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Chapter 147 I Want to Face It Together

Jiang Yi's phone rang urgently, interrupting her conversation with her grandfather at the old house. She gently picked up the phone, and a familiar voice came from the other end.

Unable to make out what was being said on the phone, Jiang became alert, pointed at the phone, and jogged to the garden to answer it.

"Second Brother, are you sure? It really is Chi Chengling." Jiang Yi lowered his voice and looked around, as if afraid of being discovered.

"Well, Xiao Si will also be attending the company's annual meeting tonight. I think you should avoid him. We're not sure what his plans are right now."

Lu Haotian's voice was low and hoarse, filled with worry, "Abu said they were able to locate you because of the locator. Xiao Yi, have you received any gifts or accessories recently?"

"Thank you, Second Brother, I understand." Jiang Yi took a deep breath and thanked him.

The voice on the phone paused, then slowly began, "Xiao Si, I was able to find out about these things, so I'm sure the boss already knows."

"I see."

“Perhaps the boss has his own plans…” Lu Haotian said in a somewhat official tone, but unsurprisingly, he hit the nail on the head.

Jiang Yi hung up the phone, her eyes downcast, feeling a tightness in her chest.

She understood that they were all doing it for her own good, and that she herself was secretly investigating without their knowledge. But hearing it from others brought a unique kind of bitterness to her heart.

"What happened?"

Grandpa Jiang asked worriedly, "Jiang Yi has been preoccupied these past few days. Although he has tried his best to hide it since that night, he must be struggling with the fact that he was hiding it from Chi Ruiche and the others."

Jiang Yi shook her head and forced a smile. "Grandpa, it's almost time. I'll go find Che to have lunch first."

"Okay, tonight is the Chi family's annual meeting. Although it's not a big deal, it's the first time you'll be attending as their fiancée."

Grandpa Jiang seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but add a word of advice, "Xiao Yi, two people need to be honest with each other when they're together. Often, the deeper the love, the more constraints there are."

Jiang looked into the distance, his eyes deep and weary, filled with disappointment, as he rubbed the gold bracelet between his fingers.

"Go."

When Jiang Yi arrived at Chengqing, she hung her head and waited for the elevator, her mind wandering, like a scattered leaf unable to settle down.

A pair of black leather shoes stood opposite her white fur slippers. "Yi-yi, what are you thinking about?" A pleasant voice reached her ears.

Jiang looked up and, unsurprisingly, met Chi Ruiche's gaze, focused and affectionate. The two were very close, as if he had her enclosed in his territory.

Chi Ruiche pulled Jiang Yi into his arms with one hand, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, then stretched out his arm and lifted Jiang Yi into the air.

"Che, put me down. It wouldn't look good if your employees saw us." Jiang Yi patted him anxiously.

Chi Ruiche smiled and tightened his grip on her waist, pulling her against him.

When we got to the office, I bent down and placed her on the sofa. I knelt on one knee on the carpet and picked up her feet, which were red from the cold and felt especially cold.

"Why aren't you wearing socks?" His tone was somewhat reproachful, but he still held her feet in his arms.

"Che, it'll be fine in a little while with the heating on."

Jiang Yi, somewhat at a loss, withdrew her foot, but was stopped by Chi Ruiche, whose warm body temperature protected her foot.

"That'll be faster."

Jiang Yi suddenly had a mischievous idea. She deliberately placed her cold hand on Chi Ruiche's face and said with a wicked smile, "It's so warm."

"You!"

Chi Ruiche didn't dodge, letting her act up, but his angular face softened considerably, and the corners of his mouth turned up in a doting tone, peacefully enveloping her.

Chi Ruiche rubbed her feet until they were warm, then took off his coat and wrapped them up tightly before going to rest and getting a blanket to cover himself.

“Mr. Chi, I remember that your suit is not cheap.”

Chi Ruiche stroked Jiang Yi's hand, a habitual smile playing on his lips. "It has already fulfilled its maximum value."

"Che, I've come to tell you something."

Jiang Yi leaned closer, their eyes meeting. "Was the last car accident arranged by Chi Chengling?"

"Ah."

"If I told you I know you're in a dangerous situation, but I want to face it with you, would you agree?"

Jiang Yi's gaze was like a blazing sun, scorching Chi Ruiche.