The encounter between people is a very delicate relationship. The first time may be accidental, the second time is inevitable, and the third time is definitely destined. The next encounter between Ji Xingyan and I is inevitable...

In biology class.
Are you in love?
Could she be with Senior Xichen...
Thinking of this, Gu Yixue's heart tightened, and she asked worriedly: "Xiaoying, are you in love?"
"Huh?" Xia Ying stopped writing and looked at Gu Yixue, "Why do you ask?"
"Xiaoying..." Gu Yixiu asked hesitantly, as if it was difficult to say, "Are you in a relationship with...Senior Xichen..." She spoke lower and lower, fearing that she had made a wrong suspicion and would make Xia Ying angry, but she was also worried that Xia Ying's answer would be affirmative.
"No." Xia Ying smiled faintly, "Why do you think so?"
"I feel... Sakura, you seem to have happiness in your smile, and I feel it too... That's why I..."
"You're overthinking." Xia Ying interrupted her and said with a smile, "Senior Xichen is my brother, do you understand? Besides, I also know that Gu Yixue likes Senior Xichen very much, so I won't fall in love with him, and I won't compete with Yixue for him..."
Her eyes were filled with a sincere and warm smile.
"Xiaoying..." Gu Yixiu was so moved that she almost cried when she heard her words!
"The get out of class is about to end. Let's think about what to eat for lunch." After saying that, Xia Ying carefully took down the notes on the blackboard with a focused look.
Such troublesome things are what Gu Yixiu likes to think about the most.
There were really a lot of people in the restaurant at noon.
When they got there, the whole restaurant was packed.
"It seems there are no seats left. Let's..." Xia Ying hadn't finished her words when she saw Butler Ji walking towards them. Shouldn't Butler Uncle be beside him? Why was he here...
"Miss Xia Ying." Butler Ji bowed respectfully, "The young master told me to wait for you here."
One sentence dispelled her doubts.
Xia Ying looked for him everywhere, but there was no trace of him in the huge restaurant. Where was he?
Butler Ji seemed to see her anxiety and continued in a low voice: "There are some things in the company that the young master needs to deal with today, so the young master did not come to school. He has asked me to take good care of the young lady."
"oh……"
So that's how it is.
"Please follow me." Steward Ji said, bending over. "The empty seat over there is reserved for Miss. Lunch is ready."
"Wow, Xiaoying, it looks so sumptuous." Gu Yixue looked at the food on the table and smiled excitedly, "This looks so exquisite. The person who prepared it must have put a lot of thought into it..."
"And that pastry, it seems to be from that most expensive French restaurant, ordinary people can't have it..."
Xia Ying looked at the lunch on the table and couldn't say a word.
"These were carefully prepared by the young master, and each one is the young lady's favorite dish in the past." Butler Ji explained.
Carefully prepared...it must have taken a lot of energy and time. So, did he take good care of his body?
"Xiaoying, if he is not your brother, I really doubt that he is your boyfriend. He treats you so well..."
Xia Ying was stunned, feeling uncomfortable as if her heart was filled with mixed feelings.
yes.
Ever since it was said last time, almost everyone in the school thought Ji Xingyan was her brother...
If one day, everyone knew about the complicated relationship between him and her, how would she face it...
How would he face it...
Looking at Gu Yixiu who was eating happily, Xia Ying fell silent, and her hand holding the spoon felt extremely heavy.
"Is it not to your taste?" Butler Ji asked anxiously.
If Xia Ying couldn't eat, the young master wouldn't handle his affairs properly at the company, and might even abandon his work and come to see her at school.
The young master treats her differently than he treats anyone else.
Xia Ying shook her head, raised her bright and sharp eyes, and asked, "Uncle Butler, is he in good health? Have you reminded him to have a good rest and not to be too tired? Also, does he eat on time?" She clearly remembered that not eating on time was a long-standing bad habit of Ji Xingyan.
"Don't worry, Miss Xia Ying. The young master is fine."
The concise and clear words made Xia Ying feel at ease. Suddenly, at this moment, Xia Tingxin led a group of second-year seniors towards them. Everyone's face seemed to be filled with anger and dissatisfaction with Xia Ying.
