Chapter 385 The Prelude to the "Harem Group's" Visit Begins
A gentle smile appeared on Liang Yizhi's face as he kissed her forehead.
This silent answer made Ji Ying burst into tears in the space formed by his arms and chest.
"You must be happy, it's good for you and the child."
He indulged her by letting her wipe her tears on his clothes.
"Are you all better now?" Ji Ying asked.
"I have no idea."
How could Liang Yizhi, who speaks incoherently, be a good person?
"My head still hurts a lot, and I can't remember a lot of things."
"So what do you remember now?"
Ji Ying was in his arms, looking up at him.
Liang Yizhi thought for a few seconds, "I told you... I will definitely... come back. I will... give you a wedding... I will... take care of you for the rest of my life..."
He doesn't remember those trivial past events, but he remembers every promise he made to her.
"It doesn't matter whether you remember the past or not, let's live well together. With the child, you will be a good father."
Ji Ying hugged him.
Liang Yizhi hugged her tightly.
“I’m so happy, I have a home now.”
He was used as a substitute by his father and was once regarded as a dispensable existence by the Liang family.
Having lived with the Shen family since childhood, he has earned every step of his life with his own bare hands.
More than a decade ago, when no one in the entire court dared to challenge Pang Daiyao, he was the only one who dared to confront him single-handedly.
At that time, he was all alone, without any ties or worries, and naturally, he had nothing to fear.
Until they found Ji Ying, until they learned that they had a child.
That heart, which had been alone for too long and chilled by the world, gradually warmed up.
Heaven has not treated him unfairly. All the loneliness, tempering, and struggles he had endured in the past were actually to accumulate enough weight to steadily receive this weighty fulfillment at this moment.
This is well worth it.
"Don't leave me... okay?"
Liang Yizhi actually used a tone of discussion.
Ji Ying's breath hitched, and she nodded.
The next second, she clearly felt the man's chest tremble.
"I will...get better, really."
After talking for a while, Ji Ying finally succumbed to her exhaustion and, with his gentle comfort, soon fell into a deep sleep in his arms.
The next day, when Ji Ying woke up, the sunlight outside the window was already shining on the foot of the bed.
The nurse was removing the IV needle from her, and was very happy to see her open her eyes.
"You're awake? Your husband just went out. I'll go wake him right away."
The moment the words were spoken, the ward door was pushed open.
The man who walked in was no longer as gentle as he had been the night before.
He walked a few steps to Ji Ying's bedside, examined her carefully, and then said, "The doctor said you can eat as soon as you wake up. I've prepared some of our local specialty fish head porridge for you. Make do with it."
As Liang Yizhi spoke, he opened the insulated lunchbox by the bedside.
His movements as he ladled out the porridge weren't exactly clumsy, but they revealed a clear lack of familiarity.
Ji Ying took the warm bowl of porridge, looked up and quietly glanced at him.
Yes, I only had a dream last night.
"The porridge was bought from outside. This place only has these kinds of conditions. The doctor said your condition is relatively stable. As long as you take proper aseptic care, Madam Shen, you can travel long distances. Are you planning to go back to Beijing now?"
"It's up to you."
Ji Ying lowered her eyes and drank her porridge, her tone indifferent.
Why ask further questions when he has already made his decision?
Liang Yizhi sensed her indifference, but seeing her slightly pale face, he ultimately refrained from arguing with her.
Two hours later, the medical helicopter arranged by Liang Yizhi brought Ji Ying and Madam Shen back to Beijing.
Madam Shen was transferred to a sterile ward for further treatment.
Ji Ying met Jiang Ran.
Fortunately, the poison in Grandpa Shen's syringe was not deadly. Jiang Ran only needed to rest to recover, so she regretted not participating in the operation.
Seeing that she was safe and sound, Ji Ying finally felt relieved.
Shen Jingxiu had contacted the Shen residence in advance, so as soon as Ji Ying arrived, a fragrant and soft bird's nest porridge was prepared for her.
Unfortunately, on the first day of resuming a regular diet, I could only eat liquids.
He delivered the porridge to Ji Ying's ward.
Liang Yizhi was also there, but the two hardly spoke, and the atmosphere seemed rather quiet.
Under her father's watchful eye, Ji Ying slowly finished a bowl of bird's nest porridge.
“Dad,” she put down her spoon, “Pang Daiyao said at the end that the chip design data should have been his. Why?”
