Chapter 984: Chapter 972: Zhan Qipei Shows Up Too
Encouraged by Lu Zijiao, Lu Zijin finally gathered the courage to walk toward Qiao Jing and Xu Moqian.
He had regretted once, and didn’t want to regret a second time…
Seeing Xu Moqian and Lu Zijin bordering Qiao Jing from left to right, Zhan Yuanshan couldn’t help but feel a surge of anger.
Why are the Xu Family and Lu Family boys pestering his granddaughter-in-law again!
His own grandson remains indifferent, and it’s downright infuriating!
Zhan Yuanshan gave his grandson a glare, feeling exasperated, and decided to unleash his ultimate trick once more.
He raised a hand, clutching his chest, and coughed while saying, “Cough cough cough… The Jing Girl is about to be taken away, and you’re here acting like it’s none of your business. You’re going to let me die of anger… Cough cough cough…”
Beside him, Zhan Qipei was intently watching the girl being surrounded by Xu Moqian and Lu Zijin, completely oblivious to the old master’s act.
The three little ones exchanged a glance and, in perfect unison, rushed to hug their daddy’s leg, saying, “Daddy, daddy, Grandpa wants you to go see Aunt Jing, hurry up, if you don’t go soon, Grandpa’s going to fall ill from anger!!”
Zhan Qipei lowered his eyes to look at his three sons, then glanced over at the old master still coughing incessantly, before lifting his gaze to the girl not far away.
Watching her every expression and smile, he noticed she resembled his girl very much. After a moment of silence, Zhan Qipei finally couldn’t help but start walking in her direction.
Both Xu Moqian and Lu Zijin were quite surprised by Zhan Qipei’s sudden approach.
For a moment, the three men glanced at each other, finding the scene slightly awkward.
Qiao Jing, however, didn’t find it surprising, nor did she feel any sense of awkwardness.
In her view, Zhan Qipei was probably there to find Xu Moqian or Lu Zijin since they all knew each other.
Just as Qiao Jing was thinking this, Zhan Qipei suddenly turned to her and unexpectedly asked, “Do you have some time?”
This caught Qiao Jing off guard, and she looked back at the man asking, somewhat surprised.
The scene fell silent for a few seconds, with everyone sinking into silence.
A few seconds later, Xu Moqian looked at Zhan Qipei with a strange expression, voicing his suspicion directly, “No, what do you mean by this? Why are you joining in? Are you planning to betray Sister Jing?”
Lu Zijin also looked at Zhan Qipei with some confusion.
He felt that Zhan Qipei wasn’t as Xu Moqian suggested.
He was well aware of Zhan Qipei’s deep feelings for Qiao Jing; otherwise, he wouldn’t have given up voluntarily back then.
So, he didn’t think Zhan Qipei was pursuing Qiao Jing.
Yet, he was curious about what Zhan Qipei wanted with Qiao Jing.
Zhan Qipei ignored Xu Moqian and Lu Zijin, simply waiting for the girl before him to respond.
Feeling a subtle, indescribable sensation under his deep black gaze, Qiao Jing asked offhandedly, “Do you need something from me?”
Zhan Qipei slightly parted his thin lips, his voice low, “My grandfather isn’t feeling well and wants you to come over for help.”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Jing, Xu Moqian, and Lu Zijin all looked towards Zhan Yuanshan. There, they saw Old Master Zhan clutching his chest, coughing non-stop with his old face flushed red, genuinely looking unwell.
Retracting her gaze, Qiao Jing said to Xu Moqian and Lu Zijiao, “You guys chat, I’ll go over there for a moment.”
With those words, she followed Zhan Qipei, heading toward Old Master Zhan.
The two walked side by side, and after covering a short distance, Zhan Qipei, unable to hold back, thought of various scenes he had witnessed before and asked, “So? Do you like Lu Zijin?”
Hearing this, Qiao Jing was slightly stunned. She hadn’t expected Zhan Qipei to ask so suddenly.
Although she didn’t have much interaction with him, in her impression, Zhan Qipei wasn’t someone who would gossip. Why was he suddenly curious about this?
This left Qiao Jing puzzled, casting a dubious look at Zhan Qipei.
Seeing her continuously staring at him without speaking, Zhan Qipei also felt inexplicably strange, “Why are you looking at me like that?”
Qiao Jing’s lips moved slightly, “It’s nothing, I was just a bit surprised because this seems more like something Nanjing would ask, I didn’t expect it to come from you.”
Zhan Qipei remained silent for a moment before speaking, “You mean, I’m too nosy?”
Qiao Jing didn’t answer the question but instead circled back to the original topic, saying calmly, “Lu Zijin is a really nice person, and it’s quite comfortable being around him.”
Hearing this, Zhan Qipei felt a bit uncomfortable inside.
He couldn’t understand why he felt this way?
For him, this was clearly a person of no consequence, who she liked or had good feelings about was irrelevant to him.
His heart was solely for Qiao Jing, even though Qiao Jing had been missing for years, her whereabouts unknown, her fate uncertain. His person and his heart would always belong to Qiao Jing!
Such feelings of discomfort shouldn’t appear in him at all!
After much thought, Zhan Qipei finally found a somewhat plausible reason for his unusualness.
It was probably because Lu Zijin had once pursued Qiao Jing, that’s why he was inexplicably attentive to this matter.
After all, anything related to Qiao Jing always drew his extra attention…
Xu Moqian kept watching the two walk side by side, and the more he watched, the more tightly his brows knitted.
After a while, unable to help himself, Xu Moqian nudged Lu Zijin with his elbow and said sullenly, “I don’t know why, but when I see those two standing together, I just don’t feel right. I’d rather it was you standing with her.”
Lu Zijin was also watching the two figures, and hearing Xu Moqian say this, he replied gently, “Are you overthinking? There’s no way something could happen between them.”
Xu Moqian sighed, puckered his mouth, and said, “I know that too.”
Everyone actually understood well how deeply Zhan Qipei was infatuated with Qiao Jing.
After a few seconds, Xu Moqian suddenly reacted, pressing Lu Zijin, “You think there’s no way for them, but do you think there’s a way for you two?”
Lu Zijin pressed his lips together, unsure how to respond right away.
Seeing this, Lu Zijiao, knowing his brother’s temperament, definitely couldn’t out-talk Xu Moqian, so she spoke up in support.
“Xu Moqian, don’t think because my brother is mild-mannered, you can just bully him. If he and my future sister-in-law can’t be, do you think you have a chance?”
She then suddenly thought of something and continued, “Besides, haven’t you always liked Qiao Jing before? Why suddenly switch targets? Aren’t you afraid Qiao Jing will come after you when she returns?”
Xu Moqian sneered, saying nonchalantly, “What would she come after me for? If anyone, she should be after Zhan Qipei.”
Listening to their conversation, Lu Zijin thought silently to himself, he would actually welcome Qiao Jing coming after him, but he didn’t even have that privilege…