See You Again (Time Already Knows) - Chapter 60
Chapter 60 - If Ye Jiacheng Got Married, Would She Have To Live As A Widow For The Rest Of Her Life? Bah, Bah, Bah!
Shi Jian didn’t feel that it was strange for Yi Biya to come out of Ye Jiacheng’s car. What was strange was that Shi Jian felt calm about this, as if she could already calmly accept that she had to start over her life.
Actually, Shi Jian heard some rumors a few days ago that Ye Jiacheng and Yi Biya were getting pretty close to each other. No matter how much outsiders had discussed it, no one knew the true meaning of “close”. Only the two of them knew the truth themselves. A well-matched man and woman merely standing together would attract attention. Moreover, these two were an ideal couple; their statuses and backgrounds were fairly equal.
Just like Yi Pei and Zhao Wenwen in the past.
These days, people paid more attention to money and power. They chased after fame, benefits, and to become a part of mainstream society. The eyes of the audience who loved gossip also grew more powerful, and liked to pursue men and women in even higher classes of society.
Of course, this in itself wasn’t wrong.
Ye Jiacheng was just that successful right now. There would probably be an even better wife for him to marry. To be honest, she didn’t meet any standards as a wife. She wasn’t gentle, spent money freely, didn’t earn much money, and couldn’t even give the Ye family a granddaughter. She even thought that she didn’t want Ye Jiacheng’s love…… Sorry, the last part was words said in anger. Hopefully Mr.Ye wouldn’t get mad.
Even if she felt upset, she didn’t want to doubt the love that Mr.Ye had given her in the past. Only, she slowly couldn’t be sure anymore that she was that destined one that was right for him.
Thus, she finally could accept her current life serenely, as well as the fact that there was almost no longer any chance for her to have a “future” with Ye Jiacheng.
Shi Jian shook her head and smiled relaxedly. Time had actually already arranged the order in which everyone appeared in life. It was her who had messed up everything by appearing too early.
Shi Jian stood at the entrance to the bank and didn’t turn back. She didn’t know whether Ye Jiacheng had spotted her. If he called out to her, she was in a good mood and definitely could make a casual greeting.
She definitely wouldn’t allow him to be embarrassed.
She didn’t have any embarrassment, only the longing that came with not having seen him for a long time.
The smear of the back of the sky blue figure standing on the steps was very familiar. It was Shi Jian. Ye Jiacheng couldn’t help but follow her with his eyes. Her hair had gotten longer, and her summer dress made her waist slimmer. It was a sleeveless mid-length style, exposing her pale arms and calves……
They really hadn’t seen each other in a long time; it was as if their destiny had been snapped in half.
Actually, maybe they didn’t have destiny in the first place. If Shi Jian hadn’t come into his life on her own, he definitely wouldn’t have met her. In the past half a year, she probably had been living quite well, other than not being able to get into university.
But, as everyone knew, Yi Pei had a beautiful and capable assistant at his side who was the envy of all.
Ye Jiacheng indifferently looked away. Yi Biya, who had just gotten out of the car, looked at him bashfully yet warmly: “Thank you for bringing me over.”
“No worries, it was on my way.” Ye Jiacheng stood by his car. He said, “I won’t go in. I still have things to do.” Originally, he had gotten out of the car to escort Yi Biya part of the way in return for the small gift she gave him. Only, now he didn’t have the mood for that anymore.
“Alright, see you,” Yi Biya waved gently.
“Alright.” Ye Jiacheng saw the apologeticness in Yi Biya’s eyes. He nodded slightly and pretended he didn’t notice. Yi Biya was not a complicated girl. On the contrary, her personality was cowardly and simple, a bit unlike the rest of the Yi family.
Ye Jiacheng got back inside his car. He looked at the box of handmade dim sum that was left in the passenger seat, then drove away.
To replace a relationship was to start a new relationship. After losing the refreshing feeling the little fox gave him, life became more and more boring. He had copious resources at his disposal, and it seemed that wherever he developed was about the saem.
He and Shi Jian together was already impossible.
It’s not that he didn’t regret it. On the contrary, he had so much regret that it had become nothing out of the ordinary. He had gotten used to it. He also didn’t like going back to his apartment in Chengnan anymore. There, he slept alone with regret, ate durian alone with regret, returned from dinner parties with regret, and regretted even more when he washed his socks alone…… Those socks Shi Jian gave him…… One time, when he discovered that he had lost a pair, he spent all day searching for it.