Shen Jingxiu was silent for a moment before speaking: "His son was my college classmate. We started a business together at the beginning. Later, I found out that he was accepting foreign funds in private. I tried to persuade him and argued with him, but he was stubborn. I had no choice but to withdraw and set up my own studio to continue research and development. He is Pang Daiyao's only son. Pang Daiyao has been at odds with me all these years, which I think is also because of some unresolved issues."
"How did his son die?" Ji Ying asked.
He died from a drug overdose while attending a yachting event abroad.
Therefore, it was in the dark that Pang Daiyao's many evil deeds implicated his descendants.
At that moment, Shen Jingxiu and Liang Yizhi simultaneously handed her tissues.
Without thinking, Ji Ying took the tissue from her father.
Liang Yizhi felt awkward for a moment and withdrew his hand.
“Dad,” Ji Ying wiped her mouth, “Anyway, I’m divorced now. I want to turn No. 17 Dingbu Street into the Ji Mansion.”
Before Shen Jingxiu could speak, Liang Yizhi, who had been silent all along, suddenly interjected, "The divorce proceedings were manipulated by Pang Daiyao. Now that he has fallen from power, the procedures are invalid. In the system, we are still husband and wife."
Ji Ying looked at him for two seconds, then lowered her eyes and said calmly, "We can just go and complete a normal procedure."
Just as Liang Yizhi was about to firmly state her intention not to divorce, Meng Qian's nonchalant voice came from the ward door.
"Do you need a lawyer? I know a few who specialize in divorce cases; they're incredibly efficient."
Liang Yizhi turned to look at him, gritting his teeth and saying, "Go back to where you came from. You're not welcome here."
Ji Ying leaned back quietly on the pillow and said calmly, "I'll welcome him."
Liang Yizhi was speechless for a moment.
Shen Jingxiu raised an eyebrow, made an excuse, took the food box, and left the ward.
Whether to divorce or not is entirely up to the daughter. As her father, he can just close his eyes and support her. Let the young people handle the battle.
Meng Qian walked in with a smile and placed a bouquet of flowers on the bedside table.
"You've become famous, one of the few survivors from Pang Daiyao's clutches. Now the public is in an uproar, and the Pang family has become pariahs."
Ji Ying remained calm. "I hope he can receive a fair judgment."
Meng Qian's smile deepened, and he changed the subject, "So, you're single now? Shouldn't my 'second place' position be moved forward?"
Suddenly, Liang Yizhi grabbed his collar and said coldly, "We're not divorced. Try thinking about her again."
"Liang Yizhi, let him go!" Ji Ying immediately shouted.
Liang Yizhi paused, but did not let go.
Meng Qian still wore a cynical smile, but a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
“Liang Yizhi, you first need to understand what kind of woman Yingying is. If you don’t know how to respect her, you’ll be deposed by her sooner or later. Just like… aren’t you in the cold palace right now?”
Liang Yizhi paused for a moment after hearing his words, then laughed in anger and loosened his collar.
"Alright, you're the second son, right? Visiting time's over, you should get out of here."
Meng Qian knew that he was a difficult person to deal with, so he didn't insist on causing trouble for himself.
He raised an eyebrow, deciding to stop while he was ahead.
“Yingying, you have to believe that I have a broad mind and I am the best candidate to be the ‘official wife’.”
After saying that, before Liang Yizhi could fly into a rage again, he ran away in a flash.
Liang Yizhi felt a lump in his throat, with nowhere to vent it. When he turned to look at Ji Ying, he had to extinguish the flames of anger within him.
"I won't get a divorce! But I can change for you."
A hint of surprise flashed through Ji Ying's mind. For him to say such a thing was almost the biggest concession his personality could make.
But the moment hope is ignited, a deeper sense of weariness and defensiveness also surges up.
She knew all too well what it felt like to be disappointed, and that slight ripple was quickly suppressed back into her heart.
No matter how much you change, you're still not him.
Liang Yizhi felt a sharp pain in his heart, followed by a ruthless smile on his face.
"Fine. Go ahead and piss me off like this. You'll give me a heart attack sooner or later... and then he won't be able to live either."
Ji Ying glanced at him with deep, dark eyes, but remained silent.
If two personalities could be trained to become one, could he come back?
No one had proven it, but she wanted to try.
Just after Meng Qian's incident, Liang Yizhi thought he had had enough "surprises" for the day, but little did he know that this was just the prelude to Ji Ying's "harem" visit.
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