Qang Naraf was somewhat speechless. No matter how much she hinted at her coming home by saying that her family missed her, Nanren pretended not to understand at all. Naraf had no choice but to come straight with a sigh. But even if he asked directly, he had no choice but to resort to other means to accept it, anticipating that Nanren would delay the matter. He averted his gaze and looked out of the corner of his eyes at the two people who were chatting in a very good mood. Nanren also seemed distracted, occasionally averting his gaze in that direction. Naraf narrowed his eyes, knowing that this was not true, revealing a piece of information he had heard recently.
"Lin Mei and Yun are really on good terms"
"Yes," Nanren said as her eyes narrowed dangerously.
Naraf's next sentence took his full attention away from Yun, causing him to focus on her.
"The Lin family and the Ji family are pretty compatible too"
"What do you mean ?" Naraf did not react to his brother, who harshly questioned him, except to gasp fiercely. He chuckled, speaking in a joking tone as if it were something that didn't concern him.
"There was a situation where I witnessed the conversation between Ms. Elena and Ms. Wanessa", or rather, even though Wanessa had offered and Elena acted strangely and quickly refused, such a conversation was real, she turned her gaze to the two talking and continued. "They're thinking of getting the two engaged"
He averted his gaze and looked at his brother again, but hesitated. The mood was definitely not right. Although he had a relationship with Lin Mei in his previous life, he didn't feel much about it since it was a forced relationship. The look of his brother who reacted more than him on the contrary..
So he completely forgot about inviting into the family and focused on that.
Feeling awkward, Naraf continued to add fuel to the fire.
"I know you're with the Ji family, didn't you know? Ji Hofan greeted this with a smile and was very welcoming"
The picture of Nanren scowling and swallowing, almost unable to contain his anger, was truly strange. The look, wanting to say something but unable to, made Naraf even more suspicious.
Why ? Did he have feelings for Lin Mei? No, the two didn't have much of an intersection to speak of 'feelings'. It would be more accurate to say closer with Yun than with Lin Mei… maybe? He felt speechless at the thought of Naraf, and although he wanted to reject this option immediately, Nanren's scowl and looking in the direction of the cheerful talking duo brought this possibility back before him.
Earlier, he may have said that he was gay without even changing his face because of Lin Mei, who was so built up and constantly taking different meanings, but that didn't mean it was true. This was the only way he could interrupt Lin Mei's morbid thoughts, and he didn't hesitate to use it to solve the problem.
But if his brother is like this...
Naraf narrowed his eyes and sighed. He couldn't interfere with this from the outside, not to mention that he wasn't very close to Nanren's family, he certainly wouldn't have listened to his parents about it. Stop listening, he was an adult now. He had his own business and stood on his own two feet. So he knew what he was saying or doing. Talking about family in such a situation? It was good that Nanren hadn't strayed further from them...
What about the Ji family? He certainly wouldn't have accepted. Especially Ji Hofan. Someone who once ran the Dian guild. Now this was a military unit led under a company. It may have been mercenary, but there were talented and absolutely loyal individuals who had been trained over the years. This situation, which has expanded to international job opportunities, is one of the reasons why the Ji family is among the 5 big families. Not to mention the opportunities and support available both in the state and in the business world, these were just the tip of the iceberg, the cream of the yoghurt. Such a man could not survive the business world with such an intellect. At first he wouldn't have accepted.
As he could see, the Ji family would pay special attention to the second youth, perhaps because he was stillborn. There was no pressure or restraint on management. On the contrary, his father, Rance, paved the way and secretly supported. He was never pressured by his family domestic issues. Since he did not step into government, his other relatives did not target or care about him. Thus, the second prince of the Ji family grew up 'in sight' extravagant and snobby.
He also saw the biased and protective side of Ji Hofan towards this grandchild. In fact, sometimes this issue was discussed on the tables and talked about in the conversation that he tolerated him too much and behaved like a baby. Ji Hofan, on the other hand, would never back down, laughing, yet defensively admitting that he had pampered his grandson. Because of this attitude, no one from the Ji family dared to find trouble with him. Thus, the event did not turn into a massacre of relatives and intrigue, as he initially thought.
