Fu Qingshan did not speak for a long time. He held a cigarette between his fingers and only lit it up. His whole body seemed to have fallen into a daze.
He still did not believe that the woman was dead. or rather, he would not believe it until her body was retrieved from the sea.
However, another voice in his heart told him that so much time had passed. That body had probably been eaten by the creatures in the sea and become a part of the sea.
But he was so stubborn that he did not want to believe it. Sometimes, he did not know what he was persistent about.
The cigarette butt in Ji Yunshen's hand had burned to the end. He casually put out the cigarette butt in the transparent ashtray on the desk. His voice was low and hoarse from the smoke "Old Fu, you have already divorced. She is not your responsibility, and you don't owe her anything. Even if she dies or if she is still alive as you wish, so what? "
"before you lost your memory, she chased after you and pestered you for more than ten years, but I didn't see you like her. Why don't you take advantage of this memory loss and let yourself go? "
After hearing that, Fu Qingshan first rubbed his aching Glabella, and the next second, he seemed to have lost control of his emotions. He suddenly stood up and kicked everything around him to the ground.
The high-class Cherry wood floor was covered with a thick and exquisite blanket. Although it eliminated most of the sound of objects falling to the ground, because of the relative silence in the office, the sounds were too intense and even piercing.
After a long while, the large office returned to its initial silence.
Fu Qingshan put his hands on his waist and walked to the French window in a grumpy manner. He looked at the lush garden plants outside the window and the reinforced concrete city forest.
Ji Yunshen lazily glanced at the wolves on the ground and lit a cigarette for himself. Then, he leisurely walked to Fu Qingshan by the French window. The moment the cigarette box was handed to him, a low and hoarse voice followed from his thin lips "although I know that you have a sultry physique, your performance just now seemed to have some interest in her! How come you lost your memory and even changed your aesthetic taste? "
Fu Qingshan frowned, and his hands that were on his waist supported the floor-to-ceiling window instead. "You make it sound like I already have a woman that I've loved deeply for many years! "
Ji Yunshen put away the cigarette case and put it in his pocket. His deep eyes also looked out of the window "Old Fu, don't tell me that you're going to... let me say that her whereabouts are unknown. Are you going to waste time with a woman whose whereabouts are unknown? Why? Don't you like any of the women that the elders in your family have found for you? "
With Fu Qingshan's current status, it was not difficult for him to find a woman whose family background was more outstanding than Lin Yan's.
However, it was even more difficult to find a woman who was more beautiful than Lin Yan.
Ji Yunshen did not deny that Lin Yan was the kind of woman who would definitely make men lust after her. She was different from Qiao Man's beauty. Her beauty was more ostentatious, more passionate, and also more irresistible.
If she were to stand together with Qiao Man, the man's eyes would undoubtedly be on her.
"Do I look like a scumbag who just got divorced and can find the next spring? "
Ji Yunshen,"..."
Fu Qingshan glanced at him, then said irritably, "I'm not interested. I don't even feel hard towards those women. "
"So... "
"Don't you F * Cking try to get to the bottom of it like an s * X. I have a photographic memory of that woman, and it's all thanks to you! "
Ji Yunshen raised his eyebrows even higher, and the smile on his lips kept expanding "I say, old Fu, I see that not only is your f * Cking brain damaged, you're also sick. At that time, your woman almost had a miscarriage, and even adults and children might not be able to keep it. You're lying in the emergency room of the hospital on the verge of death. Do you want me to pretend to be deaf and mute so that you can stay out of it? "
"I've told you before, and I've warned you. It's impossible for you to just hate Lin Yan, but you didn't listen. Now you're blaming me? "
Ji Yunshen brought his slender fingers closer to his lips and took a deep breath. His voice was even lower and deeper "It's true. Compared to this, I'm more afraid that one day, when you wake up and regain your memory, you'll tell me again why I didn't urge you to control that woman when you lost your memory. At that time, I really wouldn't be a person anymore. "
Fu Qingshan was silent again, or more silent than before.
Although he has no memory now, but the feeling will not cheat him, so a beautiful out of the world girl, how can he not be moved?
He's probably been lying to himself the whole time.
"Alright, I've already said what I need to say. I'll keep an eye out for Lin Nancheng. I'll contact you if there's any movement. Also, there are a lot of things going on in the capital. Don't keep going back and forth. Just like you said, those who aren't dead will always leave some traces behind...
"Well, I see. "
...
When Ji Yunshen left the military compound, it was already nine o'clock in the morning.
