Chapter 37
Ji Xiangzhou's parent-teacher meeting starts at ten in the morning. .
Fang Ning got up at 8:30. Because of what happened last night, Fang Ning had big dark circles under her eyes and looked tired. It was obvious at a glance that she did not sleep well last night.
When Fang Ning got up, Ji Xiangnian had already gotten up.
He was wearing sportswear and walked towards me from outside the door with steady steps. It was obvious that he had just returned from a morning run. He was sweating profusely, and the sweat from his forehead slid down his cheeks and finally dripped onto his neck.
Fang Ning raised her eyes slightly, and Ji Xiangnian just walked in, and their eyes met.
Fang Ning looked into Ji Xiangnian's deep eyes, her expression slightly stunned. The moment Ji Xiangnian saw Fang Ning, his body paused slightly. When their eyes met, neither of them reacted.
There was suddenly an indescribable feeling of anxiety and ambiguity in the air.
At this time, the housekeeper came out and saw that both of them had gotten up. He said hurriedly, "Sir, Madam, you are all up. Breakfast is ready in the kitchen."
Hearing the voice, Fang Ning reacted first and avoided Ji Xiangnian's blank gaze.
Then he quickly recovered his composure and tried to joke in a normal tone: "Mr. Ji, are you going out for a morning run?"
In fact, for Ji Xiangnian, she had sorted out her thoughts after spending two hours last night.
If we put aside his family and only look at Ji Xiangnian's career, he is indeed an outstanding, capable, wealthy, and most importantly, he looks good, especially those two long legs that are very seductive.
This condition is indeed very attractive.
But so what.
Fang Ning's eyes showed a bit of determination. In the plot, not only did he not develop feelings for "himself", he was also the culprit of "his" tragic end.
What's more, from the moment she came into the book until now, her goal has been to make money. Of course, this may be too materialistic, but the fact is that if a relationship can be resolved with money, why bother involving feelings.
If we really get emotionally involved now, it will only become a mess later on.
She has never been one to hesitate or waver.
This man's conditions really made her excited.
But he was not the right person for her, so she had to cut it off.
Her mind wouldn't allow her to stop and waste precious time on this man.
The best strategy is to follow the contract between him and his original body now, divorce him when the time comes, take the money and leave.
She sets herself up as a wife who only talks about money and not contracts.
Thinking to this point, the scales in Fang Ning's heart have tilted towards rationality. She has made a decision, and all the romantic feelings she had from last night have disappeared.
At this moment, Fang Ning was ready to face Ji Xiangnian as usual. Seeing that Ji Xiangnian didn't say anything, Fang Ning smiled and asked again, "Mr. Ji, have you had breakfast?"
Fang Ning's emotions changed so quickly that Ji Xiangnian seemed to have noticed something and his eyes gradually darkened.
His gaze intensified on Fang Ning's cold face.
His tone was indifferent, and it was impossible to tell his emotions: "Well, I just got up and went out for a run. I haven't had breakfast yet, and I'm sweating all over. I'll go upstairs to change clothes and come down later."
Fang Ning nodded, pointed to the restaurant, turned and walked into the restaurant.
Fang Ning's figure gradually moved away from Ji Xiangnian's figure.
Ji Xiangnian did not move, but sighed heavily, his eyes unclear.
He thought about Fang Ning all night and didn't sleep all night.
He thought a lot, for a long time, about himself and Fang Ning, and the age difference between them.
Think about their worldview and family matters.
In fact, Ji Xiangnian has his own scale for love and marriage.
To be honest, Fang Ning was not his ideal type.
Compared to the lively Fang Ning, he may prefer gentle and quiet girls.
Before yesterday, he had never thought of including Fang Ning in the scope of his future partner.
Seeing that Fang Ning's figure had disappeared, Ji Xiangnian turned around and walked slowly up the stairs with steady steps.
It's not like he had never met the type of his ideal partner before. People around him have introduced many girls to him, some of whom are gentle, quiet and kind.
He had tried hard, but he could never go any further, even so.
But he never thought that Fang Ning would be the person who gave him a different feeling.
He seemed to have overlooked one point: emotions can be controlled, expressions can be controlled, but feelings cannot be controlled.
Sometimes it comes so suddenly and without any warning.
It can't be stopped, nor can it be ignored.
To be honest, he didn't reject Fang Ning, but he hadn't had any other ideas before.
But today, he had different thoughts. No one had ever given him such a feeling in more than 30 years.
The sudden emotional feeling was very strange. Although it made him irritated, it made him feel a kind of passion and anticipation in his heart.
This was a feeling he had never experienced before.
He never avoids anything. He never hides or ignores the sudden passing of his parents or the serious difficulties encountered by the company.
Of course, the other party Ning felt the same way. He didn't need to hide or conceal any feelings.
Ji Xiangnian walked halfway up the stairs, stopped, and slowly turned his gaze towards the restaurant.
