95 Chapter 95
◎Birthday Party◎
Chapter 95
Yu Keke was in a good mood after receiving the flowers Ji Jingye sent.
So after dinner, she looked at the glasses of wine she had mixed, and then looked at the roses blooming on the table. She couldn't help but touch her chin, and suddenly asked with a whim: "Watch a movie?"
It felt that everything was just right, and the atmosphere was just right.
It seemed unreasonable not to watch a movie together.
Ji Jingye naturally had no objection.
However, as soon as he stood up, she naturally took his hand. He was distracted for a moment, and was actually dragged to the kitchen.
"......?"
Not knowing what she wanted to do, he just lowered his eyes and looked at her.
"Xiao Ye brought back a popcorn machine earlier, and originally wanted to use it for watching movies." Yu Keke fiddled with the small popcorn machine in front of her, explaining in a light tone, "But I thought about it, I'm basically downstairs in the afternoon, so I'll just put it here."
Ji Jingye noticed that she used "downstairs" instead of "your place".
This kind of wording without clear designation seemed to blur the boundary between the two floors, making people feel as if they were really living together.
His eyes swept across, and his thin lips pursed slightly: "...Hmm."
After responding in a low voice, Ji Jingye subconsciously scanned the kitchen again.
He basically didn't come here much, so he shouldn't be able to see any changes. But not surprisingly, he could tell at a glance which were her new additions.
It was just like when she tentatively left her mark at home, encroaching on the territory a little bit.
Her things clearly have a unique feeling that belongs to her.
One can tell at a glance that this is what she likes.
Weird, warm-toned, cute and bright...
Even the small popcorn machine in front of him has a mocking Shiba Inu head.
Staring at the Shiba Inu head, Ji Jingye couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, and a faint smile flashed in his black eyes.
Not noticing his ridicule, Yu Keke turned back with a smile: "I haven't used it yet, do you want to try it together?"
Although it was an interrogative tone, she had already handed over the instruction manual with confidence.
Ji Jingye naturally took it, looked at it for a few times, and hummed without changing his expression.
Although the small popcorn machine looks good, it is very slow to produce popcorn.
After struggling for a long time, the two finally managed to produce two buckets of caramel popcorn.
Seeing Ji Jingye picking up the popcorn bucket unconsciously, Yu Keke suddenly laughed.
When he looked at her, she quickly restrained her smile and called him in a serious tone: "Ji Jingye."
Ji Jingye: "Yeah."
Yu Keke: "Actually, I have something I haven't told you."
Seeing him listening attentively, she felt even more malicious and deliberately whispered in his ear: "Actually, this is what I wanted to play with. A real popcorn machine has been prepared in the audio-visual room." As she
said this, she couldn't help but lean against him and laughed again.
The system was also holding back for a long time, and finally complained: [I have been puzzled for a long time. You always use the popcorn machine in the audio-visual room when watching movies. Why do you suddenly drag the villain to the kitchen? After struggling with the relationship for a long time, it turns out that it is just to tease him! ]
[This is called cultivating feelings. ] She argued, [It is more fun to play together, you see——]
Before she finished speaking, she felt her lips suddenly heat up, and Ji Jingye's fingers and popcorn pressed against her lips.
Feeling the unique aroma of popcorn spreading on the tip of her nose, before she could react, Yu Keke subconsciously opened her mouth and took a bite, and the sweetness of caramel instantly burst out on the tip of her tongue.
...Huh?
She looked up at him, and saw that he took his hand back without changing his expression: "Is it delicious?"
Yu Keke didn't say anything, but smiled and opened her mouth again, motioning him to feed another one.
Ji Jingye really handed over another one.
This time, when she was biting the popcorn, she seemed to accidentally bite his fingertips.
When he silently rebuked her, Yu Keke was not ashamed at all, and replied with a smile: "It's delicious, it tastes sweeter when you feed it."
Ji Jingye: "...Yeah."
Pushing open the door, it was obvious that the audio-visual room had also changed significantly.
