Accidentally provoking the spring tide

Chapter 79. Please add me as a friend first.

Ji Yanci's cigarette burned down to the bottom without him realizing it.

The rickety cigarette ash finally broke under the pressure and fell right onto the cuff of his fine white cashmere sweater.

This outfit was a gift from Jiang Jixu for his birthday.

I don't know where she found this niche brand; Ji Yanci had never even heard of the store's name.

But both the style of the clothes and the comfort of the fabric hit the spot for him perfectly.

So much so that even after all these years, the garment is still kept in his wardrobe.

Ji Yanci stubbed out his cigarette and easily brushed the ash off his sleeve.

The light gray marks left by cigarette ash were impossible to wipe clean no matter how hard I tried.

The man looked at the unsightly stain and spoke calmly:

"Who did you just say got married?"

Ji Yanci had heard the phrase "Jiang Jixu is getting married" more than once.

But he never believed it.

Because it is absolutely impossible, and can even be described as absurd.

She's getting married? To whom?
Chen Donghai didn't notice Ji Yanci's unusual behavior, assuming he hadn't heard clearly, so he repeated, "Miss Jiang, Jiang Jixu! The one who grew up with you, Young Master Ji!"

"To be honest, I was quite surprised too. I was still waiting for your wedding banquet with Miss Jiang, but yesterday the news of Miss Jiang's marriage quietly spread in the group chat..."

Ji Yanci caught the key words and suddenly looked up.

"Group? What group?"

Chen Donghai paused for a moment, then took out his phone from his pocket and unlocked it as he said, "It's the group chat for our year. Someone posted a screenshot in the group..."

Before he could finish speaking, the man snatched his phone away.

Ji Yanci clicked into the group chat that Chen Donghai had mentioned.

It originated from students in their year, and as more and more people joined, it gradually became a large group within this circle.

Ji Yanci was also in the group, but he usually disliked the chatter in the group and had turned on the "do not disturb" option.

There are a lot of messages in the group.

He gripped his phone tightly, his fingers swiping upwards incessantly.

A barrage of messages bearing the words "Jiang Jixu," "marriage," and "friends circle" flashed before his eyes, and Ji Yanci's breathing became increasingly rapid.

Those once bright and carefree peach blossom eyes were now fixed on the screen, the corners of them reddening.

Finally, he found the source of everything—

A screenshot of Jiang Jixu's WeChat Moments.

Below the familiar profile picture is a nine-grid image.

Besides the most glaring red marriage certificate in the center, there are sunflowers in the girl's arms, two movie ticket stubs for "Flipped," a dinner photo, a photo of her in a veil...

There are nine in total.

It's clearly a sweet record of a date between a man and a woman.

Sending flowers, having dinner, watching movies...

The short, abrupt text above the nine-square grid was the final blow to Ji Yanci's heart.

"Please take care of me in the future..."

His eyes were bloodshot, and his knuckles, gripping the phone tightly, had turned bluish-white from excessive force.

The expression on the man's face was truly terrifying. Chen Donghai finally realized something was wrong and cautiously asked, "Young Master Ji, are you alright?"

"boom--"

His response was a cell phone that Ji Yanci had smashed to pieces.

Chen Donghai stood frozen in place: ...

No, why smash his phone?
Judging from the man's current state, Chen Donghai had grievances but dared not speak them, and could only stand aside meekly.

Ji Yanci's chest heaved violently.

Whether my eyes are open or closed, that screenshot keeps flashing back in my mind.

This made him very upset.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, the man reached back and opened his phone, found Jiang Jixu's chat window, and clicked into the girl's Moments.

It's still empty, with only a horizontal line.

Ji Yanci's Adam's apple bobbed, as if he realized something, and he laughed angrily. "Well done."

Not only did she go and get a marriage certificate with another man, but she also dared to block him on social media?
He angrily returned to the chat interface.

[Jiang Jixu, you've really gotten bolder now, daring to post on your Moments and then blocking me? What, are you feeling guilty?]

Click Send.

What awaited Ji Yanci was a bright red exclamation mark.

And below that, a line of small, light gray text.

The other party has enabled friend verification, but you are not yet their friend. Please send a friend request first. You can chat only after the other party accepts your request.

He looked at the unsent message and felt as if something had collapsed, but the panic in his heart was still suppressed by immense anger.

Ji Yanci exited WeChat without even browsing his contacts, and immediately typed in Jiang Jixu's phone number.

Make the call.

But it was always busy.

Ji Yan tried typing again, but it still didn't work.

He pursed his thin lips and turned to look at Chen Donghai beside him.

Chen Donghai raised his hands and said weakly, "You just broke my phone..."

"Hold."

Ji Yanci swore, a rare occurrence for him, and the usually languid man's expression crumbled.

Unable to contact Jiang Jixu, he had no choice but to call Lin Feng instead.

Lin Feng had barely answered the phone, and before he could even say "hello," he heard Ji Yanci's voice, laced with suppressed anger: "You know Jiang Jixu is married?"

Lin Feng paused.

"Yes."

"It broke last night. I wanted to tell you, but you said you were busy. I thought you saw the message in the group, so I..."

All that could be heard through the receiver was the man's heavy breathing.

Lin Feng had a vague feeling that something was wrong: "Brother Ci, are you alright?"

"Book me the nearest flight from J City to Beijing."

Ji Yanci's voice was hoarse.

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment. He wanted to ask what would happen to He Yongwen if he came back now, but he swallowed the words back and only said "Okay".

Ji Yanci hung up the phone quickly, without even taking anything from the room, and pressed the elevator button to go down.

Chen Donghai stood awkwardly in place, looking as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

The elevator door opens.

The man strode in and coldly tossed out, "The Chen family, is it? I'll remember that."

Then, the elevator doors closed.

Only Chen Donghai remained, completely bewildered.

He stiffly turned to look at the woman beside him: "Wait, what does he mean by that?"

Is it to remember or to hold a grudge?
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Ji Yanci took a taxi to the airport.

My phone vibrated twice; it was a flight information message from Lin Feng.

The nearest flight is tomorrow morning at 6 AM, Brother Ci. Why don't you rest in J City for the night before you leave?

Ji Yanci glanced at the time; it was six o'clock tomorrow morning, seven hours to go.

He couldn't wait any longer.

Call them directly: "Are there any flights from nearby cities, or even earlier ones?"

"Wait a moment while I take a look."

After a moment, Lin Feng said, "There's a flight from H City to Beijing around 3 PM, but right now the only way to get from J City to H City is by old-fashioned train. Brother Ci, maybe you should..."

"this one."

Ji Yanci said without hesitation: "Change my ticket."

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