Jiang Yue nestled on the sofa, her long, black hair cascading down, making her fair face appear even whiter. The paper bag she was clutching had fallen to the side of the sofa.
It made almost no sound when it hit the carpet.
Seeing that Zhou Ji didn't move, Jiang Yue kicked him again, "Get up."
Her face seemed to have been painted with color, her slightly parted lips shimmering with a shimmering hue, and the touch of color on her jade-like face gave her a healthy glow.
Zhou Ji raised his hand and gently brushed the stray hairs from her forehead, tucking them behind her ear. He lowered his head and kissed her before slowly releasing her wrist.
Jiang Yue rolled over and sat up, her face still flushed. She sat up straight, not initially that curious, but he had piqued her interest: "Who told you?"
Zhou Ji coaxed her in a tone as if he were coaxing a child, as if telling her the answer was insignificant: "Assistant Shen."
Jiang Yue: "How did Assistant Shen find out?"
Zhou Ji pondered for a while, as if he were seriously analyzing for her: "There are many people and eyes in the building, and Assistant Shen must have heard about it."
Jiang Yue said, "So he couldn't wait to inform on you so you could clean up the crime scene in advance?"
Zhou Ji was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Do you really enjoy playing this kind of game?"
Jiang Yue: "..."
All right.
She instantly lost her energy.
Zhou Ji's gaze fell on the paper bag next to the sofa. "What did you buy?"
He received the bill notification at noon. It didn't cost much, and he didn't know what she bought, but it certainly wasn't for herself.
Her Highness is very generous with her money; she never stops spending on herself unless it's at least a seven-figure sum.
This is a small item that costs tens of thousands of yuan.
It was probably a gift.
Jiang Yue bought him ties, carefully selecting two black ones that she liked. Zhou Ji looked impeccable in his suit, with a narrow waist and long legs, refined yet dignified, very classy and handsome.
He provoked me like that.
I've changed my mind and don't want to give it to him anymore.
Jiang Yue thought for a moment, "A small gift for Assistant Shen."
Zhou Ji's expression remained unchanged; his ambiguous smile was even more intimidating than his blank expression. He opened the paper bag and glanced at it. "A tie?"
Jiang Yue nodded arrogantly: "Yes, two, black ones."
Zhou Ji casually placed it aside, his tone composed: "Assistant Shen is already married, so giving her a tie isn't appropriate."
Jiang Yue humbly asked, "What do you think would be a suitable gift, Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Ji pretended to be serious: "Perhaps you can ask him yourself."
He continued, "I happen to be short two ties."
Jiang Yue scoffed coldly: "You need a tie?"
Zhou Ji grasped her hand and said calmly, "There's nothing I can do, I made my girlfriend angry."
Jiang Yue turned her head to the side: "Then you should think of a good solution."
Zhou Ji said, "I'm thinking about it."
After a while, he added, "My girlfriend has a bad temper and isn't easy to appease."
In short, after this and that.
Both ties ultimately ended up in Zhou Ji's possession.
Every time she came over, Zhou Ji would leave work on time and postpone his work. Assistant Shen didn't dare to bother him too much, and would even postpone important matters when necessary.
After spring passed.
The vibrant summer has become a perfect season for falling in love.
Jiang Yue met Zhao Shuyan in the lobby on the first floor of the building. She had lost a lot of weight, and her face was thinner, making her look even more charming.
She hadn't finished get off work yet; her employee badge was still hanging around her neck.
Holding a pile of documents, he didn't rush upstairs, but instead stayed in the rest area on the first floor, seemingly waiting for someone.
After a while, a man who looked to be about the same age as her sat down in front of her, carrying two cups of coffee and a sweet strawberry cake.
The man was young and looked clean-cut.
He may not be the most handsome, but he has a youthful charm.
Zhao Shuyan ate the cake bite by bite. The man said something to her, and a faint smile gradually appeared on her pale face.
They are separated by a great distance.
Jiang Yue saw the unburdened smile in Zhao Shuyan's eyes, a smile that was no longer a deliberate pretense.
Perhaps it was a meeting of minds.
Perhaps it was because her gaze was too undisguised.
Zhao Shuyan seemed to have noticed her, and looked up in her direction. Their eyes met briefly in mid-air, gazing at each other from afar.
Zhao Shuyan saw the man next to Jiang Yue. It seemed that this man had always had no eyes for anyone but Jiang Yue.
This arrogant and unyielding man only has one person in his heart.
He never lingered for even a second longer for anyone else.
Zhao Shuyan suddenly remembered that time on the cruise ship, his indifference. She should have understood from that moment on.
Except for Jiang Yue.
Zhou Ji would not show mercy to anyone.
His devilish heart only showed a rare glimmer of compassion when it came to Jiang Yue's matter.
Zhao Shuyan's resentment seemed to ease a little. She silently withdrew her gaze, slowly lowered her head, and continued eating the cake in front of her.
At this moment, only the strawberry cake in front of her was sweet.
"Is it good? Is it sweet?"
"It's quite sweet."
I'll buy it for you tomorrow afternoon.
This cake shop is very popular; there's always a queue.
Zhao Shuyan buried her face, her eyes burning. After letting go of her obsessions, she understood many things and stopped clinging to people she couldn't have and a life that never truly belonged to her.
"Okay," she said, then asked in a low voice, "Are you pursuing me because you want me to be your girlfriend?"
"Mmm." The boy, who had just graduated from school, still sounded a bit immature.
Zhao Shuyan paused for a moment, then said, "Let me think about it some more, and I'll give you an answer in a few days."
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
Jiang Yue couldn't hear what they were saying. She watched quietly, her expression somewhat dazed, as if she were thinking about something.
Zhou Ji clenched his knuckles, and the slight pressure brought Jiang Yue back to her senses.
Jiang Yue's mind went blank for a while. After a while, a thought suddenly came to her mind: this was the fate of everyone.
This is how the story should end.
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