gentle fall

After chatting with Zhao Yu, it was five o'clock in the afternoon, Ji Yirou politely declined the invitation to have dinner at Zhao's house.

Back home, the housekeeper pointed to the backyard, Ji Yirou nodded, and walked in, and sure enough, he saw grandpa standing by the pool, this time he was not fishing, but was holding the bait and feeding the fish.

The old man was in a good state of mind. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he turned his head: "Why are you back at this time?"

Ji Yirou didn't answer, she stood by the pool, watching the little fishes vying for food: "Come back and see you."

"How's the Wen family going?"

"It's okay. Things are changing for the better."

"Oh, that's good. I called Lao Yan, but he didn't answer, probably because he was afraid of getting me into trouble."

"So...Grandpa, do you feel uncomfortable? You are not allowed to go for a walk, stay at home every day, no one comes to see you, and you can't even make phone calls..."

Ji Yue sneered, threw away all the bait in his hand, and clapped his hands: "Is it such a big deal? Can it make me feel bad?"

Little girl, I really underestimated him. When I commanded the army on the battlefield, 2 people blocked the enemy's 21 people. I fought fiercely for [-] days. Afterwards, he just patted his head and lay in the pile of dead people. After a good night's sleep, I didn't feel too uncomfortable.

Ji Yirou asked in disbelief: "Grandpa, don't hide it from me."

Ji Yue pushed her head in distaste: "Okay, it's a big deal, don't talk nonsense. Listening to my headache. You girl, you are too preoccupied, and you like to hide everything in your heart. Don't think that grandpa is also with you. Like you little girls."

Ji Yirou pursed her lips and smiled.

Ji Yue was finished with disgust, and began to feel sorry for his granddaughter again: "Why do you look so bad? Didn't you have a good rest these days?"

"It's fine. I've always been a light sleeper."

"Don't make excuses. I know, you are worrying about that girl of the Wen family."

Ji Yue stared at her with piercing eyes, and thought again, this child is good at everything, just being serious, accepting death, and pouring out his heart and soul when he likes someone, never caring about his own happiness and stability.

Ji Yirou was quiet for a while before she said: "She is very afraid that you will be involved in this matter."

"What? So she won't let you go home to see me?"

"no……"

On the contrary, because he was afraid of involving the Ji family, what Wen Huaiyu wanted was to cut off the connection between the Wen and Ji families. This is actually not uncommon. All family marriages are for the first purpose of profit. Once the interests of the two parties are connected, If the bond is damaged, the best way to stop the loss is to break the engagement first.

Ji Yue snorted: "Look, she doesn't have the courage. Although things are a bit bad, there is no big problem on my side. You don't have to worry, even if you ask her to."

Ji Yirou hummed, but she still had this matter in her mind, stopped the housekeeper after the meal, and asked him: "How is grandpa doing?"

The housekeeper was in trouble for a long time before he said: "It's okay to say yes, but it's not good to say no. No matter how big the storm outside is, it hasn't brought trouble to the house yet. But in the past... in the past, those people who were not rushing to flatter, now …That day, my husband called some old friends, didn’t say a few words, and dropped the phone in anger, saying that those people avoided him like the plague.”

"He shouldn't be calling those people."

"Hey, miss, isn't it because I care about you... Such a proud and powerful person speaks in a low voice, and I listen to it, and I feel really uncomfortable."

Ji Yirou smiled faintly: "I see. Stop Grandpa next time, and don't let him take care of this matter."

……

Early the next morning.

When Ji Yirou arrived at the agreed place, Zhao Yu arrived early and handed her a cup of hot rice milk: "Didn't you have breakfast?"

"Well... come here in a hurry, it's too late," Ji Yirou lifted the lid and took a sip, her eyes raised, "It's very sweet, really delicious."

Zhao Yu couldn't help but want to say that she was still the same as when he was a child, he never remembered to eat breakfast when he got up early, but this seemed too close, so he held back and said in a calm voice: "The only person I can get in touch with is Xu Ting He has the widest network of contacts. He used to have a few encounters with Grandpa Ji, but it was not a friendship. And he is very serious, I can't guarantee..."

Ji Yirou nodded: "Okay, you don't have to make trouble."

This young man who was a few years older than her was upright and generous, but he was from a famous family but never showed any arrogance. She read his sincere concern and apology from his eyes, and her heart warmed: "Thank you, brother Zhao."

Zhao Yu blushed because of her words, and turned his head: "Xu Ting runs every morning, let's wait for him."

Ji Yirou nodded, and followed him to the path by the lake. The park was very quiet, probably because the weather was too cold and there were few people exercising. They walked along the way, but they didn't meet many people. They could only hear the shoes stepping on the ground. A low sound on the snow.

Zhao Yu walked ahead silently, until a middle-aged man in a navy blue sweater appeared in the distance, he stopped, and took a look at Ji Yirou.

The man ran over quickly. On such a cold day, he was only wearing a single shirt, but his forehead was covered with sweat. When he saw Zhao Yu, he slowed down a little. He nodded at him and prepared to go around.

Zhao Yu stopped him: "Uncle Xu!"

The man stopped and wiped his sweat with a towel: "Xiao Zhao, come to exercise? Is this your girlfriend?"

"No... no. It's a friend of mine."

"Hmm. Is there something wrong?"

Zhao Yu nodded silently, hesitating how to speak, Ji Yirou stepped forward first: "Hello, I am..."

The man narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression was very indifferent: "I don't chat with strangers, excuse me."

Zhao Yu: "... She, she is the granddaughter of Mr. Ji Yueji!"