Sensing that they had come with ill intentions, Butler Ji immediately stood in front of Xia Tingxin.
"Please move aside." Xia Tingxin said arrogantly, "I have something to talk to Yin Xiaying about."
"Excuse me, what do you want? Please explain to me first." Butler Ji said in a cold voice without giving in.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the restaurant became inexplicably tense.
"I want to talk to Yin Xiaying face to face." Xia Tingxin said bluntly, and the group of second-year girls standing beside her also began to agree -
"This is a matter between us, Ting Xin, and fellow student Yin Xiaying. Please don't interfere..."
"That's right, it's a private matter, I hope outsiders won't interfere..."
Butler Ji turned around and was about to ask Xia Ying for her opinion, but Xia Ying said, "Senior, do you have something to ask me?"
"yes."
As if sensing that the situation was not good, Butler Ji retreated to Xia Ying's side and asked her in a low voice: "Do you need me to call the young master back?" The young master asked him to stay with Miss Xia Ying, so he had to ensure her safety and not let her suffer any injustice.
Xia Ying shook her head stubbornly.
"I want to compete with you fairly. If I win, you give Ji Xingyan to me; if I lose, I will leave Xuansheng Academy." Xia Tingxin said seriously, her beautiful eyes full of pride.
What are they talking about?
Gu Yixiu looked at Xia Ying beside her puzzledly, hoping to find some clues from her expression.
"Why are you pretending? Do you think we don't know? You and Senior Ji Xingyan are not just a brother and sister relationship. You and him are basically a boyfriend and girlfriend relationship." The girl standing behind Xia Tingxin suddenly said sharply.
Her voice was loud enough for everyone in the restaurant to hear it clearly.
Suddenly, the originally quiet restaurant became noisy.
"What? Yin Xiaying and Ji Xingyan are not just siblings?"
"Are they boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"So, Yin Xiaying is Senior Ji Xingyan's girlfriend?"
"How could this happen?"
"Aren't they brother and sister? Is this what they call a forbidden love?"
…
Yin Xiaying stood where she was, her hands clenched into fists. Her body felt as if she was trapped in a world of ice and snow. All the various discussions made it almost impossible for her to breathe.
Gu Yixiu looked at Xia Ying anxiously, as if she didn't believe what they said.
"I can see clearly that you have a special relationship with Senior Ji Xingyan. So, I formally challenge you in front of so many people. If you lose, give him to me; if I lose, I will leave Xuansheng College and never show up again." Xia Tingxin's voice suddenly echoed in the entire hall like thunder.
This is an open provocation!
The group of girls standing behind Xia Tingxin all shouted: "Yin Xiaying accepts the challenge, accepts the challenge, accepts the challenge..."
The sound lasted for a long time.
"What are you doing?" Bai Xichen, who had just come out of the classroom to eat lunch, saw this scene, quickly moved his feet and rushed in front of them, loudly accusing, "Xia Tingxin, what are you doing?"
"Issue a challenge." Xia Tingxin answered firmly.
"Don't you take the student union seriously? You actually openly challenged the student union. Where do you put the authority of the student union?" Bai Xichen said angrily. He stood in front of Xia Ying. "Xia Tingxin, have you thought about the consequences?"
"Senior Xichen..." Xia Ying was a little anxious. She grabbed Bai Xichen's arm and whispered, "This is a personal matter, not the Student Union's business. Please don't get involved. Please let me handle it myself."
Her words almost put him in a desperate situation. She refused his help, and his heart was so painful that it was almost numb.
"Xia Ying, don't be like this all the time. You will be bullied if you give in like this."
Xia Ying shook her head, sorted out her thoughts, and stepped forward: "I don't accept the challenge."
"What did you say?" a girl standing behind Xia Tingxin screamed.
"I said, I don't accept the challenge." Xia Ying repeated, "Senior Xia, is Ji Xingyan something that we can push back and forth? Is he an item? Then he has too little status in your eyes."
"You...don't go too far." Xia Tingxin was furious. "Why do you say that? He is my favorite person, my boyfriend, he is very important to me, not..."
