Bright and clear moon continues the promise to recruit secretaries
Looking back at yesterday, Qian Jianjun felt like a lifetime ago. As lingering as yesterday was, so sad was today. He stubbornly said, "As long as you do it, there will be clues. You can always find out something."
"'Ask the world, what is love? It makes people pledge to be together through life and death.'" Xue Jiuyue sighed again, and then advised: "I said this when Gu Quyu and I were chatting. The word love is the most hurtful. She is actually a girl trapped and hurt by love. Everything she did was just because she loves you. She may have fanned the flames of your relationship with your wife, or plotted to stir up trouble, but with your sharp eyes, Mr. Qian, I think her role should be very limited. The root of the problem lies in you two. Her biggest role is nothing more than making you focus on her, but the choice is still yours. Even without my analysis with you today, didn't you have to question your conscience yesterday? So why bother to find the truth? A lie that is not exposed is the truth, and the truth only makes sense for choices."
"The truth only matters in the context of choices?" Qian Jianjun was surprised to hear this statement, but there was no time to savor it.
Xue Jiuyue patiently explained, "Isn't it? The choice is still in your hands. Does it matter whether all this was carefully planned by Gu Quyu? Even if it wasn't, would you marry her? Is she the one you love? And if you love her, even if she planned it, it only means that she loves you. Will it affect anything? The reason I help you analyze it is not to let you figure out Gu Quyu, but to let you see yourself clearly."
"See myself clearly..." Qian Jianjun muttered to himself, "Even if Xiaoyu didn't orchestrate this, when I think about it calmly, I feel more pity for her. It's also the closeness we've built over such a long time together that's closer than colleagues or friends, but not quite as close as boyfriend and girlfriend. Yes, that kind of closeness makes people feel particularly safe and relaxed. It's just that when you analyzed it just now, and when I think back carefully to the day I learned about their relationship, I felt incredibly angry. The feeling of betrayal made me think this was love."
"Don't jump to conclusions." Xue Jiuyue smiled slightly and suddenly changed the question: "Actually, I have a very old-fashioned question for you. Between the one you like and the one who likes you, which one would you choose? To be honest, which one do you think will bring you a more stable marriage?"
"Why can't it be someone I like and someone who likes me at the same time?"
"This is the choice everyone hopes for!..." Xue Jiuyue changed her words as she was about to say this, "How can there be so many people who can have the best of both worlds? Most marriages are the product of a compromise between love and life, which is why so many people compare them to the graveyard of love."
"If that's the case, honestly, I'll choose what I like. I've always loved scaling great heights. If I simply choose someone who likes me over someone I truly like, no matter how hard I try to hide it, I'll always feel a strong sense of resentment. This resentment is like a time bomb that will destroy everything." Qian Jianjun paused briefly and then repeated his choice, "So I have to choose. I'll choose what I like!"
"This choice could leave you empty-handed!"
"Choose the lesser of two evils. If I go empty-handed, I'll be the only one hurt. If I choose another option, two people might get hurt!"
"Then can we still continue with our agreement?" Xue Jiuyue smiled, a shy smile that was so stunning that it could captivate fish and geese, and shame the moon and flowers. That smile emanated a holy, white light that shone into Qian Jianjun's heart, dispelling all the fog.
Qian Jianjun's brows slowly relaxed like blooming petals, and he almost stuttered, "Xiaoyue, is this true...?"
Qian Jianjun's reaction scared Xue Jiuyue. "Don't, don't get excited! It's not what you think. What I mean is that you can just pretend that what happened in the past two days didn't happen."
"Oh!" Qian Jianjun said with deep disappointment, "How can I pretend it never happened? I can't just turn a blind eye and deceive myself."
"Many things are matters if you care about them, but not matters if you don't care about them! That's why the Heart Sutra says that the mind should be free from worries. 'Because there is no worry, there is no fear. Stay away from delusions and dreams, and finally attain Nirvana.'" When you tell others the truth, it always makes sense. In fact, this sentence was said by Liu Che to Xue Jiuyue.
"I don't want to care, but what I did..." Although Xue Jiuyue had laid the groundwork for a long time, Qian Jianjun was still conflicted.
"I've been analyzing this with you for so long, and what I'm actually trying to say is that that kiss was most likely staged. And what's so clever about Gu Quyu is that she even told you—you're not responsible, because she forced the kiss on you. Mr. Qian, how could you not understand such a simple retreat to advance?"
"I know. I've figured out what you said just now. I just..." Qian Jianjun's mind was a mess when it came to yesterday.
"You don't have to blame yourself, and you don't have to take responsibility! I'm still willing to date you as before because you're honest and responsible enough. Only today did I fully understand how you felt when you signed the agreement with me. You didn't have to tell me back then, and you don't have to tell me today, but you were so open and honest, revealing your true feelings. I admire you! They say men are animals with their lower bodies, but yesterday you were able to restrain yourself from excessive impulses—I believe Gu Quyu must have been happy and looking forward to it. I admire you! And even though you were so conflicted today, under the influence of yesterday's atmosphere, you still didn't use flowery words or vows, but instead rationally said you wanted to ask clearly. I admire you! For these admirations, let's drink water instead of wine!"
"cheers!"
A sip of smooth latte made Xue Jiuyue's thoughts clearer. "Mr. Qian, you might want to savor your answers to my questions just now, including your reaction when I said we should continue with the agreement. These moments reflect your true feelings."
Qian Jianjun followed his instructions and leaned back on the sofa, gazing at the table in deep thought. Xue Jiuyue then called over Ke Yike to whisper something. It turned out that when she had been trying to persuade Qian Jianjun to truly feel his inner self, she had recalled Liu Che's actions, and a tinge of sweetness, mingled with the pain, had taken over her feelings.
