Chapter 72 True and False Young Master 13
The days back at the Ji family villa were like slowed-down clocks, peaceful and joyful as usual.
However, Ji Shubai has been busy with work lately. Late at night, Xing Jian often hears arguing in F language coming from the other end of the phone through the half-open door. Every word is filled with an unsettling tension.
Xing Jian overheard Ji Shubai making phone calls several times, and each time he heard the other party mention that Ji Shubai should go back to Country F to handle some matters first.
This time, late at night, Ji Shubai stood on the balcony and argued with the person on the other end of the phone in F language for a long time before hanging up.
The moment he hung up the phone, Ji Shubai sighed deeply, tugged at his tie at his collar, and looked out the balcony with an irritated look on his face, but suddenly his eyes caught sight of Xing Jian standing behind the curtains.
"Xiaoxing? Why aren't you asleep yet so late?" Ji Shubai quickly forced a smile, but couldn't hide the fatigue in his eyes.
Xing Jian watched Ji Shubai approach him. He suddenly raised his hand, and with his fair fingers pressed down the corner of Ji Shubai's upturned mouth, pulling it down: "If you don't want to laugh, then don't laugh anymore. It's really ugly."
Ji Shubai's pupils suddenly contracted, his Adam's apple rolled dangerously in the shadows, and the corners of his mouth drooped along Xingjian's fingers. He looked at Xingjian with deep eyes, as if he wanted to deeply imprint the person in front of him into his heart.
How he wished he could shrink the little guy in front of him and hide him in his pocket so that no one could touch him.
Ji Shubai grabbed Xingjian's fingertips from his cheek and held them in his heart. For some unknown reason, Ji Shubai put the finger to his mouth and stroked the blue veins on the inside of the boy's wrist with his thumb. Xingjian could feel the weak air flow coming from his fingertips, but Ji Shubai did not kiss him.
"Xiaoxing, I'm going back to Country F. Please stay at home and be good, okay?" Ji Shubai's voice was a little hoarse, as if he was suppressing some different emotions.
Xing Jian pretended not to notice anything and answered Ji Shubai's question seriously: "Of course, I'm still waiting for you to come back and put my love into production."
The two didn't say anything else.
The next morning, Xing Jian met Ji Hongsheng and Zhao Linxue who had returned to the Ji family villa. He learned from Ji Hongsheng that Ji Shubai had returned to Country F early in the morning.
Xing Jian looked at the phone in his hand with no messages, and the empty chat interface with Ji Shubai. A trace of bitterness rose in his heart. He exited all the applications in the background in a distracted manner, not wanting to see any messages.
The Ji family returned to its former cheerful state, but something seemed different.
Accompanying Zhao Linxue back from the mall, Xingjian walked behind Zhao Linxue carrying the dozen shopping bags. Zhao Linxue slumped on the sofa. Xingjian handed the dozen shopping bags in his hand to her aunt, lay on the sofa, and gently pressed Zhao Linxue's shoulders.
"Mommy, have I embarrassed you and Daddy?" Xing Jian suddenly buried his head in Zhao Linxue's clothes that smelled of tuberose. His voice was as muffled as the clouds in the rainy season, and it seemed that the grievances in his heart could not be suppressed.
Xing Jian knew that they had endured countless gossips about their good-for-nothing child over the years. If the incident of taking the wrong child had never happened, Jiang Chen would definitely have satisfied them more.
Xing Jian learned from the information that Xu Ning found that Jiang Chen had always been the top student in the school since junior high school, and was admitted to graduate school early in college, but later had to leave the campus due to tuition issues.
If it weren't for the Chen family's deliberate suppression, Xing Jian knew that Jiang Chen would sooner or later become a rising star in the new city.
Seeing Xingjian's face suddenly downcast, Zhao Linxue grabbed Xingjian's hand that was massaging her shoulders, pulled him to her side, and gently stroked his back, saying, "Baby, you will always be mom and dad's pride. No matter what others say, this will never change in mom and dad's hearts."
"Thank you, Mommy. I love you so much." Xing Jian snuggled into Zhao Linxue's arms like a coquettish kitten, making Zhao Linxue laugh.
In the following days, Xing Jian received photos from Ji Shubai from Country F from time to time, including photos of exquisite afternoon tea and the unique streets of Country F. Occasionally, there were also a few selfies of Ji Shubai. In the photos, Ji Shubai was wearing a neat suit, and his smile was even gentler than when he was wearing a mask.
Xing Jian looked at the photos sent by Ji Shubai happily, commenting on the scenery from time to time.
Ji Shubai: "Next time, bring Xiaoxing to Country F for some fun, okay?"
Xing Jian pretended not to see the message and changed the subject.
During the days when Ji Shubai was away, Xingjian retrieved the paternity test results.
Late at night in the bedroom, the desk lamp cast a warm yellow glow. Xingjian dug out the dusty paternity test report. The bright red words "Ji Xingjian and Ji Hongsheng are not related by blood" pierced his eyes, making them ache.
Xing Jian asked Xu Ning to help him pool all the money in his bank cards into one account. Looking at the nearly one million deposit in the account, Xing Jian smiled bitterly.
This money was just a small bonus that Xingjian had glimpsed from Jiang Chen's fate. Xingjian transferred all the money to Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen suddenly received such a huge sum of money from Xing Jian, and he replied to Xing Jian almost instantly.
Jiang Chen: "What happened, young master?"
Xing Jian: "It's for the children in the orphanage. The orphanage is too run-down. I don't have Li Tingxuan's contact information, so I'll pass it on to you first."
Jiang Chen looked at the message sent by Xing Jian, hesitated for a moment, and finally clicked the receive button. The last renovation of Xincheng Orphanage was twenty years ago, and many facilities are now dilapidated. Even the children's favorite swings are too dilapidated and are now forbidden to be played by Li Tingxuan.
Jiang Chen: "Thank you, young master. I will definitely repay your kindness."
Xing Jian watched Jiang Chen start to say these words again, and when he saw that Jiang Chen accepted the deposit, he directly blocked and deleted him.
Although Ji Shubai has already gone to Country F, Xingjian has been particularly active in going to the company these days and is hardly ever late.
Today it was just seven o'clock, and Zhao Linxue just got up and saw that Xingjian had finished breakfast and was getting ready to go out.
I don’t know if it was the words that day that stimulated Zhao Linxue. Whenever she saw Xingjian working hard, Zhao Linxue would always think of Xingjian lying beside her that day, with a little aggrieved expression on his face, and a faint heartache arose in her heart.
"Xiaoxing, don't work too hard." Zhao Linxue said to Xingjian who had already changed his shoes.
Xingjian's figure was half hidden in the morning sun. He turned around and smiled as bright as the sun: "I know, Mommy." When he turned around, there was a sadness of farewell in his eyes.
Goodbye Mommy, goodbye Ji family.
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