Ji Ling didn't know what her grandfather meant, but it was good to be able to hide out early in the morning.

She walked into the pavilion in the courtyard. There was no one there. She hung the birdcage on a tree branch, leaned back in the wooden chair, and looked up at the thrush jumping around in the cage.

Hearing footsteps behind her, she didn't look back. The person stopped behind her and didn't say anything or leave. Ji Ling couldn't ignore it.

She turned her head and saw Chen Jingming standing behind her in a grey sports suit, with tiny beads of sweat on his forehead. The morning sun shone through the branches, and she felt like she was bathed in the sun.

It would be better if it was someone else.

"Sorry, move aside, you're blocking the sunlight." Ji Ling rudely drove him away, "Also, if someone sees you and me together, it will cause misunderstandings, and I don't want that to happen."

Chen Jingming pursed his lips slightly, smiled and walked away, sitting down on the chair opposite her, "You are really angry with me."

Ji Ling:.Puff , Chen Jingming laughed out loud, "I was just teasing you."

Ji Ling: .Silly X. He had laughed enough and said seriously, "But I found that I didn't know you before. This is the real you in front of me, right?"

Ji Ling exhaled lightly, "Are you going to leave or not? If you don't leave, I will."

Chen Jingming's smile faded, "What misunderstanding do you have about me?"

"No. I simply don't want to have any contact with you." Ji Ling looked at him and said slowly, "Everyone used to say that I was pestering you and liked you. Everyone was talking and laughing at me behind your back. You should know that if you were really considerate, you should stop it in time after discovering this situation, right? I have become a joke in everyone's eyes. Now I want to correct the mistakes I made in the past. You are a smart person, and what you should do is stay away from me."

Chen Jingming is very gentle and considerate, but in Ji Ling's opinion that is just a superficial phenomenon.

Although he is smart in the eyes of others, he doesn't need to use his brain at all in front of Ji Ling, and the pen incident is proof of this.

Ji Ling thought of the original owner's sincerity and stupidity, so she just said a few words out of anger. After that, she felt bored. Seeing that he was not leaving, she simply stood up and pretended to leave.

Chen Jingming stood up at the same time. "You don't have to leave. I didn't know I had caused you so much trouble. I apologize. I thought we were still young, and I should have rejected you when you liked me. I was not afraid that you girls would lose face, so I was too tactful. It's my fault."

He put his hands in his pockets and said, "I'm here just waiting for someone. Since I disturbed you, it's my fault. I'm leaving now."

Chen Jingming left, but he got off the pavilion and stood not far from it.

Ji Ling sat down again. She wanted to see who he was waiting for.

Time passed little by little, and from afar more and more people could be seen strolling in the courtyard. Chen Jingming still stood there, not turning back to look at Ji Ling.

Soon, Lin Hai was seen running over from not far away.

He stood in front of Chen Jingming. The two of them talked about something and walked together towards the gate of the compound. After taking a few steps, Lin Hai turned around and looked at the pavilion.

Blocked by the tree branches, Ji Ling felt that Lin Hai wouldn't be able to see her.

Seeing that it was getting late, she took the birdcage and went back.

Father Xu asked Ji Ling to hang the bird cage on the balcony without asking any questions. Xu Hongmei came with her two children before breakfast. The three of them carried a lot of things.

We are inviting guests to dinner at home today, so Xu Fang and Ji Yong have been busy in the kitchen since early morning. Breakfast is noodles and eggs. A pot of boiled eggs is placed in the middle of the table. Whoever wants to eat can eat as much as they want.

Ji Ling loved eating boiled eggs. She didn't drink porridge and ate three eggs. When she put down her chopsticks, she saw Xu Yujia looking at her with disdain, but she didn't bother to care.

Followed Xu Fang into the kitchen to help.

Xu Hongmei was much more obedient today. Xu Yujia had also been educated and hid in the bedroom with Ji Ke, and did not mention Ji Ling.

Xu Wangting called out all the family members who could help except for Xu's father and mother. He stuffed a few heads of garlic into the hands of his daughter and niece and said, "You two will be responsible for peeling garlic today."

Turning around, he saw Xu Jianhua and Xu Qiuping borrowing stools from outside, and then he directed them to set the table.

All the dishes were prepared. Xu Fang had already stewed all the dishes that needed to be stewed in the morning. Now all that was left was stir-frying. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

When Xu Wangting saw this, he called Xu Jianhua and others to call people for dinner.

The girls were also kicked out.

Ji Ling was arranged to stand guard at the gate of the compound.

Ji Ling likes this kind of atmosphere very much. It is lively and fun when the family is together.

But before I reached the gate of the compound, something unexpected happened and I heard someone behind me shouting, "Be careful."

Before she knew how to be careful, her whole body was thrown forward violently.

bike.

Ji Ling cursed inwardly and threw herself forward, hearing two voices in her ears one after another.

"careful."

"Are you okay?"

The first voice was Chen Jingming.

The owner of the last voice grabbed her when her face was still one foot away from the ground.

But the soy sauce bottle in his hand was broken because he couldn't save it in time.

"Are you okay?"

"I told you to be careful, why didn't you get out of the way?"

When Ji Ling saw that Lin Hai had bumped into someone and acted as if he had done nothing wrong, she became furious. She took advantage of the situation and pulled her arm to stand up straight, glaring at Lin Hai.

Without any warning, he raised his leg and kicked Lin Hai in the knee.

Finally, he said, "Be careful."

Lin Hai had no time to hide. He jumped up with a cry of pain, "Why are you still attacking me?"

"Isn't this what I learned from you? I also reminded you to be careful, but you didn't dodge it."

Lin Hai:.Puchi .

Chen Jingming laughed out loud, "Lin Hai, Ji Ling is right. What happened today is your fault. You bumped into someone and you blamed them for not dodging."

"I told you I couldn't ride it, but you forced me to."

"Okay, okay, it's my fault." Chen Jingming admitted his mistake with a good temper.

Ji Ling doesn't like either of them.

She looked at Zhu Weidong and thought that she and he were really destined to be together.

This man saved himself twice in two days.

She lowered her head and saw Zhu Weidong had just stood up. It turned out that his handkerchief had fallen on the ground and he had just picked it up.

Recognizing that it was the handkerchief she had used to wrap his hands yesterday and washed it clean, Ji Ling held out her hand, "Give it to me."

It’s not that she is stingy, but she embroidered her name on the handkerchief on a whim that day, and it would be embarrassing if someone saw it as a gift to a man.

Zhu Weidong folded the handkerchief and put it in his pocket. He looked at Ji Ling intently and said, "I'm sorry, this handkerchief belongs to a friend of mine. I can't give it to you."

Ji Ling: Can she understand that he is flirting with her?

Chen Jingming's eyes moved slightly.

They were also there on the street that day, and he recognized that the handkerchief was the one that Ji Ling used to wrap Uncle Zhu's hands.

Yes, Chen Jingming only found out today that the Uncle Zhu in front of him was the son of his father’s teacher, who happened to be doing business here. After his father found out, he invited him to be a guest at home.

(End of this chapter)