Ji Xingmi was still looking at Feng Changze, and Feng Changze was also looking at her. Ye Yu seemed to sense something and pulled Ji Haocheng outside. Ji Haocheng was still struggling, "What are you doing? I'm not leaving, Xing'er is still inside, what if she's bullied alone?"
"Xiao Ji and the others are still there, what are you thinking? It's precisely because you talk nonsense inside that you'll get hit..." The two of them must have walked far away, and the latter part of their conversation could no longer be heard.
"Xing'er, can you like me this time?"
"What?" Ji Xingmi hadn't heard what he said clearly. He seemed to be muttering to himself, making her even more confused.
"I mean, if the engagement is not what you wish, I can help you."
"I don't not agree. In this situation, even if it's not Jing Yi Ge, it will be someone else. Then it might as well be him. At least he's more familiar!"
"Familiar? You knew him before?"
"Mm, I knew him! Why would you say that? If we're being honest, we aren't even friends." Ji Xingmi was a little curious about his thoughts. She always felt Feng Changze was a bit strange, at least in his attitude towards her.
"So I'm late again! Actually, I've seen you before." Feng Changze sighed, his eyes flickered, but Ji Xingmi didn't notice.
"Really? Where? I don't remember!" Ji Xingmi really couldn't recall where she had met him.
"Xing'er, I like you too. You're just engaged now, can I still have a chance..."
Seeing him like this, Ji Xingmi didn't know what to say, so she told him the truth: "I don't have any intention of breaking off the engagement. I'm trying to get along with him now, and so far, I'm quite satisfied. I believe you'll meet someone better in the future. I don't think you need to focus your attention on me."
"This is not up to me. I can't control my heart." Feng Changze said with a wry smile. Had he really come too late?
Ji Xingmi also fell silent. She didn't know what to say either. Seeing him like this, she didn't know how to handle it. She even felt like leaving.
"You don't need to be troubled. This is my problem. Can we still be friends?" Feng Changze saw her frowning and couldn't bear to trouble her. Moreover, given her personality, she would probably distance herself from him. It was better to be friends first. It was just an engagement, and she wouldn't get married so soon, so he still had a chance.
Ji Xingmi didn't refuse, just nodded, accepting. Feng Changze smiled again, but his smile was a bit bitter. At this moment, Gao Yu walked in from outside, easing the awkward atmosphere between them. Gao Yu sensed the strange atmosphere when he came in. He glanced at his friend but couldn't figure anything out. It was Ji Xingmi, sitting opposite him, who looked a little awkward.
"These are the styles I have. Shanghai brands, Enigma, Rado. See which one you like? Shanghai brands are a bit cheaper."
Ji Xingmi then shifted her gaze to the watches and selected several, including two women's watches. "I'll take these. How much in total?"
Gao Yu was startled by her generous purchase and asked curiously, "Why are you buying so many?"
"For my family. These are gifts for them."
Gao Yu didn't say anything else, directly calculated the price, and Ji Xingmi paid the money without even haggling.
Gao Yu put the money in his pocket without counting it, then placed the remaining watches aside and sat next to Feng Changze.
"Xing'er~ Look what big brother brought back for you!" Ji Haoqi ran back with this voice, Ye Yu following far behind. It turned out that Ji Haoqi had found chestnuts in the black market. These tasted very good raw, and these were stir-fried. Ji Xingmi picked one up and ate it. It was indeed fragrant and sweet.
"Are there any raw ones? I want to buy some to cook at home!"
"Yes, I'll go buy some more then." Ji Haoqi said and ran out. Ji Xingmi stopped him, gave him some money, and said, "See if there are any chickens. Buy one, and I'll cook something delicious for you then."
"I have money." Ji Haoqi wanted to return the money, but Ji Xingmi didn't let him and didn't explain. Ji Haoqi didn't insist and went out with the money. Ye Yu had no choice but to follow him out again. Ji Haoqi was too boisterous; he couldn't rest assured without watching him. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
After they bought the items, Ji Xingmi suggested they leave. Gao Yu and Feng Changze saw them off. When Gao Yu returned, he saw the noticeably dejected Feng Changze and said irritably, "She's getting engaged!"
"Mm, I know."
"You just now..."
"She didn't agree."
Gao Yu fell silent upon hearing his words. Gao Yu knew Feng Changze best and knew he had been waiting for someone. He just didn't expect that when the person appeared, she would be getting engaged to someone else. This made him feel that it wasn't worth it for Feng Changze!
"You went through all that for her... What now?"
"It's just an engagement, I still have a chance."
Hearing this, Gao Yu was almost infuriated! He wasn't going to wait again, was he? Fearing he would think that way, he tried to persuade him, "Why bother! There are so many women in the world, are you going to be like this for just one Ji Xingmi..."
"You know, I can't live without her. Otherwise, my desperate struggle to survive would be meaningless!"
"But they're already engaged! Marriage is only a matter of time!"
Feng Changze stopped talking. He still wanted to try. He was unwilling to give up just like that. Gao Yu could do nothing about him. He wouldn't listen to advice, so what else could he do?
Ji Xingmi was also thinking about Feng Changze. There were too many things in Feng Changze's eyes, and she couldn't understand them. She had barely met him, but his current look of deep, unwavering affection was truly inexplicable to her.
Seeing her frowning, Ye Yu asked with concern, "What's wrong? You've looked troubled since just now."
"Second Brother, do you know Feng Changze? What kind of person is he?"
"I don't know him very well. It's said he's an illegitimate son of the Feng family and was not favored by them before."
Ji Xingmi had only heard that he was an illegitimate son of the Feng family but didn't know which branch. So she asked him, "Whose son is he from the Feng family?"
"I know this. He's the Feng family patriarch's son. That's why the Feng family members have a lot of opinions about this illegitimate son. It was said he was born prematurely and had poor health, but later it was rumored that the Feng family matriarch couldn't stand him, so she poisoned him." Ji Haoqi also chimed in, having overheard their conversation.
"Feng Xiang???"
"Yes! It's said they met in another place at that time, but he passed away not long after arriving here, never even entering the Feng family's door and was raised outside all along! They also said that the Feng matriarch used to go and make trouble every day, which led to the premature birth, and later she didn't recover well and passed away early. It was Feng Xiang who deceived her. It's said he always told the woman he was a widower!"