She Belongs To Me

After that, Lu Xingxue didn't take the initiative to mention "Romeo"'s request for compensation, and when Jiang Ci remembered to ask her, she just said, "He didn't contact me."

Jiang Ci suspected that Lu Xingxue had concealed it deliberately, but there was nothing he could do about her.I was afraid that "Romeo" the lion would open his mouth and beat Lu Xingxue.

This favor was owed, and a meal might not be enough to pay it off. Jiang Ci thought about it for a few days and decided to give Lu Xingxue a gift.

Jiang Ci took the time to choose a cheongsam with a pressed lapel.When she borrowed the watch, she admired Lu Xingxue's series of embossed lapels, in which the deer pattern appeared the most.

Although it is the safest way to send a lapel engraved with deer patterns, it needs to be customized, and there is nothing new about it.Jiang Ci took a fancy to a few pieces, and was a little undecided, so she wanted to find out Lu Xingxue's tone first.

After organizing the conversation, she went to dial Lu Xingxue's number, but Lu Xingxue didn't answer.

Jiang Ci thought for a while and called Assistant Yao. Assistant Yao should also know Lu Xingxue's preferences.This time the connection went smoothly. Assistant Yao said politely, "Miss Jiang, are you looking for me?"

"That's right, Lu Xingxue, she..."

Halfway through Jiang Ci's speech, embarrassment broke out. ——It’s just out of necessary human relationship, so it’s just for the purpose of giving a gift. Now I contacted Lu Xingxue but failed, and I even called Assistant Yao... It’s not necessary, it’s really not necessary.

Assistant Yao waited for a while, but did not wait for the next text, and tentatively continued: "...Ask Mr. Lu? Mr. Lu is in the Moby Whale Pavilion now, and his mobile phone may not be turned on. If you have something to ask her, I can pass it on, and you can also You can come directly."

Jiang Ci: "..."

Assistant Yao: "President Lu, when she is stressed or in a bad mood, she will come to the Moby Whale Pavilion."

It was Jiang Ci's first time hearing that Lu Xingxue had such a habit. She tentatively asked Assistant Yao, "Did something happen?"

Assistant Yao: "There is something wrong in the company."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ci pointed to a lapel and asked the clerk to wrap it up.Next, she was going to have afternoon tea with the piano agent she had appointed. When she got to the taxi stop, a car stopped soon. She opened the door and got in the car, saying, "Aquarium."

The aquarium in G City was invested and established by the Lu family, and the Beluga Whale Pavilion inside occupies a very large area.Assistant Yao pointed Jiang Ci in the direction, Jiang Ci walked in and saw Lu Xingxue at a glance.

The entire venue was extremely quiet. I don't know if it was cleared or it was not open to the public today.The light strip emits a faint blue light, and the beluga whale swims alone behind the huge glass.

Lu Xingxue sat on a chair for visitors to rest, a silent silhouette.

One person and one whale seem to be trapped in the deep sea.

Jiang Ci walked over, the thick carpet drowned out the sound of her footsteps.

Lu Xingxue looked at the white whale.She was focused, and her eyes followed the trajectory of the white whale. Because she was so absorbed in watching, she didn't blink for a long time.

Jiang Ci tried not to make a sound, and sat down beside her, but this slight gesture still alarmed Lu Xingxue.

Four eyes facing each other.

Lu Xingxue: "Jiang Ci?"

"It's me...Assistant Yao said you're here." Jiang Ci paused, "It's so quiet here."

"Yeah." Lu Xingxue went to chase the white whale again: "It's very peaceful."

Looking at Lu Xingxue's side face, Jiang Ci realized for the first time how lonely Lu Xingxue, who had lost his parents since childhood, came to such a depressing place when he was in a bad mood. environment.

Jiang Ci didn't know what to say, so he simply handed the gift bag in his hand to Lu Xingxue.

