The first thought that came to Duan Shu Xian"s mind was actually to turn around and escape. However, she stopped her steps. Other than blinking her eyes in panic, biting her red lips and maintaining her welcoming posture, there was nothing she could do.
Even if she could only watch helplessly as he walked over with the diplomatic mission while talking and laughing, she could only calm her heart down.
She began to pray that he hadn"t seen her, hadn"t seen her.Duan Shu Xian helplessly discovered that she couldn"t even lower her head. She could only smile and look straight ahead as she welcomed the diplomatic mission.
Xi Jingchen was chatting with an imposing elder, and he very politely lowered his head, earnestly listening to his words.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance. Duan Shu Xian"s head was buzzing as if she couldn"t hear anything.
However, she could see Xi Jingchen"s face. After not seeing him for eight months, he had matured even more. He was no longer the Teacher Xi, he had regained his original ident.i.ty, the unreachable young master of the imperial family.
A voice in Duan Shu Xian"s head was begging.
Don"t discover her, don"t discover her, let them miss her perfectly!
However, the heavens seemed to have heard her begging. When Xi Jingchen walked past her, his gaze was still fixed on the old man, as if he was the most important person.
Duan Shu Xian watched as they went in. She could finally breathe out a sigh of relief.
All the young receptionist silently showed an excited expression. It was because of Xi Jingchen"s appearance.
Even if they didn"t know who he was, he was still a young man, but he had the status of a legation.
Duan Shu Xian followed them in, and they slowly followed the visiting diplomatic mission to serve them.
After entering, Duan Shu Xian"s breathing became heavier, because she saw Xi Jingchen accompanying the old man, and standing in front of and admiring the words tablet that was in front of them.
Duan Shu Xian immediately slipped into a corner that Xi Jingchen couldn"t see. She didn"t dare to stand behind him, just in case he turned around and saw her.
The speed of the mission was very slow, because there were too many things that attracted them. As they chatted in the civilization, they listened to the explanation, and revered everything that happened here.
Duan Shu Xian"s job was to follow at the back and wait for when needed. Duan Shu Xian"s gaze couldn"t stop herself as she looked at Xi Jingchen who was walking in front. There were thousands of things she wanted to say to Xi Jingchen, but she didn"t dare to say a single word to him.
Even when she saw him, she wanted to avoid him, for no other reason than that she didn"t want to enter his life again.
After walking through the corridor of the museum, time pa.s.sed by slowly. Duan Shu Xian hoped that the time would be faster, but she also hoped that it would be slower. That way, she could get a better look at him.
This was because such an opportunity might not appear again in the future.
Xi Jingchen did not look behind him, Duan Shu Xian heaved a sigh of relief. She thought, he would definitely not discover her, maybe he had already forgotten about her, and had a new love life with her. As she thought about it, her nerves ached again, but she couldn"t care less.
Finally, the diplomatic mission got tired of strolling around and came to a place to entertain, where there were leisure chairs and tea supplies.
Duan Shu Xian"s nerves tensed up again. She stood at the back and held a tray with a few cups of tea on it. She walked to the front of her foreign friends and offered the tea to them.
In another seat, Xi Jingchen raised his gaze and looked at the busy figure across the crowd, his lips suppressing a smile, he held his teacup, drinking his tea, and stared at her.
Just at this moment, Xi Jingchen stood up, put down his teacup, and walked straight behind the woman who was bending over to place the teacup of tea down.
Duan Shu Xian was finis.h.i.+ng her tea when she sensed someone approaching from behind her. She immediately smiled and turned around. Then, all of a sudden, she b.u.mped into a pair of deep, smiling eyes.
This unexpected meeting made her panic. Her plate was tilted and there was a cup of tea left on it. With a bang, it fell to the ground, creating a cracking sound.
Duan Shu Xian panicked. She didn"t expect to make such a huge mistake in front of the diplomatic mission. She even felt that the air around her had quieted down and everyone was looking at her. Her head was buzzing with embarra.s.sment.
