Proofread by Liang Yaping
Half a year later.
Ji Xiaoli had a glance at her phone. It was 6:20. The drawings were merely finished, and it was just the first draft.
Knock off.
She went to the restroom to check her makeup, which was neither plain nor exaggerated. She put away the makeup box and went out of the door of the company.
Today, she wore a pink tweed overcoat prepared by her mother. Before she left home, she remembered her mother’s words, "You are 25 years and your sister is two years younger than you. But she already has a boyfriend. You shouldn’t muddle along like that anymore. Aunt Zhang, my colleague, introduced a very good man to you. He is a returnee. You have to seize the opportunity!”
“Mom,I don’t want to find a boyfriend?!”
“It"s not negotiable. I"ve agreed on it! Today is Friday and you have nothing to do in the evening. The man will be waiting for you at Jane Eyre (a coffee shop). At seven o"clock, don"t be late!”
The giggles of her sister seemed still echoing beside her ears: “Xiaoli, Qin Zheng and I got engaged at the end of last year. You don’t want to date because you still love Qin Zheng, don’t you? He"s already with me. He"s my boyfriend. You can"t miss him all the time, you know?”
“If you still want to reconcile with him, you will be a paramour!”
She compromised.
“Don’t talk any more, and I will go to the date tonight!”
Ji Xiaoli sighed solely and she could not tell whether she felt more bitter or more disappointed. They were her family members. It’s true. After all, the child adopted was different from one"s own.
Mother urgently married her out in order not to let herself harm the relations.h.i.+ps between Qin Zheng and Ji Xuewei. If she got married and left the family, she would be just like the water that had been splashed out. And even if she was intent on colluding with Qin Zheng, maybe she didn’t have the opportunity.
However, everyone neglected one thing that six months ago she and Qin Zheng were true lovers. But now, everything was upside down.
“That"s fifteen yuan, miss.”g
Seeing that she had no reaction the driver made offers loudly.
Ji Xiaoli came back to earth in embarra.s.sment then took out fifteen yuan from the wallet and handed it over.
On arriving at the cafe, she was led by a waiter to the designated number table. The man had actually arrived. He was thin and tall, with crew cut, square face, and a pair of wire-rimmed gla.s.ses on the face.
Judged from the appearance she has no judgement.
“Miss Ji, I’m Yuan Zhigang.”
“Ji Xiaoli.”
Ji Xiaoli noticed a cup of Mocha had been put on her table. And her nose was full of a strong fragrance of milk. She looked up at the man opposite, and some doubts arose.
“I did some preparation before I came. Aunt doesn"t like the dull coffee, but the Mocha. So I ordered for you.” The man smiled, in which was hidden a trace of indescribable strangeness.
Ji Xiaoli said nothing except thanks.
“What is your occupation?”
Ji Xiaoli shallowly drank the Mocha. Heavy milk flavor filled her taste bud and she took a deep breath contentedly.
“Designing clothes. I’m working with a design company.”
The man pulled a trace of smile without trace: "quite fas.h.i.+onable occupation, but is it hard and tiring with low salary for unknown designers... Won"t Miss Ji ask me what I do for a living?"
Ji Xiaoli: “…”
She didn"t really want to ask.
“I came back to China before the New Year as a consultant for a multinational investment corporation now. I studied at Oxford University before, earning at least six-figure a year and it’s more than enough to support family in the future. For successful men like me, what is needed most is a good wife and a loving mother. She can have no work, but must serve me comfortably... I can put a small part of my salary in your care, but I will keep the big part. Men indeed do great things, you know, and it"s a waste of money to put it in a woman"s pocket...”
This Mr. Yuan talked about his own excellence and greatness off the reel. After his words.
Ji Xiaoli’s silence let him think she was acquiesced to his words, and he was more gus.h.i.+ng.
“There aren’t many elders in my family. After marriage my mother will come to live with us, she is so old, and waiting for a daughter-in-law who can make her enjoy a comfortable life!”
By implication, his wife had to wait on his mother as well as him!
Ji Xiaoli reluctantly took a sip of coffee, and interrupted his words with a hollow laugh: “Mr. Yuan, what you say seems a little too early. We still just see each other for the first time?”
“Isn’t flash marriage in fas.h.i.+on now? My condition is not bad from all sides. Don"t you like it?”
Ji Xiaoli suddenly felt some dry heat from her body, but such a feeling really should not be...for air conditioning temperature in cafe always plays low.
However.
That kind of strange feeling was very strong.
There seemed to be a rush of heat outflowing between the legs.
She clamped her legs unbearably and rubbed her bare skin with her hands. Something must be wrong but she didn"t know what was wrong.
The man"s hand somehow covered the back of her hand.
She was frightened. “Mr. Yuan, what are you doing?”
“Miss Ji, I liked you from the first time I saw you... How about trying in-depth development?”
Yuan Zhigang’s “in-depth” development especially meant a lot.
Before Ji Xiaoli had known what was wrong from his words, the heat of body became stronger and stronger. It seemed that there were countless small ants crawling over her body, and the strange feeling in abdomen let her give birth to unknown feelings of shame and dryness.
"Take your hand off...hmm... " Her face was red and the moan in the throat was sent out unexpectedly, she hurriedly drew back her hand to cover her mouth.
What happened?
The heart beat faster and faster, and the body seemed to be longing for something...
“Miss Ji, what"s wrong with you? Your face is so red, is it a fever? If Aunt knows of you like this, I would be an impolite man. I think I had better take you to hospital.”
Ji Xiaoli shook her head and forced herself to her feet by the table.
The man did not live up to her expectations, instead, he reached out and grabbed her wrist. The cool touch that rubbed against her skin even made her tremble suddenly.
She was startled.
But the man glanced over, pushed his gla.s.ses, and pulled a strange smile from the edge of his lips.
“Don"t touch me!” the woman in the arms suddenly shouted, and unexpectedly shook off his shackle. Yuan Zhigang had no vigilance, and was surprised by her behavior.
People at the cafe all cast their eyes towards them.
Yuan Zhigang was momentarily embarra.s.sed, but quickly adjusted his look, pretending to be angry: “I have said it is my fault this time. Why do you still argue with me! I respect your opinion that you don"t want to get married now. Why are you messing with me again!”
Then he went to pull her arm.
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All her reason seemed to have been burned out and dazed. She wanted to struggle but failed.
However, in the eyes of others, they were just two young lovers who quarreled because of marriage.
Yuan Zhigang dragged Ji near to his car, and was ready to put her in. At the same time, Ji Xiaoli felt the sudden decline of temperature, squinting.
“I won"t go in! Where are you taking me?”
“Of course... Take you certainly to see a doctor!”
Yuan Zhigang wanted to put Ji into the car, but the woman was no longer willing to cooperate again. As long as he got close, she bit him.
“You"re a dog, aren"t you! Get into the car!"
He was grabbing her hair and forcing her into the car, while a black pistol was against the back of his head.
“Put her down!”
Yuan Zhigang did not know things would turn out like this. He held up his hands and jokingly said: "brother, this must be a toy gun... This is my housewifery. Do you think you are overdoing my ch.o.r.es?"
The man behind him was tightly frowning, his eyes were dark and cold, and there was a playful sneer on his lips,"so you want to try it?"