Chapter 20 Pretending to be Drunk

The first time Lin Qiao was in the hospital, she discovered that Mr. Ji was not very satisfied with Ji Ze's girlfriend, or rather, he was not satisfied with Ye Minshu's action of bringing Ji Ze's girlfriend to the hospital.

At that time, she suspected that this matter had something to do with her. Later, she confirmed that she was engaged to Ji Duo. Looking back, either her father was really dissatisfied with Song Jing as a candidate, or he felt that Ye Minshu was too impatient, as if he would find such a daughter-in-law for his grandson whom she despised.

So when drawing up the guest list, Lin Qiao was not surprised that the Ji family did not invite the Song family.

After all, they met in a tailor shop, and Xu Li's attitude was very telling.

What surprised her was that Song Jing came even though the Song family was not on the invitation list.

The young girl was dressed very skillfully today, in a white shirt and suit pants, she had lost her schoolboy look and looked a bit like a professional woman. When she appeared, many people at the scene remembered the rumors before, and their eyes fell on the Ji family, either curiously or teasingly.

The Ji family members all looked at Ye Minshu, especially Old Man Ji and Ji Duo, whose eyes were filled with deep emotion.

The most shocked were Ji Jun and Ji Ze. One of them was in the unit and the other in the army. Although they attended the wedding with Ye Minshu, their relationship was still tense. So they didn't know that Ye Minshu had confessed to her husband about the impersonation and thought that she had invited the person.

Ye Minshu was simply speechless after being looked at.

She had just made a big mistake at the hands of her old man, so how could she dare to go against the wind and commit a crime at this time and invite the Song family?

Moreover, she asked Song Jing to pretend to be Xiaoze's partner in order to reject Lin Qiao's child marriage. Now that she is married to the second son, is there any need to tie them together?

While her thoughts were in a mess, the people had already walked up to her. Ye Minshu was still thinking about how to explain to her grandfather and Ji Jun, and she had lost her usual alertness.

You can't just leave someone alone. Xu Li sighed and was about to remind her when Lin Qiao came over with a smile, "Look at me. I was so busy before that I forgot about it. Welcome, come and sit here. There's a seat here. My mom didn't come today."

He enthusiastically and considerately led everyone to the main table. Although he did not draw up the guest list, he took the responsibility on himself.

If there was something going on between Song Jingzhen and Ji Ze, it would not be easy to blame her as a new aunt. If there was nothing going on, it would be even harder to blame her.

Moreover, the Ji family only invited six tables of guests, but Song Jing was obviously not invited. Those with quick minds should be able to figure out something...

Xu Li took back her words, and Ji Yan also glanced at Ye Minshu who had just come back to her senses.

With her mental quality and skills, she was still worried that Lin Qiao would get upset with her? It was a waste of worry.

Song Jing's expression didn't change much, and she smiled shyly, "I also took some time to come here, I have to go back to school soon." Then she took out the red envelope and said, "This is a little gift from me. I wish you and uncle a happy marriage and a baby soon."

Seeing Lin Qiao accept the call with a smile, she walked around to the main table and leaned over to ask Ji Ze, "Will you go to the class reunion next month?"

Ji Ze also thought that the person was invited by Ye Minshu. He felt embarrassed and ashamed and just sat there without moving.

But he couldn't turn his face away from Song Jing. Seeing Song Jing asking, he could only speak as naturally as possible, "When did it happen?"

"At the end of next month, Mr. Wang will retire, and we want to treat him to a meal."

Teacher Wang was their high school class teacher. When they resumed the college entrance examination, he helped many students with remedial lessons. It was impossible for Ji Ze not to go. "Okay, let me know when you have set a time."

"Then I'll call you then." Song Jing smiled and gestured to her ear, then said hello to a few familiar elders and left.

As soon as she left, Ye Minshu felt relieved.

After Song Wan finished speaking, she felt a little annoyed. She didn't understand why Song Jing came to give her a gift out of the blue. Wasn't this just causing trouble for her?

But Song Jing grew up under her care, and she has always liked her. She probably has a good relationship with Xiaoze, and when she knew that Xiaoze's uncle was getting married, she felt embarrassed not to come to the wedding. Besides, she sat close to them, and it was not like she didn't hear that they were talking about the class reunion.

But she would have to go back and explain everything to Ji Jun, which gave Ye Minshu a headache. She unconsciously picked up the wine glass and took a few big gulps.

