Chapter 35: Qiao Yu didn't reject Ji Siyuan

  Ji Siyuan lowered her eyes and forced herself not to look at him, but her peripheral vision caught Wei Xin following closely behind Da Miao, walking stealthily with light steps. She immediately raised her voice and shouted, "Get in here!"

  Da Miao and Wei Xing were both stiff all over, Da Miao turned around to look at Ji Si Xuan and then looked at Wei Xing again, meowed once and continued walking forward as if it was none of her business. Wei Xing wasn't so calm anymore, she raised her hands in surrender and turned around, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop... I was just trying to sneak up on you guys and press your pressure points, who knew I'd hear something I shouldn't have..."

  Ji Siyun narrowed her eyes, looking at him with a dangerous gaze. Wei Xing swallowed hard and asked tentatively, "Sister Ji, we were classmates before, now colleagues, it's been many years since we got to know each other, shouldn't we be quite familiar by now?"

  Ji Siyun glanced at him expressionlessly and then lowered her head to draw on the computer, Wei Xin continued speaking since she didn't refute, "Has anyone ever told you that when you're drawing, you're extremely focused, it makes people feel your pursuit of architecture, pure, beautiful, yet very lonely."

  Ji Siyun didn't even lift her head, perfunctorily responding to him, "Yes, that's right, the excellent ones are always lonely."

  Wei Xin always felt that Ji Si Xuan was avoiding something, "I don't know why I feel like there's something strange between you and Qiao Yu. One minute you're fine, chatting together, the next minute you're turning cold and mocking each other. And just now, your hurtful words weren't just because of Bao Ji Shi, were they? I always feel like you're upset about something else but don't dare to say it directly, so you use this matter to vent your anger. Did Qiao Yu offend you?"

  Ji Siyuan remained silent.

  Yes, she admitted that it wasn't because of this matter, Wei Xin could see things clearly and wouldn't miss them. Qiao Yu didn't come in at the time was actually biased towards her, she wasn't unaware. She was angry with Qiao Yu because of what happened back then, thinking she had let go, but every time she thought about what happened back then or saw something related to the past, returning to her hometown, seeing old friends, she felt suffocated in her heart and wanted revenge on him.

  Whenever she hears others mention Qiao Yu, whenever she hears others praise her, sees his car, sees the resort, sees that painting and those words in the textbook, sees Xie Ningci making a concerted effort to match him with Bo Ji Shi, all of this is like a landmine, normally it's fine, but once touched, she becomes extremely sensitive and jumps away, and also takes the opportunity to ruthlessly kick Qiao Yu in the heart.

  Wei Xing continued to chatter, "Or are you testing him? No, that's not right. You two were together before, which means he passed the test and doesn't need to be tested again. And another thing, why did you two break up in the first place? Who can tolerate your moody behavior? You don't treat others like this either."

  Wei Xin's voice gradually became smaller in Ji Siyu's increasingly dark and terrifying eyes, "Uh, I take back what I said earlier, Qiao Yu can handle it."

  Ji Siyuan slammed her laptop shut, "Wei Xing, what exactly do you want to do?"

  Wei Xin's face was furious, "I'm afraid you'll miss out on happiness and can't bear it in my heart!"

  Ji Siyuan impatiently exposed him, "To be honest!"

  Wei Xin's face was difficult, and after a while, his expression became slightly complicated as he explained the situation, "......They set up a gambling den, betting on whether you or Bao Ji Shi could ascend to power. I placed a large bet on you, so..."

  Ji Siyuan pointed at the 'door' and gritted her teeth, "Get out!"

  Wei Xin knew she had offended her, so she smiled and took small steps towards the outside of the 'door'.

  "That..."

  Just as Wei Xin was about to move away, Ji Si Xuan hesitated and called out to him, "Whose odds are higher?"

  Wei Xin's face immediately showed a comforting sympathy, "They analyzed you from various aspects such as family background, personality, temperament, age, zodiac sign, blood type, and star sign. The result is that you are too noble and coldly beautiful, only to be admired from afar but not to be profaned. On the other hand, Bao Ji Shi's gentle, elegant, easy-going, and approachable nature, as well as Qiao Yu's noble and unmatched character, make them a more suitable match."

  At that time in school, Ji Si Xuan was already used to being underestimated, "Then why did you still bet on me?"

  "When it comes to this, Wei Xin starts getting excited, 'I'm a person who likes to take risks and try unexpected things.'"

  Ji Siyun thought for a moment, then furrowed her brow, "You mean to say... Qiao Yu and I being together is an unexpected twist?"

  Wei Xing was about to cry, "I'd better roll..."

  Later, no one left, they were pulled by a group of people under the law firm and Qiao Yu to have dinner, and later went to a nearby famous quiet bar for drinks.

  Ji Siyuan was already in a bad mood, and when playing Truth or Dare, she lost several rounds in a row. Later, the topic became more and more sensitive, and they even asked about her past boyfriends.

  Ji Siyun took a sip of wine, glanced at Qiao Yu and then asked everyone with a tilted head and a smile, "Which one do you want to hear?"

  This was the first eye contact between the two people who had been sulking all night, and Qiao Yu suddenly felt a little breathless. He didn't know if she had...

  He quickly stood up, "I'm going outside for a smoke."

  Everyone's attention was on gossip, and no one noticed that Qiao Yu had never smoked.

  "Either one is fine!"

  "We don't care, we're fine with anything."

  "How many terms is it?"

  "It's actually just one person", the "girl" has already drunk a lot, the wine fumes are intoxicating her eyebrows and eyes, her cheeks have a lovely rosy color, her mouth is curved with a hint of a flirtatious smile, she closes her eyes and starts to reminisce, "My ex-boyfriend... he was so talented... overflowing with talent... and yet so low-key and humble..."

