See You Again (Time Already Knows) - Chapter 72 - Part 2
Chapter 72 - Yi Pei Looked On Quietly, Still Unable To Find A Way To Express His Feelings. - Part 2
Shi Jian could feel the discordant relationship Yi Pei had with his family.
“What do you want to eat?” Yi Pei asked her. He was personally driving his car, following the road downwards. The tree trunks surrounding them were bare. There was a privately owned red pickup truck stopped by the side of the road currently maintaining the trees. Sunlight gently filtered down upon them.
Shi Jian thought for a moment and said: “President Yi, let me be the host today.”
“Eh?” Yi Pei seemed to blank for a second. He turned and looked at her. Shi Jian aslo turned: “Happy birthday.”
At that, Yi Pei’s eyes filled with happiness and warmth. His eyes shone slightly: “Thanks,” Yi Pei smiled and immediately said, “That’s right, you should be the one paying today.”
It was rare for Yi Pei to be immodest like this.
Yi Pei’s birthday was only a week away from Ye Jiacheng’s birthday. Shi Jian planned to treat Yi Pei to a meal, but couldn’t think of what to eat. Maybe a Hong Kong style restaurant? That was too casual. Thai? No, she had eaten many meals with Yi Pei before and knew that he had a light palate. How about……
Shi Jian still had no idea. Treating her boss to a meal was not an easy thing.
Because she was struggling, Yi pei discussed with her as he drove, as if he was helping her solve this issue.
“What do people eat on their birthday?’ Yi Pei asked. He added another bit in curiosity: “Shi Jian, what did you eat on your birthday when you were a kid?”
“Longevity noodles……” Shi Jian replied, but now she was struggling even more. It was rare for her to be the one paying; she couldn’t just buy him a bowl of longevity noodles, right?
The car ride was calm. Yi Pei paid attention to the road cheerfully. What had he not eaten before? Even if she treated him to an imperial feast, to him, it would only be a dinner party. He wasn’t lacking in dinner parties. “I’ve also had birthday noodles before, but I haven’t eaten that in a long time,” Yi Pei pondered. After a moment, he asked, “Shi Jian, do you know how to make it?”
Shi Jian: “……”
Yi Pei pursed his lip and waited for an answer.
“Yes……” Shi Jian said. Then she jokingly boasted, “Then that’s that! I’ll make a bowl of longevity noodles for President Yi to express my regards a little bit. Truthfully speaking, my cooking skills aren’t bad…… After all, I’ve been a wife of five years.”
A wife of five years. Must she remind him like this?
“……Really?” Yi Pei felt helpless. He smiled a moment and said after a pause, “Then I really should try it.”
Shi Jian bought the ingredients for longevity noodles and returned to her apartment. When she said her cooking skills weren’t bad, she definitely was boasting. Her cooking definitely couldn’t be considered good. She really didn’t like to cook at all. In the past, when the housekeeper wasn’t there, Ye Jiacheng would occasionally take up the recipe book and mess around with a dish. He also specifically made very little food every time. She would beg him, he would give her a bite, and in the end, the both of them fought to eat the food.
But even with her terrible cooking skills, she had still been a wife of five years. In the kitchen, Shi Jian diligently made a portion of longevity noodles with two halves of egg. The broth was made of simmered pork ribs. The appearance wasn’t bad. As for the taste, she didn’t know. She had to wait for Yi Pei to try it to find out.
Yi Pei had a bite, and rated: “Pretty good.”
Shi Jian sat down and planned to tell YI Pei that she wanted to resign and go study abroad. Since she wanted to resign and go out of the country, she should still personally tell Yi Pei out of manners and courtesy, not just because Yi Pei was her boss. Yi Pei was also the one person in this world who knew her secret.
“The reason for resignation is because you want to continue studying abroad?” Yi Pei asked.
Shi Jian nodded. There was another reason that she couldn’t say. After going abroad, she might have to take a long time to recover her mental health. She simply wasn’t willing to admit that she was suffering from a psychological illness. Even if she could occasionally face Ye Jiacheng and Yi Biya together in the future, her mental state wasn’t suited to doing assistant work. Her work ability and stress were also issues.
“Shi Jian, I will consider your resignation request.” Yi Pei set down his chopsticks and looked at her, “Give me some time…… You probably aren’t leaving immediately, right?”
Not knowing why, Shi Jian felt a little upset, “……Thank you, President Yi.” She clearly could possess a better life, but she was possessing it powerlessly. She had fallen ill, and the most important thing wasn’t to work hard and live enthusiastically anymore, but to live well.
“Don’t be upset. The one who should be upset is me.” Yi Pei sat across from her. He said self mockingly, “Over a bowl of noodles, I’ve lost a good assistant.”
