Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband-Chapter 309 - Painful Past (16)
Chapter 309: Chapter 309: Painful Past (16)
Chapter 309: Chapter 309: Painful Past (16)
The excuse of getting hurt on the stairs couldn’t convince Ji Zeqiu, who immediately guessed the truth of the matter.
“Was it that Wu Yanghui saw you when you went to buy the notebook, and then he beat you for some reason?” Ji Zeqiu asked angrily.
Ji Tingyang pursed his lips.
Lanyue’s eyes, brimming with tears, slowly widened.
Had her older brother gone hungry for so many days just to buy her a notebook and even got beaten by Wu Yanghui?
Thinking this, tears suddenly welled up in Lanyue’s eyes.
She hugged Ji Tingyang and cried nonstop, “Wuwuwu… big brother, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault, I don’t want the notebook anymore…”
“It’s not your fault, I wanted to buy it,” Ji Tingyang said softly, stroking her head.
Lanyue shook her head in his embrace, sobbing, “If it wasn’t for me, big brother wouldn’t have had to go hungry or get hurt, wuwuwu…”
It was all her fault.
She hadn’t followed the teacher’s words to be a modest child who doesn’t covet vanity.
Lanyue’s cries grew louder, and her tears soaked the front of Ji Tingyang’s shirt.
Ji Zeqiu also felt repentant, wishing he hadn’t said anything in front of his sister.
He clumsily took the pink notebook to soothe her, “Sis, don’t cry, look, isn’t this the notebook you like the most? Take it and use it for your homework.”
Lanyue threw the notebook on the ground amid tears, “I don’t want it anymore, I only want big brother, wuwuwu…”
“This is something I saved up for a long time to buy; if you throw it away, wouldn’t my days of going hungry be for nothing?” Ji Tingyang said.
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Upon hearing this, Lanyue felt it made sense and her crying gradually lessened.
Ji Tingyang said again.
She bit her lip, looking hesitant.
Ji Tingyang picked up the notebook from the ground and put it in her hands, “Besides, this notebook is so expensive, it’d be such a waste to throw it away.”
“Then, then I’ll use it up, but big brother can’t buy another,” Lanyue said with a choke.
“Alright, put it in your backpack and take care of it,” Ji Tingyang said, wiping away her tears.
Lanyue’s lips curled up into a smile, her bright and dazzling grin returning.
The next day.
The three siblings set off to school with their backpacks again, but this time, when buying breakfast, Lanyue kept a close watch on Ji Tingyang, fearing he would skip breakfast to save money.
“Look, it’s the same as before, two buns each,” Ji Tingyang showed the buns to Lanyue.
Lanyue finally felt at ease, her round eyes turning as she gave him one of her buns, “Big brother has been hungry for the past few days, you should eat this too.”
Ji Tingyang tried to give the bun back, but when he saw Lanyue’s puffing cheeks, he paused for a moment and then silently accepted it.
Seeing this, Ji Zeqiu also gave him one of his buns, “Big brother, eat more so your wounds can heal faster.”
A faint smile played on Ji Tingyang’s lips, feeling a warm current flowing through his chest.
Entering the classroom.
The injury on Ji Tingyang’s face shocked his classmates and even the teacher took notice and asked what had happened.
Ji Tingyang merely said he had fallen; he didn’t say anything else.
The teacher had no choice but to let it go.
During the physical education class, Ji Tingyang saw Wen Li again on the playground.
She wore a faded pink tracksuit, panting, running on the track field.
Had their two classes coincided for PE?
Ji Tingyang couldn’t remember; after all, he had never paid attention to other classes before.
If it wasn’t for her head-rubbing gesture yesterday, he wouldn’t have recognized her at all.
As he was lost in a daze, Wen Li also noticed him and, while running, flashed him a brilliant smile.
Ji Tingyang froze for a moment, then turned his head away.
About ten minutes into the physical education class, the teacher told them to disband on the spot.
Ji Tingyang had just walked under a big tree to cool off when Wen Li came over too.
“Your wound on the face still looks pretty serious. Didn’t your parents apply any medicine when you got home?” Wen Li asked.
Ji Tingyang’s face darkened instantly, and even the air around him seemed to chill.
Startled, Wen Li trembled and was about to draw back when she suddenly exclaimed.
“Ah, what about the band-aid I put on for you yesterday? Did you tear it off and throw it away?”
Ji Tingyang turned his head away.
He didn’t need any band-aid.
“I don’t know if I still have any in my pocket…” Wen Li muttered softly as she searched, “If you don’t put a band-aid on, the wound can get infected, you know.”
However, after a long search, she could only find one band-aid, which she reluctantly handed to Ji Tingyang, “Just put one on for today.”
“I don’t need it,” Ji Tingyang finally said a third sentence to her.
After speaking, he turned around and left as if he was annoyed with Wen Li.
Wen Li watched his retreating figure and pursed her lips with a sigh.
Why was he always so cold?
“Wen Li, do you know the guy from just now?” At that moment, one of Wen Li’s classmates came over.
“Not really,” Wen Li said.
After all, she didn’t even know his name.
“That’s good,” her classmate breathed a sigh of relief, then whispered in her ear, “Next time you see him, stay away from him. My mom said he has no parents, so we shouldn’t hang out with him.”
Wen Li was taken aback for a moment.
She instantly understood why he had that icy expression when she mentioned his parents.
She lowered her head, a tinge of regret showing on her face.
Therefore, when she encountered Ji Tingyang again, Wen Li always took the initiative to greet him.
“Hey, what a coincidence, are you also having PE class today?”
“…”
“I see the wound on your face has healed a lot. You must be really healthy to recover so quickly.”
“…”
“Are you still going home alone after school today? How about I walk with you, just in case you meet the same bully who hit you last time?”
But no matter how much Wen Li spoke, Ji Tingyang paid no attention to her.
After class duty, he shouldered his bag and walked out of the classroom.
His pace was brisk, and he quickly left Wen Li far behind.
Wen Li had no choice but to chase after him with a light jog, complaining unhappily, “Hey, wait for me. Hasn’t anyone ever told you that it’s a big no-no to walk ahead when you’re with a girl?”
Those familiar words brought to Ji Tingyang’s mind a memory that had been sealed away for a long time.
It seemed that in the past when he shopped with his mother, when he had darted ahead to play with blocks, his mother had said the same thing—
“Ji Tingyang, it’s a big no-no to walk ahead of a girl when you’re shopping together. If you do that again, Mom won’t shop with you anymore.”
Ji Tingyang’s footsteps halted abruptly, his expression bewildered.
Wen Li, caught off guard, bumped into his back and looked up to see his eyes, tinged with a trace of obsession.