Xia Ying chuckled: "If that's the case, why did you challenge me like this? Why did you use him as a bet? What do you think of him when you do this? Is he really the person you like?"
"Don't be so unreasonable!" Xia Tingxin's pretty face flushed red because of anger. "You don't understand the feeling of liking someone but not being able to get them. You don't understand the pain."
"If you like someone, you must get him/her. What's the difference between that and snatching him/her?" Xia Ying approached her step by step. "When you like someone, even if you can't be together, you can only miss him/her and watch him/her from afar, you will feel that it is a kind of happiness. Watching him/her live happily and happily every day, you will also feel that it is the greatest blessing given to you by God..."
…
"You don't have to own someone if you like them..." Xia Ying looked at Xia Tingxin, her sparkling eyes sincere and moving, "but I hope that the person I like can be happy."
"you……"
"So, Senior Sister Xia, please don't do such childish things. Doing so will make me look down on you, and will also make you look down on yourself." Xia Ying's words seemed to carry some kind of power, and almost everyone in the hall was stunned.
Shocking, surprising, complicated, exciting!
No one expected that Xia Ying would be so bold as to say such words to Xia Tingxin.
Xia Ying was so amazing that Gu Yixiu had the urge to rush over and hug her.
Bai Xichen looked at her, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. This was Xia Ying, the Xia Ying he liked, who was different from others.
"I'm not you. I wouldn't think that way..." Xia Tingxin's tone was slightly nervous, as if she was trying to find something to save her face. "Anyway, I won't give up. Even if you refuse the challenge this time, I will always find a way to make you accept it." After that, she left the restaurant in a mighty manner with a group of unconvinced senior schoolmates behind her.
The restaurant became quiet again, as if even the air had become still.
"Xia Ying." Bai Xichen broke the silence. It seemed that he hadn't had a good talk with her for many days. She was protected too well by Ji Xingyan. Xia Ying in front of him was even more beautiful. Her long hair was tied up with a light pink lace headband, making her look even more charming.
Xia Ying smiled at him. Just as she was about to speak, Gu Yixue stepped in front of her and looked at Bai Xichen with a smile on her face: "Senior, you were really handsome just now. You shocked them with just one sentence. It was really..."
Bai Xichen suddenly laughed awkwardly, obviously confused by Gu Yixiu's sudden appearance.
"Can we talk?" He asked softly, as if he was afraid that she would refuse. His brows knitted tightly together. "Can I? Xia Ying?"
Before Xia Ying could answer, Gu Yixue pulled her aside and said angrily, "Xiaoying, I want to tell you solemnly that you must not compete with me for Senior Xichen. I heard from Senior Xia and the others that Senior Ji is already your boyfriend, so, so you can't..."
Xia Ying was helpless.
"Not only can you not compete with me, you have to help me, do you understand?" Gu Yixiu said angrily, pulling Xia Ying's hand harder and harder.
Xia Ying could only nod more helplessly: "I will help you."
This time of year is the most beautiful time for Xuansheng Academy.
The summer sun was particularly bright, and gardenias were in full bloom in every corner of Xuansheng College. In the back hills, the gardenias were in full bloom, as beautiful as a sea of ​​white flowers.
Bai Xichen stood under the gardenia tree, his handsome and elegant back gave people a very fascinated feeling. He reached out and carefully picked a blooming gardenia and put it to his lips and kissed it gently: "The first time I saw Xia Ying at school was under this gardenia tree..."
"You kept looking at the gardenia, as if you were recalling something. At that time, I knew that Xia Ying was a clean and pure girl who was worthy of my love and protection..."
“Senior…”
Bai Xichen turned perfectly and walked towards her step by step: "Xia Ying, I always thought that only I was worthy of such a beautiful you, but now I find that Xia Ying is not someone that anyone can have, including Ji Xingyan. Your beauty and your brilliance have overshadowed everyone else, making me, and him, only be able to see you in this sea of ​​people..."
Xia Ying lowered her head and remained silent.
"Xia Ying, from now on, I will stand by your side, watching you and being your knight. If Xia Ying is not happy, I will not be happy either! So as long as you are happy, it is the greatest happiness for me. You said that you don't have to own someone if you like him..."
