Mo Yushen sat down at the table, opened Xi Jiaxin's notebook, and wrote on the second page: I have divorced Mo Yushen.
After that, he no longer had to practice that phrase.
Mo Yushen took down another sheet of loose-leaf paper and wrote a sentence in colored pen: "May Mo Yushen remain a bachelor for the rest of his life!" :)
After writing it down, he used double-sided tape to stick the paper on Xi Jia's bedside.
Ji Qingshi looked at the paper on the wall; it was probably impossible to remove it, and even if he did, it would leave a mark. He couldn't take it anymore: "Mo Yushen, what are you doing! It's not your wall, is it!"
Chapter 54
Mo Yushen decided to make this place his home. He asked Ji Qingshi to move to another apartment, and while Xi Jia still had her memories, he would stay here with her at night.
Ji Qingshi: "What do you mean?"
Mo Yushen closed Xi Jia's notebook and turned off the desk lamp. "From now on, give her melatonin every night, increase the dosage, and make sure she falls asleep as soon as she gets into bed, so she won't have time to overthink."
Ji Qingshi disagreed. Eating too much is bad for the nerves, and then you'll have to rely on this for sleep from now on.
Mo Yushen: "If we don't give her the food, she won't be able to sleep all night, and in the end, she'll become depressed." He had weighed the pros and cons.
Ji Qingshi fell silent. He put his hands on his hips and stared at the person on the bed.
At this moment, Xi Jia is sleeping soundly.
Ji Qingshi told Mo Yushen the truth: "When she was sick, I found a psychologist for her, in case she did something rash."
The doctor didn't use it.
She was stronger than he thought.
Even a man like him would feel inferior.
Mo Yushen: "Tell her tomorrow that someone wants to commission her to write an article, and that she shouldn't be idle and feel useless."
Ji Qingshi nodded. He stood by the bed for a while longer.
She rarely felt so quiet and relaxed since she fell ill.
Just like a sleeping baby.
He still remembers what she looked like when she was a child.
She was born at the very top of the pyramid, a place most people strive their entire lives to reach. She was intelligent, beautiful, and the apple of her family's eye.
From childhood to adulthood, I've always crushed others.
Before she fell ill, even he felt that God had bestowed all His grace upon her.
Now, the health and glory she once possessed have been gradually eroded by time, beyond her grasp. How did she endure her daily helplessness and fear?
Ji Qingshi bent down to tuck the blanket around Xi Jia, then lowered his head to kiss her forehead, but before he could, he was pulled away by a force.
Mo Yushen: "Go do what you're supposed to do."
Ji Qingshi: "..."
Ji Qingshi was kicked out of the bedroom, and Mo Yushen locked the door from the inside.
He stared at the bedroom door, utterly speechless. When he first kissed Xi Jia, Mo Yushen was probably still wearing diapers…
Ji Qingshi has plenty of apartments, and he can make do with a room downstairs, but he doesn't want to live under the same roof as a man.
He was deciding which apartment to stay in and needed to bring his access card. Suddenly, he stopped and paused for a few seconds. He went back upstairs to the study.
There's an access card in the drawer; it's for the access control system of the Fifth Ring Road residential area.
Ye Qiu gave it to him before they broke up, but he forgot to return it when they broke up. He never did.
Ji Qingshi put the access card in his suitcase and took it to his apartment near the company.
He used to live in this apartment with Ye Qiu for a while; it was close to her film set at the time. After they broke up, he never came back.
The apartment was on the thirtieth floor. Standing on the terrace with the lights off, the surrounding night view was breathtaking. He and Ye Qiu had been intimate on the terrace many times.
Ji Qingshi rubbed the bridge of his nose. Perhaps it was because he hadn't been with a woman for a long time, but he suddenly thought of these things.
After finishing his cigarette, he went back to his bedroom and tidied the clothes in the suitcase into the closet. The access card lay in the storage compartment.
Ji Qingshi took it out and traced the card with three fingers. He stared at it for a long time.
That guy named Huo Teng is pursuing her. Maybe they're already officially dating. He has no use for this access card; he'll return it to her personally on set another day.
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Mo Yushen went back to the villa and packed two large boxes of spring and summer clothes for Xi Jia. Ji Qingshi also bought new clothes for Xi Jia, but Ji Qingshi had poor taste, and those clothes were unbearable to look at.
Today, Xi Jia wore a gray cardigan with a white skirt. Her face was already pale, and dressed like that, she looked completely lifeless.
He brought three sets of Xi Jia's Little Pony loungewear. The rainbow tail and unicorn-themed items were also packed in his suitcase.
After tidying his clothes, Mo Yushen realized that he had forgotten to bring something important.
The bedside table drawers were full.
Every single box was a large size; Xi Jia bought them all as gifts for him. When she handed them to him, she would say, "Honey, I only love you."
