Chapter 51

Ji Qingyu was stunned as she took the pair of glasses from the store manager. They were very light, with silver frames. When she looked at them in the light, she saw a small letter “f” on the inside of the temple. Undoubtedly, these were Feng Chengze’s glasses, or more accurately, they were his from five years ago. Two voices reached her, one to her eardrum and one deeply into her heart—

“I checked with my colleagues at the time, but we couldn’t tell which brand the frames were from, though they looked very expensive… I thought your husband would come looking for them soon, but we waited for a long time. Did he never come back for them?”

“People who wear glasses don’t lose their glasses.”

Ji Qingyu stared blankly at the elegant “f.”

This was Feng Chengze’s mark. Didn’t he say that glasses had become a part of him and that he would never lose them, no matter where or when?

It wasn’t until the store manager asked her again if these were her husband’s glasses that she came back to her senses and smiled lightly, “Yes, they are his.”

“I knew it,” the store manager also smiled, “I have a good memory.”

“Um…” Ji Qingyu hesitated, “Do you remember exactly when this happened?”

“Wait a moment, let me check the lost and found records.”

The store manager went back to the storage room and came out with a black tablet. She quickly tapped and scrolled through it: “October 3rd, five years ago. Yes, I remember now. It was during Golden Week. I was busy until very late that day.”

She wouldn’t forget that day because she had triple pay. The man had sat in the convenience store for a long time, probably one or two hours, and ordered a cup of Oden but didn’t touch it. He looked like he had just been dumped. At that time, she was still sighing, thinking that even successful men could be dumped. The man looked extraordinary, either rich or noble, with an air of elegance. His shirt, trousers, and watch were all impeccable… but he was still dumped.

How did she know? Because in the late-night convenience store, she had seen all kinds of people. Heartbroken people always appeared like ghosts in the middle of the night. She had seen too many of them, rich, poor, handsome, ugly, all the same in the end.

He left, and on the table, besides the untouched, cold oden, were his glasses.

“October 3rd…” Ji Qingyu thought. The apartment her classmate sublet to her had its lease ending at the end of September or early October. She checked the bills and indeed found no rent-related expenses. At that time, she didn’t think much of it. Given the speed of her relationship with Feng Chengze, she might have already moved into his big house by then. But now, it seemed that wasn’t the case.

“Here, sign here, and you can take them.” The store manager handed her a pen.

She took it and asked, “Should I sign my name or my husband’s?”

“Yours, I guess?”

“Okay.” She quickly signed her name and today’s date. For some reason, her heart was hit hard. Almost five years had passed, and in the end, she had glimpsed a bit of Feng Chengze’s inner world.

Did he really like her?

After leaving the convenience store, Ji Qingyu stood at the door. The sunlight was so dazzling that she could hardly open her eyes. She was still holding the glasses, which were very light but felt heavy in her hand.
She had planned to go straight home after revisiting the old place, but at that moment, she really wanted to see him. She hurriedly got into the car but didn’t let the driver start immediately. Just as she was about to dial his number, she stopped.

She felt a bit impulsive. Maybe he was still busy, so she restrained herself and sent him a message: “Can you come home on time today? Are there any social engagements?”

Feng Chengze rarely replied instantly. He was very busy at work, but as he said, he would always reply as soon as he saw the message.

After waiting quietly for ten minutes, she received his reply: “Yes. No.”

Ji Qingyu laughed out loud at the three words and two punctuation marks. The inexplicable emotions from five years ago were swept away. This was so Feng Chengze. He wouldn’t waste a single word. Anyone else might write a long message, but not him. Thinking this, she leaned slightly and smiled at the driver, “Please take me to Yisheng.”

The driver agreed. It wasn’t far from here to Yisheng, only about twenty minutes by navigation. Ji Qingyu carefully put the glasses in her bag and looked at the scenery outside the car window. She couldn’t help but touch her chest, not knowing why, but she really wanted to see him quickly and give him a surprise.

Feng Chengze’s driver also had a position at Yisheng. During working hours, the driver would stay in the lounge, ready at any time. Around 5:30, the driver arrived at the parking lot and lowered the temperature inside the car in advance. Unexpectedly, he saw Mrs. Feng’s car in the adjacent parking space. He was puzzled until he saw the car door being pushed open from the inside…

“Give me the car keys.”

Ji Qingyu smiled and said, “Then you can get off work, too. Go home and rest early.”

The driver wasn’t too surprised and quickly handed her the car keys. Mrs. Feng occasionally came to Yisheng to pick up Mr. Feng, usually when she was in a good mood, and then Mr. Feng would be in a better mood the next day.

