Ji Xiaoli's eyes flashed with a hint of ridicule, and she couldn't help but glance at Fang Youlan: "Dad, actually you should ask Mom about this... Yesterday night was when she asked me to go to the coffee shop and have a blind date with a man. What happened next, perhaps she knows best!"

  "Is there orchid?"

  Fang Youlan never thought she would turn the topic to herself, her face turned pale, and she hastily said: "What kind of nonsense is this! Yesterday I arranged for you to go on a blind date, can't you come back after the date, is it my responsibility?"

  "So that's why I said no one knows this better than Mom!" Ji Xiaoli narrowed her eyes with a profound meaning, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.

  Ji Chunlin furrowed his brow, put the teacup in his hand on the tea table, leaned back on the sofa and looked over: "Xiao Li, what's going on? Stop being mysterious! If you have something to say, just say it straight out, don't use this ambiguous tone with your mom!"

  "Since Dad said so, I'll tell you everything that happened last night. The truth is like this, and I believe Dad will be able to judge for himself!"

  "Last night, I listened to my mom's words and went to the coffee shop for a blind date with a man named Yuan Zhigang! Everything was fine until I drank a cup of coffee and felt a bit strange... Then Yuan Zhigang took advantage of me being dizzy and tried to take me away in his car. Luckily, I ran into an acquaintance and managed to escape. To be honest, I don't dare imagine what would have happened if I had really been taken away. But I think my mom would have been the happiest about it, right? As for where I was last night, it's simple - Xiaoguang took me in!"

  Long before she came back, she had already made up with Qiao Xiaoguang, so she was not afraid of her father finding out anything wrong.

  Ji Chunlin's face changed drastically, his eyes gloomily staring at his wife sitting beside him: "What's going on, you tell me yourself! Don't tell me you really don't know anything!"

  His wife had opinions about their adopted daughter for a long time, and just the day before yesterday she was saying that it would be better if she got married earlier, but now this kind of thing happened!

  Fang Youlan angrily retorted, "You just listen to her nonsense! She keeps saying I want to harm her, but what evidence does she have? If you're capable, confront Yuan Zhigang directly and everything will be clear! It's really a case of good intentions being rewarded with ingratitude, and in the future, she'll deserve it if she can't get married!"

  Ji Xuewei chimed in, "Isn't that right? Dad, Mom has lived with you for so many years, and yet you really believe an outsider? Moreover, why would Mom do such a thing? She doesn't have any reason to. On the other hand, the hickey on my sister's neck is what's truly suspicious - it makes one wonder if something romantic happened last night!"

  Romantic encounter?

  Ji Xiaoli raised her eyes and sneered, "I don't know about the encounter, but this hickey was indeed his doing. Is there still a fake one? As for confronting him, if you are really in cahoots with each other, what can you possibly confront?"

  "You! Bloody hell! My mom raised you for so many years, isn't it excessive to say this... Dad, how can my sister say such things about Mom? Is it just because I'm with Qin Zong now? But Qin Zong likes me not her, one can't be too petty..."

  Ji Xuewei spoke eloquently, and didn't forget to mention two golden soybeans.

  Ji Chunlin couldn't bear to see his daughter cry, and at this moment he really didn't know who to believe. His head was spinning with two big contradictions, even in his usual academic pursuits, he had never felt so exhausted before.

  And

  Ji Xiaoli seems to have known from the moment she entered the house that it would end like this.

  "Dad, I don't want to dig deeper, it's just that I'm tired. Whether mom is good or bad to me, I understand in my heart, and I'm already 25 years old, it's not like I should still be living at home."

  "Xuewei also said that, I'm just an outsider, it's actually true. Dad, thank you for taking care of me all these years, I remember it in my heart, but since this thing happened, everyone has a knot in their hearts, so I'll move out today..."

  Ji Chunlin was about to persuade her, but Fang Youlan had already spoken up: "Since you don't cherish old relationships, then go ahead and move out... all these years, I've been raising a white-eyed wolf; from now on, your affairs have nothing to do with this family!"

  Ji Xiaoli quietly went back home to pack her things. This day would come sooner or later, and it was clear in her heart. It just happened earlier than expected because of this matter.

  Her hand slid over the pen holder, hand warmer, tea cup, and snacks on her desk... every single one of them was given by Dad. In this house, she remembered everything Dad did for her.

  Feelings aren't so simple as to be cut off just by saying they are.

  It's just that moving is inevitable.

  Qī Xiǎo Guāng looked at the door and saw her best friend carrying a large suitcase, she clicked her tongue: "I thought you were joking, didn't expect you to really move out? But with that kind of mother-daughter relationship, it's better to move out early!"

  "That's right, so I've come to you for help."

  Qī Xiǎo Guāng patted his chest and said, "Ahh, no problem at all! Not just for one night, but even if we stay here forever!"

  "No... I'm afraid that within a month, Wei Xing will be thinking of ways to kick me out!" After all, they were newlyweds, and Ji Xiao Li was still being considerate.

  Qiao Xiaoguang saw her joking, and the smile on his face increased a bit. "You little thing! If Zhao Wei dares to treat you like this, I'll teach him a lesson! However, it's better for you to find a man to marry as soon as possible, so that living alone won't be too hard. Having a man as a backup will definitely make things much easier!"

  "It's not that easy..." Ji Xiao Li thought of the phrase "all conscience was eaten by dogs" and silently started to make up a new sentence: all good men were eaten by dogs.

  Nor did I know why.

  She inexplicably thought of that 'wild boots' man she had only met twice!