Chapter 746: Is Self-esteem That Important?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Ji Zi’ang started to get busy. He had to go to the club every day and could not hide it from his family anymore.
Every time he went out, he would find an excuse. As time passed, his family would definitely become suspicious.
Instead of doing this, it was better to be honest from the beginning.
Li Xu and Zhang Kun were furious when they found out that Ji Zi’ang had signed a contract with the club.
It was like his son owed a huge debt from gambling. His parents had just scraped together money to exchange for it, but he turned around and gambled again.
“Why didn’t you discuss such a big matter with us?” Li Xu suppressed his anger and asked.
She did not dare to speak to him in a harsh tone, afraid that she would agitate him again.
“The remaining money is for you to sign the contract?” Zhang Kun’s emotions were calmer than Li Xu’s, and he quickly thought of this.
“Yes. I borrowed three million yuan. I’ve returned all my classmates ‘money. The remaining two million is in this card.”
He reached out and placed a bank card on the coffee table, pushing it towards Li Xu and Zhang Kun.
Li Xu and Zhang Kun’s expressions turned ugly when they heard his words.
Li Xu stood up, walked to the window, and opened it.
She took a few deep breaths outside, and the frustration in his chest finally dissipated.
“Ji Zi’ang, sometimes I really don’t understand you. What are you thinking? You don’t use the money of your parents and siblings, but you borrow money? Why would they lend you money for no reason? These three million might become five million or even ten million in the future. What should we do then?” Li Xu’s back was facing the window as she questioned Ji Zi’ang with a serious expression.
“It’s not like it’s a loan shark. Besides, I’ve already shown the contract to the lawyer. There’s no problem with it.” Ji Zi’ang spoke in a hoarse voice.
He knew his actions might make his parents angry, but he did not want to rely on his parents for everything.
“It’s different this time. If the club does well, I’ll get a bonus too. I’m considered a partner, and it’s different from the previous club.”
After a pause, he rubbed his legs, “Even if my legs can’t recover, I can still train new people and manage the club. I won’t be a cripple at home.”
“Ji Zi’ang, ah, Ji Zi’ang, you’re not young anymore. Why are you still so naive? Why did such a good thing fall on your head? You don’t have to pay anything, so you won’t lose out no matter what?” Li Xu sneered. “You keep calling yourself useless, and you’re just going to poke your dad and me in the lungs, aren’t you?”
Zhang Kun pulled Li Xu’s arm, signaling her to calm down.
“Don’t worry about me. There are some things I’ve wanted to say for a long time. Ji Zi’ang, I’ve raised you for more than 20 years. Is your self-esteem really more important than me, your father, your brother, and your sister? You would rather trust a stranger and take a risk than…”
As she spoke, Li Xu could not continue. Her voice was a little choked.
Ji Zi’ang lowered his head. When he saw Li Xu’s expression, he felt a little upset.
“Not a stranger. Shao Xiuqi was the one who led the way. This matter…”
Before he could finish, Li Xu suddenly looked up at him, “Shao Xiuqi?”
Ji Zi’ang nodded.
Li Xu immediately pushed Zhang Kun away and went to the coffee table to get her phone.
Seeing this, Ji Zi’ang quickly stopped her, “Mom, Mucheng doesn’t know about this.”
He was so anxious that he stumbled and almost tripped over the coffee table.
Zhang Kun originally wanted to stop Li Xu, but seeing Ji Zi’ang like this, he could only help him up.
Li Xu made a phone call, “Come home with Mucheng now. I have something to ask you.”
Ji Yuanyuan suddenly received a call from her mother and was at a loss, “What’s wrong? Tangtang should go to bed now. Why don’t you tell it over the phone?”
Tangtang had just finished her milk and was dozing off in Qin Mucheng’s arms.
If she carried her down now, she would definitely wake up.
She was almost four months old now, and she slept much less than before.
Moreover, some of them slept more during the day and became more energetic at night.
Although there was a nanny and a few adults taking turns to look after her, she was not tired. However, Ji Yuanyuan and Qin Mucheng still wanted to establish the correct sleeping schedule for Tangtang.
If she woke up now, it would probably take a while before she could fall asleep.
“I can’t say it over the phone. Bring Mucheng back quickly.” After Li Xu finished speaking, she directly hung up the phone.
Ji Yuanyuan put away the phone helplessly and entered the room.
In the room, Qin Mucheng was lying on the bed while Tangtang was sprawled on his chest.
Her eyes were already closed, but her mouth was still moving with the pacifier in her mouth.
“What’s wrong?” Qin Mucheng asked with difficulty.
Ji Yuanyuan went forward and reached out to carry Tangtang from Qin Mucheng’s arms, “My mom wants us to go back. She sounds quite angry. Take Tangtang down and let Mom and Dad watch her.”
This was the first time Qin Mucheng’s mother-in-law was like this. He did not complain and immediately got up.
The two of them carried Tangtang to the second floor and handed her over to Cheng Shuqin and Qin Haowen.
Then, she packed up and rushed back to her mother’s house as fast as she could.
When Ji Yuanyuan and Qin Muchengarrived, Ji Zixuan and Huang Weiwei were already there.
It was late at night, and Li Xu’s action was really a little sudden.
Hence, Ji Zixuan and Huang Weiwei were both wearing pajamas.
Ji Yuanyuan entered and was a little surprised, “What now?”
Zhang Kun waved at the two of them, “Come, sit down first.”
Ji Yuanyuan pulled Qin Mucheng to sit on the sofa.
She turned her head and looked around. Her mother had a serious expression, her second brother had his head lowered, and her big brother and sister-in-law were also confused.
“Lin Zhi, do you know him?” Li Xu spoke the moment she sat down. She was talking to Qin Mucheng.
Lin Mucheng tensed up in an instant.
Wasn’t Lin Zhi Shao Xiuqi’s friend?
Although they were in the same circle, Lin Zhi was three or four years older than him.
When he was in junior high school, Lin Zhi went to senior high school. When he was in high school, Lin Zhi went to university.
By the time he went to university abroad, Lin Zhi had already returned to China and started working.
Therefore, Qin Mucheng and Lin Zhi were not very familiar with each other. They had met a couple of times at some cocktail parties, but they were only acquaintances.
Shao Xiuqi seemed to be related to him, so the two of them had a good relationship.
Lin Zhi was a brilliant and business-minded person.
He heard from Shao Xiuqi that Lin Zhi had brought him to invest in several projects, and without exception, they all made money.
“I know him, but I’m not too familiar with him.” Qin Mucheng told the truth.
He was a little curious. How did his mother-in -law know about Lin Zhi?
Even Yuanyuan probably didn’t know him. He rarely interacted with Lin Zhi, so he probably didn’t mention this name in front of Yuanyuan.
He turned his head to look at Ji Yuanyuan and indeed saw confusion on Ji Yuanyuan’s face..
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