“I heard about what happened at your Star Moon L Country branch. That guy came to me, and before I even had a chance to humiliate him, you had already issued a dismissal notice.”
He chuckled twice as he spoke. "What a coincidence, I haven't even had a chance to help you get revenge yet."
The girl was taken aback, turned to look at him, and pursed her lips.
This guy...
"It's okay, someone has already helped me get revenge."
Without the sunglasses to conceal his presence, Xiu Rui was visibly stunned, and the smile on his lips vanished without a trace.
This time, instead of looking at the sea as before, he stared intently at the girl's profile, as if trying to see something extraordinary in her face.
The expression on his face changed from calm to one of unbearable pain.
So, he wasn't the right person after all? He was still...
After a long silence, he finally spoke slowly. "Is that so? So, I'm still too late?"
Qi Jiu smiled, her face completely unconcerned. "It's not too late or not, it's all in the past."
This statement seemed to be referring to this matter, but it also seemed to be referring to something else. In any case, Xiu Rui's expression grew increasingly grim.
Her composure made Xiu Rui feel a lump in his throat, and from her unseen perspective, he gave Ning Lan a look.
Seeing this, Ninglan immediately understood. She fiddled with her phone as if she had something important to do for a while, then stepped forward to break the awkward silence. She whispered a few words in Xiu Rui's ear, and Xiu Rui began to tell her to leave.
"Qiqi, it's been so long! I really wanted to treat you to some delicious food, but something came up. I'll make it up to you next time, okay?"
His eyes were calm, as if the injury he had just suffered had never happened.
The girl looked at him, nodded in understanding, and got up from the recliner without hesitation. "In that case, you go ahead and do your work. There will be many more opportunities in the future. I won't bother you now."
After saying this, she beckoned to Veriel with her finger and left the beach.
It wasn't until they were far from the beach that Veriel spoke.
"Boss, he's clearly still..."
"Stop talking."
Before Veriel could finish speaking, Qi Jiu interrupted her. She got into the car, and although she hadn't done anything, she looked somewhat tired.
Has this relationship finally come to this?
"Let's not bring this up again. No matter what happened between us before, we're just friends now, and we can only be friends."
Even if Veriel hadn't said anything, how could she not have noticed?
Although Xiu Rui had two women on his arms, he never went too far in his actions, giving the impression of deliberately avoiding inappropriate behavior. And the way he looked at her…
But that won't work; friendship is their best relationship.
Since he wasn't going to expose her, she wouldn't either. It was fine to pretend to be deaf and dumb for now; at least they were still friends.
She had said everything she needed to say. Since he couldn't let go, she could only help him from another angle.
All she can do now is wish him well, wish him a bright future and a wonderful life.
At the same time, seeing the car drive away, Xiu Rui could no longer maintain his composure and growled in a low voice at the two people beside him, "Get out!"
He wasn't blind; how could he not see through their little tricks? He just couldn't say anything because Qiqi was there earlier.
Ninglan, standing to the side, looked at Xiu Rui's rather disheveled appearance with a hint of heartache in her eyes.
Are we now forced to resort to such clumsy lies to maintain our last shred of dignity? So, is this how we lose all dignity in front of the person we like?
Back at Xingyue's headquarters, somehow, Qi Jiu dialed Qi Silin's number without anyone noticing. It wasn't until a deep "hello" came from the other end that she realized what had happened.
Qi Jiu: "..." How did she even make that call?
She didn't speak for a moment, then someone called out again from the other end. "Qiqi?"
"Yes, I'm here."
Seeing that she had nothing more to say, Qi Silin smiled as he sat in his office. "What's wrong? Are you bored? Hang in there, I'll be back in the country soon."
Hearing a soft "hmm" from the other side, Qi Silin seemed to sense that something was wrong with her. He lowered his eyes and looked at the two characters "Qiqi" that had been written on the table at some point, and started making conversation.
Even if she gave him a completely uninterested answer, he didn't care at all.
The conversation went from what we ate today to what we did today.
I breathed a sigh of relief when I sensed that the other person's mood was getting better and better.
After hanging up the phone, Liu Guang looked at her master, who was still not satisfied, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally spoke.
“Master, Liu Yun said that after you left, Miss Qi also left China for some reason. Due to your orders, we did not follow her or investigate her.”
Qi Silin paused for a moment, then nodded. "It's alright, even if you try to follow them, you won't succeed."
Just kidding. Someone whose skills rival those of professional mercenaries and who is also a world-class hacker—how many people in the world could successfully track down such a person?
Even he wasn't sure.
Liu Yun: "..."
Liuguang: "..."
No, don't they have any pride?
"Master, should we investigate this?"
Although the chances of finding it are slim, there must be some clues, right?
Qi Jiu: Haha, dreaming.
But to Liu Guang's surprise, her master, who cared so much about Miss Qi, actually shook his head.
"Need not."
If she wanted to talk, she would have already. Now, as long as he's sure she's safe, that's enough. He won't press her for anything else; as long as she's happy, that's all that matters.
As time went by, Qi Jiu and Qi Silin's phone calls seemed to become a daily necessity. Although they talked about everyday things, they never got tired of each other.
Until both of them returned to China.
The sun was shining brightly that day.
The girl had just arrived on the first floor of Qingmai Entertainment and hadn't even had a chance to walk towards the door when she felt her wrist being enveloped by a warm, strong force, pulling her in another direction.
Looking up, I saw the man's somewhat serious profile.
"Ah Lin?"
Qi Silin nodded, and before he could say anything, he grabbed her wrist and led her towards the underground parking lot of Qingmai Entertainment.
He only spoke after he had put the person into the car.
"The letter of introduction issue is getting bigger and bigger. Those reporters, whoever got the information from somewhere, are already waiting at the entrance of Qingmai Entertainment. If you go out now, you might be surrounded."
As he spoke, he seemed not to understand, "Are there other people in China who know your identity?"
Qi Jiu shook her head. "Besides you guys, there really isn't anyone else. But the paparazzi might have captured something that led to misunderstandings."
Even Ji Shuo and the other old men didn't know she had this ability.
Ji Shuo and the other old men: "..."
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