It must be because the little fox was too good and gave him too deep of emotions that he would break up with her but still frequently think about her.
Many times, he had thought about sending her a normal text to ask how she was doing. Even chatting with her like friends was fine.
However, every time he thought about the way Shi Jian sobbed on the day they broke up, he abandoned the thought. As a person, one shouldn’t be too disgraceful. That night, to have a clean break for himself, he had broken up with her too fiercely. In the end, their chances of being together were completely eliminated.
The little fox was so good. If he tried to contact her just because he occasionally thought of her, he would look down on himself.
Good thing a man could let his heart become even bigger, so big that he wouldn’t care about that tiny snarl of emotion.
——
Shi Jian felt that she still wasn’t good enough, even though she worked hard every day and actively participated in activities in her spare time. But she was still missing something. She didn’t need to think about it to know what the answer was.
It was a love life.
Ye Jiacheng would fall in love with someone else, so why wouldn’t she? She definitely wasn’t peeved. She only felt that she was a bit pathetic. She had clearly returned to the best years of her youth, and she was filled with collagen. Everyday, when she got home, she read many books on how to treat psychological illnesses. Wasn’t that a little bit pathetic?
If Ye Jiacheng got married, would she have to live as a widow for the rest of her life? Bah, bah, bah!
In the end, what was even more pathetic was that Shi Jian discovered that even if she developed new feelings, she didn’t have a partner at all. Lying on her bed boredly, she took a pencil and wrote the names of all the men in her work and social circles down on a piece of paper. None of them were suitable for her.
Feelings simply started to develop from the suitable people around her.
She wrote down the names of all the men she was in contact with and felt that she was very bored. But those people who genuinely enjoyed boredom wouldn’t be so sullen.
She very quickly finished writing them down because the list was simply too short.
Zhang Kai, Gao Yanfei, the male English teacher, colleague Ding, colleague Wang, classmate Bing…… as well as Yi Pei.
She also wrote down Yi Pei purely because she had written down all the single men she had contact with. Moreover, Yi Pei was single right now, right? But the one she eliminated first was Yi Pei.
Shi Jian used a red pen to cross out Yi Pei’s name with an X. The reason for elimination: he was too high up that she couldn’t reach him. Yi Pei was like a snowy mountaintop of a man. If she wanted to start a new relationship, the first requirement was that it had to be easy-going. She didn’t want to tackle some snowy mountaintop.
Gao Yanfei: He was Ye Jiacheng’s sidekick. Forget it.
Male English teacher: He looked a bit old?
Colleague Ding: What did he look like?
……
Heavens, after the first round of eliminations, the one that was most suitable was surprisingly Zhang Kai. Zhang Kai! Unexpectedly, she had the most satisfaction with Zhang Kai which made her so surprised that she found it difficult to accept.
Shi Jian buried her face in her notebook. Dropping from the high grade Mr.Ye down to Zhang Kai…… What was her life?!
Sigh. Zhang Kai was actually not too bad. He had a high education, his monolids were very attractive, and he was 175 cm tall. Moreover, she believed that Zhang Kai hadn’t done that thing with Zhao Wenwen. This meant that Zhang Kai still had control over his morality.
The most important thing was that they would have an easy-going relationship if they were together, just like being good friends.
Of course, even if she chose Zhang Kai, it definitely wasn’t because that was her last option. It’s just that she has accepted that there were men in this world other than Mr.Ye.
But was Zhang Kai really suitable?
Zhang Kai definitely didn’t think that he was held so high up in his disciple’s heart. On the contrary, Zhang Kai was more and more sure of one thing the past few days. His President Yi had definitely taken a fancy to his Shi Jian! Why was this so awkward to say? Regardless, he had to thank Ye Jiacheng, the southern fox, for letting go of his lamb.
The eyes of a man liking a woman couldn’t be concealed. Even though A-Pei concealed it…… very deeply inside.
To be honest, Zhang Kai really hoped Yi Pei and Shi Jian would get together. No matter whether it was from the perspective of a man, a friend, or an assistant, he thought Shi Jian and President Yi were very suitable for each other.
Moreover, President Yi didn’t have an engagement anymore, and Shi Jian broke up with that President Ye. Also, Shi Jian originally had some feelings for A-Pei…… All in all, these two were just too compatible!
