Qin Zixin leaned on Ji Lingtian's shoulder, closed her eyes, and hugged him tightly.
His body temperature warmed her heart through her body. She no longer thought about it and just wanted to hold him tightly at this moment.
After a long time, they let go of each other...
After kissing her forehead, he held her arm and said, "Let's go home first."
Qin Zixin nodded silently.
Ji Lingtian was in such a good mood that he kissed her on the cheek again regardless of everyone's attention.
Just when Ji Lingtian was about to leave the coffee shop with Qin Zixin on his arm, a waiter hurried over and said, "Sir, sir..."
Ji Lingtian and Qin Zixin stopped for a moment.
The waiter handed the gift left by Ren Qingle to Ji Lingtian, "I forgot to take your things."
Ji Lingtian said directly, "No more."
"Ah?" The waiter seemed unable to believe it, because just from the packaging, it was clear that the contents inside were valuable.
Qin Zixin glanced at the gift. When Ji Lingtian was hugging Qin Zixin and preparing to leave, Qin Zixin suddenly said to the waiter, "Give me the gift!"
The waiter then handed the gift to Qin Zixin.
Ji Lingtian frowned slightly and watched Qin Zixin open the gift.
Sure enough, as Qin Zixin expected, the gift box contained a royal blue velvet box. When the velvet box was opened, there was a purple diamond bracelet lying on it.
Although he had already guessed that it was something like this, Qin Zixin was still stunned the moment he saw it.
Ji Lingtian obviously didn't guess that the gift Ren Qingle gave him was actually this purple diamond bracelet. This was actually not called a "send", but a return.
His expression was also slightly touched.
Qin Zixin took the bracelet out of the velvet box. The bracelet was still as dazzling as when she first saw it. Taking a closer look, the joints of the bracelet were carefully engraved with two letters - jr.
Obviously, in Ren Qingle's view, this gift was a token of love given to her by Ji Lingtian, so she engraved each other's surnames on the bracelet.
Afraid that Qin Zixin would think too much, Ji Lingtian hurriedly explained, "Xinxin, in my opinion, this bracelet is not worth mentioning at all..."
Yes, a mere 50 million bracelet is a drop in the bucket for the president of the dignified "Lingtian" Group, and in terms of significance it is even less than one ten millionth of the red diamond ring Ji Lingtian gave Qin Zixin.
"I know, but..."
"Xinxin, you have to believe me. I have never given her a hint. The rules of the game between us have always been to each get what he wants..."
"I'm not doubting this, I just want to say that this bracelet is worth a lot of money. It would be too extravagant for you to just give it up. You might as well sell it and donate it to charity..."
Ji Lingtian immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I'll do whatever you say."
Qin Zixin smiled slightly.
Ji Lingtian then hugged Qin Zixin and walked out of the coffee shop.
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Outside the coffee shop, in a car far away, Ren Qingle wore sunglasses and looked in the rearview mirror as Ji Lingtian considerately opened the door for Qin Zixin.
It wasn't until he saw Ji Lingtian driving away with Ren Qingle that Ren Qingle withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyes in a low tone.
Beep, beep——
A car horn sounded, and Ren Qingle suddenly raised his eyes to look at the car's reflector.
Ren Qingle then walked out of the car.
Gu Yuchen, who was following Ren Qingle's car, also got out of the car.
Ren Qingle leaned on the car with her arms crossed until Gu Yuchen walked up to her.
"Are you following Qin Zixin?" Ren Qingle asked directly.
Gu Yuchen was quite surprised, "Zi Xin? Is she here?" Gu Yuchen looked around as he spoke.
"It seems it's a coincidence that you came here."
Gu Yuchen asked quickly, "You said Zi Xin was here just now?"
Ren Qingle nodded, "She and Ji Lingtian just left."
"When did she come to New York?" Gu Yuchen asked.
Ren Qingle answered truthfully, "I heard that Guan Hao's wife Qu Ranran just gave birth to a little princess a few days ago. They probably came to New York to see Qu Ranran."
"Oh, what are you doing here?"
"nothing."
"Your face doesn't look good."
"I'm fine." Ren Qingle lowered his head to cover up his low mood.
Gu Yuchen asked, "Are Zixin and Ji Lingtian okay?"
Ren Qingle nodded.
"I really rarely see women like you... Are you too scheming, or are you really affectionate?" Gu Yuchen squinted his eyes slyly and looked at Ren Qingle.
Ren Qingle smiled faintly, opened the door and got into the car. He shook his head and said to Gu Yuchen in front of the window, "Thank you for helping me."
Gu Yuchen said, "I'm not helping you, I'm helping Zi Xin."
"So, you and I are both stupid, but it's worth it for the one you love."
Gu Yuchen didn't say anything, Ren Qingle was the last child, and then drove away.
Gu Yuchen stood there and looked at Ren Qingle's leaving car, sighing softly.
