This Witch Transmigrated into the Romantic Novel's Supporting Role

Chapter 187: The Ji Family

Chapter 187

Chi Yan pushed his luck, "You give me a kiss first before you go fetch noodles for me."

Chu Yang glanced at him and threw a scarf to him, "Fetch it yourself."

Chi Yan held the pink scarf in his hand: ...

In the end, he obediently made and ate the noodles himself.

The next evening, Chi Yan came to the Ji Family with Chi Xin. Many luxury cars were parked at the entrance of the Ji residence. The two got off the car and walked in. Ji Si, the eldest son of the Ji Family, hurried over to welcome them.

"Hello, Uncle Chi. This must be Chi Yan, right? Hello, I'm Ji Si." Ji Si extended his hand and secretly sized up Chi Yan. As expected, he had a dragon and phoenix aura. Thinking of his father's plan, he thought it might work.

"Hello." Chi Yan shook his hand briefly before letting go.

"Please come this way. My father has been waiting for you both inside."

Chi Xin led Chi Yan inside while Ji Si continued to greet other arriving guests.

As soon as they entered, they saw Ji Qi, the current chairman of the Ji Corporation, and his wife Lin Qin surrounded by a crowd of people.

Chi Xin forced a smile and walked over, "Chairman Ji, it's me, Chi Xin from the Chi Family. Wishing the elderly madam good health and all the best. Lu Shu, bring the gift over."

Lu Shu quickly handed over a box.

Ji Qi immediately smiled and shook hands with Chi Xin, "Thank you, thank you. I also wish the old master of the Chi Family good health." Then he noticed Chi Yan beside Chi Xin and paused for a moment, "So this is Chi Yan. Truly a talented individual. I heard you've been making waves at the company already. So accomplished at such a young age."

Chi Yan shook his hand, "Hello, Chairman Ji."

Then Ji Qi waved at someone, and a young woman in a black evening gown walked over gracefully, "Father."

Ji Qi introduced her, "This is my elder daughter. You young people should have plenty to talk about. Ke, why don't you take the young master Chi and show him around? This is my daughter Ji Ke."

Ji Ke greeted Chi Yan and Chi Xin.

Chi Yan looked at Chi Xin, who waved his hand and gave him a signal, "Go ahead."

Chi Yan nodded and followed Ji Ke.

Ji Ke brought Chi Yan to where the other young people were gathered. When they saw Ji Ke with Chi Yan behind her, some gasped in surprise upon seeing Chi Yan, "Who is that?" How could there be someone so handsome in their circle?

Ji Ke introduced him, "This is Chi Yan from the Chi Family."

So this was the one from the Chi Family that everyone had been talking about lately, saying that the young master Chi Yan would inherit the Chi Corporation. Originally, with the three sons in the Chi Family, everyone thought Chi Xin would be the heir since he was the only one running a company. They didn't expect the second branch's grandson to inherit instead. They heard he was already learning to manage the company.

At first, they thought the main branch of the Chi Family and Chi Xin would make a fuss, but it was all quiet. Not only that, Chi Xin, as Chi Yan's uncle, fully supported his nephew Chi Yan. As for the main branch, they didn't seem to care at all, with their son serving the people in the government.

"Hello, I'm Xiao Ying from the Xiao Family."

"Hello, I'm..."

Everyone greeted Chi Yan, maintaining a friendly appearance on the surface, but whispering in private about how the Ji Family and Chi Family were rivals, and didn't interact much before. So why were they inviting the Chi Family this time?

And why did they have Ji Ke entertain him? Shouldn't it be Ji Si and Ji Yu? Even if Ji Si was greeting guests outside, what about Ji Yu?

Some glanced between Ji Ke and Chi Yan, wondering if the Ji Family wanted to make peace and become friendly with the Chi Family.

These people were quite close to the Ji Family but also had ties with the circles associated with the Chi Family, although not many connections. Some were even meeting Chi Yan for the first time. They didn't expect him to be so handsome and exude an air of confidence, likely from spending time at the company recently.

Chi Yan only maintained a polite demeanor and didn't engage much in their conversations since he wasn't familiar with them.

Ji Ke secretly glanced at Chi Yan, thinking of her father's plan and that it might work.

"Brother Yan, what are you doing here?" a familiar voice called out. It was Hou Sheng.

Chi Yan looked over, "Monkey, what are you doing here?"

Hou Sheng scratched his head, "Ah, my family was also invited by the Ji Family. I didn't want to come, but my parents said they'd cut off my allowance. I also saw Zhang Yuan here. Let's go find him."

Chi Yan told Ji Ke, "Excuse me for a moment." Then he nodded to the others and followed Hou Sheng.

After they left, the others quickly asked Ji Ke, "Ke, what's going on? Your family invited the Chi Family?"

Ji Ke smiled gently, "It was my father's idea. There's no deep enmity between our two families. Although we have conflicts occasionally, that's just business. Privately, we can still interact. Maybe we'll even cooperate in the future?"

"That's true."

"There are no permanent enemies in business."

"Actually, I don't understand. Everyone says your two families don't get along, but what's the issue? If it's just business, is it really that serious?"

Ji Ke shook her head, saying she didn't know. There were indeed many business conflicts, but she heard the rift stemmed from the previous generation, mainly between her late grandfather and the current old master of the Chi Family. However, no one knew the exact grievance.

After all, the old master of the Ji Family had passed away, and while the old master of the Chi Family was still alive, who dared to ask?

Chi Yan and Hou Sheng quickly found Zhang Yuan. "Zhang Yuan, you're here too. It's good to have some familiar faces, or else I wouldn't know who to hang out with," said Hou Sheng, feeling awkward around the other people at the party.

However, Zhang Yuan pulled them aside, "Brother Yan, you're really here. I just heard that the Ji Family wants to form a marriage alliance with your family. Although this is the elderly madam's birthday celebration, it's also for selecting a husband for the eldest daughter Ji Ke. I heard the Ji Family is quite interested in your family."

Chi Yan: ???What nonsense?

Chi Yan said expressionlessly, "Our two families don't get along."

Hou Sheng was stunned, "Impossible, right? Isn't it well known that the Chi Family and Ji Family are at odds?"

"That's just hearsay from outsiders. We don't know anything on the inside. But Brother Yan, is there really some bad history between your Chi Family and the Ji Family?"

Chi Yan didn't know either, "Maybe it's related to business."

Hou Sheng did not understand: "What kind of business could be a matter of life and death for us? How come we don't know about it?"

Chi Yan tapped his head, "I don't know either, my grandfather mainly managed it before, how would I know? Anyway, I feel like my grandfather didn't like the Ji Family."

"So the Ji Family still wants to..." Hou Sheng held up two index fingers and put them together.

Chi Yan: "Don't pay attention to them, they can want what they want, my family won't agree. Besides, I have a girlfriend now."

"That's true. Actually, it's just hearsay, after all, there are so many guys in the circle, perhaps you're just one of the options."