When Ji Zhixu heard that Ji Jinnian had actually tricked his younger sister into going to the orchard to deal with the ghost, his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
But when he heard that everything turned out alright in the end, and that Qiqi had helped the victimized boy catch the murderer, prevented a terrorist attack, and saved everyone in the police station, a smile returned to his face.
"Okay, okay, Qiqi is the best! From now on, Qiqi will be in charge of big brother's safety!"
Ji Zhixu bent down, a gentle and warm smile on his face, and reached out to pinch the little girl's chubby cheeks.
Qiqi tilted her head back and obediently let him pinch her.
The older brother always pinches her very gently, never making her uncomfortable.
After her older brother finished kneading the apple, Qiqi took out the biggest and reddest one from the basket and handed it to him, saying, "Big brother, have an apple!"
"Okay." Ji Zhixu took the apple and the whole fruit basket with her.
Then she handed it to the maid next to her, asking them to take it to the kitchen to wash and cut some, and then pulled her sister to the sofa in the living room.
Just as he was about to sit down with his little sister, Ji Zeqian suddenly emerged from the first-floor storage room, looking disheveled, and rushed over, grabbing Qiqi's wrist and dragging her towards the storage room.
"Xiao Liu, what are you doing?" Ji Zhixu was afraid that he would hurt his sister because he was reckless, so she grabbed his wrist to stop him.
Ji Zeqian was still unable to speak a complete sentence. Seeing that he was being stopped, he became anxious and his eyes turned red as he stared straight at Qiqi.
"Sister, sister, let's go..."
As he spoke, he pointed towards the storage room.
Qiqi understood and asked softly, "Sixth Brother, do you want to take me to the storage room to show me something?"
"Mm." Ji Zeqian nodded, a smile of understanding appearing on his face.
Qiqi reached out and patted Ji Zhixu's hand, "Big brother, it's okay, sixth brother won't hurt me."
Ji Zhixu was still a little worried. Xiao Liu's condition was unpredictable, and no one could guarantee when he might suddenly hurt someone.
Hearing his sister say that, he could only let go of her hand, but still worriedly reminded her, "Call us if anything happens, your older brother and Mom and Dad are here."
"Okay." Qiqi appreciated her older brother's concern and accepted it.
Qiqi followed Ji Zeqian to the storage room.
The storage room had only one small window, and a tall stack of boxes was piled up against the wall.
Ji Zeqian pulled her in, then pointed to the top box, his blank expression revealing an indescribable excitement.
"Light, light..."
Qiqi blinked. "Sixth Brother, are you saying there's light in that box?"
Ji Zeqian nodded emphatically.
I just remembered that I accidentally left a chess manual I drew a long time ago here, so I came to look for it.
After searching high and low, they couldn't find it, and instead accidentally bumped into the topmost box.
For some reason, a bright light suddenly shone from inside, stinging his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, he heard his sister's voice and immediately went out to find her, wanting to share the moment with her.
Qiqi looked up at the box, which was on the top shelf, almost touching the ceiling.
For some reason, there was an odor emanating from inside that made Qiqi feel uncomfortable.
She instinctively didn't want to touch the box.
But she didn't want to tell her sixth brother directly, so she made up an excuse, "Sixth brother, that box is too high, we can't reach it, why don't we ask Dad for help?"
Ji Zeqian looked at the box, then at Qiqi, his expression somewhat conflicted.
He only wanted to share it with his sister and didn't want anyone else to know.
But that box was indeed very tall, and it looked quite heavy.
Even if they climb up the ladder, they might not be able to get the box down.
What if I accidentally hurt my sister...
No, I absolutely cannot hurt my sister.
"Okay, let's find it."
The two emerged from the storage room.
The storage room hadn't been cleaned in a long time, and after crawling in and out, Qiqi's pretty little face inevitably got covered in dust.
Madam Ji asked the maid to bring a hot towel and carefully wiped the dust off her face.
"What good thing did your sixth brother show you?"
Qiqi tilted her little face up and said, "There's a box that lights up, but it's placed too high, and we can't reach it. Where's Daddy? We want Daddy to help us get it down."
"Father has something to attend to in the study." Madam Ji handed a soiled handkerchief to the maid beside her.
Qiqi immediately took her hand, "Mommy, can you take me to find Daddy for help?"
Mrs. Ji was taken aback, wondering why her little girl had suddenly become so clingy.
However, Madam Ji was still very happy that her little girl was willing to stick to her. She took the little girl's soft little hand in return and led her upstairs.
In the study, Ji Chengfeng was sitting at his desk.
The computer was on, and the fluorescent screen illuminated his handsome face, giving him a gentle appearance.
Ji Chengfeng was in a multinational conference when he heard the door open. He looked up and saw his wife and daughter. His tightly pursed lips instantly curled into a smile.
"Wait a minute." He took off his earphones, stood up, and walked towards Madam Ji and Qi Qi. "Why did you come over so suddenly? Is something the matter?"
On the other end of the meeting, Ji Chengfeng's employees were already used to their boss leaving them behind in the middle of a meeting.
After all, nothing is more important than the boss's wife.
"Are you in a meeting?" Mrs. Ji only knew that he was busy with work, but she didn't expect that he was in a meeting. She glanced at the desk.
Ji Chengfeng quickly grabbed her shoulders and looked into her eyes, "It doesn't matter, you and Qibao are the most important."
Madam Ji gave him a reproachful look, but still said, "Qi Bao and Xiao Liu found a box in the storage room and wanted to move it down to take a look, but the box is too high for them to reach, so they came to ask you for help."
"No, that's not entirely true!" Qiqi said, then couldn't help but yawn.
After a whole day of fussing, she was actually quite sleepy. She rubbed her eyes and leaned her whole body against Madam Ji's lap. Her eyelids were so heavy that they drooped uncontrollably, and her mind was also foggy.
Oh, what was she trying to say to her dad?
Madam Ji found it amusing; children are so good, they can fall asleep so easily.
One minute he was thinking about moving that big box, the next he was asleep.
"Qi Bao is sleepy, let's take her back to sleep first." Ji Chengfeng bent down and carefully picked up Qi Qi.
Feeling his movement, Qiqi's eyelids twitched, as if she was about to wake up. Ji Chengfeng quickly and gently patted her shoulder, coaxing the little girl back to sleep.
Mrs. Ji reached out, wanting to take her daughter from him, "Give her to me, don't you have a meeting?"
"That's all for today's meeting. We'll discuss the rest tomorrow!" Ji Chengfeng said without turning around, then picked up Qiqi in one arm and held his wife's hand in the other. "Let's go back to sleep."
What could be more appealing than a wife, kids, and a warm bed?
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