Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Physical Contact

Lin Wan stared at the scene in front of her.

Fu Xiuhuai, dressed in a black windbreaker, was hidden in the dim light, and his serious and cold face made it difficult to tell what emotion he had.

Liang Bin was still looking at the person who came. Although he didn't know him, he looked at him carefully and saw that the person was tall and handsome, with a calm demeanor, and his every move was not ordinary. He was sure that the person who came was definitely not simple.

"Do you know this old man?" Liang Bin was a frequent karaoke bartender and had seen a lot of people of all kinds, so he started chatting with him immediately.

Fu Xiuhuai ignored him and just stared at the woman at the edge of the booth, his deep eyes scorching.

"The cost of the drinks, snacks, and fruit platter at this booth will be charged to my account." Fu Xiuhuai saw that Lin Wan had no intention of speaking to him, nor did she reveal her identity. He simply turned to Liang Bin and said, "I know your brother."

"Oh, great!" Liang Bin thought to himself that this person must be a wealthy businessman or high-ranking official that his elder brother knew. Just look at his different temperament. His face was almost broken with laughter. "Brother, you are so generous!"

Fu Xiuhuai said nothing more. As he turned and left, he instructed the waiter, "Serve the coconut juice to the lady on the far left."

As soon as the person left, everyone in the booths facing each other breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that they could finally breathe freely.

"Who was that person just now?"

"I don't know why, but as soon as I got here, I couldn't breathe."

"He's so handsome! Could he be some singer or movie star?"

"Oh, is that the actor from Hong Kong? He's so handsome, I've seen his movies..."

"No, it doesn't seem like it."

Everyone was talking about Fu Xiuhuai's identity, but Lin Wan did not join in. She seemed to be seeing the man's gaze flashing back in front of her eyes.

"Lin Wan, do you know him?"

"He just drank the wine Liang Bin gave you." Except for a few people, the rest of the university classmates did not know that Lin Wan was married.

Just as Lin Wan was about to speak, He Qiumei pressed her hand and changed the subject: "What movie stars or singers? Let's listen to some music! Hey, Jacky Cheung!"

The dynamic disco song just ended, and in an instant, the karaoke room was filled with melodious and moving singing:

[...I waited until the flowers wilted. Do you know? Do you know that I waited until the flowers wilted? Everyone says this kind of love has no result. I also know that you will never be able to love me.②...]

In the center of the dance floor, men and women were dancing passionately, their bodies pressed together, swaying gently to the long and gentle love songs, and the atmosphere became much quieter for a while.

Lin Wan's gaze moved uncontrollably from the center of the dance floor, sweeping across the dim booths one by one, and finally landing on a position diagonally in front.

The man sitting in the booth was talking to several men in suits, probably discussing business. He was standing tall and his every move was full of maturity and elegance.

Lin Wan's gaze lingered for a few seconds. The man politely declined the cigarette handed to him by someone else. He seemed to be teased, and the corners of his lips rose slightly, but he suddenly looked in her direction. Lin Wan was so startled that she immediately looked away.

......

When the event ended, Lin Wan didn't forget her purpose. While Liang Bin was seeing people off, she hurriedly asked, "Liang Bin, haven't you seen Fu Mingjun recently?"

"No, I haven't seen you for a long time. He said he was busy." Although Liang Bin didn't know who Lin Wan was married to, he knew that this was wrong. "Lin Wan, aren't you married to someone else? I'm telling you, Fu Mingjun won't be your mistress."

Lin Wan: “…”

He Qiumei almost laughed out loud when she heard this: "Liang Bin, what are you thinking! We are all serious people! What's wrong with an old classmate asking a few questions?"

Liang Bin only knew that Fu Mingjun suddenly mentioned that Lin Wan was getting married, and the groom was not him, which was really inhumane.

A group of students who graduated from Jiangcheng University reminisced and left. They all took taxis out of the Golden Phoenix Karaoke Hall. In the end, only Lin Wan and He Qiumei were left.

"Lin Wan, how are you going back?" The male classmate who had just stopped a taxi kindly let them go first.

"Thanks, but we'll go on our own, don't worry about us." Lin Wan seemed to have a premonition in her heart.

A few minutes later, a black Santana slowly drove over and stopped at the door of the karaoke bar.

"Qiumei, get in the car. I'll take you home first." Lin Wan pulled He Qiumei's hand.

At this time, the bus that He Qiumei took home had already stopped running. She wanted to grit her teeth and take a taxi home, but in the end she gave in after struggling and decided to save five dollars by taking Lin Wan and his wife's car.