After Lin Qiao toasted, he was also urged to drink three sips.

Because they were all young people, Ji Duo's comrades and colleagues were arranged to sit a little further back. On the table full of people in green military uniforms, there were several faces that Lin Qiao had seen before. Because they had been captured by Lin Qiao, this group of people finally had a chance to get back, and they pulled the people around them to persuade her to drink.

"My sister-in-law is as brave as any man. Let me do another one!"

"Yes, yes, we helped you clean up your new house before, we can't let it go in vain!"

Some people even wanted to check Lin Qiao's wine glass, "You're not drinking water, are you?" After hearing this, Ji Duo simply took Lin Qiao's glass, drank it all, and put the empty glass in front of him.

The man smelled alcohol and it was water. Why would he defend his wife? His doubts were gone and he started to make a scene again.

Only Lin Qiao glanced at the man calmly.

This man has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looks serious and never smiles. I didn't expect he is so good at pretending.

As soon as she drank it, she found that the wine had been diluted with water, and it was quite a lot. Even so, he still helped her to stop it. Maybe he also wanted to drink less?

As expected, the man drank a few more cups, and the more he drank, the less he talked, and the more he looked cold. Seeing that it was almost like a meeting in the war room, the older ones quickly stopped him, "Enough, enough, don't get too drunk, or your sister-in-law will be angry with you."

Seeing Ji Duo sitting there without moving, several people helped him up and handed him over to Lin Qiao.

The man was tall and had long legs. Lin Qiao's small body couldn't stand his pressure. She was really afraid that he was drunk. As a result, he was a little slow when he left. As soon as he left the sight of the group of green military uniforms, the man's body, which had just been a little heavy, stood up immediately, "I'm going to wash my face."

His eyes were clear and his voice was calm. How could he be drunk at all?

Lin Qiao felt that she had been worrying for nothing. Given this man's level, if those people wanted to beat him, they would probably have to practice for a few more years.

As expected, as soon as they left, the group of people pushed the cups and poured several glasses. When they were about to leave, they were supported by others, and their tongues were big. One of them invited Ji Duo to return to the army after his wedding leave so that they could drink again.

Lin Qiao really didn't have the courage to say it, thinking that if they drank again, they would probably just serve food to Ji Duo.

After sending the people away, I turned back and found that Ye Minshu at the main table was also drunk. She was sitting there, thinking about something, with red eyes.

Her sister-in-law asked her several questions, but she didn't say anything. She could only shout to Ji Jun: "Send her back first."

Ji Jun was still angry and had hardly spoken to Ye Minshu during the entire wedding. But Ye Minshu looked like she was about to cry. It was unlucky for her, the eldest sister-in-law, to cry at the second son's wedding. If she said something she shouldn't, the scene would be even worse.

He could only help the man with a sullen face, "Then Dad, Mom, Sister, Second Brother, and Xiao Qiao, we'll leave first."

He stood up and couldn't help but look at his son Ji Ze again.

Ji Ze didn't move. "I'll stay and help pack up, and then I'll go back to the troops."

This made Ye Minshu's eyes even redder. When Ji Jun saw this, he quickly found the phone number and booked a taxi.

As soon as he got home, he put the person on the sofa and said, "On the day of the second son's wedding, what are you doing?"

Ye Minshu hugged his neck and

She cried, "Ji Jun, I'm sorry, Brother Ji Jun, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong..."

"You knew you were wrong, but you still invited people over to piss off our dad!"

Ji Jun was about to push her away, but Ye Minshu hugged him even tighter, "How could I know Xiao Jing would come? I already admitted to my dad that I pretended to be with him, and I didn't even have time to ask for his forgiveness, but I still asked the Song family. Am I that stupid?"

"It wasn't you who invited me?" Ji Jun was stunned.

"You haven't been home for more than ten days. How could I dare?" Ye Minshu complained. "You don't know how scared I was when I took Xiaoling home alone at night. I had to lock the door twice. The neighbors outside laughed at me..."

She pinched Ji Jun's sleeve and said, "Brother, I really know I was wrong. Please don't be angry with me."

After turning off the lights at night, the old man couldn't help but talk to Xu Li about his eldest son, "Now that he's back, his eldest son's wife is crying and begging, and she's probably getting well again."

