Chapter 26: The Formless Great Move

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  Fu Hongmian looked at her and said, "Yes, unfortunately my old eyes are dim. That stinky little brat actually turned around and put one over on me! Just thinking about it makes me want to catch him and give him a good beating!"

  As they approached the school gate, Ji Si Xuan waved her hand listlessly and said, "I'll go first."

  Fu Hongjian was worried, "You won't refuse, will you? You won't humiliate me completely?"

  Ji Siyun thought for a moment with a serious face, "Maybe, anyway I'm not your student now, as the saying goes, 'the mountain is high and the teacher is far away', the apprentice has graduated, and the teacher's orders are not absolute."

  Fu Hongjian immediately flew into a rage, "You rebellious servant!"

  "Hey, Professor Fu, this is a school, and there might be your students nearby. Be mindful of being a role model. Although you're called 'Associate' Professor, you're still a genuine professor."

  Fu Hongmian immediately put on a benevolent expression, forcing out a smile, and Ji Sihui burst out laughing, shaking the blueprint in her hand. "Alright alright, I'll consider it carefully."

  After Ji Siyuan left, Fu Hongjian returned to the office and found Qiao Yan still there. He stroked his chin and looked at Qiao Yan for a long time, "Honestly, you and your brother are not alike at all. Otherwise, it would have been exposed today."

  Qiao Yan was a bit worried, "Can she tell from the blueprint that it's Qiao Yu's painting?"

  Fu Hongmou shook his head, "Actually, when two people are together for a long time, they will influence each other. Their styles and brushstrokes were already very similar in their junior year of college. Sometimes, Qiao Yu would imitate Ji Sixuan's style on purpose when doing her homework, and the drawings would be almost indistinguishable from the real thing. I just turned a blind eye to it. Qiao Yu only drew half of the picture, and at the beginning of the design, she also considered Ji Sixuan's preferences, so it feels very similar but can't quite put my finger on where it is similar. That's why Ji Sixuan was willing to speak up after seeing the drawing just now."

  Qiao Yan nodded, "Then I'm relieved. Professor Fu, thank you for your trouble this time."

  Ji Siyuan returned to the office and pinned the drawings on the display board, then stepped back a few steps and looked at them for a long time.

  Transparent glass office, Wei Xun looked at it for half a day in the next room, walked over and said, "Oh, Xuan Huang! You actually took on private work!"

  Ji Siyuan looked at him and seriously pointed to the blueprint, asking "What do you think?"

  Wei Xuan glanced at it a few times, "Xuan Huang's product, of course, is extraordinary."

  Ji Siyun furrowed her brow, "You also think this was painted by me?"

  "Isn't it?" Wei Xing took another close look, "This isn't your handwriting?"

  Ji Siyuan also looked puzzled, "I thought it was me too, but I really haven't drawn anything before."

  "Where did this blueprint come from?"

  "A man introduced by one of my professors in the past."

  Wei Xing's face suddenly lit up with realization, "Oh, you're still taking on private jobs!"

  Ji Siyun put away the blueprint and looked at him with a sly gaze, "Hmph, I'm just taking on private work, what about it?"

  Wei Xing immediately put on a dog-leg smile, "Nothing much, just asking you about the domestic market, what's the price for someone of my level to take on private jobs?"

  Ji Siyuan waved her hand as if shooing away flies, "Someone like you takes on private jobs? If you're short of money to spend, just go back home and inherit the family business, no need to take on private jobs."

  Wei Xin immediately looked around in terror, "Didn't we agree to forget about this?! Why are you bringing it up again?! You see I've never mentioned your relationship with Qiao Yu..."

  Ji Siyuan swept a glance over, and Wei Xing immediately shut up, covering her mouth with both hands, and quietly backed out the door, "I didn't say anything..."

  Ji Siyun was still staring at him with all her might, trying to kill him with her eyes, when the half-open door was lightly knocked twice. Qiao Yu held a big cat and looked at both of them before speaking to Ji Siyun, "I have something to talk to you about."

  Wei Xing was overjoyed as if seeing reinforcements arrive, and immediately flashed out of the office, "You guys chat, you guys chat!"

