Chapter 397

Author: Qin Ruoxu MACHINE TRANSLATION

Qiao man’s eyes were frighteningly scarlet. Her thin and weak body was curled up on the long row of chairs. She was only a small lump, and she looked too thin.

Tian Tian had already been picked up by Xie Zhiqian. At this time, she did not dare to let Tian Tian stay by her side. She was afraid that her understanding of the adult world would deviate, and she was also afraid that Tian Tian would see her helplessness and vulnerability. She was even more afraid of this matter It would leave a shadow on her beautiful childhood.

On the phone call an hour ago, Tian Tian and Ji Donghe had argued in order to end the call as soon as possible, so Tian Tian could not be bothered.

Now that she thought about it, Tian Tian, who was standing by the side, must have heard her conversation with Ji Donghe and who was on the other end of the phone.

Tian Tian was very smart. From the moment she was sensible, she already knew how to please the adults.

More importantly, she used the fact that she had a congenital heart disease to make Ji Yunshen not have a woman by his side for five years without the JI family’s collective urging Most of the credit had to go to Tian Tian.

Ji Han must have treated Tian Tian well because she was able to drive away those women who came like flies.

As an adult, he could easily understand Ji Han’s way of doing things.

However, Tian Tian was different.

Tian Tian really liked Ji Han as an aunt and had always treated Ji Han as her closest family member.

Because of this, during the five years that Qiao man was not around, Ji Yunshen only had Ji Han by his side.

At this moment, the family that she thought was the closest to her had become the enemy who stood on the opposite side of her parents. It must have left a certain trauma in her heart. From now on, she would not dare to trust others easily.

This was what Qiao man was most worried about, and also what she was most afraid of.

After Mu Xi comforted Qiao man for a while, her eyes, which were originally as calm as water, gradually turned into a frightening scarlet color. The strong and indifferent that she pretended to be, slowly faded away as the sadness spread.

Ji Ming’s tall body leaned against the white wall. His shoulders, which had always been presented in a military posture in front of others, collapsed, as if he had aged many years in an instant.

When a person reached Middle Age, he first lost his beloved son, and not long after, he also lost his family and close relatives.

This kind of extremely sorrowful emotion could not be consoled with just a few words from others.

Mu Xi patted Qiao Man’s shoulder again, then walked to Ji Ming’s side and gave him a tight hug, as if she was giving him comfort and strength in this way.

On the day Ji Donghe was buried, the first rainstorm of the year fell in forest city.

Due to the bad weather and the recent storms in the JI family, Ji Donghe’s funeral was simplified.

Compared to the glory he had when he was alive, the funeral was too low-key and shabby.

However, the JI family was currently facing internal and external problems. Ji Ming was holding the sky above his head alone. The public opinion and pressure from other political factions were almost crushing him.

This was the best he could do right now.

The storm was very heavy. He could not hold an umbrella at all.

Ji Ming stood in the storm and looked at the tombstone that Ji Donghe and Zhou Lanqing were buried together. He refused to leave for a long time.

Mu Xi accompanied him by his side. Her slender and small shoulders were like his, enduring the force of the storm.

The surrounding Magnolia trees were swept away by the storm and many fallen leaves fell. When they blew on their faces, it was like a knife cutting through pain.

Qiao man stood with them for a while. Then, Ji Ming’s subordinates forcefully pulled her into a black business car that was more than ten meters away.

She was drenched from head to toe in the rain. She took the clean towel that Ji Ming’s men handed over and wiped the water stains off her body.

It was only when she felt a little dry that she looked through the misty window and saw Mu Xi and Ji Ming standing side by side in front of the tombstone not far away.

Perhaps it was because they had lived together for decades that they had developed a deep understanding of each other.

Ji Ming stood in front of the tombstone without moving. Mu Xi did not move either. Ji Ming did not say anything to chase her away. Mu Xi did not take the initiative to mention leaving either. She comforted him with companionship.

In fact, sometimes, love did not always think for the other party. They were afraid that the other party would be hurt, afraid that the other party would not be able to adapt, afraid that the other party would be sad… …

There were also many times that they needed to advance and retreat together, just like the current Ji Ming and Mu Xi.

After Ji Donghe’s funeral ended, Qiao man immediately fell ill.

At first, it was just a slight cold, fever, and cough. She did not take it seriously. Instead, she went to the pharmacy to buy two cold and fever medicine and swallowed them together.

After taking the cold medicine and fever medicine, she soon stopped coughing and did not have a fever anymore.

She thought that she had recovered, so she did not continue taking the medicine.

However, she did not expect that the next night, she would start to have a relapse.

The high fever did not subside, and her cough did not stop. For a second or two, she felt that her heart was about to cough out.