When Ke Yike came back, he handed over a coin. This curiosity broke Qian Jianjun's understanding. He couldn't understand Xue Jiuyue's mystery. He looked up at Xue Jiuyue.
"Mr. Qian, why don't you leave it to fate? Here is a coin. It's simple. If the front side is facing up, you can ignore everything and everything will remain the same. If the back side is facing up, you just 'care' about everything and everything will be the same as yesterday!" Xue Jiuyue's actions were like a child's play, and he even joked when he spoke, which made Qian Jianjun even more suspicious.
"No, I believe in my own rational choices. I can't do this, this..."
"Just casually, huh? It's okay, trust me." Xue Jiuyue's words reminded Qian Jianjun of the day at the music festival when he said the same thing.
Since Xue Jiuyue said so, she must have her reasons. Qian Jianjun did as he was told, and the coin fell on the table. Qian Jianjun looked at the coin with a dull look in his eyes, and he looked at Xue Jiuyue helplessly.
Xue Jiuyue looked at his expression and asked with a smile, "Is it tails facing up? Do you want to do it again?"
"Yes, can we do it again?"
"Why do you need to do it again? You already see your thoughts clearly!"
"Xiaoyue, thank you!" Qian Jianjun looked weak, but he felt very relaxed inside.
Qian Jianjun emerged from "Inch by Inch of Time" feeling relieved, his entire body radiating sunshine. It wasn't that he didn't want to stay longer, but he was anxious to get his phone to assign a task to the company's human resources department. Since it was the weekend, he planned to resolve the issue over the phone.
"Hello, Old Huang, it's me... Sorry to assign you a job on this weekend... Um, just help me recruit a work assistant as soon as possible... Female, meticulous... Xiao Gu, she'll continue working, don't try to poach her. I'm busy right now, and I'm afraid I'll tire out your 'female concubine', hahahaha... Just follow the existing recruitment process as normal, at most you can speed up a bit. Also, during the written test, you can add a question about how you view love... So, Old Huang, think about it, if you treat your client like your wife at work and your wife like your client at home, wouldn't it be a win-win situation? So your view on love determines your work attitude, it must be positive..."
Qian Jianjun had originally intended to follow the original plan and have Gu Quyu become the head of the e-commerce department. Xue Jiuyue had just advised him that everything was just speculation and he shouldn't be so heartless. Furthermore, leaving Gu Quyu behind would be very inconvenient for Qian Jianjun at work.
Xue Jiuyue also specifically emphasized that a B role must be prepared! Anything, as long as it is possible, no matter how high the cost, needs to prepare or support a plan B. Now is the time to recruit another assistant to be Gu Quyu's B role. Even if Gu Quyu is transferred in the future, another person must be recruited to fill in.
Although he had talked a lot with Xue Jiuyue before, most of the conversations were about art, literature, philosophy, hobbies, etc. After what happened today, Qian Jianjun was completely impressed by Xue Jiuyue and finally understood why Mr. Qiu spoke so highly of her.
After assigning the tasks, Qian Jianjun thought for a moment and made another call. "Hello, Xiaoyu... I have something to discuss with you... We've been very busy lately, and I really need your help with the e-commerce platform... No, I'm not asking you to leave me, I'm thinking of hiring another assistant to help you out a bit... You'll keep doing your current work, including the office, but you'll need to focus more on the e-commerce side, and you can have the new person help you with the odd jobs here... Yes, yes, everything will remain the same, except for the salary increase..."
After comforting Gu Quyu, Qian Jianjun breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he was also very uncomfortable with letting Gu Quyu out of his sight all of a sudden, so this was the best solution at the moment.
After hanging up the phone, Qian Jianjun casually flipped through his Moments and was surprised to find that Xue Jiuyue had also posted a Moments post. There were no pictures, just a few lines of text. It was the same poem he had just written: "There is a beauty in Qinlou, five horses come from afar to sink; Luqi seeks the phoenix's affection, the sheng and huang play the jade heart."
Xue Jiuyue didn't post much on WeChat Moments, and when she did, it was just some casual photos of the scenery. Aside from the earlier posts, which were invisible, this was the first time Qian Jianjun had seen a text message. Qian Jianjun thought, "She must be quite satisfied with the poem," and gave it a thumbs-up. He didn't know that during Xue Jiuyue's morning conversation with him, she kept thinking of that gentle figure and voice; she kept repeating Liu Che's words and doing his things, as if she were constantly searching for him.
In the pursuit of longing, I did not catch up with the smell of him brought by the wind, nor did I catch up with the birds bringing his news, I only caught up with the loneliness of the night that arrived as promised.
Xue Jiuyue didn't think much of it when she posted it on WeChat Moments. She simply checked her phone out of habit to see if there was the expected response. Another disappointment led Xue Jiuyue to casually post that poem, a poem that didn't quite fit her mood. She simply wanted to use the allusions in the poem to express her feelings as a daughter like Luofu, Wenjun, and Nanyue, hoping that Liu Che, like Xiao Shi, would come to her upon hearing the sound of the sheng.
Liu Che had never replied or liked a post on his Moments before. Xue Jiuyue understood his inconvenience, but this time she hoped for a change. However, the responses were all mixed, with none of the miracles she'd hoped for. Disillusioned, Xue Jiuyue even ignored sarcastic comments like "A talented woman trying to find a rich man."
During the video call with his parents, he explained for a long time before dispelling his mother's suspicions. He hung up the phone gloomily and casually flipped through his friends circle. He was about to scroll away from the few lines of text without paying attention, but only when he saw the words "Luqi" at the end did Xue Jiuyue stop scrolling.
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