Jingxia Rose

Chapter 80: In wealthy families, how many couples can have a love that lasts forever?
Seeing her expression, Shi Wan, who had originally wanted to ask about her relationship with Xiao Guxing, couldn't bring herself to ask and changed the subject.

Last year, she gradually started contacting celebrities in the entertainment industry to promote products via live streaming, and things are progressing well so far.

In just one year, the number of followers on video platforms, Weibo, and Xiaohongshu has increased by seven or eight million, which is indeed a considerable achievement.

After dinner, she paid the bill and drove Ji Xuan back to the apartment she had bought two years ago.

The community is mid-to-high-end, with a nice environment and a good location, close to the subway. The apartment is only 218 square meters, a standard three-bedroom, two-living room, one-kitchen and two-bathroom unit.

Because Ji Xuan lives alone, she designed one of the guest rooms as a walk-in closet, which is connected to the largest master bedroom.

There is a large balcony outside the master bedroom, where the interior designer created an office area for her.

The entire house is decorated in a modern, simple, and warm style.

The reason is that I don't want the house to look too deserted.

Some green plants were planted on the balcony outside the living room, and at a glance, it was full of spring and vitality.

At the other end of the balcony, there is a hanging chair and a small round table. It's quite pleasant to bask in the sun and read a book outside in spring and winter.

Ji Xuan was most satisfied with these two balconies because they were large enough.

It had been almost a year since Ji Xian had come back to see this house. When he entered, he felt a little unfamiliar with it, but once the heating was turned on, he felt a sense of security.

This is her real home.

There was no one else inside, only herself, and the property certificate was also filled in with the name 'Ji Xian'.

Having had enough of living under someone else's roof, I'm finally back in my warm home.

She is a person who doesn't feel very secure, so standing in this house now, she feels very at ease.

Shi Wan didn't go back today; she stayed here with her. After taking a shower, the two best friends lay on the bed with face masks on, looking at the gifts Ji Xian had brought back for her.

Two of the items were for Ruan Zheng.

"You're still in contact with Ruan Zheng?" Shi Wan asked in surprise.

"We've always had that, but we don't talk about it very often."

Ji Xuan patted the face mask off his face. The air in Beijing was really dry. It felt like he had only been there for a few hours, but his skin was already starting to feel tight.

"I greeted her on WeChat during New Year's Day and the Spring Festival, and we made plans to have dinner together when I returned to Beijing. Come to think of it, it's been more than a year since I last saw her."

Ji Xian is a sensible person and wouldn't engage in things like collective punishment.

Regardless of her relationship with Wen Qi, her friendship with Ruan Zheng was genuine.

She wouldn't shift all the resentment and responsibility onto Ruan Zheng just because Ruan Zheng and Wen Qi had a past relationship.

Moreover, Ruan Zheng is an open and honest person. Whether she was still dating Wen Qi or after they broke up, she was always generous and would occasionally make a few jokes about them.

He even spoke up for Wen Qi, fearing she might be wronged.

Although Shi Wan had never met Ruan Zheng, she had a good impression of her and nodded, "Alright, let's catch up. Her leg should be almost fully recovered after more than a year, right?"

"I asked her a couple of questions, but she was vague, and I was too embarrassed to ask further, afraid of touching on something painful. The fracture in her ankle should be fine, it's just the toe bones..."

I'm afraid the recovery won't be very good.

Shi Wan sighed, "Speaking of which, a new scandal broke out in Hong Kong on the night of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, about Jin Chengye. He was seen at a banquet with a very pure and beautiful girl in his arms. It seems he has a new love interest."

Ji Xuan suddenly looked up, staring at her in disbelief. "Really?"

Shi Wan nodded, "Yes, that report was trending on the hot search for a whole day on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. The internet said that the girl was the campus belle of Gangcheng University, a senior, and hadn't graduated yet."

Although Jin Chengye is already 35 this year, he is handsome, tall, and has long legs. Coupled with his aloof and somewhat unruly personality, he certainly doesn't look like someone his age. In terms of age, isn't he at least a full twelve years older than that girl?
Old cows eat young grass.

It's amazing how he can open his mouth like that.

That Ruan Zheng...

Ji Xuan chuckled softly.

How many couples in wealthy families can have a love that lasts forever?

It's either a fast-food style deal or it involves family interests.

I wonder what kind of sadness and torment Ruan Zheng felt upon seeing such news?
Her divorce from Jin Chengye wasn't due to a breakdown in their relationship, but rather because she was forced by his family and couldn't bear the immense pressure.

Thinking of this, she took out her phone and sent a WeChat message to Ruan Zheng: Sister Ruan Zheng, I'm back in Beijing today. When do you have time to have a meal together?

It's getting late.

It's already past eleven o'clock.

Ruan Zheng has always paid great attention to her daily routine and health preservation.

There are set limits on how much water you drink, how much fruit you eat, and how much vitamins you take throughout the day, from when you go to bed at night to when you wake up in the morning.

She should have been asleep by 11 o'clock.

She managed to get through midnight on New Year's Day and Lunar New Year's Eve.

As expected, Ji Xian saw her reply when he woke up at nine o'clock the next morning. It was a reply from two hours earlier, with a simple "okay" and the message telling Ji Xian to make an appointment according to his own schedule, as she was always available.

Ji Xian thought about it and then made the appointment for tonight.

She exited the chat window and saw that Wen Qi still had unread messages below.

Wen Qi: Back in Beijing?
The message came half an hour after Ruan Zheng replied.

Ji Xuan's first thought was that Ruan Zheng had told him. With this in mind, he typed a question: "Did Sister Ruan Zheng tell you this?"
Linqi Capital started operations on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

When Wen Qi received Ji Xuan's message, he was in a meeting with his phone covered on the table.

Upon hearing the notification tone, he subconsciously picked up his phone and glanced at it indifferently. Seeing that it was from Ji Xian, he immediately lowered his eyes and started typing.

He replied truthfully: Yes, she mentioned it during breakfast, saying that you arrived yesterday evening.

He hesitated for two seconds before adding, "I went back to the old house on the 28th and have been living there ever since."

Ji Xuan stared at his phone for a long time before finally managing to stammer out an "Oh".

Wen Qi seemed to sense twice as much coldness as usual from that single syllable. He pursed his lips and couldn't even concentrate on the report given by the senior executive in front of him.

Leaning back in his chair, he began to ponder the meaning of that 'oh'.

Later, Ye Xueyan saw that the executive had called "President Wen" several times, but President Wen did not respond. She couldn't stand it anymore, so she leaned over and said, "President Wen, Manager Zhu asked if you have any opinions or insights on this data report and plan."

Wen Qi snapped out of his daze, put down his phone, and without even looking at the documents in front of him, casually pointed out the flaws and bugs in the data and planning.

Ye Xueyan was startled. President Wen had been distracted for most of the time, so she began to scan the documents in front of her.

Did you really memorize it so vividly?

After the meeting ended, Wen Qi returned to his office, still staring at his phone with his eyes down. He wanted to ask her if she was staying at Shi Wan's place, but he had only typed half of the message when Sui Yi called first.

"Wen Qi, you should leave work early this afternoon and go pick up A-Xian."