Chapter 72
I do!
A week has passed in the blink of an eye.
With Xu Que by her side, Jiang Fengyi's business trip was filled with wonderful memories of the two of them in Haishi.
When the day of departure arrived, I felt a pang of reluctance, realizing for the first time that this business trip had gone by so quickly.
After returning, Xu went back to the company to resign. Apart from being busy with studio matters, he spent the rest of his time by Jiang Fengyi's side.
In the tea room,
He Shuyi whispered to Wu Qi, "Did you notice? The ring on President Jiang's ring finger."
“That day, Xu came back to process her resignation, and I saw that she was wearing the exact same one on her wrist.”
"The vows?"
"How romantic! I wonder which company it's from; the design is so unique."
The tea room is a relaxing area for the mind. He Shuyi naturally took out her phone and browsed recent hot topics during her break from work.
"Isn't this Zhao Ruxuan? What juicy gossip is going on with the Zhao family now?"
*
The Zhao family has only recently witnessed the shamelessness of the Li family. Not only are they dragging their feet on announcing the engagement, but they are also pretending nothing has happened and continuing to associate with the Zhao family as usual.
Li Miao would also visit Old Mrs. Zhao from time to time, bringing gifts.
Those unaware of the details naturally assumed the marriage between the two families would continue as before.
Grandma Zhao was furious: "I've never seen such a troublesome person. Once you get involved, you can never get rid of them."
Zhao Rufei stayed at home for several days and did not go out.
Zhao Ruxuan suggested, "This can't go on. I'll go on a TV show and tell everyone how disgusting the Li family is."
Mrs. Zhao adhered to the principle of keeping family scandals private and believed there was no need to make the matter public.
Zhao Rufei stood on the same side as her sister this time: "If we don't sever ties with the Li family as soon as possible, it may affect us when their company goes bankrupt and is liquidated."
"Outsiders will think that the Zhao family and the Li family are closely related, like grasshoppers on the same rope. When that time comes, they will really be unable to shake each other off."
Grandma Zhao stopped objecting, so Zhao Ruxuan took the opportunity to say, "A variety show got approved next week, and I'll tell people about it in a joking tone."
Zhao Rufei reminded her: "Just mention it briefly, the more you say, the more mistakes you'll make. Leave the rest to public opinion, and your fans will fill in the gaps in what you wanted to say but didn't finish."
"Knock knock knock—"
The knocking on the door interrupted the conversation in the meeting room.
The butler stood outside the door and raised his voice.
"Grandma, that man from the Li family is here again. Should we let him in today?"
Grandma Zhao said impatiently, "Just tell her I'm sick. The flu is really bad lately. Tell her not to come over for the next few days, or she might catch it."
"Get rid of her quickly, she comes every day." Even Zhao Ruxuan could see that there was something wrong with her family's company. "What kind of company heir is so idle, always running to other people's houses?"
Zhao Rufei didn't express any opinion about Li Miao, but aside from anything else, Li Miao was indeed very good to her.
*
Zhao Ruxuan appeared on a well-known national variety show, participating in the latest episode as a guest.
To be on the show, you only need to play games and complete tasks given by the production team along with the regular guests, and then sit together to eat and chat after a busy day.
Zhao Ruxuan and her team discussed and decided to casually mention her sister's story at this moment.
She naturally picked up on the conversation with the regular guest and then steered the topic to herself.
"...Speaking of this, I think of my sister. She wanted to break off the engagement a long time ago, but the other party kept dragging their feet and refused to agree."
As soon as she opened her mouth, she forgot her sister's warning and began to speak fluently.
She downplayed the issue, saying, "It was all an arranged marriage by our elders. My sister wasn't too keen on it at first, but she didn't want to refuse their kindness, so she just went along with it."
"After spending some time together, we realized that our personalities were incompatible, so we suggested that we part ways amicably, but the other person refused."
Among the guests present, some were curious about the secrets of wealthy families and pressed her for details, asking, "Which family did you get engaged to your sister from?"
Zhao Ruxuan was waiting for this answer, so she replied immediately.
"It's the Li family."
Someone exclaimed, "That's the Li family, the ones who run businesses!"
Zhao Ruxuan nodded.
The sources of information in the entertainment industry are naturally not as well-connected as those in the capital circle, and most of them still hold the image that the Li family is an industrial tycoon.
"As expected, wealthy families always marry into other wealthy families, and the marriage is decided by the elders in the family."
"In reality, it's all about powerful alliances."
"Not entirely. Wasn't Jiang's husband just an ordinary person?"
"Among these wealthy families, the Jiang family is the only exception."
As they were talking, someone forgot that they were also recording a variety show and casually said, "By the way, when will the variety show that President Jiang and his partner are on premiere? I'm a little curious."
Zhao Ruxuan cried out in her heart, "Is this the point? The point is that the Zhao family must sever ties with the Li family!"
Seeing that the conversation among the guests was going off-topic, she steered it back on track.
She maintained a polite smile: "Our Zhao family and their Li family have no relation now."
Everyone present was shrewd; they understood the late hour implied in her words, and no one was so tactless as to mention the Li family again.
The show's recording yielded exclusive content, allowing guests to get a juicy scoop on the wealthy family, and Zhao Ruxuan successfully appeared on the show to distance herself from the Li family.
Everyone is a winner.
*
Li Miao only watched the variety show Zhao Ruxuan participated in after being reminded by a friend.
The next day,
The variety show announced that the heir of the Li family would appear in the next episode. Before the show even officially started filming, Li Miao's team had already bought a lot of trending topics.
