Sweetie, don't look at him, kiss me.

Soon, the food was served.

Just as Lin Qingmian had imagined, with Ji Xingqing around, the atmosphere between her and Ji Linzhou was indeed less oppressive.

But it didn't improve much.

"Mianmian, Ji Xingye contacted me yesterday. He asked me if I should pick him up when he returns to China."

Ji Xingqing sipped her tea and scoffed, "Tch, who would want to pick him up? Does she think everyone's as doting on him as you are?"

Lin Qingmian lowered her gaze and focused on eating.

"Uncle, you used to be abroad all the time, so you missed a lot of Mianmian and Ji Xingye's love story!"

Seeing that Lin Qingmian didn't speak, Ji Xingqing thought she was shy, so she turned to look at Ji Linzhou and tried her best to emphasize the relationship between Lin Qingmian and Ji Xingye in front of him.

She hoped that Ji Linzhou would not make things difficult for her, considering the relationship between Lin Qingmian and Ji Xingye.

Ji Linzhou glanced indifferently at the woman sitting across the table, eating silently, and frowned slightly.

"Mianmian and Ji Xingye's love was so passionate back then."

Ji Xingqing continued, seemingly oblivious to her own words, "No matter what that scoundrel Ji Xingye does, as long as he gives her a look of remorse, Mianmian will forgive him unconditionally."

"At that time, I thought Mianmian was the girl with the best temper I had ever met."

"Later, when I saw her beat up the male classmate who was talking badly about Ji Xingye at school, I realized that she wasn't just good-tempered; she was only good-tempered towards Ji Xingye!"

"Yeah?"

Ji Linzhou raised an eyebrow, his voice turning cold.

The image of a woman who lost her mobile game last night because of him involuntarily flashed before his eyes, along with the cold look in her eyes when she looked at him.

No matter what Ji Xingye did, she could forgive him easily.

He only made her lose one game, and she's been keeping a cold face ever since.

"yes."

Ji Xingqing continued, "However, their cold war has lasted quite a while, and it's all Ji Xingye's fault."

As she spoke, the woman nudged Lin Qingmian with her elbow: "Mianmian, you can't forgive him so easily this time, do you hear me?"

Lin Qingmian's gaze darkened.

After a long pause, she put down her chopsticks, looked up at Ji Xingqing seriously, and said, "Xingqing, I haven't had a chance to tell you this before, but now that you've brought it up, I'll make it clear to you."

"Ji Xingye and I didn't have a fight, we didn't have a cold war, we broke up."

Two years ago, he abruptly broke up with me without any reason, and no matter how hard I tried, it was no use...

The woman paused for a moment, then said solemnly, "I will never forgive her in my entire life."

Lin Qingmian, who once loved Ji Xingye, is long dead.

The air inside the private room suddenly became so stuffy that it was hard to breathe.

Ji Xingqing paused, somewhat at a loss for words: "Mianmian, don't be so absolute... a lifetime is very long..."

After saying that, she sniffed and said somewhat awkwardly, "Okay, okay, if you don't like me mentioning Ji Xingye, I won't mention him anymore."

"Don't be angry, don't let it affect your mood for eating."

"I'm not in a bad mood, I just don't want you to continue misunderstanding."

Lin Qingmian smiled at her and then called over a waiter to order a dish that Ji Xingqing liked.

Ji Xingqing lowered her head, her eyes darting around.

Since emphasizing Lin Qingmian and Ji Xingye's relationship won't get her uncle to let her go...

Then she could only flatter her uncle to cheer him up.

So, Ji Xingqing started flattering Ji Linzhou again: "Uncle, do you know what gift Sister Tingwan brought me back from abroad?"

She exclaimed dramatically, "It's the drone I really love! My parents kept telling me not to buy it, and I complained about it on social media, but she just bought it for me anyway!"

"She's such a thoughtful person. Uncle, you're so lucky to have such a fiancée!"

"After you and Sister Tingwan get married, she will definitely take good care of your little family. She..."

"Ji Xingqing."

Before Ji Xingqing could finish speaking, Ji Linzhou coldly interrupted her: "If you don't want to eat, then get out."

Ji Xingqing's smile froze for a moment, not understanding why her words had upset her uncle: "Uncle, I..."

At this moment, the waiter brought over the dishes that Lin Qingmian had just added for Ji Xingqing.

Lin Qingmian smiled gently at her: "Don't talk yet, let's eat."

Ji Xingqing pursed her lips, then lowered her head and began to eat properly.

The private room fell silent.

Not long after, Lin Qingmian choked on her food.

Just as Ji Xingqing was about to get her some water, she noticed a large hand had already placed the glass to Lin Qingmian's lips before she could.

Lin Qingmian choked and tears streamed down her face.

Instead of taking the water glass from his hand, she opened her mouth and let him feed her the water.

Ji Xingqing's eyes widened.

This was the first time in her life she had ever seen her uncle feed someone else water!

Moreover, his movements and postures when feeding Lin Qingmian water were very skillful and gentle.

It seemed that his relationship with Lin Qingmian had become so intimate that feeding her water was a very common thing.

Half a minute later, Lin Qingmian finally recovered.

Ji Linzhou casually placed the glass of water on the table in front of him.

A little while later, the man picked up his phone, sent a message, and then took a sip of the water.

Ji Xingqing's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

How could she remember that her uncle was a germaphobe?

During family meals, he would never touch the tableware that others had touched.

Not to mention sharing a glass of water with someone else!

She stared blankly at Lin Qingmian, then at Ji Linzhou, unsure of what to say.

Just then, Ji Xingqing's phone rang.

It was her father who called.

She frowned as she answered the phone.

Ji Xingqing's expression grew increasingly grim as she listened to what the person on the other end of the phone said.

After a long pause, she bit her lip and said, "Okay, Dad, don't be angry, don't be impulsive, I'll go back now..."

After hanging up the phone, the woman looked at Lin Qingmian with a troubled expression: "My dad and mom had a little argument at home, and my dad's high blood pressure flared up. He's on his way to the hospital... I'll go back and check on him."

She paused for a moment, then bit her lip: "Mianmian, you...you be careful."

After saying that, she looked up at Ji Linzhou again: "Uncle, about what happened that night... you must investigate thoroughly before holding anyone accountable, don't wrong an innocent person."

Ji Linzhou gave a faint "hmm": "Give my regards to my second brother."

Ji Xingqing nodded, then breathed a sigh of relief and left with her things.

The air inside the private room fell silent once again.

"Ji Xingqing's father had an accident...aren't you going to see him?"

After the door to the private room closed, Lin Qingmian frowned and asked.

"He's fine. I asked him to make that call."

Ji Linzhou put down his phone, his gaze indifferent: "She's too noisy."

Lin Qingmian frowned and explained for Ji Xingqing, "At her age, she's young and full of energy, so it's normal for her to be a little noisy."

The man sitting across from her raised an eyebrow and leaned back in his chair: "You're only three years older than her. Where's your youthful energy?"