Pyramid Hanging Upside Down Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Ji Xingyuan in the conference room didn’t want to talk nonsense with Ji Taizhen, so he directly cast the received data on the desktop screen and said: “The pictures taken on the spot will be passed through later, but uncle, should you give an explanation to the people here first?”

Ji Taizhen barely maintained his demeanor, and did not get too entangled in the face of irrefutable evidence, but simply admitted: “I did it, but what I did was also tacitly approved by my brother. I didn’t expect that my nephew would be so upbeat in less than two months after my brother left.”

When Ji Taizhen mentioned Ji Tailin, some people here couldn’t sit still, because none of them, the old people who followed Ji Tailin, had not shared some cakes from Ji Tailin. They were all afraid that Ji Xingyuan would start from here, find reasons to investigate them all, and then pick them off one by one.

“Mr. Ji, although this old Ji did something wrong, we are the Ji family after all. They are all one family. It is enough to take back the associated crystal mines for open mining. There is no need to be so serious.” Someone couldn’t help but speak.

“My uncle is indeed a member of the Ji family, but what he harmed is the interests of the Ji family. Today, the Ji family no longer belongs solely to the Ji family, but to everyone here. Although my uncle is a member of the Ji family, he harms the interests of the whole group. As the leader, how can I be partial to the Ji family?”

Ji Xingyuan was unmoved. Anyone could say anything high-sounding. He stretched out his left hand, separated his five fingers, and pressed down on the table.The back of the hand and wrist arch into a very powerful and beautiful outline.

For the first time today, he wore black gloves on both his left and right hands. The custom-made black leather gloves fit each of his fingers perfectly, making the already long and powerful fingers even more tense.

Just one action made everyone present feel more pressure. They all understood the meaning hidden behind Ji Xingyuan – there was no doubt about it.

Those who originally wanted to speak swallowed the rest of their words. Now Ji Xingyuan is the new head of the Ji family, Ji Tailin is in the past, and Ji Taizhen has been caught by him. It is best for others not to question or refute him.

Ji Xingyuan turned to Ji Taizhen and said: “My father died suddenly because he was old and worked hard for the group. My uncle is also old. It’s better to rest for a while and leave things to young people.”

Ji Taizhen said with a smile: “Don’t worry, nephew. A routine physical examination shows that I am very healthy. But you are right, we should give more opportunities to young people. I have a few promising young people who I want to recommend to you. And Yin Li, who is generally idle, you should find something to do for him.”

The Yinli in Ji Taizhen’s mouth is Ji Tailin’s illegitimate son Ji Yinli. After the dinner he took over, Ji Taizhen brought the illegitimate son over and told him nonsense that the family should take care of each other. Now mentioning him is obviously to cause trouble for Ji Xingyuan.

Ji Xingyuan’s expression did not change and he only said: “Since my uncle agrees and everyone has no objections, that’s it for today. We will discuss the accountability and appointment of personnel on the planet later.”

After speaking, Ji Xingyuan stood up first and said two words: “The meeting is dismissed.”

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On the other side, when the vehicle safely drove into the capital, Qi Feiluan was slightly surprised, but then he understood that Ji Taizhen might be more difficult to deal with than he thought.

The most terrifying enemy is not the person who is angry and ignores you and attacks you, but the person who is rational and patient, hiding in the dark and waiting for opportunities.

The vehicle drove directly outside the Ji’s Building. The first thing Qi Feiluan saw after getting off the car was Ji Xingyuan waiting outside the gate.

Ji Xingyuan saw Qi Feiluan at the first sight. They had obviously been separated before, but this brief separation of more than ten days made him particularly concerned and missing Qi Feiluan.

She strode towards him, the hem of her coat swinging in a unique rhythm as her legs moved.

The first thing Qi Feiluan noticed was that he was wearing a pair of black leather gloves today.

Ji Xingyuan walked up to him and stopped, looking at him for a long time.

Qi Feiluan was the first to say to him: “Mission accomplished.”

“Very good, very fast and timely. Ji Tai’s shock can’t cause any trouble.”

Ji Xingyuan hasn’t paid too much attention to Ji Taizhen. After all, Ji Taizhen has never entered the core of Ji family’s power. In addition, he is not young, so he will solve it sooner or later.

What Ji Xingyuan wants to say is: “Today is New Year’s Eve, will you go back to your home? I’ll ask Butler Ji to prepare a celebration banquet, x just the two of us.”

“Qi Feiluan, come celebrate the New Year with me.” Ji Xingyuan’s tone was very low.

Qi Feiluan actually heard a bit of depression and pleading in it, and he said: “Okay.”

What could he say?

He didn’t want to think about it, he just accepted it as a new order, so that Qi Feiluan could feel better.

Ji Xingyuan ended the meeting and there was no other work today.

Qi Feiluan took a ride back to Ji’s Manor with him.

Qi Feiluan was very tired. He had been almost non-stop these days. To replenish energy during the journey, he ate nutritious meals specially prepared for the voyage. The two sleeps on the way back and forth depleted the body’s own reserves.

After stepping into Ji’s manor and seeing the familiar scenery, Qi Feiluan had to admit that she felt like a traveler returning home.

Qi Feiluan is now eager to wash off his travel dust, change into home clothes, and talk about other things.

“I’m going to take a shower and change clothes first. Wait for me a moment.”

Ji Xingyuan nodded.

Qi Feiluan went back to his room, took a shower and dried his hair, changed into dry and comfortable clothes, and got back the mobile phone he had left in Ji’s manor. When he walked to the dining room, he discovered that Ji Xingyuan had also finished taking a shower and changed clothes.

