Chapter 64 Loving Someone Secretly
Around 7 o'clock, the two arrived at the Yulan Club.
In the parking lot, Lin Zaoyi caught a glimpse of Ji Boshen's figure. There was another man next to him, whom she had seen at the club last time.
While maintaining a distance, she asked in a low voice, "Brother Zhaojing, is President Ji busy with your collaborative new energy project while he's on a business trip abroad?"
If possible, I'd like to dig up some news.
Tan Zhaojing tilted his head, the warmth he had shown in the car vanishing in an instant, and stared at her with a cold expression, "How did you know he was away on a business trip?"
Lin Zaoyi: "?"
Is the focus a bit off?
"I saw President Ji's WeChat Moments."
Her face was grabbed, and the man's tone was a bit stern, "Why are you constantly checking other people's WeChat Moments?"
The emotions came on somewhat inexplicably.
She slapped his hand away. "I just flipped through them randomly."
The person then said, "Don't be so casual next time."
Lin Zaoyi: "..."
Instead of arguing with him, she asked seriously, "Hey, do you think it would be presumptuous of me to ask President Ji for news at this time?"
He retorted, "Aren't all the developments in the Tan family enough for you to report?"
She replied, "I want a piece of the Ji family's cake too."
Tan Zhaojing did not respond.
She didn't want to push her luck, but she did have one question she wanted to answer: "Brother Zhaojing, why won't you give me an exclusive interview?"
After asking, I felt it was inappropriate; perhaps there was something hidden behind it.
"No need to answer, just pretend I didn't say anything."
His voice brushed against my ear, "There's not that much nonsense. I just find it troublesome. Once I start, countless newspapers will come knocking."
"......"
The reason given was so perfunctory.
During their casual conversation, Ji Baishen approached the business owner.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Tan Zhaojing turned his gaze to his daughter, "Come find me on the seventh floor after you finish eating, or I'll have the driver take you home."
Lin Zaoyi said no, but before she could finish speaking, his voice drowned out hers, "Be good."
Ji Baishen unconsciously frowned, glanced at the two of them out of the corner of his eye, and then looked away in an instant.
Xi Xi's private room was on the fifth floor. Lin Zaoyi arrived first and was about to greet President Ji before stepping out of the elevator, but Tan Zhaojing interrupted her with a gesture, pointing his finger at her forehead, "Don't be deaf."
"Okay, I know." She glared at him playfully.
The elevator doors closed automatically, and reopened a short while later.
We've reached the seventh floor.
My friend sensed that Tan Zhaojing was treating that girl differently, so he asked, "Girlfriend?"
Then I saw a faint, ambiguous smile appear at the corner of his eye. "Not yet."
Ji Baishen's eyelashes twitched slightly twice.
My friend was surprised, "Don't tell me you're pursuing her."
Tan Zhaojing: "This is not normal."
"...So concerned?"
"Yes, she deserves it."
As they were talking, they arrived at the private room. His friend still looked surprised, so Duan Lin asked, "What's wrong?"
His friend pointed at Tan Zhaojing, but Duan Lin looked away and asked, "What about him?"
"Something's up; I'm pursuing a girl."
The private room was playing music and wasn't exactly quiet, but the people who heard this all lost their attention, seemingly not quite believing that someone like Tan Zhaojing would pursue a girl.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, his friend would have doubted it, saying, "If you don't believe me, ask Ji Boshen."
Ji Baishen sat down on the sofa, pressing the back of his head firmly against the cushion.
He closed his eyes, his face calm and expressionless, but his mind was filled with Tan Zhaojing's intimacy with that girl and Tan Zhaojing's own admission.
Actually, the intimacy between the two in the private room that day had already shown some signs.
He pinched the bridge of his nose. "He's right there. Go ask him."
Duan Linxin had heard it clearly that night and was curious, "Which family's girl is it?"
Then Tan Zhaojing sat down next to Ji Baishen without making a sound.
He asked another, "He Nian, do you know her?"