This is Lin Wan’s boyfriend’s uncle, why should she be embarrassed?

Don't be afraid!

However, as soon as she got in the car, He Qiumei became reserved.

The man driving the car in the front seat is Lin Wan’s husband, the father of the baby in her belly, and the uncle of her ex-boyfriend.

Such a complicated relationship, He Qiumei was a little nervous and excited. Not daring to breathe, she stared straight ahead, not knowing how to address the person.

"Hello, Mr. Fu..." He spoke seriously as if he was talking to the dean.

"Ms. He." Fu Xiuhuai focused on the steering wheel, nodded politely, greeted someone in the rearview mirror, and then looked at the woman next to He Qiumei, "Wanwan, what is Miss He's home address?"

Lin Wan told her her friend's home address, and the Santana's tires rolled over the road in Jiangcheng late at night, raising a light cloud of dust.

Along the way, Fu Xiuhuai acted diligently as a driver, He Qiumei was reserved and serious, but Lin Wan was at ease. She chatted with her friends and talked about the changes in some of her classmates after graduation from university. Soon they arrived at Hushan Street, Qinglian District.

"Wanwan, Mr. Fu, goodbye. Be careful when you go home." After getting out of the car, He Qiumei gently closed the door and waved to the two of them.

After the car drove away, He Qiumei finally breathed a sigh of relief and murmured to herself, "Oh my god, Wanwan's husband looks like this. He's handsome, but he's too imposing. No wonder Fu Mingjun was eliminated."

The Santana turned around and left Qinglian District, heading south of the city. As they sped along, Fu Xiuhuai spoke slowly, feeling rather helpless: "I was supposed to have dinner with the people from the Development Bureau tonight, but after dinner they insisted on coming to the karaoke room."

Lin Wan listened to the man in the driver's seat, who seemed to be explaining something, and was a little puzzled: "Well, it seems that people who discuss business all like to go to nightclubs and karaoke halls."

She had heard that these places were expensive, lively and exciting. Big bosses and young people loved going there.

Lin Wan said it casually without thinking much about it, but then she heard the man in the front row say, "I don't like to go."

Lin Wan: “…”

Unexpectedly, Lin Wan did not wait for Fu Xiuhuai to ask her about going to the karaoke hall as expected that night. She even thought that he heard her mention Fu Mingjun in her conversation with Liang Bin, but he did not react.

That night, Lin Wan was still thinking while lying in bed. Maybe Fu Xiuhuai was really forced to get married, so he didn't care about her asking about her ex-boyfriend.

***

On Monday, the city's garment factories were filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, and red banners fluttered in the wind.

When businessmen from Country M came to visit, they were personally welcomed by the factory leaders and warmly welcomed by the factory employees. The foreign businessmen left their footprints in the factory office and major workshops.

In the afternoon, the auditorium was filled with thunderous applause and the grand welcome ceremony began.

Lin Wantong and the seven or eight employees of the factory office did not sit down. They were basically busy at the front and back desks, keeping an eye on every link.

Feng Yan, the niece of Feng Tianjiao, the factory director, accompanied the foreign businessmen and factory leaders throughout the process and served as an interpreter for both parties.

Feng Tianjiao looked at her niece with a sense of pride, and said to the others in the factory office, "Yanzi speaks fluent English, better than many university students."

Qin Fang couldn't help rolling her eyes when she heard Director Feng's pointed look. After the others left, she whispered to Lin Wan, "She's targeting us, right? She said that on purpose for us to hear."

Lin Wan smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's me who has implicated you. Actually, she said it to me."

Qin Fang was surprised: "Really? Then you are not angry?"

Lin Wan didn't care much: "He's the director, and I'm new here. Do I really need to argue with him? As long as the salary is paid on time every month, it doesn't matter if she says a few more words. Besides, this will save me a lot of trouble and won't tire me out."

Lin Wan is right.

Qin Fang followed her gaze and saw that Feng Yan's face became increasingly stiff between the foreign businessman and the leader. Her mouth movements became increasingly awkward, and in the end, she even received a stern glare from the leader.

"Wanwan, I now think you're right. It's exhausting to interpret for such an important person as the leader. It's more comfortable to be a spectator."

Feng Tianjiao hoped that her niece would bring honor to her and get an advanced award at the end of the year by virtue of her ability to translate for foreign businessmen. It was all going well, but something went wrong.

A few days later, everyone was working in the factory office when Sister Yang rushed in and shouted, "Everyone, be careful! The foreign investment project has fallen through. Director Feng got scolded by the factory director, and she's not in a good mood."

