Ji Xingmi and the others waited for Mantis to return in Gu Jingnian's ward. After Gu Jingnian took Ji Xingmi's medicine, he felt much better. His spirits were also alright now, not as uncomfortable as before.
"Brother Jingyi, since you're here, let's discuss our matters. I agree to your proposal, but I don't want to get married for now. Do you agree?"
"What?" Ye Yu and Gu Jingnian exclaimed simultaneously. What did she mean? What matters? Was he and Xing'er getting married, no, engaged?
Ye Yu quickly recovered and said, "Xing'er, if it's because of the Feng family's matter, we can ask my grandfather~" Ye Yu didn't want Ji Xingmi to make such a sacrifice due to external reasons. He also believed that the Ji family didn't need her to make sacrifices.
Ji Xingmi knew what Ye Yu wanted to say, but she had her own considerations, so she directly interrupted him. "Second Brother, this matter will be suppressed this time, but what about next time? The Feng family's actions are forcing us to acknowledge it. Otherwise, why would so many people suddenly know outside? Even if I ignore the gossip and deny the engagement with the Feng family, they will definitely have a next step. I can't always stay at Grandpa Hua's place and not come out. Even Grandpa Hua has times when he can't fend them off. I want to take control of the situation myself!"
Ye Yu knew that doing so was not problematic, but he just felt that Gu Jingyi was not worthy of his little sister. Besides, when did he propose this? It must have been when he asked him to deliver a letter yesterday. Damn it, wasn't he an accomplice? "Then why did you choose Brother Jingyi?"
"Exactly, my brother is so old! An old ox eating young grass!" Gu Jingnian was even critical of his own elder brother. He genuinely treated Ji Xingmi as his sister. Now that someone wanted to snatch his sister away, even if it was his own family, he felt they were not good enough! His Xing'er was a little fairy, okay!
"Gu Jingnian!!!" Gu Jingyi was about to explode. He didn't want this brother anymore. If he wasn't going to help, he was also looking down on him! Did he even know who he was?
Ji Xingmi looked at the two of them and asked them sincerely, "Then who do you think is suitable?"
As soon as Ji Xingmi asked this question, Ye Yu and Gu Jingnian fell silent. Yes, among their generation, there seemed to be no one who could compare to Gu Jingyi. But they just felt unhappy!
"Mainly, in my current state, it's impossible to find anyone else! Besides, where else can I find someone who knows me so well and likes me!" Be content! Moreover, it's just an engagement, not getting married tomorrow. Grandpa Hua also said that if I don't like him later, I can change. Look, she has a strong backing!
Now, both Ye Yu and Gu Jingnian stared at Gu Jingyi with wide eyes! They didn't deny the fact that he knew her well. He liked her? Since when? How come they didn't know?
"Brother, you wouldn't have started scheming from the moment you met, would you?" Gu Jingnian suddenly remembered. No wonder his brother had been acting so strangely from the beginning. He really thought he treated Ji Xingmi as a sister. It turned out he was raising his own little wife! Gu Jingnian even started to look down on his brother a little. You want a wife, so get a wife, why go through such a long detour.
Although Gu Jingyi felt a little nervous, he showed nothing on his face. He certainly didn't deny Gu Jingnian's words. Ever since he understood his feelings, when he recalled it, he also felt that he treated her differently back then.
Ji Xingmi smiled seeing their expressions. The three of them felt much better seeing her smile. He had felt uncomfortable seeing her cry just now and didn't know how to comfort her.
"Then from now on, I'll have to call Xing'er 'sister-in-law'? I refuse! You bastard brother, give me back my soft and sweet little sister!" Gu Jingnian suddenly wailed. Hearing this, Gu Jingyi had no choice but to cover his mouth and then whispered something in his ear. Gu Jingnian looked at his brother with a suspicious gaze and asked, "Are you serious!?" Gu Jingyi nodded, implicitly admitting it! At this, Gu Jingnian stopped wailing and asked his brother to let him go.
Ye Yu looked at the strange behavior of the two and didn't know what to say! Although doing so could better resolve the current predicament, he still felt unhappy. He had already decided to tell the Ji family brothers about this when he returned, and then they would all find a way to deal with Gu Jingyi together, as he couldn't defeat him alone.
Gu Jingyi didn't want to talk to this idiotic brother anymore, so he sat next to Ji Xingmi and went to talk with her. He knew that she agreed to this matter mostly because of the incident that had just happened, and her current choice was the best solution for now. However, he truly liked her, and he believed she would also fall in love with him.
"The reason you don't want to get married is~?"
"Many reasons. One is that I'm still young and don't want to get married so early. Also, I have things I want to accomplish now, and I don't know what will happen later. If I get married, I might not be able to pay attention to you, so it's better not to get married for now. If one day you find someone you want to marry, tell me, and we can annul the engagement."