The driver opened the passenger door.
Ji Chi thanked him politely: "Thank you."
Su's mother felt that her friend's son was too reserved, so she asked him, "How is your mother doing recently?"
Ever since something happened in Fang Qin's family, Fang Qin has rarely contacted her.
"I'm fine, thank you for your concern." Ji Chi answered Su's mother's question in a serious manner.
"If you and your mother need any help, just ask. You're welcome." When Su's mother thought of her friend's current situation, she felt regretful and distressed.
Fang Qin's husband's company went bankrupt and he later died in a car accident, leaving behind a pile of debts. Fang Qin could only raise her son alone and work part-time to pay off the debts.
She wanted to help Fang Qin, but she was stubborn and Fang Qin was willing to let their friendship become impure because of money. Except for one time when a debt collector came to her door, Fang Qin had no choice but to ask her for a loan.
Fortunately, over the past few years, Fang Qin has gradually paid off her debts, and her son was admitted to B University.
Fang Qin finally saw the clouds clear and the moon shine.
Ji Chi's voice became less cold, "Thank you Aunt Su."
His mother told him that Aunt Su was her good friend, but there was no need to trouble her for everything.
When we returned to the Su family, it was almost evening.
Ji Chi heard about the Su family from his mother and knew that the Su family was a top wealthy family. He was lucky to be able to live in the Su family for a period of time. His mother always told him to try not to bring trouble to the Su family and Aunt Su.
He looked at the room the servant took him into. Even though it was the guest room that the other party mentioned was not worth mentioning, it was larger than the entire area of his house combined.
"Master Ji Chi, this is the second floor. The third room on the left is the young lady's room. The other two rooms next to it are the rooms of Master Su Ning and Master Tiancai.
Ji Chi agreed to all of them.
"Master Ji Chi, these are the clothes that the madam asked me to bring you. They are all clean and new clothes of the eldest master. Take a look and see if they fit. If not, the madam said we will buy you new ones." The servant spoke in a very polite tone.
Even though the boy in front of them had shabby clothes and his pants were washed pale, the mistress had specifically instructed them to take good care of him, so the servants did not dare to look down on him.
Ji Chi knew that he was staying at the Su family temporarily, and it was not appropriate for him to wear the clothes he was wearing. For a family like the Su family, if he wore shabby clothes and went in and out of the Su family, it would have a bad influence on the family and even make people laugh at the Su family.
Ji Chi has a strong sense of self-esteem, but he is not an ungrateful person.
He looked at the clothes in the servant's hand and picked out two sets of black and white clothes that looked the simplest. "I only need these two sets. I don't need the rest."
Even if the clothes look like ordinary designs, the texture of the fabric feels different from that of ordinary clothes.
Ji Chi pursed his lips and thought of it as something he owed the Su family, which he would pay back in the future.
Ji Chi changed into the clothes brought by the servant. He went downstairs and saw Su's mother playing with her two children in the living room. Sitting on the sofa was a girl with a lazy look on her face.
"Ji Chi is coming down?" Mother Su noticed Ji Chi coming down the stairs. "Well, you look very smart in this outfit. We will have dinner soon. Please sit down for a while."
"Thank you Aunt Su for the clothes you sent me." Ji Chi changed into a black outfit. The clothes were of high quality. Ji Chi was tall and had good-looking facial features. This outfit made him look more noble.
"You're welcome." Mother Su patted the two little ones beside her, "This is Brother Ji Chi, you should say hello to him."
The little genius was very well behaved. He called out to Ji Chi in a childish voice, "Hello, Brother Ji Chi."
Ji Chi nodded, "Hello."
Little Suning had a mouthful of pudding in his mouth, his little mouth was bulging, and he covered his mouth, as if he was anxious to swallow the pudding.
Su Ci stroked his back, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Ningning, don't worry."
Little Su Ning nodded, his cheeks puffed up, his black eyes were round, and his little appearance was so cute that it made Su's mother and Su Ci laugh a lot.
After a while, little Suning swallowed the pudding in his mouth. He raised his head to look at the tall Ji Chi, and his baby voice seemed to be tainted with the sweetness of the pudding. "Hello, Brother Ji Chi."
