Ji Xinghe had little to say about Zhao Wan. If he had to, it would probably be that he hated her for not fighting for her, or that she wasn't fighting for the right things. Ji Xin had clearly been spoiled, and Zhao Wan bore unshirkable responsibility for that. Ji Hao was a bit better; at least he used his brain before doing anything.
"By the way, do you and Ji Xin still owe me a thank you?" Ji Xinghe let Ji Shian go for the time being. He was afraid that if he continued talking, the old man would really get so angry that he would have a cerebral hemorrhage.
"Thank you? What should I thank you for?" Before Zhao Wan could say anything, Ji Xin interrupted impatiently.
Ji Xinghe was disappointed. Even Zhao Wan knew that he had saved Ji Xin at the Twilight Bar, so he refused to believe that Ji Xin didn't know. Even if she didn't know, she should have figured it out after looking at her phone's call logs. But Ji Xin, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened from beginning to end. A typical story of the farmer and the snake.
Ji Xinghe shook his head and sighed, "Forget it. I won't argue with you. If you can't even learn the most basic principle of gratitude, wouldn't it be like playing the lute to a cow if I argued with you? They say a son's poor education is the fault of his father. I'm putting this on notice today. Ji Xin, whether you face setbacks in life or an unhappy marriage, don't look for the reasons in yourself. You won't learn, you won't find them. When that happens, the most important thing you should do is go home and ask your mother why she didn't teach you well? Why did she give birth to you and then raise you to be this stupid, foolish, jealous person you are now? And the most terrifying thing is, you still feel pretty good about yourself. It's a complete mess!"
As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and blinked, "Oh, no, I was wrong. Don't blame your mother. Maybe she's limited in ability and her intentions are not enough. After all, she taught me by example, so she did put her heart into it."
Ji Xin was driven mad by Ji Xinghe's harsh words. She picked up something and wanted to throw it at Ji Xinghe, "Are you cursing me?!"
Ji Xinghe still has the nerve to talk about her. He really should let those who like him see his ugly face now!
Ji Xinghe dodged to the side, but the teacup that Ji Xin threw out was stopped by someone before it reached him.
Qi Kai and others thought to themselves, if someone could hurt Fifth Master's men right under their noses, then they would be so useless that they would not even be able to face Fifth Master.
Seeing Qi Kai and the others acting like this, Ji Xinghe became even more fearless. "What? Am I wrong? This is clearly the fact. You insist on saying that I cursed you. Are you trying to scam me? Don't believe me? Then let me ask you, do you never hang out with people whose family background is better than yours? Because you feel inferior to them because of their better family background, you can't accept that you are no longer the focus of everyone's flattery. But I'm sure you have definitely tripped up girls who have a worse family background than you but are prettier than you, and the reason is of course because of your inferiority complex.
You seem arrogant, but in fact, your excessive pride hides an inferiority complex that is not easy to detect.
Ji Shi'an and Zhao Wan like to climb high, right? They both like to push you to the next level. At that time, weren't you like an ugly duckling, out of place among a flock of swans, not even knowing where to put your feet? Because you know in your heart that you can't compare to those people. Next to those who are more dazzling than you, you can only be a foil, or even not worthy of being a foil.
Many people encounter this situation, but some choose to work hard and catch up. One day, such people will become as beautiful and calm as a swan. But you are not like that. You are inferior and arrogant. When you encounter this situation, your first thought is to retreat, retreat to your comfort zone, and continue to draw energy from those who are inferior to you and flatter you, in order to maintain your high and mighty pride.
"Tell me about someone like you, someone with jealousy and ill intentions written all over his face. Without your current family background, who would be willing to associate with you? Think carefully, is there anyone around you who is sincere towards you? Think carefully..."
Ji Xin's face was not good. It was obvious that Ji Xinghe had predicted all of this. She began to think about what Ji Xinghe had said. Yes, Zhao Wan had really valued her since Ji Xinghe was lost, but she still treated her more like a bargaining chip in her hand.
Ji Xinghe looked at Ji Xin's reaction with some boredom. His fighting ability was not that good. He thought Ji Xin would retort after hearing what he said: There is no if in this world. I just have such a family background that makes those people curry favor with me. As long as I am not poor, those people will still curry favor with me for the rest of their lives.
As a result, he didn't say a word and was speechless. It was like he was performing a one-man show, which was boring.
Then look at Zhao Wan, whose face was frozen and humiliated from beginning to end. She'd probably been able to hold back until now because she had to bow down under someone else's roof. From Zhao Wan's perspective, he was now riding on the Qi family's influence, so no matter what he said, she had no choice but to endure it. She was more patient than Ji Xin.
Ji Hao, on the other hand, had been playing the invisible man from beginning to end. He probably wished he had an invisibility charm on his forehead, so that Ji Xinghe, who was at full blast, wouldn't even think of him. He was the first member of the Ji family to experience Ji Xinghe's violent temper, and even now, his calves still ache when he thinks about it.
Zhao Zhen and others stood by and watched for the time being, so that they could sort out their thoughts and think about what Ji Xinghe was trying to do.
Ji Shi'an had eaten decades more than Ji Xin, so even after being criticized by Ji Xinghe, he was still able to hold back. However, the bulging veins on his hands showed that he was very angry. "No matter what you say, I am your father. This is a fact that you can never change in your lifetime! The reason why the head of the Qi family is not here now is probably because you kept it a secret, right? If he knew that you are such an unfilial and rebellious son who doesn't recognize his relatives..."