When he drove back to the JI house, Ji Han was pushing Zhou Lanqing for a walk on the lawn in front of the house. The bright sunlight reflected the dense magnolia trees in the yard on the ground, forming a large mottled shadow for the two to enjoy the shade.
These two days, he rare rest, also rare to enjoy the warmth and warmth of the family.
After standing there for a long time, he began to walk into the courtyard.
In the room on the second floor, Qiao man had just woken up and was washing up in the bathroom. Even though the tap was running, she could still clearly hear the steady footsteps of a man outside the half-open bathroom door. She instinctively raised her head and looked through the mirror She saw the tall figure reflected in the mirror.
As he had left the house in a hurry in the early morning, he was still wearing yesterday's clothes. Although there were many wrinkles on his white shirt and black trousers, he did not give off a pathetic or sloppy feeling. Instead, he gave off a languid and Languid sexiness.
Qiao man looked at him for a while before she withdrew her gaze. She took the toothbrush, squeezed some toothpaste on it, and started brushing her teeth.
The man walked in and stood behind her to look at her. "Did you just wake up? "
Qiao man nodded. Because she was brushing her teeth, her speech was not very clear. "Yes, I just woke up. "
"I left breakfast downstairs for you. Do you want to go downstairs to eat after washing up? Or do you want me to take you out to eat something else? "
Qiao man thought for a while and shook her head. "No need, just eat something casually. I don't have much of an appetite. "
"okay, then I'll go heat it up for you. "
In fact, when he was free, he liked to cook for her, especially when he was pregnant. However, most of the time he didn't have the time, so such moments always seemed precious.
"okay. "
The sound of the man's footsteps gradually faded away. Only then did she put down the toothbrush in her hand. After rinsing her mouth, she took out a white bottle of medicine from the pocket of her pajamas.
There seemed to be an idea that had been stored in her mind for several months, but she had never acted on it... ...
And tonight, it was probably time to turn the idea into actual action.
...
After breakfast, Ji Yunshen returned to the military district due to an urgent matter.
Before he left, he asked her if she wanted to go back or stay here with him for another night.
Her answer was, it didn't matter.
Going back to the Blue Mountain Villa or staying here didn't make much of a difference to the current her.
Ji Yunshen was probably really worried about Zhou Lanqing, so he tacitly agreed to let her stay here.
She didn't care either. She took out her tablet to brush up on her dramas, read Manga, and then went to sleep.
When she woke up, it was already close to evening. The Setting Sun's afterglow dyed the white clouds in the sky red. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, large patches of orange-red light and shadows fell.
She sat up lazily and then reached for her phone under her pillow. She looked at the time.
It was almost six o'clock. He had not returned yet, but she did not have much time left.
She had no choice but to call Ji Yunshen's phone number.
After a few beeps, Ji Yunshen's deep and somewhat sexy voice came from the other end. "Man man, what's wrong? "
It was obvious that he was in a meeting, because the second the call connected, she vaguely heard someone talking, and they were talking about military defense that she did not understand.
She bit her lip and lowered her head to look at her bulging stomach. Then, she said in a weak voice, "Ji Yunshen, my stomach is a little uncomfortable... "
Before she could finish her words, she heard the sound of the man's fast running footsteps and the sound of the wind from his fast running.
"Are you feeling unwell? "
His breathing was not stable because he was running. In addition, her words made him a little flustered and at a loss, which made his breathing even more unstable "Go out of the room and call someone. Ask them to call 120 to send you to the hospital. After that, I'll return to your side as fast as I can, okay? "
"No... "
Qiao man gripped her phone tightly, her voice tinged with a hint of grievance. "I'm sorry, I actually, I actually... don't have a stomachache. I just want you to come back and have dinner with me. "
How long had it been How long had it been since she had acted like a spoiled child to him It was as if it had been so long that he could no longer remember.
Most of the time, she was either desperately trying to draw a line with him, or on the way to drawing a line.
The man's footsteps slowed down, and his voice also returned to its usual calm self-control. "Are you really alright? You just want to have dinner with me? "
"Yes, I reckon that after giving birth, it'll be a long time before we can have dinner together? "
This was indeed her true feelings.
It was said that the food in confinement was even worse than prison food, and she had to drink all kinds of soup to nourish herself. Just thinking about it made her feel painful.
"okay, I got it. I'll go back and say goodbye. "
"Okay! "
Qiao man hid the suitcase in the corner into the wardrobe and changed into a pregnant woman's dress. She also put on light makeup to cover the faint pregnancy spots on her face. Finally, she let down her waist-length black hair, which fell on both sides of her shoulders.
