Chapter 364

Author: Qin Ruoxu MACHINE TRANSLATION

He valued relationships, but that did not mean that he was a kind person.

Other than the people he placed in his eyes and heart, most of the people he displayed were people who kept others at a thousand miles away, or even people who were not close to him.

Meng Dongxing narrowed his eyes and smoked the last cigarette in his hand. Then, he put out the cigarette butt in the transparent ashtray on his desk and nodded.

In the eyes of the world and the media, Ji Yunshen was mysterious, cold, aloof, aloof, and looked down on all living things. As early as he was in his thirties, he had already shaken the military, political, and business world. If such a person did not have a ruthless and decisive hand.. It was impossible for him to stand at the top of the pyramid and control the wind and rain with just one hand.

It was precisely because of his outstanding ability, sharp insight, and an invincible strong heart that he was able to get to where he was today.

However, as long as he was alive, everyone had a weakness, and his weakness was the JI family and his family.

And Ji Yunshen’s actions at this moment were clearly a show of respect before war.

“I understand. There are some things that even if you don’t want to fuss over, I won’t be able to accept it with peace of mind. Qiao man is Qiao Man, and Tong Qin is Tong Qin. I won’t use the fact that I saved Qiao man as a bargaining chip to force you to forgive Tong Qin for what she did. This is unfair to both you and Qiao Man. Moreover… … Qiao man and I got what we wanted from our marriage. We don’t owe each other anything.”

After saying that, Meng Dongxing stood up straight “I admit that I feel guilty towards both Qiao man and you. I did so much because I wanted to feel more at ease. I know that you won’t accept moral kidnapping, and I definitely won’t accept any form of moral kidnapping. What Tong Qin owes you, I will pay you back until I pay you back. ”

“after all… ” his eyebrows moved slightly, and he took a deep glance at Ji Yunshen, who was lazily sitting on the swivel chair. “It’s still a long time. I’m very patient. ”

Ji Yunshen didn’t say anything. Instead, he continued to smoke and swallow, watching Meng Dongxing disappear from his sight bit by bit.

Meng Dongxing had said so much just now to tell him that he wouldn’t morally kidnap him. He would pay back what Tong Qin owed him and Qiao Man, and he would never accept any form of moral kidnapping from him.

This was his principle, and also his bottom line.

It reminded him as well as himself.

As expected, he was a successful businessman who ran amok in the black and white world. Even the negotiation was so unique and interesting.

Ji Yunshen took another deep breath of the smoke in his hand. He leaned over and put out the half-smoked cigarette in the transparent ashtray on his desk. Then, he stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.

It was still raining outside. The drizzle was like fog, making the dark night and the dense city lights at the foot of the mountain even more hazy.

He put his hands into his pockets and narrowed his eyes to look into the distance at the end of his line of sight for a while before leaving the study and returning to the master bedroom.

It was almost summer in forest city, but on this rainy night at the end of spring, everything still looked cool and damp. However, the warm orange lights in the master bedroom and the petite woman under the blanket were his warmest home. Every time he saw.. It would make his hard heart melt.

Perhaps this was his weakness, and it was also his armor that could sweep away thousands of soldiers. With her, he was not afraid of anything.

…

Three o’clock in the morning, at the JI family’s old residence.

When Ji Han’s phone rang next to her pillow, she was still immersed in a dream. In the dream, she looked like she was in her teens. Ji Yunshen was also in his early twenties. She seemed to be in a bad mood because her final grades were not good In order to comfort her, he drove her to see the sea.

Perhaps it was because she drowned when she was young, she did not like the sea.

However, the sun was very bright that day, and the sea breeze was very refreshing. Ji Yunshen, who was beside him, was wearing her favorite white shirt. Her senses were surrounded by the smells and scenery that she liked. Everything seemed so beautiful.

Therefore, even the sea, which she hated the most, did not seem so annoying anymore.

The fact that she liked Shanghai later on and loved Shanghai had something to do with that day.

Learning to swim and often surfing and diving also had something to do with that day.

What he had influenced her was not only simple love, but also her belief in life.

In the dream, because of everything around her, when she was about to confess to him, the short and dull vibration of her cell phone pulled her back from the dream to reality. She slowly opened her eyes, and everything in the dream started to regress Her consciousness also gradually returned to reality along with the fading dream.

Her eyes adapted to the darkness in front of her for a while, then she reached out to take the cell phone that was constantly vibrating. After glancing at the number displayed on the screen, she slid down the answer button. “Hello, it’s so late? What’s the matter? ”

Lu Yubai had just finished showering when he walked to the floor-to-ceiling window in his bathrobe. Water was still dripping from the ends of his hair, forming droplets of water on the high-class Rosewood floor.

