Chapter 119 (Main Text and Extra Chapters) - End
The only time Jing Ge got angry and had a cold war with Li Mushi was in the summer when she was 23.
The kind of Cold War that's really serious.
She never expected that Li Mushi would have the bullet removed from his body while on a business trip abroad.
I didn't even tell her.
When Jingge found out, the wounds had already healed.
She was stunned for a long time, trying to process what had happened, but she still couldn't help being confused: "You just... went ahead and had the surgery?"
"..." Li Mushi patiently explained, "It's nothing serious. The doctor there was an appointment a long time ago, but I hadn't gone yet. I just happened to be passing through on this business trip, so I had it done. It's not really a surgery..."
Jing Ge remained silent.
Extremely silent.
Li Mushi pulled her hand and pressed it against the wound: "Look, it's perfectly fine."
Jingge pulled his hand away.
Li Mushi paused, somewhat at a loss, and added, "The entire surgery only took half an hour. It was a very minor procedure. The doctor there was familiar with my condition; it was just a matter of course..."
Li Mushi was unable to continue speaking.
Jingge had already pushed him away, her eyes brimming with tears, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
"Don't cry," Li Mushi said, his composure gone. He forgot to take out his handkerchief and pulled her sleeve to wipe her tears. His heart grew more and more anxious, and he simply kissed her eyes. "Baby, don't cry. I admit my mistake. I accept the punishment. I should take this seriously and make you stay with me."
Jing Ge simply ignored him.
I sleep with my back to him at night.
Li Mushi felt he was experiencing a marital crisis.
It's very serious.
When Jingge wasn't working, she stopped calling or texting him, and she stopped coming to see him all the time. She worked overtime five times in one week, and the other two times she was out with friends, not returning home until 10 p.m.
Li Mushi was distracted during the meeting.
Realizing this situation was not working, Li Mushi decided to have Jing Ge argue with him so that he could vent his anger and frustration.
Jingge said he would be working overtime that day, and that he would be taking clients out for a late-night snack after work, so he wouldn't be back so early.
Li Mushi went to pick her up.
When they arrived at the place for a late-night snack, no one had come out yet. Li Mushi leaned against the car door, glanced down and replied to a few messages, telling Jing Ge that he had arrived and that she shouldn't rush and should come out after she had finished eating.
Neon lights flashed.
Hearing the noise, Li Mushi looked up at the door and saw Jing Ge and several of Womei's colleagues accompanying the client as they came out.
As Jing Ge was descending the steps, he lost his footing and tripped slightly. Li Mushi's pupils constricted, and his usually composed figure panicked for the first time. He rushed over without even having time to think.
Ultimately, the distance was too great, and it was a customer next to her who helped her up.
Jing Ge was startled and quickly steadied himself.
Li Mushi pulled her into his arms and examined her from head to toe.
Jing Geping, flustered, said, "It's alright, I'm fine..."
The man didn't speak.
After accompanying her to drop off her client, the car quietly drove towards the official residence.
Neither of them broke the silence.
The car pulled into the underground parking garage. Jing Ge grabbed the door handle to open it, but Li Mushi coldly said, "Are you annoyed with me?"
"..." Jing Ge was taken aback. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
“I’m annoyed by you,” Li Mushi stared at her, “You think I’m dull, you think I’m old-fashioned, you think I’m too old, you think I…”
Before he could finish speaking, Jingge grabbed a tissue and threw it at him, furious: "You're annoyed with me too, aren't you? You think I talk too much, that I'm childish, that I'm not mature enough!"
Li Mushi remained calm and said, "I didn't."
"You do!" Jing Ge exploded. "You're just trying to fool me because you're older and more experienced, and you don't want to take responsibility for me!"
Catching a certain word, Li Mushi's eyelashes fluttered: "Am I irresponsible?"
"You did!" Jing Ge yelled, tears streaming down her face. "Why didn't you tell me you were going to have surgery! Is this really a minor surgery? Did you sign the pre-operative notification form? Who's the emergency contact person on it? Who should I contact if something goes wrong? You didn't tell me. Did you even make any arrangements for me? If something happens to you on the operating table, I won't even be able to see you one last time. How am I supposed to live after that..."
