Chapter 245: Chapter 243 You I re too proactive, it’s hard for me to refuse.

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“Have you ever felt jealous?” Song Zhizhi asked.

This guy must be dying of jealousy!

“No,” Ji Baijian clearly stated, “I don’t have the time.” Song Zhizhi pouted, “What if you did have the time?”

“Perhaps.”

“So you’ve liked me since I was 8, no no no, since I was 3 years old.” Song Zhizhi concluded confidently.

Ji Baijian was left speechless.

Sometimes, the logic of a woman is really hard to grasp.

Song Zhizhi explained, “Ji Baijian, think about it, why would you care about me instead of all the other kids? You liked me, but you found it inappropriate because of the age gap, so you suppressed your feelings, kept telling yourself ‘how could I like such a young girl’, but in fact, you liked me. Plus, you said you were busy and didn’t have time for love, so you didn’t think about me. You said whenever you have a spare moment, you think about me…”

It seems he meant that he would think of her during his free time, not that he would always think of her whenever he had free time.

These should be two different concepts.

But he didn’t interrupt her, letting her proceed with her righteous speech, “Whenever you have free time, you think about me, what does this mean? It means you like me. Think about it, when is a person most vulnerable? When it’s dead quiet at night. During the quiet nights, what you need most is warmth and comfort, but the only one you think about is me.”

It seems that he never said he needed comfort and thought about her.

“In conclusion, Ji Baijian, you have had your eye on me since I was three years old. Wow.” A look of triumph appeared on Song Zhizhi’s face, “Ji Baijian, how could you do this to me? Think about it, I was only three years old, just three…”

Song Zhizhi held up three fingers, her face full of disgust, but her heart was filled with joy.

If she compared herself to Qin Jingxiang, who tried so desperately to win over Ji Baijian without even getting a single glance from him.

And she hooked Ji Baijian when she was just 3 years old, for a lifetime.

Ji Baijian held her hand, the corner of his mouth curving in a smile, “As long as the madam is happy.”

Truthfully speaking,

He himself didn’t know when he fell for Song Zhizhi.

When he was young, he genuinely thought she was just too young.

When her mother passed away, he truly pitied her.

Even after getting together with Song Zhizhi, he initially thought it was purely a partnership of interest.

However, once he agreed to marry Song Zhizhi, he never considered divorce. His upbringing didn’t allow it, even if he didn’t like her, they should still remain together. And when he finally realized his love for Song Zhizhi, he felt like he had always loved her, loved her for so long that he couldn’t exactly pinpoint when it all started…

Perhaps Song Zhizhi was right.

Perhaps… he didn’t know.

All he knew was the woman became vitally important in his life at some point.

So important that he was afraid of losing her!

Spending all these years alive, there was only one woman he was ever moved by, and that was her.

Such affection from him was hard-earned, how could he possibly let her go?

Song Zhizhi had no idea what Ji Baijian was thinking at the moment. She was still indulging herself in her own joy, she said, “Ji Baijian, you must have felt really heartbroken and painful when I was with Yi Wenhan, right? I was only with him because I was misled by Nie Wenzhi. I thought Yi Wenhan was perfect. He was nice and gentle to me. I thought there was no way a man could be so perfect, so I thought I liked Yi Wenhan and decided to be with him. You must have felt miserable.”

Ji Baijian just watched Song Zhizhi pretending to be sympathetic.

When she wanted a divorce that day, his heart was almost broken, yet she didn’t seem to care back then.

Only now she started feeling guilty.

Anyway, back at that time, he really wasn’t heartbroken, he indeed didn’t have time for personal affairs. Moreover, he is positive that with his personality, if Song Zhizhi hadn’t taken the initiative to be with him, he would have maintained a ‘watch and let be’ attitude towards everything about her.

Perhaps he was suppressing his feelings.

After all, he knew clearly what he was striving for and he didn’t want to drag others into it.

“But Ji Baijian, why didn’t you confess your feelings if you liked me? Given your conditions, I would have considered it. Why did you just watch me be with Yi Wenhan? Didn’t it hurt to not fight for yourself?” Song Zhizhi asked him. Ji Baijian responded, “How would you like me to answer, Madam?” Song Zhizhi said solemnly, “Honestly.”

“When you were with Yi Wenhan, I didn’t feel anything,” Ji Baijian stated.

“You’re lying!”

“I’m not,” Ji Baijian said bluntly.

“You obviously liked me!”

No matter what, from the age of three, you liked me, just liked me! “But I can suppress my feelings,” Ji Baijian emphasized each word.

“But why suppress them?”