In addition to the original massage sofa, there was a small bar inside, on which a coffee machine and things for making drinks were placed. There was also a small refrigerator filled with drinks and alcohol next to it, and in the corner was the popcorn machine she mentioned.
Storage shelves filled with various snacks were quietly placed on both sides of the sofa. It can be said
that the preparations are very thorough.
Yu Keke has always been very honest.
So it seems that when he is not at home, she does come down often and stay here to enjoy herself.
However, Ji Jingye, who used to have strict boundaries, was not unhappy after discovering this.
On the contrary, when he found that his territory was being occupied little by little and gradually became her base, his thin lips could not help but lift up.
There seemed to be a kind of light and full emotion floating in his heart, which made him subconsciously hold her hand tightly.
Yu Keke was choosing a movie with great interest: "Let me see which one is better... How about we watch a horror movie?"
Ji Jingye still had no objection: "Okay."
So she hurriedly urged: [Everyone, hurry up, help me check which one has the highest rating, I want the scariest one! ]
Although the system did it, it couldn't help but question: [... You just watch this? Are you scared or will the villain be scared? ]
Yu Keke said seriously: [You don't understand. Whether you are scared or not, this is the atmosphere we want. ]
System: [...]
Turn off the lights, and the audio-visual room is instantly dark, with only the dim light of the screen.
They were sitting on a double sofa, very close to each other. Surrounded by horror sound effects, the senses seemed to be amplified invisibly in this dark environment.
The movie just started and I already felt the excitement.
So Yu Keke's hand immediately reached out to her side like a dog, but before she could move, Ji Jingye grabbed it with his backhand.
He pulled it several times, but couldn't move it.
She was completely obedient.
There seemed to be a faint chuckle beside her, and Yu Keke's ears twitched, and she felt her hand being held.
His hand slowly kneaded her fingers until their ten fingers were interlocked.
Amid the screams of the people inside being chased by ghosts, Yu Keke's mouth curled up high, and she leaned her head directly on his shoulder.
The system was still staring at the screen with full concentration, and suddenly it was scared by the ghost's sudden face, and the data shook: [Oh my god, so exciting! ]
Yu Keke: [Yeah, really exciting. ]
System: [? ]
It's such a terrible scene of ghosts eating people, why is her voice still sweet?
Something is wrong.
Is it the only one watching the movie seriously? ?
Before she knew it, a bucket of popcorn was
finished. Yu Keke felt a little thirsty. Just when she raised her hand to take the wine glass in front of her, she saw Ji Jingye had already picked it up and handed it to her.
She looked at him in the dim light of the screen.
She found that he was also looking at her at this time.
As the two looked at each other, Yu Keke couldn't help laughing.
She leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Wow, so scary."
Ji Jingye: "Yeah."
"Did you see the scene where the female ghost came out just now? It was really a bit scary."
Ji Jingye paused: "...It's okay."
Yu Keke suddenly rested her head on his neck, trembling slightly, and the slightly intoxicating fruity aroma of cocktails spread all over her body.
Ji Jingye's body froze. He originally thought that she was teasing him again, but now he was a little uncertain.
Thinking that she was really frightened, his hand fell on her back, and he was about to say something.
The voice of the system suddenly came out: [Huh? Where did the female ghost come from? Wasn't it Christmas Eve just now? Did you see it wrong? ]
Yu Keke's body shook even more violently.
Ji Jingye: "..."
Realizing that she was laughing secretly behind his shoulder, he lowered his eyes and stared at the top of her head. Sure enough, she
was teasing him again.
Thinking of this, Ji Jingye put his hand on the back of her neck and stroked it slowly.
Then he suddenly pinched her earlobe.
Yu Keke suddenly shook violently as if she was stimulated.
She subconsciously tried to raise her head, but Ji Jingye's hand, which was originally soothing her back, moved up and grabbed the back of her head, preventing her from moving.
Yu Keke:?
She shook her head tentatively, but he pressed it back silently.
So she struggled even harder.