Lu Xingxue bowed his head: "...Give it to me? What is it?"

Jiang Ci: "You can take it apart and have a look."

Lu Xingxue opened it as she said, and there lay a jade lapel inside, with patterns engraved on it in the dim light of the lamp belt.

"Thank you, I like it very much."

As if to prove how much he likes it, Lu Xingxue took off the emerald lapel he was wearing on the spot and replaced it with this one given by Jiang Ci.

Jiang Ci watched Lu Xingxue methodically put the emerald lapel into the box.

"Why did you give me a gift?" Lu Xingxue suddenly turned around and asked her.

Jiang Ci: "I just saw it, it looks pretty good, so I bought it."

Lu Xingxue rubbed the corner of the box and said nothing.

Afterwards, Jiang Ci was going to catch the afternoon tea, and Lu Xingxue was going back to the company. The two left the Moby Whale Pavilion together, and Lu Xingxue took Jiang Ci to the coffee shop by the way.

The agent, Mr. Qian, and several other colleagues have already arrived. Jiang Ci said, "I'm sorry for being late" and was about to take a seat. Everyone immediately surrounded her: "What's going on? How did I hear that you're married? That's fine, Director Jiang, you have kept such a big matter of marriage from us, and you have kept it from us for three years!"

Jiang Ci knew it was the news from that lecture as soon as he heard it, and smiled, as a tacit consent.

Mr. Qian stared wide-eyed: "Really married? I thought you deliberately fooled those students."

Someone shouted: "Director Jiang, tell me quickly, who is the other party, why are you willing to step into the cage of marriage at such a young age?"

"I can't imagine, I can't imagine, who can be worthy of our talented Director Jiang?"

Mr. Qian guessed: "Is it the industry? Or some pianist?"

Jiang Ci said helplessly, "Let me go."

She didn't want to say it, and everyone just laughed it off.Mr. Qian took out a few invitation letters, and naturally changed the subject: "My wife will hold an exhibition in a while, and she will be very happy if you can come to the exhibition."

Mrs. Qian is fond of jewelry collection and has held several large and small exhibitions over the years.Jiang Ci wasn't interested at first, but agreed in a strange way.

In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of September, Lu Xingxue's parents' memorial day, and Jiang Ci accompanied her to the cemetery early in the morning.

The cemetery is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with a unique environment.

Lu Xingxue took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the tombstone. The whole process was silent.

Her parents died in a shipwreck, and she was only four or five years old that year, the age when she needed her parents' care and love.

Jiang Ci stood behind Lu Xingxue, watched her thin figure, and accompanied her quietly.

Leaving the cemetery, according to the usual practice in previous years, I will go to the house to visit Grandpa Lu.

Grandpa Lu is in poor health. He lives in seclusion and doesn't like to see people. The house is also quiet.The two walked through the stone path and met Grandpa Lu in a wheelchair in the garden.

Grandpa Lu asked them: "Have you gone to worship?"

Lu Xingxue replied: "Yes."

Grandpa Lu nodded, and looked at Jiang Ci beside Lu Xingxue, Jiang Ci immediately said, "Grandpa."

Grandpa Lu said lovingly, "Good boy."

The three gossiped for a while, and Grandpa Lu asked Lu Xingxue: "I heard that you are reorganizing the management. You have replaced several board members in one go. Are you going to be promoted to the group's executives?"

Lu Xingxue: "Are they here to bother you?"

Jiang Ci heard that they were going to talk about the company, so she walked away consciously.

Aunt Yun, who has worked in the Lu family for decades, grew up watching Lu Xingxue, and when she saw Jiang Ci walking aimlessly by herself, she waved to her under the umbrella: "A Ci, is it hot? Drink plum juice."

Jiang Ci walked over and sat down. Aunt Yun poured her a glass. Jiang Ci tasted it. The chilled sour plum juice was sour and sweet, which quenched her thirst.

