Chapter 55 Lying
Ji Yanxing stared at her for a few seconds, then looked away and picked up a piece of lettuce. "Do you have anything to do tomorrow?"
Yu Nian was stunned, "Yes, what's wrong?"
Ji Yanxing did not answer her question, but continued to ask: "What is it?"
Yu Nian: "Open the court and meet the client."
"And more."
He lowered his eyes to look at her.
The bright light from the restaurant made his features look even darker, and a sense of oppression came over him.
Yu Nian's fingers holding the chopsticks curled up. He must have known about the wedding dress.
"The bridal shop called me," Yu Nian said calmly, "I'll go try on wedding dresses tomorrow afternoon."
Ji Yanxing sat opposite her, looking at her without saying a word.
"No need to bother you to accompany me." Yu Nian met his eyes and spoke gently, like a considerate wife. "I have already talked to my friend and asked her to accompany me. You just focus on your work."
After dinner, they both went to their study rooms.
Yu Nian actually didn't have any work to do tonight, but she didn't know what to do when she returned to the bedroom.
In order to make myself look more normal, I took out the documents that were not urgently needed and processed them.
Maybe it was because she hadn’t seen Ji Yanxing for such a long time, she would always suddenly think of things related to him when she was working.
Yu Nian patted his head irritably, took a deep breath, and picked up the photo frame on the desk to look at it.
She lay on the table, her face pressed against the cold surface, letting herself be lost in thought.
If she hadn't met Ji Yanxing, what would she be like now?
Given her casual personality at the time, she would definitely not have been able to get into Kyoto University, and would have been sent to study abroad like most people in her circle.
She might open her own studio, and mostly do her job poorly, taking orders when she's in a good mood. If things aren't going well, she'll probably travel around the world.
Then what
While traveling, she might meet a like-minded person who loves freedom as much as she does, and who will travel around the world with her and go wherever she wants.
There is no strong sense of responsibility, and no constraints. Just do what you want.
Will you marry him?
I don’t think so.
A person who loves freedom should not want the constraints of marriage and family.
After she separated from him, she continued her journey alone, meeting new people over and over again, with new scenery every day.
Thinking of this, Yu Nian curled the corners of his mouth, feeling like it was another person's life.
“Buzz.”
The phone suddenly rang. Yu Nian picked up the phone. It was her sister Yu Xiang calling.
"Sister!" Yu Xiang's cheerful voice came over as soon as the call was connected. She looked at Yu Nian on the screen and said, "Sister, are you busy?"
Yu Nian smiled: "No"
"Sister, my classmates and I came to City A to participate in a competition. We are in City A now. I checked the map and it is not far from your law firm. Can you treat me to lunch tomorrow at noon?"
Yu Nian: "Of course, what kind of competition are you participating in?"
"It's a simulated investment competition," Yu Xiang said without further ado, and turned the topic to Ji Yanxing, "Sister, do you know how powerful your brother-in-law is?!"
Yu Nian raised his eyebrows: "What?"
Didn't Yu Xiang always have a bad impression of Ji Yanxing?
"When we were in class, several of the classic financial cases the teacher talked about were done by my brother-in-law!"
Yu Xiang was studying business administration. During class, he heard the teacher talking about several classic mergers and acquisitions cases, which turned out to be all done by Ji Yanxing during his college years.
Yu Xiang had always known that her brother-in-law was very capable, but it was only at this moment that she realized that her brother-in-law was already so capable at her age. Yu Nian smiled. She had never denied Ji Yanxing's work ability.
"How are you studying lately?"
"Of course I'm good," Yu Xiang said proudly, "I plan to intern at an investment bank during this winter vacation..."
As she said this, she patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, sister, I will work hard and become your biggest supporter!"
Yu Nian was amused by her words and grinned, "Okay, I have an appointment with a friend, Chen Xi, at noon tomorrow, let's have dinner together then."
Yu Xiang had heard of Chen Xi, who was a good friend of her sister, and said, "Okay."
"Sister, how are you and brother-in-law doing lately?" Yu Xiang couldn't help but gossip.
Yu Nian lowered his eyes and smiled faintly: "Not bad."
Yu Xiang narrowed his eyes and said seriously: "Sister, you are lying."
Yu Nian was startled and raised his eyebrows: "What?"
"You like to frown whenever you lie," Yu Xiang asked nervously, "What's wrong with you, sister? Did he bully you?"
Yu Nian was surprised at her sister's sharpness. She didn't want to worry her family, so she said half-truthfully: "I will try on the wedding dress tomorrow, but he has a very important meeting and can't go with me, so I'm a little unhappy."
Yu Xiang stood by her sister unconditionally: "That's too much! How important can it be that I don't even accompany you to an occasion like trying on a wedding dress? I can't provide any emotional value at all!"
Seeing her getting angry, Yu Nian smiled and smoothed her over: "It's normal for couples to have some conflicts."
Yu Xiang stared at her and said seriously: "Sister, don't be so considerate."
"You'll be very tired if you do that."
Yu Nian curled his fingers slightly, lowered his head and smiled: "Okay, I'll try to be a little more arrogant."
After hanging up the phone, Yu Nian sat in the study for a while, went back to the bedroom, took his pajamas and went to take a shower.
When she came out, Ji Yanxing had also finished taking a shower and was sitting at the head of the bed with a tablet in his hand. Hearing the noise, he looked up at her.
Yu Nian looked at him, said nothing, lifted the quilt and got into bed.
Before going to bed, she reminded him: "I have a court session tomorrow morning and need to get up early. I set the alarm for six o'clock, which might wake you up."
Ji Yanxing put the tablet on the bedside table and pressed his eyebrows.
"No problem."
Yu Nian: "Okay, I'm going to sleep. I have to get up early tomorrow."
A very normal conversation between a couple before bed.
After Yu Nian finished speaking, he closed his eyes, thinking that he would fall asleep soon after being tired for the whole day. However, although his eyes and body were tired, his brain was unusually clear.
She could almost hear his breathing behind her, and Yu Nian guessed that he was probably not asleep either.
She opened her eyes and stared blankly in a certain direction in the darkness until her body and eyes were too tired to hold on any longer. She slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.
The next day at noon, Yu Nian gathered with Chen Xi and Yu Xiang and took the two of them to Beiguo, a very private Hunan restaurant.
Chen Xi and Yu Xiang are both extroverts, so Yu Nian doesn't need to find topics to talk about. The two quickly became familiar with each other and even added each other on WeChat.
"Sister Xixi, I really should let my cousin who is always causing trouble, spending our family's money and scolding us, learn how to act from you."
After seeing a few clips of Chen Xi acting, Yu Xiang was amazed. "I heard my classmates talking about this play. It turns out that you played the vicious second female lead who makes people love and hate it!!"
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