Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin-Chapter 589: Letting Him Ruin It for Nothing_1
Ji Yunhuan knew Aunt Lin had always been concerned about Bai Liyan. So she replied, "Okay."
"I’ve been thinking, Liyan might have something going on recently. No matter how busy he is, he still usually calls me every two or three days. But it’s been a week, and there’s not a single call. Yunhuan, do you know anything?"
Aunt Lin’s words reminded Yunhuan of the time when Bai Liyan met with Zhou Yixiu. She had felt that Bai Liyan was acting strange that day. Could something really have happened to Bai Liyan?
However, without being certain, Ji Yunhuan didn’t want to say anything careless. She simply said, "I don’t know, but I’ll help you ask around."
Aunt Lin said, "Thank you, this child is really becoming more and more worrisome."
Ji Yunhuan nodded, "You’re welcome."
She tried to call Bai Liyan, but as expected, she couldn’t get through.
Qi Cheng walked out of the office and saw Ji Yunhuan standing by the door, contemplating something with her phone. He approached her from behind, "Finished with your work?"
Ji Yunhuan looked at Qi Cheng and put away her phone. If he saw her worrying about Bai Liyan, he would probably get angry again. She smiled and said, "Yes. Did you think I couldn’t finish all the work you assigned?"
She felt sorry for the office people. Just one word from her caused everyone to suffer along with her.
Qi Cheng looked at Ji Yunhuan in her professional attire. She had an air of competence that he actually quite liked. He put his arm around her, "Let’s go."
"There are people in the company." Ji Yunhuan didn’t like having intimate contact with him at work, and besides, she was still angry about what happened in the morning.
"Who were you just calling?" Qi Cheng let go of her and followed her, asking.
"I’m not telling you." Ji Yunhuan ran her hand through her long hair. "My hair has grown long again. Should I cut it?"
At home, it didn’t seem like a problem. But at work, having long hair was hard to manage in the morning.
Qi Cheng’s serious voice came from beside her, "Beg me."
"Beg you for what?"
"Beg me to let you cut your hair!"
She couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him, "Seriously! It’s my own hair. I can cut it if I want. Why should I ask for your permission?"
"You can’t cut it." Qi Cheng looked at her domineeringly. He loved her long, beautiful hair and didn’t want it shortened.
The two of them didn’t loiter around outside today. After work, they went straight home. They hadn’t seen their two kids yesterday, and no matter what, Ji Yunhuan wasn’t going to roam around with Qi Cheng outside anymore.
Second Brother was summoned by Grandpa to meet him, along with Lin Xiang’s parents.
Lin Xiang didn’t come. After being humiliated by Second Brother that day, she didn’t want to go out anymore.
When Second Brother entered and saw Lin Xiang’s parents, he greeted them, "Uncle Lin, Aunt Lin."
They weren’t their usual enthusiastic selves when they saw Second Brother. Instead, they were both cold.
Grandpa said to Second Brother, "Sit down."
Second Brother sat down, and Grandpa said, "I called you here today to talk about Lin Xiang. She said you bullied her. Is it true?"
Although he did have some relationship with Lin Xiang, Second Brother knew he couldn’t admit it here unless he wanted to have an indefensible position. He looked at Lin Xiang’s parents and said, "I’m not sure what Lin Xiang told you."
At this, Lin Xiang’s mother got angry. She remembered her good daughter, who had been fine all these years but now was ruined by Second Brother. She stood up, angry. "Did you touch our Lin Xiang or not?"
Second Brother said, "I was drunk that day."
"Is being drunk an excuse to do such things? Just because you’re drunk, you can touch her at will? She’s grown up without ever letting a man touch her. You’re a married man. How could you do this to her? I used to think you were the most sensible among your three brothers. Now I see I was blind."
Mentioning the marriage reminded Second Brother of his wife.
What happened that day was a loss not only for Lin Xiang. He was deeply affected, too.
This matter made Second Brother very unhappy.
However, he wouldn’t lose his composure in front of Grandpa.
Second Brother suppressed his displeasure and said apologetically, "It was all my fault. I apologize here and now. I’m sorry, Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin."
"Is ’sorry’ good enough?" Lin Xiang’s mother had always regarded Lin Xiang as a treasure and had hoped she could marry into the Qi Family. She never expected things would turn out like this.
Lin Xiang’s father was more level-headed. He made her sit down, "Calm down first."
Although she sat, Lin Xiang’s mother still looked very angry.
Lin Xiang’s father looked at Second Brother, "I heard you want to divorce Shi Xuan?"
While this matter would inevitably have to be discussed with Grandpa, Second Brother didn’t deny it, "Yes."
"If you are willing to divorce, then marry Lin Xiang afterward. We won’t hold this against you," Lin Xiang’s father said. After all, marriage was marriage. Lin Xiang also liked Second Brother, and marrying him wouldn’t be a loss. Second Brother was quite a reliable person.
Second Brother refused, "I won’t marry Lin Xiang!"
Lin Xiang’s mother immediately got anxious, "If you won’t marry Lin Xiang, what do you intend to do? My precious daughter, just let you ruin her for nothing?"
Lin Xiang’s father also said, "You’re a reasonable person. How can you do such a thing without taking responsibility? Our Lin Xiang is not just any girl. You should never have touched her. She’s never cried so bitterly in her life. Since coming home, she’s shut herself in her room every day and hasn’t stepped out."
Lin Xiang’s father knew Grandpa was very fond of Lin Xiang. He looked at Grandpa and said, "Uncle, Lin Xiang grew up under your watch. Aren’t you heartbroken to hear all this?"
Grandpa hadn’t said much from the beginning. Hearing Lin Xiang’s father’s words, he finally looked at Second Brother, "You’ve never been irresponsible and knew Lin Xiang was off-limits. How could you do this?"
Second Brother said, "I was in a bad mood that day and drank too much. It was Lin Xiang who came to the hotel to find me."
"Nonsense. If you didn’t deceive her, why would Lin Xiang do such a thing?"
Lin Xiang’s mother didn’t believe for a second that Lin Xiang had initiated it. She thought Second Brother was shifting the blame.
Second Brother glanced at the already fuming Lin Xiang’s mother and said, "If Aunt Lin doesn’t believe it, I have evidence. I brought the hotel video from that day. You can watch it. If she hadn’t taken advantage of me being drunk, I wouldn’t have touched her. My relationship with Shi Xuan has been built over many years, and now suddenly Lin Xiang comes along, do you think I feel good about it?"
After speaking, Second Brother handed the USB with the video to the nearby Song Bo. Song Bo was ready to play it on the living room TV, but Grandpa stopped him, "No need to play it."
Song Bo halted. He knew that Grandpa wanted to leave some face for Lin Xiang’s family. Given how Second Brother acted, it was clear he wasn’t lying. Grandpa had seen people for many years and could easily tell.
Grandpa looked at Second Brother’s serious face and asked, "Do you really not intend to marry Lin Xiang?"
