And now, the biggest obstacle is none other than Ji Xiao Li! Thinking of this, she couldn't help but grit her teeth. Today was Father's birthday, and if she guessed correctly, they would 'accidentally' meet at home today, which was absolutely not what she wanted!

  Qin Zhenyang said last night that he would definitely be home before 10:30, so when the clock on the wall pointed to 10, he came back. This made Ji Xiaoli wonder if he had deliberately run a red light for the sake of time.

  "Leaving now?" Qin Zhenyang was previously wearing a camouflage uniform, possibly after visiting the troops. At this time, he had already changed into a shirt and trousers, with his suit casually slung over his wrist.

  Ji Xiaoli nodded and was about to go upstairs to change her clothes, but the cat in her hand was still there. Hua Hua had already fallen asleep, so she carefully put it on the sofa. That gentle gesture made Qin Zhenyang jealous again... How did he feel that she treated this cat better than him? This is not scientific! Sooner or later, let Tao Xiaoning come and take away this fat cat that only knows how to act cute and coquettish!

  After being put down, Hua Hua slowly opened her eyes. The beautiful mistress had thrown it upstairs again. Poor Meow Hua Hua stared with her bright blue eyes and mouth open, meowing pitifully... 'Meow...'...

  Ji Xiaoli turned around and suddenly saw the cat looking at her pitifully, and for a moment she couldn't bear to part with it... Qin Zhenyang coughed twice, "You go upstairs and change your clothes first, this cat must be hungry, I'll have someone prepare something for it to eat."

  Ji Xiaoli didn't want to waste any more time, so she went to the bedroom to change her clothes. Hua Hua was forced to surrender under the cold and cruel gaze of the male owner, pitifully pressing its head against the sofa, blinking its eyes from time to time. Because Meow Hua Hua clearly knew that in front of the female owner it could act cute and ask for hugs and comfort, but if it did so in front of the male owner, it would be asking for trouble!

  So it wisely chose to shut up.

  However, Qin Zhenyang still carried the fat cat to Wang Lao Tai's side and said: "Wang auntie, put this cat here for now. It meowed several times outside just now, I think it might be in heat, so have someone bring a female cat back in a few days."

  Old Lady Wang opened her mouth, wanting to say that it was just the beginning of autumn and not the winter solstice, so this cat shouldn't be in heat. However, looking at Young Master's gloomy face, she had no choice but to keep quiet. As for finding a mother cat, it seemed like it had already been added to the planned itinerary... Flower Master still didn't know that his owner was already choosing a mate for him...

  But Hua Hua, who had always been bullied by the previous owner's mother Husky, only knew about the concept of magnetism from a tomboy, so she was even more afraid... If a tough girl really came, it would be very tragic...

  Hua Hua has been taken care of, but after Ji Xiao Li went downstairs, the cat was nowhere to be seen. "Did Hua Hua go eat again?" She remembered that it had just eaten not long ago, and its appetite really was getting better and better. What if it gets so fat in the future that it can't even move?

  Qin Zhenyang nodded: "At Wang's place, after it finishes eating, it should continue sleeping." In Hua Hua's world, there are only two things: eating and sleeping. Of course, there is a third thing - selling cute and asking for hugs in a hitchhiking style.

  "It can't go on like this, it's time to lose some weight...". Ji Xiao Li said with her mouth, but every time she saw Hua Hua's pitiful eyes when he couldn't eat his fill, she would involuntarily soften. Indeed, being a doting mother all the time wouldn't do, occasionally she needed to play the role of stepmother. However, she decided that for now, the role of stepmother would be temporarily vacant, because the role of stepfather could be played by Qin Zhenyang.

  Qin San Ye naturally didn't know that his own daughter-in-law had already chosen a role for him, the role of a stepfather who would specially supervise and urge Fat Cat to lose weight.

  The two were already on their way to Ji's house, while Ji Xuewei was still worried.

