Chapter 5

Wen Zhenni couldn't remember when she fell asleep, but when she woke up, her eyes were sore and her throat was extremely dry.

In a daze, Ciheng walked back and forth beside the bed, blatantly shaking his very noticeable muscles.

Wen Zhenni stared at him intently. When she saw him turn around, she quickly covered her eyes and asked, "Can't you just put on some clothes?"

Ci Heng raised an eyebrow, "Pull up your pants and you're going to draw a line between Chu and Han with me."

Wen Zhenni muttered softly, "That's different."

Just now was just now, and now is now.

Ciheng sneered and ignored her. He grabbed her ankle, lifted her onto his shoulder, and carried her into the bathroom.

After taking a shower and lying down in bed again, Wen Zhenni was so tired that her hands and feet were sore and she felt like a piece of pork.

Ci Heng pulled her into his arms, nuzzling her forehead, "Are you that tired?"

Wen Zhenni complained, "My waist and legs ache."

"It's useless."

Joking aside, he still started to rub her waist.

Wen Zhenni felt much more comfortable. She put her face against his chest and rubbed his fingers a little boredly.

The joints between Ciheng's fingers are relatively large, and the protruding blue veins are extremely sexy. She likes to look at them, and she likes to touch them even more.

Ci Heng felt uncomfortable with her touch and grabbed her wrist to scare her, "Don't sleep if you're not tired."

Wen Zhenni said no and quickly closed her eyes, "I fell asleep."

I have to say, she sleeps really well and can fall asleep as soon as she touches the pillow.

But the way he sleeps is really not good.

Ciheng carefully pulled out her arm and took her legs off her abdomen.

Before getting up and leaving the bedroom, I turned off the main light, leaving only a small light at the end of the bed.

The Ci family's breakfast is at 8:30. It is common for Wen Zhenni to get up early in the morning to work, and 8:30 is not early for her, so she has breakfast with Grandma Ci and accompanies the old lady for a walk nearby.

The children and grandchildren are busy working outside all year round, and it is not easy for them to come back. The old lady was so happy that she took Wen Zhenni out shopping in the afternoon and bought her a lot of clothes and jewelry.

It was already night when they had enjoyed their shopping. The grandfather and grandson didn't even remember that Ciheng was suffering from jet lag. They had dinner at the restaurant before returning to the old house.

Aunt Song was making soup in the kitchen.

Ciheng was not there. He said he went out for a night run.

"I think Xiaoheng didn't sleep well, so I made some health-promoting soup. It should be ready by the time he gets back."

Aunt Song has been a maid in the Ci family for thirty years. She has gotten along with everyone like a family member. Grandma Ci trusts her, and the younger generations also respect her very much.

Wen Zhenni was grateful to her for taking care of the family, and she didn't forget to bring her gifts when she went shopping. "Aunt Song, I bought you some clothes and have put them in your room. Remember to try them on."

"Ni Ni is so rich! Everyone has bought me so many clothes that I can't even wear them all."

Aunt Song smiled and thanked her. "You must be tired after walking all day. Come sit down and rest for a while. I'll go cut some fruit."

"Okay, I'll go talk to grandma."

While waiting for Ciheng, Wen Zhenni concentrated on accompanying Grandma Ci to look through the photos.

The thick photo album records Tzu-Heng's thirty years of life, from infancy to childhood, and from adolescence to adulthood. Each photo was captured with love.

He was born in a wealthy and happy family. Before the age of twelve, he was surrounded by friendly family and familiar friends. After the age of twelve, Wen Zhenni appeared in his world.

The photo the old lady found was the first photo of the two of them together.

In the photo, Ciheng is a handsome little boy with his chin held high and his eyes full of arrogance. Wen Zhenni stands beside him with two pigtails. I don’t know what she is smiling at, but her eyes and eyebrows are curved with laughter.

The old lady was also amused by this, but she shook her head and said angrily, "This child Ciheng takes after his grandfather, he has been a scoundrel since he was a child. Look at his sullen face. Only you have a good character and don't bother with him."

Wen Zhenni: "I also quarreled with him, but grandma didn't see it."

As she flipped through the album, the number of photos of her and Tzu-Heng gradually increased.

Apart from birthday celebrations, the background is mostly school, and the time points are mostly graduation days.

The Ci family attaches great importance to the sense of ceremony. The Ciheng brothers’ promotion day and graduation ceremony must be attended by the whole family, and commemorative photos are indispensable.

Wen Zhenni and her mother-in-law Zhuang Minghua went there once, and then they went there countless times afterwards.

The year she went to Cambridge University, Ciheng was already half a head taller than her. She held Ciheng's hand, and Ciheng put his arm around her shoulder, with his chin raised, still looking so arrogant.

Aunt Song came over with some cut fruit and glanced at the photo. "Since our two families have been interacting, Ni Ni has witnessed almost all of Xiao Heng's important moments."

