Chapter 56

Chapter 56 Rose x Kiss

“You two seem... to not talk much every day...” Lin Manxi sensed the silence in the air and frowned.

Then, as if she felt this topic made both children embarrassed, she changed the subject slightly, “Mingzhu, when you went to Switzerland last time, what did you and Jiang Ji do for fun?”

“Us?” Ji Mingzhu’s mind flashed through a series of scenes. When the words reached her mouth, only a little remained, looking somewhat absent-minded, “...we didn’t really play much.”

“I see.” Lin Manxi looked at Ji Mingzhu, trying to discern something.

Actually, Jiang Ji had said those words back then, and Ji Mingzhu had clearly run into it. Lin Manxi was present at the time, so she secretly guessed Jiang Ji might have chased after her to coax her.

Changes in the magnetic field between people, and the subtle details hidden in small expressions, cannot deceive others.

But Jiang Ji and Ji Mingzhu’s before-and-after attitudes, so unreadable, made her, as a mother, unable to see clearly.

If the two children really had no fate in the future, then let it be. It was nothing serious.

Even though Ji Mingzhu was someone she liked and favored, having come this far, Lin Manxi could actually figure out some things.

In the end, do not force it.

In this life, people will always make many wrong choices. Even knowing the future is a blur and unclear, they still stubbornly go forward, piercing themselves all over.

She and Jiang Yucheng were a family-arranged marriage. Of course, she fought desperately to marry him because she did like him a little.

The Jiang family’s heir was cold and indifferent, not close to women, self-disciplined, different from other playboy sons. Aside from being a bit straightforward, he treated her very well.

Lin Manxi once accidentally heard that he had a vigorous first love during university. Later, for some reason—probably the family disagreed—they broke up.

In the end, they didn’t get back together, so Lin Manxi didn’t take it to heart. After all, she was the one who married him, wasn’t she?

Living together day and night, she didn’t believe she couldn’t warm his heart. Later they had Jiang Ji, and it counted as a harmonious family.

But a timed bomb was buried here.

When Jiang Ji was in his teens, Jiang Mo’s appearance caused huge waves.

While shocked, Jiang Yucheng changed Jiang Mo’s name, brought him back to the Jiang family, and did everything to compensate him.

After Jiang Mo appeared, Jiang Yucheng’s attitude was truly chilling. Because Jiang Mo had lost his biological mother at a young age, he cared for him especially, even more attentively than he treated Jiang Ji before.

So much so that he forgot he still had a son named Jiang Ji.

When Jiang Ji was in high school, because he saw her secretly shedding tears at home, he became more hostile, increasingly cold and silent. All of this had a lot to do with Jiang Yucheng’s attitude.

Even now, thinking of the Jiang family in chaos at that time, Lin Manxi still didn’t want to recall it.

Before Jiang Ji returned to the country, Jiang Yucheng even wanted Jiang Mo to share some of Jiang Corporation’s power, but under the suppression of the Lin family, he ultimately failed.

That child Jiang Mo, although he didn’t fight or compete, Lin Manxi couldn’t get past this hurdle in her heart.

But if there were another chance, regardless of whether Jiang Mo existed or not,

she wouldn’t want to choose a partner solely based on her own liking.

She didn’t want to try again that feeling of having to struggle alone for the rest of her life.

When the Ji family’s daughter was arranged back then... while Lin Manxi happily accepted... she also had selfish motives... the Ji family’s conditions were indeed good...

After recalling the past, she sighed secretly. Anyway, now she had money, looks, a son, and mahjong friends to chat with. Her days were carefree like a fairy.

As for Jiang Ji and Ji Mingzhu...

If it really didn’t work later, she would personally visit again to discuss it.

Right now, the most important thing was to cook a rich dinner for the two children.

It wasn’t too late yet, but Lin Manxi was already planning to go into the kitchen to start sorting ingredients.

At the marble dining table, only Ji Mingzhu and Jiang Ji were left.

“...Hate sweets the most?” Ji Mingzhu looked at him.

Jiang Ji no longer had the calmness he showed in front of Lin Manxi. He coughed uncomfortably, cleared his throat, and shifted his gaze on his own.

“Don’t shift your gaze!” Ji Mingzhu’s absent-mindedness from earlier completely disappeared. By now, a clear answer had surfaced in her heart, making her voice rise several pitches, “Jiang Ji, look at me!”

After an unknown amount of time, he slowly looked over, “I’m looking at you.”

Their eyes met; everything was understood without words.

In the air, tiny specks of dust were clearly illuminated by several rays of light.

