SIATOWITF Chapter 65

Chapter 65: You…Don’t Object? No one would dare to object even if he brought back eight snakes as partners…

Chapter 65: You…Don’t Object? No one would dare to object even if he brought back eight snakes as partners…

—Torturous Twelve Hours Later—

“Hiss…Hiss…”

Xuan Bai hid behind Ji Mo An, hissing at Ji Mo Lin, displaying the epitome of a snake relying on human power.

Now, it wasn’t a question of whether the elders agreed or not.

Ji Mo Lin looked speechlessly at Ji Mo An, who was pretending not to hear anything, and the hissing snake.

He had pondered before what kind of person Ji Mo An’s future partner would be. Perhaps gentle and generous, perhaps shrewd and capable, or at the very least, someone with good morals and an upright character. But the prerequisite was definitely a person, a living, human person.

Okay, he could Barrelly accept someone who could occasionally turn into a snake… But… But… A snake that turned into a person was something he couldn’t convince himself to accept.

Protecting the nest, intimidating, hissing – these were completely snake-like habits. How could he integrate into human society in the future?

Ji Mo Lin looked at Xuan Bai’s sharp teeth and felt immense pain. If he saw the words “snake” and “Ji Mo family” trending on social media one day, he was sure he’d have a heart attack.

“An’an, let Grandpa talk to you about the exhibition.” Old Master Wei took a deep breath, forcing himself to stop looking at the snake. Since the snake was here, he’d take advantage of the opportunity to arrange the follow-up matters.

“Grandpa, you…Don’t you object?” Ji Mo An had been prepared to be reprimanded, but he didn’t expect Grandpa to start talking about other things.

“Object?” Old Master Wei instantly broke down. “Would my objection be of any use? Look at that expression of his. I’d believe it if he ate me in the middle of the night if I objected!”

Expression?

Ji Mo An turned his head and saw Xuan Bai nonchalantly playing with his fingers, looking completely innocent.

“…” Ji Mo An was too lazy to bother with Xuan Bai now. The bad snake’s act of being well-behaved was world-class.

“I had Lin Mo draft a list of guests to invite. It should be out by now. Bai Yan’s side had already communicated with the media before returning to the old house. Once the heat from that celebrity’s scandal dies down a bit, we can start promoting…”

“An’an, I’m naturally reassured when you handle things.” Ji Mo Lin raised his hand, stopping Ji Mo An from speaking.

“Grandpa means that Grandpa will be in charge of this exhibition.”

“An’an, you and this…” Old Master Wei looked at Xuan Bai, but ultimately couldn’t bring himself to say the word “snake”. “You’re twenty-six this year, and you’ll be twenty-seven in half a year. Grandpa took over the family at twenty-seven and became the head of the family.”

“You want to…” Ji Mo An was stunned.

“Don’t refute me. This isn’t the time to be thinking about these things.” Old Master Wei waved his hand and sighed softly.

“It’s settled then. The location of the exhibition will be at the old house. Dress your snake up nicely. Grandpa just hopes that your future path won’t be too difficult.”

“The relationship between me and your grandmother wasn’t always smooth sailing either. Everyone opposed us back then, until I became the head of the family. All the dissenting voices disappeared, and all that was left was flattery. You know what that means.”

He stood up and patted Ji Mo An’s shoulder.

“Get some rest. What’s the point of having parents if the children have to bear everything?” The white-haired old man turned and walked toward the door, but his back was still ramrod straight.

“…” Ji Mo An sat on the bed, watching his closest relative disappear behind the door.

“Head of the family,” he repeated softly. “Xuan Bai, Grandpa is going to pass the position of head of the family to me.”

“Snuggle~” Enveloped in complex emotions, the snake obediently hugged Ji Mo An’s waist.

“You’ll handle it well, right?” Ji Mo An picked up a golden chain from the long hair, the patterns engraved on it resembling a sky full of stars.

“I swear on my soul that no human will be harmed,” the snake said softly, kissing the back of Ji Mo An’s hand, making an unbreakable promise.

–

“You’re going to announce An’an’s inheritance of your position at the exhibition?!” Mu Nanyuan was taking the time to brew a cup of tea.

Before he could swallow, he spat it out.

“It’s to announce the heir and display the yellow diamond by the way.” Ji Mo Lin plucked the tea leaves from his shoulder and glared fiercely at Mu Nanyuan.

“Announce the heir, announce the heir.” Mu Nanyuan walked back and forth with his hands behind his back. “I really can’t agree. The number of people who come to an announcement of the heir will be more than at a charity gala. We can’t gamble with the lives of innocent people!”

“Oh right, there’s the cruise ship too.” Ji Mo Lin smoothed his hair. “Perfect timing. The cruise ship banquet should be ending too. Keep them here and have them attend the heir announcement ceremony directly.”

“Give me a reason, or I won’t agree.” Mu Nanyuan slammed the table, shaking the teapot.

“I’m afraid Ji Mo An will run away with that snake.” Ji Mo Lin snorted coldly. “I can’t hold him back, so I’ll have the entire family hold him back.”

“An’an won’t leave. He can’t leave. Lao Lin, listen to me. Too many people are involved in the announcement of the heir. It’s absolutely impossible!” Mu Nanyuan frowned.

“You think I don’t know that? There’s no time, Mu Nanyuan!” Ji Mo Lin snatched the teacup and drank the slightly hot tea in one gulp.

“He won’t leave now, but what about after he recovers his memories? Six years and another six years, he’s been in that damn place for at least twelve years! No one knows what choices he’ll make after he recovers those memories!”

“Look at that snake. Protective, fierce, what part of him looks human except for his human form? Do you think he wants to stay in the human world? Not to mention his companions are coming over too.”

