Chapter 1645 - 1325: Second Uncle, How Could I Forget You

Chapter 1645: Chapter 1325: Second Uncle, How Could I Forget You

The woman’s face was wretched with sorrow, tears clinging to her lashes, ready to fall at any moment.

How could Song Yansheng not know what the woman was thinking? He spoke again, mildly, saying, "I can cover the cost of your mother’s surgery when she is admitted, and not only that, I can take full responsibility for all her follow-up treatment and convalescent expenses. But in return, I want one honest answer from you."

When the woman heard this, she dropped to her knees with a "thud—" and her tears poured down in torrents...

The wind that night was especially cold. Ji Xiangling stood at the window looking out, and when her gaze fell on the snow that still hadn’t melted, her heart sank again and again.

A car drove into the villa. Ji Xiangling’s eyes flickered and she hurriedly ran downstairs.

After waiting in the living room for a while, she saw Ji Yunjin come in, wearing a fur coat, her brows tightly knotted.

Ji Xiangling quickly stepped forward and asked, "Mom, how is it? Did you...see Aunt Yu?"

Ji Yunjin took off her coat, and the servant beside her accepted it. She walked to the table, picked up the tea and took a sip. Only after she sat down did she say, "I did see her, but it was completely useless!"

Ji Xiangling’s eyes flickered slightly; she didn’t quite understand what that meant.

"Ever since your Aunt Yu was found and brought back, she’s been in a coma. Even if I see her, what could I possibly say to her? And what could she possibly say for you?"

Ji Xiangling was stunned, then said, "Then...then what am I supposed to do? Mom, what am I supposed to do? If Aunt Yu can’t say a few words for me, he...he won’t let me go. He definitely won’t let me go..."

Looking at her daughter’s panic-stricken expression, Ji Yunjin was puzzled and asked, "Xiangling, what on earth did you do? Why are you so afraid of A Yu? You stayed abroad with A Yu for so many years. Who could compare to that bond between you? Surely he wouldn’t really do anything to you, would he?"

In Ji Xiangling’s mind flashed the image of Song Yansheng that day, almost strangling her to death. Her whole body trembled. She shook her head and said, "No...he won’t let me go, he definitely won’t let me go. No one can help me now, no one... He’ll strangle me, he’ll strangle me... What am I going to do? What do I do? What do I do?"

Ji Yunjin was even more astonished, and at the same time a little worried.

She stood up and took her daughter’s hand, comforting her. "Xiangling, don’t be afraid. Even if you did something that made A Yu angry, I’m here. He wouldn’t dare do anything to you. Besides, killing someone is against the law—he can’t possibly do anything like that to you."

Ji Xiangling stared at Ji Yunjin, her eyes vacant. She said, "Mom, if...if someone is so angry he wants to strangle me to death, does that mean he hates me? That he never wants to see me again in this life?"

"Xiangling, don’t think like that. Everyone has moments when their emotions run wild, and the things they say then aren’t necessarily what they truly mean... Don’t take it to heart."

"So he doesn’t really want to strangle me, right? And he doesn’t hate me that much, right? Right, Mom?"

Ji Yunjin nodded. "Right. So let go of it, don’t be afraid. It’ll be fine."

Ji Xiangling responded faintly, as if she believed it. Ji Yunjin relaxed a little, and had just reached out to pull Ji Xiangling down to sit when the sound of a car horn came again from outside the door.

The mother and daughter were both startled, not knowing who could be coming back at this hour.

A few minutes later, a servant ran in in a panic and said, "Lady, Miss, that Assistant Chi who’s always by Mr. Song’s side...has arrived!"

Ji Xiangling’s heart, which had only just begun to calm down, became frantic again. She grabbed Ji Yunjin’s hand and babbled, "Mom, Mom, he still won’t let me go. He’s here for me, he’s here for me... Mom, what do I do, what do I do..."

Although Ji Yunjin didn’t know what was going on, her daughter’s emotional state over the past two days was clearly off. It had to be that she’d been frightened by Song Yansheng.

She had only this one daughter; how could she not feel distressed.

But over the years, Song Yansheng had also helped her a great deal in her work. She didn’t want to tear this thin veneer of cordiality, which was why she’d agreed to Ji Xiangling’s request to go to the old estate to look for Yu Yao.

Yu Yao was unconscious. There was nothing she could do, so she had to come back.

She’d planned to properly comfort her daughter and didn’t want to get into too much of a dispute with Song Yansheng.

She hadn’t expected Chi Rui to actually come knocking at the door. All the better—she’d been wanting to ask him what on earth was going on.

What had Song Yansheng done to frighten her precious daughter into such a state!

Before long, Chi Rui stepped inside. Walking in with him were four bodyguards dressed in black.

The display made Ji Xiangling all the more anxious and afraid. She hurriedly hid behind Ji Yunjin, trembling from head to toe.

Ji Yunjin drew a deep breath and asked, "Assistant Chi, it’s so late—what are you doing at my home?"

Chi Rui gave a polite nod before saying, "Ms. Ji, I’m very sorry to disturb you so late. I’m here on Mr. Song’s orders to take Lady Ji to the airport..."