Chapter 9 Felt Cheated

• “What? What do you mean?”
• For a moment, Jin Zhiyi could not understand what he had just said.
• Gu Nian was also puzzled.
• The two of them looked at each other doubtfully and turned to look at Jin Zhishen.
• Jin Zhishen no longer said a word and returned to his solemn and cold expression as if he had never said anything before.
• It was almost as if others had heard wrongly.
• However, Jin Zhiyi was excited, “Brother… Did I hear you wrongly? Did you just say you are getting married soon?”
• Jin Zhishen looked indifferent, “You are mistaken.”
• “No! No! No! I am certain that I wasn’t mistaken! How could I have heard it wrongly? Gu Nian, you heard that too, right? He did say, ‘Probably soon’, right? What’s going on? I was away for just a few days and he said, ‘Probably soon’?”
• Jin Zhiyi was simply too excited.
• This was certainly shocking!
• He was Zhishen!
• He was one who controlled himself so well that a monk observing the rules of abstinence could not even be compared to him. Even if he had taken Viagra, he might not even have any reaction!
• And yet, he said he would be getting married soon!
• “Who is she? Who did you fall in love with? Where did she come from? How did she look? Is she pretty? Is she sexy?”
• Right now, Mr. Zhiyi sounded like a worried father extremely concerned about his children’s marriage affair and he was doing background checks on the other party.
• Jin Zhishen remained composed and leaned back on his chair. He was reading his reports gracefully as if he had not heard anything at all.
• Mr. Zhiyi, who was kept in suspense, was so curious that he surrendered, “Brother… Okay, Zhishen, I will go for the afternoon meetings and dinner tonight. But you have to let me know who this woman is, eh?”
• Jin Zhishen found him noisy and said in a solemn face, “Get out!”
• “I am not going to until you tell me who the woman is! You have not finished your sentence and you are keeping me in suspense. You cannot be so mean, Zhishen!”
• Jin Zhiyi would not budge as his brother continued to keep mom about the woman.
• Jin Zhishen threatened, “Do you want to stay in Africa for another 3 months?”
• Jin Zhiyi choked and cried.
• There was no need to be like that!
• You were the one who aroused my curiosity and yet you kept me in suspense. I will not be able to eat and sleep well!
• ……
• Furong Garden.
• Since she got the special privilege not to go to work, Jiang Xiaoxiao was happily taking care of Bao at home.
• This little one was so obedient just like a little puppy. He was following Jiang Xiaoxiao everywhere she went.
• In the evening, Jiang Xiaoxiao was worried that he would be bored and so she brought him out for a walk. They bought many ingredients as she wanted to cook something decent for him..
• This will certainly be the last time.
• Jin Zhishen is certainly not going to sleep on the sofa tonight again, and naturally Bao will not continue staying too.
• Though Jiang Xiaoxiao felt sad that Bao would be leaving soon, she could totally understand that this was after all an accidental encounter. When the father and son went back to the Jin’s, they would no longer contact each other anymore.
• Later that evening, Jin Zhishen arrived as promised.
• Jiang Xiaoxiao was not surprised at all. She let Jin Zhishen in and said, “Dinner is ready. If Mr. Jin doesn't mind, you can join us before bringing Bao home.”
• Jin Zhishen looked at her profoundly, “I certainly don’t mind. I had brought Bao’s clothes over too.”
• Jiang Xiaoxiao was astounded. For a second, she could not understand what he meant.
• Jin Zhishen then said, “It looks like Bao didn’t want to leave. So, I would like to discuss with Ms. Jiang. Can Bao continue to stay here?”
• Jiang Xiaoxiao was totally in shock, “This… Would not be a good idea, right?”
• Even though she liked Bao, but she could not take care of him all day too.
• Jin Zhishen could tell what she was thinking and said seriously, “Even though this might bring inconvenience to you, I am sincere in asking Ms. Jiang for a favor. In fact, Bao has mild autism. You can’t really tell normally, but if he throws a tantrum, he would lock himself in the room and smash things which eventually harms himself. I had brought him to a psychologist and paid special attention to his needs, but I couldn’t cure him.”
• “Bao was never so reliant on anyone before but only you. Therefore, I have to ask for you to pardon my presumptuous request.”
• Jiang Xiaoxiao could not decide what to do upon hearing the news.
• She totally could not imagine that Bao had mild autism.
• She could not tell at all and even suspected that Jin Zhishen was lying to her.
• However, on second thought, she felt that they gained nothing from cheating on her. Besides, she was rewarded 100 thousand this morning because of Bao.
• When she thought of that, Jiang Xiaoxiao no longer rejected the idea, “I only got to know Bao for two days. It is probably not going to affect him much. It is not that you cannot let him stay here, but I can’t do it during the day as I need to work.”
• “Certainly.”
• Seeing that he had achieved his objective, Jin Zhishen was satisfied and changed the topic, “Is dinner ready? I am a little hungry.”
• “Ah? Oh, it is ready. Let me set the table for you.”
• After she said that, Jiang Xiaoxiao discovered later that something wasn’t right.
• Why did I feel like a wife who had just welcomed her husband back home?
• Nah!
• Jiang Xiaoxiao was surprised by her own thoughts. She felt spooked as she thought she must be crazy.
• After dinner, she started praying that Jin Zhishen would leave as soon as possible.
• However, things went against her wish. The thunder roared loudly and soon, it was raining cats and dogs. The heavy downpour didn’t look like it would stop anytime soon.
• Jiang Xiaoxiao looked outside the window sadly as she was feeling depressed.
• Jin Zhishen looked at her as bid her goodbye, “Ms. Jiang, if there is nothing much, I will leave Bao here with you and head back now.”
• “What? Are you leaving now? It is still raining.” Jiang Xiaoxiao exclaimed in surprise.
• Jin Zhishen looked as if he didn’t mind at all and said, “The weather forecast said the downpour will continue for the night and probably wouldn’t stop anytime soon. It’s getting late, so I shall not bother you further.”
• Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoxiao was at a loss.
• It is so dangerous to drive in such weather.
• What if he got into an accident? I don’t want to be responsible for that.
• “Well… if you don’t mind, you can continue sleeping on the sofa tonight.” She felt awkward saying this.
• Jin Zhishen smiled as he accepted the offer, “Sure. Thank you.” He did not even attempt to reject the offer.
• Jiang Xiaoxiao felt cheated.