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Introduction: Everyone likes Ji Xueji, the big miss of the Ji family, she is beautiful, sensible, knows the number of etiquette, the most important thing is that she has excellent luck, and can also bring good luck to everyone who is good friends with her, and this "everyone" does not include her own sister Ji Ningyan. Ji Ningyan once thought that this was probably the extreme of bad luck, and he couldn't even rub a little luck.
01. Suit with red dress
In mid-August of 2015, Ji Ningyan returned to Ji's house.
Except for her grandfather Ji Lao, the Ji family, along with the employees, no one welcomed her back, so she did not ask herself to be bored, and did not greet anyone directly to the third floor to visit the sick and bedridden Ji Lao.
Two hours ago, after receiving a call from her grandfather at the advertising shooting site, she hurried back, and she didn't have time to change her red dress.
At Ji Lao's bedside, Ji Ningyan met Shen Xiang for the first time, he was the youngest owner of the Shen family in Beijiang.
The Beijiang people have a strong sense of clan, and the power and status of the big family cannot be shaken, not to mention that three generations up, the family is the Shen family of the magnate.
Before ji lao died, he entrusted Ji Ningyan to Shen Xiang, hoping that Shen Xiang would take good care of his most beloved little granddaughter.
So in September of the same year, Shen Xiang and Ji Ningyan held an engagement ceremony.
02. Gentle and deep
After the engagement, Ji Ningyan lived quietly in the Shen Mansion for three years.
During these three years, she finished college and entered the art museum, during which time she and Shen Xiang maintained a respectful relationship, and then there was a twist, or because of a phone call.
That night she was painting oil paintings, when she received a call from Wen Qingyan, saying that Shen Xiang was drunk, they were on the xuecang side, and if Ji Ningyan had time, she hoped that she could pick up Shen Xiang.
Wen Qingyan is a good friend of Shen Xiang for many years, and at the end of last month, Shen Xiang also took Ji Ningyan to his birthday party. When they arrived at the meeting place that day, Ji Ningyan understood why Shen Xiang had brought her here. There were a lot of Miss Qianjin at the scene, and Shen wanted to take her to save her a lot of trouble, but also to show the feelings between them to the outside world and break their speculations.
But even if Ji Ningyan was present, there were still many women who frequently showed favor to him.
Without mentioning his background and status, his face alone can impress many people.
On the way to Xuecang to pick up Shen Xiang, Ji Ningyan thought about it carefully and felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this matter today, until she saw Shen Xiang, she did not react that she had been deceived.
Shen xiang did drink wine, but it didn't look like he was drunk, and when he saw her, he frowned slightly, and asked strangely, "How did you come?" ”
At this time, Wen Qingyan stood up and explained: "Brother Shen, you always hide people and refuse to take them out, haven't we seen each other for a long time?" My sister-in-law is also going to come out and get together with us. ”
Shen Wantao glanced at him, then raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, without saying anything, but Ji Ningyan could clearly feel that he did not want to let himself participate in such an occasion.
She felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, but the next second she heard Shen want to say, "The next time we get together, remember to bring your family." ”
Those present understood what he meant instantly.
Except for Ji Ningyan, all the people present were men, and she would definitely feel uncomfortable alone.
Yan Yan Ji Ningyan couldn't help but look up at him, the light in the snow room was bright, fine as snow, falling on him, showing that his temperament was even more cold.
This person obviously did not like her, but he was so indulgent to her and took care of her everywhere.
Shen xiang didn't stay in Xuecang for long, Ji Ningyan had just arrived for a while, and he was planning to leave.
When I went back, it was Ji Ningyan's car, and suddenly it rained heavily on the way, and Ji Ningyan had to reduce the speed. From here to Shen House still needs an hour's drive, Shen did not let her continue to drive in the rain, so he found a hotel nearby and prepared to stay for one night temporarily.
One room, two people.
