Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband

Chapter 261: Chapter 261: It’s Time to Get Engaged

Time passed quickly, and soon Ji Yuqiao had finished the school’s math competition.

The bell for class had not yet rung, and the teacher hadn’t arrived, but Ji Yuqiao was already craning her neck, eagerly looking outside.

“Yuqiao, did you hear what I just said?” her roommate nudged her.

“Ah, were you talking to me just now?” Ji Yuqiao asked with a hint of apology on her face. “I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention. Can you please say it again?”

Seeing her serious expression, the roommate smiled sheepishly. “Actually, it’s nothing important…”

The roommate paused, then whispered mysteriously into her ear, “I heard someone say that Senior Xiao Yu seems to have offended someone. His usually thriving studio is now on the brink of shutting down.”

Knowing that Ji Yuqiao had lost interest in Xiao Yu, her roommate still couldn’t resist sharing the gossip.

At this, a look of surprise flickered across Ji Yuqiao’s eyes.

Offended someone?

For some reason, the images of Ji Tingyang and Ji Zeqiu flashed through her mind.

Regardless, she wouldn’t meddle in Xiao Yu’s affairs anymore.

Ji Yuqiao responded briefly and continued to look towards the classroom door.

Seeing that she was indifferent and not interested in continuing the topic, the roommate changed the subject. “What are you looking at?”

Since entering the classroom, she had been eagerly anticipating something.

At this, a ripple of emotion finally crossed Ji Yuqiao’s face, her eyes lighting up with excitement. “Remember the math competition I attended? The teacher said he would bring the certificate during the class.”

Just imagining the look on her mother’s face when she saw her winning first place, caressing her head and praising her intelligence, filled her with a warm glow.

As Ji Yuqiao anxiously awaited, the teacher arrived gracefully.

“Ji Yuqiao has shown great improvement recently, attending her studies diligently. Everyone should take a leaf out of her book,” the teacher praised her in front of her classmates before handing her the certificate.

Holding the certificate that proclaimed her first-place victory, Ji Yuqiao beamed a radiant, star-like smile.

Although it was just an internal school competition, being ranked first was always heartwarming.

Ji Yuqiao returned from school and had just entered the house when she joyfully exclaimed, “Mother, I got first place in the exam! Look…”

“Shh.” Ji Zeqiu pressed his index finger to his lips on the sofa, signaling her to be quiet. “Mother’s asleep.”

He pointed at Lin Xu, who was sleeping on the sofa, her face serene and fair.

She was covered with a thin blanket, and even in sleep, her brow was furrowed as if troubled by dreams.

Lin Xu shifted slightly, her head sliding off the sofa and landing perfectly on Ji Tingyang’s shoulder.

Ji Tingyang gently adjusted the blanket on her, his usually stern face softening with a slight smile.

Seeing this, Ji Zeqiu felt a pang of displeasure and gently pulled Lin Xu back to his side.

With Lin Xu now leaning on his shoulder, Ji Zeqiu’s anger subsided, contentment evident as his eyes narrowed happily.

He looked at Ji Tingyang with a hint of triumph. “Didn’t you say you needed to make a phone call? I can look after mother. You go.”

“No rush with the phone call. As for you, didn’t you have to go to work? I can take care of mother,” Ji Tingyang responded, guiding Lin Xu’s head back to his shoulder.

“My work can wait.” Ji Zeqiu pulled Lin Xu back to his side again.

Ji Tingyang gave him a cold look, pulling Lin Xu’s hand.

Ji Zeqiu also held on to Lin Xu determinedly.

“Let go, let go! You’re going to wake mother up!” Ji Yuqiao slapped them both in frustration.

When she spoke, the movement of the two brothers immediately stiffened, and they cautiously looked towards Lin Xu.

Her eyelids flickered as if they had disturbed her, seemingly on the verge of waking up.

However, neither of them was willing to let go first.

“You better let go, you’re about to wake Mother up,” Ji Zeqiu said coldly.

“It’s you who’s waking her up, she was clearly leaning on me,” Ji Tingyang retorted, unyielding.

Just then, Xie Changyan, who had finished dealing with some urgent work, came down from the second floor and noticed their quarrel with a slight frown.

He walked over and directly lifted Lin Xu up in front of them.

Lin Xu, sensing the movement, groggily opened her eyes.

“I’ll carry you back to your room to sleep,” Xie Changyan said softly.

Lin Xu mumbled a response, nuzzled her head against his neck, and closed her eyes again.

Xie Changyan’s lips lightly curved, and he smiled softly.

Watching their interaction, Ji Yuqiao’s eyes sparkled with excitement.

Thinking of the couples her classmates shipped online, she thought none of them were perfect as her mother and father.

And so real.

As Xie Changyan carried Lin Xu upstairs, the expressions of the two brothers instantly darkened, and they instinctively wanted to snatch Lin Xu back.

Ji Yuqiao spread her arms to stop them, saying angrily, “Don’t disturb Father and Mother!”

Ji Tingyang and Ji Zeqiu hesitated, as they remembered Xie Changyan was their father, and stopped moving.

The two exchanged a silent look, then scoffed and turned away their gazes.

Ji Tingyang pursed his lips, finally remembering the phone call he had ignored, “I’ll go make a call.”

“He’s not really Father,” Ji Zeqiu muttered under his breath, but he also lost the impulse to take their mother back.

He ruffled his hair irritably and turned to leave, “Forget it. I’m off to a shoot.”

Ji Yuqiao was left alone at home, happily shipping her own ‘cp’.

…

The longer Lin Xu and Xie Changyan were together, the more urgent Xie Mingwang became about their marriage.

Seeing no hope with his own grandson, he picked a time to call over the Ji siblings as well to discuss.

“You’ve been together for so long, even if you don’t want to marry yet, shouldn’t you at least get engaged first?” Xie Mingwang looked at the others, “What do you think?”

“An engagement isn’t urgent,” Ji Tingyang coughed.

Ji Zeqiu’s gaze flickered, and he echoed, “They’re still young.”

Xie Mingwang clicked his tongue, having thought that the Ji family, being Lin Xu’s relatives, would support him in persuading them. He didn’t expect all of them to oppose him.

“Little sister, what about you?” Xie Mingwang turned to Ji Yuqiao.

Of course, Ji Yuqiao raised both hands in agreement, “I agree!”

As long as her father and mother got engaged, Xie Changyan could move back to the Ji family’s house to live with them.

Having someone agree with his idea brightened Xie Mingwang’s mood from cloudy to sunny, “Then it’s settled. We’ll get them engaged next week.”

Ji Tingyang and Ji Zeqiu: ?

 

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