Ji Ling took a look and then looked away. Then she heard Zheng Shi and Zhu Yaowu greeting each other. When she heard Zhu Yaowu say that he had just returned from the Agricultural Machinery Institute, she curiously asked him where he had been.

"My eldest brother was worried that my sister-in-law was eating at home, so he picked up the food from the restaurant and sent it over. But when he got there, he found out that my sister-in-law was not at home." Zhu Yaowu had already done what he was supposed to do, so he couldn't help with anything else.

"With so many people around, why is she eating at home? Is she shy?" Zheng Shi laughed.

Qian Xiangqian looked at Ji Ling a few more times. They didn't know that Ji Ling had gone to the hospital, and they targeted Xu Yujia because of the lunch incident.

As soon as Zhu Weidong came over, Zhu Weiyue stood up and said, "Brother, please sit next to sister-in-law. I have just finished eating."

The Zhu brothers have received the task, which is to escort their eldest brother during the wedding days and not do anything to attract attention.

Fearing that his elder brother would not recognize him, Zhu Weiyue immediately cooperated after receiving Zhu Yaowu's signal.

Zhu Weidong had actually walked behind the two of them. After Zhu Wei jumped up, he sat down as well, put the lunch box in his hand on the table, and then asked Ji Ling, "Did you give your spices to Ji Ke?"

Ji Ling didn't understand at first, but she understood the next moment, "Is Ji Ke at home?"

"Yeah." There were many people around, so Zhu Weidong did not mention Liu Zilii's matter.

Even though he didn't say much, Ji Ling guessed that he might have made some blunder. With so many people watching, Ji Ling didn't ask any more questions.

The indifference between the two was broken by a few words. After dinner, Zhu Weidong followed Ji Ling closely. Ji Ling could only ask her elder brother to let Zhu Weidong take her out, and then took him out.

"Did anything happen at my house this afternoon?"

"When I went there, I heard a man standing in the yard shouting that he wanted to talk to you alone, and he also talked about your past. Neighbors came over to eat, but no one noticed. When I drove the man away, Ji Ke came out and said it was Liu Zili." Zhu Weidong said, "She was using your spices."

"Then how do you know she's not mine?" Ji Ling was even more curious about this.

Zhu Weidong looked at her. "You have a pointed chin, a small face, thin eyes, and willow-leaf eyebrows. Ji Ke has a big face, thick lips, and round eyes. She can fit you."

Ji Ling couldn't help laughing. "Just tell me about these things. Don't tell others. Otherwise, I'll accuse you of bullying your sister-in-law. You won't be able to clear yourself even if you jump into the Yellow River."

Although Zhu Weidong used the method of elimination to distinguish between her and Ji Ke, Ji Ling still discovered one thing: Zhu Weidong was trying hard to remember her appearance.

He was doing this with all his heart, so Ji Ling certainly encouraged him. She came up to him and teased him, "In a few months, you won't have to distinguish this. My belly will get bigger, so it will be easier to recognize."

Zhu Weidong was stunned for a moment, lowered his head, and kissed Ji Ling before she could react.

The two of them stood on the side of the road. Fortunately, it was already dark and no one saw them.

After the kiss, Zhu Weidong said, "I'm not angry with you today. I'm angry at myself for not protecting you."

Ji Ling let out a long "Oh", "So that's how it is. I was thinking of waiting until the wedding is over tomorrow before I have a cold war with you. If that's the case, then I won't be angry with you anymore."

Zhu Weidong smiled, "I'll stay with you tonight, and then we'll go back tomorrow morning."

"I'm afraid you'll get hurt again."

Ji Ling: She still tried to persuade him, "Xu Yujia is just ignorant of her own limitations. Do you really let this happen? My grandfather is a decent man. He is not doing anything now to save face for everyone. He will deal with it behind closed doors when he returns home. So you don't have to be angry and think that they are biased towards Xu Yujia. Besides, I was also involved in their fight. It would be wrong for me to keep nagging about it. But on such a happy day as a wedding, she is making trouble because she doesn't respect me in her bones. Just stay away from her in the future."

Zhu Weidong nodded, "This is how the adult world is. They won't fight back when they are wronged, so some people are helpless."

"What's the matter? I had a bad reputation before. My uncle and his friends disliked me, and so did my grandfather. But I don't blame them. It's true that I am the one who makes trouble. It's not that people can't make mistakes, but they have to learn to grow up." Ji Ling felt guilty and took the opportunity to explain what the original owner had done.

"Okay, I'll do as you say." Zhu Weidong held the child in his arms. "How is the child? Is he still feeling uncomfortable?"

"If I didn't feel well, I wouldn't dare come out to eat." Ji Ling leaned in his arms, relaxed all over, and didn't feel awkward. She also discovered that when the male protagonist is more proactive, it seems easier for men and women to get closer, especially for those like them who get married first and then fall in love.

"It's cold outside, I'll take you home first. I brought you some biscuits. If you're hungry tomorrow morning, I'll boil some eggs. If no one is busy, you can eat a few biscuits to fill your stomach." Zhu Weidong led his men to the entrance of the hotel.

The car parked in front of the hotel rolled down its window, and Zhu Yaowu stuck his head out, "Here it is."

Zhu Weidong turned again and took Ji Ling over.

Ji Yong was still entertaining guests in the hotel. Ji Ling came back early. She did not keep Zhu Weidong and told Zhu Yaowu to take everyone back.

Zhu Weidong asked her to wait a moment, and when he returned to the car, he had another box in his hand. "I got this from my grandma. Keep it."

Ji Ling wanted to open it, but Zhu Weidong held her hand and told her to go back to the house and open it.

Ji Ling watched the man leave, returned to the house and opened the box. Inside was a pearl necklace, similar to the previous one, except that the beads were not as big.

Although she has lived two lives, Ji Ling has never been able to resist her love for pearls. In her previous life, most of her jewelry were pearls, and most of them were sea pearls.

In addition to the necklace, there was also a pair of pearl earrings in the box. The more Ji Ling looked at them, the more she liked them. She planned to wear them tomorrow. Although she got another set of pearl jewelry, she couldn't help feeling sad when she thought of the one that was torn.

"Sister, can I talk to you?" There was a knock on the door, and Ji Ke's voice was heard.

Ji Ling closed the box, put it on the kang, and said, "Come in."

Ji Ke came in, looking very haggard, with swollen eyes. It seemed that he had been crying for a long time when no one was around.

"What do you want to talk about?"

Ji Ke stood at the door, looking at Ji Ling aggrievedly, "Sister, I'm not helping outsiders. I was just trying to stop everyone from fighting. Please don't be angry with me, okay?"

Ji Ling couldn't help but want to swear after hearing this, but she held back and asked calmly, "Ji Ke, how old are you? Why do you seem to be so ignorant of the ways of the world? You always act like an innocent victim, but everything seems to be caused by you. Don't you think it's weird?"

(End of this chapter)