Xiao Jiang basically had very little impression of what happened during the 1 hour 5 minute meeting. Even though the boss said everything was fine, he was still deeply nervous.

When working with the boss, seemingly insignificant mistakes could actually be the most fatal.

What’s more, he learned the boss’ secret…

He got through the rest of the work day somehow; as soon as he gets home, he would definitely reflect on himself.

Just then, Luo Qi sent him a message: [Just be more careful next time. I’ve also made mistakes at work before, so it’s okay. I’ll bring you some wedding candies tomorrow.]

Xiao Jiang finally felt relieved from all the worry he had been carrying the entire afternoon. It seemed that the boss had told Sister Luo about his mistake.

[Thank you, Sister Luo. I will be more careful next time.]

[Sister Luo, congratulations to you and Chief Jiang.]

He lived on the second floor, and the elevator hadn’t come down yet. He now couldn’t wait to tell his wife about this great news, so he ran up the stairs, taking two steps at a time.

Today, for some reason, the fingerprint lock was giving him trouble. He tried inputting twice but failed and couldn’t open it.

His mother-in-law opened the door for him and asked, “Why are you so out of breath?”

“I ran up here.” He changed out of his shoes and shouted towards the bedroom, “The couple you’re obsessed with isn’t BE! They’re actually together! Sister Luo said she’d bring me wedding candies tomorrow.”

As soon as he finished speaking, several excited shrieks came from the bedroom. His wife threw back the quilt and jumped out of bed. “Is this true? You’re not lying to me right? If you are, you’re a dog!”

Mother in law:”……”

These two who were about to become parents didn’t seem to be very stable yet.

… …

The next morning, Xiao Jiang arrived at the company at eight o’clock. The boss arrived even earlier than him. There were two pouches brimming with chocolate on his desk. The silk bags were exquisite and beautiful, and they contained more than a dozen different brands of chocolate, some of which he has never even seen before in his life.

When they got married, he and his wife hoped that this couple they were rooting for could share their good luck, so they collected local specialty candies and sent them all the way from his hometown to Luo Qi and his colleagues in the President’s Office.

Sister Luo was so thoughtful. She prepared so many chocolates for him.

There was a pouch of chocolates not only on his desk, but also on the desks of the other colleagues.

At half past eight, colleagues began arriving one after another, picked up the chocolates on their desks and asked what was going on.

Xiao Jiang explained, “Chief Jiang gave it to us. We’ll sit in the front row on the wedding day.”

“Oh, he’s getting married so soon? To be honest, I don’t really want to go to an arranged marriage wedding.” She felt so sad for the boss.

Xiao Jiang smiled. “It will be a marriage between the 42nd and 16th floors.”

They were all stunned for a moment, wondering if the boss lady was also from Yuanwei Group?

Then they realized that the 16th floor was Ruipu’s office floor.

The President’s Office was filled with joy throughout the morning. No one asked any more questions and pretended nothing had happened.

Everyone got busy with their work, all the while eating chocolates.

This was the most relaxing morning they’ve had since Luo Qi left the President’s Office.

… …

During lunch break, Jiang Shenghe called Teacher Yu and asked him to do oil paintings for him again. This time, it was the wedding photos of him and Luo Qi that were taken at the old house in the alley. The color tone of an oil painting would better depict the mottled years of the old house more than any retouched photos.

He picked out nine photos.

Teacher Yu jokingly said, “This may be the most expensive wedding photo shoot in history. It will be great if it can be completed by the end of September.”

“Don’t worry, take your time.” Jiang Shenghe added, “It would be best if you can finish it before September 25th. I’m not in a hurry to get the paintings. Just take a picture of it and send it to me when you’re done.”

“Is September 25th a special day?” Teacher Yu still remembered, “You once posted two sets of numbers on your WeChat Moments, and one of them was 9.25.”

Jiang Shenghe said, “It’s the day Luo Qi and I got our marriage certificate.”

“Then congratulations to you in advance.” Teacher Yu misunderstood. He thought that Jiang Sheng would get the marriage certificate with Luo Qi on September 25 this year.

… …

Nine paintings. Seven months and twenty-one days in total.

All of them were finished by September 20th.

The first few paintings he did have already dried and been mounted, but the two most recently finished ones still needed some time to dry.

Teacher Yu asked: [Should I send them to you in batches, or all at once?]

Jiang Shenghe received photos of the nine oil paintings that Teacher Yu had made for him and was busy admiring them. [Let’s do it all together. Send them to Suzhou when the time comes.]

The renovation of the villa in Suzhou has been completed, finished at the beginning of this month. The decoration style matched the oil paintings very well.

He sent the address of the villa to Teacher Yu and asked him to kindly send the paintings there.

Jiang Shenghe saved the photos of the oil painting, turned off the computer, and went to pick up Luo Qi.

Today was Xiao Jiang’s son’s full moon banquet¹, and several people from the President’s Office, as well as Luo Qi, were all at the hotel to join the celebration. He didn’t go, as it would only have disturbed their chatter.

Luo Qi said she would go on his behalf.

The hotel where the baby’s full moon banquet was being held was not far from Yuanwei Building—just a ten-minute drive away.

[I’m here.] Jiang Shenghe sent the location to Luo Qi.

Luo Qi was the first to leave. “My boyfriend is here to pick me up. You guys can chat slowly.”

The others from the President’s Office laughed and said, “Hurry up and go.”

There were a few people from other departments at their table. They were naturally curious, “What’s Ms. Luo’s boyfriend’s line of work?”

Somone from the President’s Office said calmly, “I heard from Sister Luo that he’s involved in many industries.”

“That should be a second or first-generation wealthy man then. Ms. Luo is so low-key.”

“…. Well, her boyfriend is more low-key.”

… …

Luo Qi arrived downstairs of the hotel and called Jiang Shenghe, her eyes looking around for the car.

Jiang Shenghe saw her and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll drive over and pick you up.”

He stepped on the accelerator lightly and the car moved slowly over.

Before getting on the car, Luo Qi habitually looked around her.

There were so many people around that no one noticed her.

Jiang Shenghe stretched out his hand and pulled the seat belt over to help her buckle her up. Luo Qi was not full; she opened the full-month celebration take-home gift and took out two small cakes with different flavors, opened them, and took a bite from each.

“Husband, I can’t finish it.”

“Give it to me.” Jiang Shenghe tilted his head, and Luo Qi put the half-eaten cake into his mouth.

“Have you had dinner yet?”

Jiang Shenghe nodded. He ate in the cafeteria.

Luo Qi asked him to drive to the tavern. “Chu Lin is having a concert and left two tickets for me at the tavern. She said I can pick them up when I have time.”

“When is the concert?”

“What a coincidence, it’s on my birthday.”

Chu Lin said she hadn’t expected it to be such a coincidence, so she could just regard it as a birthday present for her.

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

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T/N: Yes, another time skip. From end of January to late September.

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Chapter 61.2 — I Wish My Luo Qi Will Always Be 20 Years Old

FOOTNOTE:

1. This is about a month after the baby was born, calculated via the lunar calendar. In ancient times, new born babies died a lot so reaching a full moon was considered a milestone. In modern days, it’s still a time worth celebrating ↩︎