This is a story of a marriage of convenience between complete strangers, where the powerful party eventually yields and "eats their words" (ends up loving it). It features a gentle beauty a...
Chapter 134 I'm Waiting for You
On Saturday, Xu Qingwu was still asleep when he received a call from the team leader, saying that a buyer had been found for the amusement park and Dong Yao had agreed to sell it.
No one knows why Dong Yao changed her mind. What is important now is that they need to quickly complete the report and solve this project as quickly as possible.
So the beautiful weekend had to be spent working overtime.
On Wednesday, Dong Yao came to the law firm in person, but the buyer did not show up and only sent someone to sign the contract.
The deal was done and the project concluded successfully.
Before Dong Yao left, she bumped into Xu Qingwu in the bathroom.
"Ms. Dong." Xu Qingwu greeted her.
Dong Yao looked at her enviously and said with a smile, "Miss Xu, I wish you happiness."
Xu Qingwu was a little confused, but still smiled and thanked her, then politely sent her to the elevator.
The originally troublesome project ended so smoothly that the team leader was so happy that he paid for everyone to have a buffet to celebrate.
"Guess why the chairman's daughter suddenly agreed to sell the amusement park?"
"Help her dad."
"No, it was the buyer's boss who promised her that he would continue to operate the business and would not use it for other purposes."
"Such an old amusement park, with no tourists and no profit at all, is a huge shame, isn't it?"
"For rich people, it's just a small amount. They even added 10% to our law firm's agency fees. I've never seen anyone so generous."
“Let’s thank the buyer dad!”
Everyone raised their glasses and shouted to thank the buyer, their eyes full of desire for the bonus.
The bonuses at Heyi Law Firm are fixed, and commissions are given to each project based on the project level and position level. However, Juncheng's commissions are directly taken from the agency fees. The higher the agency fees the project receives, the greater the bonus. Therefore, the colleagues at Juncheng are more united.
Halfway through the meal, Xu Qingwu felt his phone suddenly vibrate.
When she clicked in, she found that she was added to a new group, which had one less person than the department group and no group leader.
"The team leader's family just had a new baby, and he has to support both his wife and the child. How about we split the bill for this meal? 1 point deduction for those who agree."
Everyone clicked 1, and Xu Qingwu also posted one.
When the team leader went to pay, he found that the bill had already been paid for. He insisted on paying, but was finally persuaded to give in.
Xu Qingwu really likes this kind of colleague relationship where there is no intrigue and everyone supports each other.
A message from Cen Xihuai popped up on the screen, asking her when she would be done and he would come to pick her up, as he had a new car.
Xu Qingwu sent him the address, and Cen Xihuai sent him the license plate number.
At the end, there was a Mercedes-Benz worth less than 300,000 yuan waiting on the roadside, and the license plate number matched the one sent by Cen Xihuai.
Xu Qingwu said goodbye to everyone and ran over to get in the car.
"Why did you suddenly change the car?"
"It's convenient to pick you up."
Cen Xihuai knew that Xu Qingwu didn't like to be high-profile, and that she had to be secretive when driving a luxury car. If he changed to an ordinary one, he could openly pick her up and drop her off as her husband.
Seeing that Xu Qingwu still had a faint smile on her face, Cen Xihuai asked curiously, "Is there something happy?"
"The amusement park project I told you about before has been sold. I heard the buyer is a big boss who wants to continue operating it."
Cen Xihuai replied: "Very good."
"Didn't you say that the business is operating at a loss and closing is the best option?"
"Not necessarily."
"I don't understand, but we can continue to go over there and play later."
"Um."
A project is coming to an end and there are no new projects to add to it for the time being. I can occasionally slack off during working hours.
However, everyone was too busy to pay attention to her.
Her bestie is like this, her friends are like this, and her husband is like this too. It seems like she is the only one who has a lot of free time.
Cen Xihuai was indeed busy, but he was not busy with work, but busy preparing to confess.
He wanted to recreate the bear parade at the amusement park that Xu Qingwu remembered, so he asked someone to inquire about the news of the previous amusement park, but he could not find any useful information.
Until someone sent an old photo, which was kept by an old employee who used to work in the amusement park. The photo captured the Little Bears parade team, and the old employee could even describe the scene vividly. Cen Xihuai went to visit in person.
In the evening, Cen Xihuai could not accompany Xu Qingwu for dinner. Just then, Le Jia suddenly sent her a message, wanting to ask her out shopping. Xu Qingwu readily agreed and made an appointment to have dinner at a Hong Kong-style tea restaurant first.
