See You Again (Time Already Knows) - Chapter 78
Chapter 78 - In The Country, Out Of The Country, In The Sky, Or Below The Sea.
Ye Jiacheng had both his hands clasped together on the table. He thought for a moment and said with seriousness: “Little fox, if you want children, then we will try our best for one. Or it’s fine if we adopt one too. Of course I feel that living with only two people is also good. We’ll have more time to be together. It wouldn’t be boring if we don’t have a child. For example, we can…… travel the world, go places when we have free time, in the country, out of the country, in the sky, or below the sea.”
In the country, out of the country, in the sky, or below the sea. Shi Jian unconsciously laughed as she listened.
She and Mr.Ye had been to many places, traveling by themselves, going diving together, going soaring together. If she hadn’t had an accident, Mr.Ye was about to receive his pilot license……
“Jiacheng, do you like kids?” Shi Jian interrupted Ye Jiacheng.
Ye Jiacheng gazed at her then shook his head, “……No, they’re too noisy.”
Mr.Ye had lied to her, and Ye Jiacheng was lying to her in the same way. Shi Jian’s eyes started to redden. Then she saw Ye Jiacheng take out a diamond ring, as if he was performing a magic trick. Tonight was a mystical night, Ye Jiacheng not only appeared suddenly, but he was also suddenly proposing marriage.
This was unfathomable and there was no way to believe this.
It also felt very sudden when Ye Jiacheng took out the diamond ring. He accidentally felt the ring that he’d brought and took it out without thinking. There was no rehearsal, no practice, and he hadn’t even thought about who he would propose marriage to in his life, so much so that he used to think that proposing marriage was a thing done only by fools…… For various reasons, Ye Jiacheng’s performance was particularly bad, but each word that Ye Jiacheng said was sincere and heartfelt.
“……Little fox, can you believe me just this once?” Ye Jiacheng took a deep breath and spoke his guarantees, begging for her trust extremely honestly. He was begging Shi Jian to believe his sincerity, believe that he would become a better person, believe that she wouldn’t cause her upset anymore.
Shi Jian suddenly became very nervous, so nervous that she didn’t know what to do, and she had the urge to burst into tears.
“Shi Jian, believe me just this once.” When Mr.Ye had proposed to her, he also said the same thing. At the time, she still had grumbling complaints in her heart, but still happily wore the diamond ring on her finger. Because Mr.Ye said that she was the one that he liked, the one that he wanted, and the one that was right. In the moment where a woman accepted a diamond ring, she would always have the tacky expectation of “being together until their hair grew white and their teeth fell out”.
Right now, Ye Jiacheng also said things like these. The diamond ring he pulled out sparkled mesmerizingly, as beautiful as stars. Shi Jian stared at it for a long time, but did not accept this diamond ring. Was she drunk? She must be drunk. She had an indistinct feeling that Ye Jiacheng was just playing house.
Shi Jian lowered her head and then massaged her forehead. Quickly sober up! Ye Jiacheng was finally proposing marriage to you, hurry and answer him! Answer him…… Wasn’t this everything you hoped for and expected?
But her expectation. Where was her expectation?
What to do? She not only lost her confidence, she also slowly lost her expectation and faith.She truly wanted to believe Ye Jiacheng this one time. Even if she didn’t believe herself, she wanted to believe him. Only, at this moment, she really didn’t believe him. Moreover, she already didn’t know how she could believe herself, and she didn’t know how she could love Ye Jiacheng. She even got sick. She didn’t know how the two of them would go down their future path together…… When Ye Jiacheng was proposing in front of her just now, how much did she hope for them to be able to return to the original timeline, or if only it happened a little earlier? She would definitely have gone mad from joy, unlike how she was currently apprehensive, as if her mental illness was acting up.
“Sorry, Jiacheng……” Shi Jian said, “I’m about to go abroad. Next month.”
……
If the two of them couldn’t be together, Shi Jian would be the more upset one. Only, she had already been upset about what she should be upset about. The heart could change. Shi Jian fell asleep on a low coffee table atop the wool rug. Ye Jiacheng carried Shi Jian up to the bed on the second floor. Then, he quietly sat beside her. The sound of waves crashing was faintly audible. Ye Jiacheng stood and shut the window.
