CHAPTER 682: CHAPTER 682: YOUR LOVER IS NOT YOUR WEAKNESS

Ji Yao remained silent, avoiding Ji Yebai’s icy gaze.

"The trust I have in you is no less than the trust I have in Brother Yemo," Ji Yebai said with a mocking smile, "but what have you done with my trust? Hmm?"

Ji Yao knew that Ji Yebai must have found out about the things he had done.

Knowing that defending himself was futile, he wore an expression as if resigning himself to fate, "Young Master, one day, you will understand my good intentions. You are a favored child of heaven, destined to be outstanding, someone who could become a king! Miss Ning will only hold you back. Before you were together with her, you had no weaknesses! But now, you do, and it’s a fatal weakness! Being with her is nothing but harmful to you..."

"Ji Yao! Put away your presumptions!" Ji Yebai interrupted his long speech, his lips curling with a cold curvature, "I don’t want to become a king. Between becoming a king and being with Xixi, I choose to be with Xixi. She is the most important to me."

Ji Yao looked at him in disbelief, "No..."

He didn’t understand; don’t all men have ambitions? The Young Master is outstanding beyond measure, why then is he content with mediocrity?

"You have never loved someone, so you don’t understand. Your lover is not your weakness, but your courage, the courage to protect her! Without Xixi, I wouldn’t want to strive to become stronger, to become better, to gain greater abilities. All of this is because of her!"

Ji Yao bitterly smiled in resignation; he had underestimated the importance of Ning Xixi in the Young Master’s heart.

Lu Qinghe approached him, her goal was simple: to make Ning Xixi break up with Ji Yebai and be driven out of the Ji Family.

And he, too, wanted Ning Xixi away from Ji Yebai.

Thus, the two of them hit it off at once. He used his authority to help Lu Qinghe, and together they plotted this paternity test incident.

If it weren’t for Ning Xixi taking the initiative to find Ji Qing, the truth of this matter might never have been known by them!

"Is my loyalty nothing to you, Young Master?" Ji Yao asked, disheartened.

Ji Yebai looked indifferently at him, "These years, you have protected me at the risk of your life, for which I am very thankful and grateful. However, for the harm you caused to Xixi, I will definitely settle the account with you!"

"What does the Young Master plan to do with me..."

"Leave the Ji Family Hidden Guard, surrender all your current authority," Ji Yebai handed him a blank check, "Fill in whatever amount you think you deserve. From now on, never show up in front of me again!"

Only then did Ji Yao realize his regret, but everything was too late!

Ji Yebai walked away with his elegant and noble steps.

Ji Yao lay back on the wooden floor, staring blankly at the ceiling. After a long while, a tear slid down from the corner of his eye.

......

Ji Yebai returned upstairs, took a shower, and just as he stepped out of the bathroom, a fragrant and soft figure plunged into his arms.

"What’s wrong?"

Ning Xixi chattered her teeth, "I... I just watched a horror movie, and it was so scary!"

"Scaredy-cat." He flicked her forehead lightly, "Hold onto this Young Master and sleep tonight, don’t be afraid with me here."

"There’s something scarier than the horror movie," Ning Xixi said with a worried frown, "Lu Qinghe has invited me to a party tomorrow..."

Ji Yebai’s brows tightened; he hadn’t yet gone to settle accounts with her, and Lu Qinghe was actually walking right into his line of fire?

"Go, I will accompany you!"