The system that watched the two of them fighting like a cat and a dog: [……]
No, can you at least respect this horror movie that is said to be the scariest?
Tsk, little couple.
Childish.
Even the villains have been made childish!
...
After watching the movie, I couldn't remember the specific plot.
Yu Keke lay on Ji Jingye's legs, lazily letting him comb her messy hair.
Just as she was staring at the man's sharp jawline, her mind was a little restless again.
Suddenly she heard him say lightly: "The Xi family is holding a banquet in two days, do you want to go?"
Yu Keke's attention was immediately diverted: "Xi family, Xiyue?"
Xiyue is the female supporting role in the original text, who is deeply in love with Ji Linghan, and the two families are old friends.
However, Yu Keke's most profound impression of her was at Ji Yuanjiang's birthday banquet. In order to ensure Ji Linghan's safety, she was willing to help herself and Ji Linghan "secretly" in front of Ji Jingye to cover up the traces.
I have to sigh, it is true love.
Ji Jingye responded.
The system interrupted at the right time: [It is a birthday party held by the Xi family for Xiyue, and the heroine will also go. ]
Yu Keke:?
She was originally interested, but after hearing it say that, she felt something was wrong: [Li Xinrui is going too? Why?]
System: [That's a long story.]
[Do you still remember the red rope that the hero kept well? It was the one that the heroine gave him when he was taken away from the orphanage by the Ji family.] It explained, [Xi Yue has been chasing the hero since she returned to China, and accidentally discovered the red rope.]
Yu Keke certainly had an impression.
The red rope was supposed to be taken out by Ji Linghan in the later part of the plot, after the two of them had a mutual understanding.
But because he wanted to attract Li Xinrui's attention, he wore it at the "Sword of Immortal" completion banquet, and even showed it off on purpose when the two met on the plane the next day.
But unfortunately, not only did Li Xinrui not recognize him, but she seemed to be even more distant from him after that.
Yu Keke was gloating over this misfortune at the time.
She thought about it: [Xi Yue found something wrong and found out the relationship between the two?]
System: [Yes.]
That's probably the halo of the plot.
In the original text, after the two of them got engaged, Xi Yue found something wrong and returned to the country specifically to target Li Xinrui. And the red rope should not have been discovered by anyone.
But now, even though Ji Linghan and Li Xinrui have basically lost contact, she was able to accidentally find the red rope and find Li Xinrui.
Thinking of the time when Li Xinrui accidentally ran into Xiang Chao going out during the travel variety show.
She couldn't help but sigh: [She is so unlucky, this accident-prone body is quite troublesome.]
After all, she is the heroine, even if she doesn't cause trouble, trouble will come to her automatically.
Just like now, she was filming well, and Xiyue came to her door.
System: [Indeed. So Xiyue found clues from the worn-out red rope, and then found the orphanage where the two had stayed, and thus learned about the existence of the heroine. ]
[Just like in the original text, she confirmed that you were actually a shield used by the hero to protect the heroine, and the heroine was the one he really liked. ] It said slowly, [So under Xiyue's careful design, the two met unexpectedly and quickly gained the favor of the heroine. ]
Yu Keke: [Then it was natural to invite her to the banquet? ]
[Yes. ] The system replied, [She said that she had just returned to China not long ago and didn't have many friends. Therefore, she hoped that the heroine could be her good friend and spend this birthday with her. ]
This completely hit Li Xinrui's soft spot.
She understood immediately: [Since she did this on purpose, Xiyue must want to do something, right?]
System: [She plans to drug the heroine, and then catch the hero committing adultery.]
As expected of an ancient novel, the female supporting character always uses this method.
Yu Keke raised her hand and hooked Ji Jingye's finger. When he lowered his eyes to look at her, she smiled and said, "Want to go? Will you accompany me?"
Ji Jingye seemed to have expected it, and just lifted her hair: "Okay."
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The day of Xiyue's birthday party soon arrived.
Due to their different identities, when Yu Keke came in with Ji Jingye this time, everyone looked at her with more caution.