"Senior..." Xia Ying interrupted Bai Xichen in surprise, "Senior Xichen, please don't be like this..."
Bai Xichen smiled and shook his head: "Xia Ying has no right to stop me from doing what I want to do, and I don't need Xia Ying's consent for this matter. Since I can't be Xia Ying's prince, I will settle for the next best thing and be Xia Ying's knight."
Under the gardenia tree, his smile was warm, like a ray of sunshine that shone straight into Xia Ying's heart.
A black extended RV stopped at the school gate.
Butler Ji, who had been waiting at the school gate, hurried forward, then respectfully stood by the back seat and opened the car door.
Ji Xingyan got out of the car, her natural chestnut hair shone with an alluring luster, her deep eyes narrowed, and she looked a little vague. He put his hands casually in his trouser pockets, and then he looked towards the school. As if he could feel her breath, he raised a childish smile.
"Can you... understand what I mean?" Seeing that she didn't speak for a long time, Bai Xichen became a little anxious. He was worried that he might have said something wrong and made Xia Ying angry.
"Xia Ying, if one day you leave him, can you come to my side..."
Xia Ying suddenly glanced at him calmly, her eyes curved like the moon, and she smiled softly: "I hope Senior Xichen will always be the senior I respect the most."
Bai Xichen was stunned for a moment, and his hand, which was about to take out the gardenia hairpin from his pocket, froze.
"Senior will have a girl he likes in the future. Besides, Yixue is a very cute girl, and she likes you very much, so..."
"Xia Ying, I will never fall in love with anyone other than you..."
As if knowing what Bai Xichen was going to say, Xia Ying interrupted him again: "Xia Ying is not the only one in this world, so, senior, please don't say such things! Besides, I will always stay by his side and will not leave him."
There seemed to be no trace of him in her eyes, and her determined expression seemed to push Bai Xichen into the endless abyss again.
It turned out that the weather was very hot, and his hand holding the hairpin was already full of sweat. Slowly, he took it out of his pocket and placed it in Xia Ying's palm -
"Xia Ying, please take it back and keep it with you forever as my eternal blessing to you."
"Impossible, Xia Ying doesn't need your blessing." These words were spoken coldly, but seemed to contain deep anger.
Ji Xingyan stared at Bai Xichen coldly. The coldness emanating from his body seemed to freeze the air. He walked over and pulled Xia Ying into his arms: "Bai Xichen, don't go too far."
"Oh, really?" Bai Xichen smiled slightly, but this smile looked extremely lonely in Xia Ying's eyes.
"My girlfriend doesn't need you to bother to make her happy." Ji Xingyan said, looking at Xia Ying very gently, and whispered, "Xia Ying, I'm sorry, I couldn't help you out, please don't..."
Xia Ying shook her head: "It doesn't matter."
As if he had received an answer that satisfied him, he looked at Bai Xichen indifferently again: "Thank you for helping Xia Ying out at noon, but as a senior helping a junior, please stop here."
After saying that, Ji Xingyan turned around without any courtesy, almost roughly pulled Xia Ying's wrist and hurried away.
They had walked very far away. Only when Xia Ying looked back and could no longer see Bai Xichen did she begin to twist her wrists desperately, her brows furrowed tightly.
He really pulled her so hard that it hurt!
"What's wrong with you today?" Xia Ying asked very dissatisfiedly.
Ji Xingyan ignored her and pulled her even harder towards the school gate. He didn't let her go until he had pulled her into the car.
Xia Ying twisted her wrist which was being held so tightly that it hurt so much, and asked him in confusion, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so angry?"
Is he angry?
Ji Xingyan turned her head and still looked at her coldly. Her dark jade eyes seemed to be saying, "Do you see that I'm angry?"
"Don't you? Your eyes are telling me that you are angry." Xia Ying was also a little angry. She turned her head away to look at the scenery outside the car window.
Suddenly, a light pink headband caught his eye. The light pink seemed to soften Ji Xingyan's cold expression, and he said softly, "I don't like seeing him."
Yin Xiaying suddenly turned her head to look at him.
"Xia Ying, I don't like seeing you with him. I can't tolerate him being by your side anymore. I don't want to see him again, even for a minute or a second."
