Chapter 40 The Best Ending
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On Saturday, Wen Yiran and Wen Yichuan are going to meet with her.
The location is in the apartment rented by Wen Yiran.
He can cook. He bought the ingredients in advance and made a table of strongly flavored dishes, all of which suited Wen Yining's taste. He realized that he had forgotten to buy cilantro, so he asked Wen Yining to bring it with her when she came.
After she came in, she felt the house was nice. She looked around and noticed many things women use: women's coats hanging by the door, cute plush toys on the sofa, and two pairs of women's slippers.
Everywhere I looked, there were signs of a girl's life. I asked the older brother, "Brother, are you living with your girlfriend?"
Wen Yiran was making the last crucian carp soup and also prepared a sweet tomato salad that Wen Yining liked. She replied, "Yeah, I just moved here recently."
Wen Yichuan lay sprawled on the sofa, showing no intention of going into the kitchen. "Don't you see how old he is? He should have gotten married long ago. His grandparents keep urging him to get married."
Actually, all three of us have been urging them to get married; it won't do if none of us are settled down.
Wen Yining asked curiously, "When will you be able to buy a house here?"
"In about two years, their family will have made their choice, and it will cost at least 5 million."
“So expensive…”
"I'll take out a loan and pay in installments, not buy it outright."
"You'll have to sell your house back home, won't you?"
"By the way, the rent in this neighborhood must be very high, right? Is it over ten thousand a month?"
"almost."
Wen Yichuan: "Why rent such an expensive place? It's not like we're going to live here long-term. We should save the money for renovations."
"Their family paid for the renovation. This place is close to the hospital, so it's convenient to get there."
Wen Yining nodded. Her older brother used to rent in a very ordinary place. The dormitory was locked, and she didn't really want to stay there temporarily. The bathroom was also very small. There was no other way. In this city, every inch of land was precious, and the rent was terrifyingly high.
"I could tell it wasn't cheap as soon as I walked in; the furniture was all very new."
That's probably why my sister-in-law agreed to move out.
Wen Yining felt that once her older brother got married, he would no longer be able to give her living expenses like before, and he could also take her to live with him anytime.
Wen Yiran inquired about her situation, "How have you been at school lately? Is everything going smoothly?"
She tasted the boiled beef, hesitated, and only said, "Add more cilantro to the soup."
Wen Yichuan stroked his permed hair while replying to his girlfriend's messages, saying casually, "What could possibly happen to her? Chen Jiabai's family is rich and powerful, and they treat her well. I'm telling you, if you can keep Chen Jiabai by your side, it will be much more useful than you trying to squeeze into the entertainment industry."
Wen Yining looked at him speechlessly, not wanting to bring up the incident of Chen Jiabai being scammed. "What do you know?"
The six dishes and one soup are ready.
She came out with chopsticks and a small plate, saying, "It smells so good! Do you usually cook for your sister-in-law?"
"I don't have time. I haven't been in this kitchen for a month. I'm so tired from work during the day, everyone orders takeout."
"Yes, you both work very hard."
Wen Yining noticed the cell phones on the table. Both her and her older brother's phones were old models, and hers had a cracked screen. Replacing the screen would cost several hundred yuan, which wasn't worth it.
Wen Yichuan's phone was the latest model, a Plus version, and he wasn't even wearing a phone case.
It cost over nine thousand now.
"You got a new phone again? Last time I asked you for a thousand yuan and you didn't even have one."
Wen Yichuan clicked his tongue, poured himself a small glass of wine, and said, "It's not like I paid for it myself."
"What's wrong? In this world, it's only men who spend money on women, not women who spend money on men."
"You and Bai Jiahe are back together?"
"We've never broken up, we're just having a cold war, and she's waiting for me to coax her."
"Aren't all girls like this? Saying one thing and meaning another, deliberately not meeting up or replying to messages, just enjoying the guy having to swallow his pride and coax you, right?"
"..."
"The point isn't about me, it's about you and Chen Jiabai. Did you two have a fight?"
Wen Yining paused, her hand still holding the food she was picking up. She hadn't expected her two older brothers to already know. "How did you know?"
“He said it. He even came to see us and gave me several bottles of red wine. We bought him a massage chair that cost tens of thousands of yuan, thinking about how he has back pain from work.”
She was a little surprised, "The wine isn't cheap, is it?"
Wen Yichuan continued to ask, "What happened? He said it was a misunderstanding, but he didn't say the specifics. Tell me, I want to hear what happened."
She thought for a moment and then told the truth, "Some time ago, it seems he was caught in a honey trap. The other party accused him of drugging and raping her, and then blackmailing her."
"Oh, I thought it was something big. I thought he was dating several women at the same time and hadn't told you."
"It could be infidelity, it's all uncertain, but since I've decided to reconcile with him, I won't dwell on what it was anymore."
"Even if it's true that he's cheating, you have to endure it. After all, marriage is the only chance you can change your destiny."
Why are you looking at me like that? I'm not right.
You're so old now, you must have some experience by now. You need to be realistic; you're not at the age where love alone is enough.
Wen Yining glanced at him unhappily. This wasn't what she wanted to hear. He was clearly family, yet all he could think about was profit. But the logic of his words was indeed correct.
