Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband Chapter 256

Chapter 256: Chapter 256 Can I Pursue You?

After a few days, Ji Zeqiu hadn't received a call from his agent and had seen no negative news about himself in the media.

He thought that the matter must have passed.

However, he looked at his account and the expected social expenses had not been deducted at all.

“Brother Zhao, did the company pay for this PR expense?” Ji Zeqiu asked.

“No, it was President Xie who settled it,” the agent replied, apparently busy managing other artists, with sounds from the set audible through the phone.

“Xie Changyan?” Ji Zeqiu's voice carried a hint of surprise.

“Yes, President Xie had dinner with their boss. Just so happens their boss needed a favor from President Xie too, so each owed the other a favor, and thus the issue was overlooked.”

“By the way, what exactly is your relationship with President Xie? He never used to interfere with artists' affairs, but this time he actually went and negotiated with their boss on your behalf.” The agent's curiosity was burning brightly.

The next day in the elevator, Xie Changyan's indulgence to Ji Zeqiu's cold words was quite apparent.

Even considering them as father and son wouldn't be too far-fetched.

If it weren't for the age mismatch, he might even suspect that Ji Zeqiu was President Xie's illegitimate son.

While the agent was still probing, Ji Zeqiu caught sight of Xie Changyan and his expression momentarily became complex.

Before the agent could finish, Ji Zeqiu hung up the call.

“What are you doing here again?” Ji Zeqiu said, clearly annoyed.

“Oh, I came to ask you for that fifty million,” Xie Changyan said calmly.

Ji Zeqiu's eyes widened in an instant, “On what grounds!”

He had the audacity to ask for fifty million?

With the Xie Family's substantial wealth, how could they possibly need that money.

“I've come to collect a PR fee, what's wrong with that?” Xie Changyan raised his eyebrow slightly.

“Weren't you saying you're my father? Isn't it natural for you to solve a problem for me, without then asking me for money in return?” Ji Zeqiu argued heatedly.

“Oh?” Xie Changyan said with interest, “Now that it's time to pay up, you admit I'm your father?”

Ji Zeqiu's gaze flickered and he averted his eyes, rebutting in a low voice, “I didn't admit anything.”

Xie Changyan chuckled and asked, “I heard you went to the 4S store in Northern City? Is that sports car still there?”

After a moment, Ji Zeqiu muttered, “…It's still there.”

“It probably can't be driven anymore, right?”

“Uh…”

“But you've probably lost interest in racing cars now, have the manager scrap it when you get a chance.”

Ji Zeqiu pursed his lips and said nothing.

After leaving the 4S store that day, he had it seen to that the sports car was repaired and maintained.

After all, it was a gift from his father.

He didn't want to just throw it away.

Ji Zeqiu clenched his fists and stole a glance at Xie Changyan, who sat on the sofa with one leg leisurely crossed over the other.

His expression became somewhat complicated.

Could this man really be his father?

Xie Changyan glanced at his watch and looked upstairs nonchalantly, “Why hasn't your mother come down yet, I'll go check on her.”

Xie Changyan unfolded his legs and just got up when Ji Zeqiu, as if reflexively, stretched out his arms to stop him, “Don't you dare get close to Lin Xu under my watch!”

Xie Changyan clicked his tongue, “I understand you being cautious around strangers, but why guard against me?”

“I don't care who you are, even if you were my father, it's not okay!” Ji Zeqiu huffed.

Xie Changyan: “Since that's the case, return the fifty million first.”

Ji Zeqiu: “…”

Ever since Xiao Yu confessed to her, Ji Yuqiao occasionally saw Xiao Yu's figure around the school.

When she was in class, she would see Xiao Yu sitting in on lectures; when she went to the library, she also saw Xiao Yu sitting across from her, placing a bottle of mineral water next to her hand; even when she was waiting in the hallway for the rain to stop, she could see Xiao Yu.

“Are you heading to the school gates? Let me walk you there,” Xiao Yu said, lifting an umbrella over her head.

Ji Yuqiao frowned, looking at him with cold eyes, “What exactly do you want to do?”

Xiao Yu fell silent for a moment, “I'm sorry, I just hope you can give me a chance, I…”

Before he could finish.

A boy came over with an umbrella, the umbrella also falling over Ji Yuqiao's head, his face carrying a hint of apology, “Am I too late?”

“No, you came just in time.” Ji Yuqiao immediately ducked under Zhao Jiayan's umbrella and hurriedly pulled him to leave the school.

Watching their departing figures, Xiao Yu clenched the umbrella in his hands, the color draining from his face turning a few shades paler.

After they got into Zhao Jiayan's car, Ji Yuqiao shook off the rainwater on her body, “I'm really sorry for making you come to pick me up.”

“It's fine, it was my idea to go to the library together; it's only right to come and pick you up,” Zhao Jiayan said, his lips curling into a faint smile.

Ji Yuqiao had been worrying about the math competition the school was going to hold recently, feeling a bit of panic inside.

After Zhao Jiayan learned about it, he suggested they study together at the city library.

Thinking about his previous national competition scores, she agreed without a second thought.

The library in the city was not as crowded as the one in the school, and there were plenty of open spaces.

They casually found a spot and sat down.

Apart from occasionally asking him questions, Ji Yuqiao was especially quiet the rest of the time.

Zhao Jiayan only had to look up to see her serious face.

She seemed to be completely absorbed in her own thoughts, her pen dancing on the paper, oblivious to the noise around her.

The room's lighting illuminated her face, her skin fair and delicate, as if even the fuzz on it were visible.

Zhao Jiayan stared at her cheeks, his heart skipping as if missing a beat, stirring an unexplained palpitation.

As if sensing his gaze, Ji Yuqiao looked up in confusion, turning her eyes towards him.

The moment their gazes met, Zhao Jiayan's heart felt as though it was shocked by an electric current, the heart that was still a moment ago suddenly beating violently, and his breathing becoming more and more rapid.

“Why are you staring at me like that?” Ji Yuqiao asked in confusion.

“I…” Zhao Jiayan pursed his lips, thinking about Xiao Yu he had encountered at the school, “Is Student Xiao pursuing you?”

Hearing this name, Ji Yuqiao subconsciously furrowed her brows, “I don't know, maybe.”

“Then your feelings towards him…”

“I don't like him.”

Hearing her words, Zhao Jiayan suddenly sighed in relief.

Although he had always heard about her liking Xiao Yu, now hearing her denial, the tense emotions that had been in his heart finally eased.

“Do you like someone else?”

“I've been busy with the competition lately; I don't have the time to like anyone.”

“Then… can I pursue you?” Zhao Jiayan's heart raced as he said these words.

However, Ji Yuqiao acted as if she hadn't heard him clearly, taken aback, “Ah, is it that late already? I have something else to do, I should go now.”

Chapter end

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