I'm In Love With the Guy I Grew Up With-Chapter 784: From now on, he is a member of the Ji Family

Chapter 784: Chapter 784: From now on, he is a member of the Ji Family
The two were in a standoff for a moment, but Ji Yebai didn’t seem to be looking to gain any advantage, just watching Qiao Grande with a smile plastered on his face.
Qiao Grande couldn’t hold back any longer, pushing him away with a shove and catching his breath while holding his waist, "You’re quite something, kid!"
"Thanks to Qiao Grande’s high regard, can we talk business now?"
Qiao Grande snorted, "Follow me."
He led Ji Ning and another to a small alley nearby, twisting and turning before entering a private teahouse, which was not open to the public.
The aroma of tea lingered, accompanied by delicate pastries, but Ning Xixi didn’t dare to touch a bite.
...What if it’s poisoned?!
She sat obediently next to Ji Yebai, and Qiao Grande took a couple of extra glances at her, recognizing her, "Isn’t this Miss Ning?"
Ning Xixi nodded in greeting to him but said nothing more.
Qiao Grande sipped his tea, speaking confidently, "Looks like you’re here for Qiao Nancheng. What? Are you planning to pay his debts or to take his place in death?"
Ning Xixi couldn’t imagine that such cruel words could come from the mouth of such a kind-looking old man.
But could such a person, who could establish the largest casino in Ying City and have intricate connections with the underworld, actually be a kind soul?
She just felt sad for Qiao Nancheng.
Qiaoqiao rarely talked about his own life, and on the few occasions he mentioned Qiao Grande, it was with reverence and gratitude.
One could say, without Qiao Grande, Qiaoqiao wouldn’t even be alive.
He truly respected Qiao Grande as an elder.
But it was this elder who was now after his life!
Ji Yebai took out a cheque from his pocket and tossed it to Qiao Grande, "Is this enough?"
Qiao Grande glanced at it and clicked his tongue to himself.
A blank cheque.
"Truly worthy of being a young master of the Ji Family, so rich and imposing," Qiao Grande laughed with a shrewd gleam, "Since you’ve paid the money, I’ll give that dog, Qiao Nancheng, to you."
His tone made Ning Xixi especially uncomfortable, her eyes clear, her tone certain, "Qiaoqiao is not a dog."
Qiao Grande raised an eyebrow, seemingly not expecting her to talk back.
"Miss Ning is truly a rich and benevolent young lady, so altruistic. But, Miss Ning, people are born different. There are those of high nobility like you, and of course, there are lowly ones like Qiao Nancheng. Do you know about his family background? His mom was a whore who started selling herself from her teens, and his dad was a notorious gambler from the northern suburbs of Lan, who had him for what? Love? You think too much, because the two of them had no income! They had a child to sell if it was a boy, for tens of thousands! The couple had no money so they birthed a child to sell... And do you know how many clients his mother serviced while pregnant with him?"
Ugh—
Ning Xixi couldn’t finish listening and felt waves of nausea, running out to the yard where she clung to a gardenia tree, retching.
She truly didn’t know that there were such dark things in the world.
After a long while, when she had recovered a little, she returned to the teahouse, only to be met with Qiao Grande smiling at her in a teasing way, "Miss Ning doesn’t seem to have a strong stomach."
She bit her lip, turned her face away, not looking at him.
Ji Yebai stroked her head and looked at Qiao Grande with a chilling gaze.
"His household registration is with you, right?"
"Mhm," Qiao Grande nodded affirmatively.
"His household registration, I will take it away," Ji Yebai spoke as calmly as if discussing what to have for breakfast, "From now on, he is a person of the Ji Family."
Suddenly, Qiao Grande’s face changed color.