New Year’s Eve is the night for family reunions. All the servants in Ji’s manor have gone home for the holidays. Even Butler Ji went back to reunite with his children after getting Ji Xingyuan’s permission.

There are only two living people left in the huge manor, Ji Xingyuan and Qi Feiluan, and the rest are various models of housekeeping robots.

The housekeeping robot prepared a New Year’s Eve dinner in strict accordance with the recipes, and then left silently.

Qi Feiluan and Ji Xingyuan pulled out their chairs and sat down. The New Year’s Eve dinner for just two people was a bit desolate.

But for Ji Xingyuan, he had never celebrated any holidays before, and the Ji family had no habit of celebrating New Year’s Eve or New Year.

His impression of the Chinese New Year probably comes from the gift list given to him when he paid New Year greetings.

The gifts were sent directly to the warehouse. Ji Tailin and Ji Xingyuan could only look at the gift list. Only those on the gift list that they were interested in or particularly outstanding would have their servants or robots look for them.

Whether it’s New Year’s Eve or other festivals, they celebrate holidays and birthdays, and it’s just for another round of profit exchanges, and it’s always very purposeful.

Ji Xingyuan and Qi Feiluan sat down and ate in silence. Ji Xingyuan took the wine next to him and poured a glass for himself and him. He raised his hand to Qi Feiluan, who understood and clinked glasses with him.

At the same time as the crisp sound of glass collision sounded, the two whispered together: “Happy New Year.”

Happy New Year, the simplest and most difficult blessing. The more I grow up, the more I understand how difficult it is to achieve the word happiness.

After a silent meal, Qi Feiluan wanted to go back to sleep, but Ji Xingyuan stopped him and pulled him to sit on the couch in the audio-visual room.

Although there is a private cinema in the manor, the space is too large and not as small and private as the video room.

There were soft blankets piled on the medium-soft sofa in the video room. After Ji Xingyuan pulled Qi Feiluan to lie down, he put the blanket on their knees and asked him: “Are there any movies, variety shows or programs that you want to watch?”

Qi Feiluan was at a loss during the whole process. He usually had little entertainment and never paid attention to these. What’s more, he had just returned from the planet and had no idea what movies or variety shows had been released recently.

“No.” Qi Feiluan replied.

Ji Xingyuan frowned when he heard this and directly sent a message to his assistant to ask.

The assistant on the other side reflexively entered work mode after seeing the information. The extremely capable assistant sent Ji Xingyuan a recommendation for newly released movies and a selection of classic and old movies in less than five minutes.

Ji Xingyuan handed it to Qi Feiluan and asked him, “Is there anything you want to see?”

Qi Feiluan leaned on the sofa and touched the soft blanket. The slightly long hair of the blanket wrapped around his fingers and interspersed between his fingers. His fingers moved involuntarily and grabbed the blanket. After taking a bath and eating, he looked at the dense text on the screen with sleepiness…

Rather than choosing a movie, he was more curious about why Ji Xingyuan wanted to watch a movie.

Perhaps because of his sleepiness and Ji Xingyuan’s attitude, Qi Feiluan was a little too relaxed. He really asked his question: “Why do you want to watch a movie?”

“I just want to find a way to kill time,” Ji Xingyuan, who was wearing home clothes after changing out of the formal attire and coat he wore during the day, looked a little more lazy, but he still wore the gloves on his hands, “mainly I want to stay up late with you.”

Staying up late?

This word woke up Qi Feiluan’s sleepy mind, and the question that followed was why she suddenly wanted to stay with him.

Ji Xingyuan obviously knew what his next question was going to be. He was silent for a long time and said: “On New Year’s Day at the winery, Jian Junshuang said that I treat you as my belongings. I…”

He wanted to say I didn’t, but he couldn’t say it because he had indeed done it unconsciously.

During this period, Ji Xingyuan has been thinking about the past four years, thinking about what Jian Junshuang and Bai Hanxu said to him, and his mind is full of 20-year-old Qi Feiluan and 24-year-old Qi Feiluan…

20-year-old Qi Feiluan will say she loves him, question him, and reject him.

The 24-year-old Qi Feiluan is taciturn and only follows his orders, like a robot.

It was only now that Ji Xingyuan suddenly realized that some changes were bit by bit, silent, and difficult to detect if you didn’t look back. But when you really look back, you will find that the changes have already happened.

Ji Xingyuan does not want to turn the changed 24-year-old Qi Feiluan back to the 20-year-old Qi Feiluan who said in the snow that he would never leave him. He is not so naive, thinking that people who have changed can change back to the past.

It was just the words of Jian Junshuang and Bai Hanxu that made him realize that he must change his attitude towards Qi Feiluan, stop his behavior of objectifying the other person, and change Qi Feiluan’s self-perception of “I am just a tool” or “I am just an object” by changing the relationship between the two.

After all… he loves Qi Feiluan, and he also expects to get feedback from Qi Feiluan that he loves him, but now apart from obedience, he has received very little emotional feedback from Qi Feiluan.

Restrain your own possessiveness, give him personal space and time, respect him, trust him, and change the relationship between the owner and the belongings…

“I just… I just can’t help but want you. I will try my best to restrain myself and change in the future.”

“This mission is a good start. We can have New Year’s Eve dinner together and watch the New Year’s Eve together on New Year’s Eve. I will grant you holidays in the future. If you don’t want to, you don’t have to go back to Jijia Manor with me. If you don’t want to be in the same office with me, you can also go back to the 33rd floor…”