Chapter 27 Four years is enough to change many things
When Wu Anhao appeared in front of Cen Wan with a big bouquet of roses, she was shocked.
"How did you get in?"
Wu Anhao had a gentle smile on his face: "I sent you a message and you didn't reply, so I came here privately."
"If you're not free tonight, could you please have lunch with me?"
Xiao Lin was watching the whole process from the side with a look of delighted enjoyment.
Cen Wan didn't want to go out to eat with him alone, but she couldn't just kick him out. "I've been a bit busy lately, so I don't have much time for lunch. Can you accept the cafeteria?"
"Of course," Wu Anhao said politely, "Just follow your instructions."
Cen Wan took Wu Anhao to the cafeteria and also called Xiaolin to join them.
Wu Anhao did not show any dissatisfaction and behaved very gentlemanly. He took the initiative to serve dishes, pass tissues, and pull a stool for Cen Wan. Xiao Lin's impression of him improved a lot.
Cen Wan poked at the rice in the bowl and had no appetite.
"Not to your liking?" Wu Anhao observed carefully. "I know a good restaurant. Can I take you there tonight?"
Cen Wan clenched her chopsticks, looked up at him, and said politely, "Mr. Wu, let me be frank. I don't want my work and personal life to be mixed together. So, in the future, could you please not come directly to the company? It would be very awkward."
"I'm sorry," Wu Anhao said sincerely, "If you don't like it, I won't do it again next time."
"But if you don't reply to my messages, I'll have no choice but to visit you."
Cen Wan frowned, this sounded like a threat.
"If Miss Cen doesn't even give me a chance to get in touch, I'll be really sad."
Cen Wan looