FV: Chapter 208

Lin Luoqing was a bit surprised. He had heard Ji Yuxiao say that Father Ji was in a very bad state right now, but he never expected Father Ji to look so bad.

He seemed to be much weaker and his face was ashen. He wasn’t at all like the Ji Zhenhong he remembered, who always looked down on everyone.

Ji Yuxiao’s expression was indifferent as he said, “I came to see you because I have something to tell you.”

He didn’t bother going around in circles with Ji Zhenhong and said directly, “You are still the chairman. However, you should be aware of your current situation. Tan Jiaji is insisting that you covered up the crime. Once the time comes for court and you are convicted of the crime, it will definitely have an impact on the company. So I suggest you resign early. This will be better for the company’s development.”

His son hadn’t come to see him before. Ji Zhenhong hadn’t expected him to come now and directly talk about the company’s affairs. He was a bit dissatisfied.

“The matter isn’t decided yet. We will talk about it later.”

“If you insist then I will discuss it with my second and third uncles. A board meeting will be held in two days to re-elect the chairman. If you are really convicted of a crime in the future, it will be too late.”

“Do you want me to go to prison so much?” Ji Zhenhong said breathlessly.

Ji Yuxiao looked puzzled. “What are you angry about? Isn’t this the crime that your illegitimate son placed on you? If you want to be angry, you should be angry with him, not me. Why? Tan Jiaji isn’t listening to you? He doesn’t care about what you care about? At this time, he doesn’t need fatherly love?”

“Ji Yuxiao!” Father Ji cried out angrily.

Ji Yuxiao smiled. “Dad, if I was you, I would leave quietly. I would take advantage of the fact that others don’t know about this matter to lower your sense of existence. This way, everyone will only think you are tired and retired. You shouldn’t get angry with your only son here who wants to help suppress the scandal so that others don’t mock you.”

“What can you do even if you lose your temper with me? Would Tan Jiaji let go of you? Doesn’t he want you to accompany him to prison? Will you only be happy once the whole world knows you were involved in the murder of your oldest son?”

Father Ji listened to these words and suppressed the anger that was about to burst out.

He wanted to be strong and proud for his entire life, but he was ruined over this matter.

Tan Jiaji, he blamed Tan Jiaji!

If it wasn’t for that person, why would he be here?!

Father Ji wanted to maintain his reputation after all. He might’ve come to this step but he didn’t want others to see his jokes. At this time, the only one he could rely on was Ji Yuxiao.

Therefore, he inevitably restrained his temper and bowed his head in front of Ji Yuxiao.

“That’s it.” Ji Yuxiao looked unimpressed. “You should say yourself that you quit and suggest that I take your place. Then I will be responsible for the rest.”

Father Ji looked at him and asked him hesitantly and expectantly, “Xiao Xiao, you are doing all of this. Does this mean you still care about me?”

Ji Yuxiao felt that this person really dared to speak.

“Are you dreaming?” He laughed.

“I just don’t want Xiao Yu to know what you have done. You are his grandfather but you don’t worry about his mood. No matter whether he is happy or unhappy, he just needs to serve your greed and desires as long as you want it. However, I can’t do that. I hope my nephew can be healthy and happy.”

“He has endured enough. He doesn’t need to know that his grandfather shielded his father’s murderer. You don’t care about him but I care about him. I don’t care what happens to you but his world must be peaceful and beautiful.”

Father Ji heard this and argued. “I love Yuling and I also care about Xiao Yu.”

“Yes.” Ji Yuxiao nodded. “If you say so.”

Father Ji saw his perfunctory expression that didn’t even bother to refute it. For a while, he was unspeakably disappointed and uncomfortable.

Was he already like this in his son’s heart?

Even saying one rebuttal seemed like a waste of time.

How were they like father and son?

It wasn’t even as good as strangers.

At least with a stranger, they would stop to show him the way and tell him that he was wrong.

Now Ji Yuxiao didn’t even bother to say a word to him.

If it wasn’t for Ji Leyu, Ji Yuxiao might not have come this way to see him at all, let alone care about how others talked about his father behind his back.

How did they get to this point?

Father Ji regretted it.

He obviously had three sons but now he seemed to have none.

If…

If he hadn’t recognized Tan Jiaji back then, given Tan Jiaji money or helped Tan Jiaji escape abroad, would he and Ji Yuxiao still be a harmonious father and son?

