When it came to getting along with his mother, Ji Bai had trained himself to be like steel. The first thing he thought of was a strategy. He wanted to protect Xu Xu behind him.
However, Xu Xu was different.
She had said to "avoid the important and dwell on the trivial", but in terms of the overall strategy of "gaining the approval of the Ji family", it was about the matter and not the person.
Now that the overall situation had been set, she wanted to try her best to communicate with Mother Ji and fight for a chance. If she succeeded, Ji Bai would not be in a difficult position and everyone would be more at ease; if she failed, there would be no real loss.
However, the only thing she did not consider was whether this matter would hurt her.
Therefore, when Mother Ji said such merciless words, Xu Xu was stunned.
Logic could be clarified and misunderstandings could be resolved. However, what if someone looked down on you and did not like you?
Xu Xu was willing to communicate with her to improve, but she would never do anything to prove to her that she was "worthy of Ji Bai" and "worthy of his love", because in Xu Xu's opinion, her judgment was wrong.
Therefore, after the sudden stab of pain, Xu Xu's reaction was to remain silent. She would not refute because it would be meaningless anyway.
Seeing Xu Xu's unpleasant expression, Mother Ji's eyes were filled with mockery. She did not want to talk to her anymore, so she turned around and left.
Ji Bai was still holding the carefully selected diamond ring in his arms. As soon as he entered the house, he saw his mother walking out of his room with an ashen face. She looked up at him and went straight back to her room.
He was slightly stunned, but he quietly walked over, only to see Xu Xu walking out of her room as well. She did not look right.
Ji Bai grabbed her, stared at her and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Xu Xu said, "Let me be alone for a while. It's not a big deal, don't worry. "
Ever since they lived together, they had a tacit understanding. When Xu Xu said that she wanted to be alone, Ji Bai would often give her space to adjust herself.
At this moment, Ji Bai was silent for a moment, but he still let go of her. Xu Xu walked into her room and closed the door.
Her mother's door was also closed, and the servant was mopping the floor in the living room with her head down. Ji Bai sat for a while, looked at the servant's expression, and called her out of the house.
Of course, the servant refused to say anything at first. Ji Bai was only home temporarily, so Mother Ji was still in charge of the house. But how could he resist the interrogation of the captain of the Criminal Police Unit? With a few words of persuasion and coercion, he quickly found out most of what happened just now.
At this time, the night was just right, and a bright moon hung high above their heads. Ji Bai stood by the pond outside the house and felt a little annoyed. He subconsciously reached into his pocket for a cigarette but found a red date instead. With a smile, he finished the red dates in two or three bites before returning to his room.
He went to his mother's door first. "Mom, I'm coming in."
"Yes."
There was a soft light in the room, and his mother was sitting on the sofa, watching TV with an indifferent expression. Ji Bai sat down next to her and stared at her face with a smile. "I'm leaving tomorrow. Aren't you going to say a few words to me?"
His mother originally thought that he was here to denounce her and stand up for Xu Xu, so she felt a chill in her heart. She didn't expect him to smile as if nothing had happened. After a moment of surprise, she smiled and said, "I don't have anything to say."
Ji Bai got up and poured a cup of tea for his mother, then handed it to her. "I'm away from home, so you and dad should take care of your health. If there's anything, ask Eldest Brother and Second Brother to do it. If there's anything else, let me know. I'll get Shu Hang and the others to run errands. Don't let me worry. "
A smile appeared on his mother's face. "The world is high, and the emperor is far away. You're the nicest person to say it."
Ji Bai laughed. The mother and son chatted for a while, and the displeasure between his mother's eyebrows disappeared.
At this time, a servant knocked on the door and brought in a bowl of stewed bird's nest. Ji Bai asked, "Where's Xu Xu's?" The servant replied, "I'll bring it over right away."
Ji Bai nodded and glanced at his mother's calm face. He personally brought the bird's nest over and gently stirred it with a spoon to cool it down. With a smile on her face, his mother watched his considerate actions from the side.
While Ji Bai stirred the bird's nest, he said, "When I return to Lin City this time, I plan to propose to Xu Xu."
His mother's face became a little tense.
However, she heard him continue, "Mom, let's be honest. She's the only girl I like. You can disagree or agree, but this matter is set in stone, I'm marrying her.