  Ji Siyun lazily leaned against the edge of the table, pouting with a proud and arrogant expression, "What's up?"

  "He... " Qiao Yu bent down and put Da Miao on the ground, "has been following me for a whole day, I'm afraid you'll worry, so I sent him back."

  Ji Siyun helplessly looked at the creature crouching by Qiao Yu's feet, feeling frustrated and unwittingly softening her tone. "It usually hates people getting close, I don't know why it always sticks to you. If you find it annoying, I'll send it to A Yi's house today and let her take care of it for a few days."

  Qiao Yu smiled and looked at her, "It's okay, let it be here."

  Her gentle tone left Ji Si Xuan momentarily stunned.

  Just as Ji Siyun was in a daze, Qiao Yu spoke up again, "I have other projects in my hands besides this one, so I'm not always in the office. Tomorrow I'll be going downstairs for an inspection, so I won't be coming to the office. If there's anything urgent, just call me on my phone."

  Ji Siyun coughed lightly, her face unnatural, "Why tell me."

  Qiao Yu smiled and didn't expose her, just as his mobile phone rang and he went out to answer the call.

  As soon as Qiao Yuguang left the office, Ji Sixuan squatted on the ground and rubbed Da Miao's face hard. "Hey, uncle, can't you be more reserved? I'm with my surname, why are you always following others? Who feeds you and bathes you? It's me, me, me! Think about sticking to me?"

  Qiao Yu stood a few steps away, watching as one person and one cat were in a stalemate inside the door.

  One was indignant and the other was noble and cold. Later, the noble and cold one couldn't stand the indignation of the other's nagging and complaining, so she swung her paw and scratched the indignant one, then took advantage of the opportunity to run out.

  Qiao Yu looked at him and couldn't help but laugh. When he came back to himself, he heard Bo Ji's voice on the other end of the phone, "Hello? Is the signal bad?"

  Qiao Yu's heart was empty and he let out a light cough, "The signal isn't very good on my end."

  Baoji Shi didn't mind either, "Were you busy when I called you this morning?"

  Qiao Yudun nodded slightly, "Sorry, it wasn't very convenient at the time. What did you want to find me for?"

  Bo Qi's voice was laced with a hint of triumph, "Oh, I just wanted to tell you that we'll probably meet soon. I won against Bo Zhong Yang, and I'm in charge of that project now."

  Qiao Yu didn't expect Bao Zhen to send Bao Jishi over, although he was surprised, he only hesitated for a moment and quickly replied, "Congratulations. What time will you arrive? Let me know in advance and I'll arrange someone to pick you up."

  Qiao Yu hung up the phone and returned to his office, only to see Da Miao curled up on the windowsill of his desk, hugging her tail and sleeping soundly.

  Qiao Yu walked over and called out softly, "Ji Xiaohua?"

  A certain cold and noble person opened her eyes upon hearing the sound, looked at him for a moment, and then Jo Yu scratched his chin, "It's probably because of me that she's been in a bad mood lately, don't mind it."

  After finishing speaking, she also rubbed her face, "Did I pinch you just now?"

  The big cat's face enjoyed rubbing against it.

  Baoji Shi maintained her usual straightforward and forthright style, soon arriving at Qiao Yu's place as the host and old acquaintance, inviting her to dinner.

  Two people casually chatted about project-related things and quietly ate their meal. Halfway through, Bo Qi Shi swirled the red wine cup in her hand, gazing somewhat absent-mindedly at the swirling red liquid. "What kind of girl is she?"

  Qiao Yu was taken aback, and Bo Ji Shi burst out laughing. "It's the person in your heart, isn't it? Don't tell me there isn't."

  "Hmm..." Qiao Yu hesitated for a moment, seemingly recalling something and suddenly burst out laughing, "She might be a girl who isn't very popular among people of the same sex."

  Bo Qi praised, "Just this one sentence already shows how outstanding she is."

  Qiao Yu seemed to be in a good mood, and the smile on his face also brightened up. "How can you tell?"

  "You don't know how hard it is to make a woman like another woman. When a woman doesn't like another woman, it means that there's something about her that makes the other woman feel inferior. And when most women don't like a particular woman, it means that she has too many qualities that make others feel inferior. That's the greatest compliment for a woman - after feeling inferior comes jealousy." Bo Ji Shi took a sip of wine, slightly drunk, "Isn't it beautiful?"

