Ji Yuanbai's eyes lit up, and he excitedly applauded.
'If you hadn't said anything earlier, I would have gone right now!'
He stood up after finishing speaking. This kind of thing can't wait!
He grabbed his suit jacket, hurriedly put on his shoes, and headed towards the underground garage.
He wanted to go to the hospital right away to explain to his brother what had happened back then!
At the hospital, the family was having a happy meal together.
Wu Shuhui was exceptionally happy today, and even took out a bottle of red wine. Except for Ji Puran, who didn't drink, everyone else poured themselves some.
So she poured herself a little too.
Xiao Tangtang held a glass of orange juice, and Ji Guangsheng restrained himself from drinking water.
Everyone's face was beaming with smiles, and they were raising their glasses in celebration when they heard a knock at the door.
Then, Ji Yuanbai pushed open the door and walked in.
Seeing his eldest brother's family sitting at the table eating, he hurriedly put on a smile and went over.
'Oh, brother, you're eating. I hope I'm not interrupting your family reunion.'
Ji Guangsheng had been quite happy, but the glimmer of joy in his eyes completely disappeared after hearing these words.
Instead, he was filled with deep suspicion.
Ji Piran had been gone for almost four years. This was the first time he had seen Ji Piran, and he was still married with children, but he didn't show any surprise at all.
It gave the impression that he had known that Piran had returned for a long time.
However, Ji Piran had only arrived at the hospital in the afternoon.
The fact that the news had spread so quickly proved one thing: there must be an informant by his side!
Thinking about this, he suddenly encountered a trace of doubt.
Ji Yuanbai had always been honest, so why would he plant an informant by his side?
What was the purpose of this?
Ji Guangsheng couldn't figure it out.
'Third brother is here,' he said slowly.
Ji Yuanbai was pleased when he saw that his eldest brother's tone was gentle.
It seemed that his eldest brother wasn't angry with him!
This was really good.
When he saw Ji Yuanbai, Uncle Guang stood up hurriedly and gave up his seat to Ji Yuanbai.
The table was full of Ji family members, and he was just a butler, so he always took a proper position.
Wu Shuhui also greeted with a smile, 'Third brother is here.'
After that, she glanced at Bai Guang again and gently reminded him,
'You can just get a stool for Third Brother.'
Although Bai Guang was not a member of the Ji family, in the eyes of Ji Guangsheng's family, he had long since become a family member.
'Yes, Uncle Guang, didn't you just say that the food was delicious? You haven't even had two bites,' Ji Chu also reminded him.
In his eyes, Third Uncle was not as close as Uncle Guang.
Although he always wears a smile and has always been very kind to him, Ji Chu always feels that his kindness is fake.
It feels very fake, especially polite, and completely not from the heart.
Tangtang is eating the big yellow croaker with big bites.
After all, this is something that costs thousands of dollars a pound, and Gu Chen really doesn't have the money to buy it for her and her daughter to eat.
'Uncle San,' Ji Pianran stood up and greeted Ji Yuanbai with a smile.
But to be honest, her feelings towards Ji Yuanbai were not much different from those towards Ji Chu. Although this person was also very kind to her, she always felt that it was not from the heart.
Seeing Ji Yuanbai, Ji Yuanbai smiled and said, 'Look, look, Uncle came in a hurry and didn't bring you any gifts.' After saying that, he looked at Gu Chen's daughter in her arms.
'This is your daughter, right? So cute, so cute, she looks exactly like you when you were little.'
Ji Yuanbai kept talking to himself, completely unaware that even Wu Shuhui and Bai Guang's faces had slightly changed at this moment. Both of them felt that this third brother was a bit abnormal.
They silently glanced over towards Ji Guangsheng.
They knew that Ji Guangsheng must have long since noticed something that they themselves felt was wrong.
Ji Guangsheng coughed softly twice, 'Third brother, it seems that you know that Pianran has returned?'
He finished, calmly looked over to Ji Yuanbai's face, and waited for his answer.
Hearing this, Ji Yuanbai was taken aback. After blinking blankly, he suddenly realised the seriousness of the problem.
Yes, how did he know?
How did he know?
Ji Yuanbai's heart was in his throat, and he was smiling more miserably than he was crying.
'I, I don't know.'
This is bad.
He was so caught up in trying to explain that he forgot such an important detail!
The cook was the one who told Er-Ge about it!
If he tells the truth, he'll be implicating Er-Ge, right?
Er-Ge will never let him off the hook!
No, he absolutely can't tell.
Ji Yuanbai continued to explain with a strong heart.
'I, I just, didn't recognise him at first. He hasn't recognised me. Over the past few years, he has grown up a lot and is really quite different from how he used to be.'
Ji Guangsheng couldn't hold back and let out a muffled grunt from his nose.
He didn't believe a single punctuation mark in what he had just said!
Ji Yuanbai had never been the best liar since he was a child, and the problem got worse as he grew up.
He stuttered whenever he lied.
It's fine with other people, but when it comes to Ji Guangsheng, it really works every time.
The first sentence reveals the truth, so there's no need to listen to the rest.
'Yuanbai, I've been a good brother to you over the years, haven't I?' Ji Guangsheng's eyes are calm as he sits in his wheelchair, hands on his lap, looking at Ji Yuanbai with a smile that doesn't reach his eyes.
Having someone spy on him is no small matter.
He feels it is necessary to make Ji Yuanbai explain himself.
Ji Yuanbai looked at Ji Guangsheng and knew deep down that he was finished!
His lie had been exposed by his eldest brother!
Ji Yuanbai pursed his lips, not knowing what to do, his face a miserable sight, looking more like he was crying than smiling.
'Eldest brother, thanks to you over the years, if it weren't for you holding up the Ji family, the Ji family might have collapsed long ago.'
The expression on his face looked extremely unnatural due to the tension.
Gu Chen never looked up, but just listening made him feel that this matter seemed to be more than simple.
He fed the last bite of big yellow croaker into Tang Tang's mouth, and couldn't help but glance over at Ji Pianran.
He wanted to see her reaction.
Ji Pianran didn't react much. Her father scolding Uncle San was like scolding himself, and that had always been the way they got along.
Not only Ji Pianran, but the whole family had long since gotten used to it.
She reached out and placed a piece of pine mushroom in Gu Chen's bowl, and smiled at him, saying, 'Try this, it tastes really good.'
Gu Chen would make pine mushroom porridge for himself every day, one bowl for himself and one bowl for Tang Tang, but he had never eaten it.
When she asked him why he didn't eat it, he would just say that he didn't like porridge, that it was slimy, and that he liked pancakes.
She felt that Gu Chen was lying, but he just insisted on saying that, so there was nothing she could do.
Today happens to be the day that she cooks stir-fried matsutake mushrooms, not congee.
She wants Gu Chen to replenish his body as well.
Gu Chen looks at her with a smile, and 'daughter-in-law' hasn't finished speaking when Ji Pianran changes countenance, and then coldly says to herself, 'Looking for an excuse again?'