Ji Yuxiao finished explaining his brother and sister-in-law’s matter to Lin Luoqing before getting up with him.
He didn’t say exactly how he retaliated and Lin Luoqing didn’t ask. This wasn’t a happy thing and Lin Luoqing didn’t want to stab his wound.
JI Yuxiao got out of bed in his dressing gown. He stood in front of the bed and stared intently at Lin Luoqing.
Lin Luoqing was a bit uncomfortable due to this stare. “What are you doing?”
Ji Yuxiao opened his arms. “Carry you.”
Lin Luoqing smiled. He felt that Ji Yuxiao had probably sat in a wheelchair for too long. Now that he finally stood up, he wanted to make up for all the things he couldn’t do before, even making up for it excessively.
Lin Luoqing was forced to cooperate. He wrapped up his dressing gown and let this person carry him into the bathroom.
Ji Yuxiao helped him take a bath and then went downstairs with him to eat.
Lin Luoqing couldn’t stay at home for too long this time. Ji Yuxiao originally planned to let Lin Fei and Ji Leyu accompany him a bit more, so that the three of them wouldn’t miss each other so much.
However, perhaps it was due to the talk about the next life and he thought about introducing Lin Luoqing to Ji Yuling. He hesitated for a moment before still asking Lin Luoqing, “Do you want to go with me to see my brother?”
Lin Luoqing hadn’t expected him to ask this.
He hadn’t formally met Ji Yuling yet.
He had been hearing the name Ji Yuling since getting married to Ji Yuxiao and saw photos of him, but Ji Yuxiao hadn’t taken him to Ji Yuling’s grave. He naturally wouldn’t take the initiative to ask. The only time he went to Ji Yuling’s grave was the day before yesterday and it was because of Ji Yuxiao. At that time, his attention was on Ji Yuxiao and he didn’t notice what Ji Yuling’s grave looked like.
So this was the first opportunity they had to formally meet each other.
Lin Luoqing nodded quickly. “Of course, I will.”
Ji Yuxiao smiled. “Then we’ll go there in a while.”
“Okay.”
Lin Luoqing agreed and went to the dressing room to pick out suitable clothes.
After all, this was Ji Yuxiao’s most valued relative and he wanted to look serious.
Ji Yuxiao watched him flipping through black clothes and said with a smile, “There is no need for this. Wear something bright and don’t wear black.”
“Eh?” Lin Luoqing turned to him. “Are you sure?”
Ji Yuxiao nodded. “You pick it first. I will go talk to Xiao Yu and we’ll take him with us later.”
It was just that all three of them were going and it wasn’t appropriate to leave Lin Fei alone. “Let’s all go together. After all, Fei Fei also calls me Father now. Then my brother should be his uncle.”
“Yes,” Lin Luoqing replied.
Ji Yuxiao left the dressing room and went to Ji Leyu’s bedroom.
Ji Leyu heard Ji Yuxiao talking about taking him to see his parents. Ji Leyu stared at Ji Yuxiao for a long time before nodding quietly.
Ji Yuxiao rubbed his head and kissed his face. “Then I’ll go talk to your brother and I’ll call you later.”
Ji Leyu was a bit surprised. “Fei Fei will go too?”
“Of course,” JI Yuxiao said gently. “He is your brother and my child. He should naturally go with us.”
“Okay.” Ji Leyu had no opinion.
He watched Ji Yuxiao go out the door. Then he opened a drawer and took out a photo album.
The album contained photos of him from birth to five years old. Cheng Wei had written in the book very carefully.
[Xiao Yu was born. Yuling said that no matter whether the child is a boy or a girl, they should be called Leyu. ‘How can a fish be happy if it isn’t a fish itself?’ No matter what others think, it is fine as long as you are happy. So baby, you must be happy in the future.]
[Today is Xiao Yu’s one month birthday. Xiao Yu is so cute. I like Xiao Yu so much.]
[Xiao Yu is 100 days old today. I feel that my baby seems to be getting cuter and cuter, haha.]
[Today, Xiao Yu is one year old. He is a very lively and active fish baby.]
[Xiao Yu is two years old today. I think he is like me, Yuling says he is like him and Yuxiao says he looks like both. In fact, I personally think that he looks like his father. His father is so handsome. After Xiao Yu grows up, he will definitely be a super handsome man!]