  "Quite pretty." Qiao Yu thought for a moment, "In the year she graduated, there was a saying circulating in X University that from then on, X University had no beautiful women. But she's not just a vase, she has always claimed to be a practical and elegant product of the imperial kiln."

  Baoji Shi tilted his head and asked, "Very talented?"

  Qiao Yu nodded slightly and smiled with a faint pursing of his lips, "In those days, her talent was something even I admired."

  "What else?"

  Qiao Yu said with a smile, "She's a rare girl with a true temperament, looking down on everyone at first glance, but actually being the kindest at heart."

  "Continue."

  "Clever, quirky, occasionally playful, but never over the top." Qiao Yu's eyes dimmed slightly as a smile flickered in his eyes, "Just like what was said in The Little Prince, I regret that I was too young at the time to understand the tender feelings behind her little tricks."

  Bo Qi's heart skipped a beat, but her face remained smiling, "Continue."

  "She looks very unorthodox, but she's actually a stubborn girl."

  Qiao Yu couldn't help but lower his head and laugh as he recalled the various times he had been teased by Ji Siyue, his face flushing with embarrassment.

  Bo Qi Shi dragged his chin, showing skepticism, "Really no shortcomings at all?"

  Qiao Yu nodded, "Yes, she has a bit of a temper and is very stubborn. Once she's made up her mind about something, she never changes it..."

  So at that time he would leave without hesitation, leaving no room for compromise.

  Baoji Shi couldn't detect any displeasure or helplessness from Qiao Yu's tone, instead, she felt a kind of delight as if these shortcomings were adorable. "So you still like her?"

  Qiao Yu's smile was indulgent, the sparkle in his eyes slowly overflowing with his smile. "It's just because she's too overbearing, I'm at a loss for what to do with her, and can only sink deeper into it. At first, her appearance was too sudden, too stunning, perhaps it was the excitement of seeing her for the first time, and before I could think carefully, I fell in love with her. But over these years, I've thought about it for a very long time, thinking through everything related to her countless times - the good, the bad, the discoveries... The decision I made back then was not wrong at all, I still love her."

  Baoji Shi couldn't help but say, "Hey, hey, hey, can you please not laugh so obviously? Haven't you noticed that those girls next to us have been drooling nonstop since your first smile?"

  Qiao Yu suppressed a few smiles, lowered his head and took a sip of water.

  Baoji's smile gradually deepened, "To be honest, have you ever thought that actually you're just nostalgic for that period of time, the one you can't let go of is just the person from that past era."

  Qiao Yu shook his head, "I've also comforted myself like that before, but when that person is standing right in front of you, you realize that what you're nostalgic for isn't that period of time, it's just that person. Whether it was in the past or now, whether she's changed or not, the one you love is still just that person. Without her, what's there to be nostalgic about?"

  Bo Qi's poem sensed something, but his smile didn't change a bit, "You've seen her again?"

  Qiao Yu did not conceal it, "Yes."

  Baoji Shi arrived with enthusiasm, "How is it?"

  "Thinking of that person, Qiao Yu smiled again. 'Become more beautiful, originally already very beautiful, now even more beautiful, personality still the same as before, originally already eye-catching, now aura even stronger.'"

  Baoji poetry sneered, "Can't you even suppress it?"

  Qiao Yu smiled and didn't say anything.

  "Then you're going to be together?"

  "I don't know." Qiao Yu seemed unwilling to continue the conversation, raised his wrist to glance at the time, "It's getting late, I'll have the driver send you back."

  Baoji Shi looked at Qiao Yu's profile, she didn't know what kind of girl the girl in his mouth was, but she was certain that Qiao Yu would only like that one girl for the rest of his life.

  For that girl, he would say so many words to himself, so circuitous and tactful, just to pull open the distance between them.

  She has known Qiao Yu for a few years, and he has always been gentle and calm, occasionally with a hint of melancholy between his eyebrows that cannot be shaken off. He has never smiled so brightly and cheerfully like today, only when mentioning that girl, what degree of love must be in his heart?

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