I know you're not happy and can't accept it for a while. But this time, you've done everything you could to save face. For this, I'm grateful. Putting myself in her shoes, I'll also make sure that Xu Xu does what a wife should do in the future.
As for when you'll accept her and our marriage in the future, I'll always be waiting, and I hope that day won't be too far away. "
His mother remained silent, but she saw Ji Bai looking up at her with a deep gaze and a faint tone. "But Mom, she's only willing to come back with me because she really likes me. I need to treat her right and make everyone respect her, so she can't be bullied in my house.
I heard what you said when I came back just now. You shouldn't say things like whether she's good enough or not, and I don't want to hear it again. "
Ji Bai pushed open Xu Xu's door and saw her sitting on a chair in front of the window. She had one hand on the windowsill and was gently knocking on it. Her fair face was very calm.
Ji Bai sat down next to her and pulled her into his arms. They looked at the starry night sky outside the window without saying a word.
After a while, Xu Xu said gloomily, "I've talked to your mother, but it didn't go well."
Ji Bai pinched her pretty little nose and smiled. "My wife has been wronged. Don't take her words to heart. Also, she might not have listened to what you said, so give her some time to digest it. "
When Xu Xu heard this, she understood that Ji Bai already knew about it, so she nodded. "I understand. What should we do now? "
Before they came over this time, Xu Juan had specifically told her that her future mother-in-law was probably a ruthless character, so she had to be careful. No matter how good Ji Bai is to you, he's still a filial son, and any man would be troubled by this. You have to be mentally prepared.
Her father said that even if there were conflicts and grievances, as long as it did not violate her principles, as a junior, Xu Xu should be modest and take the initiative to maintain her relationship with Ji Bai's parents.
Combined with her father and brother's words, and based on her shallow understanding of the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, if Ji Bai wanted her to put in more effort, she would be willing.
Ji Bai knew what she was thinking at first glance. Not only was she not angry, but she was also thinking of making up for it. Her straightforward and honest personality really made people's hearts soften.
He was silent for a moment, then he turned her body around to face him. With a faint smile on his handsome face, he stared at her with his dark eyes. "It's very simple."
"… Simple?"
"Just do what you're supposed to do for your elders, and that's enough.
If there are any conflicts or problems with my mother, you don't have to worry about it, and you don't have to show up, just leave it all to me. From now on, you don't have to worry about the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, I don't want you to have any troubles.
In the future, your relationship will improve, so let nature take its course. "
The next day, the two of them took a flight at noon, and when they left, Ji Bai's parents came out to send them off. Ji Bai's mother still looked unhappy, but she did not say anything.
The plane flew through the clouds, and the cabin was dimly lit. It was quiet, and many people were sleeping. Xu Xu stared out of the window for a while, then turned to look at Ji Bai.
He leaned his head against the back of the chair, and the faint yellow light shone on his face, making him look handsome and quiet. When she thought about what he said yesterday, Xu Xu's heart softened.
According to him, she did not have to deal with the "mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship" anymore, because he would turn it into a "mother-son relationship". After he said that, she did feel a lot more at ease.
If every man dealt with the troublesome mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship like him, the family relationship in China would be a lot more harmonious.
Although there were still some regrets, things could not always go according to one's wishes. It was just that … it had been hard on him.
Xu Xu closed her eyes and gently leaned on his shoulder.
After a while, the air stewardess came to deliver the food. Xu Xu did not have much of an appetite, so she put down her chopsticks after a few bites. Ji Bai patted her head and said with a smile, "Don't eat if you can't eat, I've booked a good place to eat tonight."
They arrived in Lin City in the afternoon, so when they got home, they cleaned up the house first. Looking at the bright, clean and tidy house, both of them felt warmth in their hearts.
It was an eternal truth that one's own home was the most comfortable.
After cleaning up, Xu Xu went to take a shower. Ji Bai waited until she was halfway through the shower before he carried her onto the bed.
In Beijing, in order to take care of Xu Xu's reputation, the two of them could only sleep in separate rooms. It was a rare holiday, but Ji Bai could not be intimate with her, so he felt a little depressed. Whether it was kissing or touching, he was a little more forceful than usual. Looking at the kiss marks that quickly covered her snow-white body, the fire in his heart burned even hotter, and he became a little wilder than usual. However, there was a calm smile on his face, and from time to time, he would grab Xu Xu's hands and feet and bite them. Xu Xu was unable to bear it, but she also found it funny, so she blushed and felt embarrassed. The curtains were drawn tightly, and the whole room was silent and ambiguous. Only the two of them knew the sweetness, excitement, and tenderness between them.