Ji Chi discovered that this younger child looked somewhat like Su Ci lying on the sofa, with delicate and beautiful facial features, like a little angel.
" Hello."
Mother Su motioned for Ji Chi to sit down instead of standing all the time. "Xiao Chi, please sit down. Don't be so reserved. What do you like to eat, or is there anything you don't eat?"
Ji Chi sat down on the sofa opposite, his back straight, "Aunt Su, there's nothing I need to avoid."
Mother Su smiled and nodded, "That's good."
Over there, little Suning climbed onto the sofa and leaned his chubby little body towards Su Ci.
"What's wrong?" Su Ci was about to send a message to Lu Zhe when her brother came over and prevented her from typing.
She had no choice but to put down her phone and hold little Suning's chubby body. Has the little guy gained weight again recently
"Sister." Little Su Ning leaned close to Su Ci's ear and mysteriously stretched out a small hand to cover his sister's ear. He suppressed his baby voice and secretly told Su Ci, "Brother Ji Chi is like a brother-in-law."
What
Xiao Suning said, Ji Chi looks like Lu Zhe
She reached out and flicked his head speechlessly, "You idiot, I'll punish you by not allowing you to eat pudding for two days."
Little Suning thought that if he mentioned his brother-in-law, his sister would reward him with pudding.
He remembered that last time he told his sister that his brother-in-law was coming, his sister rewarded him with a lot of puddings. Why did he feel that Brother Ji Chi was like his brother-in-law now and would be punished
To little Suning, Ji Chi was tall and thin, with a cold face, and looked very much like his taciturn brother-in-law.
Being punished by her sister, little Suning pouted in grievance, and the toy in her hand became boring.
Su Ci raised her eyes and looked at Ji Chi who was chatting with Su's mother.
Her eyes slid from his face to the other person's hand.
Ji Chi reached out to take the tea brought by the servant. At this time, Su Ci saw the life value on the inside of the other party's wrist. There was a thin red line on it and a month was marked next to it.
Su Ci narrowed her eyes. She did not call out Fugui. There was still a month left anyway, and Fugui could not see how the other person died.
Su Ci rested her chin on the sofa with her hand, her eyes half-closed. Was this a golden marshmallow delivered to her door
However, Su Ci calculated and felt that she was very busy.
Big brother has two weeks left to live.
That popular young actor Zheng Hao, if she remembered correctly, still had about three weeks to live.
However, she has no contact with Zheng Hao. The only connection between them is that he is an artist of Chuangshen Company, a subsidiary of Su Group. Whether he can be saved depends on the situation.
The Ji Chi in front of him only has about a month of health left.
Su Ci was both happy and worried. She inexplicably felt like she was too busy to handle everything.
At dinner time, Su's father and Su Zhiyuan both came back.
Su's mother told them that Ji Chi would stay at Su's house for a while.
Father Su also knew his wife's good friend Fang Qin. When he and his wife were in love and had a quarrel, Fang Qin helped to pass on the message. Knowing that Ji Chi was Fang Qin's son, he also asked Ji Chi a few more questions about his studies out of concern.
"Brother." Su Ci sat next to Su Zhiyuan and asked him, "Is the company very busy recently?"
Her eldest brother goes out early and comes back late every day, and she seldom meets him.
Su Zhiyuan was wearing a slim-fit silver-gray suit with a black shirt underneath. With his delicate facial features and the compulsive feeling of a person in power, he looked like a complete overbearing CEO.
Su Zhiyuan's expression was cold to the outside world, but when facing his family, especially his sister, the lines on his face softened, showing the gentleness of an older brother. "The company has invested in a lot of projects recently."
The Su Group is involved in many industries, but mainly in real estate, hotels, financial investment, new energy development, etc.
"Have you had any particularly important things happen in the past two weeks?" Su Ci asked tentatively.
Su Zhiyuan's dining manners were elegant, with an indescribable nobleness. He put down his chopsticks, reached out and touched his sister's head, "Why are you so concerned about your brother today?"
Su Ci blinked, looking righteous, "I always care about you, brother, have you released your schedule for the next two weeks?"
