Jingxia Rose

Chapter 111: Understanding the Refined Meaning Through Music
Wen Qi's Adam's apple bobbed. This time, he didn't turn his head to avoid it, but he also didn't close the two-centimeter distance and press down on him.

He struggled to suppress his inner impulse and asked patiently, "You really rejected Xiao Guxing?"

Ji Xuan frowned at his question, pretended to push him away, and said in a rare bad temper, "Believe it or not!"

"I don't disbelieve it."

Afraid that she would leave, Wen Qi immediately wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into his embrace, compressing the air between their chests until it disappeared completely.

He gently rested his forehead on her shoulder, turned his head slightly, and his hot breath sprayed onto her fair neck.

Her scent filled my nostrils.

The faint floral scent is like perfume on clothes, or perhaps the fragrance of hair.

It smells good.

Refreshing.

That was enough to soothe his previously inexplicable restlessness and impatience.

"I just can't believe it. That day I thought you chose him and really didn't want me anymore."

His grip on her waist tightened slightly, reason returned, and his illogical mind returned to normal. He slowly raised his head, gazing intently at her. "You just explained something to me, doesn't that mean..."

"no!"

Ji Xian interrupted hastily, his eyes darting around, "I just... said it offhand, don't misunderstand."

Wen Qi's pursed lips curled slightly upwards, his eyes seeming to hold a flame that burned intensely against her face.

Ji Xian realized that his reaction just now was indeed a bit too much.

"I'm just stating the facts. If you don't like it..."

"I love to hear it." Wen Qi interrupted her hastily, whispering in her ear, "Of course I love to hear it. These days... I miss you so much, it hurts my heart, and I can't sleep."

Just thinking about how she would hold hands with Xiao Guxing, laugh and embrace, and walk into the hall of matrimony, and that she would never belong to him again, is enough to make me realize that she will never belong to him again.

A subtle ache would always emanate from his heart, spreading throughout his body.

Today's actions were already beyond Wen Qi's bounds; such direct words of love were unprecedented.

Her heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

The old deer, about twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, was running around wildly inside.

She looked at him meaningfully, "Who did you learn that from?"

"what?"

"You never used to blurt out such sweet nothings like that..."

When he met his eyes, Ji Xian's voice trailed off.

Wen Qi was taken aback, and the question of who he could have learned from almost came to his lips.

He pursed his lips. "Yi Xu said that dating is not a guessing game, and that kind of relationship won't last. Just like our four years together, he said that communication is the bridge, just like negotiating in business. Only by talking can you understand the other party's requirements."

“I think that makes sense, but doing business is definitely different from dating, and I don’t want to be like those four years where I just said what I thought.”

As he spoke, he took her hand and gently pressed it against his chest. "Ji Xian, it really hurts."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Xian awkwardly pulled her hand away, feeling the tightness of his embrace, and asked, "Can you let go of me? It's too tight, it's a little uncomfortable."

Wen Qi obediently loosened his grip a little, but still held her loosely.

During the time he was pursuing her, Ji Xian had actually already sensed the changes in him.

My expressive ability is indeed much better than before.

To her surprise, he actually sought advice from that playboy Yi Xu.

Are you sure you won't be led astray?

She asked curiously, "What else did Yi Xu say to you?"

Wen Qi thought about it carefully, "There's nothing else."

Ji Xian didn't believe it.

Yi Xu has an unconventional personality, but she wouldn't really pursue these matters.

She understood Wen Qi; it was already quite remarkable that he was willing to "consult" Yi Xu and the others on these issues.

"Did you just get up?"

"Ah."

"Why did you get up so late today?" "I worked overtime last night," Wen Qi replied truthfully. "I didn't get back until after 1 a.m."

Ji Xuan's eyes widened in surprise, "Working so late?"

Even at the busiest times in the company's history, we would work until 9 or 9:30 at most, and never past 10.

"No, it's just that I haven't been able to sleep these past few days, so I wanted to keep myself busy..."

Speaking of this, Wen Qi suddenly remembered something very important and sat up abruptly. "Wait for me, I'm going to make a phone call."

After saying that, he let go of her, took out his phone, and walked into the room.

Ji Xuan looked completely bewildered.

Wen Qi called Ye Xueyan, and as soon as she answered, he hurriedly asked, "Has the matter I just mentioned been arranged?"

"The plane tickets are booked, and I'm looking at hotels. As for Huasheng, I've already called them." Ye Xueyan was quite startled by his tone. "What's wrong, Mr. Wen? Has something happened?"

"No."

Wen Qi frowned and pondered for a moment. "Refund the plane tickets. Have Vice President Lin go to Huasheng. Don't schedule my schedule too tightly these few days. Try to keep it free."

ha?
Ye Xueyan looked completely bewildered.

No, she just finished arranging the list and notified the people in the president's office.

Ye Xueyan took a breath and softly replied, "Yes, I understand."

Wen Qi pinched the bridge of his nose. "You've worked hard. Your bonus this month will be doubled."

If you put it that way, Ye Xueyan instantly became full of fighting spirit. "Mr. Wen, you're too kind. I'm not tired at all. It's what I should do. Mr. Wen, you're busy. I'll cancel my ticket and go find Vice President Lin."

After hanging up the phone and returning, I didn't see Ji Xian in the corridor.

His heart skipped a beat, and he called out in a panic, "Ji Xian."

"what?"

Suddenly, a head popped out from around the corner.

Wen Qi breathed a sigh of relief, quickly came over, took her hand, and said in a muffled voice, "You scared me. I thought you were gone."

Ji Xuan glanced at him, withdrew his hand, and pointed to the calligraphy on the wall, "Why did you frame this?"

Wen Qi slightly raised his gaze in the direction she was pointing.

This is the stairwell leading to his study, only a little over two meters away. Originally, there was a landscape painting hanging on the wall.

Now it has been replaced by a piece of small regular script calligraphy.

There are seven characters in total.

Hear the string song and know its elegant meaning.

The font is elegant, bold, clean, and neat.

It was written by Ji Xian.

It seems that it was the Lantern Festival of the year they broke up. After the two returned from the Wen family's old house, Wen Qi couldn't shake his workaholic nature and was looking at documents and materials in the study.

Ji Xian had nothing to do and couldn't sleep, so he took out his brush and Xuan paper to practice calligraphy.

I just happened to write those seven characters.

Connect their names together.

One can perceive feelings and emotions by observing distant objects.

After he wrote this calligraphy, I don't know where he put it or if he threw it away. I never expected that he would frame it and hang it up now.

"I originally wanted to hang it in the study or bedroom, but then I suddenly thought of hanging it here. Every time I go upstairs, whether to the study or the bedroom, I can see it and think of you, and remember how beautiful you looked when you wrote those five words."

"..."

Bang bang bang!
Ji Xian's heart started racing again.

He can now speak sweet words so effortlessly that he can make her heart race without even realizing it.

"I didn't write the last part well." She tried to calm herself and change the subject.

Indeed, the bottom 'heart' wasn't written well; the last dot is a bit too low.

Wen Qi shook his head, "I think it's fine. This heart can always remind me how I failed to keep your heart before, but from now on, that feeling will remain, and I will keep it."

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