Chapter 95 Ji Yunyang
The car slowly drove to the bottom of the apartment building. Ji Yunzhou put one hand on the steering wheel and gently adjusted the direction of the air-conditioning outlet with the other hand.
Gu Yuan was sleeping soundly in the passenger seat, wrapped in his suit jacket.
It's easy to fall asleep after drinking a little wine.
The car lights swept across the front, and Ji Yunzhou saw the figure standing at the entrance of the apartment.
He stepped on the brakes lightly and drove more slowly.
The man was tall and straight, wearing a shirt and trousers. The street light cast a long shadow behind him. A scarlet light flickered on his fingertips, indicating that he was smoking.
It was his elder brother, Ji Yunyang.
Ji Yunzhou turned off the engine, turned his head to look at Gu Yuan's sleeping face, and saw no sign of waking up, so he opened the car door.
"elder brother."
Ji Yunzhou closed the car door and walked towards Ji Yunyang: "Why are you here?"
His voice was a little low. Didn't he say he was very busy?
Hearing the sound, Ji Yunyang put out the cigarette in his hand.
He turned around, and his face became clear under the street light. His eyebrows and eyes were three or four points similar to Ji Yunzhou's, but he had a colder and more steady temperament.
That was the mark of being at the center of Ji family's power for many years.
His gaze first lingered on Ji Yunzhou's face for a moment, then he looked over his shoulder at the back seat and the passenger seat of the car. His eyes were deep and his specific emotions could not be seen.
"I had an urgent international meeting at the company during the day and couldn't leave, so I couldn't come with Ms. Zhang to see my future brother-in-law."
Ji Yunyang spoke in a steady and low voice: "Come over tonight to take a look and pick up Ms. Zhang."
As soon as he finished speaking, the back door of the car was opened.
Mother Ji rubbed her aching neck as she bent down to get out of the car, muttering, "Yunzhou, why didn't you wake me up? I was so dizzy from sleeping so much..."
When she looked up, she saw her eldest son under the street light, and a surprised smile suddenly appeared on her face.
"Yun Yang?"
She walked over quickly: "Why are you here? Did...your dad ask you to come?"
She asked, but her tone was firm.
No one knows a man better than his wife. She was in a very excited mood today and spent the whole night with her youngest son. She held Gu Yuan's hand and talked a lot about personal matters, completely forgetting the old man at home.
When he saw his eldest son, he immediately understood that the old man must have been unable to sit still at home, so he sent Yun Yang over.
She and Ji's father were childhood sweethearts and liked each other, so it was natural for them to get married after graduation.
After so many years, they are still as loving as ever, and the old man has become even more clingy as he gets older.
Ji Yunyang turned to his mother, his stern features softening slightly. He nodded slightly, "Well, Mom, Dad was worried that you might be too busy enjoying yourself tonight and not want to go home, so he asked me to come pick you up."
He paused and jokingly said, "If you don't eat with us tonight, he will say he has no appetite."
Upon hearing this, Ms. Zhang was both amused and annoyed, saying, "Humph, he deserves it! When are you not busy at work? Why didn't you come along to liven things up? Now you know how deserted it is, don't you?"
Having said that, there was a gentle smile in her eyes.
As a married couple for decades, she knew Ji's father's awkward temper too well, even if it was not because of work.
The old man was worried about his youngest son's important affairs, but he insisted on putting on the demeanor of a strict father.
Her eyes shifted between her two sons before landing on Ji Yunyang, with a hint of inquiry and expectation: "Is everything... settled?"
She asked implicitly, naturally referring to the emergency meeting that Ji Yunyang had missed during the day.
It was her first time visiting her future son-in-law, and on such an important day, she certainly hoped that the whole family would be together.
Ji Yunyang hummed as a response, and his gaze drifted towards the quiet car again, landing on the hazy figure in the passenger seat.
"Is he asleep?" Ji Yunyang lowered his voice and asked Ji Yunzhou.
Ji Yunzhou nodded, and his gaze followed his elder brother's back to the car, his eyes unconsciously becoming gentle and affectionate:
"I drank a little at the dinner table, and I couldn't hold it in the car."
Ji Yunyang looked in that direction silently for a moment.
Through the car window glass, I couldn't see clearly. I could only vaguely see the outline of a head leaning against the back of the chair. It was a quiet child.
His deep eyes showed complex emotions, including some regret. He was curious about this brother-in-law who suddenly broke into their family and occupied his brother's body and mind so importantly.
After a while, he withdrew his gaze, turned to Ji Yunzhou, and nodded.
With a sense of affirmation.
Ji Yunyang said nothing more, turned around and walked towards the black Bentley parked next to him and opened the trunk.
Ji Yunzhou followed.
The trunk was neatly and fully stuffed with various gift bags and beautifully wrapped gift boxes.
There were all kinds of things in different sizes, from heavy leather gift boxes to elegant silk packaging bags, which almost filled the entire trunk space.
This scale does not seem like a spur-of-the-moment delivery, but rather the result of careful planning for a long time.
"These."
Ji Yunyang bent down and began to carefully take out the gifts one by one: "These are all gifts for Xiaoyuan."
The gifts were handed to Ji Yunzhou one by one, heavy not only in weight but also in the thoughtfulness.
Ji Yunzhou silently accepted one gift after another, and his arms were gradually filled.
These gifts came from his father, mother, elder brother, elder sister-in-law, and nephew...
They are not just items, but more like pieces of a puzzle, piecing together the Ji family's all-round acceptance and welcome of Gu Yuan.
Unexpectedly, when he said that Gu Yuan had obtained the marriage certificate, Ji's father did not say much, but just frowned.
He was ready to protect Shen Yuan and withstand all storms for him.
But he never expected that when he was not paying attention, his family had already opened their warm arms to Chen Yuan in their own way.
This made Ji Yunzhou, who originally had little affection for his relatives on earth, feel hot in his heart.
Ji Yunyang placed the last gift box on the top of the pile of gifts and then closed the trunk of the Bentley.
He looked at Ji Yunzhou's moved expression, raised his hand, and gently patted his brother's shoulder.
"it is a pity."
Ji Yunyang cast his gaze towards the passenger seat again, his voice filled with regret: "I couldn't give it to him in person."
Ji Yunzhou quickly calmed his turbulent emotions.
He raised his head and looked at his eldest brother.
"elder brother."
His voice regained its composure, yet it carried an undeniable warmth and strength: "Thank you. I will pass it on to Xiao Yuan and tell him who these are from."
He paused and added, "He will love it very much."
Ji Yunyang nodded and said nothing more.
He walked over to his mother and opened the door of the Bentley for her.
Ms. Zhang looked at the pile of gifts in her youngest son's arms, and then at the silent warmth flowing between her two sons, and her eyes became slightly warm.
She smiled with relief and said softly, "Okay, Yunzhou, hurry up and carry him up. Don't wake Xiaoyuan. We should go back too."
"Mom, be careful on the road." Ji Yunzhou said gently.
"Got it. Remember to come back to the old house to see us sometime."
Ms. Zhang got into the car. Ji Yunyang nodded to Ji Yunzhou for the last time, then walked around to the driver's seat and started the car.
The black Bentley slowly drove away, its taillights drawing two red light tracks in the night, gradually moving farther and farther away, and finally blending into the city's traffic and disappearing.
Silence returned to the downstairs apartment.
Ji Yunzhou stood there until the car completely disappeared.
He looked down at his arms full of gifts, then looked up at the figure in the passenger seat who was still immersed in sleep, and the softest part of his heart was filled with something.
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