Lovers’ hearts resonated with each other at this very moment.

No extra words were needed, nor any extra explanation.

That river of love buried in time, flowing slowly, completely, completely fell into this bright and warm early spring.

......

Lin Manxi busied herself in the kitchen for a while, then went to the guest room for a nap.

According to previous weekends, Jiang Ji would definitely pull Ji Mingzhu into his room to do some lovey-dovey things.

But today, with Lin Manxi around, and the two of them having just popped a small “bubble,” at this moment both felt uneasy in their hearts.

Ji Mingzhu returned to her room and giggled foolishly for a while.

But after giggling, she suddenly felt she had lost out. Why hadn’t she taken advantage of the moment to ask when Jiang Ji started liking her?

After all, he had hidden it too well.

No matter how picky his taste was, Jiang Ji accepted all her food orders in high school—that was a fact. No matter how much he hated sweets, since moving into Boyue, he had cooked slightly sweet dishes almost every meal—that was a fact.

He had willingly, without claiming credit, silently done everything for her.

This thought lingered for a while. Ji Mingzhu restrained herself—she couldn’t giggle foolishly anymore!

She was in an especially good mood and immediately opened Weibo to post a relationship update.

Actually, Ji Mingzhu had been a bit “passively slacking” lately. The Switzerland-themed vlog she had promised earlier hadn’t shown any movement for a long time.

The comments and private messages were all urging her to update.

But—she had reasons.

First, there was too much Switzerland footage; she wanted to edit a good episode, so progress was slow. Second, love makes people decadent; Ji Mingzhu relaxed a little and developed a bit of procrastination.

To soothe everyone, Ji Mingzhu posted a status that looked sweet enough to bubble.

【rl: A good mood for the day starts from someone who hates sweets but tries all sweets for you. [chick.jpg]】

As soon as it was posted, netizens swarmed in.

—Being in love really is different, Little Pearl, haha.

—Yes, I’ve had this kind of good mood too. If I could see the Switzerland vlog, I’d be in an even better mood!

—Pearl-chan’s hair strands recently all reveal the sour smell of love.

—So wife, why do you like this chick emoji so much? You post it almost every time. Thinking of the chick with roses last time, I think I understand something! I’m heartbroken, come comfort me!

Ji Mingzhu liked them one by one, her gaze landing on the last one.

Why?

In this world, where are there so many whys.

She could explain, but there could also be different answers.

The only direction probably was—the instinct of love.

Ji Mingzhu browsed idly and discovered that that garbled account had appeared on time again.

The familiar default avatar, the familiar garbled ID, and—the familiar tone...?

Every time this account came, it would grab fans in her super topic and argue.

Just like now.

【dcdefg8888 replied: One, don’t randomly use forms of address. Two, there is no why. Three, in your dreams.】

【Netizen replied to bcdefg8888: ? Why is it you again, this zombie account! Don’t come annoy me! Get lost! [so angry.jpg]】

A flash of insight struck, and Ji Mingzhu vaguely felt she had caught onto something.

Guiding her forward.

She clicked into this garbled account that looked like paid spam. The registration time was similar to hers, not very long ago.

The profile section had nothing filled in, not a bit of information.

But this account liked and reposted all her Weibo posts. There were no extra words.

It even seemed to have joined her super topic...?

Are garbled accounts this dedicated now!

......

After sharing her little thoughts with fans, Ji Mingzhu opened the chat window labeled “Feeder.”

She sent a cute “mua” sticker.

Then, as if burned,

Ji Mingzhu quickly exited WeChat.

This kind of proactive boldness, yet cautious little probing, really worked every time.

At dinner, Lin Manxi arranged a huge table, as exaggerated as could be.

To celebrate and create atmosphere, she also took a bottle of red wine from the wine cellar here and opened it.

“Tonight I won’t leave; I’ll just stay over at your place for one night.”

After Lin Manxi happily said this, Jiang Ji, who had always been quiet, suddenly raised his head and looked at her faintly.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Manxi touched her face.

Jiang Ji focused for a moment and said with faint displeasure, “Nothing.”

The resistance inside was almost overflowing.

Lin Manxi understood Jiang Ji’s temper fairly well and naturally heard it.

“If it’s nothing, why are you so unhappy?” Lin Manxi wanted to twist his ear again, “You’ve grown up with such a bad temper. If I faint one day, it’ll be because you angered me.”

Ji Mingzhu sat to the side, observing quietly.

She understood why Jiang Ji was unhappy. After spending time together, she could grasp some of his thoughts.

He looked cold and indifferent, but in private he was completely the opposite.

