Ninety-seven days

  In even more luxurious places, cicadas are softly chirping.

  A winding path, gently standing with several street lamps, shining with a silver-blue light, misty water surrounding the tender flowers and grass trapped in the night color, with the towering Acacia trees.

  There is a semi-circular backrest placed under a Taiwan banyan tree.

  Suriqi sat calmly in the chair, his hands lightly placed on the back of the circular chair, looking at a pair of foreign guests sitting in the sightseeing car, leaning against each other, looking at their Hawaiian-style clothing, guessing they had just returned from the beach. He smiled slightly, and behind him came a light, rhythmic footsteps. He stopped his gaze, turned his head slightly, and looked up.

  Tang Ke Xin wore a pale blue blouse and black shorts, with a white bag slung over her shoulder, standing in front of herself with a fresh and simple expression, smiling at herself with some self-reproach.

  Su Ruiqi also smiled a bit awkwardly, looking at her standing in the dark, adding some feminine tenderness, her eyes gradually revealing a hint of warmth. She patted the spot beside her and said: "Alright, sit down. Don't be angry, I just happened to see you like this and teased you."

  "People scare people to death." Tang Ke Xin deliberately stared at him for a moment, then smiled and walked around the round chair, sitting down beside him, placing her bag on her lap and gently patting it wearily.

  Su Rui Qi turned his head, looking at Tang Ke Xin's profile in the night, and asked with some concern: "Why are you crying? This morning when I called you, you said you were very happy."

  Tang Ke Xin let out a light sigh, leaned back in her chair and gazed at a coconut tree in the distance. Under the dark blue sky, it swayed gently in the sea breeze before she whispered: "I just experienced something very perilous and frightening."

  Su Ruiqi looked at her seriously.

  Tang Ke Xin finally relaxed and lowered her head, twisting the straps of her bag, saying: "I almost thought I was going to die."

  Su Ruiqi remained silent, but stretched out her slender arm and gently placed it on the back of the chair she was leaning against, looking at her.

  A hint of a grateful smile rose on Tang Ke Xin's face, her eyes shining with unshed tears. She lifted her head and gazed up at the twinkling stars in the dark sky, saying: "I thought that after my face was ruined, my life was over, my dreams were over, everything was over. I didn't think that what I had learned in the past would have any effect on me today. I thought that every day's work would just be wiping cups, maybe tidying up the wine cellar, looking at the red wine that I cherished so much. But after all this happened today, I suddenly realized that fate has been letting you walk steadily forward to tell you that in the past, the efforts you made will necessarily become the greatest buoy in your life, helping you when you're about to suffocate, propping you up to lift your head and take a breath towards the sky."

  Su Ruiqian listened quietly to this.

  Tang Ke Xin took a deep breath, then suddenly turned her head and smiled at Su Rui Qi: "It turns out that when I was struggling to get out of that cold warehouse and fighting for that little bit of sunlight, the surprise wasn't actually that little bit of sunlight, but my own efforts. In these three years, I've done a lot of things - taking inventory in the warehouse, chipping ice at the dock, delivering fast food, delivering milk in the morning... everything had nothing to do with sunlight. I almost forgot what it means to live with effort. But today, I suddenly realized that I didn't beg anyone for help, I relied on myself to get through that difficult time, and I'm really grateful - grateful to my parents, even grateful to myself. It turns out... don't give up, it's really, really important."

  A resolute tear rolled down from his face. The sun shone brightly in the clear blue sky.

  Su Ruiqi's eyes flashed with a hint of heartache.

  "So, I'm here! I've survived!" Tang Ke Xin turned her head, looked at Su Rui Qi and suddenly said with a smile.

  Soori also helplessly smiled, but then intentionally furrowed his brow and said: "What on earth happened to you, that you're speaking so seriously? If it really can't be helped, come work at my store. I'll provide for your food and lodging, just as long as you make sushi for me every day."

  Tang Ke Xin couldn't help but lower her head and laugh.

  Su Rui Qi looked at Ke Huan with a somewhat sincere smile and said: "I'm serious."

  "Alright, stop talking about food, I'm starving. I really don't want to see my manager today, she might have twisted my ears off. I just sent her a text saying I was fine and then changed clothes and slipped out. But... " Tang Ke Xin looked at Su Rui Qi with a puzzled expression: "How did you... end up at our hotel? Do you have something going on? No need to accompany me, I can head home alone."