  She was discharged from the hospital yesterday, and when she left the hospital, Qin Zong didn't come to see her off. The so-called future mother-in-law also didn't show up, only she left alone... Until now, Qin Zong hasn't contacted her at all.

  Today is Father's birthday, and if Ji Xiaoli goes, she will definitely bring her whole family. If she goes alone, she will definitely be ridiculed! She doesn't want her family to know about the cracks in her relationship with Qin Zong, and she doesn't want to be ridiculed or threatened!

  Ji Xuewei put aside her pride and dialed Qin Zong's private phone number. Qin Zong didn't answer, and she got the same result after calling twice in a row.

  She knew, maybe he didn't hear it at all, but just didn't want to answer.

  Ji Xuewei didn't give up, but instead called his company's phone number. The person who answered was the general manager's assistant, Ouyang Yu. Ouyang answered the phone in a polite and normal tone: "Hello, I'm Ouyang Yu, the general manager's assistant of Qinshi Financial Group. May I ask who you are?"

  Ji Xuewei felt a bit awkward, but it was almost ten o'clock now, and she didn't want to delay any further, or else she wouldn't be able to make it home by noon. "Miss Ouyang, hello, I'm Qin Zong's fiancée, can you help me transfer the call?"

  "This... are you Miss Ji? The general manager... the general manager is in a meeting now, or you can call back later." Ou Yang Yu's tone also seemed somewhat stunned.

  Ji Xuewei could tell something from her hesitant and paused tone, "Miss Ouyang, don't hang up the phone yet. Aluo and I did have a fight these two days, but it was just because of some trivial matter. He didn't answer my call, so I had to call the company... Can you help me pick up this one time? If Aluo and I make up, we will definitely thank you."

  Ouyang Yu previously said that Qin Zong had his own intentions in holding meetings, she was Qin Zong's special assistant, and naturally wholeheartedly served Qin Zong, of course, these were not enough, but also needed to have flexibility and adaptability.

  The future daughter-in-law of the general manager could obviously call the general manager's private cell phone, but instead chose to dial the company's phone number. That must mean the general manager didn't answer the phone... Since that's the case, if the general manager doesn't want to communicate with her, then Ouyang Yu will naturally help intercept.

  But Miss Ji is also right, after all, this is a matter between the two of them. What if it's really a small thing and I'm making a big deal out of it? If the general manager gets angry, I'll be in trouble too...

  "Then I'll help you out this time..." Ouyang Yu smiled, also trying to curry favor. After all, these two were already engaged, and if everything went smoothly, Miss Ji would become the general manager's wife, and maybe even a director of the Qin family in the future, so she naturally wanted to ingratiate herself.

  Ji Xuewei could hear the underlying tone of her words, and secretly felt a little pleased, but then said: "Then thank you, Miss Ouyang, I will remember this favor. Oh, by the way, when you pass it on, don't mention my name for now, I want to give Ah Jing a surprise."

  "Alright."

  Ouyang Yu certainly didn't know what the so-called surprise was, in fact if she said it was Ji Xuewei, Qin Zong might not have answered the phone at all, as for now, Qin Zong thought he had just received a normal customer's call.

  "Alton, are you still busy?" Ji Xuewei's tone was very gentle, she knew that Qin Alton wouldn't be swayed by force but would be moved by softness, so at this moment she appeared even more weak and innocent. Qin Alton had been reading a document, when he heard the woman's soft voice on the phone, his eyebrows furrowed, "How is it you?"

  After asking, he put this account on Ouyang Yu's body. Poor Ouyang Tezhu didn't know that his move had already lowered countless points in the general manager's impression. Maybe this year's year-end bonus will be cut off with the excuse of being unprofitable.

  Ji Xuewei seemed to have not noticed Qin Zong's displeasure, her voice slowed down as usual: "A Zong, today is my dad's birthday, I want..."