He held the phone in one big hand and a bottle of’82 LAFITE in the other. He looked out the window at the city lights and neon lights as he poured wine into his mouth. “I’m fine. I just miss you a little. ”

Ji Han heard Lu Yubai’s words and her hand that was holding the phone could not help but turn Pale. Her face was filled with embarrassment and slight disgust. She was not a clingy woman, and she did not like clingy men either Even in the name of love, she did not like it very much, and she even hated it a little.

Of course, there were exceptions to all of this, and Ji Yunshen was the only exception.

She gently adjusted her breathing, then raised her head to look at the european-style clock on the wall. The time shown on the clock was 3:11 am. She quickly glanced at it, then quickly withdrew her gaze and asked in a gentle voice, “Have you been drinking? ”

Lu Yubai liked to drink. This was practically an open secret in the upper-class society. Although she had known him for many years, she had never gotten along with him who had been drinking before, especially now that they were separated by an ice-cold screen She didn’t know how to get along with him.

“Yeah, I drank a lot of hard liquor tonight. ”

It was said that the man who drank had a story. He felt that his story was more pleasant to listen to than other men, but he still couldn’t find the woman who was willing to listen in the middle of the night.

Ji Han’s eyebrows moved slightly. After a few seconds, she said in a low voice, “remember to drink some hangover soup after drinking hard liquor. Otherwise, you’ll feel very uncomfortable when you wake up early the next day… ”

Before she could finish her sentence, Lu Yubai interrupted her softly, “Han ‘er, I miss you very much. I’ll send someone to pick you up. Can you come and accompany me? ”

Ever since the two of them had that kind of intimacy in Fu Qingshan’s lounge that day, he had displayed a great possessiveness towards her. That kind of man’s most primitive possessiveness towards women.

Ji Han’s body was not feeling well, especially when she was woken up by someone in her sweet sleep. There was a gloomy feeling in her chest all the time, and she almost subconsciously rejected him. “I’m sorry, I really don’t feel well tonight. Can we do it another time? ”

“Han ‘er, it’s been so many years. Can’t you turn back occasionally? I’ve always been here, I’ve always been… ”

Lu Yubai’s voice was already tinged with a hint of drunkenness, and there was also a hint of low-pitched madness in it. It was as if he was trying to get drunk with her. Ji Han did not listen to the rest of his words and interrupted him with a light tone “Lu Yubai, you’re drunk. Go to bed early. ”

“Ji Han, I’m not drunk. ”

As he spoke, Lu Yubai raised the wine bottle in his hand and took a few gulps. “I’ve never been drunk with any woman in my life. You’re the first. ”

Ji Han had been confessed to by many men since she was young, but she had never been like this before. She clearly wanted to reject him, but she was too guilty to do so. After all, the only person she could use and trust now was Lu Yubai.

“Lu Yubai, you’re really drunk. I’m hanging up. ”

Ji Han didn’t want to continue discussing their relationship with Lu Yubai. They had never had any feelings for each other, so how could there be any feelings?

She thought she had made it clear that night, but she didn’t expect him to misunderstand.

“Ji Han, don’t hang up. ”

Lu Yubai moved closer to the floor-to-ceiling window. Then, he placed his hand on the slightly cold window. There was a hint of depression in his voice “I won’t talk about this anymore. Let’s talk about something else. Don’t hang up. ”

Ji Han had already taken the phone away from her ear. After hearing his words, which sounded like begging, she put the phone back to her ear. “okay, go ahead. ”

“Ji Han, do you think that you and I are just using each other willingly? I got the woman’s body that I’ve been dreaming of for so many years, and you got the follow-up results that you wanted. Is that all? ”

Lu Yubai seemed unwilling to accept this and asked again, “Ji Han, tell me, is this what you really think? ”

“I thought that if I didn’t hang up the phone, you wouldn’t say these things. ”

Ji Han didn’t want to discuss feelings with him, because using without feelings was the least hurtful use. She knew that he understood, but he continued to ask. It seemed that he was unwilling to accept that she didn’t care about him, but he understood from the beginning.. Why did he have to make himself black and blue before he would give up?

