Chapter 30: The Golden Rule

  That afternoon, Bo Ji Shi took advantage of the investor's side and invited everyone to dinner. The location and dishes were all silently telling people that the Bo family was rich!

  While scattering money, she is also approachable and a beautiful woman, so after one meal, the fourth miss of the Bo family won over the entire project team, three parties, and most people's hearts.

  The seats were arranged in advance by Xie Ning, and Qiao Yu and Ji Siyu were not unexpectedly at the same table. The positions of Qiao Yu and Boji Shi were also unexpectedly close together.

  Qiao Yu was distracted during dinner and barely responded, while Xie Ningchun made an extra effort to create various topics to bring Qiao Yu and Bao Jishi together. Later, after being glared at by Bao Jishi several times, she finally behaved herself. Only then did everyone realize that Qiao Yu and Bao Jishi had known each other for a long time.

  Qiao Yu was also unhappy and could only occasionally glance in the direction of Ji Si Xuan with a seemingly unintentional expression, but Ji Si Xuan acted as if nothing was wrong, not even giving him a glance.

  The whole meal, Ji Si Xuan was silent, Wei Xin sat with her at the same table, his gaze kept drifting back and forth between Ji Si Xuan and Qiao Yu who was sitting at another table. Occasionally, when their eyes met in mid-air, he would get especially excited, the gossip factor inside him accumulating more and more, until finally he couldn't bear it anymore and started stirring up trouble, "Xuan Huang?"

  Ji Siyuan was lowering her head to play with her phone, too lazy to lift it up, "Say"

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  "While others are reminiscing about old times over there, you should at least show some reaction."

  Ji Siyun finally looked up at him, "Do you know the golden rule of film and television dramas?"

  Wei Xing shook her head, "What's that?"

  Ji Siyun glanced at the table next to her and spoke in a moderate tone, "One of the golden rules of film and television is that if someone starts reminiscing about past events, they are not far from death. They will absolutely not live for more than ten minutes, and generally die a terrible death."

  “……”

  It was unusually quiet in the private room for the next ten minutes.

  After dinner, a group of people were not satisfied and coincided with tomorrow being the weekend, so they made a racket to go sing again.

  Ji Siyuan was in a bad mood one night and went into the private room, unknowingly pressed a button, and excitedly wanted to sing.

  Everyone naturally applauded collectively, but when the music sounded, Qiao Yu was not good, and a song "How Many Good Sisters Do You Have" made him sit and stand unsteadily.

  The crowd cheered and applauded without understanding the situation, while those who understood it, like Wei Xin, had a look of watching a good show. Only Xu Bingjun sat quietly in the corner with a thoughtful expression.

  The music stopped and Ji Siyuan smiled as she went to the bathroom amidst applause from everyone.

  Qiao Yu waited for half a day but Ji Siyuan didn't come back, soon he also found an excuse to leave the private room and stood at the corner of the corridor waiting for her.

  Ji Siyuan had just left the restroom and taken a few steps when she saw Qiao Yu standing at the corner of the corridor by the window, talking to a man. His usual gentle face wore a faint smile, and as soon as he caught sight of her, he quickly said goodbye to the other person and walked towards her.

  Ji Siyuan glanced at him nonchalantly and continued walking forward.

  Qiao Yu pulled her over, "Still angry?"

  Ji Siyun shook her head, "I'm not angry."

  Qiao Yu originally wanted to coax her, but unexpectedly she responded lightly and didn't seem angry. He simply pulled her to the end of the corridor, stopped, and then tentatively asked, "Really?"

  Ji Siyun's face was indifferent, "Just a little girl, it's not like I haven't seen one before."

  "The number of sections is low and the content is poor, it's not even enough to make me angry."

  Qiao Yu was puzzled, "Then you just..."

  Ji Siyun didn't even glance at him, turning her head to gaze out the window with a completely dismissive and languid expression, "Just go along with her, otherwise she'll be jumping around by herself, how embarrassing. A true 'queen' has enough elegance and poise to match her beauty, past events are just fleeting clouds, only when one is carefree and calm can they truly be considered regal."

  Qiao Yu listened for a while and felt that something was off, so he quickly opened his mouth to explain, "I and Bao Jishi..."

  Ji Siyun interrupted him, her smile not reaching her eyes as she looked at him, "You and Bo Ji Shi are quite a match, 'door' to 'house', Qiao family's second young master paired with Bo family's fourth young miss, very good, very well-matched."

  Qiao Yu was at a disadvantage and was suppressed by her, eager to open his mouth to explain but the words stopped abruptly as soon as they reached his lips. He changed his previous appearance of being at a loss for words and smiled and nodded, "Hmm, that makes sense, indeed a good match."

  Ji Siyun suddenly froze, turning her head in disbelief to look at him.

  Qiao Yu finally found the opportunity to speak, and with a smile at the corner of his mouth, he continued to comment, "Actually, the Qiao family and the Bo family have known each other for many years. We used to live in the same big courtyard, but after the Bo family moved south, we didn't see each other again. It wasn't until I was transferred to the south a few years ago that we reconnected. Bo Ji Shi is highly favored in the Bo family, so they sent her to take charge of this project. I didn't know it would be her either. Her second brother used to pursue my sister, and the second son of the Bo family matched with the eldest daughter of the Qiao family, a pretty good match, don't you think?"

