Jingxia Rose

Chapter 65: The sunset and you will be beautiful.

Wen Qi replied without changing his expression, "I went out to buy something."

As for what to buy, it wouldn't be appropriate for Ji Xuan to ask further; he was just Ye Xueyan's boss and certainly wouldn't know.

She then asked Polina if she had arrived yet.

The answer received was yes or no.

Then I heard Qi say, "The barbecue grill and three baking pans have already been set up upstairs."

When the two arrived on the rooftop, a large crowd had gathered around the stove and baking pan, including hotel staff, secretaries and assistants of senior executives, and four bodyguards.

However, the two sides seemed to have some difficulty communicating, and a secretary surnamed Liu was gesturing and explaining his meaning.

But the hotel staff and manager were completely baffled.

It can be said that the two sides are not on the same platform.

One is explaining how to use it, and the other is explaining how to burn carbon.

The barbecue grill and baking pan belong to the hotel, and even the dishes and skewers needed are prepared by the hotel.

It's a sunny day today. The sun hasn't completely set yet, there's not much wind, and it's not cold at all.

Ji Xuan couldn't help but laugh at the scene.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on her fair, unadorned face, adding a touch of vibrancy and clarity to her usually gentle and serene temperament, making her breathtakingly beautiful.

At that moment, Wen Qi felt his breath catch in his throat, and his heart raced uncontrollably.

That deep affection and tenderness seemed about to overflow from his peach blossom eyes.

Ji Xian watched them gesture for a while longer. The female secretary, surnamed Zhang, was the first to notice her. Her eyes lit up immediately, as if she had seen a savior.

"Secretary Ji...Miss Ji..."

Even after spending more than a month together, Secretary Zhang still couldn't break her old habits. She felt uncomfortable calling her anything else, and after going through the words several times, she finally settled on this title.

"You've finally arrived! Hurry up and save them! This is almost like an animal show. They're keeping us so busy, and the other side can't understand anything we say. I'm exhausted just looking at them."

Ji Xuan chuckled and joked, "Secretary Liu's gestures are quite good; at least I understood them just now."

Secretary Liu, whose face was flushed with embarrassment, said, "Well... there's really no other way, Mr. Wen."

The others also greeted Wen Qi.

Wen Qi nodded casually, watching as Ji Xuan methodically went up and translated for both sides. In less than three minutes, the matter was resolved.

Next, we started a fire.

All three grill pans were also heated by charcoal, and when they fanned them up, the entire rooftop was filled with smoke and flames.

Secretary Zhang fanned the cigarette in front of her. "Seriously, are you guys even capable of doing this? That staff member just offered to help light it, why didn't you respond? Why did you have to insist on being so stubborn!"

"How can you say that? A man can't admit he's no good!" Secretary Liu said firmly. "Brothers, we have to get this going today. We can't afford to lose face like this."

Upon hearing this, everyone else instantly became more motivated, and even the four bodyguards joined in starting the fire.

Today, Wen Qi gave everyone the day off and had a meal together, so everyone put aside their work responsibilities.

Ji Xuan was also suffering from the smoke.

The smoke in front of her couldn't be dispelled by any fan, and she kept backing away until her foot kicked the carpet. Wen Qi caught her and said, "Slow down. There's a lot of smoke here, and not everyone has arrived yet. Let them light the fire first, and we'll go downstairs and sit for a while."

"No need, the scenery here is quite nice."

Ji Xian shook his head, walked to the other side of Yan Shao, looked at the sunset slowly disappearing into the horizon, and smiled slightly. He skillfully took out his phone and took a few photos.

Wen Qi walked over and asked, "Do you need me to take a picture for you?"

Ji Xian refused, saying, "I don't like taking photos."

Neither of them likes taking photos. In the four years they've been together, they've had more than five photos of themselves together, unless you count those company team-building photos as separate pictures. But really, there are only one or two photos of the two of them together.

It seems like it was during that dinner with Shi Wan that it happened to be raining. The two of them were standing under the eaves, and Shi Wan felt it created a great atmosphere, so she took the picture.

The other picture is taken in the rain, which is still pouring down. Wen Qi takes off his coat and puts it over the heads of the two of them as they run into the rain.

Those two photos definitely have a great atmosphere.

Ji Xian liked it very much at the time and even secretly used it as her screensaver for a while without Wen Qi finding out.

However, neither of them showed their faces in either of the two photos; one showed their profile and the other their backs.

Wen Qi pursed his lips, "I just think... this sunset and you will be very beautiful."

Ji Xuan's hand holding the phone trembled violently, and his heart pounded.

This was the first time she had heard Wen Qi say such... beautiful and poetic words since she had known him.

In the past, when evaluating the quality of things, his vocabulary was very limited, usually consisting of phrases like "Hmm, looks good," "Not bad," "Okay," "Suitable for you," "Not bad," or similar expressions.

She was momentarily dazed, pursed her lips and remained silent, not turning her head to look behind her, afraid that she would lose control of her expression and give him away.

Still holding the camera steady, I continued to capture the distant sunset and the colorful evening glow of orange, purple, and red.

Wen Qi did not stand next to her, but two steps behind, about a meter away from her.

Looking at her profile, Wen Qi clenched his fist, then slowly relaxed it. He took out his phone and didn't even need to compose the shot; from this angle, both she and the sunset would be in the frame.

Sunset is the sun's final gentle touch to the sky each day.

His tenderness was right there in front of him; he could pull her into his arms with just a reach.

The sunset on the horizon is a kiss of tender affection, an irreplaceable presence.

Wen Qi took several photos, two or three of which were the same, and a few of which showed Ji Xuan slightly raising her head, lowering her head, and her profile.

He carefully preserved this beautiful moment in his photo album, keeping it forever.

"The fire is lit!"

The noise from the other side broke their silence.

Wen Qi didn't turn around. He didn't even open the photo album to look at those photos before putting away his phone, his eyes fixed on her.

Upon hearing this, Ji Xian turned around, not even glancing at Wen Qi beside him, and strode straight past.

Before nightfall, countless stars had already filled her almond-shaped eyes.

It shines brightly, yet it also arouses greed.

Wen Qi stood there for a while, and only after hearing another commotion from the other side did he gradually come back to his senses, and his racing heart slowly calmed down.

Ye Xueyan and her assistant Xiao Yang also returned and walked up to Wen Qi to report, "The gifts are all ready."

Wen Qi nodded, his fingertips lightly twirling, as if he were pondering something.

"Where's the stuff?"

"They're all with you. I'll go down and get them when I give the gifts later."

"The gift I prepared for her is in her suitcase in the bedroom," Wen Qi said. "Assistant Yang, you and Secretary Ye can go down and get it later."

Although Ye Xueyan is his secretary, she is still a woman, and it's inconvenient for her to enter his bedroom.

For more than a year, Ye Xueyan never went to Canglan Residence early every day to help Ji Xian choose his clothes, unlike before.

At most, I'll go pick him up; I won't even eat breakfast with him.

Xiao Yang nodded and replied, "Yes, I understand."

Not long after, Polina came over with bread and some fruit, and several executives also came up. With more people on the rooftop, it became even more lively than before.