Chapter 202
After Qin Xian finished his handsome declaration, embarrassment washed over him, starting from his ears and spreading across his entire face, yet he could only look timidly at Ji Fei.
He was actually afraid too, worried that once he explained himself, Ji Fei would start avoiding him.
But without saying anything, how could they start anew?
While Qin Xian was nervously waiting, expecting to hear some inner thoughts, he saw Ji Fei suddenly blink and push him away.
Qin Xian\'s heart clenched.
Ji Fei\'s eyes were filled with panic as she forced a laugh, "Huh? Are you sure you\'re not mistaken?"
Qin Xian suddenly felt a bit hurt, "If you don\'t want to accept it, or need time to think about it, that\'s fine, but please don\'t deny it... This is my first time having feelings for a girl."
Looking at the CEO Qin Xian with his boyish concerns written all over his face, Ji Fei was truly flustered - she had never dealt with something like this before!
If neither party had feelings involved, weighing the pros and cons would be simple - money or attraction would be fine, but with emotions involved... why did she feel like a con artist trying to swindle money, attraction, and feelings?
Ji Fei\'s true nature deeply respected genuine feelings.
So now she really didn\'t know how to respond to Qin Xian\'s sudden confession.
[Isn\'t this completely reversed? What happened to his noble and cold demeanor? Wasn\'t he supposed to be like a flower on a high cliff? Wasn\'t he supposed to be emotionally detached?]
Ji Fei\'s reaction... was actually within expectations.
So Qin Xian chose to take a step back.
"Ji Fei, if you don\'t know how to answer me, then let me court you. We can date slowly, and whenever you\'re ready, you can tell me, and then we\'ll have our wedding."
Qin Xian\'s strategic retreat proved effective, as Ji Fei indeed breathed a sigh of relief after hearing those words.
It was as if someone who was about to break down the roof to catch someone had instead chosen to open the door and extend an invitation.
Ji Fei was naturally lazy by nature and didn\'t like to think too much about complicated things, preferring to avoid them when possible.
"Um, okay, let\'s... let\'s do that... haha."
She quickly fled after speaking, clearly not wanting to face the situation.
"I\'m tired, I\'m going to rest first."
Although Qin Xian was somewhat disappointed, he didn\'t say anything more and let Ji Fei escape.
After she went through the main door, Ji Fei had already vanished, and he couldn\'t even hear her inner thoughts - she had probably already hidden in her room.
But she clearly hadn\'t eaten enough tonight, and normally she would have already gone to find Auntie to make her a late-night snack. Now... Qin Xian smiled helplessly and turned to find Auntie for her, but suddenly realized why the first floor was so empty - where was everyone?
Since the class reunion had ended early, at this time, family members would usually be active on the first floor.
Just as he was wondering, he passed by a room and heard noises, like many people talking.
Qin Xian turned his head to look - the monitoring room?
He pushed open the door.
"If sister-in-law isn\'t infatuated with second brother anymore, will she really leave him?" Qin Rong asked excitedly.
"What should we do? I like Ji Fei, I don\'t want her to leave the Qin family," Qin Yan said anxiously.
"Don\'t panic, she hasn\'t rejected him yet, right? I still believe in second brother\'s charm!" said Qin Zhao.
Qin\'s Mom said, "Could this be what they call... chasing wife through hell and high water?"
Qin\'s Father said, "No, no, no, this should be called \'late-coming love is cheaper than grass!\'"
"Weren\'t second uncle and second aunt already husband and wife?" asked Qin Xi, the first member of the Qin family who couldn\'t hear Ji Fei\'s thoughts.
"I think the second young madam must still have feelings for the young master, she just needs more time to work through it," said the Steward, the second person in the Qin family who couldn\'t hear Ji Fei\'s thoughts.
"Yes, yes, they haven\'t even had a normal dating experience yet. Maybe the second young madam just wants the young master to pamper her and pursue her properly," said Auntie, the third person who couldn\'t hear Ji Fei\'s thoughts.
Well, well, the entire staff of the main residence was present, watching the live feed in the monitoring room, enjoying the drama.
It was because Qin Xian\'s car had stayed at the entrance for so long that others naturally became curious. Worried about disturbing their romantic moment under the moon, they didn\'t dare to go out and could only peek secretly, unexpectedly catching this fresh drama.
Actually, most of the Qin family only knew that Qin Xian and Ji Fei were getting along better and better, and that Qin Xian\'s attitude toward his wife was becoming increasingly proper.
But the word \'love\' seemed so incompatible with Qin Xian that when he said it, the whole family reacted as if they\'d heard earth-shattering news.
It was even more exciting than when they had all gathered remotely through various social media platforms to follow the drama of their class reunion.
Originally, they really thought that after clearing up some misunderstandings through Qin Xian\'s formal statement at the class reunion, the relationship between the two would just become closer, but they never expected Qin Xian to be so decisive when he finally spoke up, catching everyone off guard.
Everyone knew he was decisive in business, but they didn\'t expect him to handle relationships the same way.
