Di Mingjue did not stop.
Lu Sisi quickly caught up, walking beside him.
"Brother Mingjue, my leg is injured, I won't be able to go to work at the company for a while."
Di Mingjue looked up at her, showing a reaction.
That cleaning job?
"You don't need to go anymore. You are not suited for those jobs."
Whether it was cleaning or being a company employee. She was not suitable for either given her current state and circumstances.
Lu Sisi stopped in shock. Was he caring about her?
"Whatever Brother Mingjue says, I'll listen to you."
Di Mingjue stopped in front of her, his gaze sweeping over her.
"Brother Mingjue, is there something dirty on me?" Lu Sisi lowered her head, inspecting herself from head to toe. xxs1
"My old man's ideas will not be realized, and you should not hold any hope for me. If you have any needs in life, or want someone to take care of you in a relationship, I can help you find a suitable partner." Di Mingjue looked at her seriously.
Pretending ignorance about some matters would only harm both oneself and others. Since it was certain that the two of them could never be together, a short pain was better than a long one. If there was going to be hurt, it was better to be upfront from the beginning.
Lu Sisi had not yet recovered from the rejection. She looked at Di Mingjue with disappointment, "Can the future really be predicted so accurately?"
Without trying, how would he know it wasn't suitable?
Di Mingjue responded with certainty, "What I intend to do has never changed."
"But you." Lu Sisi saw Jiang Ziyu appear at the top of the stairs and stopped herself from saying the rest.
Waiting for her to finish, Di Mingjue watched her fall silent. He still needed to go downstairs to find Jiang Ziyu, and since she wasn't speaking, Di Mingjue decided to leave.
Pressing the elevator door, Di Mingjue was about to enter when a shadow lunged down from above. He frowned at Lu Sisi, who landed in his arms.
Her hair brushed against his face, and Lu Sisi's cheek pressed against his chest.
Jiang Ziyu lifted her foot and then lowered it. She saw the two embracing and kissing above and her mind replayed Lu Sisi's words from last night.
She released the stair railing and, to avoid the awkwardness from above, turned and left.
Lu Sisi was pushed away by Di Mingjue. He tidied his shirt, which had been creased from being pressed.
"My leg suddenly cramped, it was not intentional." Lu Sisi quickly apologized after regaining her footing.
There was no substantial harm, so Di Mingjue did not dwell on it. He pressed the elevator button and entered.
Touching her injured leg, Lu Sisi looked pleased.
There was plenty of time in the future.
Di Mingjue went downstairs and saw the empty living room. His gaze shifted to the kitchen, where Jiang Ziyu was standing at the counter drinking water.
"Why are you up so early?" Di Mingjue came up behind her.
Jiang Ziyu still looked straight ahead, her eyes blankly staring at the opposite wall.
"Ziyu?" Seeing she didn't respond, Di Mingjue reached out and touched her arm.
The sudden touch made Jiang Ziyu instinctively flinch, and the cup in her hand fell to the floor during her evasion.
With a crack, the glass shattered into pieces, shards bouncing off the floor.
"Be careful!" Di Mingjue instinctively grabbed Jiang Ziyu's hand, fearing she would step on the glass fragments.
In the process of pulling, Jiang Ziyu stumbled and fell onto his leg.
Her mind went blank. Di Mingjue's face in front of her also transformed into Lu Sisi leaning against him, the two of them nestled together. She pushed away Di Mingjue's arm and quickly moved away from him.
His palm felt empty. Di Mingjue sensed Jiang Ziyu's rejection.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Jiang Ziyu looked down at the glass shards at her feet, then turned to call for a servant to clean up.
The servant arrived, but Jiang Ziyu turned and went upstairs, leaving Di Mingjue alone at the counter.