“I was born with a blood feud, the things I had to do, fighting with Ye Taiting – a man powerful, influential, and backed by the underground organization, was no easy task! It was dangerous, and I didn’t want to involve others,” Ji Baijian explained.

“So why did you marry me?”

You took the initiative and I… didn’t feel good about rejecting you,” Ji Baijian said.

What does he mean by, ‘didn’t feel good about rejecting’?

Song Zhizhi’s expression changed immediately.

All she could think about were Ji Bai Jian’s words, “took the initiative”…

Ji Baijian wasn’t lying to her.

When Song Zhizhi asked him to continue with their arranged marriage, what moved him was her saying that she needed him to protect her family.

On one hand, he knew very well the pain of losing a family member, and so sympathized with her.

On the other hand, he noticed that something was off.

He realized he could learn a lot about her and things he didn’t know yet from then.

As for what followed…

He fell in love.

He had fallen very deeply in love.

“Ji Baijian, you did this on purpose!” Song Zhizhi huffed angrily.

Ji Baijian smiled, “Does when I started liking you matter? Can’t you feel how much I like you now?”

Song Zhizhi pouted.

“I’ve never shared my story with anyone before, why did I share it with you today?”

Because he really likes her a lot.

Because he’s afraid of losing her.

Song Zhizhi understood.

She was making a fuss about divorcing him, and he told her everything.

She knows all the good deeds he’s done!

But.

She looked at him, “You still haven’t told me how you died?”

She did it on purpose.

Who let him deny his death, since she was three years old, he liked her.

Ji Baijian’s face slightly changed, he looked obviously uncomfortable.

He probably didn’t look too good when he died in his previous life.

Song Zhizhi said, “Forget it, let’s not ruin your grand image in my heart.”

Ji Baijian’s lips softly pursed, “Am I lofty in your heart?”

Someone was laughing.

Song Zhizhi was speechless. Then suddenly a thought came to her mind, “Yes, you’ve only told me that your parents were imprisoned by Ye Taiting’s father. Are your parents dead?” Song Zhizhi asked.

As she said it, she felt like an idiot.

Ji Baijian was getting old, if his parents were still alive, they would basically be immortal.

“They should be dead.” Ji Baijian said, “After I reincarnated, I tried to find out about my parents. I went through a lot of relationships and finally found the old servants from the Ye Family. I learned from them that less than two months after my death, my parents also died. Their bodies were thrown onto a barren hill. I went to search, but couldn’t even find their bones. The place was now a commercial area.”

Song ZhiZhi felt a bit uncomfortable.

She felt like she had touched Ji Baijian’s sorrow.

However, Ji Baijian didn’t react at all, he continued on, “Because of all this, Ye Taiting began to suspect me. I was noticed by Ye Taiting’s spies when I was parting with the servants from the Ye Family. This is how the car accident happened when I was 18. I was in the car when a truck hit me head-on, without any warning. I thought I was going to die by Ye Taiting’s hand again and didn’t think I would reincarnate again to someone else’s body. So, I told myself that I couldn’t die, I just couldn’t.”

Song Zhizhi looked at Ji Baijian, she had heard about that car accident before.

People said that after the car accident, young master Ji was not the same old benevolent man.

Ji Baijian said, “The surgery was performed by Yan Jin. The serious injury wasn’t in my lower body but in my heart. I had to have heart bypass surgery. Given my condition back then, Uncle Yan told me that I was just a live experiment and that I was destined to be a corpse. Unexpectedly, I survived the surgery. Dr. Yan became famous after that!”

“He owes you a thank you then, ” Song Zhizhi couldn’t resist joking.

“Maybe, after that, he started treating me well. His son, Yan Zhen, is a genius in medicine. Although he has never followed the conventional norms, and rarely helps at hospitals, he often accompanies his father abroad to research various difficult and complicated diseases. He is more accomplished in medicine than his father. It’s because he feels my body structure is different from ordinary people, that he needs to study me.”

Song Zhizhi was left speechless.

She hadn’t expected the relationship between Ji Baijian and Yan Jin came from Ji Baijian’s physique.

Thinking about it felt somewhat evil.

Ji Baijian went on, “However, luckily, because of that accident, I turned ill luck into good. Back then, Ye Taiting’s cruel takeover method also gave them a scare, so they’ve always been very cautious all these years. They closely monitor every move of the people around them, afraid that similar things would happen to them again. But because they found out my traces due to my carelessness, Ye Taiting will definitely want to kill me off completely. Luckily, I still managed to stay alive, and Ye Taiting couldn’t openly kill people in Yanshang Country. He didn’t kill me, instead, he used my specimen to verify my DNA with my current father.”