"Xingyan, why..."
"There is no reason. I just don't want to see him, and I don't want you to see him." He looked at Xia Ying, and the air condensed at this moment.
Looking at his serious yet slightly cute expression, Xia Ying suddenly asked with a smile: "Are you...jealous?"
Ji Xingyan was speechless.
"You seem to be really jealous..." Xia Ying looked at his strange expression. The more she thought about it, the happier and more proud she felt.
"You..." Ji Xingyan was speechless , "No."
"Hehehe..." Xia Ying laughed happily, her heart as sweet as if she had eaten honey.
As if he didn't know how to hide it anymore, his eyes fell on the gardenia hairpin in her hand. Before Xia Ying could react, he quickly snatched it from her hand.
The laughter stopped immediately and Xia Ying looked at him blankly, not understanding what he was going to do.
"Hairpin, leave it here with me first." After saying that, Ji Xingyan put the hairpin into her pocket, then turned to look out the window.
Then, Xia Ying's triumphant laughter was heard in the car again.
Xia Ying never seems to remember her birthday.
Since yesterday, Ji Xingyan has been looking at her with an angry look, and constantly reminding her that today is her birthday and what she needs to do...
They were the only two people in the quiet library.
"What did you say? Say it again?" Yin Xiaying glared at him in frustration. She was so angry that she even threw her homework pen aside. She pouted and said angrily, "Ji Xingyan, of course you should give me a gift on my birthday. Why do you ask me to give you a gift..."
"No reason." Ji Xingyan said in a low voice without even raising his head, and occasionally turned to the next page to continue reading.
"You..." Xia Ying was a little angry, "I always gave you gifts on your birthday, so you should give me a gift on my birthday too!"
Yin Xiaying is unreasonable and if she doesn't convince him today, she won't be called Yin Xiaying!
Ji Xingyan smiled, raised his head to look at her, and couldn't hide the gentle smile in his eyes: "Is that so?"
Xia Ying nodded. That’s how it is!
The more he looked at her expression, the funnier it became. Ji Xingyan couldn't help but laugh out loud. If he could see such a lovely Xia Ying every day in the future, then even if he left one day, he wouldn't feel any regrets.
"Then, didn't I give you a gift before? Wasn't the headband on your head given by me? And wasn't the glass house also a gift from me?"
"Those are gifts, but they are not birthday presents." Xia Ying answered stubbornly.
Ji Xingyan stood up from his seat, walked towards her, and tapped her head gently with the book: "You can think of them as my birthday present to you, okay?"
Xia Ying was angry. She was completely angry because of his cunning.
Her expression became more and more gloomy. In an instant, Xia Ying packed up her textbooks, picked up her schoolbag and turned around resolutely. She didn't want to pay attention to him. Since he reminded her that today was her birthday, of course he had to give her a birthday present...
After walking two steps, she turned back and said loudly to Ji Xingyan: "You don't have to take me home today. I can go home by myself."
afternoon.
Xuansheng College was so quiet that it seemed as if there was no one there, as if everyone in the entire school had left.
Xia Ying was walking slowly on the campus path carrying her bag. She lowered her head, her long bangs hanging by her ears, her light pink hairband fluttering in the wind, and her back looked a little lonely.
He didn't even call her and just watched her walk out so calmly. It was really abominable...Xia Ying became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it, without realizing that someone was standing in front of her and stopping her.
"Ms. Yin Xiaying."
The low voice made Xia Ying stop in her tracks.
"Who are you……"
Xia Ying has never liked people wearing black suits and ties. She felt inexplicably scared and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
"Madam, please come over..." The man pointed to the car parked at the school gate, "Madam will wait for you there..."
"Madam..." Xia Ying asked in confusion, "Who are you talking about?"
"Ms. Yin Xiaying, I mean Master Ji Xingyan's mother, Madam Ji Yelei."
He thought Xia Ying wasn't really going to leave, she was just trying to scare him, Xia Ying had been like this before, but every time she would stop at the door and turn back...
But this time, Xia Ying's thin body gradually disappeared from his eyes and did not appear again for a long time. Ji Xingyan then realized that he seemed to have said something wrong and made her angry.
