Love You Till the End-Chapter 1036 - 1035: What Goes Around Comes Around
"I’ve eaten." Shi Aoju took the document, his face cold, and said, "You can go now."
The secretary found it somewhat unbelievable; the BOSS never liked eating takeout, and he had a severe cleanliness obsession, never allowing meals in the sanctity of the office. How could he have eaten?
But adhering to the professional ethic that "the boss’s orders are like imperial edicts," the secretary still nodded, turned around, walked out of the room, and shut the door.
The ambiguous atmosphere just now was shattered by the sudden interruption, leaving behind an endless awkwardness entangling the two.
Su Jiuyi stood up from the corner of the wall, dragged her steps to the sofa, picked up the bag she’d thrown aside earlier, and slowly walked to Shi Aoju’s side.
"Um..." she stammered, "I’m heading back, got to prune the flower bed this afternoon."
Shi Aoju’s brow furrowed in fatigue, subconsciously pinching the corner of his eye, he said, "Do you want me to take you?"
His intent was clear, but Su Jiuyi was used to being polite; perhaps she feared that the enclosed space of an elevator would be even more awkward, so she waved her hand and said, "No need."
Once she was out the Aotian Group’s gate, Su Jiuyi still hadn’t recovered from her earlier daze.
This wasn’t a dream; it was real.
This time, neither she nor Shi Aoju had been drinking, both were very sober.
So why? Why did he want to kiss her?
Their interactions over the past few months replayed in her mind like an old film, frame by frame, the tangle of threads growing messier in her thoughts.
It was only when she returned to the Shi Family that her long-lost mindfulness came back.
During lunchtime, most people would probably be eating in the staff cafeteria, though it remained unknown how the young lady was being treated and whether she was throwing another tantrum.
Actually, those truths Shi Aoju spoke of were understood by Su Jiuyi; when she had been ridiculed by others before, she had thought through similar questions.
She had fought with Zhao Shuya for many years, but the disputes always ended with others stepping in.
Who knows how she is now? I suppose the affair of Su Zhenxiong being unfaithful hit her hard.
Indeed, someone as proud and majestic as her could not possibly endure such betrayal, and once this incident is exposed, she will undoubtedly attract strange looks from others.
Su Jiuyi never considers herself some benevolent saint, so she’s far from sympathizing with Zhao Shuya, and genuinely believes she’s brought this upon herself.
As the saying goes, those who go out into the world must eventually pay their dues.
Several days passed with Su Jiuyi tending to her flowers in the flower bed, occasionally cleaning Shi Aoju’s room, but the two didn’t meet again.
Su Jiuyi deliberately avoided Shi Aoju.
Instinct told her that perhaps Shi Aoju had fondness for her as well, otherwise he wouldn’t have treated her so well all this time.
Because even if she were just a mere connection, she would only need to stay home, not require his personal care.
But rationality warned Su Jiuyi that this love affair could only end in a firefly chasing fire.
Their family backgrounds were too disparate; though the Su Family held a place in the business circles, compared to the Shi Family, a dominant leader in the commerce world, they were but a drop in the ocean, an unreachable gap.
Su Jiuyi is very self-aware; she knows she can’t possibly aspire to Shi Aoju, even though she really likes him.
