He couldn't hold back in the end and squatted beside her, asking, "What are you doing?"
"Hmm? This grass looks nice~ I want it!" Ji Xingmi didn't seem to mind the presence of another person. Ye Yu saw him but didn't say anything as the person wasn't acting strangely. Ji Haoqi, seeing his sister liked the grass, prepared to go find the owner.
"Looks nice?" Feng Changze couldn't see anything nice about it.
"Hmm? Why did you come over? Weren't you playing chess with your friend?" Ji Xingmi stopped looking at the grass and asked him directly.
"I was just too curious, so I came to see."
"Oh~"
"My name is Feng Changze, and yours?"
"My name is Ji Xingmi."
"It's a pleasure to meet you today!"
Ji Xingmi didn't say anything else, just smiled. This guy was quite forward. While they were talking, Ji Haoqi had already spoken to the owner, and things went very smoothly. The owner even provided tools. Just as he was returning, he ran into his elder brother who was looking for them and brought him along.
"You're here for both eating and digging up grass!" Gu Jingyi, having understood the situation, saw Ji Xingmi squatting there and teased her. Hearing his voice, both of them turned to look at him. Ji Xingmi didn't pay much mind and nodded. Feng Changze frowned unnaturally, but it disappeared quickly, and no one noticed.
"Xing'er, time to go back!"
"Okay!"
Hearing they were leaving, Ji Xingmi clapped her hands and prepared to stand up. However, she had been squatting for too long and lost her balance when she stood. The people around her hurried to help her up. Unexpectedly, Feng Changze, who was closer, reached out and steadied her.
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome!"
Seeing that she was alright, Feng Changze left. He wasn't there anymore. Gao Yu also saw what happened and watched with a smile. He even playfully teased Feng Changze with his eyes when he returned, but Feng Changze ignored him. Fortunately, Gao Yu was thick-skinned and didn't feel awkward.
After Ji Haoqi finished digging up the grass, they all left together. As they were leaving, Ji Xingmi waved goodbye to Tingzi and the others. Ye Yu and the rest also nodded.
"New friends?" Gu Jingyi asked Ji Xingmi as they left the courtyard.
"Just met them." Ji Xingmi didn't call them friends, as they had only just met.
"What are your plans next?" Gu Jingyi saw that she didn't have any other intentions and changed the topic.
"No plans, I'll just stay at home!"
"Not going to school anymore?"
"Is school still in session?"
"Yes, your brother is attending, isn't he?"
"Oh, then let Brother Ye Yu and Little Brother go. I don't want to go anymore. I prefer staying home and practicing medicine." Ji Xingmi thought for a moment. She didn't want to go back to school. Even if the college entrance exams were restored in the future, she had no desire to go to university again. She had wanted to before, just to get away from that place, but now that she was gone, there was no need.
Moreover, her medicine had been consumed quite a bit recently, so it would be better to stay home and practice medicine to stock up! As for other matters, she would take it one step at a time.
Gu Jingyi sent them home and then returned. When he got home, he saw his father sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper. He walked over and sat beside him. Gu Zhonghua naturally noticed his son's action, gave him a puzzled look, turned the page of the newspaper, and said, "Weren't you supposed to be eating with the Ji family? What happened? Is that Ji family girl still angry? Unwilling to talk to you?"
"Dad, do you know that Aunt is Qi Shihua's daughter?"
"What?" This time, even Gu Father was surprised. Hearing this, he frowned.
Gu Jingyi saw his father's reaction and knew he was also unaware of this matter. He then told Gu Father everything he had learned from Uncle Ji at lunch. Gu Father's frown deepened as he listened.
After Gu Jingyi finished, he said, "It seems we need to investigate the Luo family properly! Keep this matter from your mother for now! You also need to continue acting as if you know nothing, just like before!"
"Dad, are you suspecting...?"
"If your grandfather hadn't retreated so quickly back then, you probably would have ended up like your Grandpa Ji!"
"Why would Mother do something like this?"
"I can't say for sure now. I asked you to send Jing Zhao to your grandfather's place because I noticed Jing Zhao was being led astray!"
"So Father discovered Mother's issues long ago, then why did you...?"
"Young and reckless, I thought I was like those new youths because of love. Later, I realized how terribly wrong I was. But the family rules of the Gu family state that one does not abandon their wife of humble beginnings. Even though I knew your mother had many flaws, I never thought of abandoning her... Now, perhaps, that's no longer an option!"
"Dad~"