Shen wanted to drink more alcohol, and now he was drunk, and it was a little uncomfortable. Ji Ningyan watched him press his temple several times, a pair of distant mountain eyebrows have been frowning, she let the hotel waiter cook a bowl of decoction soup to send up, when he brought it to Shen Xiang, he just came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe, his eyebrows were wet and black, extending a little sexy.
After drinking the decoction soup, he said, "I have documents to read, you go to sleep first." ”
The implication is that he will stay in the living room all night.
Ji Ningyan couldn't tell how he felt at the moment.
She always remembers the scene when her grandfather died—
At that time, she was crying almost out of breath, the end of her eyes was very red, only Shen wanted to comfort her, took her into his arms, and slowly coaxed her, calling her "smoke smoke".
The tenderness of that moment was the most moving.
At two o'clock in the middle of the night, Ji Ningyan tossed and turned on the bed for a while, but he couldn't sleep, and finally walked out of the bedroom barefoot and saw Shen Xiang sleeping on the sofa in the living room.
He closed his eyes, not knowing if he was asleep.
He drank and should be sleepy now, right?
Ji Ningyan took a thin blanket to cover him, stood and looked at him for a while, and finally couldn't help but bend down and kiss him, soft and cool. However, before she stood up, when the secret love in her heart had not faded, she raised her eyes and looked straight at Shen Xiang's eyes.
03. Cold face and exclusion
The afterglow of the snow wine is very strong, and drinking the decanting soup can not alleviate much, at most, it will not have a headache after waking up tomorrow. The wine was still lingering, causing Shen to think for a moment whether the scene that had just happened was an illusion or a fact.
He cried out, "Smoke? ”
Shen Xiang was a few years older than Ji Ningyan, and the influence of his family background and rich experience in the world made him very different from others. He is capable and skillful, and sometimes more like a brother in front of Ji Ningyan, so he has always taken good care of her.
Ji Ningyan suddenly panicked, and his small face was stunned in place.
No matter how drunk, Shen thought that he was also a little sober, his temples jumped non-stop, he reached out and rubbed it, and took the initiative to break the delicate atmosphere of the moment: "Next week is your sister's engagement banquet, do you want to go back?" ”
Ji Ningyan was in a trance again, and all the deep love and honey that happened in the previous few minutes were forgotten, and only the sentence in his mind remained: Next week is your sister's engagement party, do you want to go back?
Sister.
She also has an older sister.
……
There are two young ladies in the Ji family, when the eldest miss Ji Xueji was born, Grandma Ji was superstitious and found a fortune teller, and after the fortune teller received the money, she said that she had excellent luck and could transport people around her. As soon as Ji Ningyan was born, Ji Xueji had a serious illness, and then the minor illness continued, and I don't know when it began, and the rumors of Miss Ke of the Second Miss were spread throughout the Ji family.
The preacher did not have the intention of listening, and over time, Ji Ningyan gradually became unpopular, along with her parents who preferred Ji Xueji more, only Ji Lao had always been a bowl of water.
When Ji Ningyan was ten years old, Ji Lao took her to live in another city, and during that time she rarely returned to Ji's home, and when she grew up, the number of times she went back was even more numerous.
Ji Xueji's engagement party arrived as scheduled, she was gentle and charming, and when she smiled at the people around her, it was difficult not to be moved. Because of those rumors, Ji Ningyan's relationship with her sister was not good, and she was used to staying away from her sister over the years.
The people of the Ji family did not like Ji Ningyan, and she was even more cold-faced and excluded at this engagement banquet.
Her parents were vaguely worried that The appearance of Ji Ningyan would not mess up the engagement. If it weren't for the fact that her marriage contract with Shen Xiang had been decided, she wouldn't have received an invitation to the banquet at all.
Ji Ningyan didn't believe in any so-called fortune telling, but after she arrived, the engagement banquet did have an accident. First, the back kitchen almost caught fire, and then Ji Xueji's fiancé encountered a car accident on the way to the scene, fortunately, it was only a gentle scratch, which delayed a little time.
