Chapter 349: Chapter 254
Ji Chengfeng smiled faintly, raised his hand to pour tea for her, and said, "Wanwan can call me Cheng Qian."
Cheng Qian is his courtesy name.
Among peers, calling each other by their courtesy names is no big deal. However, Xie Wanqing inexplicably recalled Chen Xixi’s words, and her heart couldn’t help but skip a beat. She instinctively raised her eyes to look across.
Her gaze met the young man’s attractive eyes, warm and dignified, with noble and handsome features. At the moment she looked over, a gentle ripple seemed to stir in the calm depths of his eyes.
"..." Xie Wanqing remained silent for a moment, her lips moved slightly, and she said, "I’d better call you cousin, otherwise my elder brother will say I’m being disrespectful again."
With these words spoken, Ji Chengfeng’s eyes flickered slightly, he fixed his gaze on her for a moment, and suddenly laughed.
"Alright, cousin it is." He smiled and said, "Wanwan, you have the courage to come to the Southern alone, yet you show such reverence for your elder brother."
"This is different." Xie Wanqing pursed her lips slightly.
Specifically how it was different, she refused to say.
Ji Chengfeng did not ask, he simply sipped his tea leisurely, with a hint of a smile.
Xie Wanqing felt that the previously relaxed and natural atmosphere had now turned somewhat awkward, so she too picked up her teacup and took a sip.
Seeing the person across still standing there, she couldn’t help but say, "Cousin coming here to talk to me about the Li Family, won’t that delay your time?"
Compared to the smooth social maneuvers of court, these words were straightforward enough to evoke a sigh.
Ji Chengfeng chuckled softly, not feeling at all displeased by the implicit invitation to leave, and he picked up the teapot to fill her cup, asking, "Does chatting and having tea with me make Wanwan feel uneasy?"
Was his intention too obvious, and she noticed something?
Ji Chengfeng thought about it without leaving a trace, and before Xie Wanqing could answer, he said, "Then it’s my fault."
"But Wanwan, there’s no need to feel uneasy, nor overthink," he smiled and said, "You saved my life, treating you well is only natural."
If not for her casual ’palm reading’, and those few words of advice, he might have fallen into great danger by now.
This matter was something Ji Chengfeng had not shared with anyone, but now that the dust had settled, only then did he realize how great an act of kindness it was.
Xie Wanqing felt quite gratified in her heart, but still courteously said on the surface, "I merely said something offhand, without any basis. It was you, cousin, who chose to believe in a young lady’s words, which inadvertently helped you."
Under such circumstances, replacing her with someone else, they might have taken it as a young lady’s joking words.
Only her cousin, the top scholar, not only listened attentively, but took it seriously, and changed his route based on her advice.
In doing so, he also altered his life’s trajectory.
However, after Ji Chengfeng acknowledged her life-saving grace, Xie Wanqing felt somewhat less uneasy.
There was a feeling that she’s not receiving his care without merit.
After all, no matter what, she genuinely changed his destiny.
Having lived another life, there are many things she wants to correct, most prominently her affair with Lu Ziyuan, yet no matter how she steers, she cannot escape it.
The outcome was merely feeling poignant about this astonishing cousin’s death, and on a whim she casually advised him, which instead reversed his doomed fate.
She is his savior.
Even if he remains polite and courteous, she rightfully deserves it.
Ji Chengfeng, with one glance, perceived the shift in her mindset, his smile deepening.
"Alright, I won’t disturb you here any longer," he slowly rose, his gaze drifting to her slightly protruding abdomen, and said, "As the weather turns cooler, remember to bundle up when you go out."
