Sending a project to Pei Shixiao, Jiang Shenghe didn’t have time to do it in person; there were a lot of things he needed to worry about other than this. He dialed Qin Moling’s number.

Qin Moling was the best at this kind of thing, and he was absolutely the best candidate.

“You want to send overseas resources to Pei Shixiao?”

“Mm.”

Qin Moling laughed, angry at his friend. They said ‘the wise don’t fall in love.’ This appeared to be true seeing how Jiang Shenghe has became crazy: Luo Qi was getting married, and he still had to pay for it.

When she married, send a project as a gift; when Luo Qi has a baby, he could only be afraid that Jiang Shenghe would buy a milk formula factory as a gift.

“Why should I deliver it myself? I’m not so free.”

Jiang Shenghe knew that he had misunderstood and explained in a few words, “Luo Qi and Pei Shixiao have broken up. I want to give him a few projects so that he has no time to bother Luo Qi. It’s not a free gift, I will fight for his domestic projects.”

Qin Moling had already put his phone on speaker and placed it on the table so he could sign documents. Hearing what Jiang Shenghe said, he sat up and picked up his mobile phone again, “Leave this matter to me.”

He asked one more question, “Should this be done without a trace or what?”

“There’s no need to deliberately cover it up. Pei Shixiao would find out eventually. Even if he knows that I’m the one who tripped him up, so what?”

“Count on me.”

Jiang Shenghe didn’t say thanks, Qin Moling didn’t ask any further questions, and the call ended.

He and Qin Moling have always been like this, and they have no habit of getting to the bottom of things. In fact, Qin Moling didn’t know that he had missed his chance with Luo Qi from six years ago and thought that it was only after he returned to China that he became interested in her.

However, he couldn’t possibly let Qin Moling know about it—once he learned about it, the man would write an essay overnight ridiculing him.

Secretary Ju knocked on the door and came in; Jiang Shenghe collected his thoughts.

“Chief Jiang, do you need to postpone the meeting time?” It was already past time for the video conference to start but the boss was still not online, so she had no choice but to remind him.

Jiang Shenghe, “No need.”

He turned off his phone and opened the computer.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

After returning from Jiang Shenghe, Luo Qi went to Jiang Yueru’s office to report.

Curious about her nephew’s reaction, Jiang Yueru asked Luo Qi, “What did Chief Jiang say?”

“Nothing.”

That couldn’t be.

This news made Jiang Yueru full of disbelief. It was a matter intimately related to Luo Qi— no matter how busy her nephew was, he would spare some energy to pay attention.

“Still working overtime tonight?” she asked.

Luo Qi replied truthfully, “Yes. I was not in good state for the past two days, and I have a lot of work to do.”

“Bring your laptop and go to my house, work overtime there,” Jiang Yueru said as she put on her windbreaker, “I want to eat hot pot, but it’s boring to eat alone.”

Luo Qi couldn’t refuse the boss’ request. In fact, she knew in her heart that Director Jiang asked her to go not because eating hot pot alone was boring but because she was worried about Luo Qi’s state and asked her to eat hot pot to relieve some of the pain from breaking up.

Jiang Yueru left first. Luo Qi went back to the office to get the laptop and some important documents, then drove there by herself. She often went to Jiang Yueru’s home and she knew the way well.

Three days had already passed, but her parents were still sulking. They didn’t give her a single call—they didn’t seem to care at all. She took the initiative to call them, but they didn’t answer.

They’re blaming her.

They blame her for not discussing it in advance with them; a hard mindset where she wanted to cancel the wedding, so just immediately canceled it. The family had gone bankrupt, and their relatives were watching the joke behind their backs. Now that this happened to her, her parents’ would definitely be embarrassed and wouldn’t have the face to meet their relatives again.

Just as she was distracted by these thoughts, her eldest aunt called her.

This was the fourth call from her eldest aunt since the breakup.

Luo Qi hesitated for a few seconds, then pressed the answer button on the car’s bluetooth speaker.

“Qiqi, I shouldn’t have to tell you this, but really, you are being too stupid. Do you know how intolerable your parents’ situation is? You only care about yourself and don’t care about the life and death of your family members! I thought Shixiao had done something unforgivable, and I only found out the actual reason when I asked around. It’s just acting out that one time, and there is no substantive relationship, so why are you making a big deal out of it?”

Like every other time, the eldest aunt called to scold her up and down, head to toe.

Luo Qi was too lazy to talk; for the sake of her cousin, she resisted the urge to hang up the phone.

The scolding continued.

“The ones who advise you to break up are all because they don’t want to see you well. Don’t be stubborn, believing what others say!”

“You listen to your aunt’s persuasion, Shixiao’s conditions are so good, if you miss this village, you won’t find this shop anymore! It’s not a big mistake, just teach him a lesson and let him know what he should know.”

The eldest aunt talked for a long time, but Luo Qi didn’t respond at all.

Seeing her refraining from eating oil and salt, the eldest aunt was furious.

“You’re not in your early twenties, and you’ll be thirty in two years. What else do you want?”

“Don’t forget that your family still owes a lot of debt, and you don’t even have a decent house. You may not know it yet. The company your father invested in is not profitable this year, and it’s hard to say whether it will survive next year. “

“You owe more than 10 million yuan, when can you pay it off? Who would dare to marry you, you from an ordinary family? That is to say, Shixiao doesn’t dislike it and doesn’t care about your circumstances. People have to be pragmatic!”

Luo Qi finally said, “Don’t worry, Auntie, I won’t default on the money I owe your family. Within three years, I will pay you back the principal with interest.”

The eldest aunt wanted to say something  more, but Luo Qi cut off the call directly.

Having no time to be angry with her aunt, Luo Qi was thinking about the company her father had invested in. No wonder she wasn’t able to see her father whenever she went home for the past six months, and her father had lost weight.

It turned out that it wasn’t what his mother said—that he deliberately lost weight in order to look good in a suit at her wedding. It was because the company’s financial situation was not good, and he was under great pressure.

Within a few minutes, the family group chat became lively, and the eldest aunt blasted accusations against her in the group. Several aunts favored the eldest aunt one after another, accusing her of not knowing good and bad, and having no respect for elders.

Seventh Year of My Secret Love For You translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: Not to excuse the blatant bullying that is happening, but both Pei Shixiao’s mom and Luo Qi’s eldest aunt said the same thing: that they didn’t discuss it with their elders first and just because they wanted to cancel the wedding, then it was canceled. It goes to the idea that marriage is not just a union of two individuals but the blending of two families and their interests. It’s modern times, so it’s not quite as strict as before but—especially for a family of Pei Shixiao’s standing— there are still properties and business interests to be considered. Even Pei Shixiao’s mother was concerned that half of her son’s assets were already in Luo Qi’s name.

Luo Qi doesn’t care about any of that and I say ‘good for her, kick the idiot bastard out of your life!’. 

The title (迫不及待) is an idiom that means a state of eagerness, when you can’t wait to do something, a feeling of urgency when a thousand fires are lit in your heart. I wonder who it’s referring to? (◕▿◕✿)

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