The Fake Heiress's Inner Thoughts Were Heard by Her Entire Family

Chapter 175

Lin Ruiqing elegantly savored the mochi red bean soup in her bowl. Aunt Wang had prepared it specially - the red bean paste was perfectly sweetened, complementing the soft, chewy mochi.

If it weren't so late and her health wasn't poor, she would have definitely gone for an iced version, though this warm one was quite delicious too.

"Just eat what's available. I had Aunt Wang make this specially for Yi Yi."

Jing Zeqian silently drained his bowl of red bean soup, aggressively chewing the mochi in his mouth.

Specially saving some for Jing Yi? That girl isn't even home at this hour, why bother saving any for her?!

Meanwhile, the very Jing Yi they were discussing had just finished dinner with Shen Huaichu. Despite his stern protests, she still insisted on dropping him off at his doorstep.

Standing at his front door, Shen Huaichu couldn't quite figure out when their roles had gotten reversed.

He felt like a "girlfriend" whose "boyfriend" was worried about her getting home safely so late at night.

"...Are you sure you don't want me to take you home?"

Jing Yi poked her head out, giving him a puzzled look. "What are you talking about? I just dropped you off at your place, and now you want to take me home? Then you'd have to go back home again? Why make things so complicated? That's weird!"

Shen Huaichu silently stared at her, wondering who was really being weird here.

Jing Yi was about to turn the steering wheel to leave, but seeing Shen Huaichu standing there dazed, she found it oddly adorable.

She beckoned to him with her finger, a hint of mischief in her expression.

Confused, Shen Huaichu thought she had something to say and leaned closer to Jing Yi.

Jing Yi's lips curved into a smile as she hooked one hand around Shen Huaichu's neck, pulling him down gently.

Her lips pressed against his thin ones.

Shen Huaichu froze, the warm sensation on his lips reminding him of what Jing Yi was doing...

The tingling sensation on his lips, along with Jing Yi's gentle touch, stirred something in him. His gaze grew intense, and just as he was about to embrace her-

Jing Yi had already pulled away.

She smiled happily, dimples appearing on her cheeks, making her look even more radiant and captivating.

"Shen Huaichu, good night."

Watching her drive away, Shen Huaichu felt increasingly puzzled about whether their relationship dynamics were really normal.

He remained lost in thought for a long while, fingers lightly touching his lips, corners of his mouth unconsciously turning upward.

After 'teasing' her boyfriend, Jing Yi returned to the Jing residence in high spirits, humming a tune as she walked into the living room after parking her car.

Jing Zeqian and Lin Ruiqing were chatting in the living room. Seeing Jing Yi's bright smile, Jing Zeqian snorted.

"Well, someone's in a good mood today, looking like there's a flower blooming on your face."

Jing Yi took it as a compliment about her beauty and smiled even more radiantly, which only soured Jing Zeqian's mood further.

Lin Ruiqing asked Aunt Wang to bring out the sweet soup, smiling as she watched Jing Yi sit down beside her.

She had no objections to her daughter dating Shen Huaichu, especially seeing how happy Jing Yi was.

"Did you have fun today?"

Jing Yi nodded, taking a sip of the sweet soup. Her eyes brightened, "This is delicious!"

Lin Ruiqing watched her daughter with tender eyes.

After chatting with Lin Ruiqing for a bit, Jing Yi noticed only the two of them were in the living room and asked, "Where are Big Brother and Dad?"

[Don't tell me they're working overtime at the company again?]

As for Jing Zejun, she was at her busiest period. The explosive success of "Nineteenth Floor Campus" had significantly increased her workload with variety shows, commercials, and magazine shoots.

In short, she was flying all over the world.

"Your brother is in the study, and your father has an appointment today, he hasn't returned yet."

[Sure enough, Big Brother's overtime knows no boundaries.]

Jing Yi shook her head helplessly, wondering when her brother would learn about 'work-life balance.'

Jing Zeqian quipped that his brother probably thought working overtime from home in the study already counted as work-life balance.

"Have you had enough fun these past few days?"

Jing Yi eyed Jing Zeqian warily. She had only been out for a few days, finally free from the hospital, and now he wanted to drag her somewhere?

Jing Zeqian: ...Why did she make him sound like a kidnapper?

He said irritably, "I meant to ask if you want to prepare for your GT Super Cup?" The race track suddenly had more people, so if Jing Yi wanted to train, he needed to make arrangements.

Jing Yi immediately sat up straight, "Yes!" She had been planning this for a long time - the GT Super Cup would be her first official race in her racing career!

Lin Ruiqing had been worried about Jing Yi's injuries not being fully healed, but seeing her excitement, she couldn't bring herself to say anything.

Jing Zeqian informed Jing Yi about the additional people at the race track. Since she wanted to train, he would need to arrange for the track to be cleared - as the biggest investor, he had that authority.

"It's fine, they can film while I train. They won't affect me."

[They won't be on the track twenty-four hours a day, right? We can just avoid their filming schedule?]

Jing Zeqian frowned slightly, not particularly fond of such roundabout solutions. He preferred handling things more directly.

However, since Jing Yi insisted...

"Alright then, I'll have the track staff arrange the schedule to avoid conflicts with them." He just hoped these people would finish filming and leave quickly.

Jing Zeqian took the GT Cup competition very seriously. As Jing Yi said, no race car driver would want to miss this competition.

If Jing Yi could stand out in this race, it would pave her way to becoming a professional race car driver.

"Yi Yi, are you sure those people won't affect you?"

Lin Ruiqing usually didn't like Jing Zeqian's way of handling things, but when it came to Jing Yi, she couldn't help but worry more.

Jing Yi put down her bowl and held Lin Ruiqing's hand.

"Mom, don't worry. If there's really any problem, I'll go straight to Second Brother. He's the biggest boss of the race track - they can't afford to offend him, right?"

Jing Yi's playful words made Lin Ruiqing laugh, and she affectionately stroked her daughter's hair.

"Alright, let your Second Brother back you up then."

Jing Zeqian couldn't help feeling proud on the side. He actually hoped Jing Yi would make use of her identity as the Jing family's daughter, to prevent any troublemakers from getting in her way.

Aliali: 

Jing Yi smiled sweetly, leaning against Lin Ruiqing.

She wasn't entirely joking - this competition was truly important, and when necessary, she might really need to rely on Jing Zeqian's status.

...

Meanwhile, Jing Zejun, who had just finished an interview, returned to her hotel from the recording venue.

She lay on the couch, saying wearily, "Qiqi, don't busy yourself anymore, go get some rest."

Her assistant was still preparing tomorrow morning's outfits, too busy to even look up.

"Sis, I'll be done soon."

While working, she relayed the manager's instructions.

Finally, after preparing everything, the assistant breathed a sigh of relief. "Sis, I've got everything ready. I'll come back at seven tomorrow morning. What would you like for breakfast?"

Jing Zejun was almost asleep on the couch, "Anything is fine, get some rest early."