Chapter 15 Regrets Should Be Made Up For

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Jiang Siyu didn't care what Ji Yanheng did after she slipped away.

After a day of brainstorming at the company, Jiang Siyu just wanted to free her mind after get off work and couldn't be bothered with such unimportant people.

After getting takeout from a nearby restaurant, Jiang Siyu went home, poured herself a drink, and sat down to eat.

Jiang Siyu placed the tablet playing a documentary next to her and took a bite of the packaged sweet and sour pork. The sweet and sour taste instantly awakened her taste buds.

As the two dishes on the table were finished, the small bottle of white wine that Jiang Siyu had taken out was also almost completely gone.

By the time Jiang Siyu had finished cleaning up the mess on the table, her face was flushed with a hint of drunkenness.

But she was still conscious.

Jiang Siyu went back to her room and opened the package that had just been delivered from abroad yesterday. She prepared to take out the contents and sort them out.

To be honest, Jiang Siyu didn't buy many non-essential items during her years abroad, so she remained calm when she opened the box and saw it was full of clothes.

Most of these clothes were not bought by Jiang Siyu, but were the latest or over-season clothes from several brands under the company.

After rummaging through them, Jiang Siyu also saw some boxes containing jewelry.

It's obvious that Frederick had his assistant arrange this for her.

Feeling a warmth in her heart, Jiang Siyu took out her phone to contact the other party.

The video call was connected very quickly.

Looking at the man with striking features and deep-set eyes appearing on the screen, Jiang Siyu sat cross-legged on the carpet and lazily waved to him.

Upon seeing her, a gentle smile immediately spread across Frederick's blue-gray eyes:

"Ayu, how have you been since you came back to China?"

Frederick spoke French; he wasn't very proficient in Chinese, so Jiang Siyu replied to him in French as well.

"Everything is fine."

"Have you met any suitors? Or any handsome men you're interested in?" Frederick asked with a touch of gossip.

Over the years, he had been urging Jiang Siyu to enjoy the beauty of love, but Jiang Siyu was really not interested in handsome foreign men.

Therefore, as soon as Jiang Siyu returned to China, he urged her again.

“No.” Jiang Siyu shook her head: “Frederick, I came back to China for work, not for dating.”

I hope you'll be in a relationship.

Frederick emphasized seriously, "Otherwise, I always feel that you haven't gotten over your last failed relationship."

To be honest, Frederick didn't like Jiang Siyu's ex-boyfriend.

It's really irresponsible of an immature man to suddenly disappear before resolving his issues with Ayu.

Back then, A-Yu was already so busy with work that she barely had time to breathe. Even though she guessed he might be angry, she still stayed up several all-nighters just to get things done ahead of time so she could go see him.

When she rushed back to her place that night, it was already deserted.

Moreover, they don't answer the phone or reply to messages.

Ayu had no choice but to go to the school, only to find out that he had already withdrawn from the program.

Frederick and the others all knew that Jiang Siyu, who seemed delicate, was a resilient and strong-willed Chinese woman, but during the time when they completely lost contact with him...

There's a saying, "I've wasted away for her sake," and during that time, Jiang Siyu became so thin she was almost unrecognizable. Anorexia prevented her from eating anything.

If it weren't for other responsibilities he carried, Frederick would have feared that Jiang Siyu would die quietly one day.

"I'll consider it." Jiang Siyu didn't dare say that she had already met the other protagonist in that failed relationship.

Otherwise, given Frederick's temper, he would probably have rushed back home to reprimand him.

Seeing her less firm rejection of him for the first time, Frederick smiled with satisfaction:

"Then I'll wait for your good news."

"Also, drink less alcohol," he kindly reminded him.

"Okay." Jiang Siyu rubbed her head, which was throbbing from the alcohol, before getting to the point of her call:

Why did you send me so many clothes and jewelry?

“I just don’t want you to waste your gorgeous face.” Frederick winked slyly at Jiang Siyu.

"My muse, even in her hometown, must outshine all others."

"Okay~" Jiang Siyu felt a warmth in her heart, knowing that this was Frederick's way of expressing concern, so she did not refuse.

"I'll get back to organizing now, see you next time."

OK, bye~

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Siyu took the clothes out and hung them in the closet.

Jiang Siyu paused for a moment when she opened the last cardboard box and saw what was inside.

At the same time, my phone vibrated again because it received a message.

Frederick: [Even though you deliberately left it here... you know I want you to be happy.]

Yu, regrets should be remedied, not forgotten.

Tears fell silently onto the phone screen, countless tiny droplets splashing out.

Jiang Siyu bent down and took the doll out of the cardboard box.

It was a pink and white long-eared rabbit doll that was about half the height of a person.

One of the rabbit's ears was stuffed full of cotton and stood up, while the other was soft and droopy.

Jiang Siyu habitually rubbed the rabbit's droopy ear, then hugged the rabbit and climbed onto the bed to lie down.

As the lights went out, she gently said to the rabbit in her arms, "Goodnight."

The next moment, a voice rang out in her arms.

"Sweet dreams, my Ayu."

His nonchalant tone carried a seriousness in every word, and beneath his feigned composure, a barely perceptible shyness was evident.

Jiang Siyu closed her eyes and buried her head in the rabbit's soft, round belly, her tears silently soaking the rabbit's pink clothes.

I don't know how much time passed, until the person holding the rabbit sobbed and fell asleep.

In the quiet, somber night, a faint sound, like a sigh, arose:

"I love you."

*

Friday, 2:50 p.m.

Because she had approached Fan Yu herself for collaboration, Jiang Siyu arrived at Fan Yu's location ten minutes early.

An Ning walked to the front desk: "Hello, we have an appointment with Mr. Bo."

What is your surname?

“Looking in the mirror, Jiang Siyu.”

"Okay, I'll check, please wait a moment."

The front desk started searching the system, but the information found showed that Bo Siye had not made any appointments with anyone this afternoon.

She frowned, and was about to answer truthfully when she saw a figure rapidly approaching from the elevator entrance.

Soon, the other party stopped a few steps away in front of the beautiful woman who was quietly watching the staff coming and going.

"President Jiang, I hope I haven't kept you waiting too long?"

"No, I just arrived," Jiang Siyu replied politely.

Song Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Please come with me. If you are interested, I can introduce you to Fan Yu."

"Thank you for your trouble." Jiang Siyu nodded, beckoned to An Ning, and then introduced her after she came over:

"This is Song Qi, Bo Xilai's secretary."

"Hello, Secretary Song." An Ning greeted Song Qi naturally. "I am An Ning, the assistant to our CEO Jiang."

If this collaboration goes well, Song Qi and An Ning will have many opportunities to meet in the future, so the two naturally started talking.