While everyone was discussing intensely, they suddenly noticed someone\'s presence. They all turned their heads to see Qin Xian standing there with a blank expression, probably too embarrassed to react.
Being caught watching someone else\'s drama wasn\'t particularly embarrassing for the Qin family members.
Qin Zhao was the first to speak up: "Brother, go for it, be brave! I suggest you start asking her out tomorrow, after a few dates, she\'ll remember her feelings for you!"
Qin Rong immediately countered: "No, no, sister-in-law is already avoiding him tonight. I think she needs some time to process this. Take it slow. Girls will resist if they feel pressured."
Qin Zhao immediately retorted to Qin Rong: "That\'s just you, she has a different personality than yours."
Qin Rong argued back: "You\'re not second brother either, and given your experience in pursuing girls, you shouldn\'t be giving advice."
Qin Zhao nearly coughed blood. "Well, you shouldn\'t give advice either, your experience is all failure too."
Seeing them about to argue, Qin Yan started to say: "I think..."
The two looked at her, their expressions quite obvious, and Qin Yan immediately closed her mouth. Well, she didn\'t have any good experience to share with her brother either.
"How come our love genes weren\'t passed down to these four?" Qin\'s Father said helplessly.
"They must have had a genetic mutation," Qin\'s Mom said.
"Madam speaks wisely," Qin\'s Father agreed.
Qin Xian held his head in frustration, "Just leave it alone and pretend you don\'t know anything, otherwise she\'ll feel embarrassed."
Ji Fei was the type who loved to gossip about others, but who knows how she\'d react if others gossiped about her.
Everyone immediately promised to keep quiet.
Before leaving the monitoring room.
The Qin siblings still marveled at Qin Xian\'s actions tonight, couldn\'t help but ask when did he fall in love? How deep were his feelings, how did it suddenly become like this?
Qin Xian didn\'t answer any of these questions, as he himself didn\'t have the answers.
But Qin\'s Father and Mother weren\'t too curious, because they understood.
Qin Xian\'s emotions were very internalized, which was actually... related to his past psychological condition. He had experienced autism in his childhood, even refusing to communicate with the outside world for long periods.
But his inner emotions were actually quite intense.
They remembered when Qin Xian was young, due to his refusal to speak, he was taken on vacation to change his mood.
At that time, they vacationed with Ji Fei\'s family.
For three days, Ji Fei followed Qin Xian around like a little shadow. Qin Xian hadn\'t said a single word to Ji Fei, seemingly completely indifferent to this little sister.
But when Ji Fei left with her family.
Qin Xian suddenly broke down crying. At that time, they thought he was having an episode, quickly called for doctors and medication - they couldn\'t possibly call Ji Fei back.
After he recovered, he seemed to become indifferent to everything.
But actually, once feelings accumulated to a certain degree, they would burst out all at once. With Ji Fei, it was probably like this.
As for Ji Fei\'s situation...
Actually, Ji Fei\'s initial intense attachment to Qin Xian had seemed very strange to them, after all, before adopting her, the two had only met a handful of times. There was even a gap of nearly ten years when they hadn\'t seen each other.
When she was young, Ji Fei was like a little sun, always enthusiastic and friendly to everyone, so even when she was nice to Qin Xian during their first meeting, it wasn\'t particularly special - in the adults\' eyes, it was just children playing together.
Later, after moving into the Qin family, she was indifferent and cold to others, but Qin\'s parents attributed it to the trauma of losing her parents, so they were tolerant of all her uncomfortable behaviors.
Qin Zhao didn\'t get along with Ji Fei and ignored her. Qin Rong was younger than Ji Fei, but when she noticed Ji Fei was unwilling to play with her, she didn\'t dare to interact much. Qin Yan had married and moved out early.
Qin Xian was still in college and rarely came home. However, Ji Fei seemed to fall in love with Qin Xian at first sight, actively seeking contact whenever he returned home. Qin Xian maintained basic politeness until he was set up.
Aliali: 67484067c4f3f33ac47627b2In the two years after marriage, Ji Fei\'s pursuit became increasingly intense, with behavior that was often embarrassing to witness.
But whether Ji Fei truly loved Qin Xian or simply wanted the status of being Mrs. Qin as a shelter for life was unclear.
As for now, since Qin Xian had developed feelings, they were naturally delighted and hoped the two would fall in love.
Before leaving, Qin\'s Father patted Qin Xian\'s shoulder and said, "Actually, pursuing someone is simple - just use your sincere heart."
Qin\'s Mom also smiled and said, "With this kind of destiny between you two, I believe you\'ll end up together."
However, Ji Fei avoided Qin Xian for a week.
A week later, when the Luo Family sent an invitation, Ji Fei suddenly remembered what she had forgotten.
[Tang hasn\'t broken up? And Xuan Yi invited her to be the makeup artist at the Luo Family again? No, since Xuan Yi has already married the eldest Luo brother and become his wife, why meddle in her ex-boyfriend and brother-in-law\'s affairs?]
[Wait, the key point is, Tang hasn\'t broken up! Hmm... I want to go witness this drama in person.]
Ji Fei finally looked at Qin Xian, who was holding the invitation.