Chapter 7 Our relationship is not suitable to be made public.
Ji Peiheng has a habit of waking up early, while Shi Yang is a light sleeper, so she was also awakened when he got up.
Ji Peiheng tied his tie in front of the mirror: "At ten o'clock, the Ji family will have a meeting with Yuelan to discuss the specific design details of the resort. Do you want to come with me?"
Shi Yang said sleepily, "No, it's only this early."
She turned over and went back to sleep.
I don't know how much time has passed.
Shi Yang was startled awake from a dream. She dreamt that the alarm clock rang, and then she set it back five minutes. When she woke up again, it was three hours later.
Startled, she woke up instantly, glanced at her phone, and what she saw nearly caused her heart to stop—it was already 10:30.
She jumped out of bed, rushed to the bathroom, quickly washed up, applied some foundation and lipstick, and ran downstairs.
She almost bumped into Aunt Cui, who was delivering snacks to her.
Aunt Cui, holding a glass of milk, called to her, "Madam, the master instructed that you should eat breakfast before going to work. At least have a glass of milk..."
Shi Yang had already hurriedly put on her shoes and left: "I'm not eating..."
The meeting was at the Ji family's residence. Xiao Yan had already sent her several messages on the way: "Sis, why aren't you here yet?"
Manager Su was already very unhappy.
Everyone's waiting for you, I can't hold on any longer...
Shi Yang replied: "Immediately."
She sat in the driver's seat, anxiously waiting for the traffic lights. Coincidentally, the road was mostly red lights, and by the time she arrived at her destination, she was almost an hour and a half late.
When she reached the meeting room door, she hesitated and was a little afraid to go in.
He gritted his teeth and knocked on the door.
When she knocked and went in, Su Yuan's face was extremely dark.
The people in the conference room looked at her with surprise. This was a meeting with the Ji family, and President Ji was sitting there. They wanted to see who this person who dared to be an hour and a half late was.
Su Yuan stood up and introduced, "I'm sorry, President Ji, this is our company's designer, who is also the main designer for this project. She had something to attend to at home, so she is late."
"Something happened at home? What is it?" Ji Peiheng, who was in the main seat, suddenly spoke up.
Everyone sat up straight, thinking to themselves that President Ji was unhappy.
Shi Yang looked up and saw him wearing a perfectly pressed, wrinkle-free dark black suit with broad, smooth shoulders, leaning lazily in his chair, looking at her with a half-smile.
Shi Yang glared at him, feigning ignorance.
If he hadn't kept her up for so long, she wouldn't have overslept.
Her tone was not pleasant: "This is a family matter."
The implication is that it's not convenient to say.
Everyone looked at her as if she'd seen a ghost. Had this designer surnamed Shi gone mad? Not only was she late, but she dared to speak to the client like that.
Su Yuan glared at her and explained anxiously, "President Ji, Designer Shi is just like that. She doesn't have any bad intentions, she..."
Seeing everyone's tense expressions, Shi Yang realized that he had spoken a bit inappropriately.
She and Ji Peiheng were secretly married. To outsiders, their relationship was just that of a client and a contractor. Everyone thought she had a death wish when she said that, and they were about to try to defend themselves.
Ji Peiheng chuckled softly, "It's alright, I quite admire Designer Shi's personality."
He changed the subject: "Let's get back to the main topic."
Next, Shi Yang stood up, showed the PowerPoint presentation, and explained his design philosophy and the reasons behind the design.
After the meeting, everyone started to leave, but Ji Peiheng said, "Designer Shi, please stay for a moment."
When only the two of them were left in the meeting room.
Shi Yang asked in confusion, "President Ji, is there something you need from me?"
Ji Peiheng looked at her respectful demeanor, which resembled that of a subservient party, and wanted to laugh: "It's nothing, I just wanted to talk to you."
Shi Yang's temples throbbed. She glanced quickly at the door and lowered her voice, "President Ji, please don't say anything out of turn."
Ji Peiheng was somewhat puzzled: "Are you so afraid that others will find out about our relationship?"
Nonsense, isn't he afraid?
Shi Yang found him baffling. Was it something to be proud of to marry the woman his own brother didn't want?
He didn't care, but she felt embarrassed.
She considered it for a moment and said, "Our relationship is not suitable to be made public."
The air grew quieter.
Ji Peiheng's lips twitched upwards, his smile cold and indifferent: "I understand. I respect your choice. Now, leave."
He was angry.
