Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin-Chapter 731: Caught in the Middle and in a Dilemma_1
Qi Cheng heard his elder brother’s words and said, "I’ll go back myself."
He wasn’t a child; he didn’t need to be escorted.
His elder brother said, "Grandpa just doesn’t want you to get into trouble again. Qi Cheng, please be more obedient and don’t worry anyone anymore, okay?"
Qi Cheng unhappily looked at his second brother. He didn’t think he had done anything wrong. "I don’t want to talk to you."
"I know you’re angry at Zhou Yixiu, but Grandpa said those things for your own good. I think you should understand his intentions." His elder brother said, "Take a good rest. I’ll go prepare."
After his elder brother left, Ji Yunhuan looked at Qi Cheng and said, "I’ll go call Ruirui and Yangyang."
"Okay."
They spent the night at the Qi Residence. The next morning, the family followed the elder brother back to City A.
Mother Qi already knew about what happened in C City. After all, Zhou Yixiu wasn’t an ordinary person, and it had been widely spread that Qi Cheng hit Zhou Yixiu.
As soon as Ji Yunhuan got out of the car, Mother Qi walked over to Qi Cheng and asked, "What’s going on?"
Qi Cheng had already angered Grandpa enough to have his elder brother bring him back, indicating that the matter was very serious.
His elder brother said, "It’s nothing, Mom, don’t worry."
He supported his mother as he walked her into the house. "Let’s talk inside!"
"Grandma." Yangyang greeted Mother Qi proactively, and Ruirui followed suit, calling out as well. Mother Qi looked lovingly at her two grandsons and reached out to touch them.
Once inside, everyone sat down, and Mother Qi looked at Qi Cheng, unable to help but chide him, "Last time when Grandpa was sick, he was already a bit unhappy. And now you’re doing this again. In this family, Grandpa adores you the most. How disappointed must he be now?"
Qi Cheng said, "Mom, I know, I understand."
Mother Qi wanted to say more, but Qi Cheng had already gotten up and left the living room.
He didn’t think he was wrong to have hit Zhou Yixiu. Even though Grandpa scolded him, at least he made Zhou Yixiu understand Qi Cheng’s stance.
Thus, Qi Cheng now particularly hated anyone who tried to speak up for Zhou Yixiu.
His elder brother glanced at Qi Cheng’s retreating figure and said to their mother, "Mom, just let it go. There’s nothing more to say to him. If he could listen, he wouldn’t be like this now. It’s been busy these days and a bit tiring. I’ll go rest first."
His elder brother stood up, leaving Ji Yunhuan and the children behind.
Mother Qi looked at Ji Yunhuan, "What exactly happened?"
"It’s nothing." Ji Yunhuan certainly couldn’t talk about how Zhou Yixiu bullied her back then. If she did, Mother Qi would likely scold her again.
Such matters were best kept from too many people.
Seeing that Ji Yunhuan didn’t want to talk, Mother Qi didn’t press further. "Take the children and rest for a while!"
"Okay."
In the following days, Qi Cheng was grounded at the Qi Residence by Grandpa and not allowed to go out.
Ji Yunhuan idly stayed home with Qi Cheng, taking care of the children in the meantime.
"Mom, how am I doing with my playing?"
In the music room, Yangyang played the piano for a while and then looked over at Ji Yunhuan.
Ji Yunhuan smiled and said, "You’re doing great."
Perhaps he inherited Ji Yunhuan’s musical talent, for despite not having much formal training, Yangyang played the piano quite well and could already perform complex pieces completely.
The door to the music room was knocked on, and a servant came in and said to Ji Yunhuan, "Third Young Mistress, Ms. Su is here to see you."
"Su Zi?" Ji Yunhuan turned her head and saw Su Zi walk in.
Today, she was wearing a lake-blue long dress. Standing at the door, she looked beautiful and charming, completely different from the little girl of a few years ago.
"Why is Su Zi here?" Ji Yunhuan asked Yangyang to watch Ruirui, and she walked out of the music room with Su Zi.
Su Zi looked at Ji Yunhuan and said, "I came to see you!"
Since that day Ji Yunhuan was kicked out of the hospital, Su Zi had been worried.
"Let’s sit outside." On the second floor, there was a lounge. Ji Yunhuan took Su Zi there to sit down.
Su Zi looked at Ji Yunhuan, "How have you been?"
"Quite well." Ji Yunhuan felt a bit flattered, "Why are you so concerned about me?"
"That day at the hospital, when my parents kicked you out, I was a bit worried. Their attitude wasn’t good, but I hope you understand my parents’ feelings." Su Zi said, "They were very angry and originally wanted to come to the Qi family to seek justice from Uncle Qi and Aunt Qi. It was my brother who talked them out of it. My brother is really good to you; he really is my brother. I wouldn’t mistake him. Even though ’he likes you’ can be troubling, and he did many things wrong, his intentions are good. So, Sister Yunhuan, please don’t hate him anymore."
Ji Yunhuan said, "A’Zi, I understand your good intentions."
But she had already confirmed that Su Molang was Xu Qingyang.
Even though Xu Qingyang defended her, everything he did was only to make his identity fit more into the role of Su Molang, and not because he genuinely had feelings for Ji Yunhuan.
To achieve his goals, he tried to ruin her relationship with Qi Cheng, making Ji Yunhuan very upset. Crucially, he hid the news about Brother Long, making others think Brother Long was captured. His actions had put everyone in danger.
Although Ji Yunhuan wouldn’t get involved with Xu Qingyang, his close ties with the Su family could bring them trouble.
Additionally, he was brought by Zhou Yixiu, making his intentions unclear.
Su Zi said, "As long as you no longer hate my brother."
"Why should I hate him? There’s no deep relationship between us."
Hearing what Ji Yunhuan said, Su Zi finally felt a bit relieved.
She regarded Xu Qingyang as a brother and didn’t want Ji Yunhuan to get hurt, also considering Chenchen.
If Ji Yunhuan could understand her brother, then Su Zi wouldn’t need to worry anymore.
Su Zi sincerely said, "Don’t worry, I’ll work hard to persuade my brother not to bother you anymore. You’ve been with Brother Cheng for so many years and now have Yangyang and Ruirui. My brother should learn to let go and fulfill your happiness."
"Thank you, A’Zi." Ji Yunhuan looked at Su Zi helplessly. In fact, she no longer cared much about Su Molang’s infatuation because Xu Qingyang didn’t truly like her. He was an impostor, and everything he did was an act.
Considering that the Su family took him as a relative, Ji Yunhuan didn’t say anything extreme. Over the past few days, she had already calmed down a lot.
Moreover, her mind was filled with concerns about Zhou Yixiu and Qi Cheng, leaving her no energy to care about Xu Qingyang.
Su Zi stayed for a meal at the Qi residence. Ji Yunhuan saw her off and noticed Qi Cheng on the balcony smoking upon returning. Since coming back from C City, Qi Cheng had been confined at home and hadn’t gone out once. Ji Yunhuan went upstairs and opened the balcony door. "Smoke less. You’ve been smoking a lot these days." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Hearing her gentle voice, Qi Cheng put out his cigarette and said, "It’s okay."
