Chapter 100: Crickets behind a grown man, okay?
Li Ying was wondering how to reply to Aunt Jing when she heard someone greeting her. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw Ye Jingchi striding into the living room. He was wearing a beige jacket with a white shirt, and his straight pants outlined his long straight legs. It seemed that his legs were all below his chin.
"Why is he here?" Mrs. Jing was displeased.
Li Ying's expression was indifferent, neither sad nor happy, like an outsider, watching everything happening in front of her.
Jing Yingyan hurried forward to greet him.
"Captain Ye, thank you for visiting my humble home. I apologize for not welcoming you in person!"
"Don't give me that! After all, we're relatives. It's not too much for me to come celebrate Mrs. Jing's birthday, right?"
Ye Jingchi said this and walked straight towards Mrs. Jing.
Jing Yingyan curled the corners of his mouth and followed.
"Aunt Jing, happy birthday!" Ye Jingchi presented a sandalwood scented box.
As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you. If someone comes to your door personally to give you a gift, it would be wrong to refuse it.
Mrs. Jing took the box and said indifferently, "It's my 53rd birthday, and my children, out of filial piety, insisted on hosting a family dinner for me. I didn't expect Captain Ye to be so thoughtful!"
Family dinner?!
Ye Jingchi paused his gaze on Li Ying and smiled. "Jing Yingyan calls my mom aunt, so he and I are cousins. So, as your nephew, I'm not considered an outsider if I celebrate your birthday with you, right?"
Mrs. Jing didn't want to be too pretentious: "You are absolutely right, absolutely right!"
"Mom, don't be angry with Captain Ye. He's not very smart." Jing Yingyan used a double entendre to curse Ye Jingchi in a roundabout way.
Ye Jingchi didn't care. His eyes fell on Li Ying intentionally or unintentionally. Li Ying rolled her eyes and supported Mrs. Jing and said, "Auntie Jing, I'll go out for a walk with you and let them talk."
"Okay, okay."
Mrs. Jing took Li Ying's hand and left the living room.
Jing Yingyan folded his arms and asked, "What do you want to see me about?"
"Give me a topographic map of Yanshan."
Ye Jingchi got straight to the point.
"That mountainous area is all swampland. What do you need a map of it for?"
"Don't worry about it. You have led your soldiers into that swamp before, so you must be familiar with the terrain. Draw the blueprint for me! I want it tonight!" Ye Jingchi did not allow Jing Yingyan to refuse.
Jing Yingyan laughed out loud: "Ye Jingchi, you are anxious!"
"Stop talking nonsense! I must see the blueprints tonight!"
Ye Jingchi said this and turned away.
Jing Yingyan shook his head slightly: "Pretend, you will regret it one day!"
After lunch, Li Ying talked with Mrs. Jing for a while before being personally escorted out by Jing Yingyan.
"Go back, Zhou Qi's car is waiting outside."
"Slow down."
Li Ying waved her hand and walked a short distance away to see Ye Jingchi leaning against a jeep, smoking lazily. When he saw Li Ying, he put out the cigarette, shook his head, and threw it away.
"Captain Ye, are you free?" Li Ying walked forward and asked indifferently and distantly.
"No time."
"oh."
Li Ying turned around.
"Do you like Jing Yingyan?"
Li Ying paused, turned around, stared at Ye Jingchi's eyes that were like a tsunami, and nodded slightly: "I like him! He's handsome, gentle, and considerate. Most importantly, he's straightforward and simple."
Ye Jingchi almost broke down, "Yes, a gentleman scum."
Li Ying rolled her eyes at Ye Jingchi, wondering who was the scoundrel?
"I just like the scumbags."
It was intentional. Li Ying definitely did it on purpose.
Ye Jingchi suppressed his anger and kept his smile hidden in his eyes.
"Li Ying, only a foolish woman would marry with a baby in her belly!"
"Captain Ye, foolish women will only wait for their husbands who died in battle and will not marry again. But I am not a foolish woman. I am a woman of the new era. I have the right to choose my own life and I can boldly pursue everything that belongs to me. So, Captain Ye, don't discriminate against women!"
After Li Ying finished speaking, she turned around and couldn't help but smile.
If you're looking for trouble, don't blame her for speaking harshly.
Ye Jingchi almost broke the car keys in his hand.
When she got home, Sang Zhi was sitting in the bedroom with a bowl of boiled medicine on the table.
Hearing footsteps, Sang Zhi hurriedly wiped away her tears.
Ye Jingchi walked to the table, picked up the medicine bowl, drank it in one gulp, caught a glimpse of the tears in the corners of Sang Zhi's eyes, and put the bowl down.
"Crying?"
Sang Zhi hurriedly shook her head: "No, you saw it wrong."
"If you feel wronged, you don't have to do it. Don't make it seem like I'm forcing a good woman into prostitution." Ye Jingchi threw down the car keys in annoyance.
"Captain Ye, that's not what I meant. Don't be angry. You saved my life. I'll do whatever you ask me to do without any complaints!"
"Okay, get out now! Remember next time, don't cry alone. If you really want to cry, just go outside to the river. It's okay to cry as loud as you can."
Sang Zhi nodded: "I understand."
Sang Zhi came out with a bowl and was seen by Chunxue by chance.
The poison in Ye Jingchi has not been cleared yet?
Realizing this, Haruyuki clenched her palms, wondering if she should find an opportunity to strike.
After Li Ying attended Mrs. Jing's birthday party, Yang Mei ordered her not to go out again. She ran around even though she knew she had a miscarriage.
"You really don't care about yourself, kid? What will you do if something goes wrong?"
"Mom, it's okay. I know my body well. I'm not prone to miscarriage. It'll be fine even if I fall a few times." Li Ying assured.
Aunt Yang interjected, "Miss Ying is right. There was a young woman in my village who was pregnant. Her family was afraid she might have a miscarriage, so they brought her meals inside. One day, she propped up a fallen shovel in the yard, and she had a miscarriage."
Li Ying nodded: "Like what Aunt Yang said, that's a congenital miscarriage constitution. They must be protected to ensure the baby is fine. I'm different. I'm in good health."
"That won't work either. Listen to Mom and stay at home recently."
"Okay, at home."
It was another full-moon night. Li Ying was unable to sleep because of the brightness of the moonlight. She heard some movement at the door, so she put on her coat and opened the door. The moonlight was scattered in the yard, and there were shadows everywhere, revealing the tranquility of the night.
A familiar smell came into Li Ying's nose with the wind, and she realized that Ye Jingchi had been there. There was also a hint of tobacco in the air.
Li Ying gathered her clothes, turned around, went back to her room and lay down.
Ye Jingchi, how can I save this fragile love between us?
Knowing that you must have your own difficulties, she still couldn't help but blame him for being self-righteous.
Li Ying got up early, had breakfast, and then sat in the yard reading.
Seeing Zhou Qi standing at the door, he hesitated to speak, put down the book, and raised his hand: "Zhou Qi, come here!"
Zhou Qi walked slowly towards Li Ying and said, "Miss Ying, you asked me to find out the whereabouts of Miss Hua Qingqing, and I found out. But I don't want to tell you."
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