Li Xiuyuan quickly took out his phone and said, "I'll pay."
"No."
Su Niannian held the back of his hand, turned to the salesperson and said, "Please package one of the boxes more beautifully. I want to give it to someone."
The salesperson smiled and nodded. "Okay, ma'am. Do you need a greeting card? We can provide a free handwritten service."
"No, thank you." Su Niannian shook her head, her eyes still fixed on the perfume bottle.
While waiting for the packaging, Li Xiuyuan saw her focused expression and couldn't help asking, "You seem to particularly like this series?"
Su Niannian nodded, "Yeah, I like it very much. Every detail of this series is amazing."
"From the evolution of the fragrance to the design of the bottle, the designer transformed the long wait into an art of love. Five years is not a period of stagnation, but rather a period of time for love to mature and mature."
Li Xiuyuan showed appreciation and asked, "Do you think this series will continue?"
"I definitely will."
Su Niannian answered without hesitation: "As long as the person you are waiting for hasn't come back, this story will not end. The sixth, the seventh... until the day we meet again."
Li Xiuyuan's eyes flashed with curiosity, "If there is a sixth model, what do you think it will be called?"
Su Niannian pondered for a moment, "According to the style of this series, if I were the designer, I would name it "Against the Light"."
Just then, a deep male voice came, "I'd really like to know why this lady came up with this name."
The two turned around and saw that the person speaking was a man in his thirties, wearing a dark gray suit, followed by several uniformed personnel.
The man stepped forward and smiled gently, "Hello, I'm Lu Yichen, the perfumer from Xiangyue Tiancheng."
He handed over a business card. "I just heard you talk about perfume. Your insights are very unique."
Su Niannian took the business card and said, "Hello, I'm Su Niannian."
Lu Yichen looked at the woman with unique temperament in front of him with great interest. "Can you tell me why it is named "Against the Light"? "
Su Niannian's gaze became profound. "Five years... is enough for a person to understand that some encounters cannot be achieved by just waiting."
"If time can't bring her back, then I'll go back in time and find her myself."
“Pah—”
The sound of the folder hitting the ground was particularly harsh.
Lu Yichen turned around suddenly and saw Shi Heng standing stiffly in place, looking at Su Niannian with disbelief.
This is so weird!
An hour ago in the conference room, Shi Heng proposed to name the sixth perfume "Against the Light", and even the words he used to explain the concept were exactly the same as those of the strange woman in front of him.
When the two came back to their senses from their shock, Su Niannian and Li Xiuyuan were already walking towards the door with gift boxes.
Lu Yichen teased, "Boss, you've finally met a soulmate!"
Shi Heng didn't say anything, his eyes following Su Niannian's back until she disappeared outside the door.
The heart that had been silent for a long time suddenly beat slightly.
Lu Yichen glanced at the silent Shi Heng and finally couldn't help but speak: "Boss, you have been refusing to return to Yuncheng for the past five years. Why did you suddenly change your mind this time?
Shi Heng said absentmindedly, "I just wanted to come back and see the apartment where Youbao and I lived."
Lu Yichen hesitated for a moment, then said, "Actually... everyone hopes you can let go of the past."
"Whether I can let go or not is my business."
Shi Heng's voice turned a bit colder. "I came back this time to check out the customer feedback on this series of perfumes."
Lu Yichen glanced at his furrowed brow and swallowed his words of persuasion.
He knew this man too well. Ever since the wedding five years ago, Shi Heng had frozen himself in ice.
The creation of the perfume series 'Waiting' came from his creativity.
"Boss, according to your plan three years ago, we transformed the flower base into a comprehensive commercial district. It has now become the most popular check-in destination in Yuncheng."
Shi Heng glanced at the crowd of people queuing up to take photos in the distance, "How's the data?"
“Perfume sales alone have quadrupled!”
Lu Yichen excitedly pulled out his phone and said, "Look at last week's report. The 'Waiting' series sold over a million copies in a single day, and the eight theme restaurants were packed every day."
The two walked out of the perfume exhibition center and when they passed the restaurant, Shi Heng suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Yichen followed his gaze and looked through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the restaurant. Su Niannian was looking down at her phone while Li Xiuyuan poured her tea.
"What a coincidence!" He pulled Shi Heng inside, "We can talk about perfume in depth."
Shi Heng instinctively wanted to refuse, but froze the moment Su Niannian looked up.
Those eyes shone with an amber luster in the sunlight, making his heart beat faster instantly.
When he came to his senses, the two had already walked into the restaurant.
"Do you mind sharing a table?" Lu Yichen had already pulled out a chair. "We didn't have a very enjoyable chat in the store just now."
Li Xiuyuan frowned, but Su Niannian smiled and said, "Please sit down."
What was even more surprising was that Shi Heng, who always kept a distance from strangers, actually sat quietly next to Su Niannian.
"Miss Su has a unique understanding of perfume. I must treat you to this meal."
"How can I feel embarrassed..." Su Niannian was about to refuse.
"You're welcome, just consider it a professional consultation fee." Lu Yichen had already waved to the waiter and added a few signature dishes.
Soon the waiter started serving the dishes, including steamed prawns, abalone stewed with chicken soup... and a few home-cooked stir-fries.
"Try this." Li Xiuyuan skillfully peeled a shrimp and put it in Su Niannian's bowl.
Shi Heng looked at this scene and suddenly felt uncomfortable.
He subconsciously filled a bowl of chicken soup and pushed it in front of Su Niannian, "Drink some soup."
Lu Yichen was so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks.
In the past five years, countless famous ladies and noblewomen in the capital had wanted to approach Shi Heng but were rejected. Now, he actually took the initiative to serve soup to the woman he met for the first time?
Su Niannian stared blankly at the chicken soup in front of her, speechless for a moment.
Shi Heng coughed lightly and changed the subject, "I designed this perfume series. Miss Su, what do you think we should do if we can't wait for that person?"
"Then you should take the initiative to find it."
Su Niannian answered without hesitation, "Waiting shouldn't mean standing still like an idiot. Just like the top note of a perfume is the bitterness of waiting, the middle note should be the courage to search..."
She suddenly stopped because she noticed that Shi Heng's eyes had changed.
"What's the ending tune?" Shi Heng asked.
"Of course it's the sweetness of reunion."
Su Niannian smiled faintly, "So this series shouldn't be called 'Waiting', but 'Searching', and finally end with 'Reunion'."
She stirred the chicken soup in front of her with a faint smile on her lips.
“Waiting is the most useless confession. True love should be like this bowl of hot soup, delivered to the right person.”
Lu Yichen took a breath of cold air.
He clearly remembered that when discussing this plan five years ago, he proposed a similar plan, but was rejected by Shi Heng.
The atmosphere became weird.
Shi Heng's Adam's apple rolled, and his voice was a little hoarse, "What if... I found the wrong person?"
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