Don't think about it anymore. Ji Xingyan put down the book in his hand and rushed to the door of the library.
There was no sign of her.
He walked quickly to her classroom and the student union office again.
Without her, she can't be found, she can't be found anywhere.
His heart began to panic, and he took out his cell phone from his pocket to call her, but when he turned on the phone, Ji Xingyan realized that she didn't have a cell phone at all. At this moment, he was so angry that he wanted to throw his cell phone away.
She'll be fine, she's just mad, she'll go home...
Thinking of this, Ji Xingyan called Ji's housekeeper: "Please prepare a car for me. I want to go to where she lives."
The spruce trees outside the window were rapidly receding, and the car was so quiet that it was a little eerie.
Yin Xiaying kept her head down and hugged her schoolbag, not daring to look at Ji Yelei who was sitting next to her. She hadn't seen her for three years, and the cold aura she exuded made Xiaying afraid to approach her.
Ji Yelei stared out the window in silence. She was wearing a black designer outfit that made her look completely black. Her delicate and beautiful face was almost identical to Ji Xingyan's, except that she looked more noble and unapproachable.
Xia Ying sat next to her, and even her breathing became much lighter.
The atmosphere is very weird.
Suddenly, the car stopped by the side of the road and the driver in the front seat got out and opened the door.
Ji Yelei glanced at Xia Ying and said coldly: "I want to talk to you."
It seemed that because of Ji Yelei's arrival, the cafe became especially quiet. Beautiful piano music filled the air and golden lights illuminated the entire hall.
The waiter brought two cups of coffee and then left.
Ji Yelei elegantly picked up the coffee and took a sip: "Yin Xiaying, you look a lot like your mother."
This sentence surprised Xia Ying, who had been keeping her head down. She looked up and said, "Aunt, you didn't ask me to talk about my deceased mother, did you?"
"Yeah, not bad, very smart." Ji Yelei laughed , as charming as cherry blossoms in early summer, "No wonder Xingyan likes you so much..."
There was something behind her words, which made Xia Ying very confused: "Auntie, I don't understand..."
Ji Yelei looked at Xia Ying: "You are very presumptuous."
"Well……"
"Since you disappeared for three years, why did you appear in front of him again?"
"What……"
"Three years ago, Steward Ji made you leave the Ji family on his own initiative, which made me feel somewhat guilty about you and Xingyan's father. Your departure also broke Xingyan's heart. However, since you chose to leave the Ji family and leave him back then, why did you show up today, three years later? Why don't you continue to disappear..."
"Auntie, are you blaming me?" Yin Xiaying asked softly, "Are you blaming me for being next to him?"
Ji Yelei snorted coldly: "That's right. Don't you think you will stop him from moving forward? If it weren't for you, how could he give up a good aristocratic school and transfer from the Royal College in the UK to here?" Ji Yelei looked at Xia Ying coldly, his eyes were almost as cold as ice as Ji Xingyan's.
Without waiting for Yin Xiaying to answer, Ji Yelei continued to ask sharply: "You should know about his illness, right?"
"Know."
"You should also know that he will get better treatment abroad, right?"
"Yeah." Faced with Ji Yelei's accusations, Xia Ying almost didn't know what to say.
"Don't you think your presence is an obstacle to him?" Ji Yelei questioned, looking at her sharply with her dark eyes, "If anything happens to him, it's all because of your reappearance."
For a long time.
Xia Ying lowered her head and never raised it. She stared blankly at the coffee on the table. The dark brown coffee had long lost its heat, but its rich aroma still permeated the air and did not dissipate.
Is her reappearance a hindrance to him?
actually……
Xia Ying hopes that he is healthy more than anyone else...
I hope he never finds her...
After a while.
Ji Yelei took a sip of coffee and said to her quietly, "I have a way to have the best of both worlds."
"What?"
"I can give you the best learning environment, the best material life, and even let you study abroad..." Her cold voice spread in the air, making Xia Ying feel that the air here had been frozen by her in an instant.
“And all of these are conditional.”
"I know."
"Oh, you know?" Ji Yelei raised her beautiful eyes and looked at her meaningfully.
