She swallowed her words.
"It's nothing," Liang Shi smiled. "You go ahead with your work."
Xu Qingzhu sensed that she had something to say, so she said, "You can say what you have to say, and I'll get back to work after you're done."
"You should get back to work," Liang Shi said. "I have to go to work tomorrow. I don't have anything to do here, so I'll head out now."
Xu Qingzhu: "...Okay."
Liang Shi gave her a thumbs-up, "Fighting!"
Her English pronunciation is very accurate.
Xu Qingzhu was taken aback, but immediately replied, "Good Night."
Startled by the unexpected "Goodnight" in English, Liang Shi paused for a moment before gently repeating her own words: "Good Night."
Her pronunciation was still clear and accurate, just as good as hers. It wasn't like someone who tried to imitate others blindly, only learning the sounds, but rather someone with years of English experience.
But Xu Qingzhu clearly remembers that Liang Shi used to be someone whose pronunciation would be ridiculed even for saying "No Problem".
What did Liang Shi say at that time?
She waved her hand dismissively and laughed, "They'll all be learning Chinese in the future, so why should I learn so much English? I can speak Chinese anyway. Besides, how much does a translator cost these days? If I want to travel abroad, can't I just hire a translator? And she has to be available whenever I call."
His tone had the air of a nouveau riche who had suddenly become wealthy.
Liang Shi, on the other hand, was very confident and casual.
It was just a casual remark; there was no intention to show off any superiority in knowledge.
However, a simple Fighting move cannot showcase her abilities.
But it is precisely this nonchalant expression that makes people feel that she has a profound background.
"Hey, Blanche." A sudden voice from the study interrupted Xu Qingzhu's thoughts. She reopened her laptop, and on the screen was a blonde, blue-eyed face asking in fluent English, "Is that your lover?"
“Yes.” Xu Qingzhu nodded after thinking for a moment, and answered her in equally fluent English, “She is my wife.”
The other party expressed surprise, saying, "Your wife has a very nice voice."
"Thank you." Xu Qingzhu didn't want to waste time on this issue and quickly changed the subject: "Are you really not planning to develop your career in China?"
“That depends on how sincere you are. I don’t have any relatives here either, but it’s the place I grew up in.” The other person said, “Blanche, you know, your place is a sad place for me.”
"Oh, this." Xu Qingzhu smiled helplessly, "It's your fault for leaving without saying anything. Isn't it normal for Cherry to be angry? And you didn't even try to comfort her."
“I was afraid she’d be heartbroken,” the other person sighed. “But who knew she’d dump me and get a new girlfriend? I was the one who got dumped.”
“Cherry is single now,” Xu Qingzhu said. “I just called her yesterday and we’re planning to meet up tomorrow. She’s opened a small studio doing custom jewelry and is a small business owner. She’s doing pretty well, but…”
The other person immediately said, "Then after you meet with Cherry tomorrow, could you ask her for me if I go back to China, will she kill me?"
Xu Qingzhu was amused by her, "If you decide to come back, I can protect you. Even if Cherry comes at you with a knife, I'll be the one who gets hurt first."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and the other party asked her some questions about her life.
For example, she never mentioned when she got married, which is really inconsiderate.
He also said that if he were to return to China, he must have his wife treat him to a meal, and Xu Qingzhu readily agreed.
Finally, the other person asked, "Your wife has a really nice voice, is she a singer?"
"No," Xu Qingzhu said, "it's..."
She thought for a long time but still couldn't come up with a suitable title to describe Liang Shi's current state.
He could only smile helplessly and say, "Let her tell you herself when you meet."
After the other person readily agreed, they suddenly said, "Blanche, it's been a long time since I've seen you. You're still as clever as ever, always setting traps for me."
"Wasn't that because you were giving in to me?" Xu Qingzhu said.
The other person was taken aback. "OMG. I suddenly realized you're only 23. You got married so young."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
She smiled and said, "If I meet the right person, I'll get married."
She made no mention of the fact that she had no choice but to get married because of the Xu family's business crisis.
"Have you finished your MBA yet?" the other person asked again.
"I've finished studying, and I'll graduate in the first half of the year."
"So you got married right after graduation? You got both certificates at the same time!" The other person said, "I definitely have to meet her when I get back to China. I hope she won't disappoint me."
Xu Qingzhu nodded and continued to tempt her, "As long as you come back, I will definitely introduce you to him."
Regardless of whether we meet or not, let's get them back to their country first.
The two chatted in English for half an hour before hanging up.
After hanging up the video call, Xu Qingzhu turned on her computer in her study. The design drafts submitted by the design department were now completely unacceptable and could not possibly be presented as mature works at the press conference.
The autumn product launch is just around the corner.
If this venture succeeds, Minghui Jewelry may be able to survive for a while longer, but if it fails, it will probably have to declare bankruptcy within a few months.
Xu Qingzhu was under immense pressure.
Helpless, she could only ask her old friends for help.
