It has been raining in Night City recently, and the temperature during the day is not as high as before. Ji Guanxin usually wears a shirt and casual trousers, but Lu Yao also wore a white shirt today. Black tight-fitting pants. Youthful and capable appearance.
Ji Guanxin couldn't stand Lu Yao wearing a shirt, he always felt he had a different style.
She stood in front of the bathroom mirror to get her hair done, and Ji Guanxin walked in from behind. Hug her affectionately. He buried his face in her neck and took a deep breath.
Lu Yao didn't care about him. He combed his hair and turned around. He said to him: "You promised me, no matter what. Don't make it too ugly. Don't make it difficult for them to get off stage."
She admitted that Jian Beibei was evil, but as the saying goes. Look at the Buddha's face without looking at the monk's face. Not for nothing. No matter what. Jian Beibei also has Jian Hongfeng and Jian Chengli. And Du Hui is sandwiched in the middle, making it the most difficult thing to do.
Ji Guanxin responded. "Don't worry, no matter what you say. I still want to look at my mother-in-law's face."
Hearing what he said, Lu Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After the two of them packed up, Ji Guanxin drove her to the hospital where Jian Chengli was staying. Along the way, Lu Yao felt quite calm. Maybe she really had someone who could support her, so she was not afraid that others would bully her.
But when she arrived at the door of the hospital, Lu Yao became inexplicably nervous. This nervousness has nothing to do with fear, it's just... feeling awkward.
You can't live a good life without getting into trouble and relying on others to coerce and mediate.
Ji Guanxin felt Lu Yao's nervousness. He held her hand, glanced sideways at her, and said softly, "It's okay. They are the ones who should be embarrassed, not you."
Lu Yao felt that Ji Guanxin must be able to read minds, otherwise he would always see through her thoughts easily.
Holding his hand tightly, Lu Yao secretly adjusted her breathing and followed Ji Guanxin to knock on the door and go in.
As she expected, there were many people in the ward. Jian Hongfeng and Du Hui were both there. Jian Chengli, who was wearing casual clothes, was sitting in the hospital room. As for Jian Beibei, she was sitting on the sofa wearing a mask. When she saw Ji Guanxin and Lu Yao come in, she subconsciously stood up and moved. When he arrived behind Jian Hongfeng, he seemed to be scared.
When Jian Hongfeng saw Lu Yao and Ji Guanxin walking in hand in hand, the surprise and embarrassment on his face flashed away, and then he smiled and said enthusiastically: "Yao Yao and Ji Guan Xin are here, come in quickly."
Lu Yao smiled and called, "Uncle."
Ji Guanxin also nodded slightly and called out, "Uncle Jian."
When his uncle called out, Jian Hongfeng felt relieved. I thought Lu Yao would continue to bite Jian Beibei, but Ji Guanxin recognized him as his uncle, and the conversation later should be easier.
Just as he was thinking about it, Ji Guanxin raised his eyes and looked at Du Hui. The smile on his face was obviously much more sincere, and he called brightly, "Auntie."
Du Hui smiled and said: "Guan Xin, come in and sit down."
As she said that, she was going to pour water for Ji Guanxin. Ji Guanxin hurriedly came up to her, stopped Du Hui and said with a smile: "Auntie, please stop being busy, I'm not thirsty either."
He was only polite to Jian Hongfeng out of necessity, but to Du Hui, he was truly attentive.
Anyone present who is not blind can see it.
The reason why Lu Yao came here today was firstly to give Jian Hongfeng face, and secondly, she simply came to see Jian Chengli.
Turning her eyes on Jian Chengli, Lu Yao walked towards him and asked with a smile: "Brother, are you feeling better?"
In the past, Lu Yao called Jian Chengli brother, which was probably against her will; but now she really only regards him as her brother. Although he is not as close as Lu Chi, he is the person she cares about the most in the Jian family.
Jian Chengli was in a daze for a moment when he saw the smile on Lu Yao's face. How long has it been since you last saw her? He was counting the days before, but now when he saw her, his mind went blank.
It wasn't until she walked up to him that Jian Chengli tried his best to raise the corners of his lips and replied with a faint smile: "Much better."
Jian Hongfeng came to Lu Yao and said with a smile: "Now Cheng Li can get out of bed and walk around. After a while, he can change to a walking stick."
"That's pretty good." Lu Yao smiled and her tone was natural, as if she was visiting a friend who had just been discharged from the hospital.
But this look made Jian Chengli so sad that he couldn't speak.
Du Hui was talking to Ji Guanxin, and Jian Hongfeng stood next to Lu Yao. During this period, Jian Hongfeng glanced at Jian Beibei who had been silent for a long time. When Jian Beibei saw his eyes, she lowered her reluctant eyes, walked to the table aside, poured two glasses of water, and then came to Lu Yao. In front of her, he handed her a glass and said, "Sister, drink water."
Lu Yao looked at Jian Beibei in surprise. It had been more than ten years, ever since she first entered Jian's house when she was twelve years old. Jian Beibei had called her either Lu Yao or Momo Ping. No matter how unpleasant the words were, she didn't want to say any more.
But this was the first time Lu Yao heard it.
She didn't reach out to take it immediately, everyone looked at them.
Jian Beibei had already thought of something. The mask on her face covered everything from her nose down, leaving only a pair of eyes and her forehead covered by loose hair.
