Chapter 49: Food, Sex, and Nature
Cen Xihuai was about to go downstairs to take a shower when he thought of something: "It was too late last night and I didn't wash up. Do you need me to carry you to the bathroom?"
Xu Qingwu blushed and didn't dare look at him: "I can do it myself, thank you."
"I'll fill the bathtub first, you can take a bath later."
"OK."
After hearing the door close, Xu Qingwu finally breathed a sigh of relief, threw off the quilt and got out of bed.
On the ground were torn up dresses, shirts, and suits, as well as something that smelled like her...
She quickly picked it up and threw it into the trash can, then opened the door and went to the bathroom to take a bath. When she saw the bronze full-length mirror, her ears started to heat up again. Yesterday, she was pushed in front of the mirror by Cen Xihuai...
Shaking off the reveries in her mind, she finally saw herself clearly in the mirror. If she hadn't blacked out, she would have thought she had been beaten up because her body was covered in bruises, reds, and purples.
Like a territory marked by him.
Dog man!
No matter how restrained and abstinent they appear on the surface, they are all like wild beasts in bed.
The bathtub was filled with water of the right temperature. Xu Qingwu lay in and submerged her head in the water.
Stop and don't think about it anymore!
When he was leaving downstairs, he happened to meet the servant coming upstairs to clean the room. Xu Qingwu's mood, which had finally calmed down, surged again.
Cen Xihuai knew what she was thinking and comforted her, "Food and sex are human nature. It's normal for us to be husband and wife."
If she hadn't lost her memory, Xu Qingwu would have doubted whether the man in front of her who had sworn that he was not lustful was the one.
Having applied for the flight route in advance, the two returned to Beijing on a private plane.
After a few more hours of sleep, Xu Qingwu regained her energy after landing. She opened WeChat and messages came one after another, all wishing her a happy birthday.
I was drunk and acting up last night and only found my phone today.
Xu Qingwu replied one by one. The earliest one was sent by Shen Zeka at midnight, saying that he had prepared a gift for her.
When it comes to gifts, Xu Qingwu thought of the gift that Cen Xihuai promised to give her when he got home before he got drunk.
What would he give her?
Curious, but Xu Qingwu held back.
If she didn't have to take the same car back to the same home, she wouldn't want to be in the same space with Cen Xihuai at all.
Last night had been so embarrassing and humiliating for both of them.
The phone rang, it was Shen Qian calling.
Shen Qian reluctantly invited her: "Xu Qingwu, our family is going to hold a birthday party for us tonight, so don't be late at the usual place."
It was just a coincidence that Shen Qian and she had the same birthday. Since she was a child, she had been regarded as Shen Qian's control group. Every year on this day, the Shen family would book an entire banquet hall to celebrate their birthdays. No matter how reluctant Shen Qian was, she had to attend with her.
Although no elders will participate, the younger generations of other aristocratic families who are on good terms with the Shen family or have business cooperation with the Shen family will come to the birthday party.
Xu Qingwu rarely attends such occasions, but she cannot avoid her birthday once a year.
Xu Qingwu and Cen Xihuai said, "I have a birthday party tonight and will sleep at the Shen family tonight."
Cen Xihuai paused as he was turning pages on his tablet. He pushed up the frame of his gold-rimmed glasses and asked, "Don't you need me to accompany you?"
This kind of small occasion is filled with young people of the same age, so there is no need for him to appear.
If she brought Cen Xihuai along, Shen Qian would blame her for being unsportsmanlike and bringing her husband to steal her limelight.
"No need, just go ahead and do your thing."
"good."
Xu Qingwu contacted Cen Yue and Xia Xiaoxiao to accompany her in the evening.
Yao Wei, who was driving in the front seat, began to get nervous. His boss had already postponed the afternoon work in advance, and he thought he could take advantage of it and have a day off.
The boss’s wife didn’t let the boss accompany her to her birthday party. Could it be that the boss made some mistake again?