Her driver drove her car away, and Feng Chengze’s driver hitched a ride. After they left, she quickly got into the black car, touched the steering wheel, and couldn’t help but regret it. Time was too short and limited her performance. If she had known she was going to surprise him, she would have prepared props to disguise herself as the driver and give him a big scare when he got in the car!

Ji Qingyu imagined Feng Chengze’s shocked expression and couldn’t help but laugh.

Until Feng Chengze sent another question mark, pulling all her attention back from her wild imagination. Not good.

This man was very sharp. She had to handle it well so he wouldn’t notice. After a brief thought, she cautiously replied: “Then Yuan Bao and I will wait for you to come home for dinner [kiss][kiss][kiss]”

Feng Chengze: “Okay.”

Ji Qingyu sat in the driver’s seat for a few minutes and noticed that the film on the windshield was different from the film on the car windows. The car was facing the elevator, so she moved from the driver’s seat to the back seat. Bored, she began seriously examining the car and suddenly noticed a watch in the armrest box, feeling puzzled.

Feng Chengze had quite a few watches. He had told her that during a relatively idle period, he had a hobby of collecting. At that time, Chen Xiuren and Shao Qin loved cars, and he thought they were a bit tacky—of course, he didn’t say this, but she interpreted it from his indifferent expression. In short, Feng Chengze also had a phase where he wanted to stand out among his friends. He had stored some of his watches in the safe at the old house, and the ones at Meijing Tiancheng were the ones he wore frequently. She remembered this one; he wore it quite often. So why was it casually placed in the armrest box?
…

When Assistant Zhang entered the office, he saw Feng Chengze leaning back, putting artificial tears in his eyes. He paused for a moment.

Previously, he felt something was missing in Mr. Feng’s office but couldn’t figure it out. Now he finally remembered that Mr. Feng’s eye drops, which he always carried with him, seemed to have been left on the plane. He couldn’t help but reflect that, as a special assistant, he still wasn’t meticulous enough.

“Mr. Feng, these are the materials for tomorrow’s meeting.”

Assistant Zhang placed the stack on the table. Feng Chengze took it, flipped through it, and casually turned off the computer. There were still ten minutes left until six o’clock.

Except when on business trips, Mr. Feng almost always leaves work on time. Over time, the industry has come to know that unless it’s a very important dinner, Mr. Feng will politely decline or send a deputy in his place.

Feng Chengze picked up his phone, put the documents into a manila envelope, and hurriedly left. He took the private elevator to the parking lot. His designated parking spot was very close, and after a few steps, he noticed that the driver was not waiting by the car, which made him slightly suspicious.

Ji Qingyu was sneakily sitting in the back seat, using the front driver’s seat to hide her body, only daring to peek out with one eye. If someone took a picture of her now, it could become a “secretly observing” meme.

Feng Chengze was too serious and rigid, so she loved surprising and making him happy… She clearly saw him coming out of the elevator, but his steps were getting slower. He wasn’t in a hurry, but her heart was being teased by him.

A few meters away, Feng Chengze simply stopped walking. He took out his phone, turned it on, and looked at the WeChat interface for a moment. After a few seconds of thought, he realized something and smiled.

Compared to her, he was very dull. Influenced by his unromantic mind, what he could do for her was limited, but one of his principles was reciprocity. Because it was limited, he wanted to do it to the extreme, to do it the best. A few days ago, he placed an order for the most lush and vibrant flowers to be airlifted. However, due to high growing conditions and low yield, even at the fastest speed, it would take a few days for them to reach her.

Feng Chengze opened the delivery platform. He wasn’t very good at this, so he chose a decent store and ordered a large bouquet of roses to be delivered to their home.

In the car, Ji Qingyu was full of question marks, “…”

This man didn’t rush home to take care of the child after work but was dawdling. What was he doing?

Looking closely, he was staring at his phone with a serious expression, one she had only seen when he was handling business…

Soon, he put away his phone and walked calmly towards the car.

Ji Qingyu concluded that he had already guessed. She keenly noticed that he casually adjusted his tie, a very ordinary action, but… in a flash, she looked down and saw the bracelet on his wrist, suddenly realizing that this was just like her subconscious action of fixing her hair!

Feng Chengze remained calm, but before he reached the car, the door opened unexpectedly. He was stunned for a few seconds. Because Ji Qingyu had already gotten out of the car and rushed towards him, hugging him tightly. He looked down, still with a surprised expression on his face, meeting her smiling eyes.

“I still managed to scare you!” She wrapped her arms around his slim waist.

However, the next second, her smugness disappeared. The higher the road, the higher the devil.

“Mmm, mmm!”

The man’s gaze became increasingly deep and dangerous, as if he had completely forgotten where they were, and kissed her without hesitation.