She moved the cup forward again and whispered: "Sister, don't be angry with me. I'm ignorant. Can you forgive me?"
Lu Yao thought that maybe Jian Beibei would apologize to her. But to be honest, no matter how much I'm sorry, it can't have a greater impact on her than Sister Yiyi.
For a moment, Lu Yao really didn't know whether to take the glass of water.
The expression on Jian Hongfeng's face was dark and unclear. It was impossible to show off his face. Ji Guanxin was still there. But laugh, it was his biological daughter on one side and his goddaughter on the other. It was really hard to laugh.
After a brief moment of embarrassment, no one expected that it was Jian Chengli who took the glass of water. After taking it, he drank it in one gulp, then took another glass of water and said to Jian Beibei: "I'm thirsty." I don’t know how to get me a glass of water.”
The other glass of water in Jian Beibei's hand was poured for Ji Guanxin. But there was no answer from Lu Yao, let alone Ji Guanxin.
Jian Chengli also knew this truth, so he came to Jian Beibei's rescue.
In this way, the embarrassment that was on the verge of freezing just now was finally resolved by Jian Chengli.
If Jian Chengli had been slower for five seconds, Lu Yao would probably not be able to withstand the pressure and pick it up; but at this time, she didn't have to explain to anyone. If she didn't pick it up, she didn't pick it up. Maybe she was resenting Jian Beibei in her heart. .
How many true saints are there in this world? You can probably say that it doesn't matter, but only you know what you are thinking in your heart.
A few seconds later, Jian Hongfeng was the first to smooth things over with a smile, "Yao Yao and Guan Xin are here, let's go home together."
Jian Beibei went over to help Jian Chengli. Jian Chengli still had to use crutches. His movements were much smoother than before, but it was still painful to watch.
Lu Yao wanted to reach out to help her, but just as she raised her hand, Ji Guanxin came up behind her at some point, reached out to hold her hand, and said to her, "Let's go."
Lu Yao glanced at Jian Chengli and said softly: "Slow down."
The group of people walked out, and Ji Guanxin pulled Lu Yao and stood beside Du Hui. On the other side are Jian Hongfeng, Jian Chengli and Jian Beibei. Looking at it in the blink of an eye, it really looks like two groups of people. The group in the front were talking and laughing, while the group in the back was silent and had no smiles on their faces.
On the way out, Ji Guanxin said to Du Hui: "Auntie, my mother will go back the day after tomorrow. Before she left, she asked when you would be free again. She would like to treat you to a meal."
Hearing this, Du Hui quickly replied: "I'm free anytime, it depends on your mother. But I have to treat you to a meal. I've always wanted to treat your mother to a meal, and I was afraid that she would come back to Night City." , I must be busy with a lot of personal things, I haven’t had time to ask Yaoyao to ask you.”
Ji Guanxin smiled and said, "Okay, after dinner, I'll call my mother. You can discuss it with her. You guys have decided on what to eat. I'll book the hotel and I'll be the host."
Ji Guanxin knew how to please people, which was very rare for Du Hui.
Jian Chengli was standing one or two meters behind them, how could he not hear them
Now that Ji Guanxin is about to discuss marriage with Lu Yao, the time is really shockingly fast. It doesn't even hurt for long, as if he is ready to die.
If he hadn't been so blindly testing, if he could be braver, if he had Ji Guanxin's courage...
Just as he was thinking to himself, Jian Hongfeng who was beside him suddenly took two steps forward and stood next to Du Hui. He smiled and said to Ji Guanxin and Lu Yao, "When are you getting married?"
Ji Guanxin smiled lightly and replied: "Within half a year."
Jian Hongfeng smiled and said: "Yao Yao is also my half daughter. When the time comes for you to get married here in Ye City, your uncle and your mother will help you prepare for a glorious marriage."
He is already trying his best to win over or even please. Lu Yao adhered to what Ji Guanxin told her before and could only smile and say nothing.
But Ji Guanxin smiled and said: "Uncle, you're welcome. If you need anything then, my family will prepare it in advance."
Jian Hongfeng said: "Some things have to be handled by the mother's family after all. I will discuss this matter with your aunt later."
Du Hui was also afraid that if Ji Guanxin and Lu Yao continued to fight, Jian Hong would be embarrassed, so she changed the subject with a smile and led the conversation to Jian Chengli's discharge from the hospital.
Several people entered the elevator together. While the elevator was descending, Ji Guanxin seemed to suddenly think of something, so he said to Lu Yao: "You have two brothers. When the time comes, Lu Chi and Jian Chengli can help you escort the car. How nice that is.”
Lu Yao glanced at Ji Guanxin and saw that he had picturesque features and a happy smile.
Jian Chengli's face turned pale at the side. Jian Beibei glanced at him cautiously. She felt distressed in her heart, but she did not dare to say any more.
But Jian Hongfeng looked particularly happy and said repeatedly: "Okay, Lu Chi and Cheng Li will help Yaoyao escort the car. Why didn't I think of that?"
Ji Guanxin didn't pick on Jian Hongfeng. He just looked in the direction of Jian Chengli and said with a faint smile: "Cheng Li, you need to recover from your leg injury quickly. Yaoyao and I plan to get married within half a year, maybe. It will be earlier.”