In the past, when she was the fiancée of Young Master Ji, her value was already heavy enough.
Not to mention that she has taken over Yu's now. Even if she doesn't take care of things, the shares she holds are enough for others to treat her with caution.
Especially for rich girls like Xiyue, Yu Keke is now standing at a completely different level from them.
At the Ji family’s birthday banquet not long ago, Xiyue was still able to maintain her superiority and show off to Yu Keke - although she failed several times, she was furious, and her friends around her distanced themselves from her intentionally or unintentionally.
But now, the status of the two has completely reversed.
Even if Yu Keke didn't say anything and just stood there, Xiyue already felt that she was being shown off.
But as the protagonist of the birthday party, she couldn't just avoid them, but had to entertain them more enthusiastically.
Xiyue: "..."
She was wearing a soft and romantic pink dress, but her face at this time was obviously a little green, which made people couldn't help but look at her twice.
Xi Yue wanted to send them in quickly, but after seeing her, Yu Keke stopped and greeted her very friendly: "Ms. Xi, long time no see."
Seeing her smiling face, Xi Yue felt even more upset.
But she quickly glanced at Ji Jingye, who was standing next to Yu Keke, and although he didn't say a word, his presence was very strong. She swallowed her gloomy words and forced a smile: "Long time no see... Miss Yu, it's cold at the door, you'd better come in quickly."
Yu Keke: "Huh? But I'm not cold."
Xi Yue: "..."
This is clearly a polite remark. It's fine if she can't hear it, but why does she always take it seriously and answer seriously!
The familiar feeling of frustration came again.
But thinking that the focus this time was not on her, Xi Yue couldn't help but take a deep breath silently, and forced herself to suppress the depression in her heart.
In fact, after confirming that Yu Keke was indeed a tool in Ji Linghan's eyes and was not important at all. She did shift her target and didn't intend to care about her anymore.
But who knew that she deliberately didn't send an invitation letter to the Yu family, and she could actually come with Young Master Ji.
That would be fine, they just met, and Xi Yue couldn't help but be broken.
There is no way to ignore her.
——So is Yu Keke really poisonous? !
Just when she was thinking about how to get them in quickly and avoid Li Xinrui, Xiyue heard a happy call: "Sister Keke, you are here too!"
Xiyue: "..."
She looked at Li Xinrui, who should have stayed in the corner and waited for her to find her, but suddenly appeared and ran to Yu Keke, greeting her happily.
Her eyes dimmed slightly.
She knew that Yu Keke and Li Xinrui had a good relationship, so she deliberately avoided her appearance to facilitate her subsequent plans.
But she ignored the fact that the two families had a good relationship, and the Ji family would definitely receive an invitation anyway. What she didn't expect was that Young Master Ji would actually do her a favor and attend a small birthday party.
...Is it for Yu Keke?
Thinking of the humiliation she suffered at the Ji family's birthday party, Xiyue almost couldn't maintain the gentle and elegant expression on her face.
However, it was clear that no one cared about her mood at this time.
Yu Keke greeted Li Xinrui with a smile: "Yeah, why are you here too? I remember you should still be filming now?"
It was mentioned in the original text that when Ji Leyun was sent to the hospital because she was depressed and attempted suicide, Li Xinrui happened to be hospitalized for injuries during filming in a certain crew. Ji
Linghan took the opportunity to visit his cousin to cultivate his relationship with Li Xinrui.
Therefore, after the travel variety show, when director Jing Yue came to Yu Keke again to invest in a new play, she introduced Li Xinrui.
Li Xinrui's acting skills were not bad, and she also fit the image of the heroine, so Jing Yue quickly finalized it.
Li Xinrui: "..."
The happy smile on her face suddenly disappeared, and she suddenly realized how Song Quan felt when he was "concerned and greeted".
"It's like this, I was invited by Sister Xiyue..."
Looking at Yu Keke's smiling face, she somehow changed her words subconsciously and explained carefully: "I mean Miss Xi, she said she didn't have many friends on her birthday, so she invited me over."
