Luo Qi and Pei Shixiao left the conference center, looking for a place where there were not many people around. A woman walked towards them, wearing a suit from a certain luxury brand, an admission pass hanging around her neck.

Most people, when they see someone directly in front of them, they would avoid a little bit and step to the side. After all, the road was so wide, you don’t have to walk right in the center. This woman, however, walked straight over to them.

“Long time no see.”

Cui Peng looked at Pei Shixiao for a moment. She had moved to another venture capital company. The company had invitations for this financial summit, but they were limited. It was not easy for her to get one.

She couldn’t find a chance to talk to Pei Shixiao during the formal session, and now she saw him walking with Luo Qi. She was really unwilling.

… …

From the way the woman looked at Pei Shixiao, Luo Qi had a guess as to who she was.

Luo Qi didn’t have time to listen to their greetings and just walked away.

Pei Shixiao didn’t care about Cui Peng at all. He couldn’t recall whether he had responded to Cui Peng or not before he strode after Luo Qi.

It was empty in this area, no one was passing by.

Luo Qi didn’t waste time saying nonsense. She directly took out her marriage certificate and showed it to him.

“From now on, don’t look for me. Don’t show up in front of me again.”

“Luo Qi, you…” Pei Shixiao saw Jiang Shenghe’s ID photo. His whole body felt numb, he couldn’t feel anything. All the strength in his body seemed to have been washed away at that moment.

Originally, they had also planned to obtain their marriage certificate in September.

She was a person whose emotions were slow to move, how could she get into a flash marriage?

Seeing Pei Shixiao’s reaction, Luo Qi thought of herself from a year ago.

She probably looked like this that moment she found out he was cheating on her.

“You are the first person besides the Civil Affairs Bureau staff to know that we have obtained the certificate. Jiang Shenghe promised me that he won’t tell anyone. If I don’t show you the certificate, even if you provoke him again, he still wouldn’t flaunt our marriage. But I can’t let him keep holding back and hold things in when facing you.”

Luo Qi took the marriage certificate back and said, “I’ve long since let go of the past, and I no longer resent or hate you. No matter what, we have known each other for a long time, and I sincerely hope you can be happy.”

She turned back to the venue.

Knowing that Pei Shixiao was also attending the financial summit today, she was sure that he would definitely come to her again. Before going to work in the morning, she specially brought her marriage certificate with her.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Back at the venue, Jiang Shenghe was talking to Qin Moling.

Luo Qi sat down in her seat. As soon as she sat down, Jiang Shenghe came over to find her, “Give me the phone.” He whispered, “Is he bothering you again?”

“No. I was the one who asked him to go out.”

Luo Qi gave him his mobile phone and looked around: no one was paying attention to them.

She opened her bag and revealed her copy of their marriage certificate, “I showed him this.”

Just as he saw what was inside her bag, the person sitting next to her came over. Luo Qi closed the bag as if nothing had happened. Jiang Shenghe typed a few words on his phone and returned it to her.

The phone was open to a document page with only two words written on it: Thank you.

… …

There was a dinner party for the financial big bosses in the evening, and she couldn’t join in, so Luo Qi went home early. Luo Yu came over today and brought her homemade matcha cookies.

Luo Yu was still worried about He Xu. He Xu attended the financial summit today so there was no chance to encounter him in person.

“Sister, I’m moving.”

“Why do you need to move suddenly?”

“The landlord sold the house we were staying in, gave our company compensation, and we have to rent another place. Now that we are familiar with this city, the company decided not to rent a house for us, and instead just gave us subsidies so we can go rent by ourselves.”

“When will the house be taken back? If you have no place to live, move to my place first.”

“No need. The new landlord is also very nice. He is not in a hurry to recover the house. He will give us a two-month transition period, which is enough for us to find a place to move to.”

Luo Yu planned to find a house near her cousin’s so that she could take care of her more conveniently.

While munching on the cookies absentmindedly, He Xu’s face suddenly appeared in Luo Yu’s mind.

Luo Qi noticed that her cousin was distracted, “Why are you so dazed?”

Luo Yu was about to speak but stopped.

“Say it, don’t keep it in.”

“Ah forget it. I don’t even know myself.”

“In love?”

“Not!”

Luo Qi smiled, “Then tell me when you can explain it clearly.”

“How many days do you have for vacation?” Luo Qi diverted her cousin’s attention.

“I don’t know yet.” Probably just a day. He Xu would not let her go.

… …

Along with the early arrival of cold winds, the last working day before the holiday has finally come to an end.

The temperature suddenly dropped more than ten degrees today, and it felt cold even when wearing a coat.

Xiao Jiang turned off the computer and said ‘goodbye’ to his colleagues. He and his wife’s road trip started tonight.

Luo Qi asked with concern, “Where are you going to play?”

“Plan is to drive all the way south. I estimate that the furthest we can go is Shanghai.” During the holidays, the road was really congested, and they had to consider the return time as well. They would try to go all the way and visit as many cities as they could.

Luo Qi said, “If you go to Suzhou City by chance, call me and I will take you to play for a day.”

“For sure, thank you ,Sister Luo.” Even if they end up going to Suzhou City, he woouldn’t trouble Luo Qi. The holidays only had so many days, and everyone had their own arrangements.

The other people in the president’s office left and Luo Qi went to the boss’ office.

Jiang Shenghe was talking on the phone. Several friends had invited him to dinner, saying that they hadn’t gotten together for a long time and that a friend had just returned from abroad.

“Okay, send me the address.”

After cutting off the call, he said to Luo Qi, “I’m having dinner with friends tonight. Do you want to come? They all know about you.”

Luo Qi: “…”

Exactly how many people knew that he held a secret love for her?

“I won’t go.”

She might as well spend the evening sitting on pins and needles.

Jiang Shenghe didn’t force her. There would be plenty of opportunities to have dinner together with his friends in the future. These days, she was no longer restrained when getting along with Qin Moling and Jian Hang, but his other friends still needed to wait for their turn.

They left the office together.

Jiang Shenghe asked her to stay at her hometown for a few more days, “You haven’t been back for almost a year.”

Luo Qi said, “I’ll be back in three or four days.”

Jiang Shenghe thought about it. “Is there anything you need to do back here?”

“Not really.”

Jiang Sheng said, “You don’t have to come back. I’ll go to Suzhou City.”

Luo Qi said, “Okay,” very softly.

When they got downstairs, the two parted ways.

Luo Qi left first, driving her car, and Jiang Shenghe got into his own car. 

The driver felt like he was seeing things, feeling that they were together, but also feeling that it was solely the boss’ intention.

Luo Qi began to plan where to take Jiang Shenghe around when he goes to Suzhou City. This would be their first date.

She was thinking about it through her commute, all the way from the company until she reached home.

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

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Chapter 40.3 — Hugged Her For A Long Time (2/23)

Chapter 41.1 — Bend Down With A Kiss (2/24)
Chapter 41.2 — Bend Down With A Kiss (2/25)
Chapter 41.3 — Bend Down With A Kiss (3/1)
Chapter 41.4 — Bend Down With A Kiss (3/2)

Chapter 42.1 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/3)
Chapter 42.2 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/8)
Chapter 42.3 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/9)
Chapter 42.4 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/10)