Chapter 29: All Over the World, Lu Bi Cheng

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  Ji Siyun returned home, fed the cat, took a bath and lay down on her bed before turning on the recorder. She listened with her eyes closed while applying a face mask. At first, she was present at the scene, but there wasn't anything special. However, after she left the conference room, there were large segments of blankness. She thought it had run out of battery, opened her eyes to take a look, and saw that the indicator light was normal. She then assumed that there was nothing else to listen to, just as Qiao Yu had said, and turned it off.

  Before going to bed, she still felt strange. Qiao Yu and Yin Hechang's reaction was really too weird. Since nothing happened, what were the two people nervous about? She opened the recorder again, and when she heard a large blank space, she didn't care, just waiting like this.

  Qiao Yu's voice suddenly sounded just as she was about to fall asleep, and Ji Siyuan abruptly opened her eyes.

  His voice came out of the recorder with a hissing sound, and was different from his usual clear and smiling tone, and it was obvious that he was displeased.

  My junior sister doesn't like being called that by others, so don't call her that again in the future.

  That high and mighty person should be me.

  She knew that Qiao Yu was always low-key and humble, doing things calmly and politely treating people, never saying such arrogant words, and never showing displeasure in public.

  Ji Siyuan turned off the recorder and finally understood why Qiao Yu and Yin Hechang were so awkward with each other.

  What he said in her ear just now "he is here" was not just a casual remark.

  She is not a climbing wisteria, from an early age she knew that even if she was a woman, she should be independent and self-reliant, but also envied the little women who had men to rely on. Behind independence and self-reliance lies boundless loneliness, behind the little women with someone to rely on lies boundless stealthy joy and sweetness.

  Ji Siyuan didn't know what else she would have missed if she hadn't insisted on getting the recording today.

  Su Yi said it right, Qiao Yu is indeed a person who can do but cannot say.

  She suddenly felt at a loss, unsure of what her relationship with Qiao Yu was now. To be honest, she wasn't unmoved, but as for rekindling their romance, he hadn't mentioned it, and she wasn't willing to just surrender like this.

  She was not reconciled. She had always known that apart from Qiao Yu, she would not like anyone else, but what's the point? She was not reconciled to letting him go so easily, if she really gave up, what about all these years? He abandoned her for the sake of his career back then, now that he has succeeded, is he going to have both wealth and beauty? Is there such a good deal?

  But Qiao Yu didn't seem like someone who would abandon her for his career.

  It didn't seem like it? But he actually did it anyway.

  Ji Siyuan buried her face in the pillow, and as she said, she was indeed being overly sentimental.

  She was tossing and turning on the bed, accidentally kicking the drawings on the bedside table. She suddenly remembered that someone was waiting for her reply, opened the drawings to take a look, and made up her mind all at once.

  The next day, Ji Siyuan called Qiao Yan to tell him that the case was about to be taken over, but Qiao Yan asked her to go take a look at the villa instead.

  That piece of land is nestled between the mountains and water, with a lake not far away. It's also close to the city center and very quiet. It's indeed a great place. Ji Siyu couldn't help but praise, "What a great place! You're really good to your girlfriend."

  Qiao Yan suddenly asked, "Does Miss Ji like it here?"

  Ji Siyun found it somewhat strange, "Huh?"

  Qiao Yan was momentarily taken aback, and calmly made up a lie, "Because I wanted to give my girlfriend a surprise, so I didn't bring her here to see it before. So I'd like to ask Miss Ji, from a woman's perspective, would she like this place?"

  Ji Siyuan glanced around and said, "I don't want to say anything bad about your girlfriend, but from my perspective, I really like her."

  After taking a look around, the two people sat down on the grass by the lake to rest. The villa area under construction near the lake was faintly visible. Ji Siyu secretly took a glance at Qiao Yan and silently cursed, such a valuable place, another nouveau riche.

  Qiao Yan handed over a bottle of water, "Miss Ji, have you ever thought about what your future home would be like?"

  "Me? Hmm..." Ji Si Xuan paused for a moment before answering honestly, "I used to think about it, but later I didn't think about it anymore."

  Qiao Yan was very curious, "Why?"

  "Because I couldn't find the other half, living alone in a great house is just a house, not a home."

  Qiao Yan smiled and said, "Miss Ji is so beautiful and talented, how could she not have anyone who likes her? Is she too picky?"

  Ji Siyun suddenly turned her head to look at Qiao Yan, she didn't know why, but this man gave her a very familiar feeling, yet she really didn't recognize him. This familiar feeling made her let down her guard, chatting with him like an old friend.

  "You're actually quite handsome, and judging from your appearance, you must be very successful in your career. There must be many women chasing after you, right? So you must know that feeling, where people will look at your face first and then make a judgment about you. You just need to take responsibility for being good-looking, and others won't bother looking further, no matter how hard you work. Actually, it's not all good for girls to be too pretty, they'll get ostracized by their own sex, and people will say they're just a vase. No matter how hard they work or how good their grades are, everything will be attributed to their looks. Similarly, when the opposite sex likes you, more than half of it is probably because of your appearance, shallow and uninteresting."

  Qiao Yan had the same feeling, just like in the early years no matter how hard he tried to achieve good results would be attributed to the protection of the Qiao family. "This topic seems too heavy. Let's talk about something else, why do you, a girl, have to get involved in this man's industry? In fact, studying architecture doesn't necessarily mean becoming an architect."

  "It started with a certain appointment, but the other party didn't show up. Later...” Ji Siyu lowered her head to fiddle with the weeds at her feet, and her voice suddenly dropped, “There was a woman in Chinese history named Lü Bicheng, have you heard of her?”

