I'm In Love With the Guy I Grew Up With-Chapter 870: Stay by My Side

Chapter 870: Chapter 870: Stay by My Side
Those who attacked Ning Xixi today confessed during police interrogation that they were instructed by someone.
Getting paid to do a job, that’s just how things work.
However, as the police continued their investigation, the trail went cold.
The person behind it all seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.
Ji Yebai’s slender fingers tapped rhythmically on the countertop.
His intuition told him that someone was definitely targeting Ning Xixi in the shadows!
Was it an enemy of the Ning Family? The Song Family? Or perhaps an enemy of his, Ji Yebai?
Pinching his brow, Ji Yebai instructed to assign more people to stay by Ning Xixi’s side.
After dropping off Qiaoqiao, Ning Xixi came in, leaning on the countertop to discuss with him, "Dabai, for the parent-child activity, you invite Grandpa Ji, and I’ll invite Grandpa, okay?"
Ji Yebai responded with a soft acknowledgment, ruffling her hair, "Be careful these days, stay by my side, and don’t wander off."
Ning Xixi made a funny face at him, "Got it!"
Seeing her carefree demeanor, Ji Yebai couldn’t help but curl his lips slightly into a smile.
...
The next day.
Muying High School.
During break, Cheng Youran held Ning Xixi’s hand as they went to the bathroom together, Cheng Youran lamenting, "Xixi, Xiao Xichen’s family came to the Martial Arts Hall yesterday..."
"Oh? Were they looking for you?"
Cheng Youran nodded, recalling yesterday’s events -
Near closing time, there weren’t many people left in the Martial Arts Hall. Cheng Youran was helping with the cleaning when suddenly, a woman with an elaborate hairstyle, dressed in opulent clothing, walked in. She was followed by a group of assistants and bodyguards, creating quite a spectacle, resembling a wealthy lady from a drama.
"Which one is Cheng Youran?" she asked calmly.
Unaware of the situation, Cheng Youran raised her hand, "That’s me... May I ask, what do you need from me?"
The woman’s gaze fell upon her, and perhaps Cheng Youran was sensitive, but she sensed a hint of disdain.
Looking down at herself, wearing a t-shirt, jeans, with her hair in a ponytail, and a pair of washed-out sneakers, she seemed like the most ordinary girl in a crowd.
Besides her martial arts skills, there was nothing about her that was different from anyone else.
"I am Xiao Xichen’s mother." Xiao’s mother nodded in greeting, and Cheng Youran hurriedly returned the gesture, awkwardly saying, "We are about to close, it’s not very convenient to receive guests."
"I just came to have a few words with you." Xiao’s mother smiled, a practiced smile seemingly perfected in the mirror, a standard smile without showing teeth, yet inexplicably unsettling.
"I heard you’re dating our Xiao Xichen."
"Yes."
"No need to be restrained, young people in love freely, that’s a good thing. However..." She changed course, "I came to thank you, originally Xiao Xichen was not favored in the Xiao Family, and if he marries a girl from an ordinary family, it would be even more impossible for him to inherit the family fortune."
Cheng Youran’s heart sank, what kind of gratitude is this? This sounds more like a blame.
Xiao’s mother observed her expression and continued, "He has three brothers above him, each more outstanding than him, but his father has the highest expectations for him, always trying various means to find a girl from a prestigious family to arrange a marriage. Now, being with you, if his father finds out, he might be driven from the family. That’s all I wanted to say. Well, goodbye."
...
"So, his mother means for you to break up with Xiao Xichen?" Ning Xixi jumped up anxiously, "Did you tell Xiao Xichen?"