Chapter 45: News Arrives

Ji Yanting walked around the courtyard.

His leg was now completely healed, and he could walk without any problems.

 He planned to leave for Yuncheng tomorrow. This time, he had to find Xuemei and his daughter.

A servant walked over and said respectfully, “Sir! Miss Zhu is here.”

Ji Yanting’s eyes narrowed slightly, “I’m not seeing her!” Zhu Yuhu was the fiancée his father had arranged for him.

When he returned to the city, his father brought Zhu Yuhu to him and said that they had a childhood engagement. Since he was back, he should marry Zhu Yuhu soon.

Of course, he strongly objected. He had a wife and children. He loved them. How could he abandon them?

He had a huge fight with his father about this and went to the army. He wanted to make a name for himself, to become strong, to escape his father’s control.

Only then would he have the ability to protect his wife and children and bring them back to his side.

But he was injured during a mission and became disabled. What made it even more unbearable was that he received news of his wife and children’s death.

 No wonder he had written so many letters and never received a reply.

He had completely broken down at the time. He almost followed them. But he hadn’t seen them. He couldn’t accept it.

With this belief, he diligently cooperated with the treatment.

He wanted to stand up. He wanted to go to Yuncheng himself to see. As long as he hadn’t seen his wife and children’s bodies, he wouldn’t believe they were dead.

“Yanting, I brought you some pastries I made myself. Try them.”

Zhu Yuhu, wearing delicate makeup, walked to Yanting with a smile. She was carrying a beautiful box in her hand.

 Inside were the pastries she had carefully made. They gave off an inviting aroma.

Ji Yanting’s eyes were indifferent, “Miss Zhu, we’re not that close. Please call me Comrade Ji.”

Zhu Yuhu’s eyes immediately showed a hurt expression. Her voice was full of grievance, “But I’m your fiancée.” The first time she saw Ji Yanting, she fell in love with him.

 Although he was disabled, he was still handsome and elegant. She fell for him at first sight and swore that she would marry him one day and become his wife.

When she heard the news of his leg recovery, she was ecstatic. She came to see him every day, trying to develop a relationship with him.

 She didn’t believe that she, being so excellent, wouldn’t move him. But every time she came, he either had her turned away or avoided her.

She really couldn’t understand what she was lacking compared to that country woman.

“I have a wife and children. Miss Zhu, please respect yourself.” Ji Yanting turned around and walked coldly towards the house.

Zhu Yuhu quickly followed, but she was stopped by Ji Yanting’s guards. She was so angry that she almost gritted her teeth.

Filled with anger and resentment, Zhu Yuhu walked out of the Ji family and threw the box in her hand onto the ground,

 “Ji Yanting, why are you doing this to me? What’s wrong with me?”

“Are you feeling resentful? I can help you.”

Zhu Yuhu looked in the direction of the voice. A young woman stood not far away. She was pretty and had regular features.

Her long black hair was neatly tied up at the back of her head, making her look very energetic. “Who are you?” She was sure she had never seen her before.

The woman smiled and took two steps forward, “I’m here to help you.”

Zhu Yuhu sneered mockingly, her gaze fixed on the woman’s face, “Help me? Do you have the qualifications?”

“How would you know if you don’t try?”

Zhu Yuhu stared into the woman’s eyes for a long time, “Alright, let me see if you have the ability.”

She walked to the car, and the driver quickly opened the door for Zhu Yuhu to get in.

“Get in.” Zhu Yuhu looked at the woman outside the car.

The woman walked to the other side, opened the door, and got in.

“Alright, tell me. How are you going to help me?” Zhu Yuhu turned to look at the woman, wanting to hear what she would say.

The woman glanced at the driver in front, leaned closer to Zhu Yuhu, and whispered, “I want to cooperate with you.”

“How?”

“I know Ji Yanting has a daughter. She’s about my age. If you send me back to the Ji family as Ji Yanting’s daughter, I have a way to help you.”

“Are you sure Ji Yanting will recognize you?” Ji Yanting wasn’t someone you could fool.

“As long as you send me to the Ji family, I have a way to make Ji Yanting recognize me.”

Zhou Yu’s eyes shone with confidence. She had been planning this for over a month. Zhu Yuhu was the key step.

In her previous life, she had pretended to be Ling Yao for so many years, and Ji Yanting hadn’t discovered she was fake.

She could do it again this time. The position of Miss Ji was hers. This time, Ling Yao would still be under her feet.

As for Gu Qingan, she had also taken care of him. She told him that she didn’t want to get married yet and asked him to give her a year.

That’s why she didn’t go to the army family compound with him. She rented a house in town.

Zhu Yuhu stared at Zhou Yu for a long time, “I can help you, but I need to know your every step of the plan.”

“Of course.”

“There’s one more thing I need to remind you: Old Master Ji doesn’t like his granddaughter.”

Zhou Yu curled her lips, “I know. But I have a way to deal with him.”

The reason Old Master Ji didn’t like Ling Xuemei and her daughter was mainly because their status was not worthy of the Ji family.

But this wasn’t a problem for her. She didn’t live her previous life in vain. She had plenty of tricks up her sleeve.

As long as she could return to the Ji family, she could make Old Master Ji willingly recognize her as his granddaughter.

Seeing Zhou Yu so confident, Zhu Yuhu decided to take a gamble.

Ji Yanting put the photo back in the box, stood up, and prepared to go back to his room to sleep.

 He was leaving for Yuncheng early tomorrow morning. He had to get a good night’s sleep.

“Knock, knock, knock!” A knock on the door sounded.

“Come in.”

The study door opened, and Ji Yuanming walked in, “Dad! I have news about my sister.”

“Are you serious? Where is she?” Ji Yanting looked at Ji Yuanming excitedly. His daughter wasn’t dead. Did that mean Xuemei was still alive?

Ji Yuanming nodded and took out a jade pendant, handing it to Ji Yanting, “I saved a girl on the street today.

She gave me this jade pendant.” He refused to take it at the time, but the girl shoved it into his hand and ran away. He could only bring it back.

He had just changed clothes when the jade pendant fell out of his pocket. He remembered the jade pendant.

 He had seen it before. His father had shown it to him. He said that the jade pendant was originally two pieces. He gave one to his wife.

Ji Yanting snatched the jade pendant, looked at it carefully, and his eyes gradually turned red,

 “It’s… it’s this jade pendant… Where is she now…” He had finally found his daughter.