With other matters to attend to, Chi Yunxi left with a meaningful smile, even declining Chi Jingxuan's offer to see her out.
Rising and then sitting back down, Chi Jingxuan watched the few who had vanished from the second floor, his expression returning to the firm and stern look from earlier.
The phone rang; his secretary reminded him that it was time for the meeting, and only then did Chi Jingxuan rise to leave. Just as he reached the lobby on the first floor, he came face to face with Qin Yuji, who was walking with her head down.
She had changed out of her work clothes and, just like the previous two evenings, was dressed in a simple T-shirt and jeans, the very image of an innocent college student.
The burn on her right hand was still untreated, bright red.
Clutching her backpack and rummaging inside while walking, she was also lightly sucking in air, a sign that the burn was hard to bear.
Bumping into someone, her bag fell to the ground, its contents scattering everywhere.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it wasn't intentional..."
Apologizing profusely, Qin Yuji looked up and instantly froze.
Why did it seem that wherever she went, she would run into him?
But Chi Jingxuan's face remained unchanged, although if someone familiar with him were there, they would have noticed a faint smile in his eyes.
His glance inevitably landed on the back of Qin Yuji's burnt hand. Chi Jingxuan was about to speak when the polite supervisor of the coffee shop came up to greet them.
The man Qin Yuji had bumped into was dressed in a finely tailored dark suit with custom private handmade details, the matching shirt inside shimmering with understated, dazzling black gold buttons, and his shoes were luxurious brand limited editions only seen in magazines.
Such a man, with such a presence, was clearly no ordinary individual.
The supervisor apologized repeatedly and then turned to curse sternly, "Qin Yuji, did you do this on purpose? Repeatedly offending the guests; do you not want your wages for these last few days? Just disappear..."
"Supervisor Liu, I will leave immediately, immediately..."
Turning pale, Qin Yuji nodded more respectfully toward Chi Jingxuan, "Sir, I'm really sorry. It wasn't intentional."
Saying so, she quickly began gathering her things.
Cell phone, tissues, keys, cold medicine, eye drops, a thick stack of band-aids...
It was hard to imagine someone nowadays carrying band-aids in their bag. Was she often getting injured?
Glancing at the disheveled woman at his feet, Chi Jingxuan turned to the supervisor, who was all smiles and respect, emitting an even colder aura than before.
He was about to snap when his phone rang persistently.
Recalling that the company executives were waiting for him to attend a meeting, Chi Jingxuan hesitated briefly.
Qin Yuji, right?
Having her name was enough.
Although searching for someone in M City, with its population of tens of millions, was like looking for a needle in a haystack, to him, Chi Jingxuan, it hardly seemed a challenge.
About to step away, his gaze fell on the item before him, and Chi Jingxuan paused in his stride.
On a rectangular light blue sticky note, elegant handwriting read: "If the heart is happy, life is Heaven!"
The graceful script was immediately endearing, and beneath the two lines, there was a large, exaggerated smiley face, adding a touch of playfulness.
If the heart is happy, life is Heaven...
Was it her?
Instantly, the image of a woman's radiant smile flashed through Chi Jingxuan's mind.