Her eldest brother often has to go on business trips, and if he flies to other places, it will be difficult for her to rush to rescue him in time.
"I have several meetings this week. Next week, I will fly to City C to discuss a contract and check on the progress of a project. I will probably stay there for a few days." Su Zhiyuan answered every question his sister asked. "You will start school in a month, right? I will find time to take you to school then."
"City C?" Su Ci frowned. Could it be that something happened to her elder brother in City C
Su Zhiyuan saw his sister frowning slightly, "What's wrong?"
"Brother, do you have to go to City C next week?" Su Ci still doesn't know the cause of her brother's death, nor does she know if something happened to her brother in City C. If she stops him from going to City C this time, what about next time
Only by finding out the cause can we truly prevent his death.
"If you want to go, take me with you. I don't have any plans next week anyway." Su Ci looked at Su Zhiyuan, "I'll go with you to relax."
Su Zhiyuan was a little surprised. "I'm going on a business trip, so I won't have time to accompany you."
"I know, don't worry, I won't interfere with your work." Su Ci promised.
When she was little, her younger sister liked to follow him like a little tail. Wherever he went, she followed. But when she grew up, her younger sister became a virtuous and quiet little princess, and no longer pestered her brother like she did when she was little.
Now that his sister wanted to go out with him, Su Zhiyuan was surprised but also happy. "I'll have someone arrange it. Let's make it clear. You can't regret it if you get bored later."
"I will never regret it." She wasn't here for fun.
The atmosphere of the dinner was very harmonious. Ji Chi did not expect that although the Su family was a top wealthy family, the family atmosphere was so good.
After finishing his meal and returning to his room, he received a call from his mother.
Hearing the worry in his mother's tone, Ji Chi comforted her: "Aunt Su is very good to me, and the people in the Su family are also very nice. I am only staying at the Su family temporarily. When school starts, I will live in the school dormitory."
Fang Qin knew Su's mother. She had a kind personality and would really take good care of her son. "Remember not to cause trouble for Aunt Su and the Su family."
She continued, "Have you met Tong Xin's children? Get along well with them and don't get into conflicts. If any conflicts do arise, you must be tolerant."
Fang Qin knew that her son had always been sensible, but she still reminded him, as if it was a habit engraved in his bones.
Ji Chi lowered his head, his eyes fell on the ground, and he responded in a low voice.
Fang Qin told her son: "If you don't have enough money, remember to tell mom and I will transfer the money to you."
Ji Chi's low-pitched voice was particularly clear in the quiet room, "I will go out to find a part-time job tomorrow, Mom, you don't need to worry about my living expenses."
Fang Qin felt heartbroken.
Before the family went bankrupt, they were considered wealthy and their son lived in a superior environment when he was young.
But later the company went bankrupt and her husband died in a car accident, and each event forced her son to grow up quickly.
There was no expression on Ji Chi's face. He chatted with his mother for a few more words before hanging up the phone.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door of his room.
Standing outside the door was a servant of the Su family. "Master Ji Chi, these are your daily necessities. If you need anything else, please let us know."
Ji Chi took the tray from the servant, which contained toothpaste, toothbrush, cup, towel, etc. "Thank you."
After the servant left, Ji Chi found a bank card on the tray with the card password on a note.
Ji Chi looked at the card quietly for a few seconds, then he walked out with the card.
Ji Chi returned the card to Su's mother. The tens of thousands of yuan in the card might not be worth mentioning in the eyes of the Su family, but for him, it was a huge sum of money.
He can't take it.
In the room, Su Ci was video chatting with Lu Zhe.
In fact, she was lying on the bed, with her hands on her cheeks, looking down at Lu Zhe working on the screen.
He's been very busy lately.
Su Ci did not disturb Lu Zhe, but just looked at him quietly. Under the light, the boy with a focused expression looked really good.
At this time, there was a knock on Su Ci's door.
Su Ci didn't stand up. She said directly, "Come in."
Then, the door was unlocked from the outside.
Little Suning came in first, and said in a baby voice, "Sister, Ningning brought you some fruit."
