Chapter 209: Something doesn't feel right about this

Ji Pianran listened to her uncle's words, and at first it seemed like she was thinking about going out and hiding for a while, waiting for things to calm down before she came back.

On the fourth day after she went out, a middle-aged man found her in a small hotel.

He was wearing the black uniform of the Ji family company. She had seen him before. He had come to the house to deliver something to her father and was a manager.

The man said that her father had arranged for him to find her no matter what, and that he had asked her to bring him a message:

to run as far away as she could, that the Xu family would not let her go so easily.

If she came back, there would be only two outcomes: either she would marry Xu Qingmu, or the Ji family company would be finished.

At that time, Ji Pianran was only 18 or 19 years old, and she was young and kept trusting everyone.

She only knew that her father had told her to do so, but she never thought about why her father did it.

She just kept running overnight. She didn't have any money in the first place, and she ran out of money in a few days.

She couldn't even afford to buy a steamed bun.

At the most difficult time, she even ate weeds and leaves, and the leftover rice soup poured out of restaurants became delicious to her.

Because she walked on foot, it had been a long time, and she didn't know where she was.

She only knew that her father had told her never to go back.

She had no idea where she was, so how could she go back?

She fled for three months, running for three months, and finally collapsed not far from the market.

Fortunately, Shen Cuizhi happened to be buying food and came to her rescue.

She then entered the Gu family by chance and eventually became Gu Chen's daughter-in-law.

As she encountered more and more people and events, Ji Bianran's mind grew day by day.

Gradually, she began to feel that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.

She knew her father well. The Ji family was a large one, but Ji Guangsheng was able to inherit the family business not only because he was born to be a businessman, but also because of his backbone.

Everyone knew that Ji Guangsheng was a hard man, one who would not easily bow to anything or admit defeat. It seemed like the wisest choice to entrust the Ji family's vast fortune to such a man.

He took over the Ji family business.

He works every day, and in business, he is also inflexible and no one dares to say no.

However, everything has two sides.

Over time, he has become a bit dictatorial.

This is the most direct reason why he treated Ji Pianran in such an extreme way.

But how could such a stubborn person be afraid of the Xu family?

How could that be?

Even if there was a need for an alliance and fresh blood to be injected into the Ji family, it would never be by selling his daughter.

Ji Guangsheng was just a bit dictatorial, but all of this was born out of his misunderstanding.

He always told himself that Xu Qingmu really liked him, and the Xu family was a big family, and they were a good match, so marrying Xu Qingmu was the best choice for him.

It was his stubborn belief that this was the best choice, and it just so happened that the Ji family really needed the support of the Xu family.

That was why it had turned out this way.

But to really sacrifice oneself, as a father, and a father who loves his daughter, this just didn't seem to make sense.

Ji Pianran felt that this matter was perhaps not as simple as it seemed.

But after marrying Gu Chen, she became pregnant and then gave birth to Tangtang, and her days were a mess.

She was too busy taking care of herself to think about this matter.

Gradually, she stopped thinking about it.

But today, when her mother even asked about it, she wanted to ask her father face to face what was going on.

Was it really that she didn't know enough about her father, or was the whole thing back then a conspiracy?

If it really was a conspiracy, then who was behind it?

Wu Shuhui had no idea about any of this.

Looking at Ji Pianran's increasingly serious expression, she just thought that her daughter was still angry with her father. She sighed, feeling sad.

'Back then, we really didn't think you would run away from home. If we knew you were so determined, your father definitely wouldn't have pushed you like that. He's your biological father, he's not a bad person.'

Ji Pianran understood that her mother had misunderstood. With a smile in her eyes, she reached out and placed her hand in her mother's, her tone gentle, 'Mom, the past is the past. I just want to see Dad.'

She had no choice but to tell her mother what had happened because she knew that her mother was a simple and kind person. She had been brought up as a lady and had married her father, and they had always lived a life free from worry.

These things were not things she would necessarily be able to handle.

If she did, it would only make her heart ache.

Seeing her daughter's relieved expression, Wu Shuhui's nervous heart returned to her stomach.

She nodded with relief, 'That's good, that's good.'

She sincerely hoped that her daughter could forgive her husband. Right now, Ji Guang was so seriously ill that it was hard to say for sure when he would really pass away.

She hoped that he could see her daughter before he died.

to see that she has a child of her own and that the family is harmonious.

'Dad is in the hospital. He had stomach cancer before and had an operation to remove it, but he's not doing well,' Wu Shuhui's voice was a little low.

Over the years, Ji Guangsheng has suffered a lot because of this illness. Not only did he lose his child, but his business was also being suppressed by the Xu family.

If you dare to say that this is retribution, then his retribution is a bit too heavy.

Wu Shuhui saw it with her heart aching, but there was nothing she could do.

Hearing that her father had cancer and had undergone surgery to remove it, Ji Pianran's heart instantly sank.

Her father was under fifty, and had to take care of her mother and younger brother, run the family business, and now he had this illness. Some time ago, she had been hospitalized herself, and she had heard from the doctor that stomach cancer required a stomach removal surgery.

Only a third of the stomach could be left intact.

Although it could grow again later, it also had something to do with age, and young people would definitely be much stronger than the elderly.

My father is about to turn 50, and at this age, I'm afraid it's difficult for him to grow again.

This means that his body will suffer more.

Thinking about this, Ji Pianran's expression became a little painful.

But how could this happen in just a few years?

'Xiao Chu, how is Xiao Chu?' she continued.

Xiao Chu is Ji Chu.

Upon hearing this, Wu Shuhui shook her head, and the expression on her face became a little more despondent.

'Xiaochu has dropped out of school and is learning business from Uncle Guang at home. There's no choice. Someone has to take care of the family business.'

Hearing that her younger brother had dropped out of school, Ji Pianran couldn't help but take a deep breath.

'Doesn't Xiaochu have good grades? I remember him saying that his dream was to finish university and study abroad. Now, I'm afraid he hasn't even started university.'

With this situation at home, Ji Pianran really felt bad.

'Luckily, luckily, Mum found you,' said Wu Shuhui, and couldn't help but squeeze Ji Pianran's hand a little tighter.

At this moment, Gu Chen had already washed the fruit. Uncle Guang was holding a half-eaten cherry in his hand, and he was also holding a plate of cherries and fresh medlar with water droplets, smiling and wrinkling up.

'It's really sweet, try it, the taste is really good!'

Last time, I took this cherry home with me, and after the beginning of the season, I ate it a lot. Even Ji Guangsheng, who never had an appetite, ate two more. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to buy any since.

I never thought that Gu Chen would still have some at home. This is really a good thing.