  Ji Siyuan slightly raised her chin and looked at him, "So?"

  Qiao Yu smiled with a good temper, "So... I've made it clear, what else do you want to hear?"

  Ji Siyun suddenly realized his way, slowly exhaling a breath, gritting her teeth and squeezing out two words, "Despicable!"

  He finished speaking and turned around to leave, without looking at Qiao Yu again until the end.

  Later, when standing at the 'gate' waiting for the car, Ji Siyu stood far away from Qiao Yu. Xie Ningchun pulled Bao Jishi to smile and lean in front of Qiao Yu, "Qiao department, can I sit in your car with my cousin?"

  "I still have something to do, it may not be on the way, I'll let Assistant Yin send you," Qiao Yu said and turned his head to look at Ji Si Xuan, "I'll discuss with you about Professor Fu's birthday banquet this weekend, get in my car."

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  Ji Siyun's acting skills burst forth as she looked at Qiao Yu with a confused expression, "What are you talking about? Which Professor Fu? I don't know."

  The noisy night street suddenly quieted down, and everyone looked at Qiao Yu, then at Ji Si Xuan, then at Bo Ji Shi and Xie Ning Chun, each with a look of watching a good show.

  Qiao Yu slowly opened his mouth under everyone's attention, "Professor Fu Hongmian's 70th birthday is this weekend."

  Ji Siyun's face showed disgust, "Are you drunk? It's clearly a 60th birthday celebration!"

  Ji Siyuan finished speaking and couldn't help but want to bite off her own tongue. Qiao Yu looked at her with a hint of a smile, "You didn't know?"

  Ji Siyuan lightly suppressed her nervousness and said, "Suddenly... I remembered."

  Ji Siyuan finally got into Qiao Yu's car under everyone's gaze, and the two of them sat quietly in the back row.

  Qiao Yu looked at Ji Siyu who was still gazing out of the window, "Has the professor's gift been prepared?"

  Ji Siyuan still pouted, "No."

  Qiao Yu wasn't surprised either, and smiled with a good temper, "Planning on going empty-handed?"

  As soon as the words came out, the atmosphere in the car suddenly changed. Ji Si Xuan turned his head to look at him, and the two of them stared at each other for a long time before suddenly turning their heads away and laughing.

  This sentence has a story behind it.

  One time Qiao Yu accompanied Ji Siyun to class, but unexpectedly Ji Siyun brought the wrong teaching materials and was caught by the professor.

  The professor was notoriously strict and quivered with rage. "You, student, you come to my class empty-handed, isn't that too disrespectful?"

  Ji Siyuan indeed wasn't being intentional, looked around and suddenly pointed at Qiao Yu very sincerely and said to Professor Cheng, "Professor, I didn't come empty-handed, I brought the person I like the most to listen to your class, isn't that enough to give you face?"

  The classroom was filled with students' loud laughter, and Qiao Yu, who had been caught off guard, leaned against the desk, wishing he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

  The professor who happened to know Qiao Yu pointed at Ji Siyuan and asked, "What's going on?"

  Qiao Yu sighed and stood up, "Professor, sorry about that. My girlfriend just transferred to the architecture department and still can't tell many of the courses apart. She didn't bring the wrong materials on purpose."

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  The professor looked at the two of them and still gave Qiao Yu face, "Both of you sit down, be more careful next time."

  Past events flashed before their eyes, Qiao Yu couldn't help but laugh again, and Ji Siyuan frowned in acknowledgement, "Too busy, didn't have time to do it."

  Fu Hongxian was a talented young man, and at this age, he is considered a top-notch figure. He has a somewhat eccentric temperament. On his birthday, he never accepts messy gifts, only accepting architectural models from students once a year, just like collecting homework. You can choose not to come, but if you do, you must be well-prepared, or else he will really kick you out.

  He has been teaching for many years, and the students he taught are in the architectural industry, among whom there are industry leaders, and those who have been in the business for a long time have become leading figures. But he scolds his boss every year at the birthday banquet, and the younger juniors see an old man scolding his boss with relish.

  Ji Siyuan had seen it once before graduation, one by one, the industry's elite stood there being scolded, not even daring to hum a sound, and still had to put on a smiling face.

  She thought about it and didn't want to go anymore, starting to back down, "You make it sound like you've prepared for this, otherwise forget it, let's not go."

  Qiao Yu didn't follow the script at all, "I'm ready."

  Ji Siyun flung her bag over, "Aren't you bored?! Then go yourself! I'm not going!"

  Qiao Yu pinched the tip of his nose, and with a serious expression, analyzed, "I think it's okay, after all, in everyone's heart, you're that kind of talented and arrogant person who doesn't care about details. It's not like adding one more thing will make a big difference, and actually, not many people know you've come back, just Professor Fu and a few classmates know. Don't worry, I won't spill the beans."

  Ji Siyun bit her lip, the most critical thing is that Fu Hongmiao knows she's back! Not even showing up for his 60th birthday, how can they meet again in the future?

  She quickly calculated that if she didn't sleep tonight, she could barely make it through tomorrow afternoon to get by. It was strange that she had completely forgotten about this matter because of being messed around by Qiao Yu for the past few days. Unintentionally, she raised her head and saw Qiao Yu's smiling face, paused for a moment, narrowed her eyes at him, suddenly smiled, and looked at him with a flattering expression, "Qiao Shixiong?"