Aunt Yun: "Xiaobai liked to drink the sour plum juice I made when she was a child. Leave her alone, she can drink it all in one go."

Xiaobai is Lu Xingxue's baby name, because the relationship is not that close, Jiang Ci never calls her that, just like Lu Xingxue has always just called her "Jiang Ci Jiang Ci".

From this point of view, both of them are people with a sense of propriety.

Aunt Yun sighed as she said, "I'm so old now. I still remember how obedient she was when she was young."

Jiang Ci looked at Lu Xingxue, who was wearing a black dress not far away and was kneeling to talk to his grandfather, and asked Aunt Yun, "How good is she?"

"It's so good," Aunt Yun said, "It's very worry-free. I remember once, when I suddenly disappeared, it drove the whole Lu family crazy, and I looked for her for a whole afternoon."

Jiang Ci: "Where did she go?"

Aunt Yun: "She said she was watching the ants on the stone bench by the garden, she fell asleep while watching them, and rolled into the bushes. We didn't notice such a small person."

Jiang Ci pulled her lips involuntarily, and Aunt Yun continued: "You didn't see her, she was sleeping in such a drowsy state, with grass clippings on her hair, and Bai Shengsheng's small face and small arms were all from sleep. Indentation. I have to apologize to everyone in a childish voice, saying, 'It's all my fault, I secretly made friends with the sleepy bug'."

Secretly made friends with the sleepy bug...

Jiang Ci found that she had no way to equate the mature and restrained Lu Xingxue with the little girl in Aunt Yun's description.But just by listening to the description, you can feel how cute and tender Lu Xingxue was when he was a child.

She took a few more sips of sour plum juice, Aunt Yun saw that she liked it, and said cheerfully: "If you want to drink, come here often, Aunt Yun will make it for you."

The breeze blew the broken hair to her lips, and Jiang Ci slowly pushed it away: "Okay."

The two stayed for a vegetarian meal. After the meal, Grandpa Lu asked them to come back again during the Mid-Autumn Festival.At that time, some of the Lu family's nephews and nephews will also come over. Jiang Ci doesn't usually see them, so he takes the opportunity to recognize them.

Jiang Ci fully agreed, and on the way back, Lu Xingxue was still not in high spirits.

Jiang Ci didn't know what Grandpa Lu said to her, but seeing Lu Xingxue's appearance, it probably wasn't a conversation that could make her feel relieved.

From the sleepy Ruannuo Xiaobai in Aunt Yun's eyes, to Mr. Lu who needs to manage a huge group, along the way, I don't know how much pressure he has endured.

The softest part of Jiang Ci's heart seemed to be pricked by a needle suddenly.

Today is also her parents' memorial day.

Jiang Ci clicked on the chat profile picture with Assistant Yao and sent her a message.

Thin sunlight spilled in from the car window, Lu Xingxue lowered his eyes, and his slender eyelashes cast a thick shadow under his eyes.

The phone screen turned on, and Jiang Ci looked away. It was Assistant Yao's reply: "Miss Jiang, the arrangements have been made, and I will keep it secret."

"Mid-Autumn Festival." Lu Xingxue said without warning, Jiang Ci's mobile phone was locked and reversed in one go, and she met Lu Xingxue's turned gaze.

Lu Xingxue: "Since I promised grandpa to go to the Mid-Autumn Festival, let's visit your parents in advance."

It was true that Jiang Ci hadn't brought Lu Xingxue to Tong's house for a long time, and Jiang Lin was very dissatisfied with this. Since Lu Xingxue brought it up on his own initiative, Jiang Ci responded smoothly: "Okay."

Lu Xingxue took a look at Jiang Ci, and later, another look.

Jiang Ci: "?"

Lu Xingxue: "Are you in the sun? Your face is a little red, do you want to pull down the visor?"

Jiang Ci: "..."

Jiang Ci pulled down the visor: "It's really a bit sunburned."