Le Jia was worried about Shen Ze's 30th birthday this Sunday. He had originally thought of waiting for his birthday to tell him about his child as a gift, but he didn't expect it to be exposed in advance. Now he has to think of a new gift.
"Thirty is a very important age for a man, and it's also an integer birthday, so birthday gifts can't be casual." Le Jia looked worried: "Giving gifts is too difficult. What does your brother need?"
Xu Qingwu thought for a moment and shook his head: "Nothing is missing."
Le Jia asked her: "Is your husband's birthday also going to be his 30th? Have you thought about what to get him?"
"No... He lacks nothing."
Xu Qingwu was a little anxious because of Le Jia's guidance, but then she thought that Cen Xihuai's birthday was next year, so she didn't need to rush.
"Sister-in-law, shall we go shopping first?"
"good."
Originally, he was buying a gift for Chen Ze, but Le Jia couldn't walk as soon as he arrived at the baby products store.
"Qingwu, these little shoes are so unique!"
"purchase!"
"The bibs are so cute, and there are so many styles."
“Buy them all!”
While Le Jia was picking out baby products, Xu Qingwu also took a fancy to some and bought some and asked the mall to deliver them to her home. She would give them to Cen Yue another day.
The two are getting divorced, and the child has no father, so the godmother must be supportive.
etc…
Xu Qingwu suddenly thought of a question. According to seniority, if Cen Yue called her "little aunt," then Cen Yue's children would have to call her "grandmother"?!
Xu Qingwu almost fainted on the spot.
She felt that she had to clarify the issue of generation with Cen Yue in advance. She and Cen Xihuai each had their own opinions. Cen Xihuai could be the uncle and she wanted to be the godmother!
After browsing the baby products store on this floor for an hour, Le Jia finally remembered his original purpose and went to pick out a gift for Chen Ze.
I spent another hour picking, but still didn't pick anything.
Shen Ze called and Le Jia asked him to come to the mall.
Chen Ze picked up the two people in the parking lot on the second floor below ground, took the bag from Xu Qingwu and put it in the trunk, then opened the car door for her and Le Jia respectively.
Shen Ze asked: "Address."
Xu Qingwu was still fastening her seatbelt and didn't hear Le Jia call out to her, "Qingwu, tell me your home address."
Xu Qingwu quickly said, "Qingyu Garden."
Le Jia typed in the navigation, Shen Ze started the car silently, and Xu Qingwu didn't know what to say for a while.
Ever since she agreed to the marriage despite Shen Ze's objections, Shen Ze and her have become very estranged.
Thinking of Shen Ze's birthday on Sunday, Xu Qingwu took the initiative to ask him: "Brother, how are you spending your birthday?"
Shen Ze: “But.”
Xu Qingwu: “.”
Le Jia interrupted, "Mom said we can just have a meal together at home. You and your husband can come together on Sunday at noon."
Xu Qingwu agreed.
When Cen Xihuai came back, he found that no one was at home. He called Xu Qingwu and heard that she was coming back in Chen Ze's car. He ended the call without saying much.
The car stopped at the gate of Qingyuyuan Community, and Xu Qingwu said goodbye to Shen Ze and Le Jia.
As soon as I got off the car, I saw Cen Xihuai just to the right of the gate.
It was a chilly winter night. He wore a simple coat and stood as straight as a cedar.
"Why are you here?" Xu Qingwu ran towards him.
Cen Xihuai glanced at the SUV not far away that hadn't left yet, took Xu Qingwu's slightly cold hand, and put it in his coat pocket: "I'm waiting for you, isn't it obvious?"
He didn't think it was that obvious, and he didn't tell her in advance, so if someone didn't know, they would think he was just taking a stroll.
Cen Xihuai looked at the exquisite gift bag in Xu Qingwu's other hand: "What is this?"
"This?" Xu Qingwu raised the bag. "My brother's birthday is coming up soon, and I bought this for him."
"What did you buy?"
"A watch I bought while shopping with my sister-in-law."
Cen Xihuai said "oh" and didn't say anything else. It was too cold outside. Xu Qingwu didn't want to talk much either. She just wanted to go home quickly.
"Wife."
Hearing Cen Xihuai suddenly calling her, Xu Qingwu was a little confused: "What's wrong?"
Cen Xihuai took out his other hand from his pocket, and there were faint blue veins covering the cold white wrist bone.
His voice was light: "Do you feel that my hands are a little empty?"