Su Ci has the habit of eating fruit after dinner, and little Suning always takes the initiative to take the responsibility of delivering fruit to her sister.
"Thank you Ningning." Su Ci then looked up at her brother, only to find that there was a tall figure standing behind him.
Su Ci was surprised, "How did you get in?"
She immediately sat up from the bed, holding her cell phone.
"The grapes fell, brother Ji Chi helped Ningning." Little Suning took the initiative to tell his sister.
Ji Chi held a plate of washed grapes in his hand, his face expressionless. He asked Su Ci, "Where should we put the fruits?"
Suddenly, a man's low and magnetic voice was heard. In the video, Lu Zhe, who was looking at the documents, raised his eyes, but only saw the chandelier in the girl's room.
Su Ci immediately got off the bed, her skirt fell down, and she walked over quickly in her slippers.
Ji Chi turned his eyes away, not looking at the girl's overly white and slender calves.
Su Ci took the fruit plate and said, "Thank you for your help. Just give it to me." Su Ci was still holding a cell phone in her hand, so she could only take the fruit plate with one hand.
"You're welcome." Ji Chi said sternly, "I won't bother you anymore."
Ji Chi straightened his waist and walked quickly out of the room filled with the fragrance of a young girl.
In the video, Lu Zhe saw Ji Chi's profile flash by.
His dark eyes darkened and he closed the file.
After Ji Chi left, Su Ci fed a grape into little Suning's mouth, "Come, say hello to your brother-in-law."
"Intercept..." Little Suning was eating fruit and his voice was unclear, which made Su Ci laugh.
She touched his head and said, "Okay, go now. I don't have time to play with you now."
Su Ci is a typical person who values women over his brothers.
Close the door.
Su Ci walked to the dressing table holding a fruit plate. She turned on the desk lamp to illuminate herself. Her already fair face looked even more beautiful under the soft light.
Only then did Su Ci put the phone on the stand with satisfaction and continued to video chat with Lu Zhe.
"Have you finished reading the documents?" Su Ci saw that all the documents in front of Lu Zhe were closed.
Lu Zhe looked at the girl's face as she approached the camera and enlarged it on the screen, "Yeah."
Hearing that Lu Zhe was done with his work, Su Ci became happy, "Then you can talk to me."
"Who was the person who brought you fruit just now?" Even if he only saw his profile, he knew that the man was not Su Ci's eldest brother Su Zhiyuan, and he heard little Su Ning calling the other person Brother Ji Chi
"I'll send you a message this afternoon. The guest my mother and I are going to pick up is him. His name is Ji Chi, and he's the son of my mother's good friend. He's temporarily staying at my house." Su Ci lowered her eyes and began to peel the grapes. It was so troublesome. She hated peeling fruits the most.
Lu Zhe frowned subconsciously.
Su Ci put the peeled grapes into her mouth. She obviously didn't care about Ji Chi's matter. Instead, she said, "My brother is going to City C on a business trip next week, and I will go with him."
Lu Zhe asked her, "Is there something wrong?"
Su Ci nodded, her eyes curled up, and she looked at Lu Zhe with a smile, "I'll go save some good things for you."
Lu Zhe looked puzzled, he didn't understand what the girl meant.
Su Ci didn't expect him to understand.
Her beautiful fingers peeled another grape and put it into her mouth. Her voice seemed to be stained with the sweetness of the fruit. "When I come back, I will give you something good."
Lu Zhe knew that every time Su Ci said she would give him something good, she wanted to kiss him.
With a smile hidden in his eyes, he looked at the girl, "Okay."
Su Ci's fingers were covered in grape juice. She licked her fair fingertips and said mischievously to Lu Zhe on the screen, "Then you have to cooperate with me."
Cooperate with what
Lu Zhe thought of her mean and annoying attitude and pretended not to understand.
... ...
When Su Ci came out of the room in the morning, she happened to see Ji Chi who was also going out.
"Good morning." Ji Chi passed by the girl and greeted her politely.
Su Ci nodded.
She found that Ji Chi, who lived in her house, was like an invisible man, too quiet, and he went out early and came back late these days, as if he did not exist.
She heard from Su's mother last night that Ji Chi found two part-time jobs outside to earn a living.