  Qiao Yan thought for a moment, "The red curtain is alone and admired by people everywhere, why does everyone recommend Lv Bicheng?"

  Ji Siyun looked up at Qiao Yan with a surprised expression, "Right, it's her."

  After finishing speaking, she lowered her head again. "I want to do my best and let him know that I've been working hard for the promise we made back then, even if he gave up, I'll still complete my dream by myself. I want to shine for a lifetime, so he can't forget me for a lifetime. There's another reason, when we were together, many people didn't think highly of us, and after we broke up, many people laughed at us. Isn't it said that 'people are judged by the company they keep'? I hope in the future, when others mention me, they'll look up to him because he was my ex-boyfriend. They say I'm not worthy of having him, but I want everyone to know that the person he loved is worth his love, whether or not I'm worthy, I get to decide!"

  Qiao Yan knew that Ji Si Xuan was talking about Pritzker, and Qiao Yu had mentioned it to him more than once before.

  That young man laughed and called him brother, when talking about Pulitzer, his eyes were full of longing and excitement for his dreams, that kind of energetic and radiant gaze, Qiao Yan would always remember.

  Qiao Yan suddenly smiled as he thought of this, and Ji Siyuan looked up at him, then froze.

  Qiao Yan quickly came back to herself, "What's wrong?"

  Ji Siyun shook her head and forced a smile, "Nothing, it's just that you suddenly look like someone I know when you laugh."

  She paused for a moment and explained, "Actually, it's not like that, but it just feels very similar."

  Qiao Yan was afraid that if they continued talking, Ji Siyuan would see through her, so she made an excuse to leave after agreeing to sign the contract and returned to the hospital.

  Qiao Yan pushed open the door of the ward and saw Qiao Bo waiting for him, seemingly having waited for a while.

  He changed into hospital clothes and came out of the bathroom, then Qiao Bo Yan spoke up, "How did you run out?"

  Qiao Yan didn't intend to let Qiao Bo know about this matter and casually said, "I've been feeling cooped up in the hospital, so I'm going out for a walk."

  Qiao Bo Yan didn't ask much either, "I've been busy these past few days and haven't had a chance to come see you, how's your body?"

  Qiao Yan was rarely lively in front of her father, "Don't you think I'm in good spirits?"

  Qiao Bo Yuan looked at Qiao Yan who was getting thinner and thinner, feeling a bit sad in his heart, but he didn't show it, just nodding slightly.

  Qiao Yan seemed to have noticed something, "Do you have some worries?"

  Qiao Bo Yuan rarely spoke so frankly, Qiao Ye was somewhat surprised. "You wouldn't know that in the past few years, Le Xi had such a big opinion of you, and your attitude towards Qiao Yu wasn't unrelated to it. I also mentioned this to you before, but you didn't listen. Back then... back then, that matter, as a father and as an older brother, we weren't without responsibility."

  Qiao Bo nodded slightly, seemingly in thought, and after a while, he spoke again, "He seems to have a crush on a girl?"

  Qiao Yan didn't know if Qiao Bo had found out something or was just casually asking, and felt a little guilty. "He said it himself?"

  Qiao Bo Yan was also uncertain, "I guess so."

  After Qiao Bo Yuan finished telling the situation that day, Qiao Ye's smile on his face grew more and more, "Dad, Qiao Yu's vision is better than we imagined. He has already given up so much for the Qiao family, let him take charge of this matter himself."

  It's unclear whether Qiao Bo'er listened or not, he just nodded and changed the subject.

  Qiao Yu opened the meeting and returned to the office, only to see a new potted plant on his desk. The small, delicate white ceramic pot was filled with lush green branches that seemed to be bursting with life. He called Yin Hechang over to take a look.

  Yin Hechang soon appeared, and Qiao Yu pointed at the potted plant, "Where did it come from?"

  "Bo sent it over early this morning, saying it was as compensation for yesterday."

  Qiao Yu lowered his head and sniffed, feeling a bit depressed, why did he have to send peppermint.

  Yin Hechang saw his embarrassed face and took the initiative to ask, "Do you want me to send you back?"

  Qiao Yu frowned, "That wouldn't make me look petty."

  "Uh..."

  Yin Hechang had just opened his mouth when a soft female voice interrupted him, "Then let's stay."

  Yin Hechang turned his head and nodded slightly as a greeting.

  Ji Siyuan smiled strangely and looked at Qiao Yu continuing his previous words, "Qiaomu, Bohe, are all plants, what a wonderful match!"

  Yin Hechang's face suddenly lit up with realization. No wonder Qiao was so hesitant earlier, it turned out to be this meaning.

  Qiao Yu glared at the potted plant in front of him, gritting his teeth. Ji Si Xuan didn't even look at him again, turned around and handed the recorder to Yin He Chan, and casually opened her mouth, "Is it broken? After I left, it was a big blank space, nothing could be heard, maybe it wasn't recorded, take it for repair."

  Qiao Yu heard this and didn't know whether he was slightly disappointed or relieved, looking at Ji Siyuan when he suddenly met her gaze, "Looking for me?"

  Ji Siyuan's fingers slowly and ambiguously pointed at Qiao Yu, but then turned around on Qiao Yu's body, finally stopping at Da Miao's body, tilting her head to explain, "I'm looking for it."

  "Meow, I'm out of here."

  The big cat this time gave Gei Siyuan a lot of face, quickly jumping down from the table and following her.

  Yin Hechang stood still, looking at Qiao Yu's dark face, and asked tentatively, "This thin lotus... is it staying or not?"

  Qiao Yu pushed him forward, "You've taken it, now you deal with it yourself!"

  Yin Hechang was so sad he could hardly hold back his tears.

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