A few days ago, Ren Qingle came to see him.
It turned out that he was discovered by Ren Qingle when he was investigating Ren Qingle's miscarriage.
Ren Qingle asked him to conceal the facts he had found, and told him everything that happened between her and Ji Lingtian.
After careful consideration, he gave Zi Xin the survey information he had re-drafted.
The moment he saw Zi Xin relieved, he knew that his choice was right.
To love someone, you don't have to be with them, as long as they are happy and happy, that's enough.
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Qin Zixin and Ji Lingtian have obviously reconciled, but there still seems to be a layer of separation between them.
At night, they hugged each other, but they knew very well that neither of them fell asleep.
She had no choice but to pretend to be asleep, hoping that the sky would be clear again after dawn.
Maybe he thought she was asleep, so in the middle of the night, he gently took away her hand holding him, stood up carefully, and pulled the quilt for her.
When she heard his slight footsteps walking out of the room, she slowly opened her eyes...
…
She followed him out of the room and saw him smoking alone on the open-air balcony of the villa.
The dim yellow light on the terrace reflected his figure, making her feel even more lonely. She wanted to talk to him, but a voice suddenly came from the other side of the terrace.
"elder brother."
It's Guan Hao.
Ji Lingtian turned to look at his brother and said in his usual indifferent voice, "If you're not with Ran Ran in the hospital, what are you doing here?"
Guan Hao sat down and smiled, "Ran Ran was afraid that you and Zi Xin would have a dispute, so she asked me to come back and watch you."
Ji Lingtian flicked the ashes of his cigarette a little impatiently, "She and I have nothing to do."
"Since there's nothing wrong, what's the point of smoking here alone in the middle of the night?"
Ji Lingtian was silent for a few seconds, put out the cigarette butt, and looked far away, "I don't know why, we..."
Guan Hao listened patiently.
"It seems we can never go back to the past."
"After being separated for so long, and then getting together again, of course there will be a lot of discomfort." Guan Hao said.
Ji Lingtian shook his head, "It's not that I can't get used to it...it's because when I get along with her, I can't return to the ease and ease I used to have. Now I'm more cautious."
"How to say?"
"I don't know...I'm always afraid that she will leave me when I turn around."
Guan Hao said, "Zi Xin is not that kind of person. Since she has chosen to be with you, she will never give up easily."
"I know, but I can no longer figure out what she is thinking, so I will be careful when talking to her now and in the future."
"If Zixin hears what you said, she will think that you don't love her."
"No, I love her... I want to give her happiness, but for some reason, there is an invisible gap between me and her that we cannot cross."
"Brother, after getting along with Zi Xin, have you found that she is very different from what she was thirteen years ago?"
Ji Lingtian didn't answer immediately, but after a few seconds, he nodded lightly. "I can't let her leave me anymore, but I feel that if she and I can't eliminate this gap, we will both be very tired in the future.
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"Actually, neither Zi Xin nor you have changed. The only thing that has changed is that as time goes by, the past that hurt each other between you has created an insurmountable gap in your hearts. As long as you see each other, you will become cautious. You both
I'm afraid of losing the other person, so I can't be with the other person physically and mentally relaxedly. I believe Zi Xin feels the same as you."
"I can't tell her these words... I don't want her to think about it anymore."
Guan Hao nodded, "Perhaps as time goes by, such barriers will eventually be eliminated naturally..."
Ji Lingtian said, "I think so too... No matter what, I will never be separated from her again."
"By the way, how is Ren Qingle's matter resolved?"
"Neither she nor Ren Jianjun will harass me again in the future."
"As long as it's solved..." Guan Hao stood up and patted Ji Lingtian, "Go back to your room and sleep, and take good care of your and Zi Xin's future."
Ji Lingtian didn't say anything, just nodded.
Guan Hao immediately returned to his room.
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Qin Zixin didn't know how she got back to the room. She only knew that when she heard the conversation between him and Guan Hao, her heart felt like a hole was broken, and it hurt very much.
There was a slight sound of the door opening, and she turned sideways and closed her eyes.
Ji Lingtian thought she was still sleeping soundly, so after getting into bed, he hugged her sideways and pressed a loving kiss on her neck.
That night, Ji Lingtian gradually fell asleep, but she kept her eyes open until dawn.
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When Ji Lingtian woke up, he found that Qin Zixin was not around. He was startled and immediately stood up to look for him, "Zixin, Zixin..."
After searching everywhere but not finding it, he rushed straight to the first floor without even changing his clothes.
The hall on the first floor was filled with laughter and laughter as Qu Ranran returned home from the hospital, but was interrupted by Ji Lingtian's unkempt appearance.
"Ling Tian..."
Guan's mother called out, wondering why her son came downstairs in such a hurry.
Ji Lingtian rushed to Guan's mother and asked anxiously, "Where is Zixin?"