From the first day Su Ci saw Ji Chi's clothes and appearance, she knew that his family was not well off, but she didn't care.
Today is Sunday and Ji Chi doesn't need to go to his part-time job.
After breakfast, Su's mother went out for something, and Ji Chi was pulled by little Suning and little Tiancai to play chess with them.
The two little guys can read people's faces now. Although Ji Chi looks cold, they know that this big brother is not scary or to be feared.
"Sister." Little Suning saw his sister walking by with a cup of yogurt, and he ran over to pull her, "Sister, let's play chess together."
Little Suning has learned how to play flying chess these past two days. He was so obsessed with it that he even forgot to eat his pudding. When adults are around, he will ask them to play with him.
Su Ci sucked the yogurt and looked down at her brother, "It's too boring. I don't want to play."
Only children like to play with these boring things.
Little Suning pouted his little mouth sadly, and he retorted in a baby voice: "It's not boring, it's fun."
Su Ci saw that she had touched her brother's childish heart, and she couldn't help but pinch his chubby face, "Okay, it's not boring, I'll just play one game with you."
Hearing his sister's agreement, little Suning's eyes lit up and he nodded obediently, "Okay."
Xiaopang took his sister's hand and pulled her towards the coffee table.
The chess pieces have been set, with Ji Chi and Xiao Tiancai each occupying one side.
Little Suning ran to his position and said with a smile: "I want the green chess piece."
Su Ci sat down opposite Ji Chi, "Let's get started."
The early morning sunlight shines into the living room through the large floor-to-ceiling windows, filling the room with soft light.
There was the cheerful laughter of a child in his ears. Ji Chi lowered his eyes, not wanting to look at the overly beautiful face of the girl opposite him.
"It's my turn." The girl's voice was pleasant.
Ji Chi looked at the chess paper, and saw Su Ci's white and slender fingers reaching out and picking up the chess piece.
For the first time, Ji Chi realized that a girl’s fingers could be so beautiful. Even her nails were a light pink, more delicate than white jade.
"It's your turn, Ji Chi." Su Ci said.
Ji Chi lowered his eyelids, hiding the color in his eyes, and picked up the chess piece.
When Su's mother came back, she saw Su Ci and Ji Chi playing chess with their two children around the coffee table. She was a little surprised by their joyful scene.
Especially the daughter, she seemed to be talking to Ji Chi on the other side, and although Ji Chi had a cold face, he would respond.
The two seemed to get along very well.
Su's mother's heart skipped a beat. Inexplicably, she thought of something.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she only now realized that Ji Chi seemed to be somewhat similar to Lu Zhe, whether in his tall and thin figure or his cold temperament.
Su's mother's eyes fell on her daughter's smiling face, and she felt relieved. She felt that her daughter was too young and didn't know how to distinguish what was liked.
My daughter likes Lu Zhe, so what about the appearance of Ji Chi who has a temperament somewhat similar to Lu Zhe
... ...
Su Ci was busy packing her luggage and going to City C with her elder brother.
She heard from her eldest brother that she would stay there for a few days, so she had to bring her skin care products, beautiful clothes, matching shoes, and even her bag.
Su Zhiyuan went on a business trip to City C. In addition to his sister, he also brought a secretary, two assistants, and three bodyguards.
The hotel room had already been arranged, so Su Ci just had to follow her brother and take her luggage to check in.
Su Ci's room was next to her eldest brother's. She lay on the bed, looking at the sudden change in the weather outside. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and it was obvious that there would be heavy rain.
She checked the weather forecast and found that it would rain in City C in the next few days.
Su Ci hated rainy days. She felt depressed when she thought about the possibility that her shoes would get wet and her skirt would get dirty if she went out.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the room.
Su Ci lazily got up and went to open the door.
Su Zhiyuan changed into a royal blue casual suit, which gave him a more noble air. "Xiao Ci, I have an appointment with a client tonight to discuss a contract. I ordered dinner for you. You can eat in your room. Don't run around. It's going to rain outside."
Su Ci nodded obediently. She knew that her elder brother only had four days left to live, and she would know the cause of his death tomorrow.