  "I didn't say I'd accompany you," Su Ruiqi said frankly.

  Tang Ke Xin was taken aback for a moment and looked at him.

  Su Rui Qi looked at Tang Ke Xin and couldn't help but laugh, saying: "I was just hungry and wanted to find someone to make sushi for me to eat. I couldn't wait any longer, so I came to find you."

  "Don't do this again in the future. There are too many things going on here, and with a big handsome guy like you standing around, I'll definitely be gossiped about again. If you want to eat in the future, just call me and I'll make it for you and have it delivered." Tang Ke Xin said sincerely.

  Su Ruiqi couldn't help but smile, looking at Tang Ke Xin, and stretched out his hand to gently pinch her cheek, saying: "So virtuous and wise, just like a little wife."

  Tang Ke Xin deliberately stared at Su Rui Qi for a moment, before suddenly laughing and saying: "You never know, my dad said that whoever marries me in the future will be very lucky."

  Su Ruiqi couldn't help but burst out laughing, then stretched out his hand and gently pinched her right cheek, saying: "Ah, look at your delicate skin, I didn't expect you to have such a thick face, let's go."

  "Where is he going?" Tang Ke Xin looked at Su Rui Qi in surprise.

  Su Ruiqi stood up, looked at Tang Ke Xin and smiled: "Let's go eat sushi."

  Tang Ke Xin suddenly felt hungry too, so she also stood up quickly. The two of them walked together along the hotel's winding path, chatting and laughing as they went. But who would have thought that Tang Ke Xin had only taken a few steps when she saw Chen Man Hong wearing her uniform, walking along this path towards them? She gasped, turned around instantly, and was so scared that she didn't dare move. Su Rui Qi took a step back, looking at her with a smile and asking: "What's wrong?"

  "Our manager! I...I...I don't dare to see her now, if she sees me, she will definitely flay me alive!" Tang Ke Xin said with a bitter face.

  Suriqi listened to this and also curiously turned his head, looking at a woman with a fiery figure, beautiful and moving, over thirty years old, wearing a manager's uniform, walking towards the small path in front of her, occasionally lowering her head to look at her own heels, feeling that something was off today. He immediately turned around, stretched out his hand to hold Ke Xin into his arms, then grasped her small hand from behind, gently wrapped it around his sturdy waist, and lightly kissed her hair before saying: "Let's go... move forward..."

  Tang Ke Xin was stunned, she lifted her head from his chest and looked at Su Rui Qi's natural appearance. Her hand was placed on his waist, feeling a bit numb, her fingers lightly grasped, and through the thin shirt, she touched the muscles around his waist. Her face instantly turned red.

  "If you don't move forward, she's going to catch up with you." Su Ruiqi reminded Tang Ke Xin.

  Tang Ke Xin snapped back to reality and immediately let Su Rui Qi hold her as they walked forward, anxiously asking, "Did she look over here?"

  "I don't know." Su Ruiqi held Tang Ke Xin tightly, just like a couple, and continued walking along the dark little path.

  Chen Manhong stood on the lawn of the staff building, watching the couple's receding back view, frowning. Why did she feel that the woman's back view was a bit like Ke Xin? She had just thought about taking a step forward when she felt it was unlikely, so she could only turn around and walk into the staff building to change her uniform and get off work, saying: "If you catch me, I'll definitely chop you up and stew you with lobster!"

  Tang Ke Xin hid behind a banana tree, watching Chen Man Hong walk into the staff building. She took a deep breath and turned her head to Su Rui Qi, who was sneaking around with her: "You go out through the main hall first, I'm a hotel employee, after I swipe my off-duty card, I still need to take a temperature check and UV test before leaving through the staff passage."

  Su Rui Qi thought for a moment, then said to Ke Xin: "Then I'll wait for you at the bus stop not far from the hotel. You must come, don't stand me up, because I really don't like eating alone."

  "Got it! Don't worry! Rest assured!" Tang Ke Xin swore!

  Su Ruiqi listened, then smiled and stood up, walking towards the hotel lobby with a swagger. As he walked, he turned his head back to look at Tang Kexin, using his index and middle fingers to make a walking gesture.

