Jingxia Rose

Chapter 134: Clarification

Ji Xuan was still in shock. Even when the elevator arrived, she didn't get on. A girl next to her reminded her, "Miss, aren't you going up?"

She snapped out of her daze and gave the girl a stiff smile. "Thank you. I'll wait for the next time."

After speaking, she walked to the corner and lowered her eyes to her phone again.

Shi Wan has already sent several complaints.

[Damn it! I don't understand why I woke up in his tent, what the hell.]

Is it possible that he carried me there while I was unconscious in the middle of the night?

"..."

Ji Xian was speechless for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and quickly typed: Did Lu Xuming and the others also know?

Shi Wan: No, I woke up at dawn without disturbing them, then drove back, took a shower, took a nap, and then was woken up by a call from my assistant saying I was trending on social media.

Ji Xuan gasped: What was Yi Xu's attitude?

Shi Wan sent a voice message this time. Ji Xuan went to the hallway, turned down the volume, and whispered into his ear: "Just thinking about this makes me so angry. He actually thinks I deliberately seduced him, and that I deliberately got drunk last night so I could get into his bed. Now this ridiculous rumor has come out. He'll definitely think I arranged it. I'm in a situation where I can't clear my name no matter what I do."

Ji Xuan was dumbfounded: The rumor must be a misunderstanding, but you went to his tent...

That's an indisputable fact!
Therefore, people tend to have preconceived notions, and given this premise, it is indeed difficult not to raise suspicions.

She typed hesitantly: Yi Xu isn't actually that kind of unreasonable person...

Shi Wan: I was in the wrong, but... we're all adults, I didn't mean to make him take responsibility or cling to him or anything.

After that, another message of impotent rage came: Ughhhh, why did I drink so much last night?!

Ji Xian pondered for a moment: How do you plan to clarify this rumor?

Shi Wan: Posted on Weibo.

Ji Xuan: Don't you need to discuss this with Yi Xu?
Shi Wan: What's there to discuss? I think he's eager to clarify things as soon as possible!

As soon as she sent the message, Yi Xu messaged Ji Xuan: Ji Xuan, can you give me Shi Wan's contact information?
Ji Xuan was taken aback, and guessed that it was about the scandal. She immediately sent Shi Wan's WeChat contact information.

Yi Xu: No need for WeChat, a phone number is fine.

Ji Xuan copied Shi Wan's phone number over and told her about it.

Shi Wan didn't reply again, presumably because she went to communicate with Yi Xu.

Ji Xian saw Shi Wan's clarification Weibo post around 2 PM, which included a photo of them having a picnic together the previous day.

There are two in total.

One photo is a group photo of eight people, and the other is a group photo of the three girls. In the photos, everyone except her and Yi Xu is blurred out.

Especially in the group photo, she and Yi Xu were separated by several people, and she was sitting next to Ji Xuan.

The caption was even simpler, tagging the marketing account and directly criticizing it: "Trying to show off? If your IQ and umbilical cord were cut off along with it, you should eat more walnuts!"

The comments section was full of laughter, "So satisfying to watch!", "Sister Shi is so cool, she's so fierce!", "Such a cool sister, I love her!", "Haven't you guys watched her live stream? When she confronts the haters, I feel sorry for them!", "See, why did you provoke her? @ProfessorYu"

About an hour after she posted this update, a newly registered Weibo user, whose name was just a string of basic numbers, posted it.

He also tagged that marketing account, without any text, just posted an emoji of a Minion bowing, with the caption: "Respect biodiversity."

Just one hour later, the Weibo account was identified as belonging to Yi Xu himself.

Someone asked him in the comments why he posted the clarification so late, and he replied in the comments: Register an account.

The scandalous drama that started that evening was quelled in less than five hours. Ji Xian didn't ask Shi Wan how she and Yi Xu had discussed their relationship. However, around 5 p.m., he saw a news report online that the patriarch of the Jin family, the richest family in Hong Kong, had been hospitalized again and admitted to the ICU.

Whenever the Jin family was mentioned, she couldn't help but think of Jin Chengye and Ruan Zheng.

Of course, she wouldn't be foolish enough to ask Ruan Zheng.

After all, they've been divorced for almost two years.

Before leaving get off work, she received a work schedule from Mr. Gerry's assistant that she needed to follow the next day. The schedule was packed in the morning, and there would be nothing to do after 4 p.m.

Also sent was the flight information for the day after tomorrow, a flight at 10 a.m.

Around six o'clock, Ji Xuan got off work and sent a message to Wen Qi.

Wen Qi replied two minutes later: I still have some things to take care of. Would you like to come over and sit for a while?

Ji Xuan paused upon seeing this reply.

Go to Linqi?
But the thought that they were back together made the awkward feeling that had just started disappear instantly.

Departments that didn't require overtime had already left work. As Ji Xuan walked to the main gate of Linqi, he saw many people carrying bags and chatting and laughing as they walked out.

She walked in calmly and without looking to the side.

Several female employees stopped in their tracks when they saw her, turning back to look at her retreating figure with suspicion, and said, "That woman who just walked by, doesn't she look like Secretary Ji?"

"You think so too?"

"But... that's unrealistic. Secretary Ji has been gone for over a year. How could she possibly reappear in Linqi?"

“That makes sense, but… she really does look like Secretary Ji.”

"Oh my god, do you guys think she's... a stand-in that President Wen found?" a girl exclaimed. "I heard that Secretary Ji dumped President Wen before."

"I've heard about it too. Apparently, it's because President Wen wanted to get married, but Secretary Ji didn't want to, so she simply dumped President Wen."

"Wow, Secretary Ji is such a gentle and easy-going person, yet she's so decisive. President Wen is so devoted, and the Wen family's background is among the best in Beijing, so why won't Secretary Ji marry him? Why did she even break up with him?"

"Does that mean you're against marriage?"

"I suddenly feel a little sorry for President Wen. Look at how deeply he's in love, he even found a body double."

Ji Xuan didn't hear their conversation and smoothly got into the president's office's private elevator and went up.

Stepping out of the elevator, I was immediately struck by a strong sense of familiarity.

After all, this was where she worked for more than five years.

While she stood there, lost in thought, a girl walked out of the printing room, looking dejected and carrying documents. When she saw Ji Xian, her face was full of shock and surprise.

"Secretary Ji...?"

Ji Xuan snapped out of his daze, saw that it was Cui Min, and smiled slightly, "Long time no see."

"Is...is it really you?" Cui Min rushed over, gasping in surprise. "I thought I was seeing things! You...how did you get back?"

"I'm here to see Wen Qi," Ji Xuan said frankly.

"Looking for President Wen?" Cui Min remained shocked. "Aren't you... um... ah... President Wen is in his office."

Ji Xuan's smile deepened. He gently patted her shoulder, said "thank you," and then walked into the office area with practiced ease.

(End of this chapter)