Elena had some things to do these few days, so she asked for leave and returned to her hometown. She was afraid that Elena would not be around to take care of Tian Tian, so she sent Tian Tian back to the JI family’s old residence. She asked Mu Xi and Ji Ming to help her take care of Tian Tian for a few days until Elena returned from the countryside.

It was already one o’clock in the morning. In the entire Azure Dragon Lake apartment, there was no one else except for her and a few bodyguards who were guarding the entrance of the courtyard.

High Fever and coughs came pouring in. She knew that she had to make a call and tell the other party that she was sick. She could tell whoever the other party was, or else she would very likely die here tonight.

Her body felt very hot at one moment, and very cold at the other. She moved from the left side of the big bed to the right side, and it took her a lot of effort. She no longer stretched out her hand to take the cell phone on the bedside table and the strength to unlock the number.

It took a long time, so long that her breath had become scorching hot. She reached out, took the phone on the bedside table, and randomly dialed a number.

The beeping went on for a long time, but the other party did not pick up.

As time passed, she could not help but curl up her body and wait in despair.

Until the phone automatically hung up, she moved the phone from her ear to the front of her eyes. When she saw the name on the screen was Ji Yunshen, she revealed a bitter smile.

Without Him, she could not even take care of herself, and how could he not have the heart to come back.

When she thought of this, she had already fallen into a coma.

Before she completely lost consciousness, she seemed to have heard a familiar man’s voice coming from the other end of the phone. It was Ji Yunshen.

…

“Qiao Man, wake up, Qiao Man… ”

Qiao man woke up in a series of not-so-gentle movements. After getting used to the bright rays of light that shone in through the window for a while, she saw the tall man standing by the hospital bed, Gu Xichen.

He had cut his hair into a new style. He was not wearing the same suit as the successful elite men. Instead, he was wearing the latest fashionable clothing of the season. He looked much younger than before.

Seeing that she did not move for a long time and did not have any reaction, Gu Xichen could not help but frown. Then, he bent down and put his big hand on her forehead to test the temperature. “Why is there no reaction at all? Have you been burned silly? ”

Gu Xichen put one hand on her forehead and the other on his own forehead. After confirming that her fever had finally subsided, he could not help but mutter, “thank God, the fever is finally gone. ”

Qiao man did not seem to hear his muttering. Her pair of pitch-black eyes stared into his dark eyes. After a few seconds, she said, “Gu Xichen, how could it be you? ”

“Who else did you think it was? ”

In the second she lost consciousness, she clearly heard Ji Yunshen’s voice, but when she woke up, it was him.

Then… … Did it mean that she had begun to desperately fake her fantasies ? ?

Did it also mean that her depression had become serious again.

Gu Xichen sat by the bedside and casually took out an apple from the fruit basket. Then, he took a fruit knife and began peeling “Qiao man, you’re really something. Your fever is 41 degrees and you’ve been in a coma for a week. As expected of a mother. You’re no different from Superman. ”

Qiao man’s entire body was aching. Because of her high fever, her head and body were covered in dense sweat. It was extremely uncomfortable as it stuck to her body.

All her previous memories returned. She stretched out her hand and tried to sit up, but she failed after a few attempts. In the end, she could only turn her head to look at the man who was lazily peeling the apple.

“Gu Xichen, why did you come to the Azure Dragon Lake Condominium? ”

Although a lot of her memories had become blurry.

However, she only had a fever, not amnesia. She also had a basic ability to judge. That voice was not Gu Xichen at all, but Ji Yunshen.

Gu Xichen was peeling the apple very quickly. After hearing her words, the corners of his lips curved slightly. “If I say it was a coincidence, would you believe it? ”

“I don’t believe it, so… can you tell the truth? ”

Gu Xichen raised his beautiful straight eyebrows. After a few seconds, he slowly said, “That night, I happened to come to the Azure Dragon Lake apartment to look for you. I didn’t expect that you had already fainted in your room. Later on, I thought, if I hadn’t gone to look for you that night, what would have happened? ”

“there would have been no consequences. Haven’t you heard that death is actually a kind of relief? ”

Qiao man had no interest in anyone or anything at the moment.

If death was really a kind of relief, then how could there be so many people who were struggling to survive in this world.

Gu Xichen did not continue to discuss this topic with her. Instead, he handed the apple in his hand to Qiao Man “Man man, there are some things that you can’t be relieved of. At least, before you find him, you can’t be so selfish and free yourself. That’s not fair to you, and it’s also not fair to him. ”

“Gu Xichen, you have news about Ji Yunshen, right? ”

Gu Xichen did not answer her question. Instead, he gestured at the apple in her hand with his eyes. “hurry up and eat it. I almost cut my hand when I peeled the apple for you just now. Don’t be ungrateful. ”

Qiao man quickly put the peeled apple in her hand to her mouth and took a big bite. “Gu Xichen, is this okay? ”

“Eat it all. Don’t waste my kindness. ”

Qiao man had been sleeping for the past few days and had been relying on saline to maintain her life. To be honest, her stomach could not bear to eat so much food all of a sudden.

