Someone invested heavily to assemble a television drama crew, designating actors and a script, determined to use top-tier resources to interpret an extremely simple story.
It was a low-blood-...
A basic attack tricked the ultimate move
This kind of thing couldn't be said openly. After all, if they really ordered her not to watch, it might have a counterproductive effect. Bing Jie and Sister Zhuo sat opposite each other for two or three hours, and finally reached a tacit agreement:
"Let's take it one step at a time. When you are watching over her, please be stricter." Bing Jie rubbed his eyebrows. You know, he has always been reluctant to force Qi Jixin. He never thought that such words would come out of his mouth.
Sister Zhuo had no choice but to accept this proposal and also made her own request: "Boss Bing, these people are your subordinates after all. No matter what method you use, you should make the people on the crew more quiet."
He was just guessing, who knew which words would wake Qi Jixin up? Now, whenever he thought about it, Xuan Jiazhuo felt a headache. Bing Jie nodded in agreement, saying he would find a way. Just as he was about to get up and leave, Xuan Jiazhuo stopped him again, showing rare concern for him.
"The upcoming scenes are going to be more intense than the last. Are you really ready?" Sister Zhuo could see clearly these days that Bing Jie was either completely immersed in the drama or alone with a deep sense of resentment. Putting herself in his shoes, she felt that this person was not having an easy life.
If she were a bystander, she might have stopped this self-abuse, but the person involved was her best friend, and all she could do was watch indifferently.
"Of course." He thought for a long time, and before leaving, he added, "I'm just afraid I don't feel the same way enough."
Due to her life experience, Xuan Jiazhuo actually hates sighing. In her opinion, sighing means showing her helplessness to others, and it does not help solve the problem, so she never sighs.
Looking at Bing Jie's tall and slightly desolate back, Xuan Jiazhuo sighed softly, and the breath was lost in the sea breeze. She murmured again, why did two lovers end up in this situation?
The only two people involved were Qi Jixin and Bing Jie, but now it seems that Qi Jixin is the only one who truly possesses all the information. Even Bing Jie can only piece together the truth from fragments of information...
Xuan Jiazhuo couldn't understand why she had to compromise at that time, and why she sent Bing Jie away at the most critical moment - the man who was her only support.
"What on earth happened then?"
Qi Jixin, whom she had known since childhood, was extremely intelligent and quite strategic. Even if she had to venture into the entertainment industry, a world of fame and fortune, she could still protect herself. Why did she have to suffer so much injustice in Bing Jie's house? Xuan Jiazhuo couldn't figure it out.
What's even more bizarre is that after she broke through the numerous obstacles set by Bing Jie and escaped, she told herself that she didn't hate Bing Jie. But before she could explain the whole story, she had an accident and forgot everything about Bing Jie.
After thinking it over, she decided not to tell Bing Jie the last sentence of the truth. After all, he was the one at fault, and Xuan Jiazhuo didn't want him to feel any better.
The rest of the days were like a short vacation. Without any filming tasks, Qi Jixin went out to play with Sister Zhuo all day long. In less than two days, the two of them traveled to various places on the island.
The rest of the crew either stayed here for a short trip or went home early. Bing Jie was no exception. After meeting Xuan Jiazhuo that day, he took the noon flight to leave the island.
Sister Zhuo knew that he couldn't just leave his company alone all day, but she was only half right. Bing Jie took the initiative and actually went to find Meng Jingxuan first.
When on the island, Qiu Hongbo found out that there was indeed an actress in the TV series who had a brief romance with Meng Jingxuan. Bing Jie went to find him because of this.
"What? You mean, I have to go find that actress and get back together with her?" Meng Jingxuan was so scared that he coughed, and the cigarette in his hand choked his trachea, forcing tears out of his eyes.
"You don't have to be moved to tears," Bing Jie teased him. This quickened Meng Jingxuan's pace in wiping his tears. He touched his chest and took a few deep breaths before leaning forward and asking with a puzzled look on his face, "Are you serious?"
Seeing Bing Jie nod immediately, he immediately stood up and wanted to sit next to Bing Jie to question him, but Bing Jie raised his hand to stop him, "Don't come over, the smell of smoke is too pungent."
This surprised Meng Jingxuan even more than the topic of his girlfriend. He leaned back, crossed his legs, and raised his toes, his movements showing a sense of unrestrained and unrestrained style. He took a deep puff of the cigarette, then raised his head and exhaled the smoke.
"I vaguely remember that the last time you quit smoking was shortly after you married her, right?"
If anyone else said this, it would seem like they were poking at Bing Jie's sore spot, but only when Meng Jingxuan said this would Bing Jie act as if he didn't care at all.
"Yeah. So next time you come to my office, don't smoke."
Meng Jingxuan smacked his lips and agreed quickly, "Okay, Mr. Bing! As for what you said, I'll do it." When it came to serious matters, Meng Jingxuan could still rely on him. He thought for a moment before suggesting, "Do you want me to leak some information?"
If they wait until Qi Jixin discovers something and then spread the rumor, it will be too late.
Bing Jie nodded, and after resolving a knot in his heart, he prepared to return to his company. He still had a lot of official business piled up in the past few days.
After seeing him off, Meng Jingxuan contacted his ex-girlfriend, but as soon as he took out his phone, two messages popped up on it:
[Hua Shaoshi: Brother Jingxuan, I heard he's back, right?]
Hua Shaoshi: I should be able to find him in his office, right?
Meng Jingxuan sneered and did not reply to her message. Instead, he turned around and sent a message to Bing Jie.
