Chapter 1937: I Will Deal With Him
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Sitting at the dining table, Pei Ge’s posture was elegant and her actions as she picked up food for the three children were even gentler. The father was strict while the mother was benevolent.
Qu Jingwan slowly walked to the dining table. Today was her last meal in the Ji family and she was unwilling to leave no matter what. However, when she heard Pei Ge’s words, she had the thought of retreating.
“Miss Qu, this is your favorite medium-well steak. The nutritionist specially prepared it for you today.”
Auntie Zhang stood beside Qu Jingwan and smiled at the steak on her white plate. “Try it. If you’re not satisfied, get the nutritionist to make another one.”
Qu Jingwan did not reply as Ji Ziming sat beside her. Even if she was dissatisfied, she did not dare to say anything.
Her red lips curled up slightly and her fair fingers stiffly picked up the knife and fork on the table. She cut herself a piece and put it into her mouth. The taste was just right and the nutritionist’s craftsmans.h.i.+p was also uniquely exquisite.
“No need, Auntie Zhang. I like it very much. Help me thank the nutritionist.”
Qu Jingwan raised her brows and looked at Ji Ziming before looking at little Ji Chi who was sitting opposite her. Her voice was filled with joy as she smiled. “Baby, do you want to try Auntie Jingwan’s beef?”
She noticed then that only she was having western steak, while the rest had Chinese food. She was unsure if Pei Ge had purposely isolated her or she just did not belong to this family to begin with.
“No need. Auntie Jingwan, you can have it.”
Ji Chi scooped a spoonful of porridge into his mouth. The fragrance of the porridge filled his mouth.
“This beef is very delicious.”
Qu Jingwan did not give up. She had intended to use Ji Chi to control her to deal with Pei Ge but she did not expect that once this country was out, Pei Ge and him would become closer. Qu Jingwan, who was originally very close to Ji Chi, became enemies instead.
They could be cold and distant. Qu Jingwan could already see traces of it in little Ji Chi’s eyes.
“Miss Qu, Ping An said no.”
Pei Ge could not take it anymore and retorted.
Her pink lips were not any less red than Qu Jingwan’s. Instead, they were even redder.
“A-Alright then.”
Qu Jingwan resentfully picked up her knife and fork to slowly cut the beef for herself. She rarely ate steak at the Ji family’s house. Only when Ji Ziming and Pei Ge went overseas together did she request Auntie Zhang to cook steak at the Ji family’s house.
However, Auntie Zhang was good at Chinese cuisine. If the steak was not pan-fried well, Qu Jingwan would throw it into the rubbish bin on the spot. Although Auntie Zhang had served the Ji family for so many years, she had never seen anyone so arrogant and picky.
More accurately, Qu Jingwan was making things difficult for Auntie Zhang. She, who had yet to marry Ji Ziming, already wanted to have a place in the Ji family mansion and even wanted all the servants to obey her orders.
It was just that Qu Jingwan miscalculated. Auntie Zhang was not a fool. Everything she did in the Ji family was recorded by her and sent to Pei Ge’s email. Pei Ge and Qu Jingwan’s negotiation was to use these ‘evidence’ to prove that Qu Jingwan’s decision in the Ji family was a mistake.
If Qu Jingwan refused to leave, Pei Ge would use Mother Ji. Qu Jingwan knew about Mother Ji’s actions. If her words and actions were exposed, at best, her engagement with Ji Ziming would be invalid. At worst, her Qu family’s business would decline.
Qu Jingwan weighed the pros and cons before agreeing to Pei Ge’s request to leave the Ji family the next day.
Although her departure was not glorious, Qu Jingwan swore that she would return and tell Pei Ge that she was the real mistress of the Ji family.
After dinner, Qu Jingwan went upstairs first and did not talk to Ji Ziming or exchange glances with him.
This kind of Ji Ziming made Qu Jingwan feel afraid. He was like a silent beast. Once he got angry, it was not something she could decide.
That was because she was never Ji Ziming’s match.
When she returned to her room, she quickly called Old lady Qu but the call did not go through.
“What’s going on? Why isn’t grandma picking up?”
Qu Jingwan mumbled to herself as she thought about how to explain everything to her grandmother. However, after waiting for an entire night, she did not receive a call from her grandmother. This was because Old lady Qu was standing in the courtyard and conversing with her close aide. She could not be bothered with Qu Jingwan who was far away in Ji family.
“Are you sure the news is reliable?”
Old lady Qu’s face darkened. She could not believe that the person she had been neglecting was actually doing things right under her nose.
“I’m sure, madam. I followed him myself. He did go into the Ji’s villa.”
The close aide’s face was filled with certainty. He was about to take credit for this matter to Old lady Qu.
“How dare he investigate Pei Ge behind my back!”
Old lady Qu gripped the handkerchief in her hand tightly. It was a French aristocrat’s silk handkerchief and there were less than two hundred limited edition handkerchiefs in the world.
“Madam, do you want me to go…”
The close aide made a hitting action with his face dark and stern. He had been hiding in the dark all year round. There was also a faint smell of blood on his body.
“There’s no need. He’s Old Master’s son after all. I’ll deal with him. If there’s nothing else, you may leave.”
Old lady Qu thought about it carefully. Qu Xiujie merely went to Ji family for a while and did not need to alert the enemy. If he was here to help her, the possibility was very low. It was so low that Old lady Qu herself did not want to believe it.
“Sure, Madam, I’ll leave now.”
The aide walked into the darkness of the courtyard and nimbly climbed over the wall and ran out.
At this moment, Old master Qu walked over and asked in confusion, “Madam, who are you talking to?”
Old lady Qu’s heart skipped a beat. She knew that it would be too dangerous to talk to her trusted aide in Qu family but Old master Qu still saw her.
“Master, who can I talk to? Isn’t there a magnolia tree here? I’m talking to it about the past. Master, you planted it for me personally. Master, do you still remember?”
Old lady Qu’s face was gentle and her earlier gloominess was gone. Instead, it was replaced with a kind and gentle look.
“I remember.”
Old master Qu narrowed his eyes and looked at this tall magnolia tree. His voice was low and hoa.r.s.e. After Old lady Qu’s reminder, he finally remembered that he had married Old lady Qu when he was young. Old lady Qu said that she liked magnolia trees so she specially transported this magnolia tree with thick branches from afar.