At the very least, they would’ve been able to eat together and talk about the past and future.

He truly and deeply regretted it. He lowered his head and was silent for a long time.

However, Ji Yuxiao didn’t bother to care about his silence. “Have you thought about it?”

There was no trace of emotion in his voice as he ruthlessly and calmly urged his father.

Father Ji raised his head and saw that Ji Yuxiao was still in a wheelchair. He used to be a very proud teenager. He stood lazily and could attract the admiration of countless boys and girls. Now he could only sit in the wheelchair and let others call him disabled.

“I understand,” Father Ji said in a low voice. “I’ll talk to the board of directors.”

“That is naturally for the best.” Ji Yuxiao finished speaking and didn’t want to stay longer. He signaled to Lin Luoqing that they could leave.

Father Ji saw his merciless expression and hurriedly called out to stop him.

He wanted to say something, but once the words came to his lips, all that was left was, “Will you come to see me in the future?”

“No,” Ji Yuxiao said coldly. “I won’t. Xiao Yu won’t either. He will never know what you have done, but in the same way, you will never see him again.”

“Yuxiao, I already regret it,” Father Ji hurriedly said. “I really regret it. I will love you and Xiao Yu even more in the future. Everything I have will belong to you.”

Ji Yuxiao sneered. “So what?”

He looked at his father, his voice cold and cruel. “Your regret is worthless.”

Father Ji heard this and froze. He stared at Ji Yuxiao in a daze.

He couldn’t believe that his son could say such cruel words. However, he knew very well that this was Ji Yuxiao. Ji Yuxiao didn’t follow him in anything since he was a child. Ji Yuxiao had his own temper and personality.

Father Ji didn’t speak again.

Ji Yuxiao turned the wheelchair and Lin Luoqing pushed him out of the room.

He never needed his father’s regret and apology. It was useless, Ji Yuxiao thought. It was completely useless.

There were some things in the world that could be solved by apologizing, but there were also some things where apologizing had no effect. Therefore, there was no need to apologize, as long as he paid the corresponding price.

Ji Yuxiao looked at the blue sky outside the hospital. In this life, he would never shake hands with his father and make peace.

Father Ji’s voluntary abdication and handover meant Ji Yuxiao officially became the chairman of the company.

The other shareholders of the company had no opinions. Ji Zhenyang and Ji Huai had opinions, but they didn’t dare to say anything after thinking about what Ji Mu had told them before.

Ji Yuxiao took over the projects that Ji Zhenhong was responsible for previously and arranged them one by one. Finally, he prepared to take the children to visit Lin Luoqing.

However, he wanted to surprise Lin Luoqing so he didn’t tell Lin Luoqing in advance. He just told the two children.

The moment Ji Leyu heard they were going out to play, his eyes immediately lit up. “Where are we going?”

“We are going to the place where your dad is filming. Once your dad leaves tomorrow, we will sneak over. However, you can’t tell him in advance,” Ji Yuxiao instructed him. “In addition, when your father leaves tomorrow, you must act the same as before. Don’t let him feel that there is a problem and allow him to discover that we have a big plan behind his back.”

Ji Leyu nodded. ‘Isn’t it just pretending? I can do this. I am good at it.’

Ji Yuxiao saw that he agreed and looked at Lin Fei. “Can Fei Fei do it?”

“Yes,” Lin Fei replied calmly.

“Then it is decided.” Ji Yuxiao looked at the two of them. “Your dad will definitely be surprised at that time.”

Lin Fei thought about Lin Luoqing’s surprised expression and inexplicably became a bit more interested.

Lin Luoqing didn’t know that Ji Yuxiao and the two children were planning to prepare a surprise for him. He was replying to Director Li on WeChat, telling the director that he would be able to come to the crew tomorrow morning.

He had just finished talking on WeChat when Ji Yuxiao returned to the bedroom.

Ji Yuxiao asked him, “Are you leaving tomorrow morning?”

“Yes.” Lin Luoqing put down the phone and sighed. “I am quite reluctant.”

“It is my fault.” Ji Yuxiao sat down beside him. “If I hadn’t slept for so long, you could’ve stayed for one more day.”

“That isn’t true,” Lin Luoqing comforted him. “Sleeping is very important. Besides, we can still stay together when you fall asleep.”

