Chapter 220
After she had her second breakfast, Pei Ge brought all the dishes to the kitchen for washing with mixed feelings .
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By the time she returned to the private ward, Ji Ziming had already comfortably nestled in the soft chair and was drinking tea in a relaxed manner .
“CEO Ji . ” The time was only 9 A . M . Having finished all the tasks at hand, she was left with nothing to do .
This made her spit at the man again for preventing her from going to work .
“Come here . ” He glanced at her and spoke with cold indifference .
She pursed her lips at his commanding tone and walked toward the spot she had occupied yesterday to read a book aloud to him . Once she was near enough, she spotted a brown leather book lying on the coffee table .
Did he want her to read him a book again?
That was good, too . It could help pass the time as well as let her acquire some more knowledge .
The only question was whether the man would make her read a romance novel again or something different .
Yesterday’s ‘Pounding Heart’ was really nice to read .
“Continue reading today . ” He pointed to the book on the coffee table and instructed .
“Oh, alright!” she happily agreed .
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Picking up the book, she noticed that it was not a romantic love story but a prose, instead .
Sitting in another soft chair next to him, she gently opened the book cover .
On its first page, she saw the same strange symbols she had seen on that book of his that she had picked up before .
Γλwθισανo
What did they mean, and what language were they?
Her curiosity was piqued at this point .
She furtively glanced at the man sitting next to her and calmly sipping tea . Before she could decide on whether to ask or not, his clear and low voice sounded .
“What do you want to say?” He placed the tea cup on the coffee table and met her eyes .
This dumb woman’s thoughts were written all over her face . He had never seen such a ‘stupid’ woman like her before .
“Ah? Oh!” Seeing his gaze on her, she depressingly thought to herself, Why is it that I always get caught every time I look at him secretly?
“I just want to know what these mean exactly . ” She laid the book on the coffee table and pointed to the foreign symbols written in black ink with her fair finger .
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Her words baffled him .
“Exactly? You’ve seen these before?”
“Mhm . That book of yours I found last time also has these words on its first page,” she lightly said with a nod .
“So… It was you who found my book back then . ” The corners of his mouth slightly curled up . Knowing that this woman had picked up his book before inexplicably made him feel happy .
“Yes! CEO Ji, what do these words mean? They seem to be Greek . ” She looked at him inquisitively .
“They are indeed Greek and mean ‘Know thyself,'” he explained with a mellow expression .
“‘Know thyself’? That phrase sounds familiar! Um… seems to be… hmm…” She knitted her brows as she pondered on . After quite some time, her eyes lit up and she exclaimed, “It’s the famous saying of that Greek philosopher, Socrates!”
He was surprised she knew that it was a famous saying of Socrates .
“Yes . ” He tentatively smiled .
“Hei hei! You just thought it’s weird that I know of this phrase, right?” she asked smugly upon seeing surprise flash across his face . “You don’t know, but I was a straight A student in school! Of course, I’d know something like that . ”
He was amused by her boasting .
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“Mhm . ” While his face remained stoic, his eyes had a smile in them .
Her eyebrows eased into a smile as well when she saw the mirth in his eyes . She lowered her head and lightly asked, “‘Know thyself’… How do you say this phrase in Greek?”
“Γλwθισανo…” he softly and clearly recited in Greek .
She was surprised by his voice .
“So beautiful…” She could not resist spilling her thought out .
This was when she discovered how beautiful-sounding Greek was .
It was especially so when it came out of his mouth . His clear spring-like voice speaking Greek could make one want to listen to it even if they did not understand what was being said .
He was filled with happiness at her praise, causing him to be in a good mood .
“Greek is actually such a beautiful language!” she gushed with twinkling eyes .
Seeing her sincere appreciation of the language, he arched an eyebrow and suddenly asked, “Do you want to learn it?”
“Ah?” She was taken aback by his question .
She could not fathom why he would suddenly ask her that .
“Do you want to learn it?” he repeated his question in all seriousness .
She nodded and spoke her mind, “Mhm! A little . ”
“Then, I’ll teach you,” he offered .
“Ah? You’ll teach me?!” She widened her eyes in disbelief .
This annoying person must be joking!
“Mhm, I’ll teach you . ” He smiled again at her wide-eyed look .
She blinked with uncertainty at his sudden offer .
When she saw that he was not pulling her leg, she vigorously bobbed her head .
“Okay!” She broke into a happy smile .
In any case, she would not be losing on this . Staying in this hospital without doing anything for a whole day was truly boring, so she might as well find something to do to occupy her time .