"In front of Qi Cheng, I am your brother's fiancée. When he's not around, you want me to stay away from your brother, right? You Gu Family people are really ridiculous!"
It was clearly this family that rejected her first, and now they kept coming to her door to cause trouble. Ji Yunhuan's patience was wearing thin.
"A woman that even my brother doesn't want, what right do you have to be with Qi Cheng?" The first time Gu Xinran saw Qi Cheng, she fell in love with him. Technically speaking, Qi Cheng was her uncle, but she never intended to acknowledge that relationship.
She liked Qi Cheng, and no one could take him away from her!
Ji Yunhuan glanced at Qi Cheng, who sat next to her. He always looked on calmly and only spoke if he couldn't take it anymore.
Although this was a quality a man should possess, he seemed a bit too calm.
Thinking of this, Ji Yunhuan stood up. "It seems Ms. Gu is looking for Mr. Qi, which is why you are targeting me. Just say what you need to say. There's no need to beat around the bush. I won't disturb you any longer!"
She knew very well that even if she said ten sentences, they wouldn't compare to one sentence from Qi Cheng. So she might as well let him handle the situation.
Seeing her stand up, Qi Cheng pulled her back and finally spoke, "No need. Ms. Gu, you can speak directly!"
Even though he called Gu Yubai his nephew, it was only a response to Gu Yubai calling him uncle. In his heart, he did not acknowledge the Gu Family as his relatives, so he never treated Gu Xinran as his junior.
It was because of this that their relationship seemed alienated.
Due to jealousy, Gu Xinran sought trouble with Ji Yunhuan. She never expected Ji Yunhuan to shift the topic to Qi Cheng and had no choice but to answer Qi Cheng's question. "Ji Yunhuan is my brother's fiancée. You shouldn't be with her."
"Me?" Qi Cheng pointed at himself and then glanced at Ji Yunhuan. "But your brother already told me in person that he and Ji Yunhuan had broken off their engagement. Ms. Gu, you should go and clarify this with your brother."
Ji Yunhuan was almost defeated. The point she wanted to make was not this. She decided to be more straightforward: "...Ji Yunhuan is not a good person. You shouldn't treat her so well."
"When did I give you the right to manage my affairs?" Qi Cheng finally frowned coldly and looked at Gu Xinran with a tinge of impatience in his eyes.
Gu Xinran was startled, realizing she might have overstepped.
Qi Cheng was definitely not the kind of person who would tolerate others pointing fingers.
At this moment, Mrs. Gu also came over. Seeing Qi Cheng and Ji Yunhuan sitting together, she was anxious but didn't dare offend Qi Cheng. She said helplessly, "We have other matters to attend to, so we'll leave first. Qi Cheng, feel free to visit the house sometime!"
"Won't see you out."
Even though Qi Cheng did nothing, the mother and daughter left in a hurry.
It was clear what kind of position he held in the eyes of the Gu Family.
If it weren't for their connection with Qi Cheng, the Gu Family would have collapsed along with the Ji Family back then.
On the way back, Gu Xinran and Mrs. Gu angrily cursed Ji Yunhuan over and over again.
Looking at her equally angry mother, Gu Xinran said, "Mom, you should talk to brother about bringing Ji Yunhuan back! Look at how she is now. If we don't handle her, she will end up with Qi Cheng."
"You mean to let your brother marry that woman? I...," she would never agree to that!
"That's still better than letting her be with Qi Cheng. Think about it. We've offended her. If she gets together with Qi Cheng, would she let us off? So we'd better have brother bring her back and marry her. Once she's in the Gu Family, we can deal with her as we please!" Gu Xinran said furiously.
She couldn't tolerate Ji Yunhuan tainting the man she loved the most.
Mrs. Gu agreed with Gu Xinran. "You're right. With Ji Yunhuan's personality, she won't let go of our Gu Family if she suffers a loss! If she isn't with Qi Cheng, it's fine. But if she is..."
"Didn't you see how Qi Cheng was infatuated with that vixen? It made me so angry. Talk to brother quickly and have him bring Ji Yunhuan back! Isn't it just for her brother's medical expenses? Our Gu Family doesn't lack that money."
"I want to, but didn't she see your brother with Ouyang Fei? Would it work if your brother approached her?" Mrs. Gu felt Ji Yunhuan wasn't an easily persuaded woman.
"Why wouldn't it? Didn't you say she wouldn't break off the engagement with brother? She has so many years of feelings for brother that she wouldn't be willing to let go. She wanted to marry but couldn't, so she turned to Qi Cheng. If brother wants to marry her, she'd be all for it!" A cold look appeared in Gu Xinran's eyes. Once Ji Yunhuan married into their family, she would definitely deal with her properly!
After the mother and daughter from the Gu Family left, Ji Yunhuan also prepared to leave. "I still have work. If I don't go, I'll get scolded."
"Bring out your household registration book!"
"..." Her footsteps paused. She looked at him without any expression.
Seeing her dazed, he reminded her, "What, did you forget what you promised me last night?"
Ji Yunhuan finally walked into the house woodenly. When she took out the household registration book, she felt a bit flustered...
Was this considered a flash marriage?
He really wanted to marry her, and she was really about to get married.
Standing at the bedroom door, Qi Cheng watched her hold the household registration book, lost in thought, and chuckled. "What, are you a bit reluctant?"
"Are you really going to marry me?" This was the most unbelievable thing she had heard in years.
Someone as noble as him actually wanted to marry a woman like her, who had nothing.
"When have I ever lied?" He took the household registration book from her hands. It only had her and her brother Ji Chen's names on it.
He looked at her and commanded directly, "Let's go register. Later, I'll accompany you to the hospital. I'll handle your brother's hospitalization fees."
Ji Yunhuan nodded belatedly. "Okay."
By now, she had nothing to hesitate about. As long as he was willing to marry, she would marry him. This was the best choice she could make at the moment.
Seeing her frozen expression, Qi Cheng couldn't help but laugh. "Ms. Ji, what are you worried about? I'm not going to sell you."
Ji Yunhuan opened her beautiful eyes and looked at him. "What do I have to worry about? You should be the one worried!"
She said this and walked out the door. Indeed, she wasn't worried about losing out. If someone was going to lose out, it would be the man named Qi.
In fact, rather than repaying him for one night so cheaply, she would rather marry him.
With this mentality, Ji Yunhuan followed Qi Cheng into the Civil Affairs Bureau...
After getting their marriage certificate, they went to the hospital. Qi Cheng personally helped her pay Ji Chen's medical bills for the quarter, and Ji Yunhuan stayed at the hospital with her brother until the afternoon.
In all these years, she rarely had time to stay with Ji Chen. Sometimes when she visited the hospital, it was just a brief visit.
She very much wanted to spend more time with her brother, but she couldn't pinpoint when she began leading a life where she couldn't afford to relax.
While she stayed with Ji Chen, Qi Cheng also stayed outside and surprisingly did not leave.