  She hadn't finished speaking when Qin Zong hastily interrupted her: "Today the company has a big client, I'm busy and can't leave, you go by yourself, whatever you need to buy just put it on my account!"

  On the other end of the phone, Ji Xuewei's face changed, and her voice became more desolate and helpless: "A Zhong, I know you're still mad at me, I know it's impossible for you to forgive me so easily... but I don't want my parents to see us like this, and a week ago, I already told Dad that we would both go back to celebrate his birthday, but now suddenly changing..."

  She moved out of Ji Chunlin ahead of time, even if he didn't care about his mother's face, but she knew that Qin Zong was very respectful to her father, so she said this.

  As expected, Qin Zong couldn't refuse anymore. Although his expression was somewhat suppressed, he only said: "I'll come out of the company later to pick you up and we can go together."

  "Alright." Ji Xuewei hung up the phone with satisfaction. After all, this was just a temporary measure, but she had confidence that she could win Qin Zong's heart over time.

  But Qin Zong would agree to her, only for one reason, because of Ji Chunlin, Jing Rong had not yet reached the point where he had to go through with it... He naturally wouldn't say that his heart still thought of that person, even though she no longer belonged to him. However, due to the family's attitude, she might not be able to be a good wife to San Shu, so he still held onto hope, perhaps... there was still a glimmer of possibility.

  Ji Xiaoli had arrived at the entrance of the Ji family's residential area, where she saw He Auntie coming out and locking the door. He Auntie was one of the few people in the neighborhood who was relatively kind to Ji Xiaoli. Because Fang Youlan often gossiped with the other women in the neighborhood about her family affairs, frequently saying that her own daughter was very obedient, while Ji Xiaoli was described as a naughty and disobedient child. Even though Ji Xiaoli had been admitted to a top-tier university, it was said that she only got in because of her husband's connections. Over time, the women in the neighborhood developed an unshakeable prejudice against Ji Xiaoli.

  Are you an orphan, with foster parents raising you but still being disobedient? So to a certain extent, public opinion is still very important.

  He Qie was a widow, her husband had passed away at the age of 40, and she had raised her son on her own, so her ability to be self-sufficient was stronger than that of ordinary women. Her ability to distinguish right from wrong was also... She wouldn't judge someone as good or bad just by listening to what others said, instead, she would rather use her eyes to observe.

  It's actually because of He Shu's son, He Chen. He Chen and Ji Xiaoli were just high school classmates, but not in the same class. However, He Chen had already taken notice of this girl back then, after all, there weren't many pretty girls in their neighborhood, and she often walked past his building.

  When they went to university, the two were also quite fated, He Chen also got into the same university as Ji Xiao Li, and the two became classmates in the same department.

  He Chen's mother could naturally see her son's thoughts, and with her observation, Ji Xiao Li, although adopted by the Ji family couple, was much more clever and intelligent than Fang You Lan's biological daughter.

  Both of them graduated two years ago, and the son is too shy to confess, so he's been dragging it out here and doesn't even want to get married... If it weren't for her not-so-good relationship with Fang Youlan, she would have asked on behalf of her son.

  But what's going on now? Who is the man next to Xiao Li... and they're holding hands, that kind of intimacy, could it be...

  Aunt He had an ominous premonition, but she still had to put on a good face and smiled warmly: "Little Li, I haven't seen you in days, what have you been busy with lately? And who is this..."

  If Ji Xiaoli still didn't understand, Qin Zhenyang had already made some guesses in his heart, and the strength wrapped in his palm tightened again.

  Ji Xiaoli glanced at the man beside her and then looked at He Dajie, before smiling and saying: "This is my husband, we registered our marriage a few months ago."

  Aunt He was suddenly shocked, looking at the two of them in disbelief, her face's lost color could no longer be concealed... In her heart she was still scolding her son for not taking action earlier, but now, a cooked duck had slipped away from under their noses.