Chapter 18 – Pair Rings
Qi Yuexin was surprised at what he said. Last time on the plane, He Jian talked to him about Qi Yueran’s attitude and that made Qi Yuexin’s heart cold thinking that He Jian liked his brother very much.
Qi Yuexin also thought that someone wanted to hype the engagement of He Jian, thus he did not take it seriously. However, he did not expect to be surprised when he asked about that. Seeing Qi Yueran indifferent attitude, it could be said not that the two did not have a very good relationship.
Qi Yueran said: “Dad will come over tomorrow. I’ll handle this matter well and it’ll not affect the cooperation.”
Qi Yuexin was thinking about his own affairs. When he heard that, he nodded and did not say anything more.
When Qi Yueran went upstairs and returned to the bedroom, He Jian had already returned. He was sitting on the sofa in the small living room and holding a laptop while typing on the keyboard. He immediately raised his head when he heard the movement and put the laptop aside.
“You’re back.” He Jian said, “I heard you went to your big brother. I thought you would come back later.”
Qi Yueran smiled and looked very natural as he said, “It’s inconvenient for big brother to go upstairs. I just took him back to the guest room. My father will be here tomorrow morning; I want to go out to pick him up at the airport.”
“I know. I’ll go with you then.” He Jian felt Qi Yueran’s estrangement and frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable.
The two people stood face to face and did not speak again. He Jian sighed, suddenly took Qi Yueran’s hand and let him sit beside him. Then he said, “You sit down, I think we should talk.”
Qi Yueran did not object, simply sat beside him without any expression on his face, as if nothing had happened. If it was not He Jian he was facing, others would think that he had a poke face, but He Jian was very clear in his heart that the youth was sulking.
Qi Yueran was him of 15 years ago. He Jian felt a little helpless and headache. He had said that he knew himself the best, but who would retain their own personality over ten years ago? People always changed and they would not even comprehend their previous personalities or course of action.
He Jian said: “What happened in the bathroom that day was a misunderstanding…”
He Jian said halfway as he did not know how to say the rest so as not to feel embarrassed. At that time, he was also a bit drunk. Contrarily, it happened not due the impulse of his lower body, but his mind. Who would have thought that Qi Yueran happened to see it by chance before he had time to push the boy away?
Qi Yueran still had no expression on his face. He was neither upset nor angry. He said: “I know. I also didn’t take it to heart.”
Knowing that he did not listen, He Jian could not help reaching out and petting his hair as he said: “Don’t you think I’m particularly bad? It feels like I’m making fun of you. As soon as I saw you to my liking, I was going marry you, but before getting engaged, I took a fancy with someone else.”
Qi Yueran stiffened and did not speak. He Jian continued: “I know what you think inside. You don’t have to provide an explanation. You may have agreed to marry me just for the sake of Qi Family. You think this is an alliance marriage that I’ll benefit Qi Family.”
“He…” Hearing him saying such, Qi Yueran subconsciously wanted to explain. However, He Jian cut his words and said: “In fact, there is nothing wrong with this. I’ve told you before that I’ll help you, whatever is within my ability. I don’t just treat of this marriage as an alliance marriage. I did it not because of Qi Family, but because of you.”
He Jian’s voice was low, which seemed to carry memories within it. Qi Yueran did not understand what He Jian really meant. He just felt that his heart pounded and missed a few beats.
He Jian said: “In fact, there’s also that sentence where I hope you’ll have a good life and live happily. As for my reasons… I can’t say, but I’ll never hurt you. I just hope that won’t be afraid of me when you know about it in the future.”
As Qi Yueran listened to his words, his chest felt like being pressed by a stone. He did not know why it felt uncomfortable. When he went to bed at night, he dreamt of the rainy day five years ago with fog, heavy rain, and the sound of impact. Then he woke up from the hospital and heard the sound of hissing and wailing, and his father’s scolding. It was like an infinite cycle of nightmare, knowing that it was in the past, but he still could not get out of it.
He Jian said that he hoped that he (QYR) would have a good life and live happily. This was something others had never said to him, not even his family. During that saddest time, Qi Yueran thought if his eyes remained closed and he did not wake up, he would not be pressured out of breath. However, he would never and ever tell others of these perceptions. He was of a strong-minded personality. Therefore, only he knew about these.
He Jian was not sleepy when he was lying in bed. The scandal caused by Qin Ya caused him a headache. He did not want this matter to make others point to Qi Yueran, neither did he wish to bring Qi Yueran anymore distress.
Before he fell asleep in the middle of the night, he heard that the person beside him seemed to be sleeping uneasily.
