See You Again (Time Already Knows) - Chapter 63

Chapter 63 - “Then Do You Know Who My Wife Is?”


Across from the bar was A-City’s Dongqi River. Shi Jian recalled that the Jiashi Platinum Club was nearby. Dongqi River was considered a tourist attraction in A-City. There was still a tour guide guiding a group of tourists around in the middle of the night with a small trumpet microphone in hand.  


The rowdy crowd of people walked by Yi Pei’s car. Yi Pei got out of his car, his figure standing tall and his appearance tranquil.


Inexplicably, Shi Jian wanted to take a step back. She didn’t expect that Yi Pei would come over specifically for her. She couldn’t find any other adjective for it other than “a superior favoring an underling”.


Tonight’s bill had also been paid by Yi Pei. She could give him that, but she felt even more embarrassed to bring out the cake in her hands. Some favors were just like that, more than what was necessary and crossing the line, as well as easily feeling ashamed when accepting them.


“President Yi.” Shi Jian walked to Yi Pei and smiled without the usual respect and politeness. The birthday girl was the most important, no?


Yi Pei also smiled. His expression was relaxed. He took the small bag that the driver handed him and said: “It’s stuffy inside the car, let’s take a walk.”


Shi Jian couldn’t refuse him in a polite manner, and couldn’t refuse him at all, so she nodded: “Okay.”


There were many pedestrians by the Dongqi River at night. Shi Jian also saw that group of tourists from earlier. Yi Pei was extremely conspicuous. Because of the drinking party that had just ended, he was dressed formally, and his hair was shiny with wax. It gave him more style than most work uniforms he wore in the past. Thus, many heads in the group of travelers turned to look at him…… as well as her.


Shi Jian recalled that when she used to walk with Ye Jiacheng in the past, she would often receive these kinds of stares.


She used to openly hold Ye Jiacheng’s hand when she got these looks, enjoying them. Of course, it was different now. Her feelings towards Yi Pei were very clear. He was her superior and boss, as well as the entrepreneur that she had admired.


“How did your birthday go today?” Yi Pei asked her, “Happy?”


Shi Jian nodded, and pulled on an especially carefree smile, expressing her happiness and her thanks: “Thank you, President Yi.”


“No need for thanks,” Yi Pei walked by her side. As if he knew what she was thinking of, he lowered his head and said: “It’s reasonable to say that I’ve been too rude and indifferent to your wishes when I directly had Zhang Kai help you celebrate your birthday.”


As Yi Pei spoke of this, there was an implication that did not need to be said aloud. Shi Jian blinked multiple times, thinking that it was impossible, but also thinking that she had considered his feelings to be impossible and she had deliberately misunderstood.


“President Yi……” Shi Jian hesitated on whether to clarify or not, but she felt that saying it herself would be too excessive.


The most difficult thing to deal with was feelings.


Yi Pei also didn’t say any more. He simply walked unhurriedly. There was a park at the heart of Dongqi River covered by trees. There were no places to sit, so Yi Pei walked to a stone staircase and turned to ask her: “Would you mind sitting here for a while?”


Shi Jian stood on the stone steps and nodded that she wouldn’t mind.


Even though it was a summer night, the stone was still somewhat cold. Shi Jian was only wearing a summer dress. Either out of politeness or out of a man’s selfish intentions towards a woman, Yi Pei took off his own suit jacket and laid it on top of the stone.


Shi Jian didn’t stop him in time. Yi pei had already motioned for her to sit.


Shi Jian felt too much pressure on her. His suit cost more than ten thousand yuan. Yi Pei used his eyes to tell her that it was okay. Shi Jian once again experienced the “feelings were difficult to deal with” feeling. Then she smoothed her skirt and sat down, putting the cake at her side.


Oh, the cake. She nearly forgot about it. 


The shrubbery surrounding the stone steps were lit with blue guiding lights. Yi Pei was wearing a blue dress shirt that was smudged into a navy blue by the glow. Yi Pei had participated in a drinking party today. There was a black bow tie around his closed collar, subdued yet elegant.


Shi Jian allowed the breeze to caress her, and slowly exhaled a breath. As she was looking around, Yi Pei had already handed her the wrapped present: “Your birthday gift.”


Eh? Shi Jian accepted it first. She had received many gifts from her colleagues tonight. The feeling of accepting Yi Pei’s gift was the most “strong”, even stronger than the feeling she got when Emily gave her an ink painting.


The gift was in her hands, and it almost felt like it scalded her. Shi Jian had lived abroad before, and had cultivated a habit of opening gifts in front of people. Only, she felt wrong about doing that to Yi Pei’s gift. Tonight, from Zhang Kai using Yi Pei’s credit card to help her celebrate her birthday, her feelings had gone from her not knowing what was going on to not knowing what to do. 


