Chapter 143: Full of Doubt
Although Ji Xiangyu called out very softly, Athena still heard his gentle call. For some reason, her heart stirred, as if a warm current flowed into her chest.
Athena struggled to break free from Ji Xiangyu’s embrace, her face blushing as she looked at him and asked, “Chairman, you and I must have known each other before, right?”
Ji Xiangyu’s brows were furrowed as he looked at Athena. How should he answer? Should he say she had amnesia and had forgotten him? Or should he say that she had betrayed him back then and left with Xia Yang?
When it came time to say these words, they were difficult to utter. If Athena was indeed Qing Tian, then why did she leave so heartlessly five years ago and then reappear with amnesia?
What had happened in these five years?
His heart was filled with too many questions, but seeing the woman with pure eyes before him, he couldn’t bear to accuse her of betraying him and leaving!
Ji Xiangyu smiled faintly, then said in a calm tone, “I don’t know about the past, but the Chief Assistant looks exactly like the woman I love the most. Apart from her hair color and background, her body and face are terrifyingly similar!”
Athena did not expect Ji Xiangyu to describe her in such terms. Terrifyingly similar? Was looking alike such a terrible thing?
It was that woman who looked like her again. Was Ji Xiangyu’s hot and cold behavior towards her all because she looked so much like that woman?
Athena’s furrowed brows were tangled into a knot, her expression becoming awkward. However, she was the type who couldn’t keep certain things hidden, and it was better to say them out loud: “Chairman, when you see me, do you always think of the person you love? So it was just now, and the previous forceful kiss, and every time you approach me, is it because I look so much like her?”
Ji Xiangyu looked at Athena in silence. Athena’s eyes were sharp at this moment, staring at him. Her words jolted him awake. To be honest, he himself didn’t know if he had done things that he found shameful because he mistook Athena for Qing Tian.
Ji Xiangyu’s silence was enough to explain everything. Athena turned sideways and said to Ji Xiangyu in a formal tone, “Chairman, if there’s nothing else, I’ll head back to the hotel to help!”
Athena hadn’t walked a few steps when Ji Xiangyu called out from behind her, “Athena, I~~~~~” He hesitated for a moment and continued, “I’ll give you a ride back. It’s hard to find a car here!”
Athena stopped. The moment he called her name, she thought he was going to explain something to her. But when he offered to give her a ride, her heart sank.
Athena did not refuse, but thanked him, “Then, I’ll trouble you, Chairman!” Her tone was flat, devoid of any ripple or emotion!
Athena’s sudden distant expression and words made Ji Xiangyu feel a sense of loss. He remembered Andrei’s warning; perhaps Andrei knew everything.
Ji Xiangyu took out his mobile phone and called Assistant Che, “Prepare to head back!”
Athena watched Ji Xiangyu making a telephone call in front of her. His back was straight and broad, and even the subtle movements he made while speaking were full of charm.
A man like this, whom everyone wanted to get close to, must have been deliberately sent to the human world by heaven.
Athena imagined Ji Xiangyu being adored by countless women and felt that such a man would only be suited to be with a princess, for example, the daughter of the Russian president!
She sighed in disappointment. As she looked up, her eyes met Ji Xiangyu’s deep gaze.
For a moment, she found it difficult to breathe. His eyes seemed even more beautiful than hers, deep with a hint of mystery.
Athena knew she had lost her composure and immediately turned her head away awkwardly and embarrassedly. Fortunately, Ji Xiangyu was still on the phone, otherwise, she would have really dug a hole and buried herself!
In the car on the way back, the driver and Assistant Che sat in the front, while Athena and Ji Xiangyu sat in the back. The atmosphere was consistently awkward.
Athena looked out the car window and saw Ji Xiangyu leaning his head to the side, gazing at the scenery outside, his facial features sharp and defined.
At this moment, the driver in front, sensing the heavy atmosphere, turned on the radio and happened to land on a storytelling channel.
The host was telling a story about a girl who forgot a boy, and the boy silently stayed by her side until the girl grew old and died.
Although the girl never remembered the boy, because of the boy’s sincerity, the girl eventually married him and they lived together until they died!
This was a very ordinary story, but at this particular moment, hearing it made Ji Xiangyu even more determined to resolve the doubts in his heart!
Who was Athena?
【 Second update, muah~~~~~】