Only when Qi Yueran was woken up by He Jian did he found out that he was dreaming. His ear felt a little wet that he could not help being flustered. For fear of being found by He Jian, he quickly wiped it with the back of his hand.
He Jian did not ask anything. He woke Qi Yueran up when he heard him (QYR) whimpering and talking in his sleep, knowing that he was having a nightmare. He patted the person beside him and said: “Sleep well. I’m right next to you.”
He Jian felt heartbroken for Qi Yueran. The day of the accident was a distant memory for him – It was more than 20 years ago. Time was a good medicine. No matter how fresh it was in his memory, that sort of feeling differed to some extent. It was like his heart had been tempered hard by the repeated attacks. But Qi Yueran was different as it was still a fresh memory for him.
He patted Qi Yueran on the back like he coaxed a child. Qi Yueran turned his back to him. He was afraid that He Jian would find out that he was crying in his dream, so he did not dare to move, and just let He Jian patted him. After half an hour, he fell asleep unconsciously.
The next morning, Qi Yueran and He Jian went to the airport while He Family was bustling around. When they went out, He Jian’s second elder brother and eldest sister came home. It seemed that Master He had asked them to be back in advance.
It was almost noon when Master Qi entered He’s house. After talking for a short time in the living room, they directly gathered in the dining room for lunch.
Master Qi had also heard about He Jian’s scandal on the way. He was still a little worried, thinking that He Third-shao had already rejected Qi Yueran and found someone else. But when he took a look at He Jian, he felt that He Jian still treated Qi Yueran just like he was in Quanlin.
Master Qi said: “Xiao Ran’s been in your care for a few days here. This child is still young and doesn’t understand many things. I don’t know if he’s cause trouble.”
Madam He said: “Xiao Ran is very well-behaved, unlike my offbeat son.”
Master He interjected: “Let’s not say any more courteous words. The two children want to get married, but I think they’re still young, so let’s wait for two years before getting married and do the engagement instead.”
Madam He said: “Yes, we’re in favor to conclude it as soon as possible, but we don’t know…”
“Okay, this is a good thing.” Master Qi quickly said with a smile: “As long as the children are happy, parents have no reason to object.”
Naturally, Master Qi would not object to the engagement. But in his opinion, engagement was not enough of an insurance, it would be better if they could get married directly.
As soon as the few people at the dining table agreed, the matter of the engagement could be easily discussed. Naturally, Madam He was happy as the rest of the matter was handed over to her. Although it was just an engagement banquet, the list of guests could not be less, the ostentation could not be small, and face [reputation] could not be lost.
He Jian managed to find the time to deal with Qin Ya’s affairs, but it was actually not too difficult. Master He had been infuriated by all this. With Master He’s connections, how could Qin Ya get any benefits? However, Qin Ya was still an artist under the banner of Hua Film, so he had to give face to the Xia Family.
He Jian made a phone call with Xia Hang. Xia Hang said that he would give an account of the matter.
Master Qi talked with Qi Yueran for a while after lunch, which was nothing more than asking him about the relationship between him and He Jian, and what actually was going on with He Jian’s previous scandal. Qi Yueran explained it to Master Qi for a long time, saying that it was a misunderstanding and there would not be any problem.
Master Qi did not look very happy. He said: “In the future, you should keep a close eye on him. You’ve yet married and don’t even have a status, you’ll be easily dumped. Where do we put our face?”
Qi Yueran could only nod.
As they were talking, they heard a knock on the door. He Jian opened the door and said: “It turns out that Master Qi is here. My Ma is in a hurry to buy things for the engagement and she wants me to take Xiao Ran to look at the pattern and order a pair of rings in the afternoon.”
When Master Qi heard this, he certainly would not stop them from going. He only said: “All of you are even very thoughtful. Then Xiao Ran, go quickly. I also don’t have any urgent matter here; only that I haven’t seen Xiao Ran for a long time.”
Qi Yueran thought he was just looking at a picture or something, but he did not expect He Jian to take him out.
He had never seen how ostentatious He Family was when going out before. There was a lineup of black cars parked at the entrance. If the people following them were not the bodyguards, he would think it was a lineup of wedding cars. It looked very high-profile.
He Jian was rumored to be involved in a scandal before. Although it was not true, people who read the gossip also enjoy talking about it. Of course, He Jian would do something to let people know that it was false, so he deliberately went high-profile with Qi Yueran to custom-order the rings.
Gossip news needed to be hyped and it depended on which side would be hyped more. In this way, the next day, almost all the news media broke out some new material to discredit the scandal rumors, saying that He’s Third-shao took Qi’s youngest gongzi out to choose an engagement ring and that the two men seemed to be in harmony and had a very good relationship.
