Chapter 76 Ji Bailin
Qu Xin immediately understood that Yuan Tingchuan did it on purpose. She did not admit to the kidnapping, and Yuan Tingchuan did not admit that he was targeting the Qu Group.
Qu Xin suddenly became furious. She didn't care that the person on the other end of the phone was her lover and started to curse.
This project is too important to the Qu Group. It can be said that it concerns the fate of the Qu Group. No matter how ignorant Qu Xin is, she understands that she can live such a reckless life because of her family's company.
Once the family went bankrupt, she would be nothing. Before she could start cursing, Yuan Tingchuan hung up the phone. It was late at night and he didn't have the heart to listen to Qu Xin raging.
The next morning, Du Ruo came to the coffee shop again and sat opposite the Ji family.
This time, she was not facing Ji Yuan and Mrs. Ji, but their beloved son Ji Bailin.
In fact, this was her second time meeting Mr. Ji.
The first time was in the previous life, when she and Ling Yun were in danger, and this Mr. Ji saved them both.
Now it seems that Mr. Ji must have known who she was, which is why he came to her rescue.
Afterwards, Ling Yun went to express his gratitude, but the other party refused his thanks, probably because of this.
Ji Bailin is now much younger than when she met him that year. He is very handsome, and his features are somewhat similar to hers. Perhaps due to his regular exercise, his skin has a slightly wheatish color, very similar to Yuan Tingchuan.
The feeling Ji Bailin gives is completely different from that of his parents, he is very stable and somewhat resolute.
The painting styles of this family of three are different, which is quite interesting.
Ji Bailin was also looking at Du Ruo. It was the first time he met his half-sister.
Beautiful and peaceful, simple and elegant. There is also a bit of determination between her eyebrows.
Ji Bailin couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that the two siblings had some similarities. Neither of them was as weak as their biological mother.
Ji Bailin said, "Hello, my name is Ji Bailin, and I am the son of Ms. Bai Minhua."
Du Ruo smiled: "My name is Du Ruo, and I am the daughter of the Du family."
Ji Bailin was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Some things don't disappear just because you avoid them. My mother, I won't comment on them, but I sincerely want to recognize you as my sister."
He was really scared of his own mother. It turned out that he was afraid that his own sister had the same temper, so he always kept a distance from her.
Now she found that the two siblings were actually similar. They were both not bothered by their mother's temper. He was even worse off than her sister, and he also had an unreliable father. They all felt sorry for each other, and when they saw Du Ruo, they were especially friendly.
Du Ruo didn't beat around the bush and asked Ji Bailin directly, "What's going on with Du Hai?"
Ji Bailin smiled meaningfully: "I don't have any other choice, do I? My mother insisted that I repay her kindness. She called me seven or eight times a day to urge me to arrange a position for Du Hai in the Pengcheng branch.
Then I gave him a big one and made him the CEO. I valued him so much. During that time, my mother was always very happy every time she saw me. She was very quiet."
Du Ruo smiled. Her younger brother was quite interesting.
Ji Bailin asked seriously, "Have you seen your grandmother? Where are your uncles? I have been looking for them, but to no avail."
Du Ruo said, "You are the one who is looking for it, right? Ms. Bai Minhua can't even remember this."
Ji Bailin looked out the window helplessly and said, "My mother is a person who puts love first, and she is content with love."
Du Ruo disagrees with this. Is love enough to satisfy one's hunger? But Ms. Bai Minhua doesn't agree.
But she didn't comment. After all, her younger brother had lived with his mother for decades and their relationship must be much deeper than hers.
Unlike her, who has lived two lives and has already accepted the fact that she has few relatives and no expectations of her biological mother, even so, she still feels unhappy and her emotions are bound to fluctuate, let alone her adopted brother?
Du Ruo said: "I just saw her by chance, and she was in a very bad condition."
Ji Bailin frowned and asked, "Why is it bad?"
Du Ruo looked out the window and said leisurely, "It's just a shabby thatched house that could be torn down at any time. There's not even a mat on the kang. There's no furniture in the house. There's only a broken bench and half a bowl of water. That's all."
Ji Bailin clasped his hands tightly together and said in a hoarse voice, "Where is the person?"
Du Ruo said: "He died just after he met me. I buried him."
Ji Bailin bit his back teeth and stared out the window in a daze.
He asked, "Didn't you tell her?"
Du Ruo knew that he was asking about Bai Minhua. Du Ruo spread her hands and said, "She didn't ask either."
Du Ruo asked curiously: "How did they get together? Has it always been like this?"
Ji Bailin slowly breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled bitterly and said, "It has always been like this. My grandfather said that if they were together, my father would have to give up the inheritance rights of the company and give the heir to my grandfather for upbringing. They both agreed. I grew up with my grandfather, and I am the boss of the Ji family now."
Du Ruo understood. So that's how it was. It wasn't easy for her brother either.
Ji Bailin said to her, "You have to be careful of Yuan Tingchuan. I have been dealing with him for several years. I can't say I know him very well, but I know him about 50% or 60%. Some people are not born to be in love. Even if they are temporarily blinded, they will be more ruthless than anyone else after they sober up."
Du Ruo knew that he had good intentions, so she nodded and said, "It's better to rely on myself than on anyone else. Just deal with it as it should be. Feelings are feelings, and career is career. These are two different things."
Ji Bailin came today mainly to remind her to be careful with Yuan Tingchuan and not to be blinded by love. Thanks to his biological parents, he kept a distance from the word "love" and did not want to let his sister get hurt.
After saying goodbye to Ji Bailin and exchanging contact information, Du Ruo drove home. She and Ji Bailin both knew that it was best for their relationship to remain neither too acrimonious nor too cold.
As soon as Du Ruo entered the main living room, Yuan Tingchuan handed her a map. It was a very detailed map of the old mine in Myanmar.
Du Ruo has never been to this place before. The deeper you go, the greater the danger. She and Ling Yun had been on the edge of it before and both almost lost their lives there. Is it okay to go so deep into this place?
Yuan Tingchuan looked at her expression and smiled. He said, "I can't say there is no danger there, but it's not as dangerous as you think. We are the 'guests'. Without us, those are just a pile of broken stones. People still welcome us. Of course, if you don't want to go, just wait for me at the market."
Du Ruo smiled and said, "I still don't want to go too deep into the dangerous place. I can just wait for Mr. Yuan at the public auction. I wish Mr. Yuan a successful start and immediate success."