Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin
Chapter 437: Don’t Despise Me_1

Chapter 437: Chapter 437: Don’t Despise Me_1

"What grievance do you have? Anyway, it’s not working for free, as long as there’s money, it’s fine."

That line, "as long as there’s money," made Ji Yunhuan’s eyes sting. Before, would he have considered these things?

Qi Cheng looked at Ji Yunhuan, "I’ve already severed ties with the Qi Family. I’m not the same person as before. The way I am now, you won’t despise me, right?"

Ji Yunhuan reached out and pinched him, thinking his question was really pointless, "What do you think?"

"You are not allowed to despise me," he ordered gently.

Ji Yunhuan said, "If I despise you, wouldn’t that be good? If I despise you, you could return to the Qi Family. Isn’t Grandpa’s goal to separate us?"

He had given up everything voluntarily for her and the child.

Ji Yunhuan knew this in her heart.

Qi Cheng also knew she wouldn’t despise him.

But when she finished speaking, Ji Yunhuan still got a good spanking.

The slap landed mercilessly on her butt, making Ji Yunhuan scream in pain, "Qi Cheng, that’s enough! You’re hitting too hard."

The two of them wrestled for a while before going to sleep.

Two days later, Qi Cheng submitted the design, and together they went to check out the shop.

It should be noted, Ji Yunhuan had no talent for business, so she wanted to refer more to Qi Cheng’s opinions.

Opening a shop wasn’t easy. They didn’t have much money now, unlike before when they didn’t care whether they made or lost money.

The money Ji Yunhuan had now was her only savings.

If it wasn’t planned well, they could lose everything.

So Qi Cheng didn’t rush to decide. Instead, he drove around with Ji Yunhuan to look at various places.

The store Ji Yunhuan bought was in a good location, at a bustling street corner.

But since they had just arrived here, they needed to understand the city first.

After wandering around for most of the day, Ji Yunhuan and Qi Cheng ate outside and lastly went to the beach.

It was autumn. The weather wasn’t too cold yet, and they could see the sunrise at the beach.

So, when they got home, the stars were already out.

They didn’t feel tired at all.

They washed up and went to bed.

Tonight Qi Cheng finally didn’t stay up late, and Ji Yunhuan didn’t have to keep worrying about him like before.

After a few days of research, they decided to go into the restaurant business. Jiangling was a small city; the restaurant industry was more reliable here.

Although there were many restaurants and the competition was fierce, with Qi Cheng, Ji Yunhuan believed in his ability.

Qi Cheng personally designed the restaurant and then gradually renovated it. Since they weren’t in a hurry, by the time the restaurant was fully set up, over a month had passed.

During this time, besides helping Ji Yunhuan with the renovation, Qi Cheng also took on some design work.

Although it was tiring, both of them felt their lives were particularly fulfilling.

After more than a month of effort, the restaurant finally opened. Qi Cheng’s personally designed restaurant didn’t lose to the top restaurants in City A in terms of style, although the renovation had cost quite a bit.

But for the sake of future business, they didn’t mind spending a bit more now.

At night, Ji Yunhuan woke up from sleep and noticed Qi Cheng hadn’t gone to bed yet. She got up to check on him and found him still drawing design plans. She couldn’t help but sit down next to him, "Why are you up late again? The restaurant opens tomorrow, it’s going to be very busy."

He glanced at her, gently placing his hand on her head, "Go to sleep, don’t worry about me."

"I’ll keep you company." She couldn’t bear to see him staying up late alone.

She thought Qi Cheng had been working too hard recently and hadn’t slept well.

Qi Cheng looked at her, "You go to sleep. Even if you don’t, the baby needs rest."

"I just had a nap, I’m not tired at all," Ji Yunhuan told him, "How about I help you?"

She reached over, but Qi Cheng grabbed her hand and pushed it back, "No need. If you really don’t want to sleep, just sit here."

Having her by his side did make him feel more at ease.

Seeing that he didn’t want her to interrupt, Ji Yunhuan didn’t push. She stayed beside him.

He drew while she quietly watched him, noticing that Qi Cheng looked very serious while working, with a unique charm.

Thinking all his hard work now was because of her, Ji Yunhuan wanted to do something for him.

A month later, the restaurant was running smoothly. Ji Yunhuan was already eight months pregnant. She stayed home every day while most of the time, Qi Cheng went to check on the restaurant and then came back to talk to her about it.

That evening, when Qi Cheng returned from the restaurant, he seemed very silent.

He almost never acted like this.

At night, when Qi Cheng came out of the shower, he saw Ji Yunhuan standing at the doorway. He paused, looking at her tenderly, "What’s wrong?"

Ji Yunhuan’s eyes were full of concern, "I should be asking you, Qi Cheng, what’s wrong? You seemed very serious today. Did something happen?"

Qi Cheng held her shoulders, his gaze falling on her belly, "You’re pregnant. I didn’t want to tell you these things."

Hearing this would make Ji Yunhuan worry, for sure.

"Don’t keep it from me. I promise, nothing will happen to me."

"It’s about the restaurant," Qi Cheng said, "The restaurant was vandalized today."

"..." Ji Yunhuan paused, "Why? What happened?"

"No reason. I already called the police, but it’s no use." The renovation alone had cost over ten thousand. The items inside were very expensive, now all destroyed.

Although the police came to inquire, they couldn’t catch anyone, so there was nothing they could do. No one would take responsibility for the losses.

"Are the things inside still there?" Ji Yunhuan’s voice trembled.

They had invested heavily in the renovation to stand out from other restaurants. Ji Yunhuan had put almost all her money into it.

Qi Cheng hugged her, not wanting her to worry too much, "Yunhuan, this is nothing, just a small matter. Don’t take it to heart. It’s just money, it can be earned back later."

Ji Yunhuan looked at Qi Cheng in disbelief, "Everything was fine before! We didn’t offend anyone."

"Do we need to offend someone?" Qi Cheng laughed, "We offended the one person we shouldn’t have."

"You mean... your grandfather?" Ji Yunhuan looked at Qi Cheng in disbelief, "He’s already taken everything from you, and he still won’t let us go? Didn’t he say he’d let us be?"

"Grandpa can’t stand anyone defying him. He wouldn’t just let us be, so he’s trying to teach us a lesson," Qi Cheng hugged her tighter, "But it’s okay. No matter what he does, I won’t give up. We still have some money, and I can continue drawing designs. Once we have enough money, we’ll reopen the restaurant. For now, you just need to take care of the baby." After he spoke, he kissed her forehead gently to comfort her.

Looking at Qi Cheng, although Ji Yunhuan felt very sad, she thought that compared to how much Qi Cheng had already lost, what she lost was just a drop in the ocean.

This was no big deal.