[Xiao Yu is three years old today. When taking photos, the photographer kept praising Xiao Yu for his beauty and thought he was a little girl. Hahaha.]
[Today is a little mermaid. Xiao Yu is so cute in a skirt. Yuling also thinks he is cute.]
[Xiao Yu is four years old today. The kindergarten teacher says that many children like him. After all, Xiao Yu is so well-behaved and good-looking. Who wouldn’t like him?]
Ji Leyu read it while his fingers brushed over his mother’s writing.
In fact, he didn’t look at this album very often, just like he didn’t let himself think of his parents often. This way, he wouldn’t feel so sad.
For a while, Ji Leyu wanted to see his parents, go to their gravestones and talk to them. But every time he went to the door of Ji Yuxiao’s study, he would stop and tell himself that he couldn’t. This would be too much trouble for Ji Yuxiao. He would be sad when seeing it and Ji Yuxiao would also be sad.
Ji Yuxiao was having such a hard time now. He couldn’t let his uncle be sad for his parents anymore.
Thus, Ji Leyu returned to his room again and whispered to his parents’ photos.
It had been a year, almost a year. He hadn’t seen his parents for almost a year.
He lowered his head, flipped through his solo photos and looked at the photos taken of him with his parents. He kissed Cheng Wei and Ji Yuling in the photo.
Lin Fei heard Ji Yuxiao say they would go to see Ji Leyu’s parents and was as calm as ever. He agreed to this matter with a simple ‘oh.’
“Once you see him, call him Uncle,” Ji Yuxiao told him gently. “It is a pity that he is gone, or he would definitely like you very much.”
Lin Fei nodded. “Okay.”
Ji Yuxiao notified the two children and Lin Luoqing had also finished changing his clothes. In the end, he didn’t wear any bright clothes. He wore a plain white short-sleeved shirt and jeans. He looked clean, clear and sunny.
Both Ji Leyu and Lin Fei didn’t have an awareness of changing clothes to go to a cemetery. One of them hadn’t been to a cemetery much while the other wore his own clothes casually every time he went. Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with this. After all, they were children and adults always had fewer rules and requirements for children.
They got into the car together and went to the cemetery.
This was the second time Lin Luoqing had been to the cemetery where Ji Yuling was buried. He followed Ji Yuxiao up the long steps and walked to Ji Yuling’s grave. This time, he finally saw the gravestone clearly and the photo on the gravestone. It was a very handsome, mature man who looked a lot like Ji Yuxiao, but had a more elegant temperament.
Ji Yuxiao looked at his brother and introduced as he once envisioned, “Brother, this is the person I like. His name is Lin Luoqing and we are married. Once the time comes to hold a wedding, I will invite you to drink.”
Lin Luoqing was a bit embarrassed and could only say in his heart, ‘Hello, Brother. I am Lin Luoqing. In the future, I will help take care of Yuxiao and Xiao Yu for you. I promise.’
Ji Yuxiao just wanted to introduce Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuling to each other so he didn’t say much. He pulled Lin Luoqing and Lin Fei to the side, leaving time for Ji Leyu.
Ji Leyu looked at his father and his eyes slowly became wet.
He whispered, “Dad.”
He quietly called out again, “Mom.”
The breeze blew his voice, making it ethereal and scattered. Ji Leyu looked at the photos of the two of them and the tears in his eyes slowly flowed.
He said in detail, “Uncle has recovered. He can stand up and walk now, just like before. He is also married. My aunt is very nice to him and to me. Uncle likes him very much, so you don’t have to worry.”
“I have an older brother. He doesn’t like to talk and is cold to others, but he is very good to me. He will coax me and keep my little secrets. He also teaches me homework. I took second place in the final exam and he was first place. The teacher gave me a certificate and my aunt said he would frame it and hang it on the wall.”
“Mom, I changed schools. Once the next semester starts, I will be in the second year. The teacher said I am the youngest in the class but I am the smartest. If you were still here, you could go to the parent-teacher meeting. Then the teacher will praise you, saying that your child has good grades and you teach well. It is just… it is just…”
Ji Leyu’s tears fell uncontrollably.
“I miss you so much, Mom,” he whispered. “I miss Dad so much. I miss you both so much.”
He cried in a low voice and whimpered like a wounded little beast.