Lu Yubai turned around and leaned his broad back against the cold glass window. He raised the red wine bottle in his hand and gulped down a few mouthfuls of wine. “Ji Han, don’t avoid the important things and answer my question. I want to know. Don’t lie to me. ”

“Yes, everything that happened in brother Qingshan’s lounge that day was a mutual use between us. I thought that you knew and could accept it, but now it seems that you didn’t accept it. I know that this is very difficult for you. After all, no one can stand the fact that the woman they like only uses them, nothing else. ”

At this point, Ji Han paused for a moment “that morning, I took my medicine. The person in my eyes and the person in my heart were the chiseled face that I imagined. It wasn’t you. If it was because of this matter that caused you to misunderstand the relationship between us, I’m very sorry. ”

“Of course, I can also accept ending it. After all, it was something that we agreed on. I won’t regret it, and I hope that you can let it go. ”

Everyone in Lin city knew that she didn’t like Lu Yubai.

Back then, the people who pursued her could go from the second ring to the third ring in Lin city, and Lu Yubai was undoubtedly the craziest and most dedicated one.

But even so, she had never treated him differently.

On the contrary, the more he compared to the ordinary people around him, the more unique Ji Yunshen seemed. And in her heart, Ji Yunshen’s figure was also filled.

Lu Yubai closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then, he opened his eyes and looked at the light of the crystal chandelier above the ceiling of the living room “Han ‘er, just now, my assistant called me and said that someone had released the news on the black market. They said that there was a video of the accident where you rear-ended Tong Qin’s car that night, as well as a witness. The price was originally set at 20 million, but now, because of Ji Yunshen’s intervention, the news has been hyped up to 50 million, and the price is still rising. ”

“through what you said just now, I have clearly understood your attitude and position. Don’t worry, I’m not a man who is willing to force a woman. If you don’t like it, I won’t force you. But I want you to know that even if you don’t love me, even if you just want to use my money and power, I still love you, and I will always love you. ”

Ji Han’s hands, which were hanging by her side, immediately clenched into fists upon hearing his words. Her nails sank deep into her palms as well. The sharp pain caused her to frown slightly, but her heart was filled with a softness that she desperately wanted to ignore. or rather.. It was a swamp that caused people to sink deep into.

If she had to say that she did not feel anything and was especially indifferent to being confessed to by a man who was rich, powerful, and even had a certain social status, that would definitely be a lie.

However, she was only slightly touched in her heart.

Perhaps she could not get the love and affection from Ji Yunshen, but if she got it from another man, it would make her feel that it was not that she was not good enough, but that person did not realize that she was good enough. Look, now there were other men who said that they loved her and wanted to cherish her.. So it was not that she was not good, but that her opponent was too good at acting.

It was a kind of feeling that was consoled, that was all.

“Lu Yubai, don’t be like this… ”

In Lu Yubai’s body, she seems to see another oneself, the same persistence, the same obsession, why bother and why There’s only one of her in the world.

Lu Yubai did not speak. He lifted his foot and left the French window. Then he walked to the Leather Sofa and sat down. He said softly, “Ji Han, I am like this. If you want to continue using me, you have to accept my stubbornness. I love you is my business. Whether you love me or not is your business. Even if you don’t love me, it doesn’t affect me from loving you. ”

His words caused a sentence to appear in Ji Han’s mind. I love you, it’s only my business, it has nothing to do with you.

This sentence applied to Lu Yubai, and of course, it also applied to her.

Ji Han did not continue to persuade him. If she could not even persuade herself, how could she persuade others?

She might as well not persuade him.

The phone was silent for a few seconds because of this. No one hung up. In the end, Ji Han seemed to have thought of something and slowly asked, “right, Lu Yubai, is the video and the witness confirmed to be real? ”

Lu Yubai Lay Lazily on the SOFA. She raised the wine bottle in her hand and gulped down a few mouthfuls of wine. Then, she calmly replied, “At least the information I have so far is true. ”

Ji Han’s hand, which was hanging by her side, clenched even tighter. Only when she felt a sticky sensation in her palm did she loosen her grip slightly. “then… How much do you need? Since we’re in a partnership, you can’t be the only one who has to pay… ”

“There’s no need. I still have that bit of money. No matter why we’re together, you’re still my woman. Since you’re my woman, Your Business is my business. This is what I should do. It has nothing to do with giving. ”

“No… ”

Ji Han really wanted to reject him. “Lu Yubai, this is unfair to you. ”

“We’re destined to be unfair. There’s no difference between us. ” After hearing this, Lu Yubai gently interrupted her “Tomorrow, the traffic bureau will announce the investigation results of your rear-end collision. When you wake up in the morning, it’s best to stir up Ji Donghe’s emotions and let him be the cannon fodder between you and Ji Yunshen. This way, your chances of winning will be higher. ”

After hearing this, Ji Han slowly nodded. “okay, I got it. ”

“okay, it’s late. Rest early. Good night. ”

“Okay, you too. ”

After ending the call, Ji Han quickly got out of bed and took out a box of pills from the drawer on the bedside table. After hesitating for a long time, she took out two pills and placed them in her palm. Then, she walked out of the room and headed downstairs to the kitchen.