Ye Jiacheng’s heart felt sour at his sudden proposal being rejected, and there was this indistinct heartache that he couldn’t describe. Shi Jian going abroad didn’t really affect him. He also hoped for her to go abroad to study and do what made her happy. She had already suffered for so long. In the future, he would be the one pursuing her and loving her.
Ye Jiacheng cracked a smile. He was still in a pretty alright mood. The future would definitely be good in the beautiful way.
He still had some stuff to take care of in the country. Ye Mao’s buildings couldn’t be left incomplete, and there was still the business with Yi Qindong that he had to deal with. Believe him, he could take care of it fast. Then he would completely turn into “Mr.Ye,” alright?
No, he would be better than Mr.Ye.
Ye Jiacheng stooped over and carefully touched Shi Jian’s lips, halting halfway. He was actually very jealous of everything she had with Mr.Ye, but he was very thankful for Mr.Ye.
After all, Mr.Ye was himself.
Ye Jiacheng substituted himself for Mr.Ye. It was an intimate and repulsive experience, and there was also a thankfulness that was difficult to describe. How strange that he would thank the heavens. Ye Jiacheng recalled the “husband” that the little fox had said in her sleep before. He chuckled in spite of himself…… He remembered how he had even left in anger, thinking that the little fox couldn’t differentiate good from bad. Clearly the bad was him.
Ye Jiacheng wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight. Even without a night of sleep, he was still bright and alert the next day.
Shi Jian had a bad alcohol tolerance. She had slept for a long time, and had vivid dreams. When she woke, she took a long time to process everything. When she got out of bed, Ye Jiacheng was already downstairs. She noticed him as she was standing in front of a transparent glass wall upstairs.
Ye Jiacheng looked up and also spotted her. He beamed a smile at her in greeting.
Shi Jian went downstairs. Ye Jiacheng returned to the kitchen and continued bustling about, as if he was preparing breakfast. Shi Jian was extremely absent minded. Ye Jiacheng said: “……The milk has been warmed. We have to wait a bit for the porridge.”
There was seafood porridge stewing on the small stove. It had already bubbled up noisily, as if they had returned to their married life in another timeline. Shi Jian continued dither around by the doorway silently and absently.
Ye Jiacheng bent over and dramatically tasted the porridge. He nearly burnt his tongue. Luckily, it still tasted okay. He turned and asked expectantly: “I think it’s almost done. Would you like to try it?”
Shi Jian: “……”
Ye Jiacheng ladled out half a small bowl, blew on it, then handed it over. Shi Jian took it and scooped out a small spoonful. It was fragrant and had good texture. There was even dried scallop and fresh shrimp in the porridge.
Where did Ye Jiacheng find these things?
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Ye Jiacheng had bought all of this from a nearby farming family. Then he called the housekeeper of the Ye family early in the morning for how to make the porridge. He wasn’t hoping to specifically show anything. He genuinely wanted to love the little fox. He had thrown away the cuteness of the corner of her lip when she smiled, the tips of her eyebrows, and the corner of her eyes. He had to find a way to get them back.
As far as opportunities went, he had found them all himself. He was rejected last night, but he would continue to be a shameless hero the next day.
Ye Jiacheng watched in satisfaction. Shi Jian thought he wanted praise, so she softly said: “Not bad.”
“Oh oh…… then have some more,” Ye Jiacheng smiled contentedly. He was wearing a pullover sweater with brown pants. He looked indescribably elegant. Then he opened a small steaming basket on the other side, “Right, there’s also steamed buns and filled buns…… little fox, would you like red bean filling or meat filling?”
Naturally, Ye Jiacheng had bought the buns. He had also bought the steaming basket from the boss too.
Shi Jian looked inside the steaming basket. It was filled with small, fluffy white buns that were still steaming. Her heart had softened a lot.
Ye Jiacheng picked a few good looking ones and became a “married” man ahead of time. Ye Jiacheng also accidentally asked a question with an error in logic, “Little fox, in our past, was it you who cooked more or me who cooked more?”
Shi Jian sat down first and then said: “……We mostly ate out.”