Shi Jian and A-Pei were both people who were invested in their relationships heavily. It felt like if they were together, then the two would be a couple that would “never part in this lifetime”.
Unlike how he saw Shi Jian and Ye Jiacheng. No matter how he looked at them, they were completely incompatible.
Of course, this thinking was all in hindsight.
Then, Zhang Kai paid attention a little bit and discovered that Shi Jian’s birthday was coming up this Saturday.
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The gift from Professor Shi and Tim had arrived early from across the ocean. Shi Jian also discovered that it would soon be her birthday. It was at the end of July, and preluded August. That’s right, she was a little leo.
Tim gave her a teddy bear, and had written a heartwarming note: “Jane, let it accompany you in my place.”
Shi Jian opened the packaging and set the teddy bear on her computer desk. When she looked at it, she was reminded of the adorable Tim, and she felt much happiness. Originally, two little foxes were placed here. She had temporarily put them away.
Her birthday was this week. How did she want to celebrate it? On her last birthday, Ye Jiacheng had brought her on a flight…… Why was she thinking about her last birthday? That was already in her past lifetime!
A cake was necessary to celebrate her new life. Fresh flowers were necessary to wish herself that she would become more beautiful as she aged. Friends were also necessary; they could bring her happiness and joy. She also needed some birthday blessings so that each of her years would be better than the last.
Just like how she used to celebrate her birthdays in her twenties. She didn’t know what the future would be like, but she was filled with hope and enthusiasm for it.
Shi Jian didn’t expect Zhang Kai to also know that her birthday was coming up. Zhang Kai asked her how she wanted to celebrate her birthday. She let slip: “May I invite the people in the general office to a meal?”
She was paying for them and also asked permission; that was too modest of her, no? Zhang Kai had a beaming smile: “Of course you can. We will help you celebrate together.”
Shi Jian said: “Alright.”
Then she thought of her analysis results from last night. She stood there for a while and didn’t leave. Zhang Kai continued to smile: “Little Shi Jian, is there something else?”
Little Shi Jian…… She couldn’t take it anymore! Shi Jian hurriedly shook her head, and fabricated some compliments: “I was just thinking…… Assistant Zhang , you look very handsome today.”
“Really?” Zhang Kai was very happy, then confidently looked at his reflection in the dark computer screen. He agreed with her: “It’s probably because my skin got better.”
Shi Jian: “……”
Shi Jian had a bad shortcoming. Once she thought that someone was pretty good, she would observe them from a pretty good perspective, and vice versa. When her observation ended, Zhang Kai was still a pretty good person that she could like.
Saturday was her birthday. Since she was inviting all of her colleagues to a meal, she would have to let each of them know right now. Shi Jian had pretty good relations with the people in the general office, other than Zhao Yilin. But if Zhao Yilin was willing to come on Saturday, then she would still be happy.
Zhao Yilin replied: “Shi Jian, I will definitely come.”
“Alright, contact me when the time comes.” Shi Jian made the “call me” hand gesture.
It was almost lunchtime. She had some work that required her to discuss with Yi Pei directly, and Yi Pei luckily had some time. Shi Jian knocked and entered. Yi Pei was just walking out of his lounge room with a document in his hand. He looked up at her and discussed work for a bit. Then, he asked: “Saturday is your birthday?”
Yi Pei knew? Shi Jian nodded: “Yes it is, President Yi.”
Yi Pei looked up again: “I heard you invited the entire office to a meal?”
“En……” Shi Jian nodded again.
Yi Pei said nothing. He merely walked past her. After a few steps, he seemed to be reminding her: “You forgot to invite me.”
Shi Jian: “……”
Yi Pei smiled.
Shi Jian was still: “……”
Fortunately, she could still be considered a smart assistant: “I was afraid President Yi would have no time……”
“Other than work, I still have personal time,” Yi Pei turned back. Today he wore a navy blue dress shirt in his neat and tidy style as always, other than his cuffed sleeves, which revealed his steadily ticking and shiny masculine watch.
Shi Jian cracked a small smile: “President Yi, is it okay if…… I invite you right now?”
Yi Pei leaned on his desk and set her document off to the side. He looked her in the eye: “Luckily, it’s not considered too late.”
Author’s Note:
Shi Jian’s mood has slowly gotten better~~ This needs some time. I will try my best to give everyone a better experience. I also don’t like emotions and writing to be depressing~~
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