  "Oh~~~~" A group of normally calm people were finally 'activated' by the gossip factor, it's unclear if they had too much to drink or were just too excited to hear Xuan Huang's gossip, their eyes gleaming with a reddish glow.

  "Are you an insider in the industry?"

  The girl is still smiling, lazily lying on the table with one hand propping up her head, "Before... his designs were warm, and when he smiled, it was also very warm, looking at his smile made my heart feel warm and fuzzy..."

  Her voice had a few more lazy and languid tones after drinking, sounding somewhat ethereal and unreal.

  "You're so arrogant, I've never heard you praise anyone for their talent, just how talented are they..."

  Some people were dissatisfied: "We are also very warm..."

  "You?" Ji Siyu raised an eyebrow, her enchanting eyes scanning each of them one by one. "You all appear to be sunny and bright on the surface, but in reality, you are icy cold and dark at heart. You seem gentle as jade, but actually have a poisonous tongue. You look refined and noble, but in truth, you are suffocatingly arrogant. He is the real prince, even when he rejects others, he does so with warmth. You can't compare to him..."

  "What else? What else?"

  "Besides..." Ji Si Xuan suddenly opened the palm of her left hand and held it in front of herself, staring at some unknown place, then slowly curled up her five fingers and pressed them against her forehead. "And I left him in the place closest to my heart."

  Everyone suddenly couldn't understand what she was saying and thought she was just talking nonsense. "If it's so good, why did you kick him?"

  The girl suddenly stopped smiling, pouting and looking wronged, "It wasn't me who kicked him, it was him who didn't want me..."

  "Who believes it? Do you have to act so much! We've seen you trample on the hearts of how many men, don't you remember what you're called? A harvester of young men's hearts!"

  The girl suddenly laughed again, her eyes staring blankly at a certain corner, her gaze becoming more and more scattered, but with a childlike persistence. "It's really him who doesn't want me... He doesn't want me... The year he graduated... Not only didn't he want me, but also gave up on his dreams..."

  Everyone burst out laughing and looked up to see Qiao Yu standing at the door with a phone in his hand, looking stunned, unsure how long he had been standing there.

  "Qiao Bu, you missed Xuan Huang's true words!"

  Everyone was also drunk, shouting and laughing, "Yes, yes! There's actually a man who doesn't want Xuan Huang!"

  The girl with a somewhat slow movement turned around, squinting her eyes and trying hard to see for half a day, but could only make out a silhouette. Just as she was about to stand up, her head spun and her legs went soft, and she fell forward.

  A pair of strong hands held her firmly in place, and a voice above her head spoke slowly but firmly, "He doesn't want to give her up."

  After finishing speaking, he horizontally hugged the 'girl' and nodded to everyone, "She's had too much to drink, I'll send her back first, the bill has already been settled."

  Everyone stared at Qiao Yu's actions in shock, and it wasn't until the door closed that they slowly came back to their senses. "What did Commander Qiao just say?"

  Wei Xin, who had already fallen asleep in the corner of the sofa, suddenly sat up dazed and confused, replying with unclear articulation, "Didn't any of you hear? Qiao Yu said he didn't abandon her..."

  Everyone exclaimed "oh" and suddenly stopped, looking at each other in confusion. What does it mean that the meaning seems to have changed? This "he" was clearly that man, but after someone repeated it, "he" became Qiao Yu!

  Qiao Yu doesn't want Ji Si Xuan?!

  Qiao Yu came out and the car was already stopped at the entrance of the bar. He carried Ji Siyuan into the car.

  Yun and Chang had just driven for a short while when he looked at the rearview mirror and reminded Qiao Yu, "Qiao department, there is a car behind us that has been following us all along. It seems to be that reporter from before."

  Qiao Yu sat in the back seat with Ji Siyuan in his arms, bending down to put on her slippers and asked softly, "Which reporter?"

  "It was last time I took a picture of you and Miss Bo having dinner, and then you asked me to go to that magazine office to suppress it."

  Qiao Yu furrowed his brow and looked down at Ji Siyuan, who was half asleep and half awake. He quickly spoke up, "Go to my place."

  The car quickly turned around and drove for a while before Qiao Yu saw the reporter's car being stopped by the guards through the rearview mirror, only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

  The car stopped 500 meters away from Qiao's house. Qiao Yu took off his windbreaker to cover Ji Siyuan's face before getting out of the car.

  He walked up to his own front door and grabbed the driver who was wiping down the car, asking in a low voice, "Uncle Li, is my dad here?"

  Driver Li nodded, "Yes, just got back."

  Qiao Yu glanced home and said, "Lend me that bike for a while, don't tell Dad."

  Old Li also watched Qiao Yu grow up. This man who had nothing to do with mischief from childhood to adulthood actually made such a request, and he was stunned for a moment.

  Qiao Yu had never been good at lying, and with his eyes cast down, he began to make up an excuse, "My car broke down..."

  Old Li looked at him and made up a reason with difficulty, handing over the key, "Come back before dawn, Secretary Qiao has to go out early tomorrow."

  Qiao Yu nodded and drove the car to a shaded area, where he transferred Ji Si Xuan to Qiao Bo Yuan's car. From there, they took another route back home.

  Ji Siyuan was originally leaning against the passenger seat, sleeping. She didn't know what she dreamed of, but suddenly waved her arm and scratched him with a claw. Qiao Yu quickly dodged, one hand driving, the other grasping hers, not daring to move or use force, just holding on.

  She had a drink and her body temperature rose slightly, with sweat gradually appearing on her palms. As they waited for the traffic light, Qiao Yu took out some paper towels from the storage cabinet to wipe her hands.

  Rubbing and rubbing, suddenly stunned.