Ji Yuxiao listened to his words and placed his arms around Lin Luoqing. “I will go and see you.”

“Okay,” Lin Luoqing replied. “But it is okay if you are too busy. In any case, it is just over half a month. I’ll be back soon.”

“Once you come back next time, Chen Feng should’ve divorced your father. At that time, you can deal the final blow to your father.”

Lin Luoqing nodded. He knew this. When he was in the crew, Father Lin had called him and asked why the company had an additional CEO he didn’t know about.

Lin Luoqing only said he was busy filming and was afraid of delaying the normal operation of the company. Therefore, he asked Ji Yuxiao and hired a CEO at Ji Yuxiao’s suggestion. In any case, he was working for the company and there was no need to worry.”

Father Lin heard this and felt there was no problem. In addition, the matter on Chen Feng’s side was really upsetting and he couldn’t care too much.

However, the two of them had been entangled for so long and they were finally about to divorce. It wasn’t easy.

He didn’t know what would happen once his father knew his true face. Father Lin wouldn’t be scared by him and faint, right?

It would be interesting.

Lin Luoqing smiled and talked with Ji Yuxiao for a while. Then they took a bath together and prepared to sleep.

Early the next morning, Lin Luoqing heard the ringing of the alarm and got up.

He was dawdling in getting dressed. Ji Yuxiao saw that he had closed his eyes like he hadn’t slept enough, so Ji Yuxiao took the opportunity to kiss him.

Lin Luoqing instantly opened his eyes, blinking in confusion. “Why kiss me?”

“Your eyes are closed. Aren’t you waiting for me to kiss you?”

Lin Luoqing thought, ‘…I didn’t even open my eyes, okay?!’

This reason was too fake!

Lin Luoqing snorted. He got out of bed and walked toward the bathroom.

Ji Yuxiao washed with him and went downstairs.

To Lin Luoqing’s surprise, he had just sat down in the dining room when Ji Leyu and Lin Fei also came down.

It was normal for Lin Fei. After all, he had always woken up early. However, the lazy Ji Leyu slept until the sun shone on him. How did he get up so early today?

He was looking at Ji Leyu doubtfully but Ji Leyu had already come over. Ji Leyu hugged him and said in a spoiled manner, “Dad, I can’t bear for you to leave.”

Lin Luoqing carried the child onto his lap. “Dad can’t bear it either. I will come back soon.”

Ji Leyu nodded and leaned against him, voice light and sweet. “I’ll accompany Dad to have breakfast.”

Now Lin Luoqing understood. It turned out Ji Leyu wanted to have breakfast with him, so he deliberately woke up early. Ji Leyu was really a caring baby.

He rubbed against Ji Leyu’s little face, peeled a tea egg and fed it to him.

It was a warm and happy meal. Once Lin Luoqing finished eating and was about to leave, Ji Yuxiao used all his acting to send him out.

Ji Leyu pulled Lin Fei to follow Ji Yuxiao. The moment he saw Lin Luoqing get into the car, he waved his hand and said in a pitiful manner, “Dad, come back early.”

“Okay.” Lin Luoqing waved to him as well. He saw Ji Leyu’s pouting mouth and his heart was full of reluctance.

He ruthlessly closed the window and leaned against the seat while having the car drive. Not long after the car started driving, he couldn’t help looking in the direction where Ji Yuxiao and the two children were.

The three of them hadn’t gone back yet. They had gathered together and seemed to be saying something.

Lin Luoqing guessed that Ji Yuxiao was comforting the two children. After all, Ji Leyu looked really pitiful just now.

However, the pitiful Ji Leyu in his heart was looking at Ji Yuxiao with a radiant expression at this time. He said energetically, “Should we also go?”

Ji Yuxiao, “……”

Ji Yuxiao recalled his little face that had just been covered with dark clouds and seemed like it could rain at any time. Then he saw Ji Leyu’s current expression that was so clear and bright that it seemed like he had nine suns on his face.

Your acting skills are so good. I really didn’t know it.

Is this considered like father, like son?

His other dad is superb in acting, so his acting skills aren’t bad.

The question was…

This was his own nephew, not Lin Luoqing’s nephew.

Baby, your talent skill point is a bit unexpected!

Proofreader: Wei