A pond full of blooming flowers, an ultimate addiction.

Jiang Yi's unhappy mood vanished completely after he said that next, he actually teased her: "You big liar."

Looking at Jiang Yi's adorable appearance, Chi Ruiche would drop all his pretenses and couldn't help but smile.

"You're still laughing? Your girlfriend is angry."

Seeing Chi Ruiche's expression, Jiang Yi deliberately started to argue and make trouble.

In Chi Ruiche's eyes, Jiang Yi was like a cat with its fur standing on end, scratching at the sofa with its paws. "Then how should I apologize?"

"Humph."

Jiang Yi opened a bag of potato chips and deliberately chewed loudly, using this method to tell Chi Ruiche that she was very angry.

"I wonder if a gift would be enough to keep your girlfriend from being angry?" Chi Ruiche flicked his cigarette ash.

Jiang Yi's almond-shaped eyes lit up, and she smiled sweetly: "Where?"

If it were anyone else, they might just be talking nonsense, but Chi Ruiche believed that he had already prepared.

"Miss."

Youming walked over with the gift box, placed it on the coffee table, and left without saying a word.

Jiang Yi looked at Chi Ruiche in surprise, stood up to open the door, then pulled back. "When did you prepare this? Wait a minute, why is Youming so obedient to you?"

"open to take a look."

When Jiang opened the box, he saw the shoes he had seen in a boutique. How could this be? There seemed to be a difference; the embroidery on the tongue read "JC".

"These shoes." Jiang Yi looked at the gift prepared by Chi Ruiche and a bright smile appeared on her face.

"Next time, I'll wear these shoes when I see you."

He bought the couple's set that day and had a seamstress make some alterations, thinking he would never have a chance to give it to her.

"it is good."

This promise made her happier than receiving the shoes; tears welled up in her eyes, overwhelmed by her joy.

Chi Ruiche looked at her with red eyes and said, "It's okay, don't cry."

Jiang Yi wiped away her tears, avoiding her phone, and said, "I forgive you."

She carefully tidied it up and put it back, already looking forward to seeing him.

"It's getting late, you should get some rest."

Chi Ruiche's watch showed the time as 10 a.m. New Zealand time.

"OK, good night."

Jiang hung up and carefully packed the shoebox back up. "Youming."

"Miss, what are your orders?"

"Did Che ask you to be in charge of protecting my safety?" Jiang asked bluntly.

“I obey Mr. Jiang and Mr. Chi,” Youming said in a flat voice as he stood up straight.

"When did you get that shoebox?" Jiang Yi didn't see their conversation at the airport.

"At the airport, there were two bags, one containing a down jacket and the other this. The gentleman instructed me to give them to you at 10 PM tonight," Youming stated directly.

Youming pulled a slip of paper from his pocket. The paper had strong, powerful handwriting on it—Chi Ruiche's handwriting.

"It's alright, you can rest now."

Once Jiang Yi confirmed that the person was alright, she didn't ask any more questions. Her grandfather couldn't come during this time, and they certainly wouldn't feel comfortable leaving her alone.

Chi Ruiche finished signing the contracts that hadn't been signed yet, then went directly to the conference room to report the next quarter's financial budget to the finance department.

"Assistant Lin, would you like to order dinner?" Seeing that President Chi had entered the conference room at this hour and wouldn't be coming out anytime soon.

"it is good."

After a few days of enjoying regular working hours, Assistant Lin began to miss the time they could spend together again.

"Assistant Lin, who was that young lady last time?" Su Li asked Assistant Lin with a gossipy look in her eyes.

"The reason the last secretary left was because she was too gossipy," Lin Kai said, feigning concern.

"Don't discuss these kinds of things in the group next time; it won't do you any good."

Su Li frowned and her lips parted slightly. Lin Kai wasn't joking. As the president's secretary, she had to keep the president's every word and action confidential; that was a basic principle.

"Thank you for the reminder, Assistant Lin."

