" Xiaoqian, tomorrow is the weekend. Do you have any plans?" Liu Xuyan asked over the phone.
"It shouldn't be anything. Shan Qi said that he's going home this weekend, so I'll be alone. Why, Miss Liu, are you lonely?”Ai Xiqian teased from the side.
" Lonely my ass. Take this weekend off. We'll meet at the school cafe tomorrow at three in the afternoon for some afternoon tea." Liu Xuyan tried her best to sound calm.
" Mm, okay. But, aren't we having lunch together?" Ai Xiqian asked.
" I have something to do tomorrow afternoon, so I'm meeting you for afternoon tea." Liu Xuyan felt guilty, but her tone didn't sound strange. Actually, she could have gone to have lunch with Ai Xiqian, but it would save her the trouble of finding an excuse to leave. She might as well not go.
After hanging up on Ai Xiqian, Liu Xuyan quickly called Mu Chen and informed him of his arrangements for tomorrow afternoon.
" Young Master Ji, you're here to visit our Weier again?" Du Weier's mother hurriedly came over to welcome Ji Danqi when she saw that he had come to visit.
" Yes, Auntie, how's Weier's mood recently?" Ji Danqi asked with concern.
Du Weier's biological parents had actually divorced seven years ago. According to the divorce agreement, Du Weier was awarded to her mother. After that, Du Weier's mother took Du Weier and remarried to Hu Jun. Hu Jun was a businessman and the boss of a small company. Hu Jun had a fierce face. At that time, Du Weier's mother had taken a fancy to Hu Jun's financial strength and could let them live a good life. That was why she married him. However, she did not expect Hu Jun to be a wretched person. He often couldn't control himself when it came to young girls. Perhaps he had never thought of controlling himself, so the graceful Du Weier naturally couldn't help but covet her.
After being harassed by her stepfather Hu Jun several times, Du Weier's mood became worse and worse. She often had nightmares and even became delirious and crazy. After her mother found out, she informed Du Weier's biological father, Du Rong, who worked as a housekeeper in the Ji family. After Du Rong's father found out about this, he discussed it with Du Weier's mother. In the end, Du Rong requested to bring his daughter to live with him. Out of consideration for Du Weier's physical and mental health, Du Weier's mother agreed to let Du Weier live with her biological father, but she did not agree to give up her custody. As for the custody issue, Father Du had to give up.
Seven years ago, at the Ji family.
" Master, Madam, I have something to ask for your opinion." The Ji family's butler, Du Rong, stood in front of the Ji family's master and mistress with his head lowered.
On the large sofa, the man was holding a newspaper in his hand and reading it elegantly. The woman was eating fruit on the sofa two meters away from him. If it weren't for Du Rong's repeated requests, the two of them definitely wouldn't have sat together.
" Old Du, you've been working in our family for more than ten years. You don't have to be so polite. If there's anything we can help you with, just let us know," the man said.
"That's true. There's no need to be so polite with us.”The woman added. Although the Ji couple often didn't get along and slept in separate rooms, they were very polite to Butler Du Rong.
" It's like this. After my ex-wife remarried, it wasn't convenient for my daughter to live with her. So, Master, Madam, I would like to ask you to let her live here with me. She just needs to stay in Auntie's room. I've already discussed it with Auntie Zhang and she agreed, so..." Du Rong didn't know how to continue, but he had already expressed most of his intentions. The man and the woman almost understood.
"I was wondering what it was. You're the butler here. You've been working diligently in my house for more than ten years. If we don't agree to this request, it would seem too unreasonable.”the man said with a smile.
"I agree with your master this time. Let your daughter move in. Our house is so big. Don't let her squeeze into a room with Nanny Zhang. Let Nanny Zhang arrange another room for her.”As she spoke, the woman picked up her bag and walked out of the door.
" Hey, Old Du, go and make the necessary arrangements." Ji Yan heaved a huge sigh. He didn't know what to do with his wife. He loved her, so he had always indulged her. He didn't know what to do with her. All these years, he had never understood.
Bang bang...
"Um, what happened?" The clear sound of a glass shattering rang out in the kitchen, startling Ji Danqi, who had gone to the kitchen to quench his thirst.
" I... I didn't do it on purpose," Du Weier said, trembling.
"And you are?" Ji Danqi was puzzled. Why was there a young lady around his age at home whom he did not know?
" I…I'm Du Weier, Du Rong's daughter." Du Weier did not dare to raise her eyes.
" Oh, so you're Uncle Du's daughter. I've heard about you from my dad. Nice to meet you. Let's get along well in the future," Ji Danqi said to Du Weier with a smile before he walked to the front hall and shouted.
"Auntie Zhang, can you help clean the kitchen?”He walked out of the kitchen.
This was the first time Ji Danqi and Du Weier had met. In fact, Du Weier had secretly fallen in love with Ji Danqi from the very beginning, even though they were only eleven or twelve years old at the time.