Shi Jian tried her best to respond to Yi Pei’s gentle consoling in stride and smiled a bit.
Yi Pei also had the corner of his lip raised but couldn’t fully smile. Did he really only lose a good assistant? Some things Yi Pei understood well, but he wasn’t willing to continue thinking about. Such as her feelings towards him. There was only respect there, and no love. It seemed like they didn’t have any chance together. It seemed as if they could be together, but they had to cross a thousand mountains and rivers. He could walk the entire journey by himself, but couldn’t ask her to wait for him. Now that Ye Jiacheng was also with Yi Biya, he had even less of a reason to bother her.
Yi Pei had finished his longevity noodles and watched Shi Jian clean up the utensils and bowl. He was still unresigned. Yi Pei couldn’t help calling the person who had her back turned: “Shi Jian, we……”
“I’m going to go wash the dishes.” Shi Jian replied to Yi Pei.
Shi Jian knew pretty much what Yi Pei wanted to say. She felt very sorry, and a little regretful, but she really couldn’t respond. Shi Jian stood by the sink washing the dishes in the kitchen. She accidentally turned the wrong faucet handle and cold water flowed out. The iciness made her hands shrink away. See, this was the instinctive reaction. Humans were afraid of being hurt. She really didn’t want to cram herself into the Yi family’s chaos anymore.
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After she finished washing the dishes, Shi Jian washed her hands with soap again. Her hands were filled with foam.
Yi Pei came over and stood at the doorway of the kitchen silently. Even a calm atmosphere could be intimidating. Yi Pei didn’t say anything at all, but Shi Jian already felt some pressure. Her head was lowered as she washed her hands. She didn’t turn to look at him.
The atmosphere was silent, yet it flowed, as if it was hiding muddled waves.
In this world, most emotions flowed like brooks and streams. They could gurgle sluggishly, but could also surge torrentially. But some emotions existed like quiet waves, Even though they had great power, they appeared tranquil, as if they would never stir up havoc.
Yi Pei looked on quietly, still unable to find a way to express his feelings.
After thinking for a long time, there was still hesitation. Shi Jian turned, suddenly smiled, then slowly started, “Yi Pei, there’s something I don’t know whether to tell you, regarding……”
With the kind of man Yi Pei was, even if he didn’t get married in the future, it’s impossible for him to not have a beautiful woman at his side. She used to not know Yi Pei, but social media became so huge in the future that she would pay attention a little bit. Compared to the vagueness Zhao Yilin revealed about him in her book, Yi Pei did have a formal girlfriend in the future. It was rare for a girl to be by Yi Pei’s side, so she quickly became a hot topic of conversation. It’s said that she was an independent entrepreneur and an outstanding, very charming woman.
She’d never brought up this topic before. On one hand, it was too gossipy, and on the other, she had already ruined her own marriage and didn’t want to ruin Yi Pei’s. But Yi Pei was different from her, so Shi Jian planned to let him know in advance.
He would encounter a very outstanding woman in the future who would genuinely stand by his side and look at even prettier, even further scenery. He would have an extremely good life. He definitely would achieve the life of both struggle and love that he wanted.
After he finished listening to her, Yi Pei became very quiet. She couldn’t tell whether he believed her or not. “Thanks,” Yi Pei said to her.
“You’re welcome,” Shi Jian’s brow curved. She exhaled and lightly said, “Yi Pei, fighting.”
“En.”
“When I am rich in the future, I will buy stocks in Yi Mao Real Estate. Don’t make me lose money.”
“Alright.”
Yi Pei sat on the sofa. Shi Jian poured a cup of tea for him and gently set it down.
“Then what about you? What are your plans for the future?” Yi Pei asked, then added, “Other than buying my stocks.”
Did treating her illness count? Shi Jian put down her tea, pursed her lips, and pondered over Yi Pei’s question. She spoke in an even tone, “There are many things I have to do in the future, but presently, I only want to switch majors and study. Then I…… hehehe. Things have to be taken step by step, not hurriedly.”
She spoke a string of lies. Yi Pei did not interrupt her. He politely listened without comment. After a while, Yi Pei asked her another question. It was so blunt that she could not react.
“Will you still get married?” Yi Pei looked at her intently.
Shi Jian sucked in a breath. She subconsciously wanted to avoid this question, but faced with Yi Pei’s stare, she couldn’t lie. “I don’t know,” she replied very honestly.
……
Her uncle wanted to treat everyone to a big banquet for dinner. Tim called and told her not to forget. By the time Shi Jian returned to the Yang household, everyone was already ready and they were only waiting for her.