Lin Kai and his sister grew up in an orphanage. Later, they were sponsored by Chi Ruiche. After completing his studies, he voluntarily followed Chi Ruiche. In their eyes, he was Chi Ruiche's dog.

Su Li said no more. Lin Kai was usually approachable, but when it came to matters concerning the president, he was extremely principled.

"Boom-"

Thunder rumbled as a sudden downpour began.

After the department manager spoke, Chi Ruiche also offered constructive suggestions on their proposal, striving for perfection in every detail.

"Meeting dismissed."

After closing his laptop, Chi Ruiche ended the meeting and left without hesitation, allowing the others to relax.

"Let's go get a drink, I'm still hungry."

Those leaders who usually have the final say in front of their subordinates don't dare to utter a sound in front of Chi Ruiche.

"it is good."

The torrential rain did not dampen their enthusiasm for drinking, and several others followed suit.

"Xiao Che, have you arrived yet?" Jiang Yang had just finished his meeting, and it was already a bit late for their agreed meeting.

"No rush, I'm on my way."

The two arrived at the Jin'ao Club almost one after the other, and went to the most private room.

The private room is elegantly and exquisitely decorated, with soft lighting that blocks out all outside noise. The seats are soft and comfortable, allowing you to relax.

"Speak, what do you want to know?"

Jiang Yang certainly knew Chi Ruiche; the two of them were drinking alone for one person.

Chi Ruiche picked up his wine glass and lightly clinked it against Jiang Yang's: "Xiao Yi, when did you start drinking?"

Jiang Yang hesitated for a moment before picking up the wine glass, then smiled gently: "Hasn't she been drinking all along? She drank quite a bit with Abu before."

"Brother Yang, you know that's not what I'm asking about." Chi Ruiche swirled his wine glass.

Jiang Yang had promised Jiang Yi that he wouldn't tell anyone.

"Then let me ask another question." Chi Ruiche said, taking a sip of red wine and parting his thin lips slightly.

When did she start taking her medication?

In an instant, Jiang Yang tensed up like a stone. Little did he know, Jiang Yang took a sip of wine to calm himself down.

“I know her personality, I just want to know what happened in these three years.”

Chi Ruiche's gaze towards Jiang Yang was less sharp than before; he was pleading.

Jiang Yang sighed, put down his wine glass, and sat up straight from his languid lean on the sofa, slowly beginning to speak:

"Upon arriving in New Zealand, Jiang would start knocking on the door around midnight, looking for something. This continued for a week."

“At first, I thought it was because she was not used to the new place, so my grandfather didn’t pay attention. But her condition was getting worse and worse, just like in Xi’an, she wouldn’t eat or drink. So my grandfather secretly told me to come and check on her.”

Jiang Yang was lost in deep memories.

"In just one month, I couldn't even believe she was Jiang Yi. Her eyes were lifeless, her cheekbones were sunken, and her thin figure looked like it could be blown away by a gust of wind."

"The sun was shining brightly outside, but the closed curtains made the room completely dark. She was curled up in the corner of the room like a frightened little animal. The moment she saw me, she practically pounced on me."

"Brother, where's Che? Has Che come?"

Jiang Yi grasped the light that had broken into the darkness.

"He didn't come."

Jiang Yang caught Jiang Yi, who almost fell to the floor, and held her in his arms.

“She is sick; not only is she physically ill, but she is also experiencing psychological problems.”

“I brought in a doctor, and the result was that she felt that she was indirectly responsible for Li Yue’s death. She kept having the same dream in her dreams, experiencing Li Yue’s death again and again. Because of her guilt, she developed fear and hysteria, and these emotions caused her to have insomnia.”

"But at first I didn't understand why problems would arise after three months."

"Until the doctor told me that she had problems from the beginning, but at that time she had someone she depended on. As long as that person was there, she would feel safe. That person suddenly disappeared."

"Her fear reached its peak, and she broke down."