Ji Qingshi: "If Jiajia hadn't taken up most of Mo Yushen's energy, he wouldn't be in such a passive position in the equity dispute with Mo Lian. After all, they're family. Right now, I just want Jiajia to be happy. As for the future, whether she stays together or divorces Mo Yushen, we'll talk about that later."
The elder brother hesitated for a moment, then finally agreed: "You personally follow up and try to resume cooperation as soon as possible." He asked, "What about Jia?"
"She was in a good mood with Mo Yushen, but she couldn't remember almost anything."
Ji Qingshi told him about Xi Jia's condition these past two days, "Aren't you going to come back and see her?"
"I'm busy right now. The Jiang family's research and development center in Switzerland has made a new breakthrough. I'll go take a look. Maybe this time, Jia won't have any side effects after taking the medicine."
The elder brother instructed Ji Qingshi: "Take good care of Jia for me."
Ji Qingshi responded. Ever since Xi Jia fell ill, he had stayed in China to take care of her, while his older brother and parents had been traveling all over the world, hoping to get the latest news from hospitals.
Since the Lunar New Year, her older brother hasn't seen Xi Jia, busy with company affairs and searching for treatment options. Xi Jia is also deaf, and occasionally video chats with her older brother.
After ending the call with my older brother, the meeting on the other end also concluded.
The secretary brought over his notebook. "Mr. Ji, there's news. Mo Lian has a weakness: Jiang Qin. I've sent the details to your email."
Ji Qingshi nodded and said thank you for your hard work. It was Jiang Qin. This matter needs further consideration.
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Xi Jia slept for three hours before waking up.
Mo Yushen had finished filling in all the notes, revised the photography cooperation agreement, printed it out, and signed it. He also filtered out the chat content between Xi Jia and her mother, deleted the dates, kept only the conversation, printed it out as text, and bound it.
Xi Jia opened her eyes to an unfamiliar room where she was all alone.
She got up and looked around the room. There were two photocopies of ID cards pasted on the headboard, one of herself and the other of Mo Yushen.
Xi Jia frowned. Who is Mo Yushen?
There were notes on the bedside table, and she started flipping through them from the first page.
It turns out that Mo Yushen is her fiancé, nicknamed Qin Cucu. They have known each other for almost a year. Cucu suffers from the same illness as her, and it was she who pulled Cucu out of her reclusive state.
The two developed feelings for each other and later became a couple.
She loves Cucu, and Cucu loves her too.
Cucu is much more cheerful than before, but he still feels insecure, afraid that she might leave him one day.
Xi Jia read through the chat history again and roughly understood what was going on.
It turns out she knew Aunt Qin first, and Aunt Qin even hired her as a screenwriter.
Xi Jia messaged Ji Qingshi again, asking about her relationship with Mo Yushen. Only then did she notice that she was wearing a diamond ring on her ring finger.
Following Mo Yushen's instructions, Ji Qingshi sent the message to Xi Jia word for word.
Xi Jia felt relieved, but also guilty. She had forgotten that Mo Yushen was her fiancé after a good night's sleep. She went to the bathroom to fix her makeup and hair, and then went outside to find Mo Yushen.
Having mentally prepared herself beforehand, Xi Jia didn't feel so unfamiliar when she saw Mo Yushen in the living room.
There were also some pleasant surprises; her fiancé turned out to be so handsome, much better looking in person than in his ID photo. He perfectly matched all her aesthetic standards for men.
Mo Yushen typed on the screen: 【Do you still remember me?】
Xi Jia smiled and said, "Mo Yushen is my boyfriend."
Mo Yushen: [You keep calling me husband.]
Xi Jia: "Oh."
Mo Yushen stood up, gestured for her to come over.
Xi Jia felt inexplicably nervous, but it was clearly written in her notebook that she liked Cu Cu, and liked his hugs and kisses. She relaxed herself and looked at Mo Yushen: "I'll give you a chance to hug me."
Mo Yushen took a few steps over and gently pulled her into his arms.
Xi Jia was incredibly nervous at first. To her, Mo Yushen was no different from a stranger, except that she knew he was her fiancé.
Mo Yushen did not make any further intimate moves, but simply held her close, pressing her cheek against his heart.
The atmosphere was warm and cozy, and Xi Jia, no longer so nervous, gradually calmed down. Her body seemed to remember Mo Yushen's embrace; she raised her arms and hugged him back.
Mo Yushen ruffled Xi Jia's hair, let go of her, and led her to sit on the sofa.
[I'll show you a video.]
Xi Jia: "What video?"
Mo Yushen: [Many.]
He first opened a video of Xi Jia at an equestrian competition.
Xi Jia only remembered that she used to love horseback riding, but she had no recollection of the competitions or anything like that. Seeing herself on horseback again still felt incredibly familiar.
This video was recorded last November.
"You recorded this?"
Mo Yushen hesitated for half a second, then nodded.
This was actually recorded by Secretary Ding.
