Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband

“It’s a secret, you’ll have to wait until you get first place before I can tell you.” Lin Xu winked at her.

“It’s a deal!” Ji Yuqiao said happily.

She didn’t realize that her reason for wanting to get first place had changed from gaining Xiao Yu’s attention to wanting to receive Lin Xu’s gift.

After talking about her own matters, Ji Yuqiao asked about Lin Xu.

“Last time you said, that friend who never replied to your messages, has he replied now?” Ji Yuqiao asked.

“He replied.” Lin Xu’s expression was subtly complex as she took out her phone and showed it to Ji Yuqiao.

[Do you have time tomorrow? Can I take you out for a meal?]

[Why don’t you reply to my messages? Are you replying to others now, and it’s finally my turn?]

[Why are you ignoring me? Is it against the law for you to reply to me?]

In the chat window with Xie Changyan, most of the messages were from her, with a rare couple of replies that he couldn’t resist sending.

Xie: [..]

Looking at the chat history, Ji Yuqiao contemplated for a moment before consoling Lin Xu, “At least there’s one more period than before, that’s a good start, keep it up!”

Lin Xu offered a resigned smile and put away her phone, “Forget it.”

She’d sent so many messages, if he wanted to reply, he would have done so long ago.

For Lin Xu to thick-skinnedly send that many messages was already her limit.

Even if Xie Changyan really was her husband, how could he ignore her and show absolutely no reaction?

He had clearly once said that even if he forgot about her in the next life, he would still be smitten with her, sticking to her persistently.

“No matter where I am, I will always fall for you at first sight.”

Lin Xu’s mind flashed back to his proposal, and a sweet smile unconsciously spread across her lips.

Ji Yuqiao comforted her, “You’re so nice, if he still doesn’t reply to your messages, he’s definitely a jerk. When I see him later, I’ll scold him for you!”

“Okay, thank you.” Lin Xu responded with a slight smile.

Matching Lin Xu’s smile, Ji Yuqiao’s ears turned red, and she chuckled unconsciously.

Meanwhile, she decided in her heart to scold him a couple more times for Lin Xu.

“I suddenly have something to take care of and need to go back home; I can’t go shopping with you.” Lin Xu said.

After spending two hours with Lin Xu, Ji Yuqiao felt reluctant to part as they said goodbye.

She had originally planned to stay until the evening and have dinner with Lin Xu before returning to school.

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“It’s okay, then we’ll make another date for next time.”

Lin Xu saw her off to the taxi and waved goodbye.

The car sped towards the Ji Mansion.

As soon as Ji Yuqiao got out of the car, she hastily greeted the butler and then dashed upstairs to her bedroom, like a gust of wind sweeping through the living room.

The butler stood in the yard, his hand paused from watering the plants, rubbing his eyes in disbelief as if he couldn’t believe what he saw.

He hadn’t seen wrongly, had he?

The young miss had returned?

The butler set down the watering can and hurriedly ran to inform Ji Tingyang in the study.

Ji Tingyang’s usually impassive face showed a flicker of surprise when he heard the news.

He went to Ji Yuqiao’s bedroom and saw her rummaging through her bookshelf, pulling out books and notes, scattering them on the floor.

Ji Tingyang’s mind suddenly flashed back to the last time Ji Zeqiu was doing the same, searching for Lin Xu’s photos, and the veins on his forehead twitched.

“What are you looking for?” Ji Tingyang asked.

“Notes from high school,” Ji Yuqiao replied without looking up or stopping her search.

Ji Yuqiao had been an excellent student in high school, always ranking at the top of her class, until she met Xiao Yu in university and devoted all her attention to him, neglecting her studies.

She had also participated in math and physics competitions in high school and had made quite a few notes.

Since she had promised Lin Xu to work hard, she wanted to find them to study.

“Oh,” said Ji Tingyang, standing at the doorway, responding briefly as he watched Ji Yuqiao. But his thoughts drifted to Lin Xu.

His mother had always wanted him to call his sister back for a family meeting.

But due to his wishes, his mother had been accommodating him and hadn’t asked his sister to return.

Now that she had come back on her own accord, should he ask their mother to return as well…

Ji Tingyang’s thoughts were a tangled mess.

While he was hesitating, Ji Yuqiao had already found her notes and was getting up to leave.

The words Ji Tingyang had on the tip of his tongue suddenly shifted, “Why have you changed clothes?”

Ever since entering university, Ji Yuqiao had always worn simple shirts and pants, like a frugal student managing her family’s budget.

Ji Tingyang had made so much money, not for her to be frugal with herself.

But no matter what he and Ji Zeqiu said, they couldn’t convince her otherwise.

However, now she was wearing an orange dress and had returned to her previous, meticulous appearance.

Seeing him looking at her dress, Ji Yuqiao smiled and twirled, lifting her skirt, “How is it? Isn’t it very pretty? A friend gave it to me.”

Her tone was laced with a hint of pride.

She had worn it specially to show Lin Xu today, but inadvertently gave Ji Tingyang a peek as well.

“It’s okay,” Ji Tingyang replied noncommittally.

“No taste,” Ji Yuqiao snorted with a roll of her eyes, checked the time, and said, “I have a class tonight, I’m going back to campus now. Have the maid tidy up my room, will you?”

“Wait,” Ji Tingyang called out to her, “I’ve asked Aunt Zhang to make more food; have dinner before you go back to school.”

“No need,” Ji Yuqiao dismissed with a wave of her hand.

“I wanted to introduce someone to you.”

Ji Tingyang finally opened up, the pressure and worries of many days dissipating with the breath he let out.

No sooner had the words left his mouth,

than Ji Yuqiao’s hand froze mid-air, her voice wary as she asked, “Who?”