In the office, Qin Fang was the first to speak in surprise: "Really? Why did it fail?"

Lin Wan was filling out information. Upon hearing this, she looked up in the direction of Yang Guifen, waiting for the next words.

Yang Guifen took a large enamel cup and drank a large glass of water, then she finally calmed down. "Fengyan didn't remember a lot of the things the foreign businessman said about the contract that day. She didn't dare to tell her aunt. As a result, the foreign businessman sent someone to inquire about it yesterday, and the factory realized that the prepared information was wrong. There were already many factories competing for that foreign businessman, and now our factory has given a bad impression. It's hopeless!"

Everyone knows that the factory wants to attract foreign investors, but now things have gone wrong. It is conceivable that the factory leaders will not be in a good mood.

When Feng Tianjiao returned to the factory office, everyone looked at her tacitly, and immediately pretended to be doing their own things, determined not to bring bad luck upon themselves.

Lin Wan stayed out of the matter even more, so even if someone targeted her, she couldn't blame herself.

When getting off work, Lin Wan was the first to go out, carrying a small black leather bag, but was stopped by Feng Tianjiao: "Lin Wan, wait a moment."

"Director Feng, what's the matter?"

"The factory needs an interpreter to handle foreign business... The organization has arranged for you to go."

Lin Wan was silent for a moment: "Director Feng, I'm just a recent college graduate, and I don't have much ability. Why are you giving me such an important task?"

Feng Tianjiao's face froze. Lin Wan was retorting to her earlier remarks, "Recent graduates need more training. Besides, now's the time to contribute to the factory. I heard you... even won first place in an English speech contest at school. This is a great opportunity to show off."

Lin Wan thought of the benefits she had fought for her niece, and a thought flashed through her mind. She said playfully, "Since the director trusts me, I will definitely do my best to live up to his trust and the bonus and year-end advanced honors he applied for."

Feng Tianjiao was originally quite pleased with the first half of the sentence. Her niece was not up to the task and messed things up, so the factory leader criticized her. Now she could only make up for her loss and let Lin Wan, who was better at foreign languages, try.

But who said she would be given extra bonuses and a place in the year-end advanced program?

That was something I fought for especially for my niece...

"Comrade Lin Wan, you..."

"Director Feng." Lin Wan's almond-shaped eyes were as bright as water, and a hint of cunning flashed through her eyelashes as she fluttered. "Does it mean that the rewards for me and Comrade Feng Yan translating are different? If they are, it clearly means that the factory doesn't value my abilities and thinks I'm not worthy of the job. Then I'd rather not go. I don't want to mess it up and affect the factory's development."

Feng Tianjiao was left speechless by Lin Wan's words. Surrounded by several new and old factory employees, and facing the eloquent Lin Wan, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and agree, "Okay! I'll apply for you! You translate it for me!"

"Don't worry."

Lin Wan returned to the Fu family in a good mood, thinking about how to celebrate if she really got an extra bonus, and the smile on her face never faded.

When Fu Xiuhuai returned home after finishing his business, he saw a woman in a yellow plaid dress watering the garden. The sun was setting in the west, and bits of gold fell between her pretty eyebrows and her slightly upturned cherry lips.

"Are you happy today?" Fu Xiuhuai parked the car, turned and walked towards the garden.

"Oh, I...ah!" Lin Wan's eyes were filled with smiles when she raised her eyes, but her expression suddenly changed the moment she opened her mouth.

"What's wrong?" Fu Xiuhuai's expression became serious and he asked, "Where do you feel unwell?"

Lin Wan carefully raised her hand and placed it on her belly, feeling a fleeting movement.

It was the movement coming from my belly. I was nineteen weeks pregnant and felt the fetal movement for the first time.

The most thrilling fetal movement I've ever experienced.

Hearing the man's question, Lin Wan suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and slowly raised her eyes: "I'm not feeling uncomfortable, it's just... my stomach moved a little just now, and I..."

"The child moved?" Fu Xiuhuai's eyes were filled with a faint tremor, and his large palm seemed to be approaching, "Can I touch it?"

Lin Wan had never had any physical contact with Fu Xiuhuai in her memory, so her heart tightened when she heard these words.

However, she seemed to have no legitimate reason to refuse.

The man's slender, bony fingers slowly pressed against her abdomen. They were firm and powerful, yet she could sense a slight effort to lighten the force. Then came the warm palm, which held the world in a broad and powerful grip.

With her eyebrows lowered, her gaze fell on her slightly bulging belly, where the man's palm was. The thin fabric of her skirt seemed unable to block anything, and Lin Wan could clearly feel the width and warmth of the palm.