Just like that, the two of them lived together for four years. One regarded her as a younger sister, and the other as a childhood sweetheart.
Four years later, three years from now.
Ji Danqi was playing computer games in his room when the lights in his room suddenly went out.
Ji Danqi was indeed angry and immediately went downstairs.
"Uncle Du, my room suddenly ran out of electricity. Can you help me call the housekeeper?”
"Um, Young Master, the technician asked me to take a leave of absence yesterday and said that he won't be in N City for the next two days. He has to go to the countryside to do something. He said that he will be back tomorrow. If Young Master is not in a hurry, you can wait for him to come over tomorrow to fix it.”Du Rong said respectfully.
" No, I need electricity now. I'm playing a quest in the game. I don't want to go anywhere else." A young master like Ji Danqi couldn't just let things be.
" Alright, I'll go take a look at Young Master then." As she spoke, she followed Ji Danqi to his room. The socket connected to the computer in Ji Danqi's room had been accidentally cut by a knife and was leaking electricity. Ji Danqi had forgotten about this and did not remind Du Rong to pay attention to it. Du Rong bent down and fiddled with the computer desk for a while."Young Master, go turn on the lights. It should be fine."
He had turned off all the lights, but the moment Ji Danqi turned on the switch, the socket exploded. Du Rong's hand was still on it.
Bang!
" What happened? There's a burning smell," everyone said in unison.
The Ji couple, Du Weier, and the servants all ran into Ji Danqi's room.
" Uncle Du, what happened to you?" Sparks flashed in Ji Danqi's eyes. In an instant, the socket exploded, and Du Rong fell to the ground, his entire body pitch-black.
"Uncle Du, Uncle Du, what's wrong? Uncle Du, answer me…"
Ji Danqi shouted crazily. The Ji couple and Du Weier rushed to Ji Danqi's room one after another.
" Old Du, Old Du, what's wrong? What happened?"
" Dad, what's wrong with you? Dad............................................. Dad, what's wrong with you?" Du Weier almost broke down. Tears kept falling as she screamed hysterically.
" Cough cough, cough cough, Wei…Er…" Du Rong struggled to move his black lips that were burnt by the electricity.
" Dad…Dad might not be able to make it. After I leave, you have to live with Mom. You have to live happily." After giving Du Weier instructions, she turned to the Ji couple.
" Master, Madam, please don't blame Young Master. I didn't pay attention to putting my hand on the socket. I might not have the chance to serve you in the future. Thank you for taking Weier in all these years. I can't repay you. I hope I can serve you again in my next life."
" Cough cough... Young Master... Master, can I ask you for a favor?"
" Please speak, Uncle Du. I'm sorry, Uncle Du." Ji Danqi kept crying as well.
"It's okay. It's not your fault, Young Master. It's my fate. Weier was harassed by her…stepfather, so she's often a little mentally unstable. But these years, the chances of her illness acting up aren't high. I…I only hope that Young Master can accompany her when she acts up in the future. Young Master, please agree to my request." Du Rong's breathing was so weak that it was almost inaudible.
" Alright, alright, Uncle Du. I promise you that I'll make Weier live happily ever after." Ji Danqi nodded repeatedly.
After Du Rong's death, Du Weier moved back to her mother's house to live, and her stepfather, Hu Jun, naturally restrained himself.
Ji Danqi had never forgotten his promise to Du Rong. Every time Du Weier called him to say that she was not feeling well, he would always arrive in time.
" Thanks to Young Master, I've been feeling much better these past few years." Du Weier's mother looked at Ji Danqi gratefully.
" Weier, look who's here to see you!" Mrs. Du called out to Du Weier as she dragged Ji Danqi into the living room.
"Shan Qi, you're here!" Du Weier said sweetly.
On the other hand, Ai Xiqian arrived at the cafe at three o'clock in the afternoon.
As soon as she entered the cafe, Ai Xiqian looked around for Liu Xuyan.
" What's this bad woman doing? She's not here yet," Ai Xiqian grumbled after searching the café but not finding Liu Xuyan.
She ordered a glass of orange juice and sat down by the window of the cafe.
Mu Chen, who had arrived an hour earlier, had been waiting outside the cafe. He watched as Ai Xiqian went to the appointment, entered the cafe, and sat by the window. She still preferred to sit by the window.
One summer a year ago
" Mu Chen, I heard that the coffee shop in our school tastes pretty good. Don't think that it's not good just because it's in school. Let's go in and take a look." As she spoke, Ai Xiqian pulled Mu Chen's hand and walked in.
"Where should we sit?" Mu Chen asked Ai Xiqian,
"I like to sit by the window. I can taste the delicious food and enjoy the beautiful scenery.”Thinking of this, the corners of Mu Chen's mouth curled up unconsciously.
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