gathered her shawl. "What did you say to Xiaoshu just now?"
"We just chatted for a few minutes, nothing much." Ji Si slowly stood up, "Mom, I'm going back to my room to rest for a while."
Ye Lan nodded, "Okay, go ahead."
…
In the evening, in the restaurant.
Ji Jingchen first glanced at Ji Qianya, who had kept her head down and dared not speak, then looked at Ji Si, who was sitting next to her, and said in a deep voice, "I should have said that no one can release Qianya without my consent. Ji Si, not only did you not listen, but you also started fighting with the bodyguard at home. Where are your manners?"
Ji Si met Ji Jingchen's eyes and said slowly, "Brother, I think it's just a quarrel between two girls. There's no need to lock her up in the confinement room. Besides, you know Qianya has been afraid of the dark since she was a child. I'm just worried that something might happen to her in the confinement room alone."
Ji Jingchen: "I naturally know how to do things in moderation."
Ji Si's eyes passed lightly across Li Shu's face, "And I hope that big brother won't blindly favor only one person."
Ji Jingchen naturally knew who he was talking about, and a hint of displeasure appeared on his face. "What do you mean? What do you mean by someone? Xiaoshu is your sister, not someone."
Ji Si narrowed his eyes slightly, with no expression on his face, and said, "I only have one sister, Qianya."
A hint of pride flashed in Ji Qianya's lowered eyes. Fortunately, in addition to Ye Lan, Ji Si was also completely on her side. Now she had more confidence in the Ji family.
Li Shu raised her eyelids and glanced at Ji Si. Her chin was supported by her cold, slender hand. The corners of her upturned eyes were extremely charming. Her voice was low and hoarse, and her tone was cold and chill. She said slowly, "Don't worry. I don't recognize you as my brother either."
Ji Si's face froze, he snorted coldly, turned his head away and stopped talking.
Ji Jingchen frowned, unable to understand why Ji Si had such a strong opinion of Li Shu. He said such words in front of everyone when they met for the first time right after returning.
"Okay, let's just let this matter go. Let's eat first." Ji Heng spoke to smooth things over.
"Yes, let's eat quickly. Today I specially asked the kitchen to prepare your favorite dishes." Ye Lan also agreed with a smile.
Li Shu glanced at all the dishes on the table, raised her eyebrows, a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes, her eyelashes slightly lowered, and she began to eat slowly with her chopsticks.
Soon, the meal ended almost in silence.
Ji Heng put down his chopsticks, picked up a tissue and wiped the corners of his mouth. Suddenly, he thought of something and looked up at Li Shu. "By the way, Xiaoshu, your school has completed all the enrollment procedures. You missed a year, so you should start from your freshman year."
Li Shu raised her clear eyes and looked at him. Although she didn't want to go to school, it was boring to stay at home every day. "Well, when does school start?"
"Three days later, sister, let's go together. You can ask me if you don't understand anything." Ji Qianya suddenly said with a smile.
"Sister Qianya, I know you don't like me. Actually, you don't have to force yourself. I can go to school by myself." Li Shu curled the corners of her lips imperceptibly and said in a tea-like manner.
Ji Qianya's face froze. She didn't expect Li Shu to play the same trick now. She felt aggrieved. "What are you talking about, sister? How could I not like you? We can look after each other together."
Li Shu didn't say anything, but her fingertips subconsciously touched her arm, the place where Ji Qianya had grabbed her before.
Seeing this, Ji Jingchen's eyes narrowed, as if he noticed the girl's uneasiness. Moreover, Ji Qianya had a precedent of bullying Li Shu, so he said lightly: "I'll just take Xiaoshu there."
Ji Qianya clenched her fingertips under the table quietly, "Brother, we can go together then."
Ji Jingchen raised his chin slightly and refused without thinking: "Don't you have a driver at home? Just ask the driver to take you there."
"But brother, you said before that you would take me to school." Ji Qianya bit her lip, lowered her head, and whispered, "Brother, are you still angry with me?"
Ji Jingchen: "No."
Ji Qianya pulled up the corners of her mouth and forced a smile, "Or I should go back to the confinement room and wait until my brother and sister calm down, then I'll come out..."
Ye Lan was the first to disagree, "Qianya, what nonsense are you talking about? Why are you going back after you've already come out?"
Ji Qianya shook her head, her voice tinged with tears, "My elder brother and younger sister are still mad at me... I shouldn't have come out..."
Ye Lan patted Ji Qianya's back and looked up at Ji Jingchen opposite her. "Jingchen, Qianya already knows she's wrong. Since you're going to send Xiaoshu to school, it won't be a problem if you take Qianya along."
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