The Li family prince could not arrive on time, and Ji Mu directly transferred this matter to Ji Ningyan's body. In order to ease the atmosphere, some people proposed to choose someone to come out and dance an opening dance on the spot to delay the opening time, and I don't know who deliberately coaxed Shen Xiang and Ji Xueji to recommend it.
Ji Ningyan was already accustomed to her parents' anger, but she didn't want to involve Shen Xiang, and she didn't want the person she liked to dance with Ji Xueji.
Ji Ning raised an eyebrow, did not open his mouth, and the meaning of the refusal was obvious.
Ji Mu looked at her indifferent appearance, angrily put down the wine glass in her hand, just about to say something, a few meters away, Shen Xiang suddenly turned her face sideways, looked straight at them, and keenly sensed something.
He frowned, looking worried, and the next second, he walked up to this side.
04. Favoritism and indulgence
Shen Xiang had always been very fond of Ji Ningyan.
He ignored the others, pulled Ji Ningyan's hand, looked down at her alone, and said in a low voice: "Wronged? ”
Faster than Ji Ningyan's reaction was Ji Xueji, her soft lips slightly bent, preemptively speaking: "Shen Shao, I haven't seen her for a long time." ”
Shen Xiang did not respond, his eyes still fell on Ji Ningyan's body, he was waiting for her answer. She was silent for a few seconds, looked up at him, and said, "I want to go back." ”
Hearing this, Shen wanted to take her away from the banquet, without even asking a "why" question.
Before they left, Ji Mu tried to keep them, and he only replied very politely: "Ji Auntie, everything is based on the will of Smoke first." ”
Even on the way back, When Ji Ningyan came down the steps, he paused for a few seconds, and he could notice, turning back and asking, "Are you used to wearing high heels?" ”
Ji Ningyan just nodded, Shen Xiang took off the suit jacket, she subconsciously took it, that is, in a few seconds, Shen Xiang bent down and hugged her sideways, and took a few steps towards the parking lot.
The suit was wide open enough to cover her bare legs outside her skirt.
"Ah!"
"Scared?" He seemed to be smiling, inaudibly.
"Even if you dare to steal relatives, I thought you were very bold."
Ji Ningyan didn't expect that he would suddenly mention this matter, and they arrived at the front of the car in a stunned way. Shen wanted to put her down and open the car door, and after she sat in, Shen wanted to lean down and kiss her very lightly.
I don't know if it was a response to the kiss stealing.
Shen wanted to look at Ji Ningyan quietly, and the girl in front of her was wearing a black and gold skirt, with black eyes, red lips and white teeth, and was too beautiful.
Shen Xiang looked deeply at her and said, "You are my future wife, and you have some rights that you can exercise at will." You don't have to look at anyone's face, and you don't have to wronged yourself. ”
Ji Ningyan's heart beat fast and fast, and when he withdrew his hand and was about to close the door on the passenger side, she suddenly reached out and grabbed him, still helpless: "I don't understand, but I don't understand..." She wanted to ask, you obviously don't like me, why are you so good to me? But when the words came to her mouth, she still did not have the courage to ask questions, and could only say: "Why did you promise Grandpa to take care of me?" ”
She was nervous, and the fingertips that grasped his cuffs were trembling slightly, but Shen Xiang just replied to her not lightly: "You are fine." ”
From this day on, Ji Ningyan never asked this question again.
Many people have told her different answers before, for example, it is Grandpa who secretly helps Shen want to become the head of the family, and he owes Grandpa's affection; For another example, Shen Xiang has just taken office and needs a solid relationship to establish an image.
She doesn't argue, doesn't argue, doesn't make trouble, and may be the most suitable person.
05. Sydney pear with loquat
Chen Wu, a friend of Ji Ningyan, opened an advertising studio responsible for shooting advertisements for the brands she cooperated with, and Ji Ningyan would occasionally act as a model for her.
In college, Ji Ningyan worked as a part-time model for a while, but in fact she majored in fine art, the best painting was oil painting, and now she is the deputy director of an art museum.
