Jingxia Rose

Chapter 145: The old Ji Xuan wouldn't have agreed, but the current Ji Xuan will.

Ji Xuan was stunned, his pupils dilated. Two years ago, wasn't that before they broke up?

Wen Qi nodded slightly at her surprised reaction, "Yes, that's when it was prepared."

He took her hand, squeezed her soft palm, and confessed, "Actually, the day you resigned and broke up with me, I wanted to propose to you. The ring was designed by the chief jewelry designer of Yixu Company."

"However, you didn't give me a chance to take the ring back then."

Ji Xuan suddenly remembered the conversation she overheard between Wen Qi and Yi Xu at the door of the study.

He mentioned the ring, and at the time she actually thought it was for Ruan Zheng.

Looking back now, it's really absurd.

While she was still in a daze, she heard Qi suddenly ask, "If I had proposed to you back then, would you have said yes?"

Ji Xian looked up at him, pursing her lips as if deep in thought. The large study remained silent for a full minute before she finally shook her head. "No."

Wen Qi was slightly taken aback. "Why?"

Ji Xuan recalled her state of mind at the time and said slowly, "Because at that time, I felt that you didn't love me and that you were only with me because of the obligation to take responsibility for that accident. Also, that way of getting along made me feel very tired. I couldn't tell what our relationship was anymore, and I couldn't see a future in that relationship."

"Most importantly... I know you had someone else in your heart at that time, so whether it's dating or marriage, I don't think the resolution between us will be good. I don't want to lose myself in the end, blame each other, and become enemies. All I want is to part amicably..."

Wen Qi was taken aback by her words for a moment, then belatedly asked, "You have someone else in your heart? What do you mean?"

Ji Xian didn't expect him to focus on this.

She pursed her lips and said, "I actually knew about your relationship with Sister Ruan Zheng a long time ago."

"what?"

Seeing his blank expression, Ji Xian frowned and glanced at him sideways, saying, "You still want to hide it from me? I know you and Sister Ruan Zheng were together before. I did care a lot about it before, and I could always sense the difference between you treating her and treating me, so..."

"I was never with her."

Wen Qi interrupted her.

Now, the seasonal string was confused. "Hmm?"

Wen Qi said seriously, "I've never been with her. Who told you that?"

Ji Xian opened his mouth, somewhat numb, and spoke directly like a machine, "Well... when I first became your secretary, there was a business dinner. Wasn't that Tang Ni, who was at the dinner table, Ruan Zheng's classmate? I ran into her when I went to the restroom, and she mentioned that you had a three-month relationship with Ruan Zheng when you were studying abroad."

Tang Ni?

Wen Qi frowned and pondered for a long time, but still couldn't match the face in his mind.

“I really never dated her…” He pursed his lips. “I admit, I used to have feelings for her. I… can’t quite describe what those feelings were like, but they were definitely different from how I feel about you now. When she married Jin Chengye, I did feel like she was taken away from me, but those feelings faded away not long afterward.”

Ji Xian was in a daze.

From his earnest yet conflicted and troubled expression, she seemed to understand what kind of feelings he had for Ruan Zheng.

Besides Sui Yi, Ruan Zheng was the only woman in his life since childhood. She was like a family member and a friend to him.

One day, she suddenly belongs to someone else, and she will definitely feel a great sense of loss.

But she felt that the reason was somewhat vague.

It's not that it's unrealistic, but it has a vague, elusive feel to it. The thing that's bothered her for so long, is it really that simple?
It struck her as somewhat unbelievable and incredulous.

In a moment of madness, she even started arguing, "Then what's this about people saying you two talked for three months? How could they be so specific?"

“Ruan Zheng and I both studied in the United States, but she was admitted to a dance academy while I was in the finance department of another school. The two schools were not far apart, and we often met and ate together. At that time, some classmates misunderstood our relationship.”

Wen Qi explained earnestly, "The three months you mentioned should be from a class reunion where we played Truth or Dare, taking turns. When it was my turn, it was a dare, and I had to say that I would kiss the next person of the opposite sex who came in for two minutes, and that we would date for three months."

Upon hearing this, Ji Xian's eyes widened. "It's Sister Ruan Zheng who came in?"

Wen Qi was amused by her expression, gently stroked her cheek with his fingers, and nodded slightly.

Ji Xian listened intently, as if she were hearing gossip, and brushed his hand away. "And then? You actually kissed him?"

"Of course not! I just clinked glasses and had a drink with her." Wen Qi answered decisively. "I can't remember who was at that party, but there were quite a lot of people. The rumor that we had been dating for three months probably started around that time."

Ji Xian remained silent.

She had considered that they had actually dated for three months, and that she might have even let go of that resentment.

But to my utter surprise, the truth was actually like this.

That's... pretty outrageous.

However, the thorns that had been slowly disappearing from my heart had vanished without a trace.

Wen Qi scrutinized her expression. "What I said is true, absolutely true."

"Ok, I know."

Ji Xuan nodded slowly.

Wen Qi raised an eyebrow. "Why do you sound so disappointed?"

"The truth that I've believed for so many years has now been overturned. Shouldn't you give me some time to process it?" Ji Xuan pouted.

Why didn't you ask me before?

“How can I ask such a thing? It would be so awkward.” Ji Xuan pulled his hand back, his voice muffled. “I’m also afraid of humiliating myself by breaking through that fragile barrier between us. There’s only one outcome, which might be even more embarrassing than when I resigned.”

Wen Qi took her hand again and kissed it. "It's my fault. I always thought these things were in the past and there was no need to bring them up again, which caused you such a big psychological burden."

"Is there any misunderstanding? Shall we clear everything up today?"

"When did you start liking me?" This is the question that every woman in love most often asks.

But Wen Qi's straightforward answer never disappointed her: "I don't remember."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Xuan rolled his eyes at her and then laughed, "Perhaps it was when you moved to Canglan Residence, or even before that, that you unknowingly took root in my heart, and you can never leave it in this lifetime."

Wen Qi leaned down, his cool lips covering hers, and asked in a hoarse voice, "If I were to propose to you with this ring now, would you say yes?"

Ji Xuan looked into his deep eyes, a smile spreading across them, her voice light and gentle, "The Ji Xuan of two years ago wouldn't have, but the Ji Xuan of now will."

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