Tang Wan, based on her recent symptoms, searched online and was so disturbed she couldn’t fall asleep. As night fell, a sudden rainstorm shook the leaves outside with a rustling sound, waking her again.
"How’s it going?" Jiang Jinsang, his drunkenness mostly faded, hugged her from behind and kissed her neck twice, "It’s just rain."
"Mhm."
"Go to sleep." His voice was gentle and his body warm against hers, offering her a great sense of security.
"Big Brother Five?"
"Mhm?"
"Do you prefer boys or girls?"
Half-asleep in the stormy weather, Jiang Jinsang seed not to hear exactly what Tang Wan said, murmuring softly, "... I like you."
The next day, Tang Wan didn’t sleep well and woke up early. As she went downstairs, the old lady was pruning the flowers, still lanting the previous night’s storm.
Tang Wan stepped into the yard, where the air was fresh and pleasant after the rain. She was about to stretch her back when she saw the "love-confirming tree" she and Jiang Jinsang had planted—it was blown askew...
Crooked but not fallen!
She had thought it would be interesting to plant a tree and watch it grow with their child. Now the child was not yet in the picture, and the tree was already tilted?
Later, Jiang Jiu took a shovel to replant the tree, but perhaps the roots were blown askew, and no matter how much they corrected and nurtured it...
It mysteriously grew into a crooked tree.
**
Today, Old Lady Shen was having a dical checkup, and Tang Wan was already planning to accompany her. She was considering whether to get an ultrasound herself to see if she was really pregnant!
Feeling anxious, she rembered that this was Zhou Zhongqing’s hospital, where many acquaintances worked. If she went for an ultrasound, Zhou Zhongqing might know the results before she did. After much thought, she still hadn’t decided when she arrived at the hospital.
Later at the hospital, as she took care of the old lady’s checkup and ran around, she naturally had even less chance to consider it.
The checkup was spread over two days. After today’s session, the old lady sent Tang Wan and Shen Shuci away, not wanting to see them wear themselves out over her.
Shen Shuci planned to stay at the hospital but then received a call from her manager.
"Still at the hospital? How is your family?" Shen Shuci had taken leave under the pretext of caring for her family.
"Thank you for asking, Manager, nothing’s wrong."
"Our departnt has negotiated a project, and the other party specifically asked for you to be in charge. If this partnership is successful, there won’t be any issue with you becoming official. I’ve already given them your contact information. They should reach out to you soon. Make sure you do a good job."
"They specifically asked for to be in charge?"
"That’s right, Pengju Group. They visited our company before, and you helped with the reception. They said they had a very good impression of you. This is a good opportunity—don’t say I don’t look out for you."
"Thank you, Manager."
...
Not long after Shen Shuci hung up, she received a call from the other party, rely asking if she was available and wanting to et with her.
She scheduled the eting for Wednesday afternoon, when Old Lady Shen was discharged. Currently at the hospital and unfamiliar with the project’s details and stipulations, she would need to prepare thoroughly.
"You have work to do, so go back and don’t stay here to accompany . I’m not sick, you and Wanwan should go back and attend to your own matters."
"Mom, I..." Shen Shuci hadn’t finished speaking when more visitors arrived in the room, and today it was Qi Zeyan.
He had co to visit knowing that the old lady was admitted to the hospital. With him around, the room beca lively, and Shen Shuci had the opportunity to go ho.
She had been so busy lately that it wasn’t until she was on her way ho that she rembered Huo Qinqi’s cat, which she’d left at the pet store. When she couldn’t take care of it herself, she would leave it at the store. But since the owner was back, it made more sense for him to take the cat.
Thinking of this, she gave him a call.
"Hello—" The man’s voice was particularly husky and low.
This caught Jiang Chengsi sitting beside him sowhat by surprise; that voice...
Seed sowhat gentle.
"Mr. Huo, are you free right now?"
"Mhm."
"I’ll be ho soon. If you’re available, co over and take the cat. I’ve been a bit busy lately and might not be able to look after it."
Huo Qinqi glanced at the ti, "In an hour."
"I’ll wait for you at ho." Shen Shuci planned to pick up the cat from the pet store and have the owner give it a bath or sothing.
