Episode 084: Responsible to the End

"Song Yi, Song Yi?" Jiang Yuxu looked at the absent-minded woman in front of him, his brows slightly furrowed, and the look behind the glasses seemed a little complicated.

Today is Friday, Song Yi has no classes at school, so he came to the law firm early in the morning.

When Jiang Yuxu assigned her work, she was always distracted.

The situation is very wrong.

Hearing Jiang Yuxu's shout, Song Yi was startled and finally came to his senses.

She rubbed her forehead and looked at Jiang Yuxu intently: "I'm sorry, please say it again."

"There's a meeting in an hour. Come with me and take notes. Then, in the afternoon, I'll go meet the client." Jiang Yuxu repeated the task he had just assigned her and squinted at her. "Can you handle this?"

Song Yi nodded, "Okay."

Jiang Yuxu: "Are you feeling unwell?"

"No." Song Yi denied.

Jiang Yuxu had a keen sense of smell and a venomous gaze: "That means you're in trouble."

"Can I invite you to dinner after get off work?" Song Yi felt embarrassed to take up Jiang Yuxu's working time, after all, he was quite busy.

Her question basically confirmed Jiang Yuxu's previous guess.

"Okay." Jiang Yuxu agreed.

Coming out of Jiang Yuxu's office, Song Yi went to the tea room alone to have coffee.

She stood in front of the capsule machine with a coffee cup in her hand, her mind full of the words Fu Xijing said that night at Chanshanju.

...He seemed to have determined that she and Jiang Yuxu would definitely separate.

Why?

No, that's not the point.

The point is, Fu Xijing didn't seem to intend to let him go, and even... his words sounded like he wanted to compete with Jiang Yuxu.

Almost forty-eight hours had passed since that day, but Song Yi's heart still hadn't settled down.

She didn't know what Fu Xijing meant, and she had no idea about it. Now she only had Jiang Yuxu as her backer, but she also knew very well that Jiang Yuxu had no relationship with her and would never help her all the time.

Song Yi thought that the thing she regretted most so far was probably provoking Fu Xijing.

Why was she moved by his words in Rome that year?

——

Although he was upset, Song Yi was still very efficient when he forced himself to work.

Both the minutes of the morning meeting and the summary of information made during the afternoon meeting with the parties perfectly met Jiang Yuxu's requirements.

The meeting with the client ended at exactly five o'clock in the evening.

Jiang Yuxu glanced at his watch and asked Song Yi, "Where are we going to eat?"

Song Yi: "Aren't you going back to the law firm?"

"I don't have any plans for today," Jiang Yuxu said. "Also, I don't want to hear 'you' after get off work. It makes me uncomfortable."

Song Yi: "Okay, okay, what do you like to eat?"

Jiang Yuxu: "Hot pot?"

Song Yi was surprised: "Do you like hot pot too?"

Jiang Yuxu: "Yes?"

Song Yi: "I like it."

Jiang Yuxu: "Then let's eat hot pot."

…

There was a hot pot restaurant nearby. When Song Yi and Jiang Yuxu sat down together, they felt a sense of sadness when they saw the man opposite them wearing a black shirt, tie and glasses.

The shabu-shabu pot in his hand didn't seem to be from the same layer as him.

Song Yi was too surprised, and the expression on his face was quite obvious. Jiang Yuxu saw it and pointed it out directly: "You seem very surprised."

"Ah, yes, some." Song Yi said, "I thought you didn't like strong flavors like hot pot."

She still remembered the tasteless meal she had last time at his house.

Jiang Yuxu pointed to the clear soup pot and said, "I like this one."

That makes sense.

Jiang Yuxu doesn't look like someone who can eat spicy food.

Song Yi was thinking about this when he heard him say, "Everyone in my family likes spicy food and can eat it well. I'm the only one who can't."

Song Yi was amused. "Then we are exactly the opposite. My mother can't eat spicy food, but I am very good at it."

Jiang Yuxu touched the water cup and didn't respond.

The two waited for a few minutes and the waiters brought the dishes one after another.

After the pot boiled, Song Yi habitually took on the role of caregiver and began to help Jiang Yuxu put the vegetables into the clear soup pot.

Jiang Yuxu did not stop her. His eyes fell on her, and the look behind the glasses was mysterious.

Song Yi put down the plate and noticed Jiang Yuxu staring at him, feeling a little uncomfortable: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Jiang Yuxu calmly changed the subject. "You asked me to have dinner with you. What do you want to talk about?"

When he asked this question, Song Yi's expression became much more serious.

She pursed her lips and told Jiang Yuxu what happened that night at the school anniversary ceremony.

After hearing this, Jiang Yuxu's face darkened.

"What else did he do?" Jiang Yuxu asked.

"...No, he let me go after he said that." This is why Song Yi has been so nervous these days.

If Fu Xijing really did something, the knife would fall on his head, cleanly and neatly. Even if it was uncomfortable, it would feel better after a few days.

But he did nothing. It was like there was a knife hanging over his head, and he didn't know when it would fall.

Whenever I do anything, I will remember the existence of the knife.

Jiang Yuxu: "What are you worried about?"

Song Yi: "I thought he would let me go after he knew I wanted you to be his boyfriend, and then you wouldn't have to cooperate with me in acting, but now he——"

"He doesn't look like he's going to let go now." Jiang Yuxu took over Song Yi's words, "You're worried that after you break up with me, he'll come after you again."

Song Yi nodded. Not only that, she also had another concern: "I said you are better than him in every way. It seems that you have hurt his self-esteem and it may bring you trouble."

"I don't care about this." Jiang Yuxu didn't care about it.

He picked up a piece of green bamboo shoots and casually said to Song Yi: "I've said before that you don't have to feel pressured about being your boyfriend. I will be responsible to the end."

...take responsibility to the end?

Song Yi was shocked by the four words "Jiang Yuxu".

They had just known each other for less than a month, and Jiang Yuxu didn't seem to be a warm-hearted person. How could he say such things for no reason?

He did say something similar last time, but at that time—

"Like I said before, you can keep acting as long as it's convenient for you." Jiang Yuxu's words answered Song Yi's doubts, "I also need someone to take care of the family for me."

Song Yi couldn't help but ask: "Then... won't your family urge you to get married?"

The reason she didn't seriously consider it was because she felt it was not a long-term solution.

Ji Qingyuan had said before that Jiang Yuxu seemed to be the only one in the Jiang family who had not yet married, and the elders were very anxious.

"You can get married if you want." Jiang Yuxu said the most explosive words in the calmest tone, "I'm fine with either."

Song Yi: “…”

Jiang Yuxu: "Any other questions?"

Song Yi: “…No more.”

Jiang Yuxu picked up the chopsticks: "Then eat."

Song Yi choked and followed him to pick up the chopsticks.

She seemed a little confused about Jiang Yuxu's train of thought - did he mean that he would always protect her, even at the cost of falling out with Fu Xijing?

But why? Just because she played along with him?

If he wanted to find someone to act, it shouldn't be difficult... Why did he choose her?

Song Yi racked his brains but couldn't figure out the reason.

Ding Dong——

As I was distracted, the WeChat notification sound rang on the phone next to me.

Song Yi picked up his phone and saw the message from Ji Qingyuan.

Sister Qing: [Are you free tomorrow? Come to my place for dinner with Yuxu!]