The location of the big banquet was a high class restaurant serving banquets and business gatherings atop a skyscraper in A-City. But it was very easy to run into familiar people here. Shi Jian spotted a group of businessmen walking towards a private room by the faux rock garden and pond. Ye Jiacheng and Yi Qindong were both there. Ye Jiacheng was dressed the most elegantly out of all of them, a turtleneck sweater paired with a suit jacket. His hair was cut short again, stopping at his ear, framing his face nicely. His expression didn’t look too good, but Yi Qindong clung to him still.
Shi Jian walked to the other side. Yang Jiantao didn’t understand and asked her: “There’s nothing happening. Why are you hiding?” At the same time, he also spotted him. He coughed and said: “Alright, let’s walk a bit faster.”
“Jiacheng Ge……” Tim, who didn’t understand, was about to yell. Shi Jian hurriedly covered Tim’s mouth. Ye Jiacheng didn’t hear.
Shi Jian used to not understand why Ye Jiacheng would work together with Yi Qindong. On one hand, she had the memory that prioritized first impressions. She thought that Ye Jiacheng wouldn’t like fiddling with real estate. On the other hand, she hoped Ye Jiacheng was still the Mr.Ye that loved architecture and loved her.
Ultimately, the selfish one was her. She didn’t want too much change.
She still remembered what Ye Jiacheng said when she tried to persuade him not to throw himself into real estate: “Little fox, don’t put me on a pedestal. Everyone likes money, and I’m the same. But also don’t look down on me. Do you think I’ll give up on architecture just because I’m doing real estate? Between dreams and money, I want both. And I can have both.”
Of course, she believed that Ye Jiacheng could have both dreams and money. This year, Ye Mao Real Estate had caught lots of attention from A-City’s real estate industry. Not only did he have good resources, moreover, Ye Jiacheng had drawn up the designs for both projects himself.
It was probably mostly for herself that she had tried to stop Ye Jiacheng in the past. Because of what Mr.Ye said before. “Between dreams and money, which is more important?” “My baby is the most important.”
The dinner was sumptuous and there was a copper pot stew that Tim liked to eat. Tim ate a lot and had to go to the restroom. Shi Jian brought Tim to the restroom and waited outside. Before Tim came out, Yi Qindong came out. Shi Jian turned away, intent on ignoring him.
She didn’t like Yi Qindong. From the beginning, this prejudice existed. Now, she didn’t like Yi Qindong purely because of the way he looked at her. Shi Jian didn’t want to run into Yi Qindong, but he had ended up noticing her anyway. He sauntered directly towards her. He looked her up and down with a greasy gaze and sprayed her with his alcohol tinged breath: “Eh? Isn’t this Assistant Shi?”
Some feelings were mutual. Shi Jian didn’t like Yi Qindong, and Yi Qindong also extremely disliked Shi Jian. Yi Pei had suppressed what happened with the Gelan City project, but he could definitely have found out who sabotaged him. Fuck. He had tolerated her before because she was Ye Jiacheng’s woman. But now what was she?! What was arrogant about a poor assistant? It was as if she would soon become the lady of the Yi family…… But she looked pretty. No wonder Ye Jiacheng dumped her and she could still have Yi Pei as a backup.
“How much money does Yi Pei give you? I’ll give you triple! How about you work for me?”
Shi Jian did not reply.
Yi Qindong laughed even more disdainfully: “Oh, it seems like you can’t bear to do it. Maybe it’s because you’ve climbed into my nephew’s bed and don’t want to come down……”
Upon receiving this kind of insult, Shi Jian fiercely turned around and glared at Yi Qindong.
“You bitch! Don’t think I don’t know how you feel about Yi Pei! I advise you people. It’s always been me in the Yi family. What does Yi Pei’s mother count for anything?!”
Shi Jian still calmed her anger. She cleared away the hurt in her eyes and reminded Yi Qindong: “Young Master Yi, you’re drunk.”
“Hehe, still unreasonable.” Yi Qindong leaned into Shi Jian’s ear. He originally wanted to threaten her: “Do you believe it? I can kill you.” But as he was about to say it, he changed it to: “Who do you think you are? You’re a slut…… that no one wants. It’s just that Yi Pei needs you right now that he cherishes you.”
“Jane……” At this moment, Tim’s voice sounded.
Shi Jian didn’t want Tim to see her being confronted like this. She forcefully kicked her leg out. Yi Qindong wasn’t paying attention and his leg was hit. She didn’t learn taekwondo for nothing. Shi Jian stood in front of the crouching Yi Qindong. She spoke slowly, word by word: “Young Master Yi, be careful while walking. Don’t trip and fall.”
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