"Zi Xin goes..."
"Going out?"
"She goes..."
Before Guan's mother could finish speaking, Ji Lingtian had already rushed out of the villa.
However, when he stepped out of the foyer, Ji Lingtian met Qin Zixin head-on.
Qin Zixin held Yu An's hand and stared blankly at Ji Lingtian who stopped in his tracks.
Yu An blinked his beautiful big eyes and looked at Ji Lingtian, "uncle, where are you going?"
Ji Lingtian stretched out his hand to take Qin Zixin into his arms, and said in a relaxed voice, "Where have you been?"
Qin Zixin was forced to lean into Ji Lingtian's arms and answer, "I'm playing with Yu An in the garden."
Guan's mother stepped forward and said with a smile, "Mom was about to tell you, so you rushed out and chased her..."
Ji Lingtian was quite embarrassed.
Qu Ranran, who was holding the baby, couldn't help laughing, "Brother-in-law, you are so nervous about my sister. She just took Yu An to the nursing home..."
Ji Lingtian ignored everyone's teasing and hugged Qin Zixin, "Why are you up so early?"
"I'm used to getting up early."
"Call me when you wake up later."
Qin Zixin smiled and nodded, "Well... go and tidy up yourself. Come down for breakfast later."
"Um."
After secretly kissing Qin Zixin again, Ji Lingtian went upstairs.
Seeing Ji Lingtian and Qin Zixin's loving appearance, Guan's mother couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Guan Hao went to the company without breakfast. Guan's mother took Yu An to the restaurant. At this moment, Qu Ranran and Qin Zixin were the only ones left in the huge hall.
Qu Ranran winked at Qin Zixin and said, "Sister, it seems that you two will get along very happily after last night."
Qin Zixin smiled lightly and nodded.
"As long as we make up, you don't know how worried I was about you yesterday."
"I know, you don't trust us and even let Guan Hao come back."
"Well, Guan Hao just told me that Ren Qingle's problem has been solved."
"yes."
"Sister, don't think about anything else. The first thing is to take care of yourself..."
At this time, Qin Zixin tilted her head and leaned on Qu Ranran's shoulder, closing her eyes tiredly, "Ranran, I kind of want to sleep..."
"What's wrong? Did you not sleep well last night?"
"Um."
"Then you go back to your room and catch up on some sleep!"
"No, I'll rest on your shoulder for a while."
Qu Ranran patted Qin Zixin gently and said, "Well, go to sleep!"
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Qin Zixin woke up in Ji Lingtian's arms.
As soon as she opened her eyes and saw Ji Lingtian, she struggled slightly and said, "Uh, am I asleep?"
Ji Lingtian took off the coat that covered her and kissed her little face which turned red as she slept in his arms, "You fell asleep on Ran Ran's body. I was afraid that carrying you upstairs would wake you up, so I left you here.
Fell asleep."
"Oh." Qin Zixin left Ji Lingtian's arms and sat next to him, "Maybe I didn't sleep well last night... Where is Ranran?"
Ji Lingtian hugged her and replied warmly, "She went back to her room to rest."
"I'll go up and stay with her."
"Wait." Ji Lingtian pulled Qin Zixin, "I have something to tell you."
"Oh." Qin Zixin sat down next to Ji Lingtian again and asked him, "What's the matter?"
"I have already arranged the marriage I mentioned to you last time."
"Ah?" Qin Zixin was quite shocked, "So fast?"
Ji Lingtian hugged Qin Zixin, "It's easy to do things if you have money."
"But there are too many things going on in the past two days, and I haven't had time to discuss it with you yet..."
"What to discuss?"
Qin Zixin said slowly, "I want to postpone it until Qianqian's summer vacation, and we can hold it again. And I don't want to be too extravagant, just keep it simple."
"Actually, the date I set is one month later, so you can decide the time, but whether the wedding is grand or simple is up to me."
"good!"
Ji Lingtian hugged Qin Zixin lovingly and looked at her deeply, "Zixin, we have missed so much in the past thirteen years. In the future, let's make up for the regrets of the past together and make everything go back to the past, okay?"
Qin Zixin raised her head slightly and met his dark pupils. A trace of darkness passed through her eyes. She asked blankly, "Ling Tian, we can no longer go back to the past..."
"Xinxin..."
Qin Zixin murmured to himself, "Whether you admit it or not, this is the truth... I heard what you said to Guan Hao last night."
"Xinxin..." Ji Lingtian gasped, "I..."
Qin Zixin put her hand on Ji Lingtian's lips, "Don't explain, I understand everything... I'm sorry for making you live so cautiously during this time. I also wanted to tell you that we can continue to be together like this."
It’s very tiring, but I don’t want to give up our relationship just like this, and I know you won’t allow us to give up like this, so I want to discuss a decision with you…”