At first, when she approached Ji Yunshen, she seemed to be like this.
Other than the child in her belly, nothing seemed to have changed, but everything had to change.
She stretched out her hands and pulled on both sides of her cheeks, forming a smile and smiling at herself in the mirror.
Her Bright Red Lips moved slightly. If she knew how to read lips, she would say, "Ji Yunshen, goodbye. ".
...
Ji Yunshen returned very quickly. From the moment he hung up the phone until now, she thought that it had only been twenty minutes.
Perhaps because he did not see her downstairs, he strode upstairs. When he was about to approach, Qiao man opened the door and walked out.
It was only a few steps away, but it seemed to be very, very far away, so far that it even made him feel strange.
It had probably been a long time since he saw her wearing such a fairy-like white gauze dress, and it had also been a long time since he had seen her let her waist-length long hair down. Therefore, in this one second, he actually had the illusion of seeing her for the first time.
The two of them looked at each other for a few seconds. Qiao man smiled at him and took the lead to say, "you're back? "
Ji Yunshen responded with a faint "HMM" . His hands that were hanging by his side seemed to be at a loss as to where to put them. Finally, he put them into his pocket and continued, "what do you want to eat for dinner? Do you want to eat at home or outside? "
Qiao man reached out and smoothed the waterfall-like hair on her cheeks. She thought for a moment and said, "let's eat at the hotel with the glass curtain. After we eat, we'll sleep there tonight, okay? "
Ji Yunshen had always given her whatever she wanted, let alone now that she had intentionally or unintentionally ignored him.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. "
Hearing his answer, Qiao man turned around and wanted to get the travel bag that she had prepared on the bed. Just as she moved her feet, she was grabbed by the wrist by the man who suddenly rushed over. "I'll go get it. Wait for me here. "
"Okay. "
Ji Yunshen returned to his room and picked up the travel bag on the bed. Then, he turned off the wall lamp in the room before walking out and closing the door.
The moment he walked out, Qiao man walked over and held his right hand that was hanging by his side. "Let's go. "
The Moment Ji Yunshen's small hand was handed over to her, his fingers quickly interlocked with hers. It felt surreal for a long time.
Qiao man walked forward. Seeing that the man behind her did not move, she turned around and looked at him. "What's wrong? Don't you want to go? "
"No, let's go. "
Ji Yunshen only gradually returned to normal after a battle between heaven and earth.
The two of them held hands and walked down the stairs side by side. Perhaps it was because the footsteps were heavy and light, but they quickly attracted the gazes of the people in the living room.
Of course, this included Zhou Lanqing and Ji Han.
"Are you... going back? "
The one who asked this question was Ji Han. She probably felt that her tone was inappropriate, so she changed her tone and said, "it's already dark. I thought that you two would leave tomorrow. "
"Man man wants to go out to eat. Because it's quite far away, we'll stay over there at night and won't come back... " Although Zhou Lanqing did not ask anything, she did not say anything However, when he said that he wouldn't come back, he could clearly see the loneliness in her eyes, so he quickly added, "but we'll come back tomorrow to pick up the things. "
Ji Han nodded and didn't continue asking.
Zhou Lanqing, who was sitting in a wheelchair, didn't continue asking. Instead, she raised her head and said to Ji Han, "han-er, go get the gift that you've prepared for man man. "
"Oh, okay. "
After hearing that, Ji Han hurriedly ran upstairs. Because he was in a hurry and the servants had just finished cleaning the stairs, it was very slippery, so he accidentally bumped into Qiao Man, who was only two steps away from the first floor.
Although Ji Yunshen was quick-witted, he was still a step too slow. It was not until Qiao Man's entire body had crashed heavily into the wall that he stretched out his hand and tightly protected her in his embrace.
"Are you alright? "
Ji Yunshen examined her from top to bottom. The person who had always been calm had completely lost her calm appearance.
"speak, are you alright? "
A large amount of pain came from her back. Qiao man closed her eyes and took a long time to recover before shaking her head. "I'm fine. Take a look at her. "
After the collision just now, Ji Han had suffered a worse fall than her. Her entire body directly rolled down two steps. When she fell to the ground, there was a muffled sound. She guessed that she had also fallen quite heavily.
If not for the fact that her fall was too realistic, she would have really thought that she had done it on purpose.
However, using such a level was simply too low-level and too easy to expose. She was so smart that she should not have used it.
