Chapter 40: The Young Aunt's Mind is Confused

  Qiao Yu finally noticed that something was wrong with her, opened the porridge, put a spoon in it, and handed it to her, "What's wrong? What happened last night?"

  Ji Siyuan stared at him for a long time without blinking, furrowed her brow and suddenly wanted to ask him.

  You were determined to marry me back then, why did you give up in just a few short days?

  She suddenly lowered her eyelids to cover the emotions flowing slowly at the bottom of her eyes, raised her hand to 'rub' her brow and hide the collapse on her face, but as soon as she opened her mouth, it was calm and waveless, "Nothing, just tired."

  Yin Hechang quickly knocked on the door, "Director Qiao, the person you've arranged for has arrived and is waiting for you in the office."

  Qiao Yu nodded and glanced at the time before turning to Ji Siyuan and saying, "You go ahead and have breakfast first. I'll be done soon, then I'll send you back home to rest."

  Ji Siyuan looked at him again and didn't say another word.

  Jiang Shengzhuo helped Qiao Lexi down from the car, reminding her to be careful while persuading her, "It's better to go back, Second Brother will definitely not be happy if he finds out."

  Qiao Le Xi had a big belly and was beaming with excitement, "It's nothing, I just wanted to take a look. I heard that Dad rejected the proposal of marriage between our families, it must be because Second Brother didn't agree. I want to see what kind of 'girl' would make Second Brother so concerned. I'll just sneak a peek, Second Brother won't know."

  Jiang Shengzhuo had no choice but to support her as they walked towards the registration office.

  The staff on duty at the registration office knew them, and Qiao Le Xi asked straightforwardly, "That resort project, I heard there's a 'female' in the cooperative party, which office is she in?"

  Ji Siyuan didn't wait for Qiao Yu to send her off, she tidied up her emotions and walked out of the office building with a yawn. She happened to meet Bao Jishi who was coming to work, and they exchanged greetings in front of the office building door.

  The person on duty looked happy and pointed at the two people who were talking to Qiao Le Xi, "Both of them, who are you asking about?"

  "It's the one who had a scandal with my second brother."

  The person on duty pointed again, "Both of them."

  Qiao Le Xi looked at Ji Si Xuan and then at Bao Ji Shi, not knowing which one it was. She lowered her head and quietly asked Jiang Sheng Zhuo, "Which one?"

  Jiang Shengzhuo and Qiao Lexi have never seen Bao Jishi before, and last time they also forgot to ask Ji Sixuan's name, so they can only guess.

  Jiang Shengzhuo looked at it for a while and really couldn't guess, "How would I know."

  Qiao Le Xi asked, "Which one do you think it is?"

  Jiang Shengzhuo took a look and hinted at her, "That one, isn't it said that she's exceptionally beautiful?"

  Qiao Le Xi looked in the direction Jiang Sheng Zhuo pointed, pouting her mouth, "I knew you'd choose the pretty one, 'color' wolf!"

  Jiang Shengzhuo's face was filled with a sense of being wronged, Qiao Yu liked beautiful things and had good taste, he chose beautiful things because he was a 'color' wolf, and it was even more so since she insisted that he choose.

  Qiao Le Xi looked carefully for a while, the one on the left is indeed very beautiful, but has too strong an aura and is too coquettish. The one on the right looks more gentle and should match Qiao Yu better, although not as beautiful as the one on the left, she is also a stunning beauty.

  She furrowed her brow in contemplation for a while before finally making up her mind and walking towards Bó Jì Shī.

  Ji Siyun had seen Qiao Yue's photos at Qiao Yu's place before, and the siblings' eyebrows and eyes looked similar. When Qiao Le Xi smiled and put her arm around Bo Ji Shi's arm, saying she was Qiao Yu's sister, Ji Siyun realized she had mistaken her for someone else. She didn't stop them, but stood aside, watching coldly as Qiao Le Xi chatted intimately with Bo Ji Shi.

  Jiang Shengzhuo felt more and more that something was off as he watched from the side, so he quickly went to make a phone call to Qiao Yu.

