Chapter 347 Hello, Eighteen

Unlike her usual delicate and refined demeanor, Shen Xuewei at this moment possessed a dazzling brilliance that was both sharp and captivating.

Shen Xuewei doesn't wear high heels often, and walking in nine-centimeter heels was somewhat difficult.

Chen Fangyang stood aside and took a few more photos of her before coming forward to help her up.

A gust of wind blew by, and Shen Xuewei immediately got goosebumps all over her body.

Her eyes fell on the coat in Chen Fangyang's hand. "Second Uncle, I'm cold."

Chen Fangyang, who was about to put on Shen Xuewei's coat, stared at her for a few seconds.

Finally, with a smirk, he handed her the coat.

Shen Xuewei put on her coat and was immediately enveloped in warmth.

Chen Fangyang led her to a taxi and they arrived at the hotel they had booked.

The waiter led the two to the door of a private room, smiled and gestured before leaving.

Chen Fangyang gestured for Shen Xuewei to come forward, saying, "Let's go in."

"So mysterious..." Shen Xuewei muttered to herself as she opened the door.

The room was pitch black, and Shen Xuewei hesitated before entering.

Chen Fangyang followed behind her, and after they both entered the private room, they closed the door behind them.

With a "snap," he turned on all the lights in the private room, and the people inside immediately rushed over.

"Happy birthday, Weiwei. Did you miss your aunt?"

Chen Fanglan cupped Shen Xuewei's face in her hands, her smile radiant.

Xu Yue was also in the private room. After Chen Fanglan let go of her hand, she went up and hugged Shen Xuewei.

Congratulations! You're finally eighteen!

Chen Fangli also arrived, and she had dressed up quite nicely, which was unusual for her. She took Shen Xuewei's hand and walked to the table.

A custom-made cake is placed in front of a host of dishes.

Chen Fang raised her head, and gradually Chen Fanglan and the others joined in. As the not-so-coordinated birthday song became more synchronized, Shen Xuewei blew out the candles amidst everyone's laughter.

Chen Fanglan took out the camera and handed it to the young man next to her.

"Ruiming, come here, can you take a group photo for us?"

"Okay. Come on, everyone look at me. Okay, smile like this, I'm taking the picture."

That night, after celebrating her birthday, Shen Xuewei and Xu Yue stayed at a hotel and posted her first status update on QQ Space.

The message simply read "Hello, eighteen," accompanied by several photos taken by everyone to celebrate her birthday today.

As midnight approached, many of her QQ friends suddenly appeared, liking and commenting on her posts.

After Shen Xuewei finished posting her beautiful status update on social media, she suddenly remembered the man she had seen in the private room.

"Ah Yue, is that guy named Ruiming your boyfriend?"

Xu Yue was so startled that she sat up abruptly.

"What do you mean 'my boyfriend'? That's your future aunt's husband, okay?"

Now it was Shen Xuewei's turn to stare blankly, "My...my uncle-in-law?"

When the topic came up, Xu Yue became very interested, and all her sleepiness immediately vanished.

With his bright eyes wide open, he sat cross-legged and started chatting with Shen Xuewei.

"He's not your aunt's husband yet; he's your aunt's boyfriend, so he's your future aunt's husband. Of course, if your aunt breaks up with him in the future, he'll be nothing to you."

"Wow, your aunt is amazing! I heard from your second uncle that the guy is only twenty-two or twenty-three years old. He graduated from university just a few months ago and he's already dating your aunt."

Before this, Chen Fanglan had not told Shen Xuewei anything, and Shen Xuewei knew even less than Xu Yue.

She heard a little bit of information from Xu Yue, but she didn't know what to ask next.

Just a few days ago, Chen Fanglan called her to ask if she had time to come over and celebrate Shen Xuewei's birthday.

She readily agreed, and Chen Fanglan then sent her the hotel information. When she met Chen Fanglan today, she realized that she had a boyfriend who was so young.

Since they were elders, she didn't feel comfortable asking directly, and only gleaned this little bit of information from their conversation.

Before Shen Xuewei's birthday celebration had even subsided, the news of Chen Fanglan getting a boyfriend piqued her curiosity.

The next morning, Chen Fangyang took Xu Yue to the airport, while Shen Xuewei rushed back to school for four classes.

After class, she asked Lu Jiayi to take her textbooks home and bring them to her for the afternoon classes.

After Lu Jiayi nodded in agreement, she immediately ran out of the school.

When they arrived at the agreed-upon restaurant and saw that Chen Fanglan and her group were there, they breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as Shen Xuewei sat down, all the dishes were served.

She picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and looked at everyone.

"Second Aunt, are you all really going back today? Don't you want to stay in Shanghai for a couple more days? Tomorrow is the weekend, and I'll take you out to play if I have time. You can go wherever you want."

Chen Fangli sighed, "Forget it, we'll talk about it later. Since I left, your second aunt's husband has been nagging me nonstop, calling me morning, noon, and night to ask when I'm coming back."

"If I don't go back soon, I bet he'll call like it's going to kill me. I'll come to Shanghai again when things are calmer at home, and then you can take me sightseeing."

"Oh...I see. Okay, Auntie, whenever you're free, I'll take you sightseeing in Shanghai again."

Her gaze swept over Chen Fanglan, then she glanced furtively at the young man beside Chen Fanglan.

"Auntie..."

Hearing Shen Xuewei's unfinished tone and seeing her eyes, Chen Fanglan knew what she wanted to ask.

"We'll talk about it later, let's eat first."

Shen Xuewei obediently ate her meal as instructed.

When everyone had almost finished eating, Chen Fanglan glanced at the man beside her, then looked at Chen Fangyang.

"Ah Yang, my second sister Weiwei and I still have something to talk about. You two go outside for a walk."

Chen Fangyang was too lazy to move, his eyes were glazed over, and he was about to refuse when Chen Fanglan kicked him.

"So, nothing I said counts anymore?"

This was clearly a sign of anger, and Chen Fangyang immediately stood up straight.

"Alright, alright, let's go out for a walk, we won't be in the way here."

Ruiming stood up, left a light kiss on Chen Fanglan's hand, and spoke in a very gentle tone.

"Sister Lan, Yang and I will go play around nearby for a while and come back to find you later."

Chen Fanglan's expression softened slightly. "Go ahead."

After the two left, Shen Xuewei immediately sat down next to Chen Fanglan, glanced at the door again, and then asked curiously:

"Auntie, is that your boyfriend?"

Chen Fanglan leaned back slightly and nodded casually.

"I guess so."

Upon hearing this topic, Chen Fangli glanced at Chen Fanglan and then sighed.

I don’t know if there’s something wrong with the feng shui of the Chen family, but all of her brothers and sisters are so different from others.

One died young, one married far away, one went to prison, and as for the remaining two...

One is a gigolo living off a woman, and the other is a rich woman keeping a gigolo; they've got it all.