"I'll remember!"
"That's good. Just do well and remember me!" Gu Jingyi kissed her forehead. They hugged for a while before parting.
"Then you keep working hard too!"
Gu Jingyi nodded. He would. He would strive to go higher, until he could protect her.
And so, as winter began to creep in around the start of November, Ji Xingmi embarked on her journey. She didn't travel very far, but only Yi Hao and Elder Hua knew about it. No one else did. Even Secretary Sun and Gu Jingyi were unaware of this matter. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
On December 8th, Ji Mingyi and Han Dong finally got together. They held their wedding at the Kyoto Grand Hotel, attended by many guests, including Feng Changze. He hadn't heard from Ji Xingmi in a long time. Ever since their last unpleasant encounter, he hadn't seen her. He had expected to see her here, but she never appeared throughout the evening.
Feng Changze walked out of the hotel and let out a sigh. Perhaps it was the cold weather, but his breath turned into a white mist. He pulled a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a puff, coughing. Due to his health reasons in the past, he never touched such things. Now that his health was fine, he still couldn't get the hang of it.
"If you don't know how to smoke, why force yourself?" a voice came from behind. Feng Changze turned around and saw Gu Jingyi. He smiled before replying, "Do you want one?" He offered the cigarette in his hand.
Gu Jingyi shook his head, looking at the man before him. "You came here today looking for Xing'er, didn't you?"
Feng Changze remained silent, looking at him. Gu Jingyi didn't flinch from his gaze and continued, "I know you like Xing'er! But you must understand, she is already engaged to me."
"Are you bragging to me? Gu Jingyi, you just met her before I did. I understand her better than you! You don't even know what kind of life she wants."
"I'm also very glad I met her first. I will give her the life she wants."
"Gu Jingyi, are you so sure you've won? Does Xing'er like you? She doesn't. She just thinks you're suitable! It has nothing to do with feelings. If it weren't for the pressure from the Feng family, she would never have agreed."
"That's good enough. I don't care, as long as she's by my side! What you say won't change the fact that I love her. As for whether she loves me, I believe I can warm her heart! I didn't come to see you today to brag. This is a letter Xing'er left for you before she left. I never found an opportunity to give it to you, but since I've run into you today, I'll give it to you." Gu Jingyi handed over the letter and then turned back into the hotel.
Feng Changze thought for a long time before opening the letter. He took it back to where he was staying, gazed at the envelope for a while, and then opened it.
Feng Changze:
I'm sorry! I said some hurtful things when we last met. I hope we can still be friends after everything is over!
Ji Xingmi
Was he disappointed? Yes. But the Ji Xingmi he remembered had always been like this. Since she hoped to talk after everything was over, then let everything be over!
Feng Changze was very busy in the following days, and even Gao Yu rarely saw him. Until one day, Feng Changze invited Gao Yu for a drink.
"Why do you have time to drink with me today?"
"Well, I'm happy today! Let's have a drink!"
Gao Yu stopped asking, and the two of them drank until they were thoroughly drunk. When Feng Changze woke up, he returned to his usual state.
Just as Gao Yu thought life had returned to normal, the news came that the Feng family had fallen. It was sudden, and the news caught many off guard. Some, including the Feng family themselves, didn't even know what had happened.
After moving out of her old residence, Old Mrs. Feng had been acting imperiously at home. She would criticize her daughters-in-law daily, but there was nothing they could do, after all, she was their mother-in-law. This day was no different from any other. Old Mrs. Feng was complaining about the morning breakfast when suddenly someone rushed in and took them all away.
It was only later that they learned Feng Xiang had also been arrested.
When Gao Yu received the news, he immediately rushed to find Feng Changze. By the time he arrived, Feng Changze was also being escorted away.
"Changze?" Gao Yu called out. Feng Changze noticed him, said a few words to the people around him, and stood still, waiting for him. Seeing this, Gao Yu hurried to his side.
"What's going on?"
"It's nothing. I'm just cooperating with the investigation. Don't worry! I'll be back soon." With that, Feng Changze left with the officers. Even though he said this, Gao Yu was still extremely worried. He pulled many strings to inquire about the matter but received no useful information.
However, Feng Changze was indeed released quickly, just as he had said. This eased Gao Yu's worries considerably. Fearing that something else might happen to him, Gao Yu decided to stay with him during this period.