“They might just be waiting for An’an to recover his memories and then take him away. At that point, neither you nor I can stop them. Only An’an can decide!”

“This was originally his right anyway. I’m just giving him the right a little earlier.”

“Calm down first. Let’s sort things out slowly.” Mu Nanyuan’s head hurt as he watched the old man’s hands tremble.

The source of his grandson’s stubborn genes was clear at a glance.

“Then what can I do?” After all, he was old. He felt a little dizzy when he got excited, so Ji Mo Lin sat down on the chair and raised his hand to press his forehead.

“What can I do?”

“I have to give him the power to protect himself. Even if he really doesn’t leave, I have to give him the position of head of the family.”

“How long do you think you can hide the relationship between him and that snake? That snake’s eyes are full of longing. He’s more attached to him than you are to your wife.”

“Cough… Let’s talk about serious things.” Mu Nanyuan’s old face turned red.

“I’m talking about serious things! What’s the duty of the head of the family? It’s to lead the family to prosperity, which includes giving birth to offspring and cultivating new heirs. Do you think your grandson can give birth, or that snake can give birth?”

“…” He was stumped. Mu Nanyuan didn’t dare to say a word. He felt that neither of them could.

“There are too many people who want to be the head of the family. Too many eyes are on An’an. Do you think they’ll seize this handle? Do you think he can rightfully become the head of the family when the rumors spread? Do you think I’ll force him to tell everyone that he has nothing to do with that snake? Impossible. This is his responsibility. Since he chose that Wu or Xuan, he has to acknowledge his feelings openly.”

“When that bastard Lao Er brings a group of bastards over to file a complaint, each with a handprint, that’s a stain, a stain on his record before he takes over the family. But if he becomes the head of the family ahead of time, so what if he finds a snake as a partner? No one would dare to say anything even if he brought back eight snakes as partners. No one would dare to say anything even if he booked the zoo and changed snakes every day. At worst, he’ll adopt one.”

“So arrange everything properly. No mistakes allowed. No ifs!”

“It’s settled then.” The old man rattled on for a while, then crossed his arms indignantly.

“…” Mu Nanyuan was silent for a moment, then turned and picked up his phone to make a call to Jing Junze.

“I’ll gather all the ability users I can.”

“Mm.” Only then did Ji Mo Lin rub his brow. “I’m going back to the old house to rewrite my will in advance. There’s one more thing.”

“What is it?”

“Contact your youngest grandson and tell him to come back to me immediately.”

“Where am I supposed to contact him?” Mu Nanyuan gave a wry smile. “He’s been completely missing since New Year’s Eve last year.”

“See? If An’an leaves, I’ll have even less of a way to contact him. As soon as he leaves, it’ll be like he was never born.”

“…” This conversation was impossible.

Mu Nanyuan lowered his head and flipped through his phone, waiting for Jing Junze to send him the dispatch list.

Suddenly, a chat box from someone he paid special attention to popped up.

“I’ll be damned,” Mu Nanyuan couldn’t help but curse.

“What’s wrong?” Ji Mo Lin was calling lawyers one by one.

“My grandson sent me a message.”

“Xiao Xuan? Tell him not to leave either. Wait until after the business is done before leaving…”

“No… He said, he said he’ll be back in a few days and doesn’t need to be picked up…” Mu Nanyuan held the phone as if it were a hot potato.

Ji Mo Lin saw that he didn’t know how to reply, so he quickly leaned over.

[Chenchen]

A remark name explained everything.

—-

“Still drinking? What are you drinking?” Ji Mo An covered the mouth of the cup, not letting the snake drink the orange juice.

He had suddenly become nervous after Grandpa left.

Heir, that was the heir.

Although Ji Mo An knew that he would eventually take over this position, he hadn’t thought it would be so soon, and at such a critical moment.

The snake wanted to drink orange juice, sweet and sweet.

While Ji Mo An wasn’t paying attention, Xuan Bai secretly stretched his slender tongue toward the cup.

“…” Ji Mo An pinched Xuan Bai’s tongue, and the snake instantly became teary-eyed.

“Be more steady by then. Don’t be fierce to my parents when you see them.”

The snake nodded pitifully.

Releasing the snake’s tongue, the snake wanted to drink orange juice!

Ji Mo An let go, and the snake hugged his orange juice and scurried under the bed to drink it secretly.

“…Get out here,” Ji Mo An felt the veins on his forehead throbbing.

“Coming,” the snake finished the orange juice in one gulp and zipped back to Ji Mo An’s side.

“I think I need to let my parents know in advance,” Ji Mo An was a little restless.

“My parents should ask you some questions.”

“Huh?” The snake tilted his head, looking puzzled.

“What industry are you in now?”

“Pet snake,” Xuan Bai quickly adopted his human identity.

“…”

“What are your parents’ occupations?”

“No mother, and my father… Father is at home…” Xuan Bai stammered, unable to say anything specific.

Damn it.

Ji Mo An looked at the snake’s handsome face and felt that the future was bleak.

“How old are you?” He asked the last question weakly.

The snake knew this question! The snake answered in a second.

“Twenty-four years old.”

“Twenty-four?” This time, it was Ji Mo An’s turn to be shocked. He grabbed the snake’s face. “You’re twenty-four? You’re younger than me?”

He didn’t believe that the snake was twenty-four no matter what.

“Well… Maybe the way my home calculates a year is different from Earth,” Xuan Bai blinked his eyes, his long eyelashes fluttering.

“How is it different?”

“The boss’s one hundred years is one year, and the time flow of the stars is the same as that of Earth.”

“…” One hundred years, one year. Then twenty-four years was… two thousand four hundred years old.

It was better to be twenty-four years old. Ji Mo An felt his vision blacken.