The person who just made the video call was Sally, from the United States, whose Chinese name is Yang Zhou.
Because she liked a line of poetry that said "In the third month of spring, amidst the fireworks, I went down to Yangzhou" when she first came to China, she gave herself a Chinese name that reflected that.
They met when they joined a mountaineering club; both she and Cherry were jewelry design students.
Xu Qingzhu was the youngest member of the mountaineering club.
Xu Qingzhu never attended primary school. Because of that kidnapping case, she didn't speak for a long time and just stayed at home reading.
Mr. Xu hired a tutor for her. Although she didn't speak, she could fully absorb what the tutor taught, and she always scored very high on her exams.
After her illness improved slightly, Xu's father arranged for her to take the junior high school entrance exam. She entered junior high school at the age of ten, younger than all the other children in her class.
Back then, she was small and sat in the first row by the window in the classroom. Everyone knew she had a mental illness, so no one dared to play with her. All her fun came from reading.
One year, her old illness relapsed, and she did not go to school.
It's equivalent to spending an extra year in the second year of junior high.
After that, she entered Haizhou No. 1 Middle School with high scores, and then entered Qingyi University with high scores, majoring in finance.
She pursued an MBA when choosing a major in graduate school, but before she even received her two-year MBA degree, she had already registered her marriage with Liang Shi.
That's why Sally was so surprised just now.
She felt somewhat inferior when she got married, so she didn't inform many of her close friends from school.
Even after graduation, I lost contact with everyone, only liking other people's posts on social media during holidays.
Sally and Cherry went their separate ways after graduation. They were a very loving couple, but Sally's mother became seriously ill the year she graduated. Sally's original plan to stay in China was disrupted, and without discussing it with Cherry, she bought a ticket and flew back to the United States, which angered Cherry, who then broke up with her.
At the time, Xu Qingzhu felt sorry for the two of them.
She only got in touch with Cherry in the last couple of days.
Cherry's Chinese name is Lin Luoxi, and she is currently the owner of Luoxi Studio.
If Minghui Jewelry hadn't fallen to such a state, Xu Qingzhu wouldn't have had the nerve to ask them for help.
Lin Luoxi's design talent is widely recognized. Her graduation project was shortlisted for an international design competition and won third prize. She was once hailed as a design genius in the industry and was known as "Little Su Yao".
Many companies offered her jobs, but Lin Luoxi only asked Xu Qingzhu, "Would you like to join your family company?"
Xu Qingzhu said she planned to pursue a master's degree first and then talk about it later. Lin Luoxi then went straight to start her own business and told her to call her anytime if she needed anything.
Lin Luoxi had attended her wedding before. She looked at Liang Shi with a complicated expression, but didn't say anything afterward.
Presumably feeling that the matter was settled and everyone had their own choice, he simply told her, "Be careful."
Xu Qingzhu has already made plans to have dinner with Lin Luoxi tomorrow night, and hopes everything goes smoothly.
Looking at the design draft on the computer screen, Xu Qingzhu frowned, her mind in turmoil, unable to continue reading.
When did Liang Shi's English become so good?
After a long silence, she sent a message to her psychiatrist, Gu Junru: "Dr. Gu, if someone has multiple personalities, will their skills change?"
Gu Junru was still awake and replied instantly: [Specifics?]
Xu Qingzhu: [Her English skills used to be very poor; she was ignorant and uneducated. But now her English pronunciation is very accurate, and she can express some very impressive viewpoints.]
Gu Junru: [Is she your wife?]
Xu Qingzhu: [...]
Gu Junru quickly sent a message: "Dr. Zhao and I have discussed this issue, and we both agree that a professional examination is needed for confirmation."
[Multiple personality disorder likely involves the splitting of memories, with one personality occupying her unpleasant memories and some of her abilities. However, based on large-scale data, the likelihood of this happening is extremely low, so further examination is needed.]
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What Liang Shi wanted to discuss with Xu Qingzhu was that Xu Qingya had already left their home, and the two of them could live separately.
But seeing that Xu Qingzhu was busy, and knowing that she had just joined the company and must be in a mess, I didn't want to waste her time.
After Liang Shi came out, he sat on the sofa for a while, and when he got a little sleepy, he went upstairs to pack his things.
During her time at the villa, she had pretty much figured out all the rooms.
She really liked the second room from the left downstairs; it was bright, clean, well-ventilated, spacious, and even had a walk-in closet.
So she plans to move there.
Liang Shi didn't have many belongings; most of the clothes in the closet belonged to the original owner and were all in flashy colors.
She bought several more items after she got them, so they were very convenient to carry around. Then there were pillows and blankets.
When Liang Shi returned in the afternoon, he asked the servants to put on new sheets in that room and also put out several spare sheets and pillowcases.
However, she quite liked the set she had been using, so she decided to take it off.
Besides, Xu Qingzhu might not want to see her things left in the room.
Liang Shi plans to have the maid donate all the clothes in the closet tomorrow to see which factory can recycle them.