He transformed his image from one of relentless pursuit to one of deep affection and a love for his wife.
The drama of a wealthy family and an arranged marriage that blossoms into love is a favorite among audiences, and Li Miao brought this real-life story to the screen.
At the same time, the amount of advertising was so great that even people like Xu, who don't watch variety shows, were forced to watch the opening screen ads when opening other apps.
Now everyone knows that Li Miao, the heir to an industrial company, did not hesitate to abandon his work and go on a variety show to publicly appeal to his fiancée in order to win her back.
Zhao Ruxuan was so angry at home that she smashed things: "That Li Miao is like a ghost that won't leave me alone. She follows me on variety shows. How come she's everywhere!"
"This production team is really something, how come they accept just anyone?"
Old Mrs. Zhao had long regretted it: "If I had known that the Li family would be so entangled, I would never have asked them to arrange a marriage in the first place."
She took Zhao Rufei's hand, her face filled with regret.
"I'm sorry."
Li Miao's appearance on the show to pursue his wife has further solidified the perceived closeness between the Zhao and Li families in the eyes of outsiders. However, the Zhao family has no way of speaking, as no matter what they say, outsiders will not believe them.
Zhao Ruxuan was unwilling to accept this: "So we can only swallow this bitter pill?"
Knowing full well that the Li family had planted a landmine, the Zhao family wanted to stay away, but everyone had already bound the two families together. The Zhao family had nowhere to escape and could only wait in fear and trembling for the landmine to explode day after day.
These days, the Zhao family has been busy dealing with the Li family and has no time to bother Jiang Fengyi.
This made Xu Que and Jiang Fengyi's lives very comfortable.
One day after work,
Jiang Fengyi returned home as usual, but did not see Xu Que.
"I'm at the studio," Xu said casually, his voice tinged with nervousness. "The night sky in the suburbs is beautiful, would you like to see it?"
She held her breath and listened intently to Jiang Fengyi's reply.
"Great, no need to work overtime tonight, perfect for looking up at the stars."
Xu couldn't wait any longer: "Then I'll come pick you up!"
Xu drove Jiang Fengyi on a quiet road away from the hustle and bustle. The sky was completely dark, and the crescent moon, hidden in a corner, was barely noticeable.
The sky was dotted with stars, their light shining brightly. Xu could vaguely see Jiang Fengyi's dress, studded with rhinestones, shimmering in the night sky.
Jiang Fengyi also saw this scene through the car window and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Staring at it for a long time, the starry sky seemed to come alive. Each star overhead was an independent entity, rising and falling, breathing, and you could almost hear them whispering.
Enveloped in the night sky, one can only marvel at the wonder of the Creator.
Xu drove the car to an open space and stopped.
Jiang Fengyi thought that coming to the suburbs to see the stars tonight was Xu Que's spur-of-the-moment idea, but in fact it was the other party's careful planning.
First, I checked the weather on my phone. It was cloudless and rainless; the Geminid meteor shower was expected tonight. Once I confirmed the time, I prepared everything.
The hard object in her palm made her palm turn red, and Xu Queque used this to remind herself to stay alert, as she could not allow any accidents to happen in the following events.
The suburbs are far from light pollution, with excellent visibility. The starlight seems to be twinkling overhead, as if you could reach out and pluck it from the sky.
Jiang Fengyi looked up at the starry sky, where stars were densely packed, one next to another, as numerous as hairs on a cow. Her expression was serious, as if she were admiring an unfolded painting.
Xu quietly stayed by her side, patiently waiting for time to pass, anticipating the surprise that was to come.
A streak of light pierced the night sky.
Jiang Fengyi's pupils contracted for a moment. She quickly pointed to the sky, her eyes never leaving the starry expanse. She nudged Xu Que beside her, her face full of excitement: "Look, it's a shooting star!"
"What a lucky day!"
As the second shooting star streaked across her vision, Jiang Fengyi quickly closed her eyes, clenched her fists and pressed them against her heart, silently making a wish in her heart.
She made a wish about her and Xu Que.
Under the witness of a sky full of stars, Xu knelt down on one knee and raised the velvet box in his palm, which was burning hot from nervousness.
When Jiang Fengyi opened her eyes, she saw a pair of eyes more dazzling than the stars, gazing intently at her.
At this moment,
The starry sky became a backdrop, all the sounds and lights around faded away, and everything became out of focus, with only Xu Que's figure remaining clear.
"So, on this lucky day,"
"Would you like to be with me?"
"Not because of agreements or conventions, but out of emotion, following my heart..."
"I do!"
Jiang Fengyi's answer replaced the deafening pounding of Xu Que's chest, exploding in her eardrums.
The Geminid meteor shower arrived precisely on time, and the silent night sky surged with a tide of stars, tearing through the heavens without warning. The stars broke free from their fixed shackles and embarked on a grand escape.
Their attention, however, was not on the fleeting meteor shower.
Xu's throat tightened, his fingertips trembled slightly, and he raised the ring box above his head, his eyes filled with unwavering loyalty, as if offering the diamond ring to the Queen as if offering his own heart.
Jiang Fengyi extended her left hand towards her.
On her ring finger, she still wore the Möbius strip she had given her.
Xu carefully and slowly slipped the ring onto Jiang Fengyi's finger.
A fiery meteor streaked across the night sky, leaving a long, slender tail of molten gold in its wake. It blazed brightly across the night sky until it burned out and fell, but the trail it left behind did not immediately fade; it was imprinted on the hearts of the two people.
The two of them will never forget this day.
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