Chen Wu called this time to borrow the venue of the art museum to shoot a group of perfume advertisements, and it is said that he also invited Ji Xueji to be a model.
Ji Xueji studied acting at university, and I heard that she recently planned to enter the film and television circle.
When Ji Ningyan met Ji Xueji at the art museum, she was more surprised than Ji Ningyan. She said something to the assistant next to her, and then walked towards Ji Ningyan.
"It seems that Shen wants to be very good to you."
Ji Xueji was wearing a red dress, much like the one That Ji Ningyan wore when he first saw Shen Xiang.
There was no deep sisterly feeling between them, and Ji Ningyan did not think that she had come to reminisce about the past, so it was not surprising when she heard Ji Xueji's words with deep meaning.
"You probably don't know yet, do you?" At that time, it was not Grandpa who proposed that Shen want to take care of you, but Shen wanted to take the initiative to marry you. ”
But before that, Ji Ningyan hadn't seen Shen Xiang.
Ji Xueji asked meaningfully, "Do you guess why?" ”
Why?
Ji Ningyan thought very clearly, but it was just to take what he needed, he provided shelter for her, and he got a little other benefit from her, which was normal and fair.
At least during the marriage contract, he did not have any scandals.
She knew very well that Shen xiang didn't like her, they had always slept in separate rooms, even kissing was polite, and he was taking care of her only to fulfill his obligations.
Even if Ji Ningyan thought about it clearly, he was still affected by Ji Xueji's words, and until the evening, his heart was still a little depressed. Shen wanted to come back to eat with her almost every night, and this day he looked at her with a look of intimidation, thinking that she was sick, and reached out to probe the temperature of her forehead, but he startled her.
Ji Ningyan was wandering, and saw him reach over and nervously hide behind. This evasive move was too obvious, knowing that she was unintentional, but Shen Xiang still frowned heavily.
Just at this time, the aunt came with a bowl of Sydney loquat juice and placed it in front of Ji Ningyan while saying, "This is what the young master ordered me to stew yesterday, and the young lady's voice is not very good these days, so she has to raise it carefully." ”
Ji Ningyan wanted to thank him, but he looked solemnly silent and did not dare to open his mouth. Until this meal was finished, Shen wanted to go upstairs to the study, she was still hesitating.
After drinking The Pear Loquat Juice, the aunt mentioned again: "In the afternoon, I signed for a courier and put it in the second floor studio." ”
"Courier?"
"It was bought by the young master, as if it were a set of painting aids," the aunt thought about, and spelled out a few English letters from memory, "it seems to be NEWTON." ”
NEWTON's painting tools are very niche, but the unique feel and production process make it have a high collection value. A month ago, Ji Ningyan casually mentioned this brand to Shen Xiang once, but at that time, because the brand's painting tools needed to be customized in advance, she felt that it was difficult, and she did not buy it at that time.
After seeing the painting tools, Ji Ningyan's heartbeat accelerated again, and his eye sockets were also followed by pantothenic acid.
06. Disturbing and overstepped
When Ji Ningyan first saw Shen Xiang, she was full of only concern for her grandfather, and did not pay too much attention to Shen Xiang, let alone have a heart for him.
The first time I wanted to rely on this person was when Grandpa left, he called himself "Smoke smoke" and coaxed her gently and patiently for a long time.
Later, he respected her, protected her, took care of her, and gave her enough space and freedom.
Ji Ningyan still remembers that when she and Shen wanted to get engaged, Ji Mu hoped that Shen Wanted to marry Ji Xueji, so under the hint of Ji Mu, Ji Xue Ji wore a dress dress that was very similar to Ji Ning Yan's, and stayed in the lounge under the pretext of helping her tidy up her makeup.
When Shen wanted to push the door in, Ji Xueji greeted him for the first time, with a shy face, reaching out to take his arm.