How long have you been breaking up?
"It's been over a week. We haven't argued, we've just been giving each other the silent treatment."
"That's fine, time's up. Next time I come to you, just give me a way out. I advise you to take advantage of her while she still likes you."
Wen Yining remained silent, not mentioning marriage. Otherwise, Wen Yichuan, who was only after money, would have wanted her to get the marriage certificate right now, and then planned how to extort money from her.
Fortunately, Chen Jiabai had a good personality and never showed it to his face. Once, he spent more than 5,000 yuan on a meal and opened a bottle of wine, which cost several thousand more. Wen Yichuan always felt that since he had money, he should pay more. He took it for granted because of their blood relationship. If it were any other guy, he would probably have been embarrassed.
It's estimated that Chen Jiabai had a lot of expenses since she was young, so she didn't pay much attention to it. Anyway, she learned her lesson.
"No wonder everyone likes only children. There are just too many people like you, the brother-obsessed fanatics, it's terrifying."
Wen Yiran chimed in, her expression turning serious. "What's wrong? Did he say this, or did his family say it?"
"I can sense it without anyone telling me, and there are examples of this everywhere."
She immediately thought of her best friend, "Chen Mo's parents always argue about this. Her mother has a younger brother, who is her uncle. He lost money in business and always borrowed money from Chen Mo's father, but he never paid it back."
Wen Yiran's expression was not good. "Don't worry about that. No matter what your relationship is like, I will not use this as a tool to blackmail him."
"You two are dating, and it's purely a matter between the two of you. Your families shouldn't get involved, and I won't take advantage of him or his family, otherwise it will easily make your relationship awkward."
Then he lectured Wen Yichuan, "You too, don't always think about climbing the social ladder. Just because Chen Jiabai likes Ningning doesn't mean he should treat you a certain way."
Wen Yichuan stubbornly denied it, "No, when did I ask him for a favor? When did I make things difficult for you, Wen Yining?"
Wen Yining immediately began to complain: "Last month, when you called him, I heard you say that your good friend's bar was raided by the police and that you asked him to ask his dad for help."
Wen Yichuan's expression changed, but he was used to being shameless since childhood and didn't care about her dissatisfaction at all. "Didn't we not do anything in the end?"
"That's because I heard it."
The meal ended unhappily, and not wanting to stay any longer, she went home feeling depressed afterward.
Finally, Wen Yichuan offered her some advice from a man's perspective—
Men are very hypocritical. When they like you, no matter what you do, how eccentric you are, whether it's right or wrong, it's all adorable. But once the feelings are gone, they change their attitude faster than anyone else.
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From Dai Anning, Lou Xinyue, and Chen Mo, to her own brother Wen Yichuan, it seems everyone is urging her to get back together.
Everyone believed that Chen Jiabai would be the best ending for her.
That evening, she actually listened to them and gave Chen Jiabai a way out.
She asked him to come pick her up.
During the meal, he kept quiet about Youyou's matter and didn't ask about any details of the pool party that night, as if it had never happened.
Aside from not talking much and occasionally getting distracted, she seemed to fit the attitude Chen Jiabai wanted.
When Chen Jiabai brought her back, he was in a good mood. The anxiety and panic of the past few days had vanished. He was grateful that his girlfriend was so understanding; after agreeing to get back together, she really didn't pursue the matter anymore.
They were even more obedient and sensible than he had imagined, which showed that they were just as reluctant to part with him.
After stopping the car, Chen Jiabai felt that she looked especially beautiful today. He leaned closer, tilted his head, and wanted to kiss her.
Wen Yining instinctively backed away, resisting him out of control, preventing him from kissing her.
At the same time, the scene from the afternoon before yesterday almost immediately flashed into my mind—
Shen Yueze pressed her down and kissed her passionately in the car.
He even grabbed her by the neck and touched her...
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At this moment, Chen Jiabai, as her official boyfriend, had never enjoyed this kind of treatment before. Wen Yining suddenly felt that this was not quite right, not quite fair...
They were planning to get married anyway, it was only a matter of time.
After she dodged him, she regretted not getting out of the car immediately and waiting for him to kiss her.
However, Chen Jiabai stopped, chuckled, and said, "Let's go back to the dorm and get some sleep. Don't stay up late."
"Okay, bye-bye."
Without her even realizing it, she felt a strange sense of relief.
Surprisingly, I'm not really looking forward to it.
It wasn't like this before they met Shen Yueze.
At that time, she felt that if a handsome guy liked her and wanted to sleep with her, it meant he was attractive. Although she wouldn't go to a hotel room early on, she wasn't subconsciously averse to it.
Back in the dorm, I found a few movies that the teacher recommended we watch. They were all Category III films that had been removed from streaming platforms in mainland China. I saved the resources, thinking I could watch them with Chen Jiabai.
Maybe it will make her less resistant to Chen Jiabai's touch.
Before going to bed, she received a message and assumed it was from her boyfriend.
The result was Shen Yueze.
If you ever decide you don't want to marry him anymore, just let me know.
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A note from the author:
To explain, at this point, Shen Yueze was only attracted and somewhat liked him, far from being in love, so he didn't make a move.
He's against marriage and doesn't want to get married anytime soon.
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