She's the only one left.
She was all alone again.
Li Mushi suddenly understood.
I understand what's been bothering her these past few days.
She has a habitual tendency to think in a catastrophic way; her attention is focused on the 0.001% possibility.
She hasn't been like this in a long time. Her mental state is getting better and better, and she's becoming more and more positive. Those negative emotions of hers haven't surfaced for a long time.
Just because of an action he didn't take seriously.
She drew them all out.
She was afraid of losing him.
She cares about him.
Li Mushi was heartbroken. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her passionately, his voice hoarse: "I was wrong, I know what I did wrong. I promise you I'll take good care of myself and live a long life to be with you..."
"You're lying," Jing Ge sobbed uncontrollably. "Why did you transfer all your assets to me? Are you making arrangements for your funeral...?"
Li Mushi's brow twitched violently.
ah?
ah? ?
How are these connected?
“Everyone says you’ve gone crazy,” Jingge said, her face streaked with tears. “You’re giving me all your things, are you up to something?”
Li Mushi choked for a long time: "Giving you absolute control over them, no, makes you feel safer?"
Jing Ge: "No! Before Wang Changzhong attempted suicide by jumping into the sea, he also gave all his property to his sister!"
"......"
silence.
“I still want to live,” Li Mushi couldn’t help but chuckle. “I don’t want to die.”
His life has only just begun.
Li Mushi cupped her face in his hands and gently wiped away her tears with his fingertips: "I just want my little one to live the best life in the world."
-
The Cold War passed by without major incident.
It was through this incident that Li Mushi understood the importance of his life; their bodies and health did not belong to themselves, but also to each other.
Jing Ge worked at Womei for four years, and at the age of 25, she established her own personal studio.
The studio opened just as Li Mushi was cutting the ribbon at the shopping mall across the street.
The distance of one street.
Li Mushi was dressed in a formal suit, mature and handsome, but when the crowd came to flatter him, his gaze drifted to the opposite side.
His eyes held tenderness, appreciation, pride, and a sense of accomplishment.
That's my wife.
Everyone looked in that direction.
Li Mushi's eyes crinkled with amusement: "At 23, she single-handedly helped the company achieve $20 million in export revenue. At 24, she amicably terminated her contract with the company. At 25, she established her own studio, handling all the paperwork herself, recruiting employees herself, and overcoming numerous challenges on her own—"
He even went so far as to let everyone see his boasting: "Did you achieve this much when you were 25?"
"......"
The girl across the street seemed to have seen him, waving at him from afar and smiling brightly at him.
Without saying a word, Li Mushi walked in that direction, taking increasingly larger strides, as if he were walking on the wind. When the red light turned green, he crossed the road and strode towards her.
Jing Ge wore an exquisite white modified suit, which Li Mushi had the designer tailor to make for her. The cut was neat and clean, and it was the battle armor he gave her.
The brat was wearing his watch on her wrist; it was his smallest size, and it was still too big for her.
Li Mushi had no choice but to change her clothes to women's, but she would always secretly change them back because she loved wearing his.
Two steps away, Jing Ge jumped into his arms. Li Mushi bent down and caught her steadily, kissing her on the lips: "Let your employees laugh at you."
“Don’t be afraid,” Jingge said, clinging to him. “You’re behind me, I’m not afraid of anything.”
He doesn't have to do anything; he just needs to be by her side.
Jingge bit his ear and said something.
Li Mushi suddenly lifted his eyelashes and saw her smiling foolishly.
"You're pregnant and still jumping around like this?" he said, his face darkening.
Jingge nestled in his arms and acted coquettishly towards him.
The past that neither of them noticed, the regrets, the missed opportunities, and the things they couldn't give each other for various reasons, all have a chance to be reshaped with the arrival of their baby.
The cycle of life brings them joy.
Li Mushi's blood was boiling silently.
His eyes welled up with tears of joy this spring, and he pressed his forehead against hers, murmuring, "The little one has a little one now."
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