The old lady's eyes were full of smiles as she recalled the past. "When Ni Ni just graduated, I heard that the Qiu family was going to marry the Jin family. I was terrified, so I called Ci Shao home and quickly arranged the marriage."

Aunt Song glanced at Wen Zhenni and jokingly said, "Our old lady was one step ahead, otherwise Ni Ni would have been someone else's daughter-in-law."

Wen Zhenni didn't know about this at first, but later heard about it from her father.

"That won't happen. Qiu Sicheng and I are just good friends."

The grandparents and grandchildren chatted and laughed, and Ciheng also came back from a night run outside.

I saw the grandparents sitting in the living room, flipping through a photo album and talking, so I didn't disturb them.

He opened the refrigerator and took out a bottle of mineral water. As soon as he unscrewed the cap, Aunt Song came over and took it away.

"Don't drink it cold. I'll get you some soup."

Aunt Song mainly takes care of the old lady's daily life, paying special attention to dietary issues. She naturally won't be as indulgent and doting to the young couple as Aunt Liu, letting them eat and drink whatever they want.

The hot health-preserving soup was served and Wen Zhenni also sat down.

Ciheng was drinking soup. She was holding her face with the corners of her mouth raised still.

"What are you looking at, laughing like that?"

"A photo of you when you were a kid." Wen Zhenni blinked. "You even played Zhu Bajie in the Children's Day performance."

Ciheng snorted, "How could it be me? That's Ciyu's photo."

The questioning look seemed to say, you can't even recognize your own husband.

Wen Zhenni looked unconvinced, "Why is Xiaoyu's photo in your photo album?"

Ci Yu is Ci Heng's younger brother and is currently interning at the Tianxing Robotics Research Institute under Taihua.

This week he and his team went to various exhibitions and were not at home.

Ciheng choked and pondered how to explain, but in the end she just laughed it off.

"Hey, what kind of soup did Aunt Song make? It smells so good." Wen Zhenni leaned over and said, "Let me have a taste too."

Ci Heng scooped a spoonful and handed it to her mouth, "Open your mouth."

As the soup entered her mouth, the rich flavor filled her mouth. Wen Zhenni held her face with both hands and said with satisfaction, "It's so delicious."

After Ciheng finished dinner, Wen Zhenni dragged him for a walk nearby and then went back to the room to rest.

When she lay down on the bed, she saw the message from Sister Haoran, asking her to go to the company tomorrow.

She replied to the message and turned on a web drama to pass the time.

When Ciheng came out of the shower, Wen Zhenni was already sleeping soundly with the quilt rolled up in her arms, domineeringly occupying the entire bed.

He turned off the video that was still playing and moved the person to the side. As soon as he lifted the quilt and lay down, Wen Zhenni leaned over and pressed her cold feet against his calves.

Ciheng was startled by the cold, took her feet away and moved her body. Wen Zhenni's body also tilted and continued to stick close to her.

"My feet are cold." She slumped into his arms and found the most comfortable position.

"It's so cold, are you a snake?"

A smile appeared on Ciheng's lips. He pinched her face, and finally held her in his arms.

I don’t know when it started to rain and snow outside the window.

By the morning, the city looked as if it had been flooded all night, and the wind carried the freshness and chill of rain and snow.

In stark contrast to the outside, the bedroom was very warm.

Wen Zhenni was sleeping comfortably in bed and didn't want to open her eyes at all.

But the vibration sound above the bed was endless and really disturbed my sleep.

"Ciheng...answer the phone." Wen Zhenni lightly kicked the person next to her with her toes.

Ciheng rubbed his face, fumbled to get his cell phone from the bedside, put on a coat, and walked to the balcony.

After pressing the answer button, the voice of Chief Assistant Lu Fangyang came from the other end of the phone.

The rain and snow had stopped long ago, and the outside was pleasantly clean, but the wind was as sharp as a knife, blowing straight into Ciheng's collar and completely blew away all sleepiness.

He stared at the spruce trees covered with a thin layer of snow, stroking the edge of his phone from time to time.

His gaze did not leave the snowy scene until the other party finished speaking.

"Okay, got it. Notify the PR department to prepare and monitor public opinion at all times to minimize the impact. Also, please arrange your itinerary. I'm heading to North City now."

Something happened at the factory in North City, and it involves confidential information. As the top person in charge, it would be best for me to go there in person.

After speaking to the general assistant, Ciheng called his personal secretary Lin Nuo and asked him to pack his luggage and wait for him at the airport.

Although I don't spend much time in Zhangyuan, there is still someone who takes care of the clothes in the cloakroom every now and then.

Ciheng picked out a black cashmere sweater and put it on, then took out a Patek Philippe watch from the drawer.

"You're going out?"

Wen Zhenni came in to change clothes and watched him put on his watch and adjust his shoulder blades in front of the dressing mirror.

"A temporary trip to North City on business."

"Is it so sudden?"

The cashmere sweater didn't fit well, it was too tight around the upper body, and the overly strong chest muscles made the hem look shorter.

