Chapter 16

The chirping of birds in the early morning woke Luo Qingli up. She slowly opened her eyes and saw that it was already dawn. She also saw Ji Jinsi's face right in front of her.

He closed his eyes tightly, breathed evenly, and had some stubble on his chin. Even in his sleep, he was still handsome and dazzling.

Luo Qingli didn't dare to breathe and wanted to stay away from Ji Jinsi, but she didn't expect Ji Jinsi to put his hand on her waist and hug her, so she couldn't move at all.

Very good, she knew this would be the case. Ji Jinsi also liked to hug her to sleep before.

She quietly took Ji Jinsi's hand from her waist and slowly stepped back.

Unexpectedly, Ji Jinsi exerted force and hugged her back, and her nose tip was about to touch his lips.

"Awake?" Ji Jinsi said with his eyes closed.

Not knowing whether this guy had just woken up or had been awake for a long time, Luo Qingli gritted his teeth and said, "Men and women should not be intimate with each other. President Ji, what are you doing?"

Ji Jinsi opened his eyes, looked at Luo Qingli in his arms, then loosened his hand and said, "Someone forced himself into my arms last night."

Ji Jinsi must be quibbling.

"Then why don't you be a gentleman and back off a bit?"

"The tent is too small and we can't retreat, so we can only let you do whatever you want." Ji Jinsi sat up and rubbed his shoulders.

When Luo Qingli got up, he felt sore all over, as if he had worked all night.

It’s all Ji Jinsi’s fault. If he hadn’t come with me, I could have had a tent all to myself. Why would I have to sleep so cramped?

"Hmph, I won't bother with you." Luo Qingli walked past Ji Jinsi, opened the tent, and crawled out.

The morning sun shines in the valley, and the breeze brings fresh air, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Luo Qingli couldn't help but take a deep breath, and felt the frustration of the whole night immediately disappear.

Ji Jinsi stood beside her and stretched his body.

Luo Qingli glanced at Ji Jinsi beside him, as if to save face, and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ji, I only brought my own toiletries."

Ji Jinsi's expression remained unchanged. "It's okay. I can just rinse my mouth with water."

Seeing that Ji Jinsi was unmoved, Luo Qingli picked up another bottle of water and said, "But I only have one bottle of water."

"You can leave some for me, I won't mind."

It was boring, so Luo Qingli gave up teasing Ji Jinsi.

After the two of them washed up, shared breakfast, and repacked the tent, they prepared to go back.

Ji Jinsi was still carrying the bag, and the two of them went back along the same way they came.

Luo Qingli looked at the evening primrose in the valley with some reluctance. If possible, she really hoped to come here every day, but she was not free every day.

Lin Pingyu once suggested that she build a small house in the valley so that she could see the evening primrose flowers blooming every day during the evening primrose season, but Luo Qingli refused.

She always felt that this evening primrose should live freely in this valley, undisturbed by any human beings, and it was enough for her to see it once a year.

"What are the names of these flowers?" Ji Jinsi asked.

"Evening primrose." It was rare that there was something that Ji Jinsi didn't know, so Luo Qingli enthusiastically explained it to Ji Jinsi.

"Evening primrose blooms every year at this time, but unlike ordinary flowers, it blooms only when the moon rises, hence the name evening primrose. The flower language of evening primrose is silent love and an uninhibited heart."

Ji Jinsi nodded slightly to show that he understood.

The air in the bamboo forest was fresh in the early morning. Walking in it felt like purifying every cell in the body. Luo Qingli enjoyed it so much that even his steps while climbing the mountain became lighter.

We soon reached the top of the mountain and could see the sun rising from the distant mountain top, casting a rosy glow on the earth.

While standing on the top of the mountain, the phone in Ji Jinsi's pocket began to ring one after another.

The signal in the valley was not good. It must be that many people sent messages to Ji Jinsi at night. Now that he came out and had a signal, he received them one after another.

Seeing Ji Jinsi opening his phone and replying to messages one by one, Luo Qingli was gloating and making sarcastic remarks.

"How could Mr. Ji, who is so busy with all sorts of things, be so careless as to come to a place like this with me? Look, they must be getting so anxious because they can't find you."

Although Ji Jinsi did not stop his hands, his expression was calm.

"If the company can't function because I'm gone for one night, that's my incompetence. So, these are the little things."

Well, you have the ability. Luo Qingli gave him a thumbs up.

After Ji Jinsi replied to a few messages, he put his phone back in his pocket and said, "Let's go."

"Aren't you going to finish replying to the message?"

"No rush."

Luo Qingli just raised his leg when he suddenly thought of something.

"Oh no! I actually forgot!"

"Did you forget something in the valley?" Ji Jinsi asked doubtfully.

"No, I promised to bring flowers for Xiaobao, but I forgot when I came out just now. Although the flowers are not in bloom now..."

Ji Jinsi didn't mind Luo Qingli suddenly mentioning Xiaobao. He was different from ordinary people. He liked Luo Qingli because of her as a person, and other things would not affect his judgment.

