Chapter 154: Chapter 154 Hearing
Three hours later, they had returned to Kyoto.
Mu Lingyun took her luggage and got into the Ji family’s car that had come to pick them up.
Just as she settled in the back seat, Ji Luochen reached out to pull her into his embrace.
He rested his chin on her shoulder, his warm breath caressing her earlobe.
“Say it again.”
“Hm?” Mu Lingyun was utterly baffled. What was this abrupt demand about, and what was she supposed to say?
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“Say again what you told your mom and dad, the part about liking me…” Ji Luochen prompted.
I like Ji Luochen so much that I can’t live without him…
Mu Lingyun was startled but then laughed, “Were you eavesdropping on the conversation with my parents?”
At that time, he had been sitting beside her with his eyes closed, so she thought he was asleep and had lowered her voice, never intending to exclude him. The seats in the business class cabin were quite far apart. To her surprise, he had still overheard.
“It’s not eavesdropping,” Ji Luochen said earnestly. “I just happened to hear it, that’s all.”
“You were eavesdropping, and now you’re quibbling,” Mu Lingyun insisted firmly.
“Whether I was or not, will you please say it again? I want to hear you say it again,” Ji Luochen continued.
“Stop it, there are other people here,” Mu Lingyun said lightly, though she hadn’t moved, content to lazily lean against Ji Luochen.
Ji Luochen glanced at the driver in the front seat and said no more, content to let the girl lean against him.
That one glance, however, put the driver on high alert.
Crown Prince, if I say that I haven’t seen anything and haven’t heard anything, you would believe that, right?
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In the end, Ji Luochen still dropped Mu Lingyun off at the Rong Family home before leaving.
The moment Mu Lingyun stepped into the Rong Family residence, she sensed that something was amiss.
The housekeeper approached her and whispered, “Knowing you were coming back, the master didn’t even go to his company, and the old master even postponed his planned outing for today. The eldest and second young masters are also here, waiting for you.”
Mu Lingyun: …
So it’s going to be a trial by fire?
Despite knowing that the situation was dire, she still braced herself and went to the main hall.
As expected, all five of them were waiting there for her. As she entered, they all stared intently at her.
“Hehe, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, Big Brother, Second Brother, having a leisurely day today, are we? All gathered here? Hehe, how about we have hot pot?” Mu Lingyun tentatively suggested with caution.
“Who eats hot pot in this scorching weather?” her grandfather clearly disagreed.
“Hehe, eating it on a hot day has a certain charm, you’ll know once you try it, Grandpa…”
“Enough with the chit-chat, sit down,” Mr. Rong said as he pointed to a chair in front of them.
The chair was evidently brought over recently for someone to sit and face the five of them, akin to a spot for someone undergoing interrogation.
Mu Lingyun’s lips twitched, realizing that this spotlighted position had been arranged especially for her.
With no choice, Mu Lingyun sat down, idly leaning back in the chair.
“Sit up properly!” Mr. Rong commanded again.
Mu Lingyun complied, sitting up straight without leaning on the chair back, as well-behaved as a primary school student.
Seeing his daughter sitting obediently, Mr. Rong’s stern facade began to crumble, his expression turning into one of bitter distress, “My dear daughter, why did you have to like that Crown Prince from the Ji family of all people?”
The old master also added, “Yes, yes, if you liked the stars in the sky, Grandpa would try to get them for you, but him… his illness… We’ve consulted everywhere, seen doctors all over the world, and none can cure him. This is just… sigh…”