  Qiao Yu was still in the living room, gestured to the guests and then walked over to the window to pick up the phone.

  As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Shengzhuo hastily asked, "Second Brother, what does that 'girl' you like look like?"

  Qiao Yu was somewhat perplexed, "Why ask this suddenly?"

  Jiang Shengzhuo took the risk of being scolded and actively 'admitted' on behalf of someone else, "Your dear sister seems to have mistaken someone."

  Qiao Yu seemed to have guessed something, "Are you downstairs?"

  Jiang Shengzhuo was almost in tears, "You'd better say a obvious characteristic."

  Qiao Yu didn't make things difficult for him and thought for a moment, "She must have brought a cat."

  "Cat!" Jiang Shengzhuo let out a mournful cry and hung up the phone, then rushed to Qiao Lexi's ear and whispered a few words.

  Qiao Le Xi's face was shocked, looking at the 'woman' in front of him, "Sister, what is your surname?"

  "My name is Boji Shi."

  Qiao Le Xi was stunned, and she exchanged a glance with Jiang Sheng Zhuo, both of them speaking in unison, "This is terrible."

  The two turned their heads again to look for Ji Si Xuan, but she had already walked far away.

  Qiao Le Xi ran a few steps to catch up with her, "Sister, sister, sorry, I didn't know you were my second brother's 'girlfriend' just now."

  Ji Siyun was extra cautious when she encountered Qiao Yu, and after helping a panting pregnant woman steady herself, she withdrew her arm and said coolly, "I'm not the one, that's the one over there. You two can continue your sisterly bond, but don't follow me anymore. Pregnant women should stay away from cats."

  The pregnant woman's temper was already strange, and Qiao Le Xi was further infuriated by Ji Si Xuan's arrogant gaze and lukewarm tone. "What's wrong with me? I didn't do it on purpose! How could my second brother like such a petty woman? Just because she looks pretty? What's the big deal?"

  Jiang Sheng quietly muttered to himself, "In those days, you were even more petty than her..."

  Qiao Yu came down from upstairs when Ji Siyun had already disappeared, leaving only the speechless Jiang couple.

  A few minutes later, Jiang Shengzhuo and Qiao Lexi sat in Qiao Yu's office with their heads hung low, looking dispirited. Qiao Yu was busy at his desk, not even glancing at the two of them.

  Qiao Le Xi and Jiang Sheng Zhuo exchanged a glance, pitifully pouting, "Second brother ~ I know I was wrong, don't ignore me..."

  "You said you're about to give birth, why aren't you staying at home and taking care of yourself? What's with all this nonsense?" Qiao Yu said, looking at Jiang Shengzhuo, "And what about you, are you just going to let her carry on like this?"

  Jiang Shengzhuo had long been used to being thick-skinned in front of this brother and sister, "You also said she's about to give birth, how could I refuse?"

  Qiao Yu knew that Ji Si Xuan didn't say anything out loud, but actually cared about these things. He sighed and said, "Forget it, you two go back."

  Qiao Le Xi wanted to say something else but was pulled away by Jiang Sheng Zhuo.

  Qiao Yu didn't dare disturb Ji Siyuan's sleep, and it wasn't until almost noon that he called her. She seemed to still be asleep, with a very nasal tone.

  "Have you seen my sister?"

  Ji Siyuan murmured a half-asleep "uh-huh", but in reality, she had been half asleep and half awake the whole time. Her mind was preoccupied with thoughts of her past moments with Qiao Yu, including that QR code. Although she knew it was just a dream, she didn't want to wake up. Even at this moment, Qiao Yu's voice coming through the phone sounded somewhat unreal to her ears.

  "She didn't mean it on purpose, you know her, I've shown you photos of her, she mistook you and you don't even explain."

  Ji Siyun seemed to have flipped over, switching ears to listen to the phone, and only after a rustling sound did she hear her weak voice, "Don't want to explain."