However, she did not refute Gu Xichen. Instead, she ate the entire Apple.

It was not until she ate the last bite of the apple that she looked at Gu Xichen, who was sitting by the bedside. “Gu Xichen, is this okay? ”

“Yes, it’s alright. ”

Gu Xichen’s broad back sank into the back of the chair and said casually, “no, we haven’t heard from him yet. ”

After Qiao man heard Gu Xichen’s words, her red lips pursed as if she did not believe what he said at all, but… She had to believe it …

If he had come back, how could he not come to see her?

She had fallen seriously ill because of him. He loved her so much, how could he bear to see her sad after she woke up.

“Gu Xichen, is what you said true? He… still hasn’t heard from him at all? ”

“mm-hmm. ”

Gu Xichen nodded slowly, “yes, but old Meng, Fu Qingshan, and I are still looking for him. With so many people and forces, we will definitely be able to find him. You don’t have to worry too much… ”

At that moment, Qiao man was very disgusted by Gu Xichen’s comforting words.

Or to be more precise, she was not disgusted by Gu Xichen’s comforting words, but her current self.

Qiao man smiled at him, then said softly, “okay, I got it. You can go out first. I need to rest. ”

After hearing that, Gu Xichen stood up from his chair, gave her a deep look, and left the ward.

When Gu Xichen’s figure completely disappeared from her sight, she took out her phone under the pillow and dialed Secretary Sun’s number.

Of course, she could not completely trust Gu Xichen’s words. A woman’s intuition told her that Gu Xichen must be hiding something from her. As for what it was, she could only rely on Secretary Sun to verify it.

After Ji Yunshen’s accident, Secretary Sun became very busy. Sometimes, he even imitated Ji Yunshen’s handwriting to sign the contract. He was very busy.

At this moment, it was already lunchtime. All the employees in the company had gone to the cafeteria to have lunch. Only he was still fighting in the president’s office.

When he heard the vibrating sound of the phone next to the documents, he first looked at the european-style clock on the wall out of reflex. Then, he lowered his head to look at the name on the phone screen — Qiao Man.

He frowned and hesitated for a few seconds before swiping the answer button. “Miss Qiao, you’re awake? What’s the matter? ”

Qiao man was not at all curious about Secretary Sun knowing that she was in the hospital. She was even less curious about why he knew that she was calling.

“There’s still no news from Ji Yunshen? ”

After hearing Qiao Man’s words, secretary Sun took a few seconds to say slowly, “yes, Miss Qiao. ”

Qiao man took a deep breath and said in a low voice, “Secretary Sun, I know that you’re very busy, but I really… miss him very much, very much… ”

Secretary Sun had been by Ji Yunshen’s side for six or seven years. He wished for Ji Yunshen to be happy more than anyone else, and he also wished for Ji Yunshen to be happy more than anyone else.

In this way, his work would be able to last for a long time.

“Miss Qiao, I also hope that we can find president JI as soon as possible… as soon as possible, but you also know that the environment at the border is very complicated. Other than the forest, there are also hills. Finding a person is like finding a needle in a haystack… ”

Secretary Sun did not continue with the rest of his words, but Qiao man already understood everything.

She did not continue, but ended the topic. “okay, I got it. Thank you for your hard work, Secretary Sun. Goodbye. ”

“It’s not hard at all. Sigh, goodbye. ”

After ending the call, Qiao man lifted the blanket on her body and got off the bed.

From what Secretary Sun had said just now, she had vaguely confirmed her guess.

They must have found Ji Yunshen, and Ji Yunshen was hiding from her.

Or he was seriously injured and did not want her to worry or feel sad, or he had lost his memory and could not remember her at all.

Although these two possibilities were very dramatic, they were the two reasons that were closest to reality that she could think of so far.

She removed the nutrition needle from her hand and changed into a new set of clothes before leaving the hospital in a hurry. Twenty minutes later, she drove to the building of the Ming Yuan Group to see if she could find any clues from Secretary Sun.

She sat in the car and stared at the direction of the door almost without blinking, afraid that she would Miss Secretary Sun’s figure.

From the bright and warm afternoon sun to the deep orange in the evening, she finally caught sight of Secretary Sun among many people.

He was holding a thick stack of documents in his hand and was walking quickly to the parking lot in front of the building. A few seconds later, he sat in the car and quickly started the car, cutting into the traffic in front of the Ming Yuan Group building.

Qiao man also started the car and soon caught up with him.