After Ji Mingzhu sent Jiang Ji that sticker earlier, at the dinner table his eyes when looking at her seemed to ignite hidden flames.

Sure enough, after dinner, when Lin Manxi cleaned up and went to wash up,

Jiang Ji directly swaggered into Ji Mingzhu’s room and closed the door behind him.

Not all urgency counts as eagerness; similarly, not all impatience counts as rushing.

Jiang Ji’s slow movements and unhurried demeanor felt like a delayed baptism shared visually and mentally. She felt as if she were being thoroughly examined.

“President Jiang, didn’t you say you don’t like sweets?” Ji Mingzhu was pressed against the door panel by Jiang Ji, unable to escape, so she teased him.

Jiang Ji lowered his head toward Ji Mingzhu and heavily pressed a kiss to the side of her neck, “This kind of sweetness, I like to eat.”

He answered irrelevantly. Ji Mingzhu hummed softly for a while.

“...Auntie is next door.” Ji Mingzhu stopped him when he tried to go further, reminding him.

He braced his hands on both sides of Ji Mingzhu’s neck and, hearing that, slightly raised his brows, “Now that you mention it, I remembered.”

“...What about me?” Ji Mingzhu didn’t understand, her hands pressing against his broad shoulders.

“When will you give me a title?”

“............”

Ji Mingzhu decided to take back what she had said earlier.

This person’s asking… was really direct!!

“Ms. Lin is clearly misunderstanding.” Jiang Ji spoke again.

But Lin Manxi’s misunderstanding—was because of whom?

Ji Mingzhu suddenly recalled something that had circulated in their parents’ social circle.

Jiang Ji’s line “no spark” had been the finishing touch, letting the parents of both families make a big deal out of the topic of a relationship crisis between the two.

The more Ji Mingzhu thought about it, the angrier she became.

“Oh, so? Then whose fault is that?”

She narrowed her eyes slightly, “You change your face so quickly—do you think others will believe we suddenly love each other to death?”

“So you think the state between us is loving each other to death.” Jiang Ji hit the key point in one sentence.

Ji Mingzhu choked, then continued to retort, “Hmph, I don’t care! Who was the one who said there was no spark back then? If you have the ability, then stop sneaking into my room all the time?”

“I don’t have that ability.” Jiang Ji smiled lightly, his tone airy.

He admitted it directly, without the slightest hesitation.

Under that smile, Jiang Ji’s originally refined face instantly gained a bit of radiance, handsome to a fatal degree, “But everything about me, from head to toe, sparks with you.”

Author’s Note: Please assign one to me as well according to Jiang Ji’s standard (:3∠) Thanks to the little angels who threw overlord tickets or irrigated nutrient solution during 2020-03-04 12:06:18~2020-03-05 11:43:29~

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Thank you very much for everyone’s support, I will continue to work hard!

By the way, recommending this text! “Liking You, This Matter” by Su Pi Puff

The day Ruan Qing first met Gu Jingci, she had been drinking, and in her daze she hugged the person in front of her and took advantage of him.

Once she returned to school as an outstanding graduate to help, she was arranged to work with the newly arrived “Teacher Gu.” Ruan Qing was cautious the entire time, not daring to act recklessly.

After work ended, Gu Jingci glanced at her, voice cold, “Wasn’t your courage quite big when you touched me that day?”

Later, when Ruan Qing liked Gu Jingci, almost everyone said they weren’t suitable. Gu Jingci was mature and steady, with good qualifications and family background, while she was young and impulsive, with an ordinary family. The two were worlds apart.

Even when Ruan Qing felt they weren’t suitable, Gu Jingci crossed the entire city to come to her side, pulling her tightly into his arms.

“It’s okay, I will definitely come.”

German foreign trade studies were the most popular choice among D University students. Gu Jingci, who taught the class, was gentle and patient and had the face of a dream lover. Everyone knew he was gentle and patient but actually hard to approach.

After one class, a group of students surrounded him. Gu Jingci said, “Sorry, I’m a bit busy today.”

“My girlfriend is waiting for me.”

Then they saw Gu Jingci walk over, wrap his arm around a certain girl’s waist, gentle and doting, making others envious.

Someone passing by the back door of the classroom suddenly saw the usually gentle Teacher Gu pressing a girl into the corner, with a hint of threat, “I’m jealous.”

…So the seemingly ascetic Teacher Gu also had astonishing possessiveness.

[Consumption Tips]: Seven-year age gap / daily sweet story / mature man and a girl just entering society / energetic girl x gentle hidden-dark type