They had not even argued, yet the rift between them felt more final than any bitter fight.
Early the next morning, Xu Ren had barely entered the Ji Family's main building when he froze in bewilderment.
...Where was everyone?
He had not seen any bodyguards at the gate and had assumed they had stepped away for something, but there was no one here either.
What on earth had happened?
Xu Ren ran upstairs to Ji Ting's room. The door was open, and he pushed it a little farther. "Teacher Ji?"
There was no answer. Rather than go inside, he took out his phone in the hallway.
"Hello, Teacher Ji? I'm here. Where are you?"
"I'm in the game room in the West Building. Come over."
Xu Ren jogged all the way there, only to stop short again as soon as he entered.
Cardboard boxes covered the floor, leaving almost nowhere to step, while Ji Ting was disconnecting cables from the computer.
His eyes widened in surprise. "Teacher Ji, what are you..."
"Thanks for your help today. We need to pack all of this up and take it away."
Xu Ren was even more astonished. "Take it away? Where are we going?"
There was no trace of emotion on Ji Ting's face. He said calmly, "We'll move out of here first and take our time finding somewhere suitable later."
Xu Ren's mind was a muddle. He wet his lips. "Did... did something happen in your family?"
"No." Ji Ting continued sorting the cables in his hands, his tone as indifferent as if he were discussing something trivial. "Ji Yanzhi thinks I'm trying to fight him for the family fortune, so he told me to get the hell out of the Ji Family."
"What-??" It was as though a thunderclap had exploded