However, Xu Xu realized that sex was indeed a good thing. After her body was completely released, the depression from the trip to Beijing also disappeared. Her mood was suddenly lightened, and the clouds parted.
Ji Bai had done it twice, and although he was still a little unsatisfied, Xu Xu was usually tired after such a long time. In the end, he still cherished her body, so just as he was about to turn over and get off her, she reached out and grabbed his arm. "Can you continue? One more time? It's okay if you can't. "Her dark eyes were sparkling as she looked at him, and there was sweat on her forehead.
Ji Bai suddenly smiled, this was simply the most beautiful invitation he had ever heard, so he lowered his head and kissed her passionately. "Sure! Why can't I? "
When it finally ended, it was already evening. Xu Xu dragged her exhausted body and slowly went to take a shower. Ji Bai watched her walk into the bathroom with a smile, then he looked at the clock on the wall and said, "Da Hu is looking for me, I'll go to his place for a while, then I'll wait for you at the restaurant."
"Oh." Xu Xu did not care too much.
The beautiful and clean city was enveloped by twilight, and the car drove through the cool night breeze. Ji Bai held the steering wheel with one hand and took out the ring box from his pocket with a faint smile in his eyes.
He had booked a very quiet and beautiful restaurant in the suburbs. Although he did not prepare a tacky violin and red roses, nor did he book the entire place with great fanfare. Instead, there was an emerald green velvet sofa and a snow-white wool carpet, and the dining table was facing the open and distant mountains. Spring water flowed down from the transparent roof, and the entire room was decorated with ripples. The stars and moonlight were reflected in the winding and silent stream outside the window.
Would the little fella agree to it?
Just as he was lost in his thoughts, his phone rang. It was Da Hu.
"Boss, are you back in Lin City?"
"Yes." Ji Bai remembered that there was a game tonight, and Da Hu was probably looking for him to watch the game, so he smiled and said, "I'm not free tonight, I have to accompany Xu Xu."
Da Hu paused for a moment, then answered in a deep voice, "Boss, a female corpse was found in the mountains." He paused for a while and said, "A very strange female corpse. You and Xu Xu should hurry over. "
After hanging up the phone, Ji Bai stared at the ring in his hand, then kept it in his pocket and called Xu Xu. "We'll come back for dinner next time. There's a case, I'll pick you up right away. "
The location of the crime was in a mountainous area of a county quite far from the city. It was truly a "deep mountain forest". Although there were national highways and mountain roads connecting it, it was a minority autonomous county, so it was sparsely populated and there were few residents in the nearby mountains. If it were not for a farmer who happened to pass by the mountain to collect herbs, the corpse would not have been found at all.
Ji Bai and the others drove to the foot of the mountain, then climbed up the mountain along the path. After that, there was no more path, so they had to carefully walk through the thorns and weeds. The terrain was dangerous, so Ji Bai asked Xu Xu to follow him closely. When they encountered a difficult path, he would carry her on his back. Xu Xu laid on his warm and broad back and looked at his quiet silhouette in the night. Her heart that was tense because of the case also calmed down.
By the time the criminal police team arrived near the corpse, the sky had already turned bright.
They were halfway up the mountain, and there was a low-lying grassland that had been cordoned off. Behind them was a towering cliff, and there were a few scattered but lush trees around it.
At first glance, Xu Xu had a very strange feeling in her heart. The emotions conveyed by this corpse were too strong.
It was a woman in her early twenties, wearing a light yellow sweater and a pair of black slim-fit trousers. She was curled up on her side on the sunny grass. Her long black hair was gently scattered over her shoulders. She had an oval face, and her eyebrows were slender and beautiful.
Her skin was very fair, and her cheeks, hands, ankles … Every inch of her skin that was exposed was as clear as jade, and it formed a distinct visual impact with the dark green, withered grassland below her. Her cheeks were even a little rosy, and her lips were painted with pink, honey-colored lipstick. There seemed to be a gentle smile on her face.
It looked like she was asleep.
A lively and beautiful woman was sleeping quietly and obediently in front of them.
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