"Do you still hope that your son and daughter-in-law will have a bad life and get divorced as soon as possible?" Xu Li laughed.

"It would be great if the boss had that kind of courage."

In fact, this is just talk. After all, Ye Minshu gave birth to Ji Ze and Ji Ling for the Ji family. Even for the sake of the children, it is impossible for her to divorce easily.

"Forget it, it's their business, it's fine now, we can't do anything about it. I just hope the eldest brother will learn his lesson, and if his wife does something weird again, he should think about the second brother and Qiao Qiao, and don't make mistakes again."

"When mentioning Lin Qiao, Xu Li's voice was filled with laughter. "The people who came today are all of some status. I was worried that Qiao Qiao could not handle it, but I didn't expect her to be more generous than anyone else. Many people praised her to me. The second one was so cold that she even asked me to pour water into her wine glass while she was in the bathroom."

"There is such a thing? I really didn't notice it.

After hearing Xu Li's affirmation, he thought about it and said, "Maybe it would be a good thing to let Qiao Qiao follow the second brother instead."

"Yeah, the second child wasn't like this when he was little."

Speaking of this, it is inevitable that some bad memories will be brought up. The old man did not continue the conversation, "You said that the eldest brother's wife spread those words outside. Does the Song family know about it?"

"You should know." Xu Li couldn't explain it.

"You know that you don't want to sever ties with our family, but you still let your daughter come over to bring gifts?"

At least if it's their house, they would never let anyone come. Doesn't this confirm her relationship with Ozawa?

If Ye Minshu spread this kind of news to their family, they might even quarrel with Ye Minshu. A young lady suddenly has a boyfriend, and the wedding is coming soon. Will she get married in the future?

Xu Li pondered for a while, wondering if the girl from the Song family had a crush on our Xiaoze? After all, they grew up together.

This is not impossible. Ji Ze is good-looking, cheerful and loves sports. He is the type of guy that young girls would like.

The old man shook his head after hearing this, "It's hard to say. The Song family is too good at scheming. They made a lot of trouble in the past few years, but they stopped only after the leader fell."

Xu Li remembered this, "The last time I met them while making clothes, there was a girl in their family who praised Qiao Qiao and asked Song Jing to get along well with Qiao Qiao."

She couldn't help but turn over and said, "Do you think we should explain it?"

"How do you explain it? If the Song family really has other ideas, you can explain it, but the eldest brother's wife can't explain it. The Song family knows about Xiaoze and Qiaoqiao."

Thinking of this old man, he sneered, "She handed the evidence to others, and she still thinks she is very smart."

Seeing his wife was nervous, he comforted her, "It's okay. Even if they have plans, they won't tell anyone about it easily. There's no benefit in offending our family. I've gotten older these past two years, so I've been less involved. I'll ask the second son tomorrow to see if he knows anything."

In the new house in the front yard, Lin Qiao had already washed up and was sitting at the table with his back to the bed, applying the skin care products that Ji Yan had brought back.

Behind her, Ji Duo had already made the bedding and was taking off his clothes. The only sound in the quiet room was the rustling of clothes, which inevitably reminded people of the accident that day.

Lin Qiao also mentioned what happened during the day, "Xiao Ze and the girl from the Song family..."

She didn't ask before because she thought the affairs of the first wife had nothing to do with him. Now that he had shown up at her wedding, it would be better to ask.

The rustling behind him paused for a moment, then quickly continued, "No, but my sister-in-law has made a good choice. She's afraid that my father will arrange someone he doesn't like."

He was afraid that the old man would make messy arrangements, so he took it first. What Ji Duo said made sense. Lin Qiao was the one that the old man arranged for Ji Duo and he was not satisfied.

Since there was no discussion, Lin Qiao knew what attitude he should have in the future. "By the way, I heard from mom that Sister Yan is the daughter of my uncle. What is our dad's ranking in the family? Does he have other brothers?"

She remembered that her friend seemed to have said that the male lead had a very powerful uncle. But she didn't listen carefully at that time and didn't even remember the male lead's name...

If she had known that traveling through books really existed, she would have read the original book carefully, memorized it and recited it by heart.

No, she must have hurriedly changed her name so that her mother wouldn't recognize it, and then look around to see if there's any novel character with the same name as her.

Who knew that after the words came out, no one responded for a long time.

Lin Qiao couldn't help but turn her head back, "What's wrong?" Her eyes fell on the man's naked chest under his shirt, and then quickly retracted their gaze.