  Qiao Yu heard her weak voice and didn't say much more. "You go to sleep first, I'm not busy today, I'll come pick you up this afternoon for dinner?"

  Ji Siyuan is now a bit afraid to see him, "No need, I still have to rush tonight, I'll sleep for a while and then go to the office. It's going to be cold, if we drag on like this, we won't be able to start work."

  Qiao Yu didn't say much and quickly hung up the phone.

  Ji Siyun continued to lie on the 'bed' in a half-asleep and half-awake state, unaware of how much time had passed when she heard the sound of the 'doorbell'. She got up with a confused expression, and as soon as she opened the 'door', she saw Qiao Yu standing at the entrance, holding a bag of freshly bought vegetables.

  Ji Siyun rubbed her eyes up and down, sizing him up, "What are you doing?"

  Qiao Yu lifted his hand and tidied up her disheveled hair, "Come, I'll cook for you."

  Ji Siyun leaned against the 'door' and raised an eyebrow to look at him, opening her mouth indifferently to ask, "You're quite free, huh?"

  Qiao Yu looked at her dazed and confused yet still arrogant appearance, thinking it was cute, holding back a smile and speaking unclearly, "Isn't this to apologize and make amends with you?"

  Ji Siyun slept in a daze, unaware of what he was laughing at, and too lazy to argue with him. "Let's go," she said, "come on in."

  Then fell asleep again on the sofa.

  There were footsteps, water sounds, and the noise of the range hood in her dream. It was very noisy, but she felt at peace. The air gradually filled with the aroma of food, and soon there was also a piercing ringtone from her phone. After it rang for a while, she reached out to answer it without opening her eyes, saying "hello".

  He paused for a moment before speaking up, "Is Director Qiao in? Could you trouble him to take this call?"

  Ji Siyun was woken up with a belly full of fire, "You go find him and call him yourself, why are you calling me?! How do you think our relationship is so good that I would know where he is?"

  The other side fell silent for an even longer time, and only after she finished speaking did he softly defend himself, "I was the one who made that call..."

  Ji Siyun was taken aback, took the phone off her ear and looked at it for a moment before hastily throwing it away, got up and turned around to leave.

  Qiao Yu rushed over at the sound and blocked her way, one hand around her waist and the other picking up the phone to put it to his ear, trying to stifle a smile as he said, "I'm Qiao Yu."

  Ji Siyun pushed away the arm that was holding her waist, and Qiao Yu smiled silently as he watched her throw a tantrum. After listening to her, he quickly replied, "Alright, I understand, let's just leave it at that for now."

  After hanging up the phone, his other hand also wrapped around her waist, and he couldn't help but smile. Suddenly looking at her, his eyes calm and deep, "Ji Siyuan, can I pursue you again?"

  Ji Si Xuan suddenly woke up, and her movements stopped. She stared at him for a while, looking like she was watching a mental patient. Suddenly, she remembered the QR code from before the doorbell rang. In that dream, Qiao Yu stood in the sunlight of the drafting room, smiling gently with his eyebrows curved, saying to her: "Ji Si Xuan, after graduation, I'll marry you."

  The face in his dream quickly merged with the one in front of him. He still had that smiling expression as he asked her if he could pursue her again.

  In the midst of rapid heartbeats, her eyes suddenly welled up, and she forced herself to calm down, saying in a pretended tone, "You speak as if... you've chased after me before."

  Qiao Yu rubbed his nose, feeling a bit guilty, as if he had never really pursued her before...

  Ji Siyun narrowed her eyes and gazed at him with a lazy expression, "Did you not make any inquiries before deciding to pursue me? Don't you know that Ji Siyun is notoriously difficult to chase?"

  Qiao Yu seemed to have not anticipated her reaction and stared at her blankly.

  Ji Siyun looked at his dazed expression and finally turned the tables around, humming a sound, and walked away with her chin up.

  Qiao Yu stood still for a long time, finally understanding that she hadn't refused and smiled as she went to the kitchen.

  Ji Siyuan poked her head out of the bathroom and looked at his back, her eyes gradually reddening.