USWHC -Chapter 215 Engagement Turmoil (Part 5)

The day of the county examination quietly arrived. During this period, Zhu Jie had been busy with the Sun family’s affairs, busy with the Ji family’s matters, and busy with the new house—in short, there was only one word to describe it: busy!

Because of that, she had somewhat neglected Ji Yi’s studies. Only in the last few days did she frantically urge him to memorize the remaining books.

Fortunately, Ji Yi was naturally intelligent. He managed to memorize everything after reading it once. That was the only thing that comforted Zhu Jie—after all, who wouldn’t want to be a teacher if they had such a good student?

“Don’t get nervous once you go in. Remember—whether you know the answer or not, fill in everything!” Zhu Jie instructed Ji Yi solemnly, just like her own mother used to supervise her.

Ji Yi’s face immediately filled with black lines. Pouting, he sighed faintly and said, “Can I choose not to take the exam?”

“If you dare hand in a blank paper, I’ll strangle you!” This was also one of her mother’s classic lines.

Seeing the unwilling look on Ji Yi’s face, Zhu Jie continued patiently, trying to persuade him. “What do you think about the Sun family’s matter?”

“The Sun family? I don’t have any thoughts about it. I just wish Ji Mei and the others would forget about it as soon as possible,” Ji Yi replied sincerely.

“That’s not right! I have some very deep feelings about the Sun family situation!” Zhu Jie said with a serious expression.

Ji Yi couldn’t help but feel curious. What strange insight had she come up with now? “Really? Let’s hear it.”

“You have to plant a phoenix tree before a golden phoenix will come. If you want to pursue a rich and beautiful woman, you need to have some real abilities, right? If you’re just a nobody, people won’t even glance at you. So if you want to become successful, you have to start by improving yourself!” As she spoke, Zhu Jie even raised her fist in an inspiring gesture.

Ji Yi laughed immediately after hearing that. “You still haven’t given up?”

“Give up? Why should I give up? Let me tell you, if nothing else, for the sake of your future life, you have to work hard!” Zhu Jie grew more and more excited as she spoke. “Just look at Ji Mei. The Sun family liked her at first, so why did they later choose the Hua family instead?”

“Because they mistook her for someone else,” Ji Yi answered calmly.

Pfft. Could we not bring that up? Zhu Jie instantly fell silent, and her previously high spirits deflated.

“Well… even if they mistook her, choosing someone else shouldn’t really matter. After all, neither of them was the person they were looking for. And by the time Ji Mei’s situation settled down, most people had already left. Changing to someone else at the last minute doesn’t really benefit the Sun family either—it even affects their reputation.”

“Because they wanted to vent their anger,” Ji Yi replied faintly again.

Zhu Jie immediately exploded. “If you mention that again, I’ll tell your mother it was you who went and tattled. Let’s see whether she tears you apart!”

Ji Yi immediately put on a frightened expression, then shamelessly pointed toward the examination hall. “Oh no… my poor little heart! Why does it suddenly feel so cold? I think I’m going to do badly on the exam!”

When Zhu Jie saw this, she panicked. “Don’t do that! Brother, don’t be upset. I won’t say it anymore, okay?” As she spoke, she hurried over and very ingratiatingly began gently patting his chest, trying to calm him down.

“Is this considered molesting my chest?” Ji Yi asked shamelessly.

“Go to hell!” Seeing his triumphant expression, Zhu Jie immediately changed from stroking to slapping—smack!—hitting him so hard he almost couldn’t straighten his back.

“Ah! Internal injury!” Ji Yi instantly put on a weak expression, collapsing to the ground like he was seriously wounded, stretching out his hand and crawling weakly. “I need a doctor! Quick, call me a doctor!”

“Stop messing around!” Zhu Jie burst into giggles at his ridiculous act, yet continued speaking. “The reason the Sun family changed the bride at the last moment is mainly because Hua Feixue is more educated than Ji Mei. At least she can recite poetry—that counts as a skill! If you want to make something of yourself, you must first have some kind of skill.”

“I can farm. Does that count as a skill?” Ji Yi said in an especially lecherous tone.

“Get lost!” Zhu Jie kicked him hard and said, “I’m not arguing with you anymore. If you fail to pass the Tongsheng exam this time, don’t come back to see me!”

Then she added fiercely, “No—that’s not right. Even if you come back, you still won’t be able to see me!” Finally, she revealed a mischievous grin.

Was she threatening him?

Ji Yi immediately put away his teasing smile and looked at her very seriously—extremely seriously.

“Well… I should go in now.”

Huh? Did he actually take her words to heart, or not?

Watching Ji Yi dash straight into the examination hall without looking back, Zhu Jie could only let out a long sigh.

Let fate decide.