Meng Henian didn't even glance at him, and swayed to the other side.
Duan Lin: "..."
They all pretend to be profound.
The other person they were talking about was enjoying the delicious food prepared by Yulan's personal chef.
Lin Zaoyi enjoyed her meal, but Xixi, sitting opposite her, seemed rather uninterested.
She swallowed a sip of fruit tea to moisten her throat. "What's wrong?"
Instead of answering, Xixi asked, "How are things going between you and Brother Zhaojing?"
This stumped her.
He gave a vague answer: "It's fine as it is."
Meng Jinxi pressed further, "What do you mean by 'like that'?"
Lin Zaoyi remained silent.
After a moment of silence, Meng Jinxi asked, "Zaoyi, you like Brother Zhaojing, right?"
Xixi pronounced the question as a statement.
An emotion flickered in Lin Zaoyi's eyes.
Do you like it?
I like it.
She could no longer find an excuse to deceive herself. The defense she had built up over a long period of time had already cracked, and all that was pouring in was greed.
Meng Jinxi asked again, "Are you scared?"
Lin Zaoyi nodded sullenly.
"Then let me ask you, compared to being afraid, can you accept him being with other girls?"
As the image automatically formed in Lin Zaoyi's mind, a wave of bitterness welled up from her nose.
I feel terrible.
I don't want him to stand with other people.
He took a sip of juice to suppress the astringency, but it tasted even more sour. He swallowed hard, "But the final result can't be changed."
“Then don’t worry about it,” Xi Xi turned her head and looked into her eyes, “Zao Yi, love someone secretly, without telling anyone.”
"Love once..."
She held her breath and asked softly, "Knowing that the ending is separation, do you still want to?"
Xi Xi smiled gently, "I think everyone should have at least one impulsive moment in their life, regardless of right or wrong, without seeking the result, just enjoying the process."
After that, neither of the two girls spoke; the atmosphere was quiet but not dull.
The clock struck nine silently, then there was a knock on the door. It was Meng Jinxi's assistant. She had to start filming tomorrow and needed to go back and pack her things.
Lin Zaoyi followed them out of the club and hitched a ride. She forgot to tell someone, but he called when they were almost home, asking, "Where are you?"
"I came back in Xixi's car."
Meng Jinxi was in a bad mood all night. She closed the window, and the wind blowing in tousled her hair, which was just right to hide the sadness on her face.
Before getting off the bus, she hugged Zao Yi and said, "Don't look back or hesitate. The worst outcome is that you've loved each other."
Neither of them can be a source of regret.
...
Lin Zaoyi barely slept all night. Xixi's words kept popping into her mind. She turned over to try and stop thinking about it, and even tried to cover herself with the blanket, but she still couldn't control herself.
Every word Xixi uttered popped out of her mouth as if it were being squeezed in.
The vibration made her eardrums bulge.
Want to... give it a try?
The moment the thought crossed her mind, the pent-up emotions she had suppressed for so long burst forth like a whirlpool, expanding and pulling her down little by little.
She tried to escape, but she fell deeper and deeper.
Emotions finally reached their peak.
Lin Zaoyi sat up abruptly from the bed, grabbed her phone, and dialed his number without hesitation. Tan Zhaojing answered quickly.
"What's wrong?"
"Where are you?"
They asked the question almost simultaneously.
Tan Zhaojing has suspended her current work and is staying at home.
Lin Zaoyi asked him to confirm, "Is it Jingwan?"
He hummed in agreement.
She hung up the phone.
The screen automatically turned off. Tan Zhaojing turned it on again, staring at the page thoughtfully. After a while, he changed his clothes and grabbed his car keys.
Today is Saturday, which is also the Mid-Autumn Festival. The asphalt roads are bustling with traffic.
We encountered a traffic light ahead.
Pullman and the trolley were sandwiched in opposite traffic.
A few seconds later, the red light flashed, and the streetlights came on.
One was heading east, and the other was heading west.
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