Yao Wei felt that he was really worried to death.
Cen Yue suggested having a SPA, but Xu Qingwu, thinking of the marks on her body, quickly refused on the grounds that she didn't have enough time to style her hair. The three of them made an appointment to meet at Cen Yue's villa. Cen Yue had a huge dressing room filled with all kinds of high-end luxury goods.
The styling team was already waiting at the villa in advance. Although it was a birthday party, it was also a social gathering, so basic dress etiquette was still required.
"Happy birthday, Qingwu baby!"
As soon as Xu Qingwu entered the room, Cen Yue and Xia Xiaoxiao gave her a loving hug.
"Qingwu, did you put on makeup in advance? How come you look so good even though taking wedding photos is such a tiring activity?"
The sharp-eyed Cen Yue had already noticed the unconcealable marks on Xu Qingwu's collar. She smiled ambiguously, "You, an unmarried girl, don't understand. We Qingwu are nourished by love."
After saying that, he even touched Xu Qingwu's collarbone with a lecherous look: "I didn't expect my uncle to look so calm and composed, but he's actually quite fierce in private, huh?"
Xia Xiaoxiao noticed this too, and kept clicking her tongue: "You're still in the mood to work after taking wedding photos. Is your relationship with Uncle Cen progressing so rapidly?"
The two of them chatted back and forth, and Xu Qingwu blushed.
She thought of Cen Xihuai's calm demeanor that morning and repeated his words: "Food and sex are human nature. It's normal for us to be husband and wife."
Knowing that Xu Qingwu was shy, Cen Yue and Xia Xiaoxiao stopped teasing her and asked her how her wedding photos turned out.
In fact, she didn't know either, she had just taken the picture and hadn't returned yet.
Xu Qingwu considered and said, "It should be okay, right?"
Cen Yue patted her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the photographer I introduced to you will definitely produce the photos. Even if you are strangers, he can still make you look very loving."
After chatting, the three of them went to get their hair done.
When choosing clothes, Xu Qingwu began to have a headache. The dresses either exposed her arms, legs, or neck, but there was no part of her body that could be exposed.
It’s all Cen Xihuai’s fault.
Why did he nibble so many marks on her body for no reason?
There was really no other way, so Xu Qingwu picked out a one-shoulder black backless long-sleeved dress, covered the marks with concealer, and then let her long hair down so that they were not obvious.
Cen Yue and Xia Xiaoxiao, who had already changed into dresses, came over to look for her. Seeing that she was dressed so conservatively, they threatened to pick out a new one for her. Not to mention that she was more beautiful, she could not be outdone by Shen Qian.
Xu Qingwu stopped the two enthusiastic people and insisted on his own opinion.
Fortunately, she is naturally beautiful. After putting on a dress, she becomes a gentle beauty. She is very beautiful even without revealing anything.
The banquet hall is on the top floor of the hotel. The hanging crystal chandeliers are dazzling, and people are coming and going, toasting each other.
Shen Qian wore a crown and a white puffy princess dress. She held a large bouquet of roses in one hand and a tall and handsome young man in the other. She accepted the flattery of the crowd with a smug look on her face.
As soon as Xu Qingwu entered, the banquet hall fell silent for a moment.
The girls from the aristocratic families who had been surrounding Shen Qian earlier all came over enthusiastically to wish Xu Qingwu happy birthday.
Cen Yue and Xia Xiaoxiao were both pushed away and looked at each other in silence.
This circle is so snobbish. Before, Xu Qingwu was just the adopted daughter of the Shen family, and everyone flattered Shen Qian. Now Xu Qingwu has transformed into Mrs. Cen, her value has skyrocketed, and of course she has become the one to be flattered.
Knowing that Xu Qingwu would steal the limelight today, Shen Qian walked over with a haughty look on her face.
"Xu Qingwu, why isn't your brother-in-law with you?"
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