"sorry."
The man's sudden, very serious apology left Song Mai completely bewildered.
Why the sudden apology?
Ji Feng looked out the window, his eyes now firm and sincere, a stark contrast to the pain that had filled them before.
"I made a generalization before, and it was wrong of me to target you intentionally. I apologize to you and hope you can forgive me."
Song Mai looked at him and silently shook her head.
"It's all in the past, I didn't take it to heart, and you don't need to worry about it either. Some things are better left unsaid."
To be honest, when she first joined Yunxing, Ji Fenghe did target her to some extent, but frankly speaking, that targeting stemmed from his distrust of her work ability. His targeting was just that he didn't assign her projects in a timely manner and had a bad attitude towards her, but it didn't cause her any real harm.
Later, as he gradually came to recognize his own abilities, his self-criticism disappeared.
Even when they encountered a sudden disaster in the Western Country, it was he who rushed back to help her.
Song Mai isn't one to nitpick. It's normal for adults to have misunderstandings and conflicts when they're working away from home. As long as he doesn't go too far, things will be fine after they've talked it out.
At this point, she seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly explained:
"By the way, I want to clarify one thing: I'm really not a person with connections."
Ji Fenghe was surprised that she would suddenly bring it up, and he suddenly laughed.
I believe you.
The car stopped outside the man's residential compound.
"arrive."
After thanking him, Ji Feng got out of the car.
The man didn't leave until he saw Song Mai's car drive away.
Looking at the car lights shining in the darkness, it was as if a light had been lit up somewhere in his heart, illuminating a corner of his previously pitch-black heart.
The man stood there for a long time in the darkness.
After a long pause, he parted his thin lips slightly and silently uttered two words:
"Thanks."
Everything seemed to be a new beginning.
Because of the delay in delivering Ji Feng, Song Mai arrived home after 10 p.m., while Chu Xing had already arrived home.
When Song Mai opened the door, the man was sitting in the living room watching the news. He didn't even turn his head when he heard the door open.
The atmosphere in the living room was eerily tense. Song Mai quietly changed her shoes and took off her coat to hang it in the entryway.
While observing the man's expression, she said:
"Why are you still sitting in the living room so late?"
And when has he ever turned on the TV normally?
At this time of day, he's either working in his study or working overtime at the company and hasn't come home yet. Since moving into this house, the TV has been like a decoration to him.
Chu Xing's voice was hoarse and muffled.
"It's so late, didn't you just get back?"
Song Mai knew immediately that the man was unhappy, and quickly said:
"Just this once, I promise, it won't happen again next time."
Moreover, she only stayed out a little longer with Lin Ran because he said he was working overtime today, and she also ran into Ji Fenghe on the way back. Otherwise, she would never have gotten home so late.
"Where did you go?"
The man ignored her words, his narrowed eyes filled with danger.
Song Mai swallowed hard, his voice muffled.
"I had dinner with Lin Ran."
Her answer clearly failed to convince the man, who propped his head up with one hand and glanced sideways at the woman standing to the side.
"Have you been eating until now?"
Song Mai twisted her clothes, feeling inexplicably guilty, and her gaze towards the man was somewhat uncertain.
She didn't know why she felt guilty, but at that moment she had a strange feeling that she had gone out to see someone else behind his back.
"They even drove our department manager home."
Chu Xing sneered.
"Take him home? Instead of picking me up from get off work, you're taking another man home? Song Mai, you're really getting more and more capable."
He looked into Song Mai's eyes and spoke slowly and deliberately.
The man's gaze was deep and sharp, and Song Mai dared not look up under his gaze.
She muttered under her breath, "You're the one who said you had to work overtime, and I don't even know when you get off work."
It wasn't that she didn't want to pick him up from get off work. Ever since she got a car, she had offered to give him a ride to and from get off work, but he had always refused.
Moreover, he has never told her his company address, and he never says when he will get off work when he works overtime.
Now, just because she brought Ji Feng home and caused him to come back late, he's blaming her instead?
You can't be this jealous.
The man glanced at her:
"Is that a reason?"
Song Mai: "..."
Song Mai was speechless for a moment after being questioned by him.
She forced herself to say:
"This is not a reason, this is the cause. It's not that I didn't want to pick you up, it's that I didn't know your company's address or your off-get off work time, so I couldn't pick you up. As for taking Manager Ji back, it was just a favor I did for him. He couldn't get a taxi, and I just happened to be passing by. I couldn't just not help him, could I? He helped me last time in Xiguo, so I took him back. It took a little time, but that's not unreasonable."
Chu Xing didn't insist on continuing the conversation about why Song Mai hadn't picked him up to go home.
He knew that he had indeed spoken without thinking in his jealousy, and that what he said was somewhat nonsensical and unreasonable.
And she's right, it's true that he made it impossible for her to pick him up, and that's not her fault.
But when it came to the second half of Song Mai's sentence, he pulled her over and made her sit on his lap, staring at her intently.
"Don't forget, you're already married. You know what to do, right?"
The man's voice rose at the end, clear and pleasant with a hint of huskiness, making him sound both assertive and alluring.
Song Mai's heartbeat quickened uncontrollably.
Her face turned bright red to her ears, and she stammered, "I just took him home."
She and Ji Fenghe had only a simple superior-subordinate relationship. If their relationship had become closer and they could be considered friends, then they were just friends. She never imagined that her simple act of helping Ji Fenghe home would cause Chu Xing to be so jealous.
Chu Xing's hand brushed past her ear, tucking the stray hairs behind her ear, his gaze burning with passion.
"Yes, I know. I'm just reminding you to tell me if anything happens. I'll worry."
This was the first time she had come home so late. If she hadn't replied to all the messages he sent her, he would have thought something had happened to her.
Song Mai nodded repeatedly.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely let you know right away next time."
The man pulled Song Mai into his arms, but his eyes were as dark as ink, making it impossible to discern his emotions.
If he remembered correctly, the last time he bumped into Manager Ji while soaking in a hot spring in the West, it was this Manager Ji who made Song Mai, in his drunken state, rush to hide.
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