Jiang Shuoyuan froze, looking at Ji Yanzhi with bewilderment, as though he no longer recognized him.
He had never seen his nephew like this, his face full of tension and anxiety. Even the rise and fall of his chest carried a frantic strain, as though he might snap at any moment.
When he remained silent, Ji Yanzhi's emotions surged to breaking point. "I forced Ji Ting to be with me. I begged him, deceived him, did everything I could to get him to be with me! I know you won't agree, but I'm the one insisting on this. It has nothing to do with Ji Ting!"
Jiang Shuoyuan frowned, his expression conflicted. "You... could force him?"
With Ji Ting's mind and logic, never mind deceiving him-even the slightest attempt to force him would have him putting you to shame in minutes.
Thinking he did not believe him, Ji Yanzhi declared as though swearing an oath, "It was me. I forced him from the very beginning!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two more people suddenly squeezed through the front door.
Jiang Shuoyuan looked over and recognized the two bodyguards who had hauled him into the car. "You two..."
"National Confidentiality Bureau." Normally, Zhang Jian would put his credentials away after a quick flash, but this time he held them up until he was sure Jiang Shuoyuan had seen them clearly. "Mr. Jiang, Teacher Ji has been inside for three hours. We now need to confirm his safety in person."
The N-National Confidentiality Bureau?!
Jiang Shuoyuan stepped back, his face scrunching up. "Aren't you two bodyguards?"
Zhang Jian was just about to explain when Cao Yingying came out again. "Honey, who's knocking... Yanzhi?"
She hurried over, a subtle tension about her. "You're here for Ji Ting, aren't you?"
Ji Yanzhi immediately