What Secretary Ding recorded was roughly equivalent to what he recorded.
After watching the video, Mo Yushen turned off the camera and opened his phone's photo album.
There is a photo of Xi Jia leaning against the car window, showing her back. It was taken at the end of October last year on the way to her grandfather's house.
Xi Jia: "Did you take this?"
Mo Yu nodded deeply. He then clicked on another video.
This video was taken while boating on a lake in the mountains. In the video, the two are holding hands tightly, and she occasionally steals glances at Mo Yushen and gives him a flirtatious look.
The video was very short; Mo Yushen only recorded less than a minute of it. At the time, Zhou Mingqian and Teacher Shang were sitting in front of him, so it wasn't convenient for him.
Xi Jia replayed the video. How happy must she have been to have that look in her eyes and that smile? "Do you show me this every day?"
Mo Yushen: [If you don't read this, you won't know who I am, and you'll feel repelled.]
"Your memory is longer than mine, isn't it?" Xi Jia asked Mo Yushen.
Mo Yushen: [It's similar to your situation six months ago. Some things are deeply etched in my memory, while others I forget the next day. I remember everything related to you, and I review it many times every day, afraid of forgetting it.]
Xi Jia looked at Mo Yushen, and the two stared at each other for a few seconds. Xi Jia took the initiative to hook her arms around Mo Yushen's neck, and Mo Yushen pressed down with a kiss.
For Xi Jia, this was their first kiss. Her heart was pounding in her chest.
Nothing more than beautiful and heart-fluttering.
Just as it was written in her notebook, she loved him very much.
One kiss set their hearts racing.
Mo Yushen: [Let's go home.]
Xi Jia was confused. Wasn't this her own home?
Mo Yushen: [This is my mom's apartment. We usually live in a villa. I came over to have dinner with her today. My mom went to buy you spring clothes for your street style photoshoot. We're starting a business, forgot?]
Xi Jia had just seen the agreement; all the income would go to her, and she would give Mo Yushen pocket money.
Mo Yushen put away the computer and turned off the power.
As they left the apartment, Mo Yushen held Xi Jia's hand the whole way.
When Xi Jia arrived at the villa, she found her car parked in the yard. The license plate number was her birthday, a gift from her older brother for her eighteenth birthday.
She still remembers.
In the bedroom, her notebook, coffee cup, colored pens, and double-sided tape were placed on the worktable.
On the bedside table, there was her display stand.
At the foot of the bed, her pony-themed loungewear lay lazily.
Xi Jia became even more convinced, and she continued to live there.
Mo Yushen's phone rang; it was Secretary Ding. He hung up. Secretary Ding then sent a message saying there was a video conference at six o'clock.
Secretary Ding: [Chairman Li specifically instructed that you must attend.]
Mo Yushen: [Understood.]
Xi Jia opened the bag, inside was a photocopy of Mo Yushen's ID card. She remembered that in Aunt Qin's house, there was a photocopy of her in Mo Yushen's room.
She attached double-sided tape to Mo Yushen's picture and stuck it on the headboard. She added a note: "My husband, Mo Yushen. We've been in love for almost a year."
Xi Jia stared at the ID photo for a long time, then wrote a sentence in the blank space on the paper: "In this life, I only love my husband, Mo Yushen."
Mo Yushen walked over, hugged Xi Jia, and typed on his phone: [I'm going downstairs to the study; the client's photos aren't finished yet. I'm going to work overtime.]
Xi Jia remembered that he was now a photographer. "Go on, I need to keep writing my script." She kissed him on the cheek.
Mo Yushen looked at her eyes and saw that they were as cheerful as before, and all his weariness disappeared.
Chairman Li called him a few days ago and said: "Xi Jia is in this state, so you basically need to be with her all the time. And the Mo family business also requires 80% of your energy. You can't have your cake and eat it too. You simply can't manage both Xi Jia and the Mo family business. You'll be at a disadvantage. Think it over, which one you're going to choose."
Now, in his heart, Xi Jia and Mo Shi are ranked in order of importance: Xi Jia > Mo Shi.
Nothing is more important than her.
Chapter Sixty-Two
Mo Yushen's video conference lasted until 10:30 PM. Half of that time was spent by Chairman Li doing ideological work with him.
Chairman Li's meaning: I understand you want to take care of Xi Jia, but don't easily say you're leaving the Mo family. There's always a way out, and I'll be there to support you.
It was Chairman Li's last sentence that struck a chord with Mo Yushen. Chairman Li wasn't originally a member of the Mo family, and getting involved in this mess was truly unnecessary. But in order to protect him, Chairman Li insisted on dragging himself into it.
Mo Yushen: "I need to give seven-tenths of my energy to Xi Jia, and less than three-tenths to the Mo family."
Chairman Li: That works too. It's better than you backing out.
Before the video ended, Chairman Li joked: "I've been listening to an old song lately, I should dedicate it to you."
Mo Yushen: "What song?"
Chairman Li: I love the country more than the beauty.