Chapter 284 I Want to Be the One Who Accompanies You for the Rest of Your Life
An hour later, Ji Ying appeared at the airport terminal.
She only carried a small bag, as if she were only going out for one trip.
Xu Zhaoheng was somewhat surprised when he saw her outfit.
Are you coming back tonight?
Ji Ying said calmly, "The apartment in Kun City has everything."
Xu Zhaoheng laughed and said, "That's great, then I don't even need to book a hotel."
Ji Ying looked at him calmly and without any emotion. "The Xiao family has already arranged accommodations for you."
Xu Zhaoheng felt a little embarrassed by her gaze and pretended to be helpless, saying, "I was just joking with you, can you not be so serious?"
Ji Ying ignored him and followed the flight attendants to board the plane.
The business class on this flight was unusually quiet, with only the two of them as passengers.
After Ji Ying sat down by the window, she put on her headphones and listened to music, clearly not wanting to talk to him.
Xu Zhaoheng was quite sensible and sat down diagonally behind her.
He was also very tall, but unlike Liang Yizhi's upright stature, he was rather thin.
His calm and composed demeanor, befitting a scholar and entrepreneur, is truly remarkable.
Not long after takeoff, a beautiful flight attendant approached him with a smile and, under the guise of asking if he needed a drink, quietly handed him a slip of paper with his phone number on it.
Xu Zhaoheng was slightly taken aback, then a helpless smile appeared on his lips. He turned his gaze to Ji Ying in front of him and said to the flight attendant in a gentle but clear tone, "You'll make my girlfriend unhappy if you do this."
The flight attendant's smile froze instantly. She apologized awkwardly and quickly left.
Xu Zhaoheng then got up and sat in the empty seat next to Ji Ying.
Ji Ying thought he had something to do, so she took off her headphones and looked at him.
"Thank you for earlier." Xu Zhaoheng pointed in the direction the flight attendant had left. "I used you as a shield for a bit."
Ji Ying put her headphones back on, her tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible sarcasm.
"It's okay, I'm used to being someone's shield."
After saying that, he closed his eyes again.
Xu Zhaoheng looked at her for a while, then suddenly stopped joking. He reached out and gently removed one of her earphones, leaned slightly to the side, and said seriously, "Ji Ying, if you and Liang Yizhi can't make it work, come with me."
Ji Ying suddenly opened her eyes and turned to look at him.
Xu Zhaoheng met her gaze, his tone more solemn than ever before.
"Don't worry about my engagement with Shen Ruofu. If the Xu family knew that I was marrying you, they would definitely agree a thousand times over."
Ji Ying was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed...
After the plane landed, the two went straight to the hospital.
Xiao's parents were already waiting at the door of their daughter's hospital room.
Having communicated with the hospital beforehand, Xu Zhaoheng immediately changed into a white coat and entered the ward to conduct a clinical assessment of Xiao Xia's condition.
Xiao's parents waited outside the ward, extremely grateful to Ji Ying, but the more they did so, the more guilty Ji Ying felt.
Suddenly, a figure rushed over and grabbed her arm.
She turned around in pain and met a pair of cloudy, agitated eyes.
It's Xie Lingfang!
Her hair was disheveled, and her hospital gown was wrinkled; she was completely different from the elegant chairman's wife she used to be.
"Ji Ying! It's you, it's all your fault! You ruined everything I had! How dare you come looking for me? Just wait and see what I'll do..."
"What are you all standing there for? Quickly restrain your boss's ex-wife and stop her from hurting anyone else."
Xie Lingfang was interrupted by Lin Meizhen, who arrived before she could finish speaking.
Several men who looked like bodyguards quickly stepped forward, restrained Xie Lingfang, and dragged her away.
Lin Meizhen stepped forward to apologize, and when she saw it was Ji Ying, her eyes were filled with surprise and delight.
When did you get back? Why didn't you tell me?
Ji Ying smiled faintly, "Something urgent came up, so I decided to come back at the last minute."
This is Xiao Xia's hospital room, and Lin Meizhen can guess what's going on.
"How did Xie Lingfang become like this?" Ji Ying asked, looking at the nail marks on her arm.
Lin Meizhen sighed.
