Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband Chapter 162

Chapter 162: Chapter 162: Speaking with Confidence

When Ji Tingyang changed into casual clothes and came down from the second floor, he happened to see Lin Xu and Ji Yuqiao returning home together.

Both of them were carrying many things, and as soon as they got home, they collapsed on the sofa, wincing in pain as they rubbed their arms.

Ji Tingyang walked over and started to massage Lin Xu's arms, “You bought so much stuff, why didn't you ask me to help you carry it?”

“Didn't think of it. After shopping, we rushed to eat and I forgot,” Ji Yuqiao stretched her arms out in front of Ji Tingyang, insisting he massage her as well, but Ji Tingyang coldly and disdainfully shrugged her off.

“Where did you go to eat?” Ji Tingyang asked.

Ji Yuqiao was extremely dissatisfied with her brother's partial treatment.

Her elder brother used to dote on her so much; when she had nightmares at night as a child, he would pat her back and coax her to sleep, now he didn't even want to massage her arms.

“We went to a private restaurant with a friend of Lin Xu. He's much handsomer than you, big brother!” Ji Yuqiao snorted coldly. In the next second, she whispered, “but the man is a bit fierce, I…”

She hadn't finished mumbling when her knee got nudged.

Lin Xu nudged her leg towards Ji Yuqiao, and as Ji Yuqiao looked her way, Lin Xu frantically gestured with her eyes.

Only then did Ji Yuqiao remember Lin Xu's warning and suddenly shut her mouth, not daring to say another word.

Before coming back, Lin Xu had told her never to mention Xie Changyan to her brother, otherwise, he would get angry.

Thinking of this, Ji Yuqiao carefully looked at Ji Tingyang.

All she saw was his unfazed eyes and fingertips massaging Lin Xu's arms as if he hadn't heard what she had said.

Lin Xu also noticed his indifferent appearance and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“We'll go upstairs to put away the things first.” She withdrew her hand and then beckoned to Ji Yuqiao. The two hurriedly went upstairs.

As soon as their figures disappeared, the calmness in Ji Tingyang's eyes deepened, and his face instantly turned as dark as ink.

It was Xie Changyan again…

Unlike Ji Tingyang's gloom, Xie Changyan, who was hated, was feeling very pleased these days.

Wherever he went, the light smile in his eyes never faded.

“You seem very happy these days, President Xie,” Su Linzhou said as he watched his pleased appearance leaning on the sofa, unable to resist teasing, “even coming to fetch documents yourself, something so minor.”

In the past, it was always Su Linzhou who went to Xie's to find him, so Su Linzhou was shocked when he saw him actively coming to Su's this time.

Xie Changyan lifted a long leg lazily glancing at him, with a casual voice that carried a hint of bragging, “Just dropped her off and passed by here on the way, so I came to pick it up.”

“Yes, yes, I know you just finished a date. Taking the trouble to come and rub it in, be careful it backfires.” Su Linzhou disliked his smug attitude and clicked his tongue in disgust.

It was unknown who, just a few days ago, walked around with a cold face, almost ready to hire a hitman to kill Ji Tingyang.

Now knowing that Lin Xu and Ji Tingyang weren't the married couple he had imagined, the smile at the corner of his lips never dissipated.

“I should go.” Xie Changyan ignored his teasing, picked up the documents, and then got up to leave.

However, just as he left the office, he unexpectedly bumped into someone in the corridor.

Ji Tingyang walked along the corridor following an employee. Their eyes met when Xie Changyan arrived, and Ji Tingyang's steps faltered.

At that moment, both of them paused imperceptibly.

“President Ji, are you here to see my brother?” Su Linzhou greeted Ji Tingyang.

Ji Tingyang nodded and responded briefly, his cold gaze swept past Xie Changyan without any intention of engaging in conversation.

Xie Changyan didn't mind, brushing past Ji Tingyang and casually said to Su Linzhou, “I'm off tomorrow, don't call me unless it's urgent.”

“You're off tomorrow, and it's not even the weekend. What are you taking a break for?” Su Linzhou was initially puzzled, but soon caught on, his tone teasing, “Oh? Are you going on a date?”

Xie Changyan raised his eyebrows noncommittally.

Ji Tingyang remembered that Lin Xu had mentioned they were going to the Aquarium tomorrow. His indifferent eyes darkened a bit. He couldn't suppress the gloom weighing on his chest and stopped in his tracks, “It seems Young Master Xie won't be able to join tomorrow, we are going for a picnic in the countryside.”

A few chuckles escaped from Xie Changyan's chest. He turned to look at him, “The day after tomorrow is also not bad.”

“We are staying overnight in the countryside, and we won't be free for the next week,” Ji Tingyang said coldly.

“If not this week, then next week, or next month. She will have to meet me eventually,” Xie Changyan smiled slightly, “Do you really plan to watch over her for a lifetime?”

Ji Tingyang's hand clenched tightly, his fingertips turning white, and his nails dug a painful indent in the palm of his hand.

“Don't be too controlling over someone else's emotional life,” Xie Changyan's tone was nonchalant, yet it hit Ji Tingyang's face, making him look even worse.

Su Linzhou couldn't help but admire him by Xie Changyan's side, “Ever since he knew he wasn't the other man, he has spoken much more boldly.”

Previously, even a hand-hold had to be sneaky; he wouldn't dare to confront Ji Tingyang so openly.

He wanted to joke a bit more, but then, after receiving Xie Changyan's cold warning look, he immediately fell silent.

Suddenly.

An ambiguous scoffing sound came.

Ji Tingyang's eyes held a hint of mockery, “Do you think she really likes you?”

His mother was willing to give him more glances merely because of his face that resembled his father's.

He was just a substitute.

Xie Changyan raised an eyebrow, waiting for Ji Tingyang to speak further, but Ji Tingyang said no more and walked into another office.

“What did he mean by that?” Su Linzhou wondered.

Xie Changyan simply shrugged it off.

The next day.

Xie Changyan went to pick up Lin Xu. Seeing her cheerful expression as she got into the car, he casually asked, “Weren't you supposed to go for a picnic?”

“Ah? What picnic?” Lin Xu blinked in confusion.

Xie Changyan tapped his fingers on the steering wheel and scoffed lightly, “Never mind.”

It was unclear whether Ji Tingyang had spoken casually or had cancelled the picnic because of what he said.

But none of that mattered.

He started the car and drove to the Aquarium.

Unlike the last time when they had the place to themselves, today the Aquarium was packed with tourists, bustling and lively.

“Isn't today a workday? Why are there so many people?” Lin Xu sweated from her forehead as she squeezed through the crowd, “I remember you don't like crowded places, right?”

Xie Changyan held her hand tightly to prevent her from getting lost in the crowd, “Do I?”

“Ah, isn't it? Maybe I remembered wrong…” Lin Xu quickly corrected herself.

Previously, Ji Yanli disliked going to crowded places, and she subconsciously thought Xie Changyan was the same, speaking without thinking.

Xie Changyan watched her slightly guilty shifting gaze, and a strange feeling suddenly surged in his chest.

Unexplainable.

He remembered Ji Tingyang's words–“Do you think she really likes you?”

Chapter end