Chapter 18 – Pair Rings
Qi Yuexin was surprised at what he said. Last time on the plane, He Jian talked to him about Qi Yueran’s attitude and that made Qi Yuexin’s heart cold thinking that He Jian liked his brother very much.
Qi Yuexin also thought that someone wanted to hype the engagement of He Jian, thus he did not take it seriously. However, he did not expect to be surprised when he asked about that. Seeing Qi Yueran indifferent attitude, it could be said not that the two did not have a very good relationship.
Qi Yueran said: “Dad will come over tomorrow. I’ll handle this matter well and it’ll not affect the cooperation.”
Qi Yuexin was thinking about his own affairs. When he heard that, he nodded and did not say anything more.
When Qi Yueran went upstairs and returned to the bedroom, He Jian had already returned. He was sitting on the sofa in the small living room and holding a laptop while typing on the keyboard. He immediately raised his head when he heard the movement and put the laptop aside.
“You’re back.” He Jian said, “I heard you went to your big brother. I thought you would come back later.”
Qi Yueran smiled and looked very natural as he said, “It’s inconvenient for big brother to go upstairs. I just took him back to the guest room. My father will be here tomorrow morning; I want to go out to pick him up at the airport.”
“I know. I’ll go with you then.” He Jian felt Qi Yueran’s estrangement and frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable.
The two people stood face to face and did not speak again. He Jian sighed, suddenly took Qi Yueran’s hand and let him sit beside him. Then he said, “You sit down, I think we should talk.”
Qi Yueran did not object, simply sat beside him without any expression on his face, as if nothing had happened. If it was not He Jian he was facing, others would think that he had a poke face, but He Jian was very clear in his heart that the youth was sulking.
Qi Yueran was him of 15 years ago. He Jian felt a little helpless and headache. He had said that he knew himself the best, but who would retain their own personality over ten years ago? People always changed and they would not even comprehend their previous personalities or course of action.
He Jian said: “What happened in the bathroom that day was a misunderstanding…”
He Jian said halfway as he did not know how to say the rest so as not to feel embarrassed. At that time, he was also a bit drunk. Contrarily, it happened not due the impulse of his lower body, but his mind. Who would have thought that Qi Yueran happened to see it by chance before he had time to push the boy away?
Qi Yueran still had no expression on his face. He was neither upset nor angry. He said: “I know. I also didn’t take it to heart.”
Knowing that he did not listen, He Jian could not help reaching out and petting his hair as he said: “Don’t you think I’m particularly bad? It feels like I’m making fun of you. As soon as I saw you to my liking, I was going marry you, but before getting engaged, I took a fancy with someone else.”
Qi Yueran stiffened and did not speak. He Jian continued: “I know what you think inside. You don’t have to provide an explanation. You may have agreed to marry me just for the sake of Qi Family. You think this is an alliance marriage that I’ll benefit Qi Family.”
“He…” Hearing him saying such, Qi Yueran subconsciously wanted to explain. However, He Jian cut his words and said: “In fact, there is nothing wrong with this. I’ve told you before that I’ll help you, whatever is within my ability. I don’t just treat of this marriage as an alliance marriage. I did it not because of Qi Family, but because of you.”
He Jian’s voice was low, which seemed to carry memories within it. Qi Yueran did not understand what He Jian really meant. He just felt that his heart pounded and missed a few beats.
He Jian said: “In fact, there’s also that sentence where I hope you’ll have a good life and live happily. As for my reasons… I can’t say, but I’ll never hurt you. I just hope that won’t be afraid of me when you know about it in the future.”
As Qi Yueran listened to his words, his chest felt like being pressed by a stone. He did not know why it felt uncomfortable. When he went to bed at night, he dreamt of the rainy day five years ago with fog, heavy rain, and the sound of impact. Then he woke up from the hospital and heard the sound of hissing and wailing, and his father’s scolding. It was like an infinite cycle of nightmare, knowing that it was in the past, but he still could not get out of it.
He Jian said that he hoped that he (QYR) would have a good life and live happily. This was something others had never said to him, not even his family. During that saddest time, Qi Yueran thought if his eyes remained closed and he did not wake up, he would not be pressured out of breath. However, he would never and ever tell others of these perceptions. He was of a strong-minded personality. Therefore, only he knew about these.
He Jian was not sleepy when he was lying in bed. The scandal caused by Qin Ya caused him a headache. He did not want this matter to make others point to Qi Yueran, neither did he wish to bring Qi Yueran anymore distress.
Before he fell asleep in the middle of the night, he heard that the person beside him seemed to be sleeping uneasily.