  Tang Ke Xin immediately gave him an OK gesture and then dived back into the banana forest, sprinting towards the security checkpoint at the exit of the staff road.

  As Su Ruiqi walked forward, he turned around and looked at Tang Ke Xin's figure running in the night. He smiled faintly, then turned back and continued walking forward, passing by the entertainment center and entering the lobby. The receptionist saw him and immediately followed behind, saying: "Mr. Su, do you need a car?"

  "Uh, bring the car over to me." Surich strode out of the Grand Hall in big steps. His phone rang at this moment. He picked it up and saw that it was Zixian's call. He smiled as he answered the phone, saying: "Dear."

  "Why don't you come?" Zi Xian spoke straightforwardly as always.

  "Something's come up today, so I won't be coming," Su Ruiqi said with a smile. "Next time, then."

  "You always do this! Irresponsibly leaving me in the lurch, I even reserved a guest spot for you!!" Ren Zixian said with some anger.

  "Hung up." Su Ruiqi hung up the phone, watching as the receptionist had already driven his Range Rover over. He quickly walked around the car, got into the driver's seat, grasped the steering wheel, shifted gears, and lightly stepped on the gas pedal. The car moved forward, stopping at a bus stop not far from the Asia Hotel. He put it in park, opened the window, and faced the sea breeze with his eyes closed, smiling.

  Ancestral Hall!

  Tang Ke Xin widened her eyes and said: "What? The card machine is broken?"

  "Don't worry, it'll be fine in a bit." Anbo calmly disassembled the card reader and then checked the route.

  Tang Ke Xin was startled, and quickly turned around to look at the staff passage, wondering when Chen Man Hong would come out. She immediately turned around again, looked at the security check, and said with a bitter face: "Trouble you to hurry up! I'm in a rush to get off work! Please!"

  "Alright!" The security check was very calm and finished speaking, connected a certain route, and then continued to screw in the screws at ease.

  Tang Ke Xin was so anxious that she stomped her feet, and habitually turned her head to look towards the staff passage. At this moment, she saw Chen Man Hong wearing a crimson red tight-fitting short pants, lightly tousling her hair, carrying a Chanel bag, walking over with a charming gait. She was immediately frightened, her eyes wide with fear, turning around to see that the security guard had already fixed the card reader and pressed the red button, indicating that it was time to get off work. She quickly took out her card reader, swiped her card for getting off work, walked through the ultraviolet detection gate, confirmed that she wasn't carrying any private items out of the door, and then let her pass.

  She immediately didn't dare look back and quickly ran forward along the dark outer road of the hotel.

  Chen Manhong passed the inspection and walked directly to the parking lot, got into her beloved BMW, started the car, gripped the steering wheel and drove out.

  Tang Ke Xin panted as she ran along the outer platform of the hotel, looking back at the platform which was not far away. The SUV Land Rover was parked on the opposite side of the coastal highway streetlights, shining with a black metallic luster. She suddenly relaxed and smiled, thinking to continue walking forward. Who knew that just after crossing the wide road, she was about to approach the Land Rover when she heard a screeching sound of brakes. She turned her head in fright, only to see her manager and a small SEAT car rear-ending each other in the middle of the road. Chen Man Hong rushed out immediately, walking towards the back of the car.

  Tang Ke Xin was so scared that she immediately squatted down, using her bag to cover her face, and hid behind the fence by the side of the road. She slowly moved towards the Range Rover, taking small steps forward while listening to Chen Man Hong and the owner of the Saab arguing behind her about whether to report the insurance or whatnot. Tang Ke Xin was getting anxious and sweaty, continuing to squat down and move forward step by step. When she felt like she had almost reached the Range Rover, she saw the black car body through the fence and quickly crawled over it, opening the car door with her hands and climbing inside without saying a word. Only then did she say: "What a close call! Earlier when I came out, I saw my manager, and for a moment I thought I was going to get caught..."

  Tang Ke Xin's body suddenly shook, her eyes wide with wonder, ten claws in place, and saw Jiang Tian Kuai sitting in the back seat of the car, looking at herself with a curious expression. Finally, this person who had experienced countless storms, in front of God, didn't even blink an eye, but at this moment, his eyes flickered slightly, his tightly pursed lips opened lightly, and he said: "My god"