"It's okay." Ji Duo raised his hand to unbutton his cuffs, his tone not showing any unusualness, "My father is the second, and there is a younger uncle who lives far away, so I didn't dare to alarm him."

He said he wasn't surprised, it seems he is really an awesome person.

Lin Qiaoben was just asking casually. When he heard the person behind him lie down, he closed his skin care products, stood up and turned off the light.

With the cover of darkness, she quickly changed her clothes, lifted the quilt, and found that the man was already lying flat on the inside of the big bed, leaving half the space for her.

Neither of them communicated with each other, they just kept this position tacitly, and Lin Qiao lay down contentedly.

The room fell silent again, with only the sound of breathing lost in the ticking of the clock, reminding the two that there was a stranger with them.

Because the bed was not big enough and the man had long arms and legs, Lin Qiao could even vaguely feel the heat from his body not far away.

Ji Duo also felt that Lin Qiao's presence was very noticeable when there was suddenly someone on the bed where he had slept alone for more than ten years.

The young girl had just washed and applied skin care products, and there was a faint fragrance lingering in the air.

Ji Duo is almost 27 years old, and he has been in the army all year round, which is a place full of big bosses. If he says he doesn't understand anything, he would be lying.

But Lin Qiao was really young, having just turned eighteen two months ago. And before that, there was the child marriage incident, so when the two of them were together, he always treated Lin Qiao as a junior.

Lin Qiao did call him uncle before, and suddenly he wanted to do that with someone so young... He felt a little hesitant to do it.

Lin Qiao probably felt nervous too, and after lying down, he unconsciously moved a little further away. After a while, he whispered, "That..."

Ji Duo still closed his eyes, "What's wrong?"

"Do you snore when you sleep?" Lin Qiao asked him an unexpected question in a very serious and solemn manner.

This time, Ji Duo opened his eyes, was silent for a long time, and said, "No."

Lin Qiao also forgot who told him that obese people with short chins are prone to snoring.

Ji Duo has a clear and strong jawline, and he has muscles but doesn't look too strong. He certainly doesn't look like someone who would snore.

Lin Qiao was relieved.

Ji Duo thought she was just trying to ease her tension and was ready to talk to her for some nonsense. But she didn't respond after she asked. He waited for a while, but she didn't say a word.

Forget it, whether it is relieved or not, what should be done still has to be done. Ji Duo turned over and hugged the waist of the person next to him.

Maybe it was due to the movement, the hem of Lin Qiao's short-sleeved shirt rolled up a little, and when he did, he just happened to touch the girl's smooth and delicate skin.

To be honest, it was a little thin, as if it wasn't big enough for his two big hands, and unlike a man's hardness, it was incredibly soft. Ji Duo paused, and the next second he tightened his hand and pulled the person to his side.

Just as I was about to lean over to cover her, I suddenly felt something was wrong.

The person in his arms seemed too soft, just like Xi Liu, as if she was completely unaware of his touch.

He tried to call out: "Lin Qiao."

Lin Qiao didn't respond.

The big hand was withdrawn from the waist and patted the cheek of the person in the arms, "Lin Qiao."

Still no response.

So when she asked him if he snored, she was really just worried that he would make noise at night and disturb her sleep...

Lin Qiao slept all night long until dawn, and he just felt that this sleep was comfortable.

Maybe I was tired, so I slept extra soundly. Or maybe it wasn't raining these days, so the quilt was warmer than before.

Lin Qiao subconsciously wanted to stretch, but as soon as she moved she realized that what was warm was not the quilt but the man's chest.

Before they went to sleep, they were both on their own side, not interfering with each other. How come she was in my arms when she woke up? She was even resting her head on my arm...

Male protagonist

He was the reincarnation of Liu Xiahui, who remained chaste after being married for several years and retained his status as the male lead in Jinjiang. He would definitely not do anything to her. It was just too cold at night, and after falling asleep, she took the initiative to seek a heat source and leaned over.

Lin Qiao quickly rolled back to his side and decided to hold a hot water bottle before going to bed tonight.

When she moved, Ji Duo, who was already somewhat conscious, woke up. He picked up the watch on the bedside and looked at it. "It's half past six."

For Lin Qiao in his previous life, it was still very early, but in this era, some people have already started eating breakfast and getting ready for school or work.