Shen wanted to take a step back politely, whether it was for Ji Xueji or Ji Mu, from beginning to end, it was faint, polite and distant, only when facing Ji Ningyan, his voice was gentle: "Smoke, come here." ”
He is as tall as a green forest, cold and distant from others, but gives her a lot of tenderness and warmth.
What he couldn't get in the Ji family, Shen Wanted to give her all of them, and even more.
Ji Ningyan later learned that after they left the lounge, his subordinates immediately sent a dress for Ji Xueji to change into, and relayed Shen Xiang's words——
He said that they are all close relatives, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings, cause bad influences, and do not benefit both families.
The closer he got to the study, the faster Ji Ningyan's heart beat, and his fingertips pressed into his palms, slightly tingling.
She stood at the door of the study for several minutes before she plucked up the courage to knock on the door. She had never come to the study to look for him before, first, for fear of disturbing, second, for transgression, and today was the first time in three years.
Shen probably didn't expect that the person who came would be her, and when he opened the door and saw that it was her, there were some accidents.
"What's wrong?"
"I've come to thank you, the painting tools and the Sydney loquat..."
Shen wanted to float his eyes, and before she could finish speaking, he interrupted her: "It's been so long, why are you still so kind to me?" He looked down at her with a smile on his eyebrows.
Asked like this, Ji Ningyan suddenly forgot what to say next.
She wasn't very polite either, was she?
But before she could speak again, Shen Xiang said again: "The next time you come to the study, you can come in directly without knocking on the door." ”
Ji Ningyan thought for a moment and asked, "Won't it bother you?" ”
"No." Shen wanted to give way to the side, Ji Ningyan did not think much about it, and subconsciously walked in, but after sitting on the sofa, she reacted that she had finished saying all her words, sitting here embarrassed to look down and play with her mobile phone.
On WeChat, Chen Wu sent a message to show her the pictures taken today, and one of the pictures of Ji Ningyan also entered the mirror, and she stood in front of an oil painting, as if she was thinking about something.
Chen Wu: This is what you painted for the Shen family, right? Why not hang at home, but instead hang in the art museum?
Ji Ningyan opened the thumbnail of the photo, which depicted Shen Xiang's hand, with clear bones and smooth lines.
From the hand up, there are the cuffs of a white shirt and a gold cuff.
Ji Ningyan just wanted to turn off the picture to reply to Chen Wu, and a voice sounded behind him: "Is this painting me?" ”
Shen Xiang suddenly made a sound, which frightened her so much that she almost dropped her mobile phone on the floor, followed by her own "throbbing" heartbeat.
Shen Xiang originally wanted to come over and pour water, and when she passed behind the sofa, she accidentally saw her mobile phone screen. The brush strokes of the oil painting are delicate and the details are in place. The personal style is very obvious.
Ji Ningyan looked back at him, and before he could think of an explanation, he heard the second half of his sentence: "The painting is very good." He handed her the cup filled with water in his hand and rubbed her hair again.
Gently.
07. Craving and heartache
During this time, Ji Ningyan's heartbeat was chaotic again and again, she wanted to continue walking with Shen Xiang, and she was worried that he did not like herself, and she did not want this marriage contract to become a constraint for Shen Xiang, which was unfair to him.
So Ji Ningyan decided to go to the company to find him.
It turns out that improvisation is really bad.
Everyone in the company knew her, so she went unimpeded and went directly to the door of Shen Xiang's office. The door was half open, and Ji Ningyan just wanted to knock on the door when he clearly heard a sentence coming from the office——
"Now that your position is secure, you no longer need to rely on marriage to create a reliable and stable image, right?"
This was the voice of Shen Xiang's friend Wen Qingyan.
"The people in the Ji family have really gone too far, and it is normal for you to feel sorry for her."
Ji Ningyan knew that Shen wanted to be inside, but she didn't knock on the door in the end, and after a few seconds of stunnedness, she turned and left.
Shen thought it was true that he didn't like her, and it was also true that the marriage contract between them was taking what they needed, but his kindness to her and his heartache for her were even more true.