"Auntie, you want me to leave him and never appear in front of him again, right?" Yin Xiaying looked at her steadily, her clear eyes like springs.
"Yes, that's right." Xia Ying is really smart.
Then, Xia Ying asked softly: "Can I refuse?"
"What did you say?" Hearing this, Ji Yelei frowned slightly.
"Can I refuse your arrangement, Auntie?" Xia Ying raised the corner of her mouth slightly. "If I would accept such an arrangement, I would have agreed to the generous conditions proposed by the housekeeper three years ago. Now, if I agree to your arrangement, then my previous decision will be meaningless, right?"
"What are you talking about? What do you mean?" Ji Yelei's beautiful face was twisted in anger. "If it weren't for Xingyan's dead father, do you think I would give you such generous conditions?"
"Thank you for your kindness. Uncle Ji is the only person I respect in this world." Xia Ying took a breath, her eyes firm, "I hope I can stay by his side."
"What makes you think you can make such a decision? You must stay away from him, the farther the better." Ji Yelei roared, glaring at Xia Ying fiercely.
However, Xia Ying still smiled gently, and then she stood up from her seat politely: "Auntie, do you know? The encounter between people is a very subtle relationship. The first time is accidental; the second time is inevitable; and the third time is definitely a destined encounter. The next encounter between Ji Xingyan and I is inevitable..."
It was already very late at night, the deep blue sky was dotted with stars, and the faint moonlight was shining on the streets.
There were almost no people walking on the street. Xia Ying's silent figure was stretched out by the yellowish street lights. A breeze blew across her cheek, bringing with it the smell of summer.
She folded her arms and walked step by step. Every word Ji Yelei said in the coffee shop in the afternoon seemed to be imprinted in Xia Ying's heart, making her expression extremely solemn.
…
"Since you disappeared for three years, why did you appear in front of him again?"
…
"Three years ago, Steward Ji made you leave the Ji family on his own initiative, which made me feel somewhat guilty about you and Xingyan's father. Your departure also broke Xingyan's heart. However, since you chose to leave the Ji family and leave him back then, why did you show up today, three years later? Why don't you continue to disappear..."
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"That's right. Don't you think you'll be blocking his progress? If it weren't for you, how could he give up a good aristocratic school and transfer from the Royal Academy in the UK to here?"
…
"You should know about his illness, right?"
…
"You should also know that he will get better treatment abroad, right?"
…
"Don't you think your presence is a hindrance to him?"
…
"If anything happens to him, it's because of your reappearance."
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"I can give you the best learning environment, the best material life, and even allow you to study abroad..."
…
Would she really stand in his way?
The night wind seemed a little chilly, and Xia Ying subconsciously hugged herself. As she approached the residential area, the street lights became dimmer and dimmer.
She walked cautiously towards her apartment.
In the moonlight, her body looked very thin and small.
The wind chimes hanging on the door tinkled.
The leaves were scattered all over the ground.
His slender figure became illusory under the silver moonlight, absolutely beautiful and dreamy...
Xia Ying suddenly raised her head, and not far away from her, a familiar black extended RV came into her sight...
Is he here?
A warm feeling suddenly arose in my heart.
Thinking of this, Xia Ying quickened her pace and ran over.
Ji Xingyan leaned against the cherry tree.
It seemed like he had been waiting for a very long time, and there was a hint of weariness in his expression.
Suddenly, he seemed to sense something, and suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes and looked in one direction -
It’s Xia Ying!
A warm and gentle smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Suddenly, Ji Xingyan felt that Xia Ying was running towards him with all the light and warmth. Her clear and bright eyes were filled with an infinitely gentle smile, making him feel that at this moment, he was the happiest person in the world.
"I'm sorry I'm late."
Looking at him, Xia Ying spoke in panic. Because she had been jogging all the way, beads of sweat appeared on her smooth forehead and nose, but she was still smiling.
Ji Xingyan silently pulled her into his arms and buried his head deeply in her hair: "I should be the one to say sorry, I shouldn't say that, today is Xia Ying's birthday..."
"It's okay." Xia Ying said softly, "Have you... been waiting here for a long time?"
"Yes, I have always been here, waiting for you to come to me..."