Ji Duo was obviously the type who was used to getting up early. He put his watch on his wrist, grabbed his shirt and trousers, and stood up. "I'm going to wash up. You can sleep a little longer."

Lin Qiao couldn't sleep well after getting into bed early in the morning and just taking a look at her good figure.

Besides, she had always stayed up late in her previous life, so how could she dare to continue doing such a thing in this life? After traveling through time and space for so many days, she had already developed the habit of going to bed early and getting up early.

Lin Qiao took the clothes placed beside the bed and said, "I'm awake now. I can't fall asleep even if I lie down."

Ji Duo looked at her and said nothing. When she folded the bedding and went out, the washbasin rack had been replaced with a basin of clean water.

Xu Li was watering the flowers in the yard with a spray can. She was a little surprised to see her. "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"I'm used to it." Lin Qiao smiled at her, washed up and went to the restaurant to eat. As soon as she sat down, Ji Yan asked, "Why are you up so early?"

Then she turned around and asked Ji Duo beside her: "Did you call?"

Ji Duo was too lazy to explain and continued eating without even raising his eyelids.

Ji Yan was used to it, so she tapped the table in front of him with her fingers, "Are you free today? If you are, come with me to the Forbidden City."

Ji Duo is on honeymoon leave, what could happen?

It just so happened that he asked Lin Qiao two days ago if she wanted to go to the Forbidden City. Ji Yan also wanted to go, so they bumped into each other.

Lin Qiao took a bite of the bun and was already wondering whether she should go with them, when she heard the man say coldly, "No."

She was stunned, and Ji Yan asked directly: "Why not go?"

Ji Duo still had that cold expression on his face. "You've never been there before?"

"You can't go again after you've been there?" Ji Yan rolled her eyes at him. "Besides, that was so many years ago. Wasn't the Forbidden City closed a few years ago? I heard it's reopened in the past two years. Can't I go and see if there are any changes inside?"

Knowing that her brother would not listen, she simply asked Lin Qiao: "Qiao Qiao has never been there, right?"

Ji Yan came back just for their wedding. Ji Duo would not go, so Lin Qiao could no longer ignore her. "I haven't been there. I just couldn't find the time."

"Then let's go together." Ji Yan said immediately. Seeing Ji Duo finally raised his head after hearing this, she said to him, "Aren't you not going?"

Ji Duo just glanced at Lin Qiao and said nothing.

Ji Yan did what she thought. After dinner, she immediately pulled Lin Qiao to prepare food, and also prepared a lot of cat food. "I remember there were a lot of palace cats in it. I wonder if they are still there now."

It's a rare opportunity for her to come back, and she can't stay for more than a few days. She will leave tomorrow, and everyone in the family will follow her.

After the two of them left, Master Ji called Ji Duo into the study and told him about his guess from yesterday.

"It's okay. I guess she has taken a fancy to our Xiaoze and wants him to be her son-in-law."

Ji Duo's words sounded sarcastic, but he was a man who always had plans. If he said it was okay, it probably meant it was nothing, so the old man didn't ask any more questions.

The eldest son's wife brought this upon herself, so she should deal with it herself. She might even be happy to see it happen and think they are meddling in other people's business.

There is one thing about the Forbidden City of this era that can never be matched by later generations, and that is that there are few people.

Lin Qiao and Ji Yan played until the afternoon and returned home with great pleasure. As soon as she entered the house, Ji Yan collapsed on the sofa and entered the time of the wise man.

After two days of hard work, Lin Qiao was very tired. While soaking her feet at night, she repeatedly massaged the soles of her feet. Then she fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.

The little girl's breathing was deep and she looked like she was sleeping soundly. Ji Duo was not a beast, so he couldn't wake her up and do this or that, right?

So when Lin Qiao woke up the next morning, he was full of energy after a night's rest. When he saw Ji Yan, he asked her if she had packed her things and prepared to send her to the airport together.

Ji Yan felt something was wrong no matter how she looked at it. As soon as Ji Duo finished his meal, he put down his chopsticks and pulled him aside. "What's going on between you and Qiao Qiao?"

"What's going on?" Ji Duo looked at her in confusion.

"That, that." He was not anxious, but Ji Yan was anxious for him first, "It's been two days, Qiao Qiao wakes up every morning full of energy, you can't tell at all, are you really as bad as the rumors say?"