He knew that she was now rejecting that feeling.
In the past, he might have tried every means to get closer to her.
But now...
She has made great progress; at least she now offers him candy on her own initiative.
He held the candy in his palm; it was burning hot, and he couldn't bear to eat it.
Mu Xiaocheng didn't pay much attention to it, but she was more curious about the magazine he was holding.
"You're interested in that?"
Your interests are quite unique.
Ji Huaishen lowered his eyes, glanced at what was on it, and said without batting an eye, "I'll take a look for you."
"Huh?"
She blinked, puzzled. "Help her look?"
She doesn't really need these things...
However, I couldn't bear to embarrass him like that.
She smacked her lips, then mumbled, "Take your time looking around, I'm not in a hurry to buy anything."
She couldn't afford those either.
Hearing her say that, Ji Huaishen smiled slightly.
Looking at her chubby cheeks and adorable face, Ji Huaishen suddenly felt that it was actually quite nice just like this.
At least, she's still by his side.
"Um."
He responded calmly and put the magazine back on the table.
Then, looking at the girl in front of him, he said softly, "This weekend is the 80th birthday of the Zhou family patriarch. They sent an invitation. Would you like to go?"
He was asking for her opinion.
Mu Xiaocheng could certainly tell.
Grandpa Zhou is Aunt's father, and can be considered Mu Xiaocheng's elder. It is only right and proper that she should go.
She thought for a moment, then looked up at Ji Huaishen: "What about you? Do you have time? Do you want to go? If you don't want to go, we don't have to go."
Hearing her say that, Ji Huaishen should actually be happy.
But at this moment, he felt as if something was pressing down on his heart, making it hard to breathe.
She was actually feeling guilty, wasn't she?
Because of a sense of guilt that I don't know where it came from, I wanted to be good to him.
However, he didn't need her guilt.
He wanted a complete Mu Xiaocheng; he had wanted that for a long time.
His eyes darkened, and his voice suddenly turned cold.
"I'll listen to you."
Once again, the problem was thrown back at her.
Seeing that he seemed a little angry again, Mu Xiaocheng felt scared and quickly looked away, saying, "Then, let's go, after all, Grandpa Zhou is an elder."
The Zhou family was built up from scratch by Old Master Zhou, who was also kind and approachable, showing that he was truly worthy of respect.
Ji Huaishen nodded, his expression finally not so bad.
At this moment, Aunt Zhuang suddenly walked up to the two of them, nodded to Mu Xiaocheng and Ji Huaishen and said, "Sir, Madam, lunch is ready."
Aunt Zhuang's voice sounded off; it was hoarse and listless, as if she were ill.
Mu Xiaocheng couldn't help but look at her. She saw that although her bangs covered part of her forehead, some injuries were still exposed.
It's bluish-purple, and looks quite serious.
"Sister Zhuang, what's wrong with you?"
She remembered that a maid had approached her before, asking her to help Sister Zhuang, saying that she was being abused by her husband.
Her husband was always out fooling around.
She had forgotten about it before because she was busy, and now that she remembered, she felt a little guilty.
When Aunt Zhuang heard Mu Xiaocheng ask this, she quickly lowered her head and said, "I just accidentally fell this morning, it's nothing."
It's obvious that they're trying to avoid it.
Mu Xiaocheng frowned and turned her gaze to Ji Huaishen.
But then she saw that Ji Huaishen was also looking at her.
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