She didn’t know what was going on because she still wasn’t sure. Now that she was sure, it had turned into not knowing what to do.


Actually, she had been the recipient of love confessions many times throughout her life. Even after she married Ye Jiacheng, many men still expressed their intentions towards her. She had always brushed them off lightly, but Yi Pei wasn’t an ordinary man.


“Won’t you open it?” Yi Pei asked her with a thread of a smile hidden in his voice.


“Oh, sorry,” Shi Jian smiled, glancing up. Then, she opened the gift box. It was a…… diamond hair clip. Shi Jian brushed her hair that had gotten longer with her fingertips.


There were six gems inlaid into the little clip. It looked extremely cute, and was sparkly as well as expensive.


Shi Jian stared at the hair clip for a while, then looked at Yi Pei. Yi Pei was also looking at her. Shi Jian promptly looked away, and heard Yi Pei ask by her ear: “Do you like it?”


Shi Jian said nothing.


Yi Pei was clever; he instantly understood what Shi Jian was thinking. Some feelings seemed to be unable to be hidden any longer. In this tranquil moonlit night, the feelings and thoughts boiled over and were now perfectly clear.


Actually, knowing was fine.


He had become more and more anxious, wanting to be the man that could protect her. He clearly knew that now was not a good time. But even if now was a very good time, he probably should give her time to consider it.


The atmosphere slowly seemed to enclose the two of them. Shi Jian’s ears turned slightly red because Yi Pei had already said: “Shi Jian, come to my side. Let me take care of you.”


Shi Jian: “……”


Yi Pei continued: “I will take care of you well, and I won’t let you be harmed.”


“President Yi.” Shi Jian was very moved, but she knew that she was merely moved. Yi Pei was being too serious. He didn’t need to guarantee so much. She would believe every word he said. 


But, Shi Jian turned away and smiled a bit self-deprecatingly. She had even made a vow recently that she should start a new relationship. Now, there was such a good relationship opportunity right in front of her.


Her subconscious just wanted to reject him.


She had worked under Yi Pei for some time now. She knew very clearly how serious Yi Pei was about doing things and being a person…… Yi Pei was the man that she couldn’t attain, as well as the man she would fail to live up to. Although, she didn’t know how strongly Yi Pei felt about her. Honestly, she thought that her current self was very disastrous and unworthy of this kind of treatment from Yi Pei.


“Sorry, President Yi,” Shi Jian said, starting to say the words of rejection.


The answer came as no surprise. Yi Pei did not feel many strong emotions, but still felt his mood slightly drop. Tonight was his first time confessing to a girl, as well as the first time he was rejected. Shi Jian rejected him very calmly, with some apologeticness as well. He didn’t need her apologies. If he had made her feel apologetic with what he said, then the one who should be sorry was him.


“Sorry,” Yi Pei also apologized.


“President Yi……” Shi Jian sincerely said, “It’s me who can’t match up with you.”


Yi Pei smiled for a moment, not agreeing with those words. A ferry sailed by on the river, carrying bright lights along with it. Yi Pei stopped smiling and said: “Shi Jian, you’re very good. Don’t say that.”


Shi Jian looked down. Any woman who heard those words would probably be happy, let alone coming from Yi Pei. Yi Pei had only admired her before, personally giving her an offer. She had been content with herself for a long time.


But, that was not it. In the past when she had applied for Yi Mao Real Estate, she was rejected in the second round.


“Shi Jian, consider my words,“ Yi Pei spoke again in a solemn voice, “I was anxious tonight, but I can wait.”


I can wait. Shi Jian touched her slightly reddened eyes. The promise in his words were like the diamonds inlaid in the hair clip; they were too valuable.


They were so valuable that she had no way of selfishly enjoying it, because right now, she was still waiting.


She knew the pain of waiting for someone, pretending not to mind, pretending they were fine, so much so that they couldn’t give the other any pressure, not daring to step forward but also not daring to put a long distance between their worlds. She could only make herself more outstanding, live life more happily, and let herself live more relaxedly. Because she didn’t know how much longer she could wait for, she lightened the pressure so that she might wait a little longer.


A person thinking of these feelings were just too upsetting. Because she had firsthand experience with this kind of emotion, she had even less qualification to want him to wait.


“Sorry, President Yi,” Shi Jian directly rejected his suggestion, “I won’t consider it, don’t wait anymore.”


This was truly unexpected. Yi Pei thought that he might be rejected, but didn’t think that he would be rejected so definitely. Being a man, he didn’t not have a feeling of defeat. Even more so, there was regret. He regretted that the first time he had a girl that he wanted, he couldn’t have her. “Shi Jian, why?” Yi Pei asked, his voice tranquil and warm.


Yi Pei was so kind. Shi Jian tilted her head, not knowing how to express it. If she spoke honestly, she would be taken lightly, but the truth was just that. She was too embarrassed to say it, and Yi Pei helped her say it aloud: “Because of Ye Jiacheng?”


