Chapter 1362 - 1364
Gong Ruzhi noticed that in these past few days, Gong Jiaming was actually treating Dai Limin poorly,
which puzzled him greatly. He had previously received complaints from this brother, saying that Dai Limin’s arrival was putting him under a lot of pressure.
"Didn’t you talk to him?" Gong Ruzhi asked as he busied himself in the living room, catching Gong Jiaming as he emerged from the study.
Talk? "No talking." Gong Jiaming was adamant.
Ah, no talk? Wasn’t it decided earlier that they would ease tensions with Dai Limin? How come there is no such thought now?
"A bit petty, aren’t you?"
"Petty? Me?" Gong Jiaming wasn’t pleased. "If I were any more magnanimous, my sister would get snatched away by someone."
Ah, someone wants to snatch Sister Jiaxin away? Gong Ruzhi wasn’t happy, "Who dares?"
"Really, it’s not worth it."
Gong Ruzhi said fiercely, "I’ll make him understand why flowers are so red."
Upon hearing these fierce words, Dai Limin felt a sudden chill. He truly didn’t understand; were these two kids, who seemed so mature, behaving so improperly now?
Could it be that the politeness he experienced before was because they treated him as a guest, and now they consider him family?
"By the way, who are you talking about?" After going on about how dire the consequences would be for trying to take Gong Jiaxin, Gong Ruzhi concernedly asked who the shameless person could be.
It had been laid out so clearly; how hadn’t he guessed it yet? Alas, really slow.
Gong Jiaming pursed his lips, "Who do you think is the most likely candidate in this house?"
Who is the most likely in this house? "Brother Dai?"
Besides Dai Liren, Gong Ruzhi didn’t think it could be anyone else.
Splat, Gong Jiaming held back his annoyance for a moment, "How could it be Brother Dai?"
"If it were Brother Dai, I would be willing." Gong Jiaming said quietly. Even though he’s a bit worse than a brother-in-law, there are few in the world as good as our brother-in-law.
In any case, if a brother-in-law could be like Dai Liren, Gong Jiaming said he could accept it.
Brother Dai? No way, did he misunderstand? Gong Ruzhi’s first thought was whether Gong Jiaming had lost his mind.
"I know he has a girlfriend, but Xiao Zhi, have you ever seen her?" Gong Jiaming was really curious about the rumored girlfriend of Dai Liren.
They’ve known Dai Liren for so many years, yet not only have they never met her, they haven’t even seen a photo, leaving Gong Jiaming quite frustrated.
"Do you think he might be different from regular people?" Otherwise, why hide someone so strictly?
Different from regular people? Zhao Guangran was first to jump up, "Impossible."
You mustn’t scare people like that; if it’s true, heaven forbid, Zhao Guangran’s face went pale. You see, he was quite close to Dai Liren.
"Why are you so worked up?" Gong Ruini was also startled by Zhao Guangran’s sudden reaction.
"Why wouldn’t I be worked up? If he, he really is, what would I -," the thought made Zhao Guangran dizzy with fear.
"Don’t worry, brother, no one would think that about you." Gong Ruzhi dismissedly waved his hand, indicating someone was overthinking things.
Ah, no one would think that about him? Zhao Guangran was just about to relax.
Zhao Guangran wouldn’t care about outsiders’ opinions; what’s more important is his family’s perception.
If his parents thought of him like that, it would be utterly heartbreaking.
"You won’t blab about this, right?" Zhao Guangran worriedly inquired, mainly concerned about these few perhaps letting it slip in jest.
With an unabashed eye roll, "You could pay hush money." Since someone distrusted them, they wouldn’t hesitate to make a suggestion.
Nowadays, making a request is the only way to reassure someone.
Hush money? "Why should I pay? I haven’t done anything wrong," was Zhao Guangran’s first unconcerned reaction.
His mood had been good recently; surely he knew that without some generosity, these people wouldn’t let him off easily.
Upon rethinking, it didn’t seem right; treating them when there wasn’t any issue meant that even if there wasn’t a problem, one would arise from it.
"Ah, what a pity." Gong Ruzhi was disappointed that Zhao Guangran didn’t fall for it.
"You guys." Gong Ruwen laughed, indicating to Gong Ruzhi not to mess with Zhao Guangran. "Alright, let’s leave it at that."
They were just joking; if it kept going, what if Dai Liren or Dai Limin heard?
Not discussing it only showed their speculation; even if true, it would be awkward for the involved.
"Let’s just settle this." Zhao Xuran held back laughter, indicating the others present to pay attention.
With both the big bosses having spoken, Zhao Guangran and the others naturally agreed.
"Whether true or not, my sister and Brother Dai will never be." Gong Jiaming was skeptical about the truth, feeling that if Dai Liren had an interest in his sister, it wouldn’t have dragged on until now.
"Anyway, my sister is going to Europe. Why would she be with Dai Limin?" Gong Jiaming wouldn’t believe his sister would like someone who bullied him.
Although Gong Jiaming admitted he once overreacted, he couldn’t forget Dai Limin’s scornful gaze.
Having him as a partner was already enough to frustrate Gong Jiaming; he couldn’t imagine having him as a brother-in-law.
If that happened, dealing with Dai Limin at work and in life, Gong Jiaming could envision endless sarcastic critiques.
Perhaps even his dearest sister would side with them, making life completely meaningless.
No way, at the thought of that scene, Gong Jiaming was scared, jumping up from the couch, determined to avoid a living hell.
"I must strive—Dai Limin cannot become my brother-in-law."
"I must protect my sister."
Gong Jiaming was resolute, entirely oblivious to Gong Ruzhi and Zhao Guangran’s dumbfounded expressions.
"Do you think I’ll succeed?" After declaring his stance, Gong Jiaming asked Gong Ruini and the rest whether what he said was impressive.
Succeed? Gong Ruzhi was dumbfounded, truly unsure of what to do.
Zhao Guangran’s gaze drifted; he dared not look at Gong Jiaming, as the boy was truly unlucky.
Gossiping about someone behind their back is one thing, but having the person involved overhear it is truly tragic.
Dai Limin was truly bewildered; he knew little brother-in-law Gong Jiaming wasn’t very satisfied with him. Still, he was confident he’d work hard to earn the little brother-in-law’s commendation.
Never expected he hadn’t even begun winning him over when the young brother-in-law’s vow left him shocked.
How did it come to this? What had he done for Gong Jiaming to vow to protect Gong Jiaxin?
If not that he was certain he wasn’t interested in Gong Jiaming’s girlfriend, as he had none,
he was sure he hadn’t bullied Gong Jiaming’s sisters—there was only Gong Ruini and Gong Jiaxin.
It’s precisely because he hadn’t done these things that Dai Limin couldn’t understand why Gong Jiaming would say this.
Could someone domestically be spreading vicious rumors making Gong Jiaming resent him?
Dai Limin swiftly pondered who the culprit might be while considering how to pacify Gong Jiaming.