At nine o’clock in the morning the next day, the summit forum opened.

Luo Qi accompanied Jiang Shenghe to the venue ten minutes ahead of time. She turned her head and was startled when she saw the person in front of her: Pei Shixiao also came.

Since that time at the entrance of Yuanwei Building last year when he said he would not come to see her anymore, he has never bothered her again.

On New Year’s Eve, she received a message from an unknown number. There was only one message: Luo Qi, Happy New Year, and I hope everything goes well for you.

She didn’t reply. It should be him.

… …

Pei Shixiao guessed that she might come to this summit forum, so he made arrangements to come here today. He was already involved in the operations of Dongbo Medical anyway, so it was reasonable for him to come here, and it was not considered intruding into her work life.

Madam Pei patted her son, “It’s almost done.”

Pei Shixiao reluctantly looked away, “She probably doesn’t hate me as much now.”

“What’s your plan then?”

“I will chase her again.”

Madam Pei ignored him and just kept doing what she could do for him, as she had been doing for more than half a year now. Whether they could get back together in the end or not—she did her best for her son.

The Board of Directors will change in October. She has been looking forward to this day for more than ten years.

“Has Cui Peng contacted you?”

Pei Shixiao paused for a moment before replying, “No. But we ran into each other at a restaurant last week.”

Madam Pei snorted coldly, “How could such a thing be true? Is there only one street in the whole of Shanghai that you could run into her just as you go out to eat?” 

Cui Peng hadn’t contacted him before because she knew he was abroad and didn’t often come back to the country, so it would be useless to contact him.

But now, the foreign projects were already on the right track, and Pei Shixiao didn’t need to worry about them too much. They could be taken care of by others. He would be spending most of his time at home again.

This woman obviously hasn’t given up on her son yet.

She sent a message to her secretary: [Contact Luo Yu. She should have a video of Cui Peng being caught cheating. Ask to buy a copy, no need to buy all rights to it.]

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

During the break, Pei Shixiao turned to look at Luo Qi’s direction. He did not see Luo Qi and instead met Jiang Shenghe’s cold eyes.

Each casually took their gazes back.

The morning session ended at 11:30. Pei Shixiao had no time to socialize with acquaintances. He said ‘goodbye’ to his mother and walked out of the meeting hall quickly to find Luo Qi.

Pei Shixiao had seen her leave by the rear doors.

In fact, Luo Qi was still there, waiting for Jiang Shenghe. Jiang Shenghe was exchanging greetings with He Wancheng, and she stood some distance away, waiting for the boss.

“Assistant Luo,” Pei Shixiao called her.

There were people coming and going all around them, so he called her this so as not to attract too much attention.

Luo Qi didn’t respond and only looked at him without changing expression.

He chased after her and looked everywhere for her, but she only felt a little ripple in her emotions, not enough to be called a wave, and she soon regained her composure. She no longer had to work hard to calm herself down and pretend that she didn’t care when she saw him—like she had to desperately do when she met him right after their break-up.

Pei Shixiao approached and whispered, “Long time no see.”

“Luo Qi, let’s go.” A powerful voice interrupted.

“Okay, Chief Jiang,” Luo Qi ran towards Jiang Shenghe.

Jiang Shenghe handed her his eyeglasses with a cold expression.

Luo Qi took it from him, and they walked out side by side.

Pei Shixiao looked at their backs and felt that something was wrong. Last year, two of his domestic projects that were basically done deals except for the actual signing faltered at the last moment.

Projects being intercepted by others happened all the time, so it wasn’t something to make a fuss about. He, too, also intercepted other people’s projects when he could.

But their luck wasn’t too bad. Although these two domestic projects failed to come to fruition, there were overseas projects they were interested in before that suddenly reached out and they were able to reach a successful cooperation.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Zhiqiu’s company received much-needed financing, and Luo Qi happened to be transferred to Jiang Shenghe’s side.

Jiang Shenghe did not take notice of Dongbo Medical Technology before, but later suddenly wanted to acquire it.

All these matters happened in October last year, the first month after he broke up with Luo Qi. Each of them was normal, but when taken together, they were too perfect to be happenstance.

At the beginning of this year, he asked around and an acquaintance told him that it was Qin Moling who intercepted his domestic projects—and Qin Moling was Jiang Shenghe’s childhood friend.

Just now, Jiang Shenghe came to Luo Qi’s rescue. The way he looked at Luo Qi was definitely not the way a boss would look at his subordinate. That look was all about a man’s possessiveness.

At this point, Pei Shixiao could deceive others but not himself, so he simply called out, “President Jiang, please stay.”

Luo Qi didn’t want to cause trouble for her boss. After all, this was her own private matter. “Chief Jiang, please go ahead, I’ll go down and solve this myself.” She was already seated in the car.

“He’s looking for me, not you. Just wait inside.” Jiang Shenghe motioned to the driver, “Go. Wait for me in front.” He closed the car door.

The driver drove the car away and headed to a convenient parking place in front.

Pei Shixiao approached and introduced himself, “President Jiang, I have long admired you. I am Pei Shixiao.”

Jiang Shenghe was not surprised at all, “Good to meet you. What is it you want?”

Pei Shixiao went straight to the point, “Last October, two domestic projects of our company failed to materialize. I heard that Qin Moling found someone to intercept my projects. As for foreign projects, it originally seemed as if I was working in vain, we were facing too many pitfalls, and I couldn’t do anything at all. He should also have had a hand in throwing money my way.”

Jiang Shenghe’s words were calm. “It’s not him. It’s me.”

Beyond Pei Shixiao’s every expectation, Jiang Shenghe admitted it so readily. Pei Shixiao felt a sense of crisis that he had never experienced before. He ruled out a possibility, “Is this what Director Jiang intended? She wants to vent her anger on me on Luo Qi’s behalf?”

Jiang Shenghe didn’t answer and instead asked his own question. “Why does it have to be my Aunt’s will? Why can’t it be me who is willing to do this for Luo Qi?”

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

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T/N: ‘Encounter on a narrow road’ is an idiom which means two opposing forces meet and there is no room for compromise.

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