Huo Qinqi hung up the phone and was ready to leave.
"Old Huo, you can’t be serious, we just got here. You promised you’d teach so self-defense today," said Jiang Chengsi, who had been sparring with Jiang Shiyi a few days ago. He was clear in his heart that if his brother got serious, he might get beaten badly, so he thought of taking the opportunity to learn a few moves from Huo Qinqi while he was in Beijing.
They had just arrived at the underground boxing arena and hadn’t even changed clothes when Huo Qinqi was about to leave, naturally, Jiang Chengsi wasn’t happy.
"I’ve got sothing to do," Huo Qinqi said as he walked away.
"What’s so important that you’d just ditch ?"
"Taking care of my cat."
Jiang Chengsi’s face darkened as he recalled Huo Qinqi had a cat, "Your cat is more important than ?"
Huo Qinqi glanced at him, "Why do you compare yourself to a cat?"
"..."
As they reached the ground floor, they saw a group of n and won playing around, hugging and laughing joyfully, though they all seed quite young.
As they passed by, the group didn’t recognize Huo Qinqi but were very polite and greeted Jiang Chengsi.
"Fourth Master."
"Here to play?" Jiang Chengsi owned the club, "I’ll have soone send over so drinks and beverages for you guys later."
"Thank you, Fourth Master." The group smiled and chattered as they walked away.
Huo Qinqi looked at the person surrounded by the group and asked in a low voice, "Who are these people?"
"Just a few rich kids who love to party. They often co here to eat, drink, and have fun. As long as they don’t ss around with dirty stuff on my premises, it’s fine," Jiang Chengsi chuckled.
"They look young."
"The one leading is from the Liang Family. I guess you don’t know him. This kid has been spoiled since he was young and is lawless. The woman with him is a little star, young and knows how to play. Those things..." Jiang Chengsi hinted vaguely, "She’s probably touched them."
Jiang Chengsi’s hint was likely referring to drugs, gambling, and sex.
"Don’t his family care?"
"They spoiled him when he was young, and when he grew up, it was too late to discipline him. The kids these days don’t listen."
Jiang Chengsi smiled, "Old Huo, you stood up today, you definitely have to make it up to next ti."
"Hmm." Huo Qinqi nodded.
...
anwhile, Huo Qinqi had already arrived at Left Bank Garden. Shen Shuci had just finished packing up the kitten’s stuff when she heard the doorbell. She hadn’t even seen who it was when a large bouquet of flowers caught her eye.
Huo Qinqi had originally planned to box with Jiang Chengsi today and was dressed casually in a loose black tracksuit. His hair was neatly cut, and his gaze was indifferent, but the roses in his hand were a brilliant and scorching hue.
"You..."
"For you." The voice of the one offering the flowers was still as cold as ever.
"Th-thank you." It was the first ti Shen Shuci had received flowers from soone of the opposite sex, and they were roses, which surely felt different deep down.
Most importantly, he was not supposed to be a romantic person. Shen Shuci couldn’t imagine him bringing flowers to her; receiving them made her heart flutter and she reached out wanting to take them...
She had just hugged the bouquet to her chest—a little uncomfortable, as it was her first ti receiving roses—she coughed lightly, "You, you co in first."
She moved aside to let him into the house. He was tall and naturally bent a little as he entered the door, an ordinary gesture, but this ti when he bent down, he ca closer to her face...
And before she could react, he pecked her on the cheek.
Shen Shuci’s face turned beet red, even more delicate than the brilliant roses.
He... seed to be getting more and more shaless.
**
Back at the club,
Once Huo Qinqi left, Jiang Chengsi went to the boxing ring alone and found a coach to spar with. Midway through, he suddenly realized sothing was off.
His pet cat should be at ho, right, where he could see it anyti? Where else would he need to go to see it?
Was the cat being kept sowhere else?
That couldn’t be. That sa cat that Jiangjiang and Taotao wanted to take ho for a couple of days had been heartlessly denied by soone. How could it then be kept in soone else’s ho?
Or was he just avoiding teaching boxing, making up an excuse to put off?
Huo Qinqi, if you didn’t want to teach , you didn’t need to co up with such a la excuse!
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