Chapter 21 Leaving the Xu Family
In the private room on the second floor, Ji Jinhe watched the intimate interaction between Gu Xuanzhou and Xu Jinxi downstairs with little interest.
She has always known about Gu Xuanzhou and Xu Jinxi. They were childhood sweethearts and grew up together.
But when she first came back and Mr. Xu went to the Gu family to change the marriage partner, as far as she knew, Gu Xuanzhou did not speak out to resist this decision.
The Gu family needs the Xu family's money, and the Xu family needs the Gu family's power. Over the years, the interests of the two families have long been intertwined.
Although Gu Xuanzhou has not yet truly taken power, he has already served as the general manager of Gu's company and has learned a lot about Gu's situation.
At this time, it was discovered that Xu Jinxi was not a child of the Xu family, and the two families needed a legitimate and continuous cooperative relationship, so it was natural for the marriage contract to fall on Ji Jinhe.
It was proposed by Mr. Xu himself, and no one in the Gu family objected.
Ji Jinhe lowered her eyes and looked at the people in the audience indifferently. Naturally, her marriage contract was not something the Xu family could decide.
Even if it wasn't for Mr. Xu, the only man in the Xu family who was nice to her and willing to open his heart to her, it wouldn't work.
Xu Jinxi glanced at the second floor with some fear, tugged at the corner of Gu Xuanzhou's clothes, and signaled him not to bid anymore.
Gu Xuanzhou seemed to sit down reluctantly, but he knew very well in his heart that it was impossible for the Gu family to give him hundreds of millions to coax Xu Jinxi.
After the auctioneer struck the hammer three times, the gem was successfully sold for 500 million. Not long after, a waiter came into the box holding a brocade box in his hands.
The waiter, knowing how to read Ji Jinhe's expression, brought the brocade box to her and said, "Miss Ji, the seller of this gemstone promised that whoever buys it can customize it into various jewelry collections for free."
Ji Jinhe looked at the gem closely and found that it was actually the size of a palm.
She waved her hand, signaling the waiter to put the brocade box on the table.
After the waiter carefully put down the box, he respectfully left the box in front of the four people. At Cheng Feng's signal, a bodyguard holding a black card followed the waiter out of the box.
Su You picked up the brocade box and said in admiration, "This is five hundred million."
Su Jing glanced at her and said, "I don't know how many billions of things are in your room."
Su You blinked his eyes and approached Ji Jinhe holding the brocade box: "Xiaohe, what do you want to make? Why not make a crown? It will definitely look great!"
Ji Jinhe lowered his eyes to look at the glittering gem in the brocade box, curled his lips and said, "Put it away for now."
After the auction downstairs ended, the guests moved to the adjacent hall to toast.
Qi Xiuxu patted his trouser legs and stood up. He picked up the brocade box on the table and threw it to Cheng Feng who was waiting beside him, indicating that Ji Jinhe could leave.
Cheng Feng looked at the box thrown over and hurriedly caught it, fearing that it would fall to the ground and damage the gem.
After Ji Jinhe said hello to the two siblings of the Su family, she left with Qi Xiuxu, surrounded by bodyguards.
The appearance of the two people briefly caused quite a stir.
Ever since Qi Xiuxu went abroad, the Qi family seemed to have quietly disappeared. Now that Qi Xiuxu is back, everyone finally remembered this powerful man who has absolute power in the capital.
The Qi family's presence in the capital was not strong this year, but those who were well-informed knew that the Qi family had caused quite a stir abroad.
Ji Jinhe followed Qi Xiuxu back home. Her injuries had healed, and Qi Xiuxu no longer detained her.
The evidence stolen last time has been sorted out, and she still needs to go back to the Xu family to deal with one last matter.
The next morning, Ji Jinhe took Cheng Feng away from the Qi family villa.
The low-key Maybach drove on the road for nearly an hour, and finally drove into a somewhat remote villa area, and the car body slowly stopped.
Ji Jinhe asked Cheng Feng to wait for her in the car, then got out and rang the doorbell of the villa.
Not long after, a kind middle-aged woman opened the door and smiled when she saw Ji Jinhe.
"The second young lady is here. The master was just complaining yesterday that you didn't come to see him for so long." Aunt Qin frowned and took Ji Jinhe's hand and walked into the house.
Ji Jinhe shook Aunt Qin's hand and asked, "How is Grandpa's health lately?"
Aunt Qin bent down and took out a pair of slippers for Ji Jinhe and sighed: "It's still the same as before."
"But seeing you back, I'm sure I can eat an extra bowl of rice today." Aunt Qin shouted into the house, "Master, the second young lady is here to see you!"
There was a noise from inside the house, and an old man with a serious face walked out with his hands behind his back. His back was not bent, but rather very straight.
After seeing Ji Jinhe, he snorted in annoyance and walked over to sit on the sofa.
Ji Jinhe sat opposite him. Aunt Qin served the tea and then left, leaving the space for the grandfather and grandson.
"Grandpa." Ji Jinhe called out respectfully.
Not everyone in the Xu family is as confused as Xu Zhenqu, but only this old man can be clear-headed.
In fact, the first person to discover Ji Jinhe was Xu Zhenqu, but he did not plan to take Ji Jinhe back directly.
Instead, he hesitated whether to tell his family about this matter. Xu Jinxi was his daughter whom he had cared for for twenty years, and she was in love with the eldest son of the Gu family.
Unfortunately, Xu Zhenqu's assistant was Mr. Xu's man, and he secretly told Mr. Xu about this matter.
Later, Mr. Xu strongly demanded that Xu Zhenqu must bring Ji Jinhe back and announce Ji Jinhe's identity to the public.
Unfortunately, because Ji Jinhe was unwilling to change his surname, Xu Zhenqu refused to reveal his identity.
In the end, Mr. Xu had to find the Gu family privately and change the marriage partner to Ji Jinhe as another form of compensation.
Ji Jinhe only found out about it afterwards, but unfortunately the matter was already settled and the marriage partner could not be changed at will.
Ji Jinhe didn't take it to heart. She wouldn't stay in the Xu family for long anyway. When she left the Xu family, the marriage with the Gu family would naturally fall back on Xu Jinxi.
Ji Jinhe has always respected this elder who clearly stands on her side and truly treats her well.
"Hmph! Now you know to come and see an old man like me?" Old Master Xu snorted, but his tone couldn't hide the smile.
"Grandpa, I was busy before..."
"You young people only know how to use being busy to perfunctorily appease an old man like me. Sigh, now that I'm old, no one cares about an old man like me anymore..."
Mr. Xu felt like acting and pretended to wipe away his tears.
Ji Jinhe sighed, feeling helpless about the old man's behavior.
"Grandpa, I came back today for something important."
"Oh? What important matter do you want to talk to me about? Did Xu Zhenqu wrong you?" Old Master Xu became serious in an instant, slammed his hand on the table and went back to his room to get his cell phone.
Ji Jinhe hurriedly held the old man down: "No, no, it's something else..."
Mr. Xu finally sat down again, took a sip of his tea, and said in a gentle tone, "If they bully you, come back and tell me. Even though I'm a skeleton, I'm still their father after all."
Ji Jinhe smiled and did not respond to Mr. Xu's words.
He picked up the teapot beside him and poured tea for Mr. Xu. His gestures were very polite, as if he had done it many times.
After placing the teacup back in front of Mr. Xu with both hands, Ji Jinhe said slowly, "I'm ready to leave the Xu family."
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