“Oh.” So he had married a spendthrift. Ye Jiacheng nodded rapidly and said as a person involved, “I thought that too.”
Shi Jian no longer uttered a word.
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A-City.
Yi Pei attended Yi Mao’s general shareholder’s meeting. The Yi family were all stockholders, so other than his mother, his whole family was here. The Zhao family was also present. The Zhao and Yi family both were shareholders. Zhao Wenwen attended the meeting in the place of her father. She was wearing a peach colored dress, paired with a fashionable fur coat. It was very eye catching.
Zhao Wenwen occasionally glanced at Yi Pei. It was difficult for Yi Pei to ignore her, even though he wanted to.
Yi Mao was presently still classified as a family run company, and the structure of stocks were not complex. The majority of big shareholders were people in the Yi family, some senior employees, as well as a few uncles from the Lin family. The Lin and Yi families were originally one family, but to his maternal grandfather, they were all outsiders and couldn’t compare with Madam Guo’s three sons and one daughter.
This was a low pressure meeting. Yi Pei didn’t make any comments at all. The person sitting in the chairman of the board’s seat was his maternal grandfather as usual. His maternal grandfather’s health was already declining. Other than a lawyer, he was also accompanied by a doctor.
There were more and more signs of the Yi family falling apart. Sitting across from Yi Pei was Madam Guo’s three sons and one daughter. The news of the lawyer made Madam Guo suck in a breath. Yi pei leaned back in his chair, thinking about some issues in boredom. He clearly didn’t like being a member of the Yi family, so why did he have to participate in this war? Was this really for the so-called Yi Mao Apparel? Perhaps that wasn’t completely it. No one didn’t long for the fame and money. Only, he was more proficient in masking his longing. He was like this towards the Yi family, and was also like this towards Shi Jian.
No wonder his maternal grandfather didn’t like him.
The lawyer declared an announcement. Forefather Yi would give thirty percent of the shares of Yi Mao Apparel to his daughter Yi Biya. This decision was foreseen, from the time Yi Biya returned to the country and entered Yi Mao Apparel. Yi Pei was not surprised at all.
Yi Pei recently even asked Shi Jian a question, whether the Yi family would be in chaos in the future. Actually, he could guess the answer without asking. Or maybe his maternal grandfather was conscious about his decisions and he had to preserve the balance of the Yi family with effort like this.
Yi Pei understood well how his maternal grandfather had to put a lot of thought into it. Only, the Yi family had long ago become unbalanced, just like how a skyscraper was about to lean and collapse. Temporary preventative measures only made the building look less imminently in danger of falling.
……
After the meeting ended, Yi Pei sat in the lounge and answered a call. The door was pushed open. Zhao Wenwen walked in as if no one was inside with the usual attitude. Zhang Kai used his eyes to question him, and stood up immediately after he got the hint.
“Hello, Zhang Kai. We haven’t talked in a while,” Zhao Wenwen greeted him.
Zhang Kai hurriedly bowed slightly to invite her in and quickly left the lounge.
There was a pot of Jin Jun Mei tea in front of Yi Pei. He hadn’t even had a taste yet. Zhao Wenwen sat in front of him. Looking at this man in a western style suit with straight posture and a rigid personality, she felt that Yi Pei still attracted her very much, even though he had ruthlessly rejected her before.
People always felt interest in the things they couldn’t obtain. Zhao Wenwen’s red painted nails were clasped together. The Yi family were very apprehensive right now, yet Yi Pei could still be calm. Did he really not want the Yi family at all? Yi Pei had always been a man who didn’t reveal his ambitions, even though their engagement before was most likely him simply complying with his parent’s wishes. But Zhao Wenwen knew Yi Pei’s ambitions were greater than anyone from the Yi family’s. Of course, a man with more ability was more qualified to have ambitions.
“A-Pei, if you need it, I will still help you.” Zhao Wenwen sweetly smiled and said: “Auntie Yi and my father arranged for us to be together, partly to help us in this current situation, no?”
……
“Little fox, I will learn a few more breakfast dishes in the future and make different meals for you,” Ye Jiacheng warmly and shamelessly expressed his goodwill.
