Chapter 30 Sister, I'm here to apologize to you
After the words were spoken, the living room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Meng Shanshan's face turned pale and she almost couldn't hold on.
Zhong Beichi actually wanted to stand on her side, but what happened that night was too much for him to handle.
The Ye family’s blatant bullying made him feel pity.
So he unconsciously paid more attention to Ye Jinmo, until Meng Shanshan took the initiative to provoke trouble by the pool and failed, and ended up making herself embarrassed. He couldn't believe his eyes.
"Shanshan, hasn't the Ye family caused enough trouble tonight? Why did you deliberately drag her into this?" He asked the question that was in his mind.
"I don't……"
Father Zhong sighed and stood up: "Reflect on your actions at home for the next two days. You don't need to go out."
If it were any other time, he might have turned a blind eye, but with such a big scene today and such a commotion, there would definitely be rumors tomorrow that the Zhong family is not getting along!
When it comes to the reputation and interests of the Zhong family, he can't just sit back and watch, even if it's a small, low-level trick!
Meng Shanshan really couldn't understand why the whole family turned to Ye Jinmo's side this time!
Where did she go wrong?
At this time, the housekeeper hurried over to report: "Sir, Madam Ji sent a gift, saying it was to apologize to the young lady."
As he waved his hand, a row of servants appeared behind him. When the box was opened, all kinds of dazzling jewels were revealed.
"Old Madam Ji said that President Ji hastily broke off the engagement and felt guilty towards the Zhong family and the young lady. These are apology gifts. The betrothal gifts sent before are also considered apology gifts and will not be taken back."
Everyone present looked over in surprise. There was no need to take a close look at these jewels. A quick glance would tell that they were all priceless treasures. Not to mention the betrothal gifts, the total value was over 10 billion.
What surprised the Zhong family was that the Ji family's attitude was just a marriage contract, but their attitude was a little too sincere...
Father Zhong stood up hurriedly: "Go and invite the old lady in!"
The housekeeper curled his lips and said, "The old lady has gone back. President Ji is outside the door and said... he wants to see the eldest lady."
Ye Jinmo, who was called, raised her head and looked at the housekeeper in a daze: "Me?"
The butler nodded.
"Jinmo, you go." said Father Zhong
When I arrived at the door, I found Ji Sichen standing alone next to the car.
The summer breeze was still cool near eleven o'clock, the shadows of the trees were mottled, and his back looked somewhat lonely.
Hearing her footsteps, he turned around, the expression on his face was unclear.
The two looked at each other in silence.
Ye Jinmo felt a little embarrassed, and with a turn of his eyes, he said, "Boss..."
"Jinmo..."
They both spoke at the same time and smiled at each other.
An evening breeze blew, and the leaves rustled.
"When the engagement was cancelled today, I thought the one being arranged for marriage was...Meng Shanshan." Ji Sichen spoke with difficulty, not daring to meet the girl's clear eyes. He felt indescribably annoyed in his heart.
He didn't know why, they had only known each other for a short time, but when he found out that the person he was going to marry was her, all the emotions in his heart seemed to come out.
The girl just looked at him with a faint smile, and there was no other expression on her face.
She nodded gently and said calmly: "It's okay. In fact, the one who was originally arranged to marry you was Meng Shanshan, but I was replaced because I was found. You don't have to feel sorry for me and the Zhong family. I would have mentioned it even if you didn't mention it tonight."
She paused and continued, "I originally thought that it was too much to tie two people who didn't love each other together. I'm sure you think so too!"
Ji Sichen lowered his head and met the girl's sparkling eyes. He felt a breath stuck in his chest. He nodded in her expectant eyes.
"Do you have someone you like?" The man regretted asking this and secretly scolded himself for being too impulsive.
"No, I'm only sixteen. I need to study hard."
Hearing the answer, he felt relieved.
Perhaps because his emotions were revealed, his right hand unconsciously clenched the phone, which was noticed by the girl.
Thinking of the dazzling array of gifts from Guizhou, her delicate mind suddenly understood something.
"Did Grandma Ji blame you? Well, I'll go explain to her."
Ji Sichen seemed helpless and sighed: "No, I just want to say tonight that breaking off the engagement does not mean that I don't respect you or the Zhong family. I just simply don't like Meng Shanshan."
Ye Jinmo gave him a look that said "I understand".
He and Meng Shanshan also had a grudge against each other because of what happened in the mall before, so how could they talk about love in such a short period of time?
Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck the sky, followed by a rumbling thunder and raindrops as big as beans began to fall.
Ji Sichen took off his suit jacket and put it on her shoulders. He raised his hand to brush away the wet hair on her face. The smoothness that his fingertips touched made his heart tremble.
"Go back."
Ye Jinmo pulled her clothes and did not refuse: "Then boss, you should go back earlier and let me know when you get home."
After saying this, she lifted her skirt with one hand, grabbed her coat with the other, and trotted away into the night.
Looking at her back, he had an inexplicable expression and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.
Return to the villa.
Ye Jinmo found Zhong Beichi and Meng Shanshan standing at the door of her bedroom.
Meng Shanshan saw at a glance that the suit jacket she was wearing belonged to Ji Sichen. A hint of unwillingness flashed across her eyes, but she immediately put on a smile and raised the gift box in her hand.
"Sister, I'm here to apologize to you."
Ye Jinmo frowned, said nothing, and opened the door to let them in.
"This is my favorite bag, I'm giving it to you."
Meng Shanshan opened the gift box, and inside was a white leather bag. It looked very valuable, but it showed obvious signs of use. The handle part was yellowed, and the hardware in particular showed signs of fading.
"No need." She refused, preparing herself for her second brother's scolding.
Unexpectedly, the reprimand she had imagined did not come. She looked up and saw Zhong Beichi drooping his eyelids, with an expression of... reluctance and sympathy on his face.
She shuddered as if she had seen a ghost: "What's the matter with you?"
Meng Shanshan showed guilt on her face, twisted her hands together, and her eyes slowly turned red.
"I accidentally fell into the pool tonight, but I blamed you in front of the guests. I was wrong."
Ye Jinmo looked at her in surprise, and did not take the bag she handed over. She replied calmly: "It's okay as long as you are fine. I don't want this bag."
"You must accept it. If you don't, it means you haven't forgiven me!" Meng Shanshan put the gift box on the table.
"The Ye family has treated you so badly, you must have suffered a lot, accept it." Zhong Beichi frowned, and his hanging hands gradually tightened, as if he was trying hard to control his emotions.
After saying this, Ye Jinmo frowned: "I don't need your sympathy. As for this bag, it's just for you to seek self-comfort."
Meng Shanshan's face flushed instantly after her thoughts were exposed. Tears welled up in her eyes and her whole body began to tremble. Her words were full of accusations: "Sister, how could you say that to me? I came here to apologize sincerely. If you don't forgive me, just say so. Why do you have to humiliate me like this?"
"Oh, I don't forgive you."
She choked, picked up the gift box and ran out of the bedroom sobbing.
Zhong Beichi lost all his gentleness and pointed at Ye Jinmo: "Shanshan came to apologize out of kindness, but you are totally unreasonable!"
Watching the two people walking away, Ye Jinmo put away the expression on her face and her eyes became indifferent.
She never needed a hypocritical apology!
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