Hearing this, Ji Zhinan turned his head and looked at the maid.
The maid beside him also spoke up quickly: "In the past, the young master only came to the capital occasionally, and he would work for nine or half of the ten days he stayed. The young master was very busy. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, he would work more than ten hours a day..."
The two maids exchanged glances and continued, "Xiaomei wasn't lying. Ever since you moved in, Young Madam, the Young Master has been staying in Beijing for the past year. Assistant Bai told me that many of the overseas assignments require the Young Master's personal presence, and each trip can take over half a month. For you, Young Madam, the Young Master has switched all possible video conferences to video conferences."
"When we met Assistant Bai yesterday, he said that the young master had almost finished his overseas work, but there were still some documents that needed his approval. The young master wanted to finish the work quickly so that he could spend a happy new year with you, young lady. After all, this is the first Chinese New Year that you and the young master have spent together."
Listening to the two of them explaining to Gu Yibei, Ji Zhinan smiled and curled his lips: "I know, I'm not angry."
She's not that petty yet.
Although Ji Zhinan was usually cold and gentle, she was never one to say one thing and mean another. The maid heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that she was not angry.
Halfway through breakfast, Ji Zhinan's phone rang. It was Xing Fei calling.
"Nannan, all the plum blossoms in the capital bloomed overnight last night. We've put on an impromptu plum blossom festival today. Let's go take a look!"
Ji Zhinan looked at the snowy scene outside, thought for a moment, and nodded: "Okay, I'll pick you up."
"Um!"
………………
In a high-end hotel in Beijing, several Western-looking men in suits and ties, holding important documents in their hands, are reporting on their work in a certain foreign language.
Half an hour later, the foreign man finally finished reading the last sentence, swallowed his saliva, and spoke in relatively unfamiliar Chinese.
"Sir, look..."
The scene follows the man's line of sight, and he sees a person sitting in front of the window, staring at the snow outside with deep black eyes.
Because the lights were not on, the whole room was dark. Only the light from the window could vaguely illuminate the man's outline.
The man was wearing a black windbreaker, and his whole body seemed to blend into the black.
Those black eyes stared blankly outside, as if lost in memories.
I still remember that year, it snowed in the capital, and all the plum blossoms bloomed overnight.
The petals fell on the snow, which was extremely beautiful.
When he took her out, she was wearing a thick coat. Because she was young and stubborn, she refused to wear gloves and a scarf. He had to coax her into wearing them.
She was dressed in a white cotton coat, blending in with the snow. She stood in front of the red plum tree, spinning in circles with joy.
"The plum blossom is three points less white than the snow, but the snow is one point less fragrant than the plum blossom. Brother Yuan, do you prefer the plum blossom or the snow?"
This is what she asked herself at the time.
How did you answer?
The man thought of something again, and his face changed. The tenderness and affection in his eyes disappeared, and were replaced by endless indifference.
Although the events of those years are still vivid in my memory, they are only those of those years.
After so many years, it snowed again in the capital and the red plum blossoms bloomed again.
But she...is gone.
Maybe this is what it means when things and people change.
“…” Seeing that the man didn’t respond, his subordinate asked in confusion: “Sir?”
The man turned around and withdrew his gaze coldly.
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