Yeah. Shi Jian nodded.


Yi Pei’s eyes hardened: “Then forget him. Shi Jian, forget him.”


Forget him…… At those two words, the rims of Shi Jian’s eyes reddened. How could she forget him? How could she forget five years of memories? Shi Jian looked up. There were only a few stars in the sky tonight, but the starlight was still there.


Some emotions were just like the stars she was looking at, and reminded her of her Diandian, her and Ye Jiacheng’s starry Diandian. So how could she forget! Who can tell her how to forget……


For a moment, Shi Jian was apologetic and blamed herself, as well as mostly felt it difficult to bear.


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Yi Pei also found Shi Jian’s reaction difficult to bear. The woman that he held close to his heart was heartbroken because of a man that did not want her. There was no anger; it was impossible.


Yi Pei spit out in a melancholy breath: “Shi Jian, he is not worth it.”


Shi Jian listened in silence without reply. Yi Pei continued: “Ye Jiacheng is not worthy. He is not worthy of your love. The one who can’t match up is him.”


There was a rare viciousness in Yi Pei’s voice. Shi Jian instinctively denied it. She anxiously let slip: “He is worthy, President Yi. He doesn’t know how good he had been to me in the past and how much we love each other.”


Yi Pei fell silent and his eyes turned somewhat cold. 


Ye Jiacheng was worthy. This was a fact that couldn’t be denied. Shi Jian hid her face. Her tears flowed out through the slits of her fingers. A handkerchief was silently handed over. Shi Jian whispered a “thanks” and accepted it.


Very quickly, Shi Jian wiped her tears, composed her emotions, and once again smiled: “Sorry, President Yi. I’ve been humiliating.”


Yi Pei shook his head but remained silent.


Shi Jian spread out her palms and self-mockingly said: “President Yi, look. I’m actually a disaster. Even now, I still think about a man that hurt me. I am completely unworthy of your love.”


“There is nothing worthy or unworthy about it.” Yi Pei was firm, “In my heart, you are very good.”


After that, Shi Jian didn’t know what to say anymore. She was good only because she had the advantage of extra years. For example, the driving skill that surprised Yi Pei, and even her work efficiency. She thought that if any girl went back ten years in time, they would all have something that made people surprised…… Actually, she really was a bit curious about why Yi Pei liked her. It was probably because of that.


Yi Pei also raised his brow. Someone didn’t believe him. How could he tell her that she really was very good, so good that people should cherish and protect her. This was the first time Yi Pei was annoyed at himself for not knowing how to express his feelings. What he said in the end was just like how a superior praised their employee. In fact, this was also how he saw her.


“Shi Jian, you are very outstanding,” Yi Pei said, meeting the unbelieving gaze. He gave an example: “You drive very well, you complete your work nicely, you play the piano beautifully, and lots more……” Actually, she was just more outstanding than ordinary girls. Only because she caught his eye that these merits all became important to him. 


Yi Pei spoke; Shi Jian listened. The corner of her lip slightly raised. Is that so?


“Of course, what is more important is that you are kind, genuine, and you put your heart into the things you do.” Yi Pei thought for a moment and added, “Similarly, you have an open mind and are unrestrained, traits that many young girls don’t have.”


The most she had was probably being unrestrained. She worked under him all day like a fresh and unrestrained gust of wind. She just needed to be by his side and he felt comfortable. The most troublesome worries were vanquished. Was this love? Yi Pei didn’t know. He only knew that this wasn’t the like a man had for a woman. Then, in this world, what was like between a man and woman? This was his first time liking a woman. He wanted this like. He wanted to show as much honesty and sincerity as he could.


“So, Shi Jian, don’t rush to reject me,” Yi Pei softly said. His voice had a power to it: “No feelings are unforgettable. I’m confident that I am more suitable for you than Ye Jiacheng is. I will treat you better. I will give you everything that you want. I also won’t pressure you. I can make you slowly forget him.”


Yi Pei’s words really were full of sincerity.


Unless Shi Jian was deaf and blind, she couldn’t not feel it. She had already run out of reasons to reject him. She had gotten Yi Pei’s valuable and sincere treatment. She even had no way to tell him the truth. This Shi Jian was a little shameless. If Yi Pei knew the truth, he would probably understand. The girl that he liked was no more than that. She was only a woman that had married once before.


“President Yi, I drive well because a man held my hand through teaching me. When I first started driving, don’t even mention how terrible I was……” Shi Jian really said it aloud without any hesitation.


Yi Pei snapped his head up.


Shi Jian smiled for a moment and continued: “I work efficiently because I have worked for many years. I already have five or six years of work experience. When I graduated and came back, the real me was rejected at the Yi Mao Real Estate interview.”