He didn’t dare cry for too long out of fear it would be obvious and Ji Yuxiao would notice.
He wiped his tears and smiled at his parents’ graves. “I won’t cry anymore.”
He said, “I still have to go home with Uncle. I can’t let him find out that I cried.”
“Although he might find it now…” Ji Leyu muttered in a low voice.
Ji Yuling’s eyes were gentle and his eyes seemed to always be full of love and tolerance.
Cheng Wei also had a bright smile on her face, as if she was still by his side, smiling and listening to everything he said.
Ji Leyu smiled sweetly, his eyes curving into crescent moons. “I am going. I’ll come to see you next time.”
He leaned forward and kissed the cold photos on the gravestones. Then he turned and walked toward Ji Yuxiao and Lin Luoqing.
A breeze blew through his hair, as if someone was gently stroking the top of his head.
He was still very young and his future was long.
Lin Luoqing watched Ji Leyu approaching from a distance. It was only when Ji Leyu was in front of him that he saw there was a light crimson color around his eyes. The color was obvious on his snow-like skin. He should’ve cried just now.
He didn’t expose it and touched Ji Leyu’s head with a smile.
Ji Yuxiao took Ji Leyu’s hand and walked toward the bottom of the steps with him.
They walked side by side, down the long steps and into the vast world, close to each other, intimate and warm.
Lin Luoqing’s vacation wasn’t long and he had to leave after staying home for a few days. Ji Leyu was reluctant for him to leave and asked when he could finish work.
“It is just over half a month. It is soon.” Lin Luoqing deliberately teased him, “I will be back before you finish your summer homework.”
Ji Leyu thought, ‘…You are underestimating people right? I will start doing my summer homework tonight and finish tomorrow. Let’s see if you come back!”
Ji Yuxiao listened to their words and thought about it. Lin Luoqing had almost finished filming and he hadn’t gone to visit him on set. This really wasn’t appropriate. Besides, the children were on holiday now and he could take them over. There was no need to go on Friday after school and come back on Sunday.
If this was the case, the work on his side had to be arranged in advance.
Based on this, Ji Yuxiao entered the study again.
Zhao Cheng was accustomed to his remote video meetings, but the rest of the Ji Group wasn’t accustomed to this situation. Still, Ji Yuxiao didn’t need them to get used to it. He just needed to arrange the work. Everyone entered work mode and didn’t care whether it was through video or face-to-face.
Ji Mu was also one of the people at the video meeting. After the meeting, he hesitated before calling and asking him, “What’s wrong with Uncle?”
“It is none of your business. Don’t worry about it.”
Ji Yuxiao actually didn’t want to make Father Ji’s affairs known to the Ji family. The reason was Ji Leyu.
He didn’t want Ji Leyu to find out that his grandfather sheltered the murderer who killed his parents. This was too cruel for a young child. He himself had felt sad when he found out that his father was related to this matter, let alone a young child like Ji Leyu.
He was reluctant so he didn’t want to make a big fuss.
Fortunately, Father Ji was taken away at home and no one in the company knew the reason why he disappeared during this period of time. Only the Ji family more or less knew some things and kept asking him questions.
Ji Yuxiao pressed a hand to his forehead. He felt like he had to go and see his father again.
He didn’t hide it from Lin Luoqing this time and even took the initiative to ask if Lin Luoqing wanted to come with him.
“Can I?” Lin Luoqing asked with surprise.
“Of course.”
“Then I’ll accompany you.” Lin Luoqing didn’t hesitate.
Ji Yuxiao smiled and got into the car with him. However, he got back into the wheelchair before entering the hospital.
Lin Luoqing thought, ‘…He is really in love with the wheelchair.’
Ji Zhenhong was lying on the bed with a very bad expression. He had experienced his son biting at him and framing him, wanting him to die. Finally, the other person found out that he couldn’t die and wanted to pullhim down together. It was impossible not to be angry.
Ji Zhenhong looked at the window. He can’t understand how he was so good to Tan Jiaji but this person was so inferior. If he had known this, he would’ve sent Tan Jiaji to prison in the first place.
He was regretting it when he saw Lin Luoqing pushing Ji Yuxiao.
Ji Zhenhong saw him and his eyes instantly lit up. He was pleasantly surprised. “Yuxiao, you are here.”
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