The water bottle and the health teapot were placed in a fixed position. She poured two pills into each pot, then quickly left the kitchen and headed upstairs.

The whole process was fast and fast, as if she had done it countless times, and she was very familiar with it.

…

Qiao man felt a faint sound of breathing from where she lay in the darkness. Before her consciousness had completely returned, she thought that it was just her imagination in her sleep, but when her consciousness gradually returned.. She was shocked to realize that it was not her imagination, but a real breathing sound, and it was a man’s breathing sound.

She groped to sit up and first touched the position next to her. It was a cold touch. She frowned and called out softly, “Ji Yunshen? ”

“Yes, it’s me. ”

The man had long gotten used to the darkness in the room. He did not go near her, nor did he return to the bed to sleep. Instead, he stood by the bed and looked at the petite woman lying on the bed with the help of the garden lights that were reflected from outside the window.

She slept very soundly. There was not a speck of dust between her eyes and brows. As he watched from the side, he fell into a trance. It was only when her voice sounded that he was pulled back from his trance.

“Why are you standing there and not sleeping? ”

Qiao man turned around and reached out to turn on the wall lamp beside the bed. In the next second, the orange lights poured down and barely lit up a corner of the room.

The tall figure of the man stood facing the light. Under the light, he looked even more tall and slender, like a male lead who had walked out of a movie. He had a god-like halo around him, making it difficult for people to forget him.

“I want to see you more, but I’m afraid it will affect your sleep. ”

He stood by the bed and looked at her from a distance that was neither too far nor too close. It gave him an indescribable sense of happiness.

Perhaps he was used to the feeling of darkness, or he liked the feeling that darkness gave him.

Qiao man stretched out her hand to tidy up the long black hair that had fallen off her shoulders, and then slowly lay back down. “Did something happen? ”

Ji Yunshen shook his head, and then strode over with his long and strong legs. He then lifted the blanket and lay down beside her. “nothing much. I really just wanted to see you more. ”

Qiao man blinked her eyes, and then glanced at the antique clock on the wall. The time shown on it was already 4:05 am. Perhaps it had something to do with the rain. The room was clearly turned on with the low-temperature air conditioner.. However, she still felt a lot of coolness.

She pulled the quilt on her body up again and then turned her head to look at him. “then… did I turn off the lights? ”

Just now, she had suddenly woken up. At this moment, sleepiness attacked her again. Her eyes were already a little closed and she just wanted to continue to sleep.

“Don’t turn it off. Just chat with me for a while. ”

Qiao man closed her eyes and muttered, “what do you want to talk about? ”

“Talk About… I love you very much, right… ”

Qiao Man’s eyes, which had already closed, opened again because of his words. “Ji Yunshen, did you tell me that you love me very much through talking? ”

In other words, by saying that he loved her, would he be able to erase everything and start over?

“although I didn’t tell you through talking, I want you to always remember that I love you very much, so you can’t help but want to talk. ”

In fact, the main reason why he said these things was that he wanted her to talk to him. He could say anything as long as she was willing to stay with him. However, it was clear that she had misunderstood what he meant, and he did not explain. This kind of thing would only make things worse, and it was unnecessary to explain It was just a waste of his words.

After a few seconds of silence, Qiao Man said, “you’re really boring. ” Then, she turned around and turned her back to his direction. She was prepared to continue sleeping, but her body froze because of what he said next.

He said, “man man, do you know the feeling of being lied to? especially the feeling of being lied to by someone that you’ve trusted with your life? ”

Qiao man did not say anything. She just stood there stiffly, waiting for his next words.

After a few seconds or ten seconds, she could no longer tell. She could only hear the man slowly continue, “I probably have a feeling that I’ve lived for so many years in vain. That feeling is close to despair after disappointment. ”

He had never thought that one day, he would personally push all the things that he had dreamed of away from his life.

Of course, he had never thought that he would feel happy after personally pushing those things away from his life.

“Your mood is not right. What exactly happened? ”

It was rare for JI yunshen to say such emotional words to her. He had always been aloof, high-spirited, and even looked down on all living things. He was not suitable for the current situation. He was not suitable at all.

“It’s nothing. It’s just that when I suddenly look back on my previous life, I feel an inexplicable sense of defeat. ”

Qiao man did not ask where his sense of defeat came from, because she knew that even if she asked, it would only add salt to his wound.