Reincarnation: Trying to pretend to be ordinary, but it turns out it's really impossible.

Ji Chongyan drove back to the Ji family home, his whole body radiating boundless rage. The oppressive atmosphere surrounding him frightened the servants at the door so much that they dared not approach.

He stormed into the living room and immediately spotted Ji Yunheng curled up on the sofa playing on his phone.

Without saying a word, he stepped forward, grabbed the man's collar, yanked him up, and slammed his fist down without mercy.

With a muffled thud, Ji Yunheng was knocked to the ground, blood instantly seeping from the corner of his mouth. He was completely stunned.

"Ah—!" Ji Qingyuan screamed in fright and jumped up.

"Big brother! What are you doing! Why are you hitting second brother!"

Mr. and Mrs. Ji were drinking tea in the living room when they were startled by the sudden scene and immediately stood up, rushing over to try to stop it.

Aunt Li stepped forward even faster, directly blocking Ji Yunheng's path, spreading her arms to protect him, and urgently shouted:

"Young Master! What are you doing! The Second Young Master is your own brother, how could you hit him!"

Ji Chongyan's eyes were bloodshot, surging with rage, and his entire being exuded a murderous aura. He stared at Ji Yunheng, who was hiding behind Aunt Li, and spoke in an icy voice:

"Aunt Li, I'm saying this one last time, get out of my way! I have to teach this bastard a lesson for talking nonsense today!"

"What could possibly make you so angry? And why did you hit your brother!"

Ji's father stepped forward, grabbed Ji Chongyan's arm, and reprimanded him sternly, his face full of disapproval.

Ji Yunheng covered his swollen cheek, got up from the ground, and said angrily:

"Ji Chongyan! What's wrong with you! What did I do to offend you that made you so ruthless!"

"I only regret that I didn't hit him hard enough!" Ji Chongyan's eyes were bloodshot. Seeing this, his father hurriedly stepped forward to pull him away.

But he forcefully flung him away, the force so great that Ji's father stumbled back several steps.

He pointed at Ji Yunheng, his voice icy:

Did you tell Jiajia that I have a girlfriend, and deliberately make up a lie to make her misunderstand me and get angry with me?

I ask you, what benefit do you get from all this scheming to sow discord between us?

What do you expect to gain? Are you so jealous of my success?

Ji Yunheng's expression changed drastically, a hint of guilt flashing across his eyes. His previous arrogance vanished instantly, and he hurriedly waved his hands in explanation:

"I never said that! She must be lying. Why would I say something like that! Brother, you have to believe me!"

Ji Chongyan looked at his futile attempt to cover up his misunderstanding and let out a cold sneer.

"Believe you? If you didn't say it, what are you feeling guilty about? You were just calling me by my name, but as soon as this matter was mentioned, you immediately started calling me 'Big Brother'?"

"If you really didn't do it, given your personality, you would have jumped up and fought me to the death long ago."

Instead of explaining to me so cautiously like this! The guilt in your eyes is impossible to hide!

Mr. and Mrs. Ji exchanged a glance, their faces instantly darkening. They both looked at Ji Yunheng, their tone stern:

"Is what your older brother said true? Did you really say these nonsense to Jiajia?"

Ji Yunheng felt extremely uncomfortable under his gaze. His eyes darted away, and he stammered for a long time, unable to utter a complete sentence. Finally, he could only lower his head and mutter softly:

"I...I was just joking with her, who knew she would take it seriously..."

I just wanted her to know that her older brother is very popular, so that she would cherish him in the future. I really didn't mean anything else..."

"A joke?" Upon hearing these two words, Ji Chongyan's anger erupted completely.

How many nights did he suffer from this so-called joke? It left Lin Jiajia feeling wronged and heartbroken.

He stepped forward and threw two more punches, landing hard on Ji Yunheng.

"You dare say such damaging and hurtful things are a joke!"

Seeing this, Mr. Ji hurriedly stepped forward to separate the two, but Mrs. Ji grabbed him, shook her head at him, and said in a helpless tone:

"Don't go. Don't you know what your son is thinking? He's liked Jiajia for so long. If it weren't for... Chongyan would have gone to find Lin long ago."

Aunt Li, who was standing nearby, reached out to pull Ji Chongyan aside and earnestly advised him:

"Young Master, please stop hitting him. The Second Young Master is young and doesn't understand; he was just joking."

"Just talk to him nicely, and then explain things clearly to Miss Lin. How could a brother be so cruel?"

"Get out of here!"

Ji Chongyan shoved Aunt Li away forcefully, his eyes bloodshot, and charged at Ji Yunheng again, punching and kicking him repeatedly.

Ji Yunheng was spoiled and pampered, and was no match for Ji Chongyan, who was a regular gym-goer with a powerful aura. He was completely powerless to fight back.

It could only curl up and take the beating, constantly letting out painful howls.

He was beaten black and blue in no time, with blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, looking extremely disheveled.

At this moment, Ji's mother stepped forward.

"Chongyan, stop! Stop it now! If you keep hitting him, you'll really kill your brother!"

Ji's father also shouted urgently:

"Enough! He's your own brother! If you hurt him, everyone will say you're heartless."

Will the Lin family still form a marriage alliance with the Ji family?

Don't worry, our whole family will step in and take him to the Lin family to explain things to Lin girl and clear your name!

Seeing this, Ji's mother quickly pressed her advantage, saying:

"Look at Yunheng now, he's so badly injured, his face is all swollen like this. Do you want him to apologize to Miss Lin looking like this?"

When Miss Lin sees him beaten like this, she'll only misunderstand you more and think you're even more unreasonable, making things even harder to handle!

This statement precisely hit Ji Chongyan's weak spot.

His clenched fist hung in mid-air, his whole body tense, his chest heaving violently, he was breathing heavily, and his bloodshot eyes were full of ferocity.

His fist, which had been hanging suspended, finally slammed hard onto the sofa next to him, making a dull thud, and he slowly stopped.

"From now on, you're not my brother anymore. I'm moving out tomorrow."

Mr. and Mrs. Ji turned pale and hurriedly got up to try to dissuade him, but were stopped by Ji Chongyan's cold gaze.

He slowly turned to his parents: "Then get your precious son out. From now on, with him, there is no me. With me, there is no him."

Mr. and Mrs. Ji opened their mouths, but ultimately could not say anything.

Ji Chongyan let out a very soft, self-deprecating laugh, then turned and headed towards the stairs, no longer looking at anyone.

He left that evening.

We didn't wait until tomorrow.

The once vast Ji family mansion fell eerily quiet.

In the living room, Mr. and Mrs. Ji watched their eldest son's resolute departure, and felt a strange emptiness in their hearts.

This eldest son has always been very sensible and outstanding. From his studies to his abilities, from his conduct to his sense of responsibility, he has almost never caused them any worry.

Even their youngest daughter, Ji Qingyuan, was the same. Although she was a bit mischievous, she always had good abilities and grades and rarely caused them any worry.

On the contrary, their second son, Ji Yunheng, was listless all day long, his grades were at the bottom, and his teachers contacted his parents every few days, causing them a lot of worry.

Because of this, they unconsciously paid more attention to their second son, and when he had conflicts with their eldest son, they inevitably showed more favoritism.

But at this moment, the departure of their eldest son weighed heavily on their hearts like a boulder.