Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle

Chapter 236 - 236 235 First Calculate Some Interest for Them

?Chapter 236: Chapter 235: First Calculate Some Interest for Them Chapter 236: Chapter 235: First Calculate Some Interest for Them Mr. Ji let out a sigh, “Love is a beautiful thing, but it often causes the most pain.”

He asked, “When are you planning to retire from the entertainment circle and join the company?”

His son could only be indulged.

Ji Xinghang replied, “I’ll cancel all my activities and schedules soon and start working at the company first.”

“Once I’ve finished shooting the last movie I’ve accepted, I’ll announce my retirement directly.”

He had never acted with Ningning before, and since he had been in the entertainment circle for a while, he wanted to leave a screen debut with her.

So he planned to finish shooting the hit drama and then retire directly; he could start semi-retiring now.

Mr. Ji supported this decision, “Good, take a couple of days to adjust your state of mind, then start working at Ji Group.”

Father and son had their first heart-to-heart, which strengthened their bond significantly.

By the time Qi Yuelan got up early and came downstairs, the two were still talking.

Qi Yuelan looked at them curiously, “What are you two doing?”

Mr. Ji replied with a smile, “This kid had a nightmare and called me in the middle of the night to have a drink and talk.”

He had come back a bit late from working overtime last night, and seeing his wife asleep, he didn’t want to wake her and went to the study instead.

It was good that he went to the study; otherwise, his wife would have been woken by the phone in the wee hours, and he couldn’t bear the thought of her losing sleep.

Qi Yuelan walked over and saw Ji Xinghang’s eyes red and swollen, clearly he had been crying.

She was taken aback; her son had been raised by her since he was little, and this was the first time she had seen him with swollen eyes from crying.

“What nightmare did you have? You never cried like this when you were little. You’re so big now and crying like this, you look terrible.”

Although Ji Xinghang felt pretty awful, hearing his mother’s teasing somehow made him feel more at ease.

He didn’t hide it, “I dreamt that Ningning jumped off a building and committed suicide.”

Qi Yuelan’s face instantly turned uglier by several degrees, “You really have too much free time, dreaming such nonsense.”

Then she brought her hands together and recited, “But dreams are always contrary to reality, Ningning will definitely be fine.”

Ji Xinghang forced a smile, “Yes, Ningning will definitely be fine.”

Then he suggested, “Mom, weren’t you planning to take Ningning as your goddaughter? I think we don’t have to wait until next year; let’s just get it done soon.”

Qi Yuelan looked at him as if she had seen a ghost, “Weren’t you strongly against it before?”

She sat down next to him, raised her hand, and touched his forehead, “You don’t have a fever either!”

Even though she was frustrated with her son for being so disappointing, he was still her flesh and blood, and seeing him like this, she still felt heartache.

Ji Xinghang shook his head, “I’m not feverish.”

“The dream last night hit me hard. I’m afraid that if Ningning is with me again, she’ll end up in a bad situation, so I’ve decided to let go.”

Saying that, he didn’t feel any lighter or relieved, his heart was still throbbing with pain.

But no matter how much it hurt, he just wanted Ningning to be happy in this life.

Seeing him like this, Qi Yuelan guessed that he must have dreamt about many unpleasant things last night.

But she could also tell that Luo Ning had truly given up on her son.

Just like how she had given up on Ji Xiao back in the day, there was still a thorn in her heart that time couldn’t simply heal.

With what her foolish son had done, there was definitely a thorn in Ningning’s heart too. Forcing a relationship wouldn’t bring happiness.

She chose to return, not only for her son but also to retrieve what was hers.

As for Ji Xiao, it wasn’t a question of love anymore; she was just living with him as a partner.

The relationship between Ningning and Ji Xinghang wasn’t encumbered like hers was, so there was no need for them to settle.

Although he felt sorry for his son, he also felt sorry for Ningning, whom he had raised from a young age, and hoped to see her happy.

“You’ve come to terms with it, that’s good, Ningning’s attitude is so firm, it’s not possible between you two.”

She then said, “I’ll go see Aunt Xin later and talk to them about this.”

Ji Xinghang’s heart was bleeding, but he still managed to nod with pursed lips, “Okay!”

Qi Yuelan reached out and hugged Ji Xinghang, “It’s good that you know you were wrong, don’t be so reckless and willful in the future.”

“Okay, thanks, Mom!” He too reached out and hugged his mother.

In his dream, Luo Ning committed suicide, his mother was so angry that she cut ties with him, and she seemed much older, with many of her black hairs turned to silver.

Aunt Xin had turned completely white overnight, and her spirit seemed to have collapsed.

Now he would protect Ningning and would no longer let the two mothers end up as tragically as they did in his dream.

Qi Yuelan felt that her son had matured and come to understand things seemingly overnight, and she couldn’t help but say with relief, “Even if you can’t be with Ningning in the future, you can still be a good brother.”

“Yes, I will.”

Ji Xinghang’s heart ached as if it were being sliced by a knife, affirming to himself, “I will be a good brother.”

On the other side.

Last night, Luo Ning used her hacking skills to penetrate the Gou Family and Feng Family’s corporate systems, finding plenty of evidence of both companies exploiting legal loopholes.

The Gou Family was even involved in economic crimes.

After she collected the evidence and was about to leave, she suddenly discovered that Gou Group’s stocks were under attack, plummeting drastically.

She immediately followed the trail, wanting to see who was behind it.

It was thanks to her world-leading hacking skills that she was able to track down the other party’s IP address.

Anyone else would have likely lost the trail.

This also indicated that the person behind it was very professional and skilled.

But when she checked the IP address, she was bewildered, because it originated from her own house.

The next morning, Luo Ning got up and, after washing up, smelled the delicious fragrance coming from the kitchen.

As she went in, indeed, she saw her mother making breakfast.

Her mother’s cooking skills were average; hers and Aunt Lan’s were better.

But her mother’s buns and dumplings were very delicious, which she and her brother both liked.

This morning, her mother had steamed soup dumplings and shrimp dumplings and had made porridge.

“Mom, you’ve worked hard!” she said with a smile.

Jiang Xinxin looked at her tenderly and replied with a smile, “Making breakfast for you all is never a hassle.”

To have the company of both a son and a daughter only made her feel happy and warm.

After chatting leisurely for a while, Luo Ning asked, “Mom, did you know about the Gou Group’s stocks being targeted last night?”

Jiang Xinxin knew what her daughter meant, she turned her head and replied, “Yes, I did it.”

Luo Ning’s eyes lit up, “Mom, you’re a trader?”

Jiang Xinxin nodded, “I used to be a trader, but after I was no longer under financial pressure, I devoted myself to gardening.”

After she ran away from home, the bank cards she carried were frozen, and she survived on just the several hundred dollars she had.

While working part-time, she used what she learned in college and became a trader; since then, slowly, money wasn’t an issue.

Later, when she met Luo Ning’s father, he was very accepting and doting, and life had very little to worry about.

For her, as long as there was enough money and her husband and children were healthy and happy, that was good enough, so she retired from trading.

This time, it was because the Gou mother and daughter had gone too far, and the thought of her son’s appearance the day before twisted her heart, so she decided to charge them some interest first.