Ji Ke walked to the door and said, "Mom, I don't know what happened. When I came back from Chen's house yesterday, Chen Jingming told me in person that my sister agreed to go with me."

Xu Fang pursed her lips, walked into the room and walked to the bed, "Ji Ling, since you agreed, let's go together. Get up and pack up, don't keep people waiting for too long."

Ji Ling sat up and sighed, "I really didn't agree to it. He told me to go hiking today, but I didn't agree."

Xu Fang: Ji Ke came over and said in embarrassment, "What should we do? Chen Jingming thought you promised him, and he even told us not to be late in the morning yesterday."

"It's not that difficult. You just need to explain it to him when you see him later." Ji Ling resisted the urge to fall back on the bed. "Mom, you don't like me playing with people from the compound, but I did what you said."

Xu Fang frowned, "You have been misunderstood. Go and explain to them. Get up quickly. How do you explain, Xiaoke?"

As he spoke, he pulled the quilt off Ji Ling.

Ji Ling could resist to the end, but after being disturbed by Xu Fang, she became spirited.

She said calmly, "You think highly of Chen Jingming."

Xu Fang: Ji Ke was busy explaining, "Sister, Mom is afraid that it will be embarrassing for grandma and the others. Living in the same courtyard, we will see each other everywhere, which will be awkward in the future."

"Xiao Ke, go out and wash your face first." Xu Fang interrupted her little daughter and drove her out.

Ji Ling had originally only taken off her coat, having put it on long ago, but she still pretended to button it up and didn't turn around to look at Xu Fang.

"I didn't let you interact with them before because I was afraid you would go astray. Now it seems I was overthinking it. You can control yourself, so I won't worry anymore. If you want to go out and play, just go ahead. You don't have to take what I said before to heart." Xu Fang is very strong. She fell asleep very late last night. All she could think about was the past between her and her eldest daughter. She found that her way of handling the matter was indeed a bit hasty.

Seeing that her eldest daughter was still standing there, she continued, "Your grandmother said that there are several boys in the compound who like Xiaoke. I am worried that those boys don't know the seriousness of the matter, so I want you to go over and keep an eye on them. It's not because I'm afraid that the Chen family will be unhappy."

Ji Ling was surprised that Xu Fang lowered her head to explain, and was even more surprised that she had trust in her.

Ji Ling's shortcoming is that she is soft-hearted. Thinking about her bad attitude just now, she felt a little embarrassed and said "oh" lightly.

Xu Fang breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the response. "It's already 5:10. Let's go without delay. I've prepared the water and food for the hike. One for you and Xiaoke."

Coming out of the house, Xu Fang stuffed a backpack into Ji Ling's hand. At this time, Ji Ke also came out of the bathroom.

She instructed, "Be careful when you two are hiking, don't play outside too late, and go home early."

The two sisters agreed and left the unit. Ji Ling found Ji Ke left behind her. Turning back, she saw Ji Ke following behind her with her head down, like a bullied puppy.

Ji Ling understood immediately that Ji Ke must have heard what Xu Fang said to her in the bedroom.

Are you feeling uncomfortable? In the past, the original owner was not trusted, but Ji Ke was spoiled all the time, so it’s good to feel it.

Ji Ling wasn't so kind as to comfort her.

When the two of them arrived at the gate one after the other, there were already five people waiting there. Among the five, there was only one girl. When Ji Ling looked over, the girl was looking at her. After being discovered, she immediately looked away and ran to Ji Ke.

"Xiao Ke, why did you come here just now? My brother was about to go over, but I stopped him."

"Wanting, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

"It's okay. You're always punctual. Maybe someone else delayed you."

Ji Ling didn't want to go in the first place, and now she regretted that she softened her heart after hearing a few words from Xu Fang. She turned her head away and asked, "Are you talking about me?"

Looking at this expression, and the expressions of the other four people present, Ji Ling could guess how humble the original owner had been in front of them.

Ji Ling said calmly, "There's no one else going hiking, right? Then Ji Ke and I will be there last. You just said you don't blame Ji Ke, so you're blaming me for delaying you?"

Chen Wanting looked like his eyes were about to pop out.

I didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"Ji Ling, don't be so aggressive. Can't you say something when you're late? If you don't want to go, then don't go." A boy who was the same height as Chen Jingming stood up. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and distinct facial features. Chen Jingming was a gentle type, while he was a cold and hard type. His eyes were looking at Ji Ling coldly, "Have you changed your tactics? You've been chasing after Jingming for a few years and he ignored you, and now you turn around and bully him Wan Ting? Ji Ling, people should know themselves. No matter how many methods you use, no matter how you entangle and seduce him, it's impossible for you and Jingming to be together."

"Lin Hai, stop talking nonsense." Chen Jingming stepped forward, stopped the boy who called Lin Hai, and apologized for him and Ji Ling. "Ji Ling, don't think too much. Lin Hai just likes to talk nonsense. It's not targeting you."

Ji Ling despised Chen Jingming's behavior.

She acted as a flower protector and waited until Lin Hai finished speaking before standing up. He really treated her as a fool.

Ji Ke bit her lip, stood beside Ji Ling and glared at Lin Hai, "Lin Hai, please don't say that about my sister. If you bully her, you are bullying me."

The atmosphere was tense.

Everyone looked at Ji Ling with resentment, as if she had ruined everyone's mood.

Ji Ling didn't appreciate it. She didn't look at the two of them, but only at Lin Hai, and said calmly, "Guess what I want to drink?"

Everyone looked at them in confusion, but no one interrupted, as they didn't understand what Ji Ling was going to say.

Lin Hai mocked with a smile, "Hey, you're not going to jump up and curse today? Are you trying to be polite?"

Then he said, "What do you want to drink have to do with me?"

Ji Ling smiled sweetly, "I want to take care of you."

The smile on Lin Hai's face froze, his face slowly turned red, his eyes widened, and he pointed at Ji Ling, "You... you are shameless."

Everyone was also surprised.

Ji Ling continued calmly, "Did you see that? This is called seduction. I didn't realize that what I did before caused you to misunderstand me. Today, I have a good opportunity to explain in front of everyone that I don't have those thoughts about Chen Jingming, and I have no intention of getting entangled with him."

No one spoke. Everyone exchanged glances and then looked at Chen Jingming.

Chen Jingming smiled gently and said, "Okay, now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, it's getting late, so let's get going."

It was as if nothing had just happened.

If everyone looked down on Ji Ling and stayed away from her when she first arrived, now although they still stayed away from her, their gazes turned into scrutiny and speculation.

Lin Hai was pulled beside Chen Jingming, and after whispering something to him, Lin Hai's angry face looked better. However, when he looked at Ji Ling, he was still annoyed and angry. It was obvious that he realized too late that Ji Ling had been teasing him.

(End of this chapter)