"Wait, Dad, wait a minute!" Madam Ji quickly interrupted the old man: "Dad, what do you mean by that?"
"What do you mean?" When he looked at Madam Ji, the kindness and gentleness in the old man's eyes were gone: "Didn't you say you wanted Nan Nan and the young master of the Mu family to get engaged in order to resolve the current predicament and strengthen the relationship between the two families?"
"No!" Madam Ji hurriedly explained, "I did say that we wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Mu family, but it wasn't about Ji Zhinan marrying Zeyu, it was about our Xiaxia marrying him!"
The old man immediately straightened his face: "What do you mean?"
No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Madam Ji had long since seen through her precious daughter's thoughts: Xiaxia liked Zeyu!
Out of love for her daughter, she felt compelled to pave the way for her.
Mu Zeyu is good-looking and tall, and more importantly, he's the heir to the Mu Group, and will be the first successor. If Xia Xia marries him, she'll be the high and mighty Crown Princess, the future matriarch!
Such a prime location, of course Madam Ji would reserve it for her daughter. Who does Ji Zhinan think she is? Does she even deserve it?!
"Dad, I think Xiaxia and Zeyu have a better relationship. Zeyu's attitude towards Ji Zhinan... is at most just tolerance towards his younger sister!"
Madam Ji secretly gave Ji Zhinan a disgusted look, but quickly looked away and continued speaking.
"Xiaxia is the older sister. Ji Zhinan is still very young. There's no rush for him to get married."
The old man, with a stern face, was displeased: "I've practically watched Mu Zeyu grow up. I can tell whether he truly likes Nannan or is just spoiling his little sister! Forced relationships won't be happy. You insisted on letting Xiaxia and Zeyu be together, which is harming three children!"
From a young age, Mu Zeyu treated Ji Zhinan better than Ji Zhixia; anyone could see that.
Ji Zhinan treated her coldly, Madam Ji was extremely biased, Ji Zhixia bullied her whenever she could, and even the servant Aunt Min could step on her.
Besides her grandfather, Mu Zeyu was the best person to her.
Therefore, Ji Zhinan, who was extremely lacking in care and affection at the time, fell hopelessly in love with Mu Zeyu.
Until one day, Mu Zeyu suddenly became extremely cold towards her, turning his affection and love to Ji Zhixia.
At that time, Ji Zhinan was in great pain. Looking at the two handsome men and beautiful women, he forced a smile on the surface, but his heart felt like it was being pricked by needles.
Ji Zhinan couldn't understand why Mu Zeyu's attitude towards her had changed so drastically. It wasn't until the very last moment of her past life, when she was trapped in a fire by Ji Zhixia and listened to Ji Zhixia, who was gloating on the other side of the fire, reveal the truth about many things, that Ji Zhinan finally understood...
Ji Zhinan's mind was filled with many thoughts. She leaned back on the sofa absentmindedly, her fingertips repeatedly rubbing the rim of the cup. As she thought of something, she gave a lazy smile.
Having been rebuffed by the old man, Madam Ji was filled with resentment. She turned her gaze to Ji Zhinan, frowned, and spoke with a chilling tone.
"Your sister is already like this, and you still want to fight her for it?!"
This scathing attempt to shift blame was so efficient; anyone unaware of the truth would think Ji Zhinan was being unreasonable and trying to steal her sister's man.
Ji Zhinan placed the cup on the table beside her, sat up straight, looked at Grandpa Ji, and said slowly, "Grandpa, my mother is right. My sister is not married yet, so I'm not in a hurry. Since Mom thinks my sister and Young Master Mu are a good match, let's get engaged."
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