Chapter 380

Chapter 380

Ji Feng's abacus beads were practically hitting He Ming in the face. Seeing his expectant yet conflicted expression, He Ming mentally cursed him several times.

Outwardly, He Ming remained nonchalant: "They're not at home, and you've been asking me this over and over. If anyone was home, I wouldn't need to beg Huihui to cook for me.

My parents are also at fault. With no one at home, they didn’t even leave me some money so I could at least buy a bun to eat.

They know I can't cook."

He Ming pretended to be wronged.

Ji Feng had no doubts about He Ming's words.

After all, He Ming was a man, and in their family's tradition, men didn’t cook. Even if no one was at home, they would have to go out and buy food.

Cooking was simply out of the question.

I bet your family is the same way.

However, why didn’t they leave someone who can cook at home? It’s not fair to ask Huihui to do that.

"He Ming, you should pay attention to this kind of situation in the future. If no one is at home, they should at least leave you some money. Huihui isn’t your real sister, so what kind of situation is it to ask her to cook for you?

She’s already exhausted from everything else."

Ji Feng felt heartache for Huihui and wanted to protect her, thinking of how pitiful she must feel.

He Ming was speechless for a moment. "What you’re saying makes it sound like you care for her. Ji Feng, you’re my brother-in-law, not Huihui’s boyfriend."

Ji Feng's eyes showed a moment of panic. "I..."

"He Ming? And Ji Feng? What are you two doing here?" He Huihui had just come out of the factory, planning to go to my aunt’s place for lunch. Who would’ve thought I’d run into both of you right after coming out?

Fortunately, He Wei wasn’t here today.

She had informed her aunt and came over.

Ji Feng usually doesn’t think before speaking, and if he slips up, it could be bad for me.

"Huihui, you’re finally here! If you hadn’t shown up, I would’ve starved! Everyone in our family went out today and left me at home alone. I have no money and can’t cook.

They all went far away, and the only person I can find now is you.

Could you go home and cook for me?"

He Ming immediately explained why he was here.

Hearing his reason, He Huihui felt like giving him two slaps.

Is he even ashamed of himself?

But since he and Ji Feng were together now, she had to be careful.

"What about Ji Feng? Why is he here?" He Huihui pretended like she wasn’t familiar with Ji Feng.

"My family found me a job here. I came today to check out the factory. As soon as I came out, I ran into He Ming. So, I decided to stay here with him."

Ji Feng figured his excuse was solid, and He Ming wouldn’t suspect a thing.

Huihui He let out a sigh of relief after hearing Ji Feng's excuse.

"Alright then, let's head home. It's really unfair how they treat me and my brother, but at least you're the biological son of Uncle He. How could he ignore you too?

What do you want to eat?"

Huihui He complained while asking He Ming.

There was no way He Ming wouldn’t give her money after eating.

All she had to do was mention at night what she bought at noon, and Uncle He would never try to cheat her out of money.

Especially since I just paid five yuan for living expenses!

"Have lunch at my place too, Ji Feng. Let Huihui cook something nice, and we can catch up. Let me tell you, you must not mistreat my sister.

Wei Wei told me that you said if you couldn't marry her in this life, you'd rather die.

You jerk, how can you say stuff like that?

You can't say something like that and then just ignore her."

He Ming and Ji Feng were being friendly, but Ji Feng wanted to explain to Huihui that those words were just to trick He Wei.

But then he thought, Huihui never got jealous before because she knew his heart.

It should be the same now.

With that thought, he didn’t look back.

Huihui followed silently behind the two men, her unease growing more and more.

He is still indulging He Wei, he is still willing to compromise with He Wei, and he even fought with He Cheng for her.

Is he...

Is he still the Ji Feng she could control?

The last time she asked him why he helped He Wei in the fight, he never gave her a proper answer. Instead, he used affection to distract her from asking more questions.

Will Ji Feng really not fall in love with He Wei?

If Ji Feng marries He Wei and then regrets it, deciding not to divorce, what would she do?

Where would she find someone better?

She had already invested so much in Ji Feng...

Huihui's anxiety grew, and she didn’t notice the two ahead, bumping into Ji Feng's back, causing him to stagger.

He almost fell.

"What are you doing? Why aren't you watching where you're walking?" Ji Feng turned around angrily after stabilizing himself. But then he remembered, it was Huihui He, his beloved.

"Are... are you alright? I didn't mean to."

Ji Feng tried to explain, but with He Ming there, he didn’t dare to be too obvious.

His behavior made Huihui feel even worse.

Ji Feng was clearly getting fed up with her. No, she had to do something about it.

There was a fundamental difference between He Huihui and He Wei. He Wei was inherently proud, but Huihui was different. She would do whatever it took to hold onto Ji Feng.

He Huihui's anxious emotions found no release. She looked up and apologized in a sorrowful tone, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Seeing her like this only made Ji Feng feel worse.

"Oh, come on, let's go home. I'm starving," He Ming said, watching the two. He felt like pulling his hair out.

What had he done to deserve this? Watching them act all mushy was driving him crazy.

He hadn't seen Mengmeng in so long because of He Wei's issues!

He wondered how she was doing now.

The three of them continued walking back. In her heart, He Huihui had already made up her mind. This time, she would make sure Ji Feng could never forget her.

If she left her uncle's house without marrying Ji Feng or someone better off,

she'd have to rely on her factory wages to get by. Compared to most people, she lived well.

But after seeing how well-off He Wei's family was, she didn't want to settle for anything less.

If she ended up marrying just another factory worker, she might as well give up.

Over time, He Huihui had become more attached to the He family.

Meanwhile, as they headed back to the He family,

Qi Yingying took her daughter He Wei to visit her parents' place.

Her family lived in the southern part of the city. Although it was convenient to get there by bus, due to past issues, Qi Yingying hardly ever visited.

Fortunately, her family had already split up the household. Her parents lived with her older brother and sister-in-law.

There wasn't much going on in the family.

However, when Qi Yingying returned and started talking about the shocking events, the room fell silent, and the tension lingered for nearly an hour.