"Then he'll be very happy." Before he could finish, Ji Xinghe interrupted him, "Before I came, he was worried that I would be bullied. If he knew, he would be so happy that I didn't suffer any loss."
Thinking of the blood relationship Ji Shian mentioned, he added, "Oh, I had forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. Remember to leave your bank card number at the concierge when you leave. I will pay you alimony every month according to the national minimum standard."
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, you guys just stand aside and wait for a moment. You can leave after we finish one more thing."
After saying this, he didn't mention what it was about. He left the crowd in the living room and walked towards the lounge at the back.
Ji Jing, who had been eavesdropping in the lounge, was almost excited. Yes! That's right! That's right! Who the hell is he with? If he could choose his father, he wouldn't want Ji Shian even if he sold him at a discount.
Regarding the minimum alimony, unlike Ji Xinghe's previous life, the parallel world's Country C has clear regulations that the minimum monthly alimony cannot be less than 500. Since consumption in Shanghai is high, it is estimated that it will be raised a little bit. Let's just calculate it as 1,000 yuan.
Ji Jing felt it was worth spending a thousand yuan a month to draw a clear line between him and Ji Shian.
I just wonder if Ji Shian will be furious when he gets the money. One thousand yuan a month? It’s not even enough to fill up the gas tank of the Ji family’s car every month!
Ji Xinghe walked into the lounge and saw the young boy Ji Jing still lying behind the screen with his butt sticking out, eavesdropping, and couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, stop looking." Ji Xinghe patted his head. After getting the exact information from Qi Yao, Ji Xinghe now looked at Ji Jing in the same way as he looked at the children in the orphanage he had taken care of before.
Because of some strange coincidence that he was implicated in school bullying, Ji Xinghe was angry but also included the person under his protection.
"Brother, you're here." Ji Jing smiled at Ji Xinghe embarrassedly.
Ji Xinghe nodded. "Well, I came here just to ask you what you think about the IOU you wrote earlier?"
"Of course Ji Shi'an should pay for it!" Ji Jing accidentally blurted out his true feelings. After realizing what he was thinking, he added, "It's true that I spent the money, but I'm still young and don't have the ability to repay it."
So if Ji Shian doesn't pay, who will? Isn't this all because he, as a father, is unwilling to stand up for his child? Ji Jing still feels wronged and thinks the money is too expensive.
"Have you thought it through? If this matter gets out, be careful that you get beaten to a pulp." Ji Xinghe was understating the matter. Ji Shian had suffered a loss at his hands and was furious. It would be a blessing for Ji Jing not to be beaten to death if he ran into the gun at this time.
Ji Jing's neck shrank, and he walked hesitantly to Ji Xinghe's side, then reached out and tugged at his sleeve, "Brother, second brother, my best brother, can you take me in for a few days? I promise not to cause you any trouble."
Seeing his expression, Ji Xinghe shook his head helplessly, but finally agreed. It seemed like Ji Jing really had nowhere else to go except here.
So the matter was settled. Ji Xinghe had a plan in mind and returned to the reception room.
Still going straight to the point, he extended his hand towards Zhao Zhen. "I heard you asked Ji Jing to sign an IOU? He probably has it with him. Show us all how a descendant of the renowned Zhao family in Magic City shamelessly schemed against a teenager."
Zhao Zhen's eyes darkened, "Did Ji Jing tell you?"
"Are you forgetful? You always pay attention to me, don't you? Don't you know that it is rumored that I have a group of hackers as supporters? In fact, I also think this is too exaggerated, but it is easy to know what shameful things you are planning in secret." Ji Xinghe didn't bother to be polite with him and rolled his eyes.
Zhao Zhen frowned, "Don't make that expression." This somewhat ruffian-looking expression was too inconsistent with Ji Xinghe's appearance.
But after a while, he said with relief: "Forget it, just forget what I said. As long as it's you, it's beautiful no matter what."
Ji Xinghe was so disgusted that he almost got goosebumps. He said without mercy, "Can you please stop playing those sunset red and old age coquettish tricks with me? You are in your thirties and almost forty. Even if you still have the charm, it doesn't suit me, a fresh-faced young man who is only eighteen years old.
"You thought I didn't know what you were planning? You wanted to use me to bring down Qi Yao, have Ji Jing trick me into saying something, get the recording, and then go out and say I was willing to be with Qi Yao. Even though he imprisoned me and forced me before, I still loved him. No matter how good others were, I just disdain to look at him. I just like him. Is that all you want?"
Ji Xinghe was not afraid that Zhao Zhen still had the recorder. Even if he recorded something, he couldn't send anything out as long as Qi Yao didn't want to, and he would delete it in minutes.
Even though this trick seems old-fashioned, it works incredibly well. If things really get to that point, even if Ji Xinghe came out to clarify things personally, it wouldn't work. Qi Yao would be madly hostile and envied by his fans, and then he'd be completely consumed by their jealousy.
This mentality is similar to the backlash against fans when relationships are made public in the entertainment industry. Especially when your idol falls in love with a scumbag and refuses to come back.
Ji Xinghe sneered: "Oh, but you found the wrong person from the beginning. That person doesn't exist at all. He was just a fabrication from me to deceive you from the beginning."
"I don't believe it." Zhao Zhen still looked like he had everything under control. What was true and what was false in this world? If truth and falsehood were so clear, how could there be so many false and injustice cases?
"Shh." Ji Xinghe put his finger on the top of his lips through the mask, as if he understood the unspoken meaning of his words, "Don't be so sure, I'll show you something good."
The author has something to say: Little Star: I’ll show you a big baby~
We will deal with Zhao Zhenlin and Jingze tomorrow.
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