It's still not too late to invite me to your office for a smoke~
Bing Jie closed his eyes and took a nap in the car. The special assistant did not dare to disturb him until they arrived at the company and parked the car. Qiu Hongbo woke him up and Bing Jie saw the message. He immediately understood what Meng Jingxuan meant.
It just so happened that he was looking for Hua Shaoshi.
Next to the CEO's office was the office area for several secretaries, and next to the secretaries' office area was the reception room. As Bing Jie stepped out of the elevator, the door to the reception room opened from the inside, and a young woman walked out leisurely, greeting him with a beautiful smile.
"You're finally back!"
Bing Jie glanced at her, said "hmm" and walked towards the office. Hua Shaoshi naturally followed him closely.
The lights in the president's office are always on, even if he doesn't come to the company often. Qiu Hongbo goes in to sort out the documents. After placing the classified documents in front of him, he immediately goes out. He and Hua Shaoshi are the only ones left in the office.
Hua Shaoshi, who had long been accustomed to his indifferent treatment, did not feel unhappy at all. She sat down at the desk uninvited and placed a small bowl of fresh soup on the desk. As soon as the special assistant left, she pushed the bowl over.
"I made it myself, would you like to try it?"
Bing Jie's cold eyes fell on the light pink slim sleeveless dress she was wearing. The designer was very experienced and used an extremely simple cutting style to perfectly interpret the words "elegant and exquisite".
Realizing what he was looking at, Hua Shaoshi felt a little guilty and straightened her neatly combed hair by her ear. Bing Jie's eyes lit up and he praised, "The skirt is very beautiful."
Her heart tightened and her back stiffened, but she could only grit her teeth and listen to him.
"How long are you going to imitate her?" Bing Jie's words were like a sharp knife, easily cutting through the hypocritical decency.
Bing Jie actually didn't know much about women's clothes, but the clothes Qi Jixin wore were either tailored by him or he helped her choose them. He knew every one of them very well.
Every time Bing Jie saw Hua Shaoshi wearing clothes of similar styles, he felt very unhappy and said something every time, but she never changed.
Hua Shaoshi bit her lip, silently repeating a few words her uncle and aunt had told her. Finally, she mustered up the courage to retort, "Clothes styles are always similar. I just buy the ones I like."
She was trying her best to be willful. Despite her arrogant face, Hua Shaoshi was, at heart, a rich girl who could be manipulated. It was only because her uncle and aunt had pointed out to her that Bing Jie preferred strong-willed individuals that she had the nerve to argue with him. To put it bluntly, she was still imitating Qi Jixin, but she would never admit it.
Bing Jie continued mercilessly, "That's quite a coincidence. Your clothes are always the same as my wife's. Isn't that strange?"
Hua Shaoshi's eyes widened, her tone still pretending to be tough: "You and Qi Jixin have already divorced. Qi Jixin is now a different person. She is not your wife."
Just one sentence made Bing Jie extremely impatient. He glanced at the person in front of him and didn't bother to beat around the bush with her. "Don't you just want to marry me? Then you should think clearly. If you blindly stand with my parents, can they guarantee that I will marry you?"
She clutched the handle of her bag under the table, not even daring to look up at Bing Jie, but still weakly retorted, "But if it weren't for my uncle and aunt, you wouldn't even touch me, right?"
"As you said, Qi Jixin is no longer my wife. If you tell me the truth about what happened back then, I will choose to be with you."
Bing Jie admitted that he was indeed anxious. He now urgently wanted to know what they had done back then to make Qi Jixin so disappointed in him in such a short time.
The only breakthrough lies in Hua Shaoshi.
Hua Shaoshi was not so naive as to be bewitched by his few words. She looked up at Bing Jie, and became even more convinced that she would crush this card until she achieved her goal - to marry Bing Jie.
She wanted to ask directly, if that was the case, why didn't he give up on pursuing the truth? The answer wouldn't be pleasant. So, she simply gave up on the question.
"Why don't we be together from now on?" Her eyes sparkled, the embodiment of a businessman's shrewd calculations.
Bing Jie lowered his eyes, and after a moment he sneered, "When are you going to tell me the truth? When we get married, or after we have a few children?"
"When we develop feelings for each other, I will definitely tell you."
Bing Jie chuckled, remembering his advice to Qi Jixin: feelings can't be cultivated. He'd originally been trying to feign complicity with Hua Shaoshi, but unexpectedly, it had actually yielded him a crucial piece of information—Hua Shaoshi and his parents were the ones behind Qi Jixin's persecution.
As long as there are clues, he can find out step by step. Why should he be led by her?
His face suddenly turned cold: "I was just joking just now. My wife has only been Qi Jixin from beginning to end. You can leave now."
Hua Shaoshi was stared at unhappily by him, and could only reluctantly get up and leave. When she reached the door, she looked back at him. Bing Jie did not forget to add: "Also, don't imitate her again in the future, otherwise, you will bear the consequences."
Bad memories flooded her mind and she immediately ran away.
Bing Jie was handling official business alone, but he unexpectedly received a message from Qi Jixin late at night, which came with a picture of his signature that was not his own.
Qi Jixin: I signed your autograph for you, as your fans wanted it. You’re welcome.
He smiled for the first time in a long time, as if he was back to the days when she would wait for him to come home from work. No matter how tired he was from working overtime, as long as he received a message from her, all the sleepiness would be swept away.
Thank you.
Looking at the polite words he used in his reply, Bing Jie sighed inwardly. It was a pity that he couldn't go back to the way things were before.