“Ye Jiacheng,” Shi Jian’s thoughts were chaotic. She softly called Ye Jiacheng’s name and said after a while: “You don’t need to do this.”
The little fox still didn’t believe that he loved her.
“Why not?” Ye Jiacheng’s tone was amused and he said earnestly, “I am your…… husband.”
Shi Jian gazed at him directly: “You really think so?”
“Little fox, I know what you’re thinking,” Ye Jiacheng came over with the breakfast and sat. Then he patiently said, “You think I am different from that Mr.Ye. Indeed, I definitely have differences. He is better than me, he knew what he wanted earlier than I did, unlike how I hurt you. But we still fell in love with the same woman. That’s you. And we love only you…… Give me a chance? You don’t need to think or worry about anything. Let me handle everything. I will make you realize that everything can come back.”
Shi Jian suddenly felt vexed and wanted to ignore Ye Jiacheng.
Ye Jiacheng smiled brightly. He still had his good reason: “Shi Jian, look, even the heavens arranged for us to be together…… We should be together. This is called complying with heaven’s orders.”
Shi Jian’s eyes flashed for a moment.
“Alright, I won’t pressure you. Little fox, I’ll give you time, a lot of time.” Ye Jiacheng finished. He coughed twice and then took out the diamond ring that had been rejected last night.
Shi Jian looked away. Who was just saying that they weren’t pressuring her?
“Didn’t you not answer my proposal last night?” Ye Jiacheng smiled, “Little fox, I need to tell you that last night was just practice. If you continue to not agree, I’ll just consider it practice. It’s no problem if you want me to practice a couple times. I will continue to keep the ring on me.”
Ye Jiacheng was used to being an arrogant and elegant prince. Actually, he wasn’t used to himself being so shameless at all. Only, in front of Shi Jian, he spontaneously became like this.
He even completely enjoyed it. He felt that only in this way was he truly loving someone. Could this be the so-called True Love?
Ye Jiacheng was like a wolf with a large tail. He thickened his face and followed Shi Jian back to A-City. This time he came back to Qinglin City, Ye Jiacheng didn’t even stop by his family’s house. He also didn’t buy tickets ahead of time. He could only buy the last ticket in the first class cabin. But it was no problem. Ye Jiacheng came into the economy cabin and politely asked the gentleman on Shi Jian’s right side to switch seats.
“I’m next to a window. It’s too troublesome. Switch with the person next to the corridor.” A good seat by the window, and he even had a pretty lady next to him. The uncle by the window didn’t want to switch.
The auntie across the corridor was very cordial and had already stood: “Young man, Auntie will swap with you.”
“Thanks, but no need.” Ye Jiacheng continued to negotiate with the uncle by the window and told him where his own seat was located.
Ye Jiacheng was so annoying with such a sense of presence that Shi Jian was the one who couldn’t keep it together. This Ye Jiacheng was exactly the same as the Mr.Ye who used to pursue after her.
He was finally successful in switching seats. The uncle didn’t expect the other seat to be in the first class cabin. The uncle persisted for a few seconds and agreed. Ye Jiacheng smoothly sat down next to Shi Jian. There was a small feeling of reunion.
Love would find a way. Ye Jiacheng said, “Little fox, we are finally together.”
Shi Jian ignored him, but wasn’t pretentious. She really didn’t know with what attitude to treat Ye Jiacheng. She also didn’t know what attitude she needed to use to consider their future. She was more than a bit vexed.
Of course, Ye Jiacheng knew what Shi Jian was vexed about. She was vexed that he stated that she still loved him. This “him” wasn’t only Mr.Ye, but it was also he, Ye Jiacheng. But with any differences, he was very happy to enjoy the little fox’s love in the place of Mr.Ye. After all, they were both himself. After Ye Jiacheng pondered and understood it, he really considered Shi Jian his own young married wife.
Then,
The little fox ignored him, so Ye Jiacheng just watched her. The little fox had shut her eyes. Ye Jiacheng still couldn’t help but stare. Staring at the little fox’s fair pink face. A rush of love gushed out from deep within his heart, achingly, surging, tender……
Ye Jiacheng had nearly suppressed these feelings for a year. He couldn’t control it. Ye Jiacheng gazed at Shi Jian’s face, and gentlemanly kissed her on the right cheek……
With the sound of a kiss, Shi Jian woke up. She held a palm on her cheek in disbelief. She felt like she was molested by a kindergartener.
