On the last day of the holiday, the planting equipment and cucumber seeds that Luo Qi ordered arrived.

Luo Yu had come back from Suzhou and happened to come over to Luo Qi’s house that day to play, so she helped carry the big package upstairs.

“Older sister, can you eat these cucumbers?”

“Yes, of course, otherwise why would you plant it?”

“Why did you suddenly think of growing vegetables?”

“The auntie on the first floor planted vegetables for her granddaughter. I thought it was very healing.”

“…” Luo Yu was worried about her cousin’s mentality, “Older sister, the auntie is only growing vegetables because she’s retired. You….” She sighed in her heart.

Luo Qi was amused, “Worried that I have an old person’s mentality? If I had money, I would take a private jet to the fashion week and watch the show. After the show, I would invite a few friends to go party on the yacht. Who doesn’t enjoy that kind of fun? But it’s not reality. Is this kind of fun not allowed then?”

Nowadays, if she had to spend more than 500 yuan, she would hesitate for a long time.

She herself didn’t know when she would be able to truly live a good life. She still owed so much money and had to pay it back, so she could only enjoy herself while still in debt and find happiness in poverty within the scope of the money she had on hand.

Reaching her door on the third floor, Luo Qi put down the package, took the key to open the door, and the two of them carried the package inside.

Luo Qi pointed to the table by the living room, “That’s where I work when I need to do overtime in the evenings. When the cucumbers climb and bloom, the balcony will become a garden, and my mood will get better when I have to work overtime.”

Luo Yu sounded distressed, “Older sister, you are responsible for planting, and I am responsible for writing the observation diary.” She immediately took a few photos of the unopened package and started the task of recording.

Soilless cultivation was clean and quite simple. Luo Qi read the instructions and planted the cucumber seeds.

Luo Yu recorded the whole process on video. Now, she herself was looking forward to the seeds sprouting.

Leaning on the balcony, Luo Yu scrolled through her circle of friends.

With a mean, disdainful finger, she released Cui Peng from the ‘blacklist’ again and clicked into Cui Peng’s circle of friends.

Two hours ago, Cui Peng posted a few photos. She was dressed quite decently today, with the caption: [My mom’s vision.] She also replied in the message area: [It’s a date. A blind date (naughty)]

Luo Yu coldly scoffed. How shameless. If she’s going on a blind date, just go on a blind date— but she still posted it on WeChat Moments, hoping that the whole world and one particular person would know. She was playing her usual tricks on Pei Shixiao, retreating in order to advance.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

This post of Cui Peng on her circle of friends was visible to everyone, and Pei Shixiao also saw it.

During the long vacation, Pei Shixiao did nothing outside except work. He declined all private dinners, could not arouse any interest in anything, and did not return to Suzhou.

Cui Peng also didn’t come to the company during the entire holiday. Finally, that afternoon, she drove to the company and randomly took a document to Pei Shixiao’s office.

Before entering, she knocked on the door.

Pei Shixiao thought it was the secretary, “Come in.”

Cui Peng opened the door and said, “President Pei.”

Pei Shixiao looked up. In the past six months, she had never called him ‘President Pei’ when it was just the two of them, and he got used to her coming in directly and never knocking on the door first.

“Aren’t you busy this afternoon?” he asked.

“I’m not busy.” Cui Peng closed the door and stood in front of his desk. Pei Shixiao motioned for her to sit down, but she didn’t. “It’s not a business matter. I have a few words to say to you.

“I went on a blind date.”

After saying that, she stared at his face, trying to see his reaction.

Pei Shixiao looked calm. “I know. I saw your post.”

Cui Peng didn’t catch any flicker of emotion on his face. He had become silent recently, didn’t speak much, and hid his thoughts deeply. Luo Qi had broken up with him. He has not gotten over losing Luo Qi so suddenly. Now all his thoughts were on Luo Qi.

It was still difficult for him to give up Luo Qi, and he wouldn’t be able to give up for a while. But she couldn’t just sit still and wait for death, let alone be deliberately alienated by him.

“Without your consent, I dare not contact Luo Qi casually, for fear that if I say something wrong it will only deepen her misunderstanding of you. If necessary, I can explain to her face to face.”

Pei Shixiao still said the same thing he said before, “No need. It’s my own business.”

How could he get Luo Qi to forgive him if he didn’t take any responsibility for what happened?

And the person Luo Qi least wanted to see was Cui Peng.

They both have their own concerns.

Cui Peng was silent for a moment. “I know that you won’t let me come forward, not for my sake, but for Luo Qi’s sake. But I deceived myself and told myself that you didn’t put the responsibility on me because you couldn’t bear to treat me like that. 

“To be honest, I don’t want to explain to Luo Qi at all. I really want you two to break up. I hope that you could be mine. Who can tolerate the person they love being good to another person? I am not that generous, and my heart hurts.”

Pei Shixiao looked up at her but said nothing.

Cui Peng took a deep breath and unlocked her phone. She opened the Moments and handed it to him. He needed to have a clear idea of ​​the Moments that he was blocked from seeing in the past. Luo Yu has seen all these, but he doesn’t know about them.

“From the end of March to the end of September, all the Moments I posted were related to you, but I didn’t dare mention you anywhere, and I couldn’t let you appear in any of the photos. I even had to blur the water cup you used. I also had to block all our colleagues and clients. You wouldn’t understand how I felt doing that. I also hate myself, how could I humble myself that way.”

Pei Shixiao glanced at her circle of friends, which were all photos taken when she was with him.

“I went on a blind date today because I wanted to turn things around. There is no such thing as an impermeable wall. Sooner or later, my entanglement with your feelings will be known to others, and I’m afraid. Every time I was with you, you don’t know how happy I was. I calmed down when we separated, but I got scared again.”

Cui Peng looked at him, “Today this circle of friends is visible to everyone, letting people know that I will have my own love soon. In the future, except for necessary meetings at work, I will not disturb you again.

“That’s all I have to say. Don’t worry, I won’t contact Luo Qi privately. I hope everything goes well for you in the future, but I can’t give you other blessings.

“Mr. Pei, you’re busy. I’m going back.”

Cui Peng took the phone from his hand, bowed slightly, and left.

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

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T/N: I. Am. Rolling. My. Eyes.

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