That person had already run away, and the voice came from afar: "Then I won't be able to chat with her even more."

Zhao Yu frowned helplessly and anxiously: "I'm sorry."

Ji Yirou patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay. I can wait. Go and do your own business. I'm at home these few days, so I come here when I have nothing to do."

Zhao Yu did have something to do. He couldn't help it a few times on the way here, and secretly checked the time, but she didn't expect to be discovered by her. He was a little embarrassed and explained clumsily: "I have a very important meeting. Really Sorry. I'm sorry, Xiaorou, I didn't mean not to accompany you. "

"Okay." Ji Yirou pushed his back and let him go, "I know I'm so talkative at a young age, you go, go."

Zhao Yu nodded: "Okay. I'm leaving, you remember to call me."

"I know. Don't worry."

Ji Yirou watched him get into the car, waved at him, saw the car started, then turned around and walked slowly along the path in the park.

Zhao Yu said yesterday that Xu Ting does morning exercises every morning and runs several times. She just walks here slowly. If you are lucky, you can run into her several times a day.She is a patient person, she can wait.

……

"Pei Songxi really said that he is willing to help borrow the turnover funds?"

Wen Huaiyu folded his arms, looked indifferently, frowned, and looked at Zhou Ran.

Zhou Ran nodded vigorously: "Really, Boss Pei called."

"Didn't I say that she is untrustworthy, should I be more wary of her? When I worked with her last time, I found out that this woman only has interests in her heart, and has no relatives or friends. I can't believe her. Zhou Ran, you Why don't you take my words seriously?"

"Mr. Wen...that's what Ms. Ji said."

Wen Huaiyu paused: "What did she say? She... Did she go to the company to see you?"

"I've been there once. A few days ago, I seemed to be going to ask your aunt something. When I mentioned it at the time, she said she can rest assured."

Wen Huaiyu was silent.

Zhou Ran couldn't figure out what she was thinking, so he said cautiously: "Then we still..."

"Listen to her."

"Okay, okay. By the way, Mr. Wen, according to what you said, I have found out where your father and second brother are now. "

Wen Huaiyu sneered: "No hurry. Wait a little longer."

"But... But the current situation within the group is not very good. Some people are questioning your ability as the heir, and they have already made trouble at the board meeting. The chairman came from home and suppressed the matter, but this is not a long-term solution. We Are you still waiting?"

"Wait."

Wen Huaiyu only said one word, and his attitude was very firm.

Until now, Zhou Ran had only vaguely guessed what she meant.

She is so patient now, not because she has no power to fight back.After the initial panic and confusion, she must have had her own ideas and arrangements, and now she is walking down step by step, and she can still wait calmly, in fact, to see those people in the group jump around like clowns, cutting off the carrion and cancer with one knife Clean, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

But this is not taking risks. She bets on herself, and if she is a little careless, she will be doomed. If she is cruel to others, she is even more cruel to herself.

Zhou Ran sighed silently in his heart.

"There is nothing else, you can go back first."

"Okay, I'll wait for your arrangement."

"By the way..." Wen Huaiyu called him, "Is the Ji family okay?"

This was the only thing that got completely out of control. She didn't expect that Wen's accident would trigger such a big social impact and public discussion. The people behind it even maliciously reported Ji Yue.She wasn't too worried about her situation, but the affairs of the Ji family were like a sword hanging over her head, which always made her feel uneasy.

"It's okay. There is no big problem for now."

"What about her?"

"Miss Ji went home a few days ago and has been at home."

……

It was a few days later that Zhao Yu received Ji Yirou's call.

After the two met that day, he went on a temporary business trip abroad, and his time was filled to the brim. Coupled with the time difference, he didn't call Ji Yirou anymore, but asked her about her situation on WeChat, and the reply was always: it's okay.

He was still a little worried, answered the phone and hurriedly asked, "Xiao Rou, how is it?"

A strange female voice came from the other end of the phone: "Mr. Zhao? Your friend is injured and is in the hospital."

Zhao Yu was startled, asked the name of the hospital and the ward number, rushed to the hospital, opened the door, Ji Yirou sat on the hospital bed, and smiled at him: "You sweat a lot, wipe it off quickly, you will get sick easily of."

The young man looked around her anxiously for a few times, with anger in his brows and eyes, controlled his emotions, and asked the nurse as politely as possible: "What's wrong with her?"

The nurse saw that he was tall and handsome, and said with a smile: "Your girlfriend rescued a child, who was hit by a car, and his thigh was broken. He has already had a plaster cast."

"She's not my girlfriend...Forget it, thank you, please go out first."

The door of the ward slammed shut.

Zhao Yu frowned: "How did you get hit by a car?"

Ji Yirou's voice was flat: "I wait for him in the park every day. On the morning of the weekend, Xu Ting brought a child over for a walk together. It should be a child from his family. He was very naughty. He ran away without stopping Went across the road. A big truck came and I just gave her a hand."

"Then?"

"Then he let go. Talked to me a few words, and I got what I wanted to know, and it was worth it."

"What about your injury?"

"A little injury."

She smiled slightly, she didn't care much about her injury, and her tone was flat. Zhao Yu was full of anger and punched the table: "Don't you know it hurts? Just for one person, she deserves it." ?!"

Broken thigh... How painful, how can she speak so lightly, how can she be so irresponsible to herself? !

Ji Yirou was stunned by his yelling, and after a long time, she smiled lightly: "I never thought about whether it's worth it... I'm sorry, I made you worry."

She was obviously smiling, but her eyes were full of sadness, full of sadness, overflowing inadvertently.