For Zhu Qianying, the fact that her younger sister and Ji Huan had become lovers was a pleasant surprise.
Originally, she was considering how to settle her younger sister after her marriage. Should she rent an apartment for her in R City so she could live alone? Or should she move to another province to live with her mother after graduation?
Now, she no longer needs to worry about any of these things.
She could tell that Ji Huan was a responsible and good man, and she figured that even if she, as his older sister, wanted to take care of this, Ji Huan wouldn't transfer this privilege to her.
The following evening, Zhu Qianying was quite surprised to receive a call from Ji Huan.
"Hello, Ji Huan?"
"That's right, it's me. Shadow, there's something I need to tell you first. You should know about your older brother's situation, right? My mom is worried that Xiaoyu might be threatened, so she wants Xiaoyu to stay at our house for as long as possible. You don't have any objections, do you?"
Zhu Qianying paused for a moment. Zhu Junzhao and her father had recently been driven to desperation and seemed to be pressuring her third aunt, Fang Caiping, to transfer the training center. As the saying goes, a cornered dog will jump over the wall. The Ji family was probably afraid that her father and Zhu Junzhao would try to take advantage of her sister.
"Yes, Ji Huan, please thank your mom for me. I'll go and thank her in person when I have time."
It has to be said that experience counts. No matter how much I care about Xiaoyu's safety, I, as her older sister, can't think as far ahead as Ji Huan's mother, nor can I do things as thoroughly as she does.
“Shadow, don’t be so polite with me. She’s my girlfriend, and I have a responsibility to protect her safety.”
Ji Huan's words reassured Zhu Qianying.
"Ji Huan, it's Xiaoyu's good fortune to have met you. She's not stupid, but she's still young and her experience is limited. Could you please give her some pointers when you have time? Thank you."
Zhu Qianying knew her younger sister very well. After all, how could she not know the precious little darling she had cherished since childhood?
"Yes, I will. Shadow, do you need any help? I'm going back to L City early tomorrow morning, and I'll probably be working there for a long time afterward. If you need anything, feel free to contact me."
The Ji family has invested in a very large production base in L City, and Ji Huan is the resident manager of the base.
Zhu Qianying was very grateful for Ji Huan's thoughtfulness.
Under normal circumstances, she would never ask the Ji family for help, after all, to the Ji family, she was just an outsider.
She was already extremely grateful that they could guarantee her sister's safety.
But she naturally couldn't say these things to Ji Huan directly. "Okay, I understand. I'll contact you anytime if anything happens."
After talking with Ji Huan, Zhu Qianying was still worried, so she dialed Xing Bailun's number again.
Although Xing Bolun has been recuperating at home, he still has to take care of his work, so he is usually not asleep at this time.
The phone rang twice before being answered. "Shadow, still awake so late?"
Xing Bolun's voice was clear and bright; indeed, he was still working.
"Are you still working?" Zhu Qianying asked, afraid of interfering with his work.
If it weren't for her sister's safety, she would never have called Xing Bailun at this time.
Qi Xiao told her to treat Xing Bailun the same way she used to, but to be honest, after Xing Bailun confessed his feelings, it was difficult for her to chat and play with him anytime and anywhere like before.
Of course, it's truly heartbreaking to drift apart after so many years of friendship. But she fears that her unintentional actions might give him the wrong impression, making him think there's still a chance to salvage the relationship. Therefore, in the short term, she really doesn't want to have too much one-on-one contact with Xing Bailun.
"No, I'm currently having a few group chats with Qi Xiao. Are you coming too?"
Zhu Qianying could now vaguely hear Qi Xiao's few noisy voices, which reassured her somewhat.
"No, I have something I want to ask you. Have my dad and the others been up to something lately?"
When she visited Xing Bolun a few days ago, she only heard that her father and his family wanted to sell the training center, but it seemed that they hadn't found a buyer yet. She didn't know much else.
"I only heard about this today. Fang Caiping's training center has found a buyer. They're still haggling over the price, but I think it'll sell with a 90% chance. Of course, the price won't be high because, I heard, the loan secured by the Zhu family is almost used up."
The information Xing Bailun provided to Zhu Qianying was always 100% reliable.
Since he spoke with such certainty, that must be the gist of it.
"I understand, thank you."
As Zhu Qianying was thinking about what to say next, she heard Xing Bailun say, "Yingzi, you have to remind Xiaoyu that even in R City, she should pay attention to her own safety."
Zhu Qianying was startled. Could it be that something really happened that made Ji Huan's mother make that decision?
"Aaron, please explain it more clearly, I don't quite understand."
“Your dad, didn’t he visit every family before, wanting us to be his guarantors? Yesterday, he mentioned it to my old man again, saying that Xiaoyu is already eighteen years old and can consider finding a good family of similar social standing.”
Xing Bailun is the eldest son in the Xing family, with a 24-year-old younger brother.
It's estimated that Takeozumi wanted to leak this information to see the Xing family's reaction.
Although Zhu Qianying was worried about Xiaoyu's future, she always thought that Xiaoyu was only eighteen years old, and even if her father was a scumbag, he would not "sell" his daughter who had just turned eighteen in this way.
Moreover, if he just endures a little longer, he will receive the 200 million yuan dowry from the Yan family in a month. Although 100 million yuan will go to Zhu Qianying, her father will still have 100 million yuan left.
This amount is already a large sum for the current Bamboo family.
Unexpectedly, her father was not satisfied with 100 million and wanted to "sell" Xiaoyu for a good price as well.
Fortunately, Xiaoyu has the Ji family protecting her now, so it's likely that her father's wishful thinking will fail again.
"Besides your family, he didn't tell Qi Xiao's family too, did he?" Zhu Qianying asked, but she already knew the answer.
"Well, anyway, be careful. If you need any help, just ask. We've always treated Xiaoyu like our own little sister."
After Xing Bailun was injured, it seemed as if the memory of his confession to Zhu Qianying had been erased. These days, he interacted with Zhu Qianying as naturally as if nothing had happened.
But Zhu Qianying knew that he was just trying his best to hide it and pretend to have forgotten.
Because, throughout their long conversation, he had never mentioned Young Master Yan. And Qi Xiao and the others, being tactful, never mentioned Young Master Yan in front of him and Zhu Qianying.
Now, everyone in the country knows that Zhu Qianying is Yan Shao's fiancée, and Zhu Qianyu is Yan Shao's sister-in-law. Isn't it normal for a brother-in-law to help his sister-in-law when she's in trouble?
Yan Shao's strength alone is many times greater than the combined strength of the others.
Why bother using the strength of just a few of them?
"Okay, I will. Thank you, Aaron!" Even though she wouldn't ask for anything in return, Zhu Qianying still expressed her heartfelt gratitude.
After all, it's already rare for him to have this kind of heart!
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