Jingxia Rose

Chapter 139: She still turned back.

Wen Qi replied with an "okay," rummaged through his suitcase and pulled out a set of clothes. Without any hesitation, he went straight to the bathroom.

Ji Xuan helped him pack his suitcase, closed it, put it aside, went into the kitchen, tied on an apron, and began to prepare the ingredients.

It was lunchtime, and she had originally planned to make do with pasta.

She only got two days off in the week she returned. Although Mr. Gerry was in France, his team came to Beijing a few days ago. Their schedule was very full, and she, as the accompanying translator, was spinning like a top.

All she wanted to do today was lie down and relax, but now that Wen Qi was here, she felt that just a simple pasta dish seemed too easy.

After thinking for a moment, she quietly took four eggs out of the refrigerator.

We've decided on two fried eggs for everyone!
How nutritious!
They're even sterile organic eggs!

In any case, during her thinking process, she never considered cooking rice or stir-frying vegetables.

When Wen Qi came out, Ji Xian had already prepared the black pepper beef tenderloin spaghetti and was frying the last two eggs.

He glanced at her back, a sight warm and inviting, and a slight smile played on his lips. He walked over, wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, and murmured, "She smells so good."

As soon as he approached, Ji Xuan could smell the scent of his bath and shampoo.

It smells the same as her.

"Bring the noodles out and let's eat," Ji Xian instructed.

"it is good."

After hearing Qi's reply, he tilted his head and kissed her earlobe before letting go and carrying the two plates of pasta out. He then returned, asking, "What would you like to drink?"

"There's some rock sugar pear soup I cooked this morning in that pot, please take it out."

After she finished speaking, she subconsciously turned her head and saw that he was holding a can of coffee powder. She squinted her eyes and looked at him with a very calm and kind gaze.

Wen Qi's words, "I'll make myself a cup of coffee," stuck in his throat and were swallowed before they could even reach his lips.

He didn't argue and silently put the jar back in its place.

I took two glass bowls and a spoon, opened the casserole, and saw the rock sugar pears inside. Suddenly, I remembered the rock sugar pears he had cooked for her in Moscow a few months ago.

With a slight smile, he took the bowl out, and Ji Xian's fried eggs were also ready.

The two sat facing each other. On the plate, pasta was topped with beef tenderloin, two cherry tomatoes, and three florets of broccoli. Next to them was a small dish of golden fried eggs.

The bowl of rock sugar pear soup exuded a faint sweet fragrance, and the clear, bright syrup was garnished with red dates and goji berries.

With this kind of appearance, it would easily cost three figures to sell in a high-end restaurant.

Ji Xuan gestured with his eyes, "Try it, see which one tastes better, my rock sugar pear soup or yours."

Wen Qi paused, then smiled helplessly, "You know?"

Ji Xian nodded, "Yes, after the New Year's Day fireworks, I interrogated Ye Xueyan. She told me that you made the rock sugar pear soup, and that you asked her to exchange the boat ticket and then find a way to pass it on to me."

"She explained things to you very clearly."

Ji Xian glanced at him and raised an eyebrow.

She was indeed quite surprised at the time, not expecting Wen Qi to resort to such tricks.

Seeing her direct gaze, Wen Qi felt there was nothing wrong with admitting it. "I saw that you were very resistant to me back then, and you wanted to distance yourself from me so strongly. I was afraid that if I were to step in, you definitely wouldn't accept it."

He didn't mention that he had mistakenly thought she and Xiao Guxing were living together.

That's all in the past now, there's no need to bring it up.

Ji Xuan didn't reply. Back then, after the breakup, she never thought she would start over with Wen Qi, and she hadn't even imagined the possibility of them meeting again.

She's quite stubborn; once she's made up her mind about something, it's actually very difficult for her to turn back.

But Wen Qi was an exception.

She turned back anyway.

And so far, it's been a pretty good start.

Wen Qi tasted the rock sugar pear. It had a rich fruity aroma, and the pear was smooth, crisp, and tender. The overall taste was mild and sweet. He said in a gentle voice, "It tastes better than what I make." Ji Xian chuckled and muttered "flattery," then gestured, "Hurry up and eat your noodles, or they'll taste different when they get cold."

"it is good."

Every time he responded to her, it was with a very affirmative and powerful "good".

Ji Xuan's lips curved into a beautiful smile as he asked, "Why did you come back early? Aren't you going to tell me?"

He originally planned to return in two or three days, but the sudden change of plans surprised her.

“Things over there have been taken care of. After inspecting the situation for a while, their rectification efforts still didn’t achieve the results I expected, so I decided to withdraw my investment,” Wen Qi explained. “I also wanted to come back to see you as soon as possible and give you another surprise.”

The surprise he was supposed to give him when he returned from his business trip turned into a shock, frightening him.

Fortunately, this surprise came as expected.

Ji Xuan suddenly put down his chopsticks and spread his hands out towards him.

Seeing this, Wen Qi did not hesitate, put down his chopsticks, and reached out to hold her hand.

His fingertips were still a little cold, and Ji Xuan slapped them away impatiently, "Where are the flowers?"

"What flower?" Wen Qi asked, his hand hovering in the air, looking completely bewildered.

"Wasn't it supposed to be a surprise? Shouldn't a surprise include flowers? Besides, we haven't seen each other for so long, shouldn't you have brought a bouquet?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Qi froze.

With his typical straight-male mindset, he never even considered that aspect.

Seeing his expression, Ji Xuan deliberately said, "My vase has been empty for quite a while now."

There was also a white porcelain bottle on the table, which had been used to hold the white roses he had given her.

"I'll go buy it now..."

Seeing him get up with a serious expression, Ji Xian quickly pressed him down, "I was just teasing you, you actually took it seriously. Hurry up and sit down and eat the noodles and eggs."

Wen Qi thought for a moment, "We can order via mobile phone."

As she spoke, she took out her phone and took a picture of a bouquet of white roses on the food delivery app.

Ji Xuan sighed helplessly. She had only wanted to tease him and see his flustered and slightly embarrassed look, but she had forgotten that he had always been a very serious and earnest person.

Finally, she smiled and didn't dwell on the matter any further.

After dinner, Wen Qi took over the task of washing the dishes.

The heating in Beijing was turned off two days before she returned to China, so now she relies entirely on air conditioning to keep warm when it's cold.

She turned the air conditioner up two degrees and went back to her room to get the gifts she had brought back from France.

When Wen Qi finished washing the dishes and came out, Ji Xuan handed him the bag.

"For me?"

"Well, what if?"

Wen Qi noticed the logo on the gift bag was from Givenchy.

He took it, opened it, and inside was a black tie with a subtle pattern, along with a pair of matching star cufflinks.

Like him, he was noble yet low-key and reserved.

"Brought back from Paris?"

"Yes." Ji Xuan nodded. "I bought it while shopping on the afternoon I arrived in Paris. Would you call that a surprise?"

"Calculate!"

He closed the box, put the bag aside, put her in his arms, and whispered in her ear, "Thank you, I like it very much."

Ji Xian let him hug her for a while, then pulled him to sit down on the sofa and took out hand cream to apply to him. "Have you finished the hand cream I gave you last time?"

There's a surprise in the next chapter, a "v neck" (sounds like "V").