"It seems shorter."

Wen Zhenni found a high-necked white sweater from the closet and said, "Change into this. It goes perfectly with that black and white plaid wool coat."

"It's indeed shorter, not just seemingly."

After getting dressed again, Ciheng was fixing her hair when her eyes accidentally fell on the carpet.

There were still piles of shopping bags that hadn't been sorted out yet.

"You guys were shopping yesterday, but I wasn't included?"

He narrowed his eyes and spoke in a teasing tone.

Wen Zhenni looked like a primary school student who had been caught doing something wrong. Her eyes flickered uncomfortably, and she said dryly, "You don't need anything."

Of course, Ciheng had no shortage of anything, and he didn't need his wife to take care of the housework and worry about her husband's food, clothing, housing and transportation all day long.

But he inexplicably had a strange and awkward feeling and couldn't help but want to tease her.

"Whether there is a shortage or not is one thing, whether to send it or not is a matter of attitude."

“…” Wen Zhenni choked.

But she was very good at smoothing things over. When she saw the glasses on the dressing table, she took them out and helped him put them on.

"Okay, I get it. I'll definitely do it next time."

She was very good at coaxing people. She could easily make people soften their hearts by just gently putting her arms around Ciheng's shoulders, standing on tiptoe and giving her a kiss.

"Consider it my apology."

Ci Heng was coaxed, feeling happy, but still said stiffly, "It's okay."

The necklace around her neck was crooked, so he straightened the blue morpho butterfly pendant in the middle.

"Why do you always wear this necklace?" he asked curiously.

"Because you gave it to me."

Everyone around her knows that Wen Zhenni treasures this necklace very much and rarely takes it off unless she is involved in any business activities.

Ciheng also knew about her habit, but never asked why.

"I have more than one gift for you."

In Zijin Bay Villa, she has a special dressing room and a treasure room, which is filled with all kinds of luxury and collectible jewelry.

Wen Zhenni held the necklace and said seriously, "This is the coming-of-age gift you gave me. It's also my first necklace, so it has a lot of meaning."

These words made Ciheng almost unable to suppress the smile.

He took Wen Zhenni's wrist and the couple went downstairs together.

The temperature is low today, so the old lady woke up early.

When she learned that Ciheng had to go on a business trip again a few days after returning home, the old lady felt that he was too busy and nagged him for a few words, but still let Wen Zhenni go with him to see him off.

It just so happened that Wen Zhenni had to go to the company today, so she set off with Ciheng.

The car started, she opened Weibo, and saw the trending search for Wan Lei's clarification.

The incident involving Wan Lei has become a bit of a warning to her.

Back then, she was only focused on winning over Tzu-Heng and getting her license and job early, without considering the consequences of her secret marriage being exposed. Now it seems that she needs to be mentally prepared.

Wen Zhenni turned her head to observe the man's expression, "Husband, what do you think we should do if someone reveals that we are secretly married one day?"

"Once it's exposed, it will be announced."

The man buried in his tablet didn't even look up. "I've read your company contract. It says members aren't allowed to date, but it doesn't say they can't get married."

"Well……"

Playing word games?

Ci Heng suddenly thought of something and chuckled, "It was you who wanted to keep the marriage secret in the first place. I just respected your decision."

It was true that she asked for a secret marriage, but her purpose in doing so was also to protect him.

"I'm not afraid that you will be affected."

Wen Zhenni muttered, "In this circle, even the smallest things will be magnified infinitely. You don't want to be followed and harassed by the media all day long, do you?"

With the Ci family's ability to manipulate public opinion, they actually don't need her protection at all.

However, Ciheng was still deeply touched after hearing this.

Knowing how to protect him means you care about him.

He raised his hand and rubbed Wen Zhenni's head gently.

"When will you join the group?" he asked.

"The crew delayed the start of filming for a few days. I didn't have many scenes, so we finished filming quickly."

His fingertips were slightly rough, yet the touch was strangely comfortable. Wen Zhenni simply hugged his palm and rubbed her cheek against it. "How many days are you going to be there?"

"At least a week, at most half a month."

A few strands of her hair were scattered, and Ciheng helped her pull them behind her shoulders.

"Ah, it takes so long..." Wen Zhenni pouted.

The destination is just ahead. No matter how reluctant you are, you have to get off the bus.

Worried about being photographed, she asked the driver to drop her off at the intersection in advance.

"Watch out for cars and don't run around," Ciheng warned.

Wen Zhenni responded, holding the car door and looking back, "Remember to video chat with me."

The temperature dropped sharply today, and the wind outside was biting. She quickly closed the car door, pulled her coat tightly together, and ran to the sidewalk opposite.

Through the car window, Ciheng raised the corners of his lips and watched her stop on the sidewalk in the distance, wave a few times at here, and then run into the cold wind without looking back.

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The last chapter gave me the first lock of this article, and my paddling skills need to be improved. [Breaking cry][Breaking cry]