She had no reason to covet anything more.
During this time, the art museum moved its address, and it was a two-hour drive from the Shen Residence, which was inconvenient to come and go. Ji Ningyan originally wanted to take advantage of this matter and carefully test his heart, but now it was not necessary.
She asked the curator to rent a single apartment for her near the new address, and after settling down, she told Shen Xiang about it.
At that time, Shen wanted to go out, Ji Ningyan was giving him a tie tie, she temporarily remembered the matter of renting a house, after all, she was going to move out after that, or it was better to tell him earlier.
"The museum has changed its address, it's a bit far from here, I rented a house near the new site and moved in next week." Ji Ningyan paused, wondering if he wanted to say' Thank you for your care during this time, but he was afraid that he would seem too deliberate and angry when he said it.
Her heart was still entangled, so that she did not notice Shen Wan's frown, and there was a hint of irritability between her eyebrows.
Shen wanted to lean back in his chair and his voice was calm: "No, I am awake." ”
Ji Ningyan suddenly felt that this sentence could not be continued, and at the same time wondered, Shen wondered if he was waiting for her to take the initiative to mention it? After all, it was she who held on to people and crossed the boundary first.
She was somewhat chest tight, her heartbeat was very heavy, and she said softly: "Do you think we want to break the marriage contract?" If you have anywhere you need me in the future, feel free to look for me. Last night's incident, I did not think..."
Shen Xiang did not open his mouth, slightly raised his eyes to look at her, could not see the emotion, only made people feel depressed.
She hesitated for a while and continued: "You don't like me, it's not good for me to stay in the Shen Mansion, when you have time, I want to go back and pack my bags and sort out my things as soon as possible." ”
After saying that, she seemed to be relieved, and finally dared to meet his eyes.
However, when he spoke, he said, "Why do you think I don't like you?" ”
Yesterday was a gentle and deep kiss, today was a delicate "negotiation".
At the beginning, it was she who was polite to Shen Xiang, and it was she who wanted to live separately. What can Shen imagine? All he could do was keep his distance and wait for her to slowly open up and get moved.
It was he who took the initiative to ask for marriage, and it was he who gave her enough freedom.
Who, exactly, is waiting patiently and carefully?
"It was I who took the initiative to ask Ji Lao to marry you, and I married you not the reason that I need marriage to stabilize my image."
Shen wanted to say: "I am loyal to marriage, and I will only marry the people I like." ”
10. First sight and not forgetting
Shen wanted to know Ji Ningyan much earlier than she thought.
The first time he saw her was at Ji Lao's birthday feast, and the girl was very well-behaved and quiet, standing behind Ji Lao all the time. The rest of the Ji family was not good to her, and at that time, Shen wanted to see it in his eyes and did not care too much.
The second time was in the school infirmary, he went back to see the old professor, and when he passed the infirmary, he happened to run into her. The doctor was not there, and she had to bandage her own wounds.
There was a long blood stain on the back of her right hand.
Shen wanted to remember her, ji lao had introduced him to him at the birthday banquet, and his granddaughter was named Ji Ningyan, who studied oil painting.
Shen wanted to stand at the door of the infirmary for a while, and the ghost made the god go inside and bandage her. The girl's voice was soft and she said "thank you" in surprise.
But after that, she still didn't remember him.
Little one with no conscience.
Shen wanted a friend who was a teacher at the school, and she was in class at the academy next door. Shen thought that every time he came to look for this friend, he would always encounter Ji Ningyan.
I don't know if it's a coincidence.
Once, twice, finally Ji Ningyan appeared directly in his dreams.
If Shen wants to be such a calm and self-denying person, he will also be careful to like a person and ask for it.
The torrential rain stopped completely, and the sky outside the window was bright.
Shen wanted to casually mention the past, as if telling the story of another person, and only when he kissed her at the end did a little affection emerge under his eyes.
"I only look at you, I've never seen anyone."
Thereafter, the eyes do not squint, and will always be so.