strictlysupreme Chapter 73 Digital Codes
Chapter 73 Digital Codes
Watching Ji Xingyi eat silently, Lin's father got up and served her a bowl of soup, saying gently, "Xingyi, you're busy with school and the company at the same time, so you should also take care of your health."
Although the Lin family is considered a wealthy family in Hangzhou, Lin's father has no reputation within the family, and the shares he currently holds were only acquired from the Lin family after marrying Ji's mother. In addition, he himself doesn't have much talent for business. Most of his business is managed by professional agents, and he spends his time playing golf for leisure.
Ji Xingyi took the soup bowl and politely replied, "Thank you."
"What kind of attitude is this!" Ji's mother suddenly slammed down her chopsticks and gave Ji Xingyi a cold look.
Ji Xingyi lowered her eyes and said to Lin's father again, "Thank you for your concern, Father. I will be careful."
"It's alright, it's alright, everyone continue eating!" Mr. Lin patted Mrs. Ji's hand, and Mrs. Ji's expression softened. She then turned to ask about Lin Rui'an's studies.
Lin Rui'an complained bitterly: "Mom, I'm going abroad anyway, so what's the difference between getting 60 points and 100 points?"
Ji's mother was so angry that she reached out to grab the boy's ear, but the table was too wide and she couldn't reach it.
"Alright, alright, the child is still young!" Mr. Lin quickly got up and pressed Mrs. Ji back into her chair: "If you're really worried about him, we can go live abroad for a few months."
"No!" Lin Rui'an grabbed Ji Xingyi's arm in a panic, his face scrunched up like a bitter gourd. "Brother, please say a few words for me. It's one thing to be controlled at home, but why are you going to control me even when I'm abroad? I might as well stay abroad like my brother!"
When Ji's mother met Ji Xingyi's gaze, she paused, then looked away somewhat awkwardly: "Your brother didn't want to go abroad; it's not like I was stopping him."
Ji Xingyi took in her mother's expression. What Lin Ruian didn't know was that Ji's mother never cared about Ji Xingyi's studies. During high school, Ji's mother worried about Lin Ruian's junior high school, and during junior high school, Ji's mother took care of Lin Ruian when he was in elementary school.
In Ji's mother's eyes, there was never any plan for Ji Xingyi's future.
“Yes, it’s me who doesn’t want to go abroad,” Ji Xingyi replied calmly.
However, staying in China was indeed his own choice. Before the college entrance examination, Grandpa Ji arranged for him to study finance at a top-tier university abroad. He asked Jiang Lin about his wishes at the time, and Jiang Lin clearly refused to go abroad. So, he took the college entrance examination with Jiang Lin and stayed in China.
Ji Xingyi had no regrets; he only wanted to be with Jiang Lin.
Wherever Jiang Lin is, that's where he is.
The meal was as tasteless as ever. After it ended, Ji Xingyi didn't linger. He said goodbye to Lin's parents and prepared to leave.
As he walked into the entrance hall, Lin Rui'an called out to him.
"Brother, I'm about to go abroad, can't you stay at home for one night?"
Lin Rui'an is three years younger than Ji Xingyi. He looks more like his father, with single eyelids, a broad forehead, and a slightly square jawline. Because he exercises often, he exudes boundless vitality. Especially when he smiles, his face is practically etched with the word "youth." He is truly a sunny young man.
"Never mind, I'm not used to it." Ji Xingyi put on her shoes without any reaction.
The word "sunshine" has never been associated with Ji Xingyi. In his mother's eyes, he has always been a gloomy and violent figure. But now Ji Xingyi doesn't care what his mother thinks anymore; let's just live out our lives peacefully like this.
"Brother!" Lin Rui'an said aggrievedly, "There's nothing I'm not used to about living at home."
Ji Xingyi raised her hand and forcefully brushed Lin Rui'an's hand away. Watching the boy gradually lose his smile, Ji Xingyi's heart remained as firm as a rock: "This is your home."
This is not my home.
Ignoring her younger brother's dejected gaze, Ji Xingyi turned and walked towards the door.
The stars in the night sky were obscured by clouds, and there was a damp feeling as if it was about to rain. My longing for home grew stronger, and my desire to return home became more urgent.
After getting into the car, he said directly to Zhang Hui, "Brother Hui, let's go home."
"Alright!" Zhang Hui stepped on the gas and drove home!
However, after only ten minutes of driving, Zhang Hui suddenly braked, startling Ji Xingyi, who was sitting in the back seat with her eyes closed, awake.
"Damn it!" Zhang Hui thought to himself, and quickly got out of the car to check. It wasn't that Zhang Hui was a bad driver; the other person had suddenly appeared. Fortunately, there was a speed limit in the city, and he braked in time. The young man on the ground had only fallen and didn't seem to be injured.
"There's a dashcam in the car, don't even think about faking an accident!" Zhang Hui said warily.
"It's my fault, I'm sorry, bro!"
After getting up from the ground, the young man quickly bowed and apologized to Zhang Hui, surprisingly without any intention of staging the accident.
Ji Xingyi rolled down the car window, wanting to urge Zhang Hui to resolve the matter quickly, but when his gaze swept over the young man's face, he looked suspicious: "Chen Jiangqiao?"
Despite the dim streetlights, Chen Jiangqiao recognized the man in the car at a glance and exclaimed in surprise, "It's you!"
Zhang Hui scratched his head: "You two know each other!"
Chen Jiangqiao tilted his head at Ji Xingyi: "Since we're so destined to meet, why don't we find a place to chat?"
Ji Xingyi was about to refuse when she suddenly remembered the mysterious white envelope, so she got out of the car and walked towards Chen Jiangqiao: "Okay, where to?"
Chen Jiangqiao looked left and right, and finally pointed to the bar across the street: "Want a drink?"
Ji Xing nodded, told Zhang Hui to park the car, and then followed Chen Jiangqiao into the bar. The main hall was too noisy, so they booked a private room directly.
After the two of them were alone, Ji Xingyi took off his well-tailored suit, sat on the sofa, and lazily rubbed his temples. His noble demeanor made Chen Jiangqiao's eyes light up.
"Your car must be quite expensive, right?" Chen Jiangqiao asked curiously.
"It's alright." Ji Xingyi picked up her wine glass, took a sip, and looked at the simply dressed Chen Jiangqiao: "Have you been in Hangzhou all this time?"
"No, not really. I just arrived recently. I came to the big city to look for work." Chen Jiangqiao shamelessly sat down next to Ji Xingyi and clinked his wine glass with hers. "We're quite destined to meet!"
Chen Jiangqiao was about to ask for Ji Xingyi's WeChat when he was drawn to the card Ji Xingyi handed him: "What's this?"
"Do you know how to decipher codes?" Ji Xingyi pointed to the black numbers on the card.
The card inside the mysterious white envelope contained a string of digital codes. His elite education had always been biased; while Ji Xingyi could speak fluently about business and finance, he was not particularly sensitive to professional matters like digital codes.
Chen Jiangqiao frowned deeply: "I need a pen and paper."
Ji Xing nodded and immediately ordered someone to buy it.
An hour later, Chen Jiangqiao let out a sigh of relief, rubbed his sore neck, and handed the results to Ji Xingyi: "Fortunately, it's not complicated, just simple encryption. This string of numbers is a coordinate and a time."
Ji Xingyi took out her phone and entered the latitude and longitude coordinates to find out the location was a shopping mall, only 5km away from the bar where the two of them were.
"It's 10 PM today, November 1st." Chen Jiangqiao took out his cheap phone and glanced at the time: "Oh, there are still 20 minutes left!"