But when she thought about those sweet young guys and wolfish young hunks with their eight-pack abs, Fang Ning took a deep breath and finally decided to screw up her courage and probe into what those rumors were about, and whether his first love was coming back!
After all, she had to fight for her own happy life!
Fang Ning set down her teacup and spoke in a tone carefully chosen not to overstep the bounds of their relationship. "Mr. Ji, what you were all talking about just now..."
Ji Xiangnian gently pressed his well-defined fingers against his tired brow. He did not know how to begin explaining this to Fang Ning, afraid that bringing it up rashly would put her off.
In the garden outside the window, the wisteria was in full bloom, its petals drifting into the distance on the wind.
Ji Xiangnian gazed out, pondered for a moment, then said softly, "Could we take a walk in the garden?"
There were traces of some unreadable emotion hidden in that calm tone. Fang Ning heard them. Going out to the garden-
Did he need to pour out his unrequited love for his first love, or did he want to talk about their unforgettable romance?
Was she supposed to be a listener? She wondered whether that counted as part of their contract. If not, could she ask for extra pay?
The two of them walked through the villa's back garden. It was a greenhouse garden enclosed beneath a glass roof, with many varieties of flowers. Thanks to the care of the butler and the housekeepers, and the glass enclosure sheltering them from wind and rain, the flowers still vied for beauty and bloomed in profusion even in the somewhat chilly October weather.
Surrounded by floral fragrance, the two