After Ji Yunshen was sure that Qiao man was fine, he was just about to help Ji Han up when he saw Ji Han trying very hard to stand up. Ji Han lowered her eyes and said coldly, "no need, I'm fine too. "
This time, she turned her body sideways and walked past Ji Yunshen to go upstairs.
About ten seconds later, she came down from upstairs again with a square-shaped brocade box in her hand.
After handing it over to Zhou Lanqing, Zhou Lanqing waved at Qiao man with a kind expression. Qiao man was stunned for two seconds before she slowly walked over.
The moment Qiao Man walked over, Zhou Lanqing opened the square brocade box in her hand. When she stood beside Qiao man, she reached out to take out the ring from the brocade box and raised her head to look at her "Come, man man. This is a gift that grandma prepared for you. It's a token of love that the Duke of Windsor gave to lady Windsor in the past. It means that heaven and earth will last forever. Today, I'm giving this gift to you. I hope that you can keep it well and grow old together with little Chen. "
It was said that when a person was about to die, his words would be kind. She probably belonged to this category.
She had been used to seeing betrayal, separation, and hurt all her life. When she was about to die, she actually only wanted to see happiness and fulfillment.
She had lived her whole life and seemed to only understand it now, but it was already too late.
Qiao man was born into a prestigious family. Even though she had never seen this token of love, she had heard of its price.
The legend of it had always been circulating in the upper-class society. Some people even said that its value could not be estimated and that it was a priceless treasure.
Although the Qiao family was rich, they definitely did not have as much wealth as the JI family.
"Grandma, this thing is too valuable. I can't accept it. "
She had already decided not to have anything to do with Ji Yunshen, his family, friends, and brothers, let alone this kind of priceless treasure.
"these are all worldly possessions. I won't bring them with me when I live or when I die. There's no such thing as whether they're valuable or not. Quickly put them on. This is just a little token from grandma. It's nothing. "
"But... "
Qiao man wanted to say something else, but she was interrupted by a magnetic male voice from behind her. "Man man, since grandma gave them to you, you should keep them. This is just a little token from her. There's no need to worry too much. "
She still felt very troubled and did not want to accept them.
Zhou Lanqing probably felt that this would go on forever, so she handed the ring in her hand to Ji Yunshen who was walking over. "Xiao Shen, take it and put it on your wife. "
"Okay! "
Ji Yunshen took it and quickly grabbed her hand that was hanging by her side. Her fingers were very slender and she put them on without much effort.
Qiao man tried to struggle but failed. She could only smile and thank her. "thank you, grandma. I like the gift very much. "
"It's good that you like it. Are you hungry? Quick, let Xiao Shen bring you to eat something. "
"okay, I got it. "
Ji Yunshen took a deep look at Zhou Lanqing who was sitting in the wheelchair. Then, he held Qiao Man's hand and walked out of the House.
The lights in the living room were bright and warm orange. They scattered on the backs of the two of them, giving off a romantic and charming light. It almost hurt the eyes of the people behind them.
Just as she was about to walk out, Qiao Man Heard Zhou Lanqing nervously ask Ji Han if he had fallen. Did it hurt anywhere?
She thought that the relationship they had grown up with was indeed different.
However, none of that had anything to do with her.
Because everything was about to end.
...
That glass-roofed Hotel had already become the third largest landmark building in forest city. The guest rooms were almost full every night.
Ji Yunshen had used his connections to book a Presidential Suite. When he arrived at the hotel, he directly took the private elevator on the floor of the presidential suite.
When he entered the room, the staff members brought him some clean towels and toiletries, as well as red wine and drinks.
After placing the things that were brought in on the Table One by one, the staff members left.
Qiao man lay on the bed and looked at the stars that were reflected on the glass ceiling in the shape of a spire above her head, as well as the clear and bright moon.
Ji Yunshen took out the things in his travel bag and arranged them one by one. Then, he tidied up the things that the hotel staff members had brought in before walking back to the bed. He laid down like her and looked at the night sky above the glass ceiling.
"It's so beautiful! "
Ji Yunshen turned his head and looked at the little woman beside him. "If you like it, I'll build a house with a glass curtain for you. "
"No need. If you look at it every day, it won't feel fresh anymore. It's still better like this. You can look at it whenever you want, and it'll still feel fresh. "
"The area of the Blue Mountain Villa is enough to build more than twenty villas. If you like the glass curtain, you can stay there for a night. If you don't like it, you can stay there for a night. There's no conflict. "
Qiao Man's lips curled into a faint smile. Then, she met his gaze. "Sure, if you don't find it troublesome. "
After that, the two of them did not say anything else. They quietly looked at the night sky above the glass roof.