About ten seconds later, she caught up with Secretary Sun’s car and finally got on the second ring highway, driving in the direction of the Blue Mountain villa.

Qiao Man’s pitch-black eyes seemed to be filled with countless stars, but they soon dimmed down.

If her guess was true, then what was waiting for her and Ji Yunshen?

To reunite, or to separate again?

After Secretary Sun’s car drove into the courtyard of the Blue Mountain villa, she parked the car in a relatively hidden place, and then walked in in high heels.

The bodyguard at the door recognized her, and almost didn’t do anything to make things difficult for her, letting her in.

Very soon, she caught up with Secretary Sun’s footsteps.

The villa he walked into was not the main villa of the Blue Mountain villa, but the villa with a glass roof that Ji Yunshen had built for her.

After she saw Secretary Sun Walk into the villa with a glass roof, she took a few steps and continued to follow him.

In the half-open room on the second floor, she saw Ji Yunshen, whom she had not seen for a few months.

He was seriously injured. To be exact, his eyes were gone. Those eyes that were once as dark as the night and could not help but be immersed in it were covered with a thick layer of white gauze. And in other places.. There were also many wounds that were bandaged with Gauze.

She heard Secretary Sun say to him, “President Ji, Miss Qiao called me today. I’m afraid that this matter… can not be hidden for long… ”

“It’s fine. Keep it a secret as long as you can. In short, I don’t want to see her right now… ”

Ji Yunshen’s voice was as deep and pleasant as ever. It was like a magnetic field with a huge gravitational force that carelessly sank into it.

Secretary Sun did not try to persuade him any further. Instead, he placed the documents in his hands on Ji Yunshen’s lap. “President Ji, these are the documents that need to be signed today… ”

Qiao man did not listen to the rest of his words. Instead, she turned around and left the Blue Mountain Villa.

Since he felt that they could only share weal and woe together, why did she have to go up to him at this time and make him feel unhappy?

…

After knowing that Ji Yunshen only had some problems with his eyes and everything else was fine, she threw away all her previous decadence and began to work seriously, talk seriously about clients, and make money seriously.

Tian Tian was still the same as before. She would occasionally come back and occasionally go to the JI family’s old house to accompany Ji Ming and Mu Xi.

Her life seemed to have returned to its initial calm, and there was no longer any trace of that man.

Time moved forward unknowingly, and soon it was winter.

At the industry recognition conference at the end of November, she was awarded the title of outstanding employee and star-rated service by the Lin city government.

And this title made the business in her hands get better and better, and she had almost no time to think about those things that were either there or not.

The first snow in Lin city this year was very late, and it was delayed until the middle of December.

As the business in Qiao Man’s hands got better and better, her social engagements also increased a lot. Almost every night, she had to go out to eat and drink with clients, and then sign the contract.

By the time she successfully signed another contract, she was already a little tipsy, so she apologized and went out.

The snow outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, falling on the ground, covering the entire world in a snow-white color.

She looked at it for a very, very long time before she retracted her gaze.

…

It was eleven o’clock in the night.

Ji Yunshen drove the smoke-gray Bentley and left the Blue Mountain villa. He went to the restaurant where Qiao man and Xie Zhiqian often went to, preparing to eat something.

However, just as he walked in, he saw Qiao man in the corner, who had been drunk by someone.

She had been working very hard recently. She would often wake up when she was drunk and get drunk again when she woke up. Although it was very bad for her health, everyone had witnessed her achievements in her career.

Xie Zhiqian had tried to persuade her a few times, but he did not listen to him.

In the end, he did not say anything. He was too tired.

Ji Yunshen had undergone an eye surgery a month ago, and now he had completely recovered his vision. He endured it and endured it, but he still walked in Qiao Man’s direction.

The man at the dining table continued to drink Qiao man’s wine and called her sister intimately.

Qiao man had a slightly tipsy smile on her face. Although she was already drunk, she was not like those people who liked to make a scene after drinking. She was very quiet, so quiet that it made people think that she was not drunk at all.

“Qiao man, how much have you drunk? This is not your capacity for alcohol. Continue Drinking, come… ”

The man at the dining table handed Qiao man a glass of wine, but a large hand reached out and blocked the tall glass in the man’s hand. “She’s already drunk. If you want to drink, I’ll accompany you anytime. ”

“Who are you? ”

Ji Yunshen smiled and then glanced over. “Me. I’m whoever you want me to be. ”

The man was obviously drunk and did not recognize Ji Yunshen. He said very nicely, “I don’t know who you are, and I don’t know what your relationship with Qiao man is, but this is what we should do before we sign the contract. Please step aside and don’t disturb us here. ”

Ji Yunshen sat beside Qiao man and stretched out his long arm to hug her petite body in his arms.