Even After My Death

Chapter 43: Chapter 39 Coaxing Chapter 43: Chapter 39 Coaxing Usually, when Ji Shuang brought fruits or other snacks to Qi Xingzhou, he would take them and then turn to close the door, tucking himself back into his room like a self-contained little turtle.

But today was different. Ji Shuang watched as Qi Xingzhou took the fruit plate from Jiang Ning’s hands and just stood there blankly at the door, showing no signs of wanting to retreat to his room.

Ji Shuang’s earlier worries vanished in an instant!

It seemed that Qi Chen’s guess from yesterday was right: their silly son really did treat Jiang Ning differently from everyone else!

The more Ji Shuang thought about it, the more excited she got. Seeing that her silly son hadn’t noticed her, she stepped back a few paces and took out her phone to snap a photo of the two.

Ji Shuang didn’t look for the perfect angle to shoot, but the pair’s outstanding looks were extremely photogenic, especially Qi Xingzhou’s delicate profile and the serious way he looked down at Jiang Ning, which surprisingly conveyed an impression of deep, focused affection.

Ji Shuang’s heart skipped a beat, and she shared the photo in the Qi Family’s “Loving Family” chat group.

The “Loving Family” group had four members: Ji Shuang, Qi Jingshan, Qi Chen, and Qi Xingzhou, who had never uttered a word in the group.

After sending out the photo, Ji Shuang’s phone vibrated slightly, indicating that the two fathers in the group had probably replied.

She glanced at her silly son and Jiang Ning, pondering that she didn’t seem to be of much use here, unable to help and even a bit in the way.

Clutching her phone, Ji Shuang gave Jiang Ning an encouraging look, then tiptoed back downstairs.

She wasn’t worried about any trouble—none could be steadier than her silly son’s emotions.

With Ji Shuang watching from beside them, Jiang Ning indeed felt awkward, for no matter how easygoing Ji Shuang was, she was still an elder.

Being watched by an elder while interacting with her son felt somewhat strange, didn’t it?

Ning’s gaze towards Qi Xingzhou became much

a little rabbit, with eyes that were exceptionally

still remember me? My name is Jiang Ning. We were together that day in the hotel

Xingzhou held the fruit plate tightly and

Ning stared openly at him, he seemed too shy to look back at her, lowering his eyes and avoiding her gaze.

It was unexpectedly endearing.

that she might have missed it had

interacting with strangers and was not keen on socializing. Jiang Ning had thought she might not get any response when speaking to him. It seemed now that the young

last time in the elevator, when Jiang Ning deliberately chatted with Qi Xingzhou to distract him, he hadn’t spoken, and she couldn’t be sure whether his silence was just a reluctance to speak

and react to what she was saying, Jiang Ning raised her eyes and smiled, “I heard you’ve been

brightly, the teasing tone clear at

Xingzhou stood still like a large ostrich in front of Jiang Ning, his body quivering. His originally blemish-free fair face flushed with a faint touch of

fair, so even a slight change would be particularly

to be shy, and in just this short period of time, he had

to be different from the norm at all, looking quite standard, like

simple-minded as him, Jiang Ning rarely had much patience, but knowing the reason Ji Shuang had asked her to come to the Qi Family’s place, she even injected a hint of tenderness and cajolery into her tone when she spoke, “Don’t go to hotels anymore. Do you know what a hotel is? It’s a place where people eat and stay overnight when it’s inconvenient to return home while traveling.

mind, she looked around and the compliments came readily, “Look how well decorated your home is, spacious and bright, with fully furnished rooms, and there’s even a small garden downstairs, the environment is countless times better than

never before had he listened to someone speak so

Ning’s words, he frowned slightly, but as he listened to her praise the Qi Family Villa, he

he said, “Not stay at hotels,

man’s voice was raw with a hint

she did realize he had spoken, she

Xingzhou pursed his lips tightly and reverted to