Shi Yang could feel it.
However, she couldn't figure out why he was angry.
She hadn't walked far when she bumped into Su Yuan, and she demanded, "What did President Ji say to you?"
Shi Yang said, "We just talked about some work-related things."
Su Yuan looked her up and down.
Shi Yang frowned and asked, "Manager Su, is there something on my face?"
Su Yuan snorted: "Does a designer really need to wear such a bright lipstick? You'd better focus on your work."
She left those words behind, then strode away in her high heels.
Xiao Yan came over and handed her a bottle of water: "Sister, don't listen to that old woman's nonsense. She's just targeting you on purpose."
Shi Yang took out her phone and looked at the lipstick she was wearing. It was a nude color that she had just grabbed before leaving the house that morning, and it was very light.
Su Yuan was just looking for trouble.
My phone vibrated.
She looked down and saw a message from Lu Qingqing pop up on the screen: "Baby, I'm back in China. Treat me to a welcome-back dinner tonight!" along with a cute emoji.
Upon seeing this news, Shi Yang's gloomy mood, which had lasted for several days, finally lifted somewhat.
A phone number then appeared on the screen.
The initial joy of finally achieving a rise vanished completely.
After hesitating for a moment, I pressed the answer button: "Mom."
A cold voice came from the other end of the phone: "Come back in a bit."
Shi Yang: "I'm at work."
"Does it matter?" Song Zhihua asked.
The three words, neither too light nor too heavy, conveyed indifference and left no room for argument.
Shi Yang said, "I understand."
She told Xiaoyan, "I have something to do and I'm going out for a bit. I won't be back at the company for a while."
...
The capital city, the Shi family.
Song Zhihua watched from the kitchen: "These are all dishes that Yueyue likes to eat. You guys prepare them and make sure to control the heat."
Shi Yue walked into the kitchen and put her arms around Song Zhihua's neck: "Mom, you're so good to me, you even know what I like to eat."
"Little girl, if I'm not good to you, who else should I be good to?" Song Zhihua took her hand and led her to the living room, taking out an exquisite jewelry box: "I saw a bracelet when I was shopping a few days ago, and I thought it would suit you. Do you like it?"
It's a jadeite bangle, of superior quality, with excellent clarity and translucency; it's clearly quite expensive.
"What a beautiful bracelet, thank you, Mom."
Shi Yue kissed Song Zhihua on the cheek.
Song Zhihua's face was full of kindness.
As soon as Shi Yang entered the room, she saw this loving scene between mother and child. In her memory, Song Zhihua was a very cold person.
Only for her.
Because she treated Shi Yue completely differently, she would feel wronged and upset when they were little. She didn't understand why, even though they were both daughters of the Shi family, her parents favored Shi Yue more.
By now, she's long since gotten used to it and doesn't care anymore.
Her appearance seemed to disrupt the tender moment between mother and daughter, and Song Zhihua's expression immediately turned cold: "You're back."
"What can I do for you?"
"Please sit down," Song Zhihua said, gesturing for a servant to serve tea.
She was so polite, she acted like a guest.
"Ning Ci, I called you here because of Yueyue. I already know about the kidnapping. No one expected such an accident. She's not young anymore, and she still cares about the eldest son of the Ji family. I hope this matter can be left alone and not cause any more trouble."
The moment she saw Shi Yue, she had already guessed most of it.
They all didn't want her to tell the Ji family about this.
Shi Yue said, "Mom, don't pressure my sister anymore. If she doesn't agree, then so be it. Maybe Jin Yu and I are just not meant to be."
Song Zhihua patted her hand reassuringly, then spoke to Shi Yang in a cold tone: "Do you agree or disagree?"
Shi Yang silently tugged at his lips: "Mom, why don't you ask me if I'm hurt? Or if I'm scared?"
Song Zhihua was stunned for a moment: "You..."
Shi Yang has always been quiet and unassuming since childhood, so these words don't seem like something she would say.
Song Zhihua pursed her lips: "Your sister has had a pitiful life. She didn't live with us when she was little. Please bear with her."
She was tired of hearing that phrase, and now it only annoyed her.
Shi Yang had already spoken: "I understand. I promise you this matter is over, and I promise I won't say anything to the Ji family."
She got up to leave.
Shi Yue asked with concern, "Yangyang, aren't you staying for dinner?"
Shi Yang glanced at her: "I guess none of them were made for me, so I won't stay and take your share."
Shi Yue was speechless with embarrassment.
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