After thinking for a while, she added confidently: "I came here after finishing filming, and it definitely didn't affect my work!"
Xiyue: "..."
After meeting Yu Keke, even the address became "Miss Xi", right?
Why is she feeling guilty as if she was caught?
Yu Keke nodded suddenly: "It turns out that Miss Xi doesn't have many friends? I remember the last time we met, you were worried that I didn't know anyone at the party, so you kindly invited me to meet your friends."
"I didn't expect that--"
She blinked lightly, without finishing the rest of the words, but a little pity silently revealed in her clear almond eyes.
Silence is better than words.
Stimulated by that "it turns out you are just pretending to be rich" expression, Xiyue's face gradually turned red, and her whole body trembled.
She still has the nerve to say it?
Isn't it because of her that those useless licking dogs ran away? !
Xiyue should have admitted it for the sake of the plan, but looking at Yu Keke's pitiful eyes, she couldn't show weakness.
She gritted her teeth and said: "Although I...but I still have some friends, that is--"
Before she could find an excuse to explain, Yu Keke said "Oh".
She nodded and said casually, "Is that so. Then let's not disturb Miss Xi from entertaining her friends and go in first."
Xi Yue: "......?"
She watched Yu Keke drag Li Xinrui away, and Li Xinrui didn't even ask, just followed her, and didn't even think of saying hello to her.
After a moment of disbelief, she was suddenly so angry that her whole body trembled.
Is this Li Xinrui's soft heart and deceitful? Value friends? ?
It took her so long to let Li Xinrui call her "Sister Xiyue". As a result, as soon as she saw Yu Keke, she immediately expelled her from the friendship and turned her back to "Miss Xi"; she followed her in a daze as soon as she smiled, completely forgetting how she promised yesterday that she would accompany her on her birthday -
where did this dog licker come from!
Xi Yue was furious.
Why can there always be such a disappointing dog licker around her!
Ahhh, I'm so pissed off!!
...
Although I don't know how Xi Yue feels now, I can totally imagine how she broke down.
Yu Keke's mouth curled up immediately.
Ji Jingye, who had been silent until Yu Keke stopped, whispered, "I want to meet the Xi family first. Do you want to come with me?"
What's so good about the Xi family?
Yu Keke shook her head decisively, and said considerately, "Then I'll go find some friends to play with. You go ahead and do your work."
Ji Jingye was not surprised, he just nodded, and then glanced at Li Xinrui who was following her obediently without making a sound, and then walked away.
After watching him go upstairs, Yu Keke turned around and asked with a smile: "You just followed me in like this, aren't you afraid that Miss Xi will be unhappy?"
Li Xinrui was stunned for a moment, and said honestly: "Because it was Sister Keke who pulled me in."
Yu Keke: "I pulled you in, so you came in?"
Li Xinrui nodded seriously: "Yes, because Sister Keke is more important."
After thinking about it, she said embarrassedly: "Of course, in fact, I also feel that you and Miss Xi seem to be... Although I don't know what happened, it's definitely right to follow Sister Keke."
Yu Keke blinked lightly and couldn't help laughing: "You're right, don't run around at that time."
Although she didn't know why, Li Xinrui still nodded solemnly.
Originally, she didn't know anyone at this banquet, and it was of course the best to follow Sister Keke.
However, just as she showed her happy smile, she saw a group of people suddenly surrounded her enthusiastically, and instantly squeezed her out of the circle -
"Ms. Yu! You are here too."
"What Miss Yu? You should call me Mr. Yu, right Mr. Yu?"
"Oh, it doesn't matter what you call me. But, Miss Yu, do you have anything to do now? I have specially prepared small cakes and juice, as well as a lot of gossip! Just waiting for you to come over."
"Yes, yes, Miss Yu, are you going to sit with us?"
Li Xinrui: "......?"
If you don't understand, just ask, are you all in the wealthy circle like this to exclude people?
The author has something to say:
Li Xinrui: We are both "bushi", why are you so exclusive?
The circle of wealthy families is really scary QAQ
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