Jien pulled Ji Ai'er away from the Ji family, not caring at all about the roaring and anger of Master Ji behind them.
"Jien, you shouldn't have spoken to the elder like that just now," Ji Ai'er said, holding Jien who was taking her somewhere unknown.
"If I weren't the young master of the Ji family, if I were just a poor fellow or an unknown lad, would you still follow me?" Jien ignored Ji Ai'er's words and turned back to ask her.
Ji Ai'er nodded. She followed him because he was Jien, not for any other reason. She had originally come to the Ji family with nothing, so she could also bear leaving the Ji family with nothing.
If Jien were really not the young master of the Ji family, then she might be a little happier, because then she could tell him that in fact, she had somewhat fallen in love with him. But all of this was just their imagination. He was the sole heir of the Ji family and the only son of the Piano Queen. This was an unchangeable fact.
"I knew you were the best person to me!" Jien pulled Ji Ai'er into his arms and whispered.
Ji Ai'er stretched out her hands to hold his waist, leaning against his chest and listening to the powerful beating of his heart. This was the first time she had indulged herself so freely and willfully.
"I love you, Ai'er!" Jien murmured in Ji Ai'er's ear. It was the first time she heard him say this to her, and she finally understood why Cheng Zongyi said Jien loved her very much. But she didn't have the courage to say to him either: Jien, I love you too. The distance between them was something she could never overcome. She recalled the look that Master Ji gave her just now.
Ji Ai'er quietly enjoyed the warmth of Jien's embrace, greedily wanting to have this brief happiness. Jien's future didn't belong to her, but at least he was with her now, so she had to try hard to remember his embrace and body temperature.
Jien held Ji Ai'er's hand, and they strolled on the crowded street. They looked very conspicuous in their very formal attire. Finally, they ran into a clothing store, bought casual wear and changed into it. Jien directly threw that suit into the trash can. Then he asked the salesperson to pack up the evening dress that Ji Ai'er wore.
Ji Ai'er carried the shopping bag and walked out of the clothing store with Jien.
"Are you hungry? Let's go eat. What do you want to eat?" Jien asked Ji Ai'er.
"Goubuli buns." Ji Ai'er thought for a while and said.
"What's that?" Jien stopped and asked Ji Ai'er. He had never heard of this thing.
"It's buns that even dogs won't eat." Ji Ai'er laughed and explained loudly. A young master like him wouldn't understand such a delicacy in the world.
As soon as Jien heard this, he knew Ji Ai'er was teasing him, so he ran over to catch her. Ji Ai'er screamed and ran forward.
Finally, they really bought a few buns, eating as they walked and feeling very comfortable.
This was the happiest day for Ji Ai'er and Jien. But this kind of happiness and joyous time was too short. It was so short that she and Jien didn't have time to cherish it before it was missed.
The next day, the Ji family found them and brought them back. Jien was placed under house arrest. Ji Ai'er still lived a life as the adopted daughter of the Ji family but in fact a maid. Actually, she had no complaints because this was originally her real life.