Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband

Chapter 197: Chapter 197: ‘Do me a favor.

“Yes, you’re so noble, so talented, you don’t need anyone’s charity, so why don’t you bring in some projects?” His senior’s face turned an iron shade of blue, his long-suppressed rage bursting from his chest.

A low growl came from his throat, “The studio was indeed built on your skills at the start, but what about now?”

“Because of your capriciousness, we don’t even know how many opportunities we’ve lost, and now the studio is about to shut down, do you even realize that?”

“Having missed President Wang, we finally got a chance to connect with Young Master Su and you blew it again!” His anger burned through his veins; the senior ripped off his tie and threw it on the ground furiously, “I must be cursed!”

After saying that, he stormed off.

Xiao Yu gripped the file tightly, his face no less unpleasant.

Ji Yuqiao knew Xiao Yu might not want to see her right now.

But the brief moment of help and warmth when they first met made her change direction and walk towards him.

“Xiao Yu, are you alright?” she asked softly.

Xiao Yu lifted his calm eyes and glanced at her.

“I know you might not want to hear me talk right now.” Ji Yuqiao pursed her lips and continued, “You might not remember, but when we first met, you helped me. If there’s anything I can do to help you, I would do my best…”

“What I’m offering is not charity.” She looked at Xiao Yu and hesitated, “I could ask my brother…”

“Ask Ji Tingyang to help me?” Xiao Yu interrupted her, his eyes flashing coldly with a hint of mockery, “Help me in what way? By giving me money? A car? A house?”

Mentioning Ji Tingyang.

The disdain he experienced at the banquet resurfaced in his mind.

An indescribable sour pain surged in his chest, wreaking havoc, even making his head dizzy.

In a daze.

He seemed to see himself being mocked for misusing a napkin at the national competition;

his forced smile while toasting President Wang at the Wangjiang Pavilion;

and his relentless expulsion from the Su Family banquet…

All these memories compiled together, like sharp blades, pierced through his already shaky self-esteem.

Xiao Yu’s breathing suddenly became rapid, sweat beaded on his forehead, he clenched his fist, his nails digging into his palm, blood flowing but he was indifferent.

Ji Yuqiao startled, her voice trembling, “Xiao Yu, what’s wrong?”

Xiao Yu tugged at the corners of his lips, silently laughed, “The things he did to Wen Li, I’ll make sure he pays a price for them.”

Ji Yuqiao’s face drained of color, “You knew?”

“Yes.”

“What are you planning to do?”

Looking at Ji Yuqiao’s anxious face, almost uncontrollably, a dark vine spread from Xiao Yu’s heart, tightening more and more around it, “Wen Li has already collected some evidence. She’s thinking about sending Ji Tingyang to jail.”

Ji Yuqiao’s breath caught, “Jail?”

Xiao Yu’s eyes reddened, “Actually, I’ve tried to persuade her, but she won’t listen to me at all. She’s set on taking revenge against your brother. But…”

“But what?” Ji Yuqiao asked urgently.

“If you could get the new energy core technology documents from Ji’s, maybe I could persuade her again.”

Ji Yuqiao was stunned.

“One document versus Ji Tingyang’s safety. Which is more important to you?” Xiao Yu’s voice was soft, his silent temptation lingering in her ear.

…

Seeing that Ji Yuqiao had chased after Xiao Yu for so long without returning, Lin Xu was somewhat uneasy.

“Isn’t she just talking to a friend? Why are you so worried?” Su Linzhou didn’t understand.

“Of course, I’m worried. What if she gets deceived?” Lin Xu said.

“Just because she’s talking to a guy, you worry she’ll be tricked away? You really do have the makings of a feudal parent from Southeast Asia.” Su Linzhou shrugged, half-jokingly.

“No, I need to go find her.”

Lin Xu had just stood up when Ji Yuqiao walked back in a daze.

Her heart instantly tightened as she asked anxiously, “What’s wrong? Did he say something to you?”

Su Linzhou also looked over and took Ji Yuqiao’s hand, showing concern, “How can a beauty look so sad? You’re not even pretty like that. Come on, tell big brother what happened.”

Lin Xu slapped his hand away, glaring at him irritably, “Don’t touch me.”

Su Linzhou chuckled awkwardly, “I was just trying to comfort her.”

Xie Changyan’s lazy eyes carried a warning as they swept over him, “Put away your antics and sit back down.”

Su Linzhou touched his nose and muttered quietly, “What’s the harm in touching her a bit…”

“She’s Ji Tingyang’s biological sister,” Xie Changyan glanced at him sideways, “You wouldn’t want him complaining to your old man, would you?”

As soon as Su Linzhou heard this, he immediately backed down.

Listening to their conversation, Ji Yuqiao snapped back to reality and quietly glanced over at the relaxed Xie Changyan.

Thinking back to the family photo she had seen in the study, he really resembled the father in the picture.

But why did the big brother say that man wasn’t Xie Changyan?

It was strange.

Perhaps her gaze was too intense, Xie Changyan noticed her looking and glanced back.

He handed her an unopened juice, “Want a drink?”

Ji Yuqiao took it as if possessed, the sweet juice soothing her anxiety slightly, even reducing her previous fear of Xie Changyan.

And when she saw Xie Changyan in the race car, overtaking one after another on the racetrack, any remaining fear turned into admiration.

“Wow, you’re so amazing. Can you teach me how to do that?” Ji Yuqiao asked eagerly, her eyes sparkling.

Su Linzhou holding his helmet, playfully flipped his hair, “Sister, I can teach you just as well.”

“But you just lost,” Ji Yuqiao pointed out.

Su Linzhou sounded a bit sheepish, “I was letting him win on purpose.”

Xie Changyan glanced at him, his lips curving into a smirk, “Really? How about another match then?”

Su Linzhou’s mouth twitched, “Damn it.”

What’s wrong with trying to look cool in front of a beauty!

Ji Yuqiao stayed at the racetrack for nearly the whole day and had dinner with them before returning to the villa with Lin Xu.

“Why did you come back so late?” Ji Tingyang asked routinely.

“Got carried away driving the race car,” Ji Yuqiao was still somewhat enthralled.

“You know how to drive a race car?”

“No, Xie Changyan taught me,” Ji Yuqiao blurted out.

The next moment.

The aura around Ji Tingyang turned colder, his eyes darkly settling on Lin Xu.

Ji Yuqiao: “…”

She forgot the warning from Lin Xu.

Her big brother disliked Xie Changyan, and she absolutely should not mention him in front of her brother.

“I’m suddenly really tired, going to my room to sleep now!” Ji Yuqiao quickly rushed upstairs.

Leaving Ji Tingyang with a frosty expression in the living room and Lin Xu frantically trying to soothe him.

Just stepping out of the staircase, the first room around the corner was the study.

Seeing the open door, Ji Yuqiao thought of Xiao Yu’s words, her eyes flickering.