Chapter 759, Who Will Marry Him (2)

Ji Mingqian shook his head, and then nodded slightly, not knowing whether he had found or not found the person.

Chu Chen was entirely confused, "Did you find the person or not?"

"Should be with Li Mochan," Ji Mingqian said in a muffled voice.

At his words, Chu Chen was taken aback and immediately guessed something, "Li Mochan knows too?"

A bitter smile appeared on Ji Mingqian’s lips, "He knew even before I did."

He was the only one in the dark. Perhaps Li Mochan was right; he could feel the special way he felt about Jiang Yisheng, but he had never bothered to delve into the reason.

Li Mochan noticed that early? Surprise deepened on Chu Chen’s face.

It turned out that among all of them, Li Mochan was the one who understood matters of the heart most profoundly. To be honest, he had been somewhat envious of Li Mochan.

Envious of how openly he loved, taking action when needed, without hesitation, recklessly so.

And now, he was the first among them to get married and the quickest to become a father.

"What did Li Mochan say to you?"

Ji Mingqian looked up at the night sky, his expression forlorn, "He said if I didn’t have those intentions, I shouldn’t give others hope, and if I didn’t care, I’d better make it clear."

Chu Chen curved his lip; that did sound like something Li Mochan would say.

"What do you think, are you planning to clear things up with her?"

"Impossible," he replied without a second thought.

If he could clear things up so easily, he wouldn’t be here looking so troubled.

The certainty in his voice made Chu Chen glance at him sideways, chuckle playfully, "Haven’t you already made your decision?"

Impossible to clear things up, so the only option left was to entangle.

Ji Mingqian was at a loss for words, "I..."

"Aqian, how important is he in your heart?" Chu Chen gossiped for once.

Yisheng went missing, and he was as frantic as if he was going mad; now that he’s gone, Ji Mingqian spends his days in a daze.

To say he doesn’t like him, that’s impossible.

But how important, only he himself knows.

Ji Mingqian was stunned for a moment, how important was he to him?

To tell the truth, he wasn’t even clear on that himself.

"Speak up, why have you gone silent?" Chu Chen nudged him with his elbow, "Is this question that hard to answer?"

After a long silence, Ji Mingqian said calmly, "His coffee is very tasty."

Chu Chen was left speechless by the non-sequitur response.

He grabbed his hand and gave him a knock on the head, "Ji Mingqian, are you really thinking this through? What does it mean for the coffee to be tasty—are you planning to hire him as your personal barista or something?"

If Jiang Yisheng were in his shoes, he’d probably be driven away by such behavior as well.

Really...

He’s clever when it comes to others’ romantic affairs, so why does his emotional intelligence plummet when it’s about himself?

With a throbbing head, Ji Mingqian lifted his hand to rub the back of his skull, gazing at Chu Chen with a resentful look, "Why did you hit me?"

Chu Chen huffed, "If Jiang Yisheng ends up marrying someone else, I want to see where you’ll go to cry then."

He had no intention of accompanying him to drown his sorrows everyday.

"Who would marry him with that haughty temper," Ji Mingqian said stubbornly, with noticeable acidity in his tone.

Chu Chen let out a laugh, "Right, your temper is good, so good you’ve driven everyone away."

Ji Mingqian, "..."

Was he deliberately making things difficult for him?

After the jokes were over, Chu Chen straightened his expression and said with weighty seriousness, "Aqian, not everyone will stand in place waiting for the other person."

Especially since their feelings for each other were quite unique, if they really ended up together in the future, there was the hurdle of Yisheng’s family, and the fact that both were public figures, the exposure of their relationship would impact them.

The hardships involved are no small matter, especially the hurdle of Yisheng’s family.

Ji Mingqian’s mind jolted, and his already low mood plummeted further.

If that person truly gave up on him, what would he do?

The more he thought, the more agitated he became. Ji Mingqian reached for his glass and downed the drink in one gulp.

As the glass emptied, he exhaled a breath tainted with the acrid taste of alcohol.

Chu Chen was not good with comforting words and rarely knew what to say.

He had said all that he could to guide him; the rest was up to Ji Mingqian to come to terms with.

"Tonight, I’ll keep you company no matter how much you drink," Chu Chen raised his glass to clink with Ji Mingqian’s, "Am I considerate enough for you?"

Ji Mingqian cracked a smile, "Alright, that’s considerate."

The clink of their glasses broke the tranquility of the rooftop.

...

Mo Garden.

Ye Jiuliang returned from a walk and saw the suitcase in the living room, recognizing it as Ye Yuan’s, and she paused slightly in surprise.

Strange, what was her dad doing with a suitcase downstairs?

Was he planning to go somewhere?

She looked around the living room but did not see Ye Yuan.

She wandered over to the couch, poured herself a glass of water, and sipped slowly.

Sometime later, she heard footsteps from the staircase.

Ye Jiuliang turned her head and saw Ye Yuan, neatly dressed, descending the stairs.

"Dad, where are you going?" she asked.

Ye Yuan gave a faint smile, "I was waiting for you to come back. I wanted to tell you, I’m thinking of leaving this place."

Ye Jiuliang furrowed her brows, "Where will you go?"

"Actually, when your mother and I got married, I had secretly bought a house in the Northern Suburbs," Ye Yuan explained, "The plan was to move there with your mother after finishing that task, but fate had other plans."

Their family of three’s new home was a place she had never visited.

"Isn’t it nice living here?" Ye Jiuliang was worried about him living alone, afraid he would be lonely.

Ye Yuan, touched by the concern in her eyes, reached out to pat her head, "Your mother always said she wanted a yard full of Champagne Roses. I need to fulfill that wish for her."

Planting her favorite roses in the house that belonged to their family of three, he hoped that might invite her into his dreams.

"I’ll take you to see our home," he said.

Understanding his intentions, Ye Jiuliang sighed with relief and smiled, "Okay."

As they finished packing and were about to leave, several uninvited guests arrived.

Seeing the familiar faces standing outside the door through the security monitor, Ye Yuan felt his heart chill.

Ye Jiuliang’s gaze shifted from the monitor, and she looked at Ye Yuan, "Dad, do we meet them?"

It seemed Ye Xin had made a big fuss upon returning home, and the sudden "resurrection" of her father had indeed drawn the Ye Family to their doorstep.

"Let them in. We’re bound to meet sooner or later," Ye Yuan spoke calmly.

To him now, they were nothing more than strangers.

Ye Jiuliang curled her lips, picked up the landline, and called the guard at the gate, instructing him to let the Ye family’s patriarch and his group in.

In a short while, the gate guard led the Ye family’s patriarch and his group into the house.

As he stepped into the living room, the patriarch’s heart grew increasingly uneasy.

Walking at the front, he caught sight of Ye Jiuliang sitting on the sofa.

And the man beside her.

Just by appearance, the patriarch couldn’t immediately determine if the man was Ye Yuan as described by Ye Xin.