Jingxia Rose

Chapter 107: I'm leaving

Wen Qi glanced at her slightly red wrist, pursed his lips, and grabbed her again.

Ji Xian frowned, trying to pull away, but was gripped tightly again. His calloused fingertips gently caressed and rubbed her delicate wrist.

With her head down, she apologized softly, "I'm sorry, I was in a hurry and hurt you."

Her skin is naturally fair, so even a little pressure will leave a mark.

But that splash of red quickly disappeared.

His voice finally reached my ears after a long while.

“I have never treated you as a label or an object. When I introduced you to others as my girlfriend, I did so from the bottom of my heart. I never said that you had to agree to me. It was just my selfishness that I didn’t want you to agree to other people’s requests.”

"All the unpleasantness, sadness and grief that those four years brought you, it's my fault for not noticing in time, and it's also my fault for being too oblivious."

"My confession to you and my pursuit of you were my own choices. I didn't want to put pressure on you. I also really wanted to have an open and honest conversation with you, just like last time, and put everything I wanted to say and ask out in the open."

He paused, slowly raised his head, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes were red.

His voice remained as deep and gentle as ever, "If this is your final answer and choice, I respect you."

He gently released her hand, unable to offer his blessings to her and Xiao Guxing. His heart felt as if it were weighed down by a thousand-pound stone, making it hard to breathe.

He could only stammer and say slowly, "Don't be angry, I'll leave."

He picked up his coat and walked away, looking dejected.

Ji Xian stood there, stunned, feeling an emptiness in his heart once again.

It was as if a cool breeze from outside had blown in, making her shiver involuntarily.

She only snapped out of her daze when the princess nudged her feet.

After taking a shower, I lay in bed, but I couldn't fall asleep no matter what. When I closed my eyes, all I could see were Wen Qi's scarlet peach blossom eyes and those words that were choked up and difficult to utter.

I respect your choice, I'm leaving.

Ji Xian felt inexplicably sad. She had never felt this way on the day they broke up, but today it was coming from all directions, threatening to completely engulf her.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for the three of them.

The next evening, Ji Xuan and Ye Xueyan had dinner together.

Ye Xueyan asked her if she had seen President Wen last night.

Ji Xuan looked up at her, and Ye Xueyan said, "We were originally scheduled to take a flight at 8:30 last night, arriving in Beijing around 11:00, but President Wen canceled his dinner appointment that evening and didn't even have lunch, so he took the shortest flight back."

"I bet he just wanted to get back to see you as soon as possible, and since he knew about the Peking University anniversary celebrations, he went to the university to find you as soon as he got off the plane, wanting to show you around. Didn't you two run into each other yesterday?"

Ji Xian looked away without saying a word.

Two days later, Shi Wan finally returned from out of town, dragging her tired body and collapsing onto the sofa.

Starting from the Lantern Festival, we will be live streaming every afternoon and every evening.

Every night when I go to sleep, I dream about how to sell goods and how to introduce products.

"I'm exhausted."

Shi Wan drank a beverage and felt like she had come back to life. Looking at the princess who was not approaching, she said in a low voice, "Baby, come here, it's Mommy. Don't you remember Mommy? Come here quickly and let Mommy smell nice."

"..."

Ji Xian watched quietly from the side. The princess not only ignored Shi Wan, but also jumped onto her lap, found a comfortable position, and lay down.

She raised an eyebrow and looked at the devastated Shi Wan. "It's over. You've fallen out of favor. The princess doesn't remember you."

"You little heartless one."

Shi Wan angrily picked it up and gently poked its head with her finger. "Is there no justice in this world? I work so hard outside to earn money for you, and this is how you treat me?"

"Meow~"

The princess drooped her ears and cried out in a pitiful voice.

Shi Wan's anger vanished instantly. She hugged it tightly and inhaled deeply, "Oh, my little darling, I missed you so much!"

Ji Xuan stood to the side, smiling faintly.

As they lay on the sofa watching TV with face masks on, Ji Xian suddenly asked her, "How do you reject someone's confession?"

Shi Wan glanced at her sideways. "Who is it? Wen Qi? Didn't you already reject him? Although he hasn't given up." "It's not him."

"Who is that? Which love interest have you found this time?" Shi Wan looked at her with great interest. "You've rejected quite a few people before, so just reject them the way you normally would."

Ji Xian met her gaze but said nothing.

But Shi Wan understood, and in surprise, she peeled off the face mask, "Xiao Guxing?"

"Holy crap, when did this happen? He confessed to you?! Oh my god!"

Judging from her excitement, it seems she's been confessed to.

Ji Xuan was speechless. "On the day of the school anniversary."

"Then why did you reject him? I think Xiao Guxing is great. He's handsome, from a good family, and has a good personality. You two understand each other. If you ask me, you should have been together in college."

Seeing that she didn't speak, he understood. "In the end, you still haven't let go of Wen Qi. It's better to refuse him. It's better to make things clear sooner rather than later. Besides, you're still working at his company."

At this point, Shi Wan paused, "If you reject him, are you also planning to resign?"

She will return to Moscow after her vacation ends.

The two of them see each other all the time, which can easily lead to awkwardness.

Once that unspoken understanding is broken, their relationship can never return to its former natural state.

This is also something Ji Xuan has been thinking about these past two days.

Rejecting Xiao Guxing was inevitable, but that didn't mean the two would become sworn enemies who would never speak to each other again.

To be honest, she felt a little guilty towards Xiao Guxing.

However, matters of the heart cannot be forced.

Seeing her somber expression, Shi Wan asked, "By the way, how are things going with you and Wen Qi? What's the progress?"

schedule?

There's no progress.

Since that night, Wen Qi hasn't come to see her again, and hasn't even sent her a WeChat message.

She said that Wen Qi was not the kind of person who would pester someone relentlessly.

fair enough.

Cheaper.

"He gave up."

"what?"

Shi Wan nearly choked on the cantaloupe she had just put in her mouth. "You...you gave up? What happened?"

The thought of this annoyed Ji Xian, so she peeled off the face mask, slipped on her slippers, went to the bathroom to wash her face, and then did her skincare routine.

Shi Wan followed her in and, seeing her expression, said, "Ah Xian, follow your heart."

Ji Xian paused, looked up at his face covered in water droplets in the mirror, and at his almond-shaped eyes that were misted by the heat.

Her heart?

“You know… maybe I should quit my job and open a coffee shop,” Shi Wan suddenly said after washing her face.

Shi Wan looked at her in the mirror and laughed, "Sure, I'll invest."

Ji Xian chuckled and joked, "Aren't you afraid of losing money?"

"If we lose money, we'll just open another one."

"Hmm, as expected of a rich woman, she speaks with such magnanimity."

Shi Wan was exhausted during this period. When she returned to her room and got into bed, she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Ji Xuan tossed and turned in the master bedroom, unable to sleep.

Ever since Wen Qi left that day, she has been preoccupied with her thoughts and has been going to bed later and later at night.

When I woke up the next day, it was already 11 a.m., and I was woken up by a phone call.

It was Aunt Ji calling.