After Becoming a Scummy Alpha, the Movie Queen Just Wants to Pamper Her Wife - Chapter 85.2

As for whether they were actually together, she soon got her answer.

On October 22nd, Xi Xiaohe’s twentieth solo recital was held at the People’s Concert Hall.

Originally, the theme of the performance was In Love. But after the disastrous “date” with Ji Yi at Chunlu Stadium on the 10th though that afternoon, Ji Yi had taken her to see the chrysanthemum exhibition.

Amidst the chrysanthemums in full bloom, Ji Yi told her that her life was actually very simple. Beyond work, she loved making love in her free time; she loved strolling in parks and going to supermarkets; she loved working out at the stadium and reading in the library; on clear days, she loved listening to piano music and gazing at the blue sky and white clouds.

After sharing her hobbies, she added nonchalantly, “Xi Xiaohe, I’m just someone without much refined taste. I suppose my whole life will be spent in such mundane simplicity.”

In truth, Ji Yi deliberately exaggerated the ordinariness of her life to mask the darkness and danger inherent in her work.

For a detective in the criminal investigation division, such simplicity was precisely the most precious thing.

Yet that kind of mundane life was at odds with Xi Xiaohe’s aspirations.

She loved the spotlight and was striving hard to become an internationally renowned pianist.

Recently, she had a golden opportunity, if she took it, it would inevitably run counter to Ji Yi’s vision of embracing a quiet life.

For the first time, Xi Xiaohe’s fervent love for Ji Yi collided with reality.

That night, they were still in sync, still passionate, still indulging until they exhausted every last ounce of strength, every drop of sweat, until they could no longer move.

It was as fierce as if it were their last night together.

Afterward, she quietly changed the theme of the concert she had originally planned for Ji Yi, renaming it Set Sail.

Her twenty-fifth year had only just turned the page in September, and twenty-six was just beginning.

As Professor Guan had warned her, if she wallowed in love, she would be betraying the piano she had practiced so diligently for over a decade.

But unexpectedly, just as Xi Xiaohe was preparing to rein in her passion and set off toward her future.

Ji Yi confessed to her.

On the day of the concert, Ji Yi sat in the guest seat, dressed in a black evening gown, her hair half-curled and cascading over her shoulders, her presence strikingly elegant.

Of course, Xi Xiaoyan and Meng Chuwu were also there, witnessing Ji Yi’s confession.

After the concert ended and the audience had left, Xi Xiaohe retreated backstage.

A moment later, Xi Xiaoyan walked in and said to her, “Sis, Ji Yi wants to know if you’d play a piece just for her?”

“Of course!” Xi Xiaohe agreed without hesitation. “That brat, why didn’t she just ask me herself?” She stood up and walked back onto the stage.

At some point, the piano had been surrounded by flowers, with heart-shaped candles flickering around it. The poised Ji Yi stood silently beside the piano, watching Xi Xiaohe, who stood frozen onstage.

After a long pause, Xi Xiaohe finally snapped out of it and approached. “Ji Yi, are you planning to propose to me or something?” she blurted out, losing control.

From their seats below, Meng Chuwu and Xi Xiaoyan despaired, this woman truly had no sense of propriety.

Fortunately, Ji Yi knew her temperament well and wasn’t bothered. Instead, she smiled faintly, this was the most genuine reaction Xi Xiaohe could have given.

“Not exactly,” Ji Yi said. “I’ve never formally confessed to you before, and I’m not very good at sweet words. All this.”

She glanced around, then looked toward the seats below. “was prepared with Meng Chuwu and Xi Xiaoyan’s help.”

“I knew it! It had to be that annoying Xi Xiaoyan’s idea,” Xi Xiaohe said, also looking down.

The entire concert hall was empty except for Meng Chuwu and Xi Xiaoyan in the audience seats.

Seeing their gazes, Xi Xiaoyan raised her left hand and waved cheerfully.

“Xi Xiaohe, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?”

“Ji Yi, you shouldn’t have made me wait this long!”

Xi Xiaohe’s words carried a double meaning.

Clearly, they leaned more toward rejection.

But neither Ji Yi nor Meng Chuwu noticed.

They all thought Xi Xiaohe would agree without hesitation.

Only Xi Xiaoyan noticed the nuance. Given her sister’s passionate nature, if she were to accept, she would have already jumped onto Ji Yi in excitement, shouting her agreement.

But she didn’t.

As expected, between love and career, Xi Xiaohe chose the latter.

She shattered her own romantic idealism.

Later, before Xi Xiaohe prepared to embark on her concert tour,

knowing Ji Yi’s flirtatious nature, she didn’t dare hope Ji Yi would wait for her.

Before leaving for the first stop of her tour, Xi Xiaohe said to Ji Yi, “I’ll be away from Lucheng for quite some time. Ji Yi, if you want to play around with other women, then our relationship ends automatically.”

“Xi Xiaohe, do you want to play around with other women?”

“That’s not what I meant. I just,” Xi Xiaohe paused. “I’m afraid when you’re lonely, I won’t be there for you.”

“Do you want me to wait for you?”

“I do. Will you wait for me?”

“Say it. Tell me you want me to wait for you.”

“Ji Yi, wait for me to come back.”

“Mm. I’ll wait.”

Three years later, Xi Xiaohe’s tour ended. She achieved her dream, becoming a renowned concert pianist.

Upon returning to Lucheng, Ji Yi, Meng Chuwu, and Xi Xiaoyan went to the airport to pick her up.

In those three years, everyone had changed a lot.

Ji Yi became the youngest deputy director in the history of Lucheng’s Criminal Investigation Bureau.

Meng Chuwu starred in several more films and remained a top-tier celebrity in the entertainment industry. During this time, she won another Best Actress award, matching her mother’s achievements.

As for Xi Xiaoyan, she had already graduated with her master’s degree and was currently preparing for her first solo exhibition.

On the way home from the airport, Meng Chuwu teased, “Miss Xi, our Officer Ji has lived in solitude for you for three years. What do you plan to do about it? Now that you’re back, you’d better make it up to her.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll spend every single day from now on making it up to her!”

Xi Xiaohe was in an exceptionally good mood.

In truth, they hadn’t gone completely without seeing each other in those three years.

When Ji Yi was on leave, she would fly to the cities where Xi Xiaohe was performing.

During breaks in her tour, if Ji Yi wasn’t busy, Xi Xiaohe would rush back to Lucheng, only to leave again early the next day.

“Sis, haven’t you noticed Ji Yi has lost weight?”

“Oh, she really has.” Xi Xiaohe reached out and touched Ji Yi’s left cheek as she drove.

“Xi Xiaohe, move in with me from now on?” Ji Yi said.

“Wow!” Meng Chuwu and Xi Xiaoyan gasped in unison three years of marriage had made them increasingly synchronized.

“The answer is, of course, yes!” This time, Xi Xiaohe had a better sense of boundaries. She knew they hadn’t reached the point of marriage yet, but she was full of confidence about it.

“Sister Wu, let’s applaud their love!”

From the backseat, Meng Chuwu and Xi Xiaoyan’s applause rang out.

Once the clapping subsided, Xi Xiaoyan noticed her sister couldn’t stop looking at Ji Yi gazing, staring, never looking away.

The car fell silent, so she couldn’t help but sing the little nursery rhyme their grandmother used to sing to them as children.

“You look at me, I look at you,
All day long, never tired;
Morning gaze, evening stare,
On and on, till we’re old.

You look at me, I look at you,
All year long, never tired;
Springtime watch, autumn view,
On and on, for a lifetime.”

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