Hallucination

Ji Aier woke up very early. She didn't know when she had returned to her room. She drew the curtains and saw the morning glow dyeing half of the sky red. This reminded her of Qianhe, and a huge wave of pain rushed over her instantly. She felt as if she was starting to suffocate because this pain was deeply ingrained in her heart.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she remembered the scenes of the three of them, mother and children, snuggling up together in the past. At that time, although their lives were hard, they were all healthy. All their laughter and tears were by her side. Even when they were not together, as long as they thought of each other, they could send a text message. But now, where should she send this intense yearning? In which part of the other world was her daughter? Was there also joy and toys in that place?

Ji Aier went downstairs. She stood barefoot in the yard, and the morning glow dyed her whole body red. At this moment, she felt so close to Qianhe that she could almost feel her every frown and smile. She saw her innocent smile and the eyes that were always full of curiosity, and heard her childish words and bright laughter.

She stretched out her hand, but she didn't hold Qianhe's hand. She walked forward, but there was nothing for her to hold.

"Siwei!"

Ji Aier turned her head and saw Raymond. His tall figure, silhouetted against the rising sun, made her see an angel.

Ji Aier smiled, a smile mixed with sadness.

She didn't know why she walked towards him and then threw herself into his arms. Did she want to draw strength from him? Every time she saw Raymond, she felt as close as if he were a family member.

Raymond opened his arms and held Ji Aier in his embrace. She always had the ability to easily tug at his heartstrings. Her melancholy and her fragility all stirred up his strong desire to protect her.

Ji Aier's petite figure was in Raymond's arms, and the shadows of the two of them were stretched long by the rising sun.

"Sorry!" Ji Aier, who had regained her consciousness, quickly pushed Raymond away and apologized with a look of remorse. She realized that her hallucinations had been getting worse recently.

"It's okay," Raymond said indifferently. Sometimes Ji Aier gave him the feeling of having a dual personality, with both vulnerability and indifference coexisting.

"I'm really sorry!" Ji Aier bent down to apologize again and then walked into the villa.

Raymond looked at Ji Aier's back, and the frown on his forehead deepened.

In the Ji family,

Ji Minze had been transferred to an elite private school. He was picked up and sent to and from school by a special car every day. However, he had become silent and didn't like to talk. He often stared blankly into space alone.

This day, when Ji Minze came back to the Ji family's residence after school, there were two people sitting in the hall. He lowered his head and was about to go upstairs when he was stopped.

"Stop!" Mrs. Ji was extremely angry. In the Ji family, no one had ever dared to ignore her, and this so-called grandson whom she had never met before didn't even know the basic manners. How could he be a member of the Ji family?

Ji Minze stopped, but he didn't turn his head. His small fists were clenched tightly.

"Who taught you to be so ill-mannered? You don't even know how to greet people when you see them!" Mrs. Ji lost her usual dignified appearance and was on the verge of cursing.

"Auntie, don't be angry! When Ji En comes back and sees this, he'll think we've done something to this child again!" Ouyang Xue, who was beside Mrs. Ji, said to her.

"How could he be the eldest grandson of our Ji family? He's probably some wild child from nowhere!" Mrs. Ji said meanly.

Ji Minze turned around and looked up at Mrs. Ji. He said clearly,

"I'm not a wild child!"

The moment he looked up, Mrs. Ji and Ouyang Xue were both stunned because he looked so much like Ji En, almost a miniature version of him. Could two people who had no blood relationship look so alike?