The next day, Ji Siyue had already moved into the new house.
This house was extremely spacious. It was a two - story villa. Both the first and second floors had huge balconies, and there was also a small yard and a back garden. The scenery was quite nice. It was worth the over 20 million yuan.
However, Ji Siyue was a bit curious about where this person got so much money.
As far as she knew, Zhu Zhiyao was just a lawyer. Although he was one of the top ten outstanding young lawyers in the country, it was unlikely that he could have so much extra money to buy this villa in just a few years.
"Zhu Zhiyao, I want to ask you something."
"What is it?" Zhu Zhiyao was busy with his case but still looked up at Ji Siyue for a moment and replied, "I'm a bit busy now, so my answer might not be very careful. Are you sure you want to hear it?"
"It's not a difficult question." Ji Siyue asked with a smile, "Are you some kind of hidden tycoon or a rich second - generation who's lost his way? I checked the property certificate, and it's in my name, but the card used for payment was yours. Although I admit you're a successful lawyer, have you really earned 20 million in just a few years?"
"As you can see, I'm a successful lawyer. Most of the cases I handle are large - scale economic disputes in the country. Since they're large - scale economic disputes, the client fees are naturally not small. All my savings over the years amount to over 20 million."
"But this house costs just over 20 million. Do you have any extra money left?"
"No, but I'm working hard to earn more." What Zhu Zhiyao said was completely in line with his current actions. He didn't stop his hand movements at all.
Ji Siyue tried hard to put on a confused and shocked face, but she failed. In the end, she could only calmly ask, "This is all your savings. Is it really worth giving it to me? Maybe you won't get anything from me."
"Just being able to stay by your side now and in this capacity is something I never dared to dream of before. What's the harm in giving it all to you?"
Zhu Zhiyao walked up to Ji Siyue, squatted in front of her, looked up at her and smiled, "I'll hand over every bit of my future income to you. So this 20 million is nothing. Don't worry. Even if I don't have money now, I'll quickly earn a lot more."
After hearing this, Ji Siyue felt rather uncomfortable. Her mood suddenly became a bit complicated.
"I don't know what else to say. I can only say thank you."
"Okay, I'm going to work now."
"Can I go outside to soak up the sun by myself?"
"Do you need me to accompany you?"
"Let me go out alone for a try. I don't want to sit in a wheelchair. It makes it seem like I can't move both my legs."
Zhu Zhiyao was a bit excited because of Ji Siyue's change.
"Okay, but you have to promise me that you'll only stay near our house. If you go too far, you might not have the strength to come back."
"Okay. I promise I won't disturb your work. Go and get the crutches for me."
Ji Siyue changed her clothes, put on a sun hat, and went out with her crutches.
It was autumn now, and maple trees were planted along the roads in the entire villa area.
Although this place was cleaned every day, the maple leaves in autumn still kept falling, covering the ground with a golden carpet.
Ji Siyue walked onto the road. After walking alone for a while, she stood under a tree and reached out to catch a falling maple leaf.
"Girl, do you like maple leaves very much?"
Ji Siyue turned around and saw a middle - aged aunt. She was holding a small dustpan in one hand and a broom in the other. She was wearing a cleaner's uniform, so she should be an employee who cleaned the roads in this villa area.
"Sorry, did I block your way?"
"No, no. If you like it, stay here for a while. Do you need me to take a photo of you? The other girls in this villa area like to drive here, stop the car, and take photos. It's so beautiful."
Those girls were probably just showing off their wealth.
Ji Siyue nodded, "Sorry. You can continue cleaning. I'm leaving now."
After walking forward for a while, Ji Siyue suddenly found that a family a few houses away from her seemed to be moving. Furniture, luggage, and other things were continuously being moved into the villa. It seemed that someone was moving in.
The cleaner aunt noticed that this girl with crutches seemed to be especially interested in that place, so she had an idea.
This girl's skin was so pale that it was bloodless. She was really pitiful. Moreover, she looked so bored. Why not go and talk to her?
"Girl, it seems that new people are moving into that house. They bought it a long time ago, but they haven't moved in for months. I don't know why they suddenly decided to move in now."
"I seem to know the people who live in that house."
Ji Siyue looked at a huge wedding photo that was being carried out from afar. The corner of her mouth even curled up into a smile. Although there was no personal emotion in this smile, it still looked a bit creepy.
That wedding photo was actually the one of Qin Chengyao and Liu Xuejiao, and it was right facing Ji Siyue as it was carried past not far in front of her.
"I heard before that the owner of that villa was quite famous. He's the boss of a big group company. He and his wife have been engaged for several years. They were finally going to get married, but on the wedding day, his ex - girlfriend came to snatch him away. Can you believe that? Fortunately, they're living happily now."
The cleaner aunt was chattering away beside Ji Siyue, trying to amuse her with the gossip. But she didn't know that the so - called girl who came to snatch the groom away was the girl with crutches standing beside her at this moment.
Ji Siyue nodded to the aunt beside her.
"You can get back to work. I'll go for a walk up ahead."
"Sure, sure, sure. Girl, you must have a positive attitude. I can see that there's still some strength in your other leg. You should recover soon. My daughter was like this too. At first, she was in pain, but then we forced her to walk. Now she's getting better slowly."
This cleaner aunt was so enthusiastic that Ji Siyue didn't know how to deal with it. She could only nod with a half - smile and half - cry expression.
"I know. Thank you for your concern."
Ji Siyue walked on the maple - lined path with her crutches. The maple leaves under her feet made a crunching sound. She was getting closer and closer to the door of that villa.