The air stilled after Ji Ziming spoke .
Noting the man’s icy look, her mind cleared up instantly .
I am just his fake girlfriend and shield! I totally don’t have the rights to meet his parents at his house!
I’m thinking too highly of myself again!
“That’s right, auntie . I have something on tomorrow, so I won’t be able to visit your house . I’m really sorry about that . ” She smiled apologetically at her . The happiness in her eyes dimmed quite a bit with this statement, however .
Wake up a little, Pei Ge .
She numbly reminded herself inwardly, her expression dulling .
Despite having face blindness—rather, it was because of that condition that Mother Ji was more perceptive of the changes in a person’s expression .
Hence, she easily picked up on Pei Ge’s mood plummeting a little because of what her son had said .
“You brat, what did you just say?” Mother Ji glared hatefully at him .
“That’s right, Cousin . Auntie invited Sister Pei Ge and not you . ” Qin Qitong also glared hatefully at him, completely forgetting that he was her relative in the process of helping the ‘outsider’ .
She quickly spoke up for him upon hearing the two women reprimand him .
“Auntie, Qitong, I really have something on tomorrow, and it’s not because of Ziming,” she reasoned softly but genuinely while looking them in the eye .
“Tomorrow… I am shopping with my mom . We agreed on it a long time ago, so…” she playfully said, “accompanying you tomorrow is not possible for me, Auntie, as I will have to fulfill my promise with mom . ”
Instead of the expected look of regret, Mother Ji beamed at her excitedly .
“Ge Ge, you are shopping with your mom tomorrow?”
“That’s right . Why?” She nodded and then looked at her questioningly, not understanding why she was happy with that .
“I’ll just go with you guys! I have nothing to do tomorrow, anyway!” Mother Ji’s eyes twinkled merrily .
“…” Pei Ge’s mouth gave a twitch at her declaration, unable to think of anything to say for a bit .
“I am only accompanying my mom in small shopping districts…” Gathering her thoughts, she sucked in a deep breath and tried to reject her subtly .
Stop kidding me! Disregarding my complicated relationship with Ziming, just from auntie’s status, her shopping standard should totally be on a different level to ours, so how can we shop with her?!
“Really?! I’ve been wanting to shop at the small shopping districts for a long time now . Too bad I don’t know where they are located, and Ah Hui won’t take me there . ” Mother Ji’s excitement just grew further with her subtle hinting .
She really did not know how to handle the situation when she noted his mother’s seriousness .
Although she liked Mother Ji a lot as an elder, she had no intention of letting her expose her bogus relationship with him to her mother .
Hence, she could never let the two mothers meet . Otherwise… the bogus relationship she had with him would definitely be found out by her mother .
Thinking up to this, she directed her gaze on to the man . Her clear eyes were filled with a silent call for help .
The man felt rage slowly build up inside him when he perceived her intention to reject his mother’s request again .
I don’t get it . Am I too unpresentable to her that she doesn’t want to have any connection with me?
A certain great CEO Ji, whose pride had suffered a blow, looked at her with a gaze filled with hurt and grudge .
Although he felt frustrated at her, he repressed it when met with her pleading gaze and helped her reject his mother again .
“Mom, dad is at home tomorrow; you should stay and accompany him . He only has one day of rest per week . ” He coldly pointed out .
However, his mother did not take the bait he had thrown at her and just snorted . “I can see your dad every day, but Ge Ge is the opposite case . I want to go shopping with her tomorrow!”
“Pfft! Auntie, count me in, too! I want to go shopping with you guys!” Qin Qitong burst into laughter when she saw him eating a loss at his mother’s hands .
“…” No way! Pei Ge felt a sense of helplessness assault her when Ji Ziming failed to convince his mother otherwise and when a little tail even decided to join them .
“Sure, sure! Qitong, let’s go together tomorrow!”
“Mhm! Auntie, after shopping tomorrow, we can go look for a restaurant and have dinner together…”
Pei Ge had no tears left to cry as she watched the two happily discuss their next day’s agenda .
I really only want to stay at home tomorrow!
It’s all this annoying fellow’s fault!
She shot him a look of resentment .
What should I do if my mom finds out about my relationship with Ziming from his mom tomorrow?
Mom will definitely think that it’s real…
“What’s wrong, Ge Ge? You seem worried about something . ” Mother Ji, who was discussing their plans for tomorrow with Qin Qitong, noticed Pei Ge’s awry expression .
Pei Ge gave her light smile and replied, “It’s nothing . ”
As someone who was sensitive to the changes in a person’s facial expression, Mother Ji easily detected that something was amiss . She subconsciously looked at her son .
One look, and she noted that he also looked off .
For some reason, she felt that the couple, who should be in their honeymoon phase, were behaving opposite that .
She then thought back on how her son clearly wanted his girlfriend to visit their house earlier but still coldly rejected the offer in the end, and then a frown slowly surfaced on her forehead .
No way! Although my son already has a girlfriend, his EQ is still too low! This can’t go on…
“Ge Ge, Ziming, have you two cohabited?”