Mo Yushen returned to Ji Qingshi's apartment at three in the morning.
After a whole night of tossing and turning, I didn't feel tired at all; instead, I felt at ease.
Mo Yushen put his luggage in the guest room downstairs and tidied it up. He took those boxes upstairs and put them in Xi Jia's bedside table drawer, wondering if she would remember the gifts she had given him in the future.
After turning off the room lights, Mo Yushen held Xi Jia in his arms.
Xi Jia hadn't slept much for seven or eight days and had taken medication; even if the sky were to fall, she wouldn't be able to open her eyes. She seemed to feel someone holding her.
Her eyelids were too heavy to open, and she couldn't tell if it was reality or a dream.
The embrace was familiar, as was the scent.
Being kissed felt so real on my lips.
Xi Jia called out, "Husband."
She thought she was dreaming.
"Honey, say that sentence again, louder. I want to hear your recording today. If I can't hear it now, I'll hear it in my dreams."
Mo Yushen felt as if he had been struck several times by a heavy object. He could only use kisses to dispel the emptiness and unease in her heart.
Xi Jia squinted her eyes. She was having a wet dream, in which she was holding and kissing Mo Yushen. It felt so real.
Later, those doubts disappeared without a trace as I fell asleep.
Xi Jia slept until noon the next day.
I woke up to find the room empty and the room unfamiliar.
There was a sentence pasted on the headboard. Looking at that piece of paper, she smiled faintly. She must have a split personality, to say such a thing about Mo Yushen.
Xi Jia got up, her fingers touched the paper, hesitated for a long time, and couldn't bear to peel it off.
My ring finger is bare. The new notebook contains only one sentence: I've divorced Mo Yushen.
Xi Jia sat at the table, looking out the window with a blank expression.
Two hours later, she was able to stand up, and her legs finally had strength again.
The housekeeper prepared light side dishes and porridge for Xi Jia, but she only ate a few bites before sending a message to Ji Qingshi: "Second Brother, I'm going to the horse farm this afternoon to see Yang Yang."
Ji Qingshi: [Come back early, I need your help with something.]
Xi Jia: [? Me?]
Ji Qingshi: [Hmm, I over-bragged. I said you're a famous screenwriter, and my friend's aunt contacted me wanting to commission a piece from you. Could you help me out?]
Xi Jia: [Let's forget it. I can't hear anyone talking. What if it turns out to be a joke? Wouldn't that be embarrassing for you? Just say I'm abroad, busy with the competition.]
Ji Qingshi: [I have a meeting right away. We'll discuss it in detail when I get home tonight. Just come home early.]
Xi Jia did not directly refuse.
She wanted to find something to do, but was afraid of embarrassing Ji Qingshi. She decided to talk about it when she got back tonight.
Xi Jia changed into a bright dress and went to the horse farm.
Wu Yang was waiting at the door early, carrying a whiteboard on his shoulder and holding several whiteboard markers in his hand.
Xi Jia got out of the car and couldn't help but laugh at his unrestrained manner.
Wu Yang wrote on the whiteboard: Welcome leaders to visit and provide guidance.
Xi Jia patted him on the shoulder, "Your year-end bonus will be doubled this year."
Wu Yang erased the message and wrote again: [Where are you going to inspect?]
Xi Jia: "Let's take a walk by the river."
The two of them walked over there at a leisurely pace.
Along the roadside, the withered foxtail grass clumps from last year now appear faintly green from a distance.
Xi Jia waved her ring finger in front of Wu Yang's eyes, "I'm divorced. I got divorced yesterday. I'm going horseback riding in a bit to celebrate becoming single again."
Wu Yang seemed rooted to the spot, while Xi Jia had walked five or six meters ahead, he remained rooted to the spot. The pen on the whiteboard seemed unsure whether to write a vertical line or a left-falling stroke first.
Xi Jia: "You have to buy me a bag today." She turned her head to the side, but there was no one there.
"Yang Yang!" Xi Jia called out as she turned around.
Wu Yang held up the whiteboard in his hand.
Xi Jia's lips curled up slightly.
It says 'Statue of Liberty' on it.
Xi Jia continued walking towards the river, and Wu Yang caught up with her.
Xi Jia seemed to be talking to herself: "I gave all my notes to my second brother, and the password to my cloud drive to him too. Besides my family, the only people in my contacts are you and Ye Qiu. My past starts anew from yesterday."
“On my way here, I was looking through my phone’s notes, and I still have a lot of notes in there. There’s a girl named Yu An on set who’s been really, really nice to me. She’s an orphan, and her birthday is on Lunar New Year’s Eve. I left a message for Ji Qingshi, asking him to look after Yu An for me.”
"If I'm not around one day, maybe she can keep my mom company a little longer."