Even though I already knew what she was thinking, I still had to ask her and hear her say it to myself.
Ning Qilu chewed her food, swallowed slowly, then put down her utensils, dabbed her mouth with a napkin, and said solemnly, "So we may have to wait another six months to see each other again."
Six months is neither a long nor a short time.
"Does your work conflict with ours?" he asked.
It carried the air of a trial, and was very intimidating.
Ning Qiluo instantly felt like a primary school student being questioned by a teacher. She sat up straight, lowered her head, dared not look him in the eye, and stammered weakly, "There's no conflict. I just want to go into seclusion and work properly."
The words were spoken.
Jiang Yingchi made a move.
However, he only leaned back and didn't do anything else, while Ning Qiluo was like a frightened bird.
Seeing that he just leaned back, Ning Qiluo was amused by her own reaction. After laughing for a while, she couldn't laugh anymore when she saw Jiang Yingchi's stern face, his boss-like posture, and his judgmental aura.
Having a fiancé with a strong presence is definitely not a good thing.
For example, when discussing something, it's a bit like... a court hearing.
"These past few days, you've been saying you're trying to persuade your parents-in-law, but you won't let me get involved or care. Now I'd like to ask, how's that persuasion going?"
That's a very powerful statement.
Ning Qiluo couldn't find the right words to respond.
She choked on her words, staring blankly at him.
"Or is it that you're just pretending to do ideological work, and your real intention is to distance yourself from me, huh?"
His voice was filled with danger and a chilling coldness. Ning Qilu sat up even straighter, holding the joystick upright, and said without changing her expression, "No, not exactly."
"It seems that my mother-in-law has a lot of opinions about me."
After he finished speaking, Ning Qiluo suddenly looked at him, shocked that he knew everything!! After the shock subsided, she reassured herself, what didn't he know? He actually knew everything!!
She was the only one who kept trying to act, but she failed repeatedly in front of him, and he had already seen through her.
“Yes, so let’s each go our separate ways for a year,” she said, mustering her courage.
Jiang Yingchi's face darkened immediately: "Didn't you just say half a year? How come it's been a year already?"
"..." She just misspoke!
Capitalists have always kept their profits in their own hands, and Ning Qiluo truly understood this deeply.
So he whispered, "Six months, it's six months, I misspoke."
Seeing Jiang Yingchi raise an eyebrow but remain silent, Ning Qiluo felt uneasy. Some things need to be discussed slowly; rushing things could easily lead to a falling out. Although Jiang Yingchi's change of heart wasn't about abandoning her or cutting off all contact, it was still Ning Qiluo's fault first.
"You want to avoid me for six months under the pretext of work. Do you think I would agree to that?" He placed his hands folded in front of his abdomen, turning the trial into a negotiation.
Ning Qiluo, whose body had been tense for a long time, simply relaxed and leaned back, just like Jiang Yingchi had done earlier, speaking in a domineering tone befitting a strong woman: "I don't care whether you agree or not, I'm just informing you today."
I thought that if I built up enough momentum, I would gain the upper hand.
As soon as Jiang Yingchi gave her a look, damn it, she chickened out again.
He tilted his head slightly, his deep gaze gradually becoming nonchalant, and said lightly, "You've got quite the nerve."
Ning Qiluo grinned, about to give a smug smile.
He added, "Invalid. I reject your notification."
Ning Qiluo: "..."
She remained silent.
I was going to say, "Jiang Yingchi, listen to my rambling."
But when she saw his aloof face, she swallowed back her murmured thoughts.
At that moment, the music in the restaurant changed to an English song.
The melody is gentle, but not a soothing tune; rather, it's a very captivating one.
Ning Qiluo was drawn to the opening melody of the piece.
She thought there was only melody.
Until that deep, husky, cello-like voice slowly and powerfully recited a very captivating passage of English—
It was a crowd-bound day
'-That was on a day when the crowds were huge.'
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I see you rees in the crowd
I saw your eyes in the crowd.
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-That's show I met you
'-That's how I met you'
...
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