What if this man finds out that a man is coveting his precious grandson? He will certainly eliminate it silently and will even break his leg so that he does not fall into these thoughts again. Yun, on the other hand, will never know about it, as usual. But things get even more complicated if this person isn't just anyone, Nanren. Being adopted by the Ji family is one thing, but being brought in by Ji Hofan is another. So it can be said that Nanren has a special place in this family.
What about in this case? Things get complicated. Maybe even kicked out of the house. Not to mention that things will definitely deteriorate with Yun, and maybe he will be targeted by the entire Ji family.
What about Nanren? Would he dare to take this step? No, this is a very complex issue. First of all, this family is the savior of the front, and what he does in such a situation is no different from betrayal.
Shaking the press, Naraf refused. Maybe that's not the case!
But when he looked up and saw his pale-faced brother, he was stunned.
She never makes any extra statements to him while she's with him and keeps even her feelings simple. That's how he always saw Nanren...hectic, worried...
These anxious eyes unfortunately seemed to confirm his guess.
'Come on, Naraf, let's look at it from the other side. Maybe it's your own exaggeration?' He spoke to himself inside.
Maybe it's better if he asks himself?
TRUE!
"What do you think? Aren't they both pretty well matched? Like a natural couple?"
"No!"
His voice echoed in the room, and the thoughtless answer confirmed Naraf's sad thoughts, but caught the attention of the others.
All of Nanren's focus was on one person as everyone looked at Nanren. Before Yun could ask what it was, he was grabbed by the wrist by Nanren and pulled inside.
Those who remained behind were silent.
Worse feelings arose within Naraf. Judging by his reaction…his brother already seemed to have some progress in this regard. Maybe even the confession stage...
But his thoughts were clear now. No good half-brother would have had the 'this' reaction.
They averted their gaze from the direction they were going, and involuntarily met Lin Mei's eyes. The knowledge brought by the years and the darkness in each other's eyes had reached a certain level of understanding, and they understood each other vaguely.
Mei asked uncertainly, "What did you say to him…?" He meant to say that his reaction was as if he had eaten gunpowder.
"It's possible that the two of you might have an engagement." Naraf also spoke in a low voice after a moment of silence. Taking Mei's mute gaze, he guessed that he knew more or less about the subject in front of him.
"You... did you do that on purpose?"
Of course, the question he asked was blatantly clear.
Naraf averted his gaze, and Mei became even more silent, realizing that he had agreed.
"What are you talking about?" Limma asked in confusion, while Uvli focused on her thoughts as if something had just occurred to her.
Naraf remained silent. And, of course, Mei was not a medicine to simply raise the issue. So the room fell into silence.
At that moment, something came to Uvli's mind and he was shocked and choked on the drink he was drinking.
"Cough! Cough!"
Tears filled her eyes, and Lin Mei patted her back, trying to comfort her.
"Take water"
Not even knowing who gave it, he took the water and poured it on his head, but his mind was already elsewhere. He took a deep breath.
It was as if he was remembering something very important right now.
Wasn't her cousin a girl in her previous life? Even if the body changes, the soul should not change, so...
Judging by Nanren's reaction to this event..!
He...he...he shouldn't like girls even if he's a guy, right? He hadn't heard that he had a girlfriend in all this time..so..!
Feeling that even the drink he was drinking had become tasteless, Uvli set it aside and buried his head in the pillow with his head in both hands.
Finished!
Finished!
What kind of dead end was this?
Unlike the previous situation, he had positive feelings towards Yun. He was officially in debt to her. He even had admiration as well as fear of his methods, and he reached such a state that even if Uvli wanted to help him, it was predicted that the Ji family would eat him raw as soon as they found out about the matter. What's more… no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't get over this issue.
-To be continued-