It was not until Qiao Man's phone vibrated in her pocket that she sat up.
It was a text message. The content of the text message was very concise. "The ticket has been settled. The plane is leaving at two o'clock in the morning. Be careful. "
She replied with a "okay" , then stood up and walked to the table by the window. As she walked, she said, "Ji Yunshen, shall we have a drink? "
The man sat up after hearing that. Before he could say anything, he heard the girl say again, "I'll drink the mineral water, you drink the wine. "
She walked to the table, turned around and winked at him. "The atmosphere is so good. If we don't have a drink, wouldn't we be letting down the atmosphere? "
"Okay, I'll listen to you. "
Qiao man opened the red wine bottle neatly, then poured a glass of red wine for him, and then poured herself a glass of mineral water.
The moment she turned around, she threw a white pill into the red wine glass. After shaking it, it was quickly drowned.
Then, she took a step forward and approached Ji Yunshen, who was beside the bed. She handed him the wine glass with one hand and raised it with the other. The moment he took it, she reached out and touched his glass. "cheers. "
Ji Yunshen did not drink. His eyes moved slightly. "I feel that you're different tonight. "
"How is it different? Am I too warm to you? "
"Don't you feel that you're too warm to me? "
The man shook the wine glass in his hand. The next second, he raised it in front of his eyes and looked at the little woman with a bulging belly through the wine glass and wine "or rather, based on your attitude toward me for the past half a year, you were indeed a little too enthusiastic tonight. For example, like last time, you drugged me in the wine and made me lose consciousness. Then, you secretly did something bad... "
"Oh, is that what you think? "
Qiao man smiled and reached out to take his wine glass. "since you don't believe me, I'll drink it for you and see if there's any extra ingredients in it. "
The woman took the glass of wine with her left hand. Just as she was about to drink it, the man snatched it away and downed it in one gulp. "If you want me to drink it, I'll drink it even if it's poisonous. But don't waste your body on yourself. If you don't, I'll feel sorry for you. "
"Mr. Ji, your words of love are getting more and more incomprehensible! "
The girl took a sip of the pure water in her hand, raised her arms, and put them around his neck. "So, how could Ji Han be willing to push you away again and again? "
"Man man... "
"shhh... " the girl withdrew her hand from his neck and put it on his thin lips. Her other hand went to take the empty glass of wine in his hand. "I'll pour you some wine. "
After saying that, she turned around and walked to the table again. She poured him a glass of red wine, then threw a white pill into it. After shaking it, it quickly disappeared into the red wine again.
This time, when the girl handed it to him, he basically did not say any nonsense and drank it all in one gulp.
When the girl saw that he had finished drinking and was about to pour him wine, he reached out and grabbed her slender wrist. "Are you going to get me drunk tonight? "
"You don't want to drink anymore? "
"If you pour me wine, even if I don't want to drink, I will drink. But I'm afraid that I won't be able to take care of you when I'm drunk, so we won't drink anymore? HMM? "
After hearing his words, Qiao man nodded. "Okay, then we won't drink anymore. "
After saying that, Qiao Man put the two cups back on the table and said, "Ji Yunshen, I want to eat grapes. "
"Okay, I'll call the front desk and have them send them over. "
"Okay. "
Qiao man walked around the table and sat on the SOFA by the French window. She counted the seconds in her heart. When it was ten, she heard a loud muffled sound. It was him who had fallen to the ground.
She smiled and took out a pen and paper from the drawer. After writing a few words, she walked out of the hotel room.
It had started to rain outside. The drizzle was like fog, obscuring the entire city.
She reached out to hail a taxi, gave the address of the JI residence, and went back to retrieve the suitcase hidden in the wardrobe.
She had thought that no one would be disturbed, but the moment she walked out of the room, she bumped into Ji Han, who had walked out of the opposite room.
She looked at her, then at the suitcase in her hand. After a few seconds, she said, "where are you going with the suitcase? "
"I'm not used to the things in the hotel, so I came back to get some. Ji Yunshen is still waiting for me outside, so I'm going to leave first. "
After saying that, she pulled the suitcase and walked toward the stairway. However, she didn't know that the girl's eyes behind her were getting darker and darker, almost the same color as the endless night outside.
Qiao man had just taken a taxi and was still waiting for her outside the JI residence. When she saw a pregnant woman walk out with a suitcase in her hand, she hurriedly got out of the car to welcome her and took the initiative to help her put the suitcase in the trunk.