The Art of Pursuing: The Unyielding Ex-wife-Chapter 454: Fair-Skinned and Beautiful Young Man
Qin Muni put down the knife in her hand and couldn’t help but retort in defense of Xu Yisen when Ji Nanqing said that Xu Yisen was unlike a human, "You’re the one who’s unlike a human."
"Pfft, see, I told you love is a terrifying thing. You never used to say that; you always said you really liked how gentle, considerate, and handsome I was."
"Get real. Hearing these words is enough; how could they be taken seriously?"
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After Mr. Qin’s bankruptcy, their family moved into a cheap apartment.
Her parents divorced, and her father was so busy with work that he often couldn’t take care of her. He had to rely on the elderly couple living across the street to help, paying them a caregiving fee.
Ji Nanqing was the grandson of that elderly couple. His mother had gotten involved with a foreign boyfriend while studying abroad and had him.
Unfortunately, shortly after she got pregnant, that foreign boyfriend broke up with her, so she had to return home alone, give birth, and raise the child by herself.
It was already tough in a single-parent family, and more tragically, not long after, she died in an unfortunate accident.
At that time, Ji Nanqing, only six years old, had to be taken care of by his grandparents.
Qin Muni was more than four years older than Ji Nanqing. When she met him, he was only seven years old, being ridiculed and ostracized by his schoolmates for looking different.
His mother’s sudden death and the mockery from classmates around him led to his then introverted and silent personality.
Since her father was often not at home, she could only stay at the elderly couple’s house and gradually became familiar with Ji Nanqing over time.
The guy was incredibly hard to approach, and at first, he had his defenses up, almost like having thorns all over to prevent people from getting close. However, once he let his guard down, Qin Muni gradually began to feel a protective urge towards this younger brother, four years her junior.
After Mr. Qin regained his wealth, the two of them moved out of the apartment, but Qin Muni and Ji Nanqing continued to stay in touch.
Ji Nanqing’s grandparents passed away one after the other during his high school years. When Mr. Qin found out, he wanted to bring him into their home to take care of him, but Ji Nanqing refused.
Xu Yisen’s father couldn’t persuade Ji Nanqing, so he left it up to him. Since Ji Nanqing excelled academically, after obtaining his consent, Mr. Qin sent him abroad to study at university, covering all his living and tuition expenses overseas.
After graduating from university, Ji Nanqing didn’t return to the country but chose to stay abroad. During these years, Qin Muni kept in touch with him through emails.
Qin Muni moved temporarily to Ji Nanqing’s house and didn’t bring much luggage, reluctant to go back home to retrieve it for fear of encountering Xu Yisen.
Finally, the two decided to go shopping together after having breakfast.
As if by coincidence, while shopping, Qin Muni and Ji Nanqing ran into Xu Yisen and Tang Haoliang.
Over the past few days, Xu Yisen had been wanting to see Qin Muni, but she kept avoiding him, even going so far as to move into Ji Nanqing’s house to hide from him.
"Munni, let’s have a private talk."
The corners of Qin Muni’s lips held a faint, almost invisible smile, and her composed demeanor was the complete opposite of her previous loss of control days ago.
"There’s no need for a private talk. If you have something to say, just say it; don’t keep Nan Qing waiting."
Nan Qing... that address was quite intimate.
Xu Yisen suppressed the jealousy in his heart, his cold gaze slowly shifting to Ji Nanqing, whom he had seen a few days earlier.
"Introduce your friend to me."
Qin Muni nodded, "Didn’t I mention before wanting to keep a pretty boy? This is Ji Nanqing. Not bad, huh? Fair-skinned and handsome, a fresh young hottie."