"The divorce from Liang Weiyue was a huge blow to her. She thought Liang Jian and the Xie family would support her, but neither side cared about her. She couldn't accept it and went crazy, constantly talking about how she was the chairman's wife and hitting anyone who looked even remotely like him. If Liang Weiyue hadn't wanted to save face for Liang Jian, he wouldn't have cared about her either. You see, in the end, I'm the one who has to clean up this mess."
Seeing that she was dressed head-to-toe in Dior, Ji Ying smiled and said, "Ms. Lin has a lot of responsibility now."
Lin Meizhen pushed aside the bodyguard who had followed her and pulled her aside, whispering, "You have no idea how fiercely Yan Chuan and Liang Jian are fighting in the company. Liang Weiyue is already in a terrible predicament. My wedding with him is being prepared. Once he marries me, I will take his money and the company. This is my karma for that scumbag."
Ji Ying remained noncommittal about her ideals, and after a moment of silence, said, "Leave room for maneuver in everything you do. Some 'enemies' may only be temporary. Instead of racking your brains to overturn the table, you should think about how to make yourself more secure at the table, because you just want to change the dealer."
Lin Meizhen was slightly taken aback. "You mean..."
Ji Ying lowered her eyes, "You and Liang Jian originally had no conflict. A stepmother needs to be tolerant to avoid being criticized."
Lin Meizhen seemed to be deep in thought.
At this moment, the bodyguard who had taken Xie Lingfang to the treatment room returned and reported, "Miss Lin, the doctor is looking for you."
Lin Meizhen immediately patted Ji Ying's hand, "If you're free tomorrow, come to Tianhe Yunjing for a meal. Yanchuan misses you a lot."
After saying that, she hurried toward the doctor's office.
Just then, Xu Zhaoheng finished his examination and came out to hear this.
Xiao Xia is doing well, but some data won't be available until tomorrow, so we can't say for sure whether we can arrange a medical plane to take her to Beijing.
After declining the invitation to dinner from Xiao's parents, Xu Zhaoheng suggested to Ji Ying, "Let's put our business aside for now. I know a very nice seaside restaurant with great views and food. Would you do me the honor of joining us?"
Ji Ying glanced at her phone, which had been silent all along.
Liang Yizhi had known about her departure for a long time, but she hadn't contacted him until now.
Perhaps he also felt that it would be better for the two of them to be apart for a few days.
So he nodded slightly.
However, when he arrived at the beach, he realized that he had booked a yacht, not a restaurant.
Ji Ying stopped and stood on the dock, refusing to move forward.
Xu Zhaoheng said naturally, "I've already set up the table and laid out a lavish meal for you. Won't you do me the honor of coming?"
Ji Ying remained silent.
Xu Zhaoheng raised an eyebrow and said, "Xiao Xia's complete test data is expected to arrive here around dinner time. You don't want to know my assessment results immediately."
Ji Ying glanced at him indifferently, "Threatening me, you've got guts."
After saying that, she boarded the yacht.
Hsu Chao-heng went to great lengths for this dinner, not only chartering a yacht but also preparing a table full of delicacies.
However, none of this could melt away Ji Ying's indifference.
She ate quietly, reacting indifferently to all his topics, at most politely tasting a bite of the dishes he recommended, maintaining a distant politeness throughout.
Finally, dinner ended in an almost stagnant atmosphere.
The test results hadn't arrived yet, so Ji Ying got up, left her seat, walked to the ship's railing, and looked up at the sky.
Xu Zhaoheng picked up two glasses of wine and walked towards her. "I remember in high school, we always said that on graduation day we would secretly rent a boat and watch the stars on the river all night long, but later... nothing came of it."
Ji Ying's memory was briefly recalled, and she smiled briefly, but then quickly suppressed it.
"So, what is the purpose of inviting me aboard the yacht to look at the stars?"
Xu Zhaoheng was speechless at her sober-mindedness. Without further delay, he put down his wine glass and took out a jewelry box.
Inside was a very valuable necklace.
“Yingying, we’ve known each other for so long. Long enough that I’ve seen your proud side and witnessed all your pain. I don’t care that you’ve entrusted yourself to the wrong person right now, but I want to be the one who will accompany you for the rest of your life.”
Ji Ying turned her head away, avoiding his burning gaze. "You don't have to do this."
However, Xu Zhaoheng approached her and trapped her against the railing of the ship.
"Two choices: either wear it, or... jump from here."
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