"These flowers are nice too." Ji Jinsi bent down and picked a small flower from the roadside.

Luo Qingli then noticed that there were many small lavender flowers blooming in the weeds on the roadside, covering the entire roadside. Because they were too small, she didn't notice them at all.

Luo Qingli took the small flower handed to her by Ji Jinsi and bent down to pick it from the grass.

Soon, she picked a small handful of flowers. The small lavender flowers clustered together were also very beautiful.

"You have eyes for discovering beauty, not bad." Luo Qingli reluctantly left a comment on Ji Jinsi.

Ji Jinsi looked at Luo Qingli and saw the girl in front of him smiling with her eyes curved. The morning glow sprinkled on her body, giving her a halo. He felt that Luo Qingli in front of him had a liveliness that he had never had before, which made him want to get closer.

"Yeah, I think so too." Ji Jinsi replied.

Luo Qingli didn't know what Ji Jinsi was thinking. She curled her lips and whispered, "How immodest."

Luo Qingli took the bunch of small purple flowers and walked back to the doorstep of their home along the mountain road with Ji Jinsi.

She gestured to Ji Jinsi to put down the bag and said, "Thank you, President Ji, for your hard work along the way. I'll treat you to a meal when I have the chance."

Of course, she didn't know when this opportunity would come.

"Look, I've taken up so much of your time. You're a very busy man, so I won't keep you here any longer. Mr. Ji, please go back and deal with your business." Luo Qingli began to drive the guest away.

Ji Jinsi put the bag aside, looked at Luo Qingli and said, "I have a suggestion for Mr. Luo."

Ji Jinsi's sudden seriousness surprised Luo Qingli: "What suggestions?"

"I hope Mr. Luo can come to North City. Linju and Mozhu have reached a collaboration to produce co-branded perfume and furniture. I hope Mr. Luo can come to our headquarters to confirm the theme of this collaboration."

Luo Qingli subconsciously wanted to refuse, but then she heard Ji Jinsi say, "You only have a basic understanding of Linju's philosophy, but you haven't touched on anything deeper. So, I suggest you come to North City to visit our headquarters, learn about our corporate culture, and then work with our designers to determine a joint design concept."

Luo Qingli knew that Ji Jinsi was right. She needed to go and see Lin Ju’s furniture before deciding on the tone of the perfume. However, subconsciously, she did not want to go back to North City.

As if noticing Luo Qingli's hesitation, Ji Jinsi continued, "Mr. Luo doesn't want to go to North City. Is it because he doesn't dare? Are you afraid of me?"

"Who said that? How could I be afraid!" Luo Qingli immediately retorted like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

She had to admit that Ji Jinsi saw through her completely, but she couldn't be stage fright.

"Then it's settled. I'll go to North City in a while."

"The day after tomorrow, let's do it. I'll book a plane ticket for you." Ji Jinsi didn't leave Luo Qingli any room for regret. "By then, I hope to see Mr. Luo at the Linju headquarters."

After saying that, Ji Jinsi left without looking back.

Seeing Ji Jinsi's back disappear at the end of the path, Luo Qingli covered her head and screamed silently.

Luo Qingli, what's wrong with you? Why did you agree?

Just as she was feeling upset, her cell phone suddenly rang and someone sent her a message.

Luo Qingli took out her cell phone, opened it and saw that it was a message from Jiang Ran.

"Qingli, I finally got the leading female role in a movie! I really want to meet you so we can celebrate together!"

Seeing this message, Luo Qingli smiled.

Jiang Ran was the girl who gave her the drink that year and the one who woke her up.

After adding their contact information that year, she gave Jiang Ran a sum of money. Unexpectedly, Jiang Ran used this money to start from a supporting role and broke into the entertainment industry. The relationship between the two became better and better, and they became best friends who could talk about anything.

However, Jiang Ran never told Luo Qingli about the TV series she starred in, and Luo Qingli didn't know what Jiang Ran looked like, so the two of them maintained the purest relationship as netizens.

Come to think of it, after so many years, it’s time for me to meet Ranran. I could take this opportunity to celebrate with Ranran.

Thinking of this, Luo Qingli replied.

"Congratulations. I have to go to North City for something recently. I wonder if it would be convenient for you to come out and meet me?"

Jiang Ran replied quickly.

"Oh my god, Qingli, you finally decided to come to Beicheng! I can't wait to see you! It's a deal then, as long as you come to Beicheng, I will definitely treat you well!"

After turning off his phone, Luo Qingli finally made up his mind to go just once. North City is so big, he shouldn't see those disgusting people.

In the evening, Lin Pingyu brought Xiaobao to have dinner with Luo Qingli. Luo Qingli put the flowers she brought back in a small vase and gave it to Xiaobao. Xiaobao was so happy that he quickly said he wanted to put the flowers in his room.

Luo Qingli mentioned to Lin Pingyu that they were going to North City.

Lin Pingyu was a little surprised. "Why are you going to North City all of a sudden? Today, someone from Linju came to me to get my stamp. Did someone from Linju tell you something?"