From his angle, he could just see Fang Ning's profile as she sat at the dining table. She lowered her eyes and drank milk. The sunlight shone in through the window and fell on Fang Ning, making her look peaceful and bright.
Ji Xiangnian's dark eyes were unfathomable. He and Fang Ning had already obtained a marriage certificate, so was this a chance for him to be one step ahead of others?
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After Ji Xiangnian changed his clothes and came down, the two of them had breakfast and then set off to the school to attend a parent-teacher meeting for Ji Xiangzhou.
Originally, we wanted the driver to drive to school.
But when Fang Ning changed her clothes, went downstairs and walked to the garage, she saw Ji Xiangnian sitting in the driver's seat of the car she usually drove.
The passenger door had also been opened, as if waiting for her arrival.
The other party had already opened the car door, obviously wanting her to sit in the passenger seat.
In the current situation, it would be even more embarrassing if she went to the back and sat there shyly.
Fang Ning sat in the passenger seat confidently, fastened her seat belt and asked, "Isn't Uncle Zhou driving today?"
Uncle Zhou is the Ji family’s regular driver.
Ji Xiangnian didn't even move his eyes, and said calmly, "Uncle Zhou just told me that his son, who has been working away from home for many years, is coming back today with his grandchildren, so he wants to take a few days off."
Fang Ning suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."
If Fang Ning paid more attention to the conversation between the housekeeper and the driver at Ji's house, she would see through Ji Xiangnian's clumsy lie at the first glance.
Because Uncle Zhou only has an only daughter and no son.
So there were only Fang Ning and Ji Xiangnian at this parent-teacher meeting.
On the way, the two chatted casually, but as they chatted, Fang Ning fell asleep because she had slept late the night before.
Just at this moment, there was a red light ahead.
Ji Xiangnian held the steering wheel with both hands and glanced sideways at Fang Ning who was dozing off on the seat.
Maybe it was because the car had just been driving so smoothly and comfortably that Fang Ning woke up as soon as the car stopped.
She looked up, sleepy, and looked ahead with blurry eyes, and said weakly: "Have we arrived at school yet?"
Ji Xiangnian calmly turned his gaze from Fang Ning to the traffic light ahead: "It's a traffic light. It's still some distance to school. You can sleep for a while. I'll wake you up when we get there."
Fang Ning rubbed her eyes and forced herself to be alert: "It's okay, I closed my eyes for a while and I feel much better now."
Ji Xiangnian didn't say anything. He just looked straight ahead, tapping the table with his fingers intermittently.
The green light came on and the car started slowly.
It was at this time that Ji Xiangnian suddenly said in a low and calm tone: "Are you free tonight? Let's go out for dinner together."
Fang Ning glanced sideways. From her angle she could only see Ji Xiangnian's profile. His facial lines were smooth, his nose was high, and his eyes were looking straight ahead. He did not show much emotional fluctuation.
Fang Ning was a little confused by the sudden invitation to dinner: "I don't have anything else to do tonight."
Seeing that Fang Ning did not give a clear answer, Ji Xiangnian steered the wheel and explained in a steady tone: "Nothing else, I'm sorry for troubling you with Xiang Zhou's matter some time ago, so I'd like to treat you to a meal as a thank you."
After hearing this, Fang Ning understood. She covered her mouth lightly, yawned, and nodded: "Okay."
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Because Fang Ning had been here once a few days ago, and she had a very good memory, so after coming here once, Fang Ning could basically remember the locations of some of the school's teaching buildings.
Soon, Fang Ning took Ji Xiangnian to find the meeting room for the parents' meeting.
The conference room is specially used for parents to hold parent-teacher meetings.
The two seemed to have arrived a little late, but the head teacher had not arrived yet and the seats in the front were already occupied.
The two chose the back seat.
Ji Xiangzhou is seventeen or eighteen years old, so the parents are generally in their forties.
There are very few parents as young as Fang Ning and Ji Xiangnian.
So as soon as the two of them entered, they attracted the curious gazes of everyone present.
The parent who was chatting in front of the two people turned around and asked, "Are you two here for a parent-teacher conference for your child as well?"
Ji Xiangnian had never had the experience of a whole class of parents attending a parent-teacher meeting together before, so he was amazed at how enthusiastic the parents were. He nodded and responded with a smile: "Yes, my younger brother is in this class."
The two parents in front suddenly realized: "Oh, so that's how it is. I was wondering, how could there be such a young parent? How young must they be to have a child? It turns out that this is my younger brother."
"Then you are quite competent as brothers and sisters."
Fang Ning: “…………”
As luck would have it, the head teacher had called the students to the parents' meeting today. The students came in one after another. Ye Yang, who came with Ji Xiangzhou, saw Fang Ning and Ji Xiangnian and shouted, "Hey! Brother Zhou, your brother and sister-in-law are here!"
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