"I was planning to come back right away, but I had a minor health problem and the doctor told me to rest for two days, so I waited for two days before leaving."
"I also wanted to contact him later, but He Zhu didn't answer my call, so I sent her a text message."
What she meant was that she had explained it to He Lin.
Ji Ziyi's words were flawless, but she was very unsure in her heart. She felt guilty and didn't dare to look up at the expression on Ji Lingfeng's face.
Ji Lingfeng had a calm expression all the time, and no matter what she said, he never changed. He hummed and said to her, "You can't take a plane due to health reasons, but it won't affect your participation in the private banquet of the hidden family."
He knows everything?!
Cold sweat suddenly broke out on Ji Zinyin's back.
Ji Lingfeng didn't want to waste time talking to her, so he said concisely: "Since you have your own ambitions outside, the Ji family can't keep you, so you don't have to come back in the future."
"Clan leader?!" Ji Ziyin screamed.
She was really panicked now.
Before, Ji Lingfeng only excluded her from the list of the new generation to be trained, but he did not say to kick her out of the Ji family.
Now Ji Lingfeng wants to kick her out!
Ji Ziyin's heart was beating so fast that she didn't care about her dignity. She knelt on the ground in the ancestral hall and moved her knees over, begging for mercy with a panicked face: "Chief, I know I was wrong."
"I want to have a good relationship with the hidden family not only for my own selfish reasons, I also want to find another friend for the Ji family."
"Patriarch, I will soon enter the Privy Council."
"As long as I get in smoothly, I will definitely find a way to help promote talents that can be used by the younger generation of the family. Please believe me!"
Ji Hongyuan was dumbfounded. He had never expected that Ji Ziyin had done so many things behind his back, and even went to Country M to curry favor with the hidden family...
He subconsciously looked at Ji Lingfeng's expression.
The middle-aged man looked dignified and gentle, and seemed to be a good-tempered person, but his deep eyes were covered with a layer of unmeltable frost, and he was very aggressive.
He knew very well where Ji Lingfeng's weak spot was.
So Ji Hongyuan clearly understood that Ji Zinyin had crossed the red line.
Ji Hongyuan thought that Ji Zinyin was a good candidate among the younger generation. If Ji Zinyin was kicked out of the house, then the younger generation of the Ji family would have no choice but to rely on Qiao Nian.
He stepped forward and tried to speak for Ji Ziyin: "Chief, she is young and doesn't know what happened in the past. Please consider that she is young and ignorant, so this matter..."
"Sixth Uncle." Ji Lingfeng said lightly and just called him.
"..." Ji Hongyuan realized that he was not important enough, so he pursed his lips awkwardly and stopped talking.
Ji Xiao and Ji Ziyin have not yet realized the seriousness of the matter.
Ji Xiao himself was in a difficult situation and tried to speak well of Ji Ziyin: "Yes, clan leader, Ziyin is also doing this for the good of the Ji family."
"The hidden family is a way out after all."
"We, the Ji family, cannot stay in this tiny place called Independent Continent forever. If we want to make further progress, we must join forces with the outside forces."
"If Ziyin enters the Privy Council, she can also help the new generation..."
Ji Lingfeng listened to him for a few words. When he heard this, he sneered and covered his eyes with his hands. The expression on his face was similar to that of Qiao Nian when he was angry. His eyes were fierce and cold: "When did the Ji family need to rely on others for support?"
Ji Xiao moved his lips and realized that he had said the wrong thing.
However, deep down in his heart, he still believed that the Ji family had been on a downward trend over the years, and there had been no one of noteworthy talent among the younger generation. If this continued for a long time, the Ji family would sooner or later decline.
(End of this chapter)