Seventh Year of My Secret Love for You

[7YrSecretLove] Chapter 8.1 — Clues

Luo Qi thought of Secretary Ju’s words, that among the bosses, Jiang Shenghe was considered the best.

It was indeed so.

His temperament was not at all comparable to that of ordinary people, and he was quite charismatic.

“Thank you, Chief Jiang.”

It wasn’t appropriate to talk more. Jiang Shenghe screwed on the cap of the water bottle, slightly pointed his chin towards her house, and said in a neutral voice, “Go ahead.” 

……

Luo Qi went home for breakfast.

Jiang Yifang had already changed her clothes for going out. They had a simple meal, and the mother and daughter went out together.

Yesterday, Luo Qi made an appointment with the store manager, and now Luo Qi and her mother arrived at the bridal shop ten minutes early. There were three wedding dresses designed this year that have not yet been displayed, so Luo Qi would choose from them first, and any style that she chooses would no longer be put on the shelves.

Luo Qi took a fancy to the one on the left, and her mother said that any one of the three was good-looking.

After trying it on, her mother took a video for her, and she took a few photos of herself in the mirror.

She was a little bit regretful that Pei Shixiao wasn’t around when she was trying on wedding dresses.

Luo Qi sent him a photo, and then forwarded him the video sent by her mother: [Which one looks good on me?]

… …

Pei Shixiao had just clicked on the video when someone came towards him. The figure got closer and closer, and the person didn’t take the initiative to say hello to him until they stood directly in front of him.

Pei Shixiao’s secretary was beside him; seeing the person’s pretentious appearance, the secretary looked disdainful, and went by the elevator first and waited for the boss.

Cui Peng took a document from a folder she was holding and handed it to Pei Shixiao. Still without saying a word, she handed him the pen she brought.

After watching half of the wedding dress video, Pei Shixiao locked the phone, looked up at Cui Peng, took the pen from her fingertips, and felt that something was wrong. His eyes fell on her face again: her eyes were swollen.

She didn’t wear makeup today—she looked better without makeup. She has an oval face and a soft chin. There was a small, light brown mole on her cheek which was not obvious when she wore makeup.

With a gentle voice, he asked, “What time did you sleep last night?”

“Three o’clock,” Cui Peng answered.

Pei Shixiao had just signed one of his names, and looked up at her again, “Why did you go to bed so late? Didn’t I tell you to go home earlier?”     

Cui Peng ignored him, and looked at the pen in his hand, “I thought you would go back to the office to work overtime, so i stayed just in case you have questions about the project.”     

Pei Shixiao was silent for two or three seconds. He also looked at her for two or three seconds. “I went back to Suzhou last night.”     

This time, Cui Peng was silent. She knew that he was going back to Suzhou City, but she still had hope, thinking that he would come to the office for a while after rushing back to Shanghai from Suzhou.     

Pei Shixiao held the pen tightly, signed his name, and closed the folder. “If you are not sure whether I will return to the office in the future, send a message and ask me.”     

Cui Peng finally looked at him, and there was just the right amount of question in her round and black eyes. Her voice was soft, “I’m afraid I’ll disturb you, and you won’t reply.”     

“You won’t disturb me. I’ll reply to you when I see it.” Pei Shixiao gave her the document. He looked at his watch—there was still half an hour until the meeting time. “I have a meeting.”     

The medical technology company was in the building next door, and it took less than ten minutes to get there. When he was in the elevator in the next building, Pei Shixiao remembered that he had only watched half of the video Luo Qi sent him.     

After watching it, he replied: [The second one is not bad. Which one do you like? ]     

Luo Qi waited twenty minutes at the bridal shop for news from Pei Shixiao. No matter how busy he was before, he would reply within seconds when he saw her messages. If there was a meeting, he would tell her in advance that he’s unavailable.     

Today, after waiting so long, it turned out what she waited for was only those few words. He didn’t praise how good she looked in the wedding dress. Even the store manager was amazed by how she looked, but his reaction was just this.

Luo Qi waited for another minute, but he didn’t send anything else.

Luo told him: [I like the first one.]

Pei Shixiao hardly thought about it: [Get them both, one for the wedding and the other for the wedding photos.]

… …

She sent photos of the two wedding dresses to the designer, saying that she wanted to get both.

What Luo Qi was wearing was just a sample dress, intended to be displayed in the window. Now that she has chosen it, it will be re-made for her and some details will be adjusted according to her preferences.

Jiang Yifang saw her daughter’s head bowed over her phone, typing—it seemed that Pei Shixiao finally replied.

“What did Shixiao say?”

“To order both.”

Either one of the wedding dresses was expensive enough. In the past, Jiang Yifang would not have blinked and directly ordered both of these for her daughter, but now there was nothing she could do.

Fortunately, the son-in-law was generous and doted on her daughter.

……

Luo Qi shared a few photos of her in wedding dresses with her cousin: [How does it look?]

Luo Yu sent a voice message. Jiang Yifang was sitting far away and still heard Luo Yu’s excited shrieks, saying a long list of uncivilized words, followed by a not very serious, “Such a hot figure, how does my cheap brother-in-law deserve you!”

Luo Qi: “…”

Typing with both hands, Luo Qi sent: [My mother is here, keep your voice down.]

Luo Yu was still excited: [I also want to keep my voice down, who made you look so good! You just read my texts.]

She asked again: [Why is second aunt accompanying you to try on wedding dresses? What about brother-in-law?]

Luo Qi sent: [He has a meeting this morning. He came to Suzhou last night, stayed for half an hour, then rushed back overnight.]

Luo Yu typed a long paragraph, but thinking that her sister was so happy trying on the wedding dress, in the end she didn’t send it and deleted it all.

With a bitter taste in her mouth, she sent: [Brother-in-law is working really hard ah!]