Now that the old man knows everything, there is no need for Ji Qi to hide it anymore. However, he will definitely not reveal Xu Lingyi's identity to the old man on his own initiative, nor will he let him know anything unnecessary.
“Grandpa, let’s talk about the future later. You can go back first.”
Xu Lingyi might not necessarily accept him, so how could he dare to hope for anything else?
"Okay, Ji Qi, you must do your best. We don't dare to hope for anything else, let alone that you can be like Jiang Qi and let us hold our great-grandchildren in our arms. Grandpa just hopes that you can find someone you like and don't be lonely when you are old."
The older generation had more traditional ideas, and Ji Qi was unable to change them.
"Grandpa, I understand."
He liked Xu Lingyi, not for the sake of having someone to accompany him, but simply because he liked her, there was no other reason.
After seeing the old man off, Ji Qi hurried back upstairs.
"Lingyi..."
Ji Qi tentatively called her because there was no one in the room.
"I... I'm in the bathroom." Xu Lingyi's voice was a little hoarse.
"Can I come in?" Ji Qi asked.
There was silence inside for a while, and it was not until a few seconds later that Ji Qi heard a response from inside.
When Ji Qi opened the door, he saw Xu Lingyi lying on the ground, wrapped only in a bath towel, with her clothes still in her hands.
"Where did you fall? Are you hurt anywhere?"
"Feeling okay?"
"No, I'll call someone over."
Ji Qi nervously picked up Xu Lingyi, carefully placed her on the bed, and went to check her condition.
Xu Lingyi quickly turned her head and shook her head: "It's okay, I just fell and I think I twisted my ankle."
Her words did not relax Ji Qi's frown, and his eyes were full of worry.
"Don't……"
Xu Lingyi wanted to retract her foot, but Ji Qi leaned over and grabbed her fair and slender ankle.
He was looking carefully with his head down, his brows furrowed, and his breathing was heavy.
"I'll ask your family doctor to check you out and see if you need to go to the hospital."
Ji Qi took a deep breath and said, "It's my fault. I didn't expect my grandfather to come, and I didn't stop him."
He knew that Xu Lingyi fell to avoid his grandfather.
"It's okay." Xu Lingyi shook her head, then lowered her head, avoiding his caring gaze.
There was a moment of silence between the two of them.
"Are you feeling better now? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?" Ji Qi took a deep breath and asked carefully.
Thinking of the absurdity of last night, Ji Qi couldn't help but feel his Adam's apple rolling, and his breathing became slightly rapid again for a moment.
But Ji Qi quickly suppressed his anger. She didn't like him yet, so he couldn't go any further and even more so, he couldn't disgust her.
Xu Lingyi lowered her head and spoke weakly, "I'm... fine. Don't mention it again. Let's... just pretend that what happened last night never happened."
Ji Qi's deep eyes narrowed slightly. How could he pretend that nothing had happened?
After what happened last night, he had already tasted the sweetness and there was absolutely no way he would let go.
And they were obviously so compatible with each other, and she really liked him last night.
Ji Qi held her fair and slender wrist and said, "Last night was my first time. Xu Lingyi, you can't be irresponsible to me, and you can't turn your back on me."
His words were gentle, but his grip on her hand was very strong.
She tried to break free, but she couldn't get away at all.
"You...I..." Xu Lingyi seemed to have not expected him to say such words, and her black eyes widened slightly.
"You're a man. How can I... be responsible for you? That doesn't make sense."
She looked so adorable, her extremely beautiful eyes staring at him with some shock.
This reminded Ji Qi of a white cat that lived in the company.
"If you don't want to be responsible for me, that's fine. Let me be responsible for you."
Ji Qi put it another way, it was the first time for both him and Xu Lingyi.
"Ji Qi, it's not good for us to do this. If Jiang Qi knew..."
It would be fine if Jiang Qi wasn't mentioned, but once Jiang Qi was mentioned, it would be even more impossible for Ji Qi to give up fighting for his status.
In Ji Qi's opinion, what happened last night was God's help to him. If he took the opportunity to undetermine his identity and sovereignty, he would have wasted the opportunity.
"Lingyi, have you forgotten? He and you are already strangers. After the divorce, you are no longer husband and wife. He can't control anything about you, so it doesn't matter even if he knows."
Xu Lingyi was silent. "You're right... I'm still a little uncomfortable with the divorce, but..."
Ji Qi didn't give her a chance to speak: "Are you really unwilling to take responsibility for me?"
He is a very tall man, but at this moment he looks a bit like a resentful woman.
Xu Lingyi took a deep breath.
"Ji Qi, what happened yesterday was just an accident... I'm very grateful for your help, but..."
"No but..." Ji Qi: "If you really want to thank me, just give me a status. I can just be your boyfriend, and everything else will depend on you."
"You don't want me to get close to you, you don't want us to be too intimate... You want to live in the Jiang family's old house, you want to cooperate with Jiang Qi in acting for Mr. Jiang... Everything can and is up to you to decide."
"I just want to be your boyfriend, to take care of you and love you on behalf of Jiang Qi..."
His tone was humble and his attitude was extremely low.
He knew that Xu Lingyi was a very soft-hearted person, and as expected, she seemed to not know what to do.
Ji Qi seized on this point, which is why he showed weakness so frantically.
"Yiyi, if you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent. From now on, I'm your boyfriend."
"you……"
Ji Qi directly reached out and covered her mouth. Her lips were slightly red, which was the result of last night's battle.
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