“I play the piano pretty well because I played pieces one by one for the baby in my tummy to hear……” Shi Jian chuckled, even though she kind of wanted to cry. She didn’t know why she just said everything aloud in an instant. This person was still Yi Pei. Maybe Yi Pei just had an ability to make people have confidence in him that she had faith in him.


Or, some emotions had been repressed for too long, and she wanted to find someone to talk about them with, and wanted to ask another person what she should do. She had been fine recently, but she was more lost than at any other time.


Before, she still had a clear goal. That was to chase after Ye Jiacheng. Now, she had to live her life better. She could become an even better Shi Jian. She was still regretful that she wouldn’t have an even better Ye Jiacheng by her side.


“Shi Jian……” Yi Pei seemed to want to stop her speech. He looked at her. It was inconceivable, but there was no doubt his expression.


Shi Jian had released a lot of tension from telling the truth: “I’ve been married before. I’ve had a lover who loved me very much, but because of a plane crash, I’ve gone back ten years in time.”


After saying this, everything could be clearly understood. Now, there was only believing or not believing it.


Yi Pei suddenly wanted to laugh, but couldn’t at the same time.


Shi Jian was the same. She turned back: “President Yi, do you still remember that Gelan City Project report? My uncle illegally changed contractors. It actually wasn’t a big deal. If I hadn’t known that a serious construction accident would happen, I wouldn’t have sent the report to you.”


Yi Pei was speechless as he was digesting the information. He was also accepting it. From beginning to end, he had many feelings, but hadn’t been skeptical. For something so inconceivable, he didn’t even have a bit of doubt. Because the person saying it was Shi Jian.


“Your original…… lover is Ye Jiacheng?” Yi Pei asked. He still didn't want to use the word “husband”.


“Yes……” Shi Jian nodded, “I searched for him ahead of time, and everything was messed up in the end.”


Yi Pei also nodded. He could understand. At the same time, he also felt a bit of heartache that clearly didn’t belong to him.


“You haven’t told him?” Yi Pei asked. He just now discovered that he was a selfish man because he wasn’t even willing to mention the other man’s name.


Shi Jian didn’t reply because the answer sounded very pitiful. She had already told him on the day they broke up to try to make him stay. Ye Jiacheng didn’t believe her. She actually had an idea to make him believe that she really was his future wife. She still decided to give up on it, because Ye Jiacheng genuinely didn’t want to be with her anymore. He was tired of receiving her love and didn’t want to bear with it at all.


Actually they didn’t even need to talk about being his wife. If she was stubbornly unwilling to let go, she could’ve threatened to blackmail him with her first time. She understood Ye Jiacheng’s character. If she really wanted him to take responsibility for taking her virginity, he would have done it.


But could she? She would have gotten Ye Jiacheng, but would lose that Mr.Ye who had given her exceptional love. 


Thus, did she really not know what to do now? Yi Pei was so capable. Could he give it to her?

Shi Jian chuckled, feeling especially grateful that Yi Pei believed her. After saying everything aloud, she felt much more relaxed, just like the barber that knew that donkey ears had grown out of the prince’s head in the fairy tale. After the cave in the forest, there was nothing else to be panicked about, even if the problem hadn’t been solved.1


Because these problems had no solution. They could only be faced with an easy-going attitude.


Yi Pei was silent for a long while, and also chuckled. He even said after a pause: “Shi Jian, I am still very honored to have met you.”


Eh?! Shi Jian stroked her chin approvingly: “I also feel this way. After all, it’s very unexpected, no?”


“En, very unexpected.” Yi Pei turned his gaze towards her, “You say you come from ten years in the future…… Do you know the me that is ten years older?”


“Yeah, the you of ten years later is very powerful, he……”


“Hush,” Yi Pei stopped her using a joking tone, “Don’t tell me, I’m afraid I will be too complacent with myself.”


Shi Jian nodded. Not telling him was better. Why would Yi Pei be a person who was proud of himself casually? After knowing the ending, people were not afraid of losing the experience of the journey, but cared more about the results of the journey’s end.


Spontaneously, the two smiled at each other in mutual understanding.


Yi Pei lightly coughed and still couldn’t help but be curious: “Then do you know who my wife is?”


Shi Jian did not say anything anymore. If Yi Pei knew this ahead of time, would he also try to find his wife ahead of time? He really was a good and pragmatic man.


But how should she tell him?


Yi Pei already very firmly said: “It’s probably not Zhao Wenwen, right?” Yi Pei knew clearly about some things. Even if Shi Jian hadn’t appeared, he probably wouldn’t have married Zhao Wenwen.


She didn’t expect that she really told him: “……yes.”


“Then who?” Yi Pei asked as if he was deliberately teasing her and forcing her to respond.


Shi Jian inhaled a breath, put her hands around her head, and braced herself, “You…… never got married. I don’t know why……”


Yi Pei: “……”





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