Xu Qingyun doesn't actually like seafood, but because Xu Jia likes it, her family often cooks it.
When she was seven years old, Liang Wanrou said that she shouldn't be a picky eater and should try everything, so she dug out the crab roe and forced her to eat it.
Liang Wanrou was only putting on an act for outsiders, but she didn't expect Xu Qingyun to actually like it.
From then on, every time the family ate crabs, Xu Jia would bring all the female crabs to her side.
Xu Hongru couldn't stand it, so he took a female crab and gave it to Xu Qingyun, who then started crying and making a scene.
Annoyed by the crying, Xu Sen said impatiently, "Dad, you know Jiajia loves crab roe the most, why are you provoking her? There are male crabs too, isn't crab roe tastier than crab paste?"
Xu Hongru was furious. "If crab roe is so delicious, why doesn't Jiajia eat it?"
Xu Jia burst into tears: "Grandpa, you're biased! You only care about Xu Qingyun!"
To avoid putting her grandfather in a difficult position, Xu Qingyun said that she liked crab roe.
Later, the family only bought female crabs.
Liang Wanrou said it was to prevent Xu Qingyun and Xu Jia from arguing, but actually it was because Xu Qingyun didn't like to eat it.
Xu Hongru knew Liang Wanrou's thoughts all too well.
Xu Hongru had spoken to Liang Wanrou twice, but whenever Liang Wanrou whispered in his ear, Xu Sen would criticize Xu Hongru.
Later, Xu Hongru would go to the seafood market specifically to pick out the fattest and largest male crabs, steam them, and then scoop out all the crab roe for Xu Qingyun.
Although her childhood memories are blurred, Xu Qingyun still remembers these things, and thinking about them makes her feel both warm and heartbroken.
Xu Qingyun felt a suffocating pain in her heart that her kind grandfather had been murdered.
"I'm full, I'm leaving now." Xu Qingyun suddenly stood up.
Ji Hanchen's eyes flickered, and he immediately followed her, then took her hand.
Xu Qingyun tried to struggle, but Ji Hanchen gripped her even tighter, a smile playing on his lips. "Yunyun, I'll take you to a nice place."
Xu Qingyun was not in the mood. "Ji Hanchen, I want to be alone."
Ji Hanchen said softly, "Yunyun, I know you miss your grandfather, but I can't bear to see you suffer alone. Can I stay by your side?"
He spoke so sincerely that Xu Qingyun was somewhat dazed and didn't refuse.
At this moment, Ji Lun also caught up.
"Is your uncle leaving already? It wouldn't be right not to say goodbye to your future father-in-law, would it?"
Ji Lun smiled faintly, his eyes filled with provocation.
Ji Hanchen's gaze darkened, becoming incredibly sharp.
His engagement to Xu Jia was a secret in the Ji family; only the old man and the housekeeper knew about it.
How did Ji Lun know?
"Yunyun, go wait for me in the car." Ji Hanchen handed the car keys to Xu Qingyun.
Xu Qingyun didn't think there was anything wrong with what Ji Lun said.
Ji Hanchen gave her a hairpin today and said he would marry her in the future. So, isn't Xu Sen his father-in-law?
She nodded gently and slowly walked towards Ji Hanchen's car.
Ji Lun stood with his hands in his pockets, his smile full of mockery.
"Uncle, you're really despicable. You knew your fiancée mistook me for you, yet you didn't say a word. You were planning to make me marry Xu Jia, and then you could take Xiao Yun for yourself, right?"
"I was wondering why Xiaoyun would appear at the ancestral home that day. You were actually plotting against me back then, weren't you?"
"You want Xiaoyun to think I'm a player and break up with me!"
Ji Hanchen snorted softly, his voice clear and cold, "If you hadn't hugged Xu Jia and attracted any unwanted attention, there wouldn't have been any misunderstandings."
Ji Lun's handsome face immediately darkened. "I thought it was a date arranged by my mother! If I had known Xiao Yun was there from the beginning, I would never have done that!"
Ji Hanchen's voice was extremely cold and imposing, "It's too late, I won't allow you to lay a finger on Yunyun!"
Ji Lun sneered, his eyes filled with malice: "You're engaged to Xu Jia, do you think Xu Qingyun will accept you?!"
Ji Hanchen's face turned cold. "If you dare to tell Yunyun, then get out of the Ji family."
Ji Lun didn't speak, but he secretly sneered in his heart.
When Ji Lun first learned about the engagement, he couldn't wait to tell Xu Qingyun.
However, after calming down and thinking it over, he realized that instead of telling Xu Qingyun, he should create an opportunity for her to discover it herself.
Xu Qingyun hates being lied to the most, and once she discovers it, she will definitely break off the relationship!
**
When Ji Lun returned home, Yao Xueying was already waiting for him.
As soon as she saw her son return, Yao Xueying immediately stood up from the sofa. "Lunlun, tell Mom what happened."
Ji Lun frowned, and only after sitting down on the sofa did he say, "My grandfather arranged a marriage for my uncle, but that woman mistook me for someone else."
Yao Xueying breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then her eyes widened again. "Your grandfather?! That's not right. Isn't the Xu family just a bunch of nouveau riche? Your grandfather's darling is Lao Jiu. How could he choose such a girl?"
Ji Lun also looked puzzled.
It was indeed as his mother said. He also felt something was wrong, but Ji Hanchen had already admitted it, so it couldn't be wrong.
Yao Xueying added, "No matter what, it's a good thing. By the way, Lunlun, Qin Shuang, the apple of the Qin family's eye, remember her? She's grown into a very beautiful young woman. Would you like to meet her?"
"I won't see you," Ji Lun said impatiently.
Yao Xueying patiently said, "Mom won't harm you. The Qin family's daughter is the most beautiful woman in the capital."
"Heh..." Ji Lun scoffed, "I've met Qin Shuang. She's pretty, but not very smart, a bit dim-witted. And does she even deserve to be called the number one beauty? Let me show you the real number one beauty."
Ji Lun unlocked his phone and found the photos he had secretly taken when he first met Xu Qingyun.
Her smile as she turned around was breathtakingly beautiful, captivating countless hearts.
Ji Lun took many photos of Xu Qingyun in the past two years, but Xu Qingyun deleted them.
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