Nian Ueno

Ji Dongxun raised his eyes and looked at the two people who were standing there dumbfounded.

Xiao Zhou cleared his throat, quickly stepped forward, placed the documents he was carrying on the table, and began to report on his work.

After Xiao Zhou finished speaking, Wang Qiang stepped forward.

After listening, Ji Dongxun nodded casually: "Okay, go ahead and get busy."

After reporting their work, the two men didn't leave. They stood on either side of Ji Dongxun, staring wide-eyed.

The two exchanged a glance across the distance, their eyes burning with the fire of gossip.

Ji Dongxun lowered his head, twirled the pen between his fingers, and signed several documents.

My phone, which was next to the pen holder, vibrated.

He subconsciously felt that the message was from her and reached out to touch his phone.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed someone standing next to her and withdrew her hand.

Ji Dongxun's voice was indifferent: "Is there anything else you two need?"

Xiao Zhou and Wang Qiang shook their heads and nodded in unison.

Ji Dongxun frowned: "Speak if you have something to say, otherwise get out."

He also wanted to see what message she had sent.

Wang Qiang winked at Xiao Zhou, signaling him: "Ask him."

Xiao Zhou chuckled twice, and under Mr. Ji's stern gaze, took a step forward.

After a moment's hesitation, curiosity ultimately prevailed.

"Sir, is something wrong with you?"

Ji Dongxun was puzzled, not understanding what he was cryptic about: "What's going on?"

"It's just..." Xiao Zhou hesitated.

Wang Qiang was impatient, so he pulled Xiao Zhou aside and made him stand at the back.

Wang Qiang scratched the back of his head and asked sheepishly, "Boss, are you dating someone?"

Ji Dongxun's back tensed for a moment, then he immediately denied it with a cold expression: "No."

He denies it.

Wang Qiang chuckled, revealing a set of white teeth, his face full of disbelief.

"Boss, you must have talked to her. Which girl is it? Tell us!"

Wang Qiang was a soldier under Ji Dongxun ten years ago, and they had known each other for a long time and were very close.

He was more daring in asking questions than Xiao Zhou.

Xiao Zhou wouldn't dare joke with Ji Dongxun like that.

Ji Dongxun squinted at the two of them, inwardly thinking that these two kids had pretty sharp intuition.

His current state and mood are indeed similar to that of someone in a romantic relationship.

However, there's no need for them to know about this.

Since it's just an online relationship, it can end at any time, and there's no need to publicize it to everyone.

Moreover... he didn't want anyone to know he was having an online relationship.

Ji Dongxun slightly raised his eyes, his expression authoritative without being angry: "You two have a lot of free time?"

Xiao Zhou and Wang Qiang exchanged glances and shook their heads.

Ji Dongxun snorted coldly: "You still have time to gossip? Looks like you're not busy enough with work."

So Ji Dongxun tripled their workload, enough for them to work overtime until the evening.

Xiao Zhou and Wang Qiang immediately stopped gossiping and left the office with bitter faces.

As soon as they stepped outside, the two began whispering and talking amongst themselves.

Xiao Zhou: "Mr. Ji is definitely up to something."

Wang Qiang agreed, stroking his chin thoughtfully: "Having known the boss for so long, he really is acting strange today."

Xiao Zhou: "Mr. Ji is definitely in a relationship."

Wang Qiang took out his phone, ready to announce this amazing news in his comrades' group chat.

The group is full of old comrades who fought side by side. They were once part of the Flying Eagle Squad led by Ji Dongxun, and after retiring from the military, they went to various industries.

Wang Qiang sent a message in the group.

[Wang Qiang: The boss is in a relationship.]

This statement brought to the attention of many who had been lying in wait.

Everyone chimed in, expressing their disbelief.

[Zhang Ming: A cycad blooming? Really?]

[Zhao Ge: What? Who's the boss dating? What does his wife look like?]

[Liu Guoying: You saw it? What did it look like? Do you have a photo?]

Everyone tagged Wang Qiang, urging him to speak up.

[Wang Qiang: I didn't see it, I guessed.]

[Zhang Ming: Hey, are you kidding us?]

[Wang Qiang: I'm not kidding you guys, I have evidence.]

He had studied micro-expression analysis and explained his analysis and guesses.

[Zhao Ge: I thought you saw someone. What a waste of your excitement.]

[Liu Guoying: Next time you see someone, tell us.]

[Zhang Ming: I wonder what kind of woman could win over the boss.]

[Wang Qiang: Maybe it's a fairy...]

Ji Dongxun wasn't in that group and had no idea that a bunch of people were having a lively discussion about his relationship status.

If you knew, then double Wang Qiang's workload.

Behind his desk, Ji Dongxun stared blankly at his teacup.

Tender green tea buds float in the clear tea soup.

My phone vibrated.

It was a call from our ancestors.

"Xiao Xun, have you been busy lately?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Dongxun knew that his ancestor missed him.

"I'm not too busy, Grandma. I'll come see you this weekend."

Ji Dongxun is of a higher generation; his ancestor was the ancestor of the entire Ji family and was Ji Dongxun's grandmother.

The ancestor was most concerned about his marriage.

"Xiao Xun, your third sister came to see me yesterday and said there's a nice girl she found, exactly the kind of girl you wanted. She'd like you to meet her. When would you have time to come over?"

The old ancestor took a look at that girl a few days ago. She thought she was good-looking and had a good personality. She thought she was a good match for Xiao Xun and planned to invite both of them over to meet and talk.

Ji Dongxun remained silent for a few seconds.

The old matriarch didn't hear his reply and knew he didn't want to see him. She earnestly advised him, "Xiao Xun... my only wish in my life is to see you have your own family. That way, I can die without regrets."

With his ancestor constantly nagging in his ear, Ji Dongxun felt the pressure mounting.

He could ignore anyone's advice, but he didn't want to upset his ancestors.

"Grandma, I understand. I'll come see you this Saturday morning."

"Good boy, then I'll have your third sister invite that girl over so you can take a look."

Ji Dongxun reluctantly replied, "Okay."

Saturday morning.

Ji Dongxun drove to Nanshan Garden, a retirement community where most residents are elderly. It is nestled against the mountains and overlooks a lake, boasting beautiful scenery.

Turning through the corridor and walking under the grapevines into the small garden, there is a towering tree 20 meters tall in the center of the garden. Under the tree are small round tables made of white jade and several rattan chairs.

The ancestor sat in the middle, with the third sister of the Ji family sitting on his left and a young, unfamiliar girl sitting on his right.

Ji Dongxun, dressed in a shirt and trousers with his suit jacket draped over his arm, strode over.

Sister Ji smiled and waved: "Oh, Xiao Xun is here."

Ji Dongxun approached and nodded slightly.

The girl instinctively straightened her back, visibly tense up.

The old ancestor pointed to the empty seat opposite him: "You're here, have a seat."

Ji Dongxun sat down opposite the ancestor.

Four people sat around a round table.

The girl lowered her head slightly, placed her hands on her knees, and clasped her fingers together.

Third Sister Ji took the initiative to introduce the two of them, and she looked at Ji Dongxun.

"Xiao Xun, this is the daughter of my aunt's uncle's sister-in-law, the heiress of Qiao's Pharmaceutical Company."

Third Sister Ji turned to look at the girl again: "Zhizhi, you must have heard a little about my fifth brother's situation, so I don't need to introduce him further."

The girl glanced at Ji Dongxun shyly and introduced herself in a soft voice.

"Hello Mr. Ji, my name is Qiao Lizhi, Li as in beautiful and Zhi as in lingzhi (a type of mushroom)."