Chapter 987: Chapter 49: Brilliant Sparks, Only Deep Affection Must Not Be Betrayed

"Ah..."

In that instant, Qi Xuesha’s heart started pounding wildly.

The person whose name She wanted to know, did He also want to know Hers at this moment?

Blushing, She softly said, "Qi Xuesha."

A hint of amusement played at the corners of Gu Zixi’s mouth as He thought about how there weren’t many families with the surname Qi in Rong City, then recalled the Mr. Qi His brother‑in‑law had introduced Him to earlier...

So it’s the Qi Family, huh. The big rock in His heart dropped a little.

The fact that they lived in the same social circle made some inexplicable possibilities feel that much more delightful to Him.

And besides... the Feng Family seemed to be quite familiar with the Qi Family...

Gu Zixi was in a great mood and spoke first. "I... am Gu Zixi, I’m Third Young Master Feng’s brother‑in‑law. The female lead today is my older sister. I’m about to graduate from my master’s program, I’m twenty‑five this year, what about you?"

His initiative in asking took a lot of pressure and burden off Qi Xuesha’s heart. With a shy face, She brushed the strand of hair resting on Her shoulder back behind Her ear and said, "I’m still in school as an arts student, I study violin, I’m twenty‑two..."

"Violin?" Gu Zixi’s eyes lit up slightly.

"Mm." Qi Xuesha lifted Her gaze to glance at the handsomely good‑looking Gu Zixi, whose looks were enough to make hearts race. Knowing how much He admired His sister—that woman even JIMS had praised endlessly—She dropped Her eyes again in even shyer acknowledgment.

Once the conversation box was opened, the exchange between them flowed more and more smoothly.

Their ages weren’t that far apart, and that first‑time flutter in their hearts made them curious about so many things about each other.

On top of that, Gu Zixi was very proactive in some matters. Once a man becomes assertive in love, sometimes a woman will be moved by that aura and fall even faster.

By the time things got lively at the venue—

Since it was Feng Yuzhe’s full‑month banquet, everyone’s attention was on the little fellow.

Feng Jingguo, proud as could be, leaned over wanting to hold His grandson and show him off to the older crowd.

But Feng Chengjin wouldn’t let go.

Feng Jingguo tried to grab, but Feng Chengjin wouldn’t give in.

Feng Jingguo tried again, but Feng Chengjin still refused.

Feng Jingguo’s expression darkened; He was furious.

Right then and there, He stopped caring whether it was a public occasion or whether it might damage the Feng Family’s image. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Feng Jingguo thumped His cane against the floor and roared, "Feng Chengjin! You ungrateful brat! Are you going to let me hold my grandson or not?!"

The whole scene was drawn in.

Feng Chengjin cocked an eyebrow, and said mysteriously, "No! When I was full‑month, I gave you the chance to hold me. You were too busy doing business and didn’t hold me, and you didn’t throw me a full‑month banquet either. On my son’s full‑month banquet, as his father, I’m not letting anyone hold him!"

Tsk tsk!

Look at that possessiveness, look at this Mrs. Feng‑style domineering CEO being all protective of His son!

Feng Jingguo was so mad His mouth went crooked. When Ye Xilan came over, He couldn’t help complaining and pointing at Her as He tattled, "You you you, look at your son! It’s all your fault, back then when I said let’s not have Her anymore, you insisted that two children would be too lonely and said to have two more. Look at what we ended up with! I just want to hold my grandson..."

By the end of His sentence, His voice even took on a sobbing whine.

Looking at how Her old man got more childish with age, even coming to tattle on Her, and throwing such a tantrum regardless of the occasion, Ye Xilan was so exasperated She didn’t know what to say.

She turned to look at Her son Feng Chengjin, but Feng Chengjin immediately turned His face away and said, "Don’t look at me. Any other day is fine, today is not."

Ye Xilan was helpless. She really wanted to say, there’s no other father and son as childish as you two!

But at such an occasion, they couldn’t keep slapping their own family’s face in public!

She could only swallow it down, paste on a smile, and coax Feng Jingguo, "Alright, alright, our son’s no good, but our daughter‑in‑law is. She’s busy with other things right now. When Xuanxuan comes, you tell Xuanxuan, and Xuanxuan will let you hold your grandson, how about that?"

Thinking of Xuanxuan, the old man finally let out a long breath. Fine!

He shot a rebuke at Feng Chengjin. "I’m going to find Xuanxuan!"

Feng Chengjin pursed His lips and ignored Him, putting on a proud look of "even my wife can’t do anything about me."

Unconvinced, Feng Jingguo snorted through His bull‑nose and immediately turned to go upstairs to look for Xuanxuan, determined to snatch back the honor of being the first to hold His grandson so He could show off to those old geezers!

This sight made both Gu Zixi and Qi Xuesha, who’d seen the whole thing, slightly—

They couldn’t help but chuckle "pfft" in unison, and when their eyes met, they laughed even more happily.

Qi Xuesha asked, "Are they like this at home every day?"

"Occasionally." Gu Zixi smiled, fully aware that this was His brother‑in‑law deliberately diverting the fire, so the Feng Family would grow to like and accept His sister more and more.

He also really liked this way of a man being infinitely tolerant and doting toward a woman.

As He gazed at the girl in front of Him, certain thoughts grew stronger and stronger.

Being stared at like that, Qi Xuesha’s face turned even redder as She looked at the smiling Gu Zixi, whose gaze made Him even more attractive.

Gu Zixi had never seen a girl who could look this beautiful and pure; when She smiled, She was like an angel who’d fallen into the human world. He curved His eyes into a deep smile...

...

But what neither of them noticed was that on the stairs on the second floor, Yu Xi was looking down at everything below, His eyes filled with endless pain.

He had only come out to find a bottle of wine. He’d shut Himself in His room for days; today the house was too noisy, and He’d wanted to down a bottle and sleep.

But no one had expected that as soon as He came downstairs, He would be confronted with such a scene.

Gu Zixi... how could that man whose every move exuded a different, dazzling charm possibly be someone you wouldn’t spot at a glance in a crowd?

Precisely because He could see Him.

Staring at this Lantern Festival day, He had originally prepared Himself for everything—once Gu Zixi left, He would finally be free.

But life seemed determined not to let Him off the hook, landing another heavy blow on Him in the final countdown before Gu Zixi’s departure.

Gu Zixi... that look of His clearly said He was in love.

Gu Zixi liked girls. He sincerely wished Him well, yet His heart ached all the same...

And Him? What was He supposed to do?