Only when Qi Yueran was woken up by He Jian did he found out that he was dreaming. His ear felt a little wet that he could not help being flustered. For fear of being found by He Jian, he quickly wiped it with the back of his hand.
He Jian did not ask anything. He woke Qi Yueran up when he heard him (QYR) whimpering and talking in his sleep, knowing that he was having a nightmare. He patted the person beside him and said: “Sleep well. I’m right next to you.”
He Jian felt heartbroken for Qi Yueran. The day of the accident was a distant memory for him – It was more than 20 years ago. Time was a good medicine. No matter how fresh it was in his memory, that sort of feeling differed to some extent. It was like his heart had been tempered hard by the repeated attacks. But Qi Yueran was different as it was still a fresh memory for him.
He patted Qi Yueran on the back like he coaxed a child. Qi Yueran turned his back to him. He was afraid that He Jian would find out that he was crying in his dream, so he did not dare to move, and just let He Jian patted him. After half an hour, he fell asleep unconsciously.
The next morning, Qi Yueran and He Jian went to the airport while He Family was bustling around. When they went out, He Jian’s second elder brother and eldest sister came home. It seemed that Master He had asked them to be back in advance.
It was almost noon when Master Qi entered He’s house. After talking for a short time in the living room, they directly gathered in the dining room for lunch.
Master Qi had also heard about He Jian’s scandal on the way. He was still a little worried, thinking that He Third-shao had already rejected Qi Yueran and found someone else. But when he took a look at He Jian, he felt that He Jian still treated Qi Yueran just like he was in Quanlin.
Master Qi said: “Xiao Ran’s been in your care for a few days here. This child is still young and doesn’t understand many things. I don’t know if he’s cause trouble.”
Madam He said: “Xiao Ran is very well-behaved, unlike my offbeat son.”
Master He interjected: “Let’s not say any more courteous words. The two children want to get married, but I think they’re still young, so let’s wait for two years before getting married and do the engagement instead.”
Madam He said: “Yes, we’re in favor to conclude it as soon as possible, but we don’t know…”
“Okay, this is a good thing.” Master Qi quickly said with a smile: “As long as the children are happy, parents have no reason to object.”
Naturally, Master Qi would not object to the engagement. But in his opinion, engagement was not enough of an insurance, it would be better if they could get married directly.
As soon as the few people at the dining table agreed, the matter of the engagement could be easily discussed. Naturally, Madam He was happy as the rest of the matter was handed over to her. Although it was just an engagement banquet, the list of guests could not be less, the ostentation could not be small, and face [reputation] could not be lost.
He Jian managed to find the time to deal with Qin Ya’s affairs, but it was actually not too difficult. Master He had been infuriated by all this. With Master He’s connections, how could Qin Ya get any benefits? However, Qin Ya was still an artist under the banner of Hua Film, so he had to give face to the Xia Family.
He Jian made a phone call with Xia Hang. Xia Hang said that he would give an account of the matter.
Master Qi talked with Qi Yueran for a while after lunch, which was nothing more than asking him about the relationship between him and He Jian, and what actually was going on with He Jian’s previous scandal. Qi Yueran explained it to Master Qi for a long time, saying that it was a misunderstanding and there would not be any problem.
Master Qi did not look very happy. He said: “In the future, you should keep a close eye on him. You’ve yet married and don’t even have a status, you’ll be easily dumped. Where do we put our face?”
Qi Yueran could only nod.
As they were talking, they heard a knock on the door. He Jian opened the door and said: “It turns out that Master Qi is here. My Ma is in a hurry to buy things for the engagement and she wants me to take Xiao Ran to look at the pattern and order a pair of rings in the afternoon.”
When Master Qi heard this, he certainly would not stop them from going. He only said: “All of you are even very thoughtful. Then Xiao Ran, go quickly. I also don’t have any urgent matter here; only that I haven’t seen Xiao Ran for a long time.”
Qi Yueran thought he was just looking at a picture or something, but he did not expect He Jian to take him out.
He had never seen how ostentatious He Family was when going out before. There was a lineup of black cars parked at the entrance. If the people following them were not the bodyguards, he would think it was a lineup of wedding cars. It looked very high-profile.
He Jian was rumored to be involved in a scandal before. Although it was not true, people who read the gossip also enjoy talking about it. Of course, He Jian would do something to let people know that it was false, so he deliberately went high-profile with Qi Yueran to custom-order the rings.
Gossip news needed to be hyped and it depended on which side would be hyped more. In this way, the next day, almost all the news media broke out some new material to discredit the scandal rumors, saying that He’s Third-shao took Qi’s youngest gongzi out to choose an engagement ring and that the two men seemed to be in harmony and had a very good relationship.