“To prove whether or not you two are father and son?” Song Zhizhi asked.

“Yes,” Ji Baijian nodded, “he was afraid our family still had descendants.”

“How could there be?” Song Zhizhi questioned, “He had killed your parents and you, how could your family have descendants? Isn’t he being overly careful?”

“I didn’t die in front of him, I managed to escape that year,” Ji Baijian explained.

“Hmm?”

“In the year I held the power, everything I did was because my parents were being held hostage. I had to obey all Ye Taiting’s father’s arrangements in order to keep my father’s life. Only then could I occasionally see them. When I met my parents once, they told me to find a way to escape, to live well, and to avenge them in the future!

“So, I found a way to escape right under Ye Taiting’s nose. But back then I didn’t have much fighting power and I wasn’t Ye Taiting•s match alone. I still ended up dying while being pursued, but at least my death happened not in front of them. This left a worry in the heart of the Ye Family,” Ji Baijian said, “But because of this, the Ye Family has been more and more cautious, to the point that slight rash actions from me would be found by them.”

“Your father couldn’t possibly be the heir to the Ye Family. After all, your father also grew up in such a big consortium like the Ji Family, it isn’t possible to switch him out. Once it’s confirmed that you are his son, Ye Taiting never doubted your identity again?”

“Yes, but I can’t take risks anymore. I understand very clearly that I’m not a match for Ye Taiting yet, and I can’t gamble with my life. God won’t give me a third chance at life, and I can’t die. If I die, everything will truly belong to the Ye Family,” Ji Baijian declared. At this moment, she could hear the bloody taste in his calm words.

It must be extreme hatred.

But he has been patient till now, even though she kept doubting him.

She said, “Ji Baijian, is the reason you’re not willing to expose your coding skills and fix the vulnerability because you want to hide your capabilities, avoid attracting the attention of Ye Taiting?”

Ji Baijian nodded, “I’ve always been careful to keep my actions hidden, not wanting others to find out. I cannot confront Ye Taiting directly, the best I can do is to ensure my own safety and reclaim the commercial management gradually. Regardless of my relationship with Ye Shengheng, if I reveal too much, I could become a target for him, a thorn in his side, so I can’t let him feel that I’m a threat.” “But I’ve repeatedly exposed your abilities,” Song Zhizhi said, filled with remorse in that moment.

It started back in Beixia Country, where his exceptional combat abilities were discovered for the first time. Even Wei Ziming started to question his identity.

Then there was the incident with Nie Wenzhi, he was almost discovered again.

Now, she was blaming him for not helping her.

She should understand. Her family was only fighting for power, whereas he was bearing a vendetta steeped in blood.

The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.

Ji Baijian’s life was not solely his; so many other souls were invested in him.

She said, “I’m sorry, Ji Baijian.”

“Those who are ignorant are not guilty,” Ji Baijian responded generously, “Besides, madam, did you really think that the abilities you saw are all there is to me?”

So, he was just showing off?

Yet, she still felt guilty. “You could’ve hidden yourself better, but because of me, you were exposed and made yourself a target for Ye Taiting. You got involved in his schemes because you wanted to help my family,” she was increasingly angry.

Thinking about how detestable Ye Taiting was, she wished she could tear him to shreds! “Since I made a promise to protect you and your family, I will not go back on my word.”

“Mmhm,” Song Zhizhi nodded emphatically.

The two of them, suddenly turning to each other, had clarified misunderstandings and suddenly

didn’t know what else to say.

She thought, the best way to communicate without words, isn’t it…

Song Zhizhi pursed her lips and slowly moved closer to Ji Baijian’s attractive lips.

She was about to reach him, just 0.01 meters away. Ji Baijian said, “Madam, perhaps it is better not to tempt me.” Song Zhizhi froze, feeling incredibly awkward.

Isn’t this the kind of intimacy that should exist between a couple?!

“Yin Qin was right. I have all the necessary parts, but they aren’t working so well right now. Madam should be a little more understanding.”

“What’s wrong?” Song Zhizhi’s awkwardness disappeared, replaced by concern as she looked at his body.

“Nothing serious, it’S just that I didn’t listen to Dr. Yan’s medical advice and did something beyond my capacity,” Ji Baijian said with a smile.

“You mean, sexual activity?” Song Zhizhi asked, a blush stealing over her face.

Even though she didn’t notice any lack of strength from him. “Not just that. I overexerted myself by going to S country.”

“What?” Song Zhizhi looked at Ji Baijian.

“Otherwise, what could I use to make you give up the idea of divorcing me? I could only prove my resolve through death!”

Death? Who said you could die?!

Death is not an option.

We would dig you back up even if you died!