She crouched down to pick it up when a large palm caught her wrist and pulled her up. "This will scratch you. Let the cleaners do it!"
Xi Jingchen blamed himself in his heart. It must be because he had suddenly appeared behind her and shocked her to such an extent that she had made such a mistake.
"I"m sorry!" Duan Shu Xian gasped for breath as she gently withdrew her hand.
Seeing this, the curator at the side lowered his voice and lectured Duan Shu Xian, "Little Duan, what"s wrong with you?"
When Xi Jingchen heard it, he opened his mouth and said softly, "It"s not her fault, I b.u.mped into her plate."
"Sorry, sorry Young Master Xi, were you hurt anywhere?" The curator immediately asked for his concern.
"I"m fine!" Get someone here to clean up. " Xi Jingchen turned to Duan Shu Xian and said, "I didn"t scare you!"
"No!" "Thank you." Duan Shu Xian turned around and walked quickly towards the room that was served by the teahouse.
As soon as she entered, she gasped for breath. At this time, a staff member who followed her asked curiously, "Why didn"t you catch her? This is a big mistake! "
In her heart, Duan Shu Xian was also blaming herself. She admitted that it was her fault, so even if she had to take on any responsibilities afterwards, she was willing to do so.
"It"s my fault." Duan Shu Xian sighed.
"I saw that handsome guy speaking up for you just now. Do you know him?"
"No …" "I don"t know him." Duan Shu Xian denied it with a stammer.
"I don"t know him!" Then why is he so pa.s.sionate towards you? It seems like he has taken a fancy to you! "
"No, don"t spout nonsense. It"s all right." Duan Shu Xian was in a hurry to explain.
"Okay, okay. If only there was such a good thing, but with our statuses, how could we have such good fortune?"
Duan Shu let out a sigh of relief and added, "Yes, we don"t dare to think about such things."
Xi Jingchen looked at the broken pieces on the ground that had been swept away, and thought back to the Director"s att.i.tude just now. He got up and walked over to the Director"s seat, and sat down.
"Young Master Xi, if there"s anything you need, just tell me."
"Curator of Gold, please do not blame that staff member for the matter just now." Xi Jingchen said in a low voice.
"It"s our people who made a mistake. We"ve let the diplomatic mission down." The director was still blaming Duan Shu Xian, as this would affect the overall situation this time.
Xi Jingchen suddenly leaned towards Curator of Gold and said, "For my sake, don"t bring this up again. I will take responsibility for everything that happens."
Curator of Gold immediately opened his eyes wide. Why did he speak up for that female employee like that?
"She"s my friend." Xi Jingchen opened his mouth again, and those words became Duan Shu Xian"s protective talisman.
This time, the Curator of Gold did not dare say more. He quickly smiled and said, "I understand, I understand."
Duan Shu Xian waited for a while and saw the diplomatic mission continue to admire him. On the other hand, Xi Jingchen was still walking at the front and conversing with the old man.
She did not expect him to recognize her.
Finally, the important restaurant was finished from 10: 00 to 12: 00. The diplomatic mission was about to leave. They needed to go to the cafeteria. After sending off the diplomatic mission, Duan Shu Xian was called by the curator, "Little Duan, come. Let"s go to the third resting room nearby. Quickly go!"
Duan Shu Xian froze for a moment. She didn"t dare to ask why he wanted to let her pa.s.s, so she quickly walked to the third lounge to the side.
She knocked on the door and pushed it open. When she saw the man standing in front of the French window, her heart started beating faster.
It was him! He was waiting for her.
"The diplomatic mission is leaving, are you still not leaving?" Duan Shu Xian asked him.
Xi Jingchen turned around, his deep gaze locking onto her as he asked in a gentle voice, "How have you been recently?"
Duan Shu Xian"s heart raced. His caring words seemed to have found out all of her grievances, but she pretended to be relaxed as she said, "I"ve been doing well. Thank you for your concern."
Xi Jingchen squinted his eyes, as though he was trying to see through her smiling face.
When they met again, she smiled politely, but there was only respect in her eyes.