After an unknown amount of time, a cold voice sounded above Rongrong's head: "Are you that sad?"
It's my uncle!
He is also the head of the Ji family!
Did he come to kick me out so quickly?
Ji Mingjing lowered his eyes and stared at the little girl curled up in a ball on the ground. He wanted to reach out and pull her up, but he couldn't control his strength. If he hurt her again, she would only be more afraid of him.
"The ground is cold. Are you planning to pass your cold on to others?"
"Um..." She doesn't have a cold.
Rongrong looked up with a blank expression on her face.
Ji Mingjing looked at her red and swollen eyes, his gaze filled with turbulent emotions, and her hands clenched into fists. His tone was even colder: "During the New Year, there are many people coming and going in the Ji family. If you catch a cold, won't you infect others?"
Rongrong asked blankly, "Can I still stay at home for the New Year?"
Ji Mingjing frowned.
What's wrong with her? Did Ji Xianli kick her out?
He gently comforted her: "This is your home, of course you can spend the New Year at home."
If she hadn't married Xianli, this wouldn't be her home. Rongrong pursed her lips and remained silent.
Ji Mingjing squatted down, looked into her clear, doe-like eyes, and encouraged her, "Tell me what it is, and I'll make the decision for you."
Looking into his encouraging eyes, Rongrong said softly, "I am not a member of the Ji family, so I cannot live here."
Ji Mingjing asked her, "Do you know who I am?"
Rongrong looked blankly at him: "You're my uncle."
"..."
Ji Mingjing's lips twitched violently twice.
When will she change that damn nickname?
Seeing his expression change, Rongrong was so frightened that she quickly apologized, "Yes, I'm sorry, I won't call you Uncle anymore."
What a pleasant surprise! Ji Mingjing's furrowed brows relaxed: "Hmm."
The next second, Rongrong's face turned deathly pale.
Ji Mingjing: "?"
Rongrong glanced at the dark night outside the window, feeling a little scared. She asked timidly, "Master, can I move out tomorrow? I haven't found a place to live yet. It's too dark outside now. I'm scared."
Ji Mingjing: "???"
He really wanted to open her head and see what was inside!
If Dr. Mei hadn't said she shouldn't be agitated, he would have already taken her back to the main building to sleep, and wouldn't have wasted any more words with her.
"Rongrong, listen carefully, you'd better memorize these words."
"W-What did you say?"
Rongrong's trembling voice carried a hint of helplessness. Facing his handsome face so close to hers, she felt a little uncomfortable, but there was a wall behind her, leaving her nowhere to retreat.
Ji Mingjing stared at her, his eyes flickering between light and shadow. Because they were so close, he could almost count her long eyelashes. However, her face, devoid of makeup, was as pale as paper, making her look pitiful and fragile.
"As long as I'm here, this will always be your home!"
You can ask me anything: "Do you understand?"
"Understood."
A wave of emotion welled up in Rongrong's heart, and her eyes reddened with emotion.
She hadn't expected that her seemingly cold uncle would treat her with such care and concern, so she immediately said earnestly, "Thank you for taking me in, Uncle, but I can't stay at the Ji family's house for free. Don't worry, I'll go out and find a job after the New Year."
Ji Mingjing: "..." You don't understand a thing!
The veins on his forehead were faintly visible. Worried that he might lose control and hurt her, he stood up and looked down at her: "Go to sleep early. If you catch a cold, don't blame me for locking you up."
Rongrong's long eyelashes trembled, and she suddenly stood up, but everything went black before her eyes, her brain felt dizzy, and her body swayed.
Ji Mingjing quickly grabbed her arm.
"Thank you, Uncle."
Rongrong had one hand held by him, while the other hand was against the wall.
"Don't fucking call me 'Uncle' anymore! I don't want to be your uncle!" Ji Mingjing really wanted to yell at her.
But that won't work.
Ji Xianli's decision to dissolve their engagement today has already saddened her for a long time, and she is on the verge of emotional collapse. If he were to tell her this, she would definitely be greatly shocked.
It's because she always thought of him as an elder.
He dared to say it to 'her,' because her simple-mindedness would absolutely not be able to handle it.
Therefore, even if Ji Mingjing suffered internal injuries from holding it in, he could not utter a single word to 'her'.
Unless she comes to her own senses.
But she banished herself to the third layer of the dream realm and above, making her impossible for him to find.
Ji Mingjing was also a prodigy, yet he was defeated by a little girl. He accepted his fate, but she actually ran away and hid.
Ji Mingjing really wanted to teach her a lesson!
But looking at the bewildered face in front of him, how could he bring himself to do it?
Oh well, I'll just treat it as raising a daughter for now.
Otherwise, he'll be so angry he'll die sooner or later.
Ji Mingjing turned and left.
After leaving the villa, he instructed Ji Kong to keep a close eye on everything that happened in the villa!
Rongrong watched his tall and straight back until he left her room. Only then did she lean against the wall to move to the door, close the door, and lock it.
She lay in bed, thinking she wouldn't be able to sleep, but she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
When I woke up the next morning, I went downstairs and saw someone sitting on the sofa in the living room.
She opened her mouth, but the word "Xianrenge" that was about to come out was replaced with "Second Young Master!"
Ji Xianreng was initially delighted to see her come downstairs, but to his surprise, she called him Second Young Master.
What did you just call me?
“You are the second young master,” Rongrong replied.
Ji Xianren's expression changed, and he asked in a deep voice, "Rongrong, have any servants been gossiping about you? Tell me, and I'll deal with them for you!"
Rongrong's face paled slightly, and she shook her head repeatedly: "No, no."
Ji Xianreng pressed her, "Then why don't you call me Brother Xianreng?"
Rongrong bit her lip.
"Speak up! Are you trying to drive me crazy?" Ji Xianren roared.
Rongrong trembled with fright, her voice trembling with tears: "I... I broke off my engagement with Xianli. I am no longer the future matriarch of the Ji family, so... so now I am just an outsider living in the Ji family."
She lowered her head after she finished speaking.
Ji Xianren frowned deeply: "What outsider? Who treated you like an outsider? Did your uncle kick you out?"
Rongrong shook her head with a strong reaction: "No, no, the head of the family treats me very well. It's just that I feel I shouldn't stay in the Ji family."
Ji Xianreng's eyes flickered, and he asked her, "Rongrong, do you like the Ji family?"
Rongrong answered without hesitation, "I like it."
Ji Xianreng continued to tempt him: "Then do you want to stay in the Ji family?"
Rongrong looked at him, wanting to tell him: The head of the family said that as long as he was there, she could live in the Ji family forever.
But she only hesitated for a moment before Ji Xianren said, "Rongrong, if you marry me, you can stay in the Ji family forever!"
"What?" Rongrong was terrified and retreated like a frightened bird.
Ji Xianren confessed to her: "Rongrong, my brother doesn't like you, but I like you. Will you marry me?"
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