Ye Jiacheng wasn’t deliberately being immoral. He even looked very innocent after being discovered…… The auntie in the same row was also shocked and in disbelief. She immediately asked Shi Jian: “Miss, do you want to switch seats?”
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Ye Jiacheng immediately took care of Ye Mao’s business when he returned to A-City. He still felt as if he was floating, as well as proud. After working for most of the day, he took a nap in the afternoon and felt that he wanted to smile even when he was dreaming.
He only needed to think of the little fox.
This was a kind of carefreeness that came after a flash of understanding. People couldn’t lose their goals. After he and the little fox broke up, Ye Mao had become a dream of his to pursue. Even though development was going extremely smoothly, he still felt that it was disappointing.
Ye Jiacheng hung up his phone and got ready to find time to see Yi Qindong to follow up on their termination of contract.
Last time he pressured Yi Qindong to sign the contract, there was indeed malicious coercion involved, but he wouldn’t give Yi Qindong less than he was owed. He sold a lot of his own stock in Ye Mao Real Estate that he had at hand. The person buying it was very mysterious, but Ye Jiacheng could guess who it was.
As for the little fox, Ye Jiacheng was thankful to Yi Pei. He wasn’t any heroic or courageous man, but he didn’t like to owe other people favors. So he wanted to give Yi Pei a big present. Since Yi Pei was interested in Ye Mao Real Estate, he could do him a little favor. The Yi family was so chaotic right now. Yi Pei was currently in need of capital. He was willing to assist Yi Pei.
Ye Jiacheng wanted to resolve his dispute with Yi Qindong, so he naturally had to go see him. But Yi Qindong had no way to see Ye Jiacheng for the time being. He really had no way.
Yi Qindong was taken away at the Yi family’s dinner.
Today was a rare occasion where Yi Pei returned to the Yi household for dinner. Beside the long dining table, there were two domestic helpers, both distant relatives of Madam Guo. The dishes on the table were also cuisine from Madam Guo’s side of the family, stubbornly spicy. Yi Pei was still not used to eating this cuisine even after so many years. It was impossible to say that genes did not affect this.
The rain poured loudly outside. The heating flowed through the large dining room, but as usual, couldn’t melt the haze in the atmosphere.
It had been a long time since the Yi family had congregated for a meal like this. It was a pity that Forefather Yi didn’t have an appetite and didn’t eat much. He first faced the silent Yi Biya and said: “Xiao Jun, why are you eating so little today?”
Yi Biya looked up and quietly said: “Dad……”
Forefather Yi just now remembered that Xiao Jun had already left this family. Forefather Yi felt that he really had gotten old. He sighed and said to Yi Pei: “A-Pei, when are you going to Hong Kong again? You should bring your mother back.”
Yi Pei turned, hesitated for a moment, and did not immediately answer Forefather Yi.
Everyone had principles that they couldn’t touch. Yi Pei’s attitude couldn’t make Forefather Yi satisfied. Forefather Yi started coughing. The one who smiled was Yi Qindong, who started giving advice with “kind intentions”.
Yi Pei didn’t answer. He was just about done eating and set down his chopsticks.
Subsequently, the sound of sirens blared from outside the Yi family house. The members of the Yi family looked at each other in dismay. The only one that wasn’t panicking was Yi Pei, as well as the taut Forefather Yi. The Yi family security came in first. Yi Qindong was already frozen stiff, like a startled pigeon. His face was pale as a corpse. A bad premonition surged over him.
To be honest, after being threatened by Ye Jiacheng that night, Yi Qindong really had mostly kept to his own lane and knew his place. Ye Jiacheng had blackmail against him, and he didn’t know how much Ye Jiacheng knew. So the most Yi Qindong did recently was to make a few dates with Zhao Wenwen and then went to visit the Zhao family. The Zhao family was currently very angry with Yi Pei, and to him, that was considered a good thing.
Only, the Zhao family hadn’t got their intentions in order yet, and Yi Qindong was taken away as a suspect of a crime of deceased assault.
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