Seeing Ji Pengfei's pale face, Ji Zhinan deliberately tilted his head and asked innocently, "Dad, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No." Ji Pengfei didn't seem to want to look at Ji Zhinan, so he waved his hand at her and said, "It's nothing, you can go back to your work."
"Okay." With her smile fading, Ji Zhinan left.
When she turned around, her face looked extremely pale.
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Ji Pengfei was preoccupied with Ji Zhinan's strange gaze, which bothered him so much that he couldn't work properly all day.
After getting off work, I went home early. When I got home, I saw Ji Zhixia and Mrs. Ji happily preparing dishes. Judging from the expressions of the mother and daughter, they seemed to be in a very good mood.
Upon seeing Ji Pengfei return, Madam Ji quickly put down the plate she was holding and went over to him: "Pengfei, why are you back so early? I was just about to have Xiaxia call you!"
Ji Pengfei took off his suit jacket and threw it on the sofa next to him, glancing at the food on the table: "Hot pot today?"
"Yes," Mrs. Ji said with a smile, "The old man isn't home today, so it's just the three of us. Shouldn't we have a proper celebration?"
Since Ji Zhinan arrived, their family hasn't had a single day of peace. The old man is biased and only thinks about Ji Zhinan.
Now that the old man is not home and Ji Zhinan has left, today couldn't be better.
Ji Pengfei nodded, washed his hands, and sat down to eat.
Madam Ji placed the hot pot meat on Ji Pengfei's plate, saying, "Yan'e told me about Xiaxia and Zeyu's marriage today. Their attitude is that they hope the two children will get engaged as soon as possible, preferably this month. What do you think?"
Ji Zhixia had liked Mu Zeyu for so many years, and now they were finally going to get together. It was rare for Ji Zhixia to be in such a good mood, and she looked at her father with hope.
Ji Pengfei remained silent, lost in thought. Ji Zhixia grew anxious and quickly gave her mother a meaningful look. Madam Ji, receiving her daughter's signal, asked, "Pengfei, what's wrong?"
“The Mu family is not as good as it used to be.” Ji Pengfei finally spoke his mind: “Some time ago, the Mu family’s daughter offended a big shot at school. The Mu family was suppressed for half a day and could not breathe. It was only with two good plots of land by Mu Daxiang that they were appeased.”
Ji Pengfei originally thought that the Mu family would achieve great success, but in just two months, it experienced multiple setbacks. In addition, the previous events made Ji Pengfei resent Mu Daxiang...
Hearing his words, it seemed he didn't want Ji Zhixia to marry into the family, which made Ji Zhixia extremely anxious.
She just likes Mu Zeyu, and she wants to become Mrs. Mu!
Under the dining table, Ji Zhixia kept kicking Madam Ji, hoping that Madam Ji would put in a good word for her.
Madam Ji coughed and said, "Pengfei, I don't think this is a big deal. It's just Mu Minmin. Can she ruin the company if she causes trouble? I think this is just right. Mu Daxiang and his wife know that Mu Minmin is more trouble than she's worth. They won't give the company and family property to Mu Minmin in the future. At most, that girl from the Mu family will marry out to other families. She won't get anything from the Mu family. It will all belong to Xiaxia and Zeyu."
"No matter what, the Mu family's foundation is still there. Even if things get worse, they won't be that bad. We should take advantage of this time to get engaged quickly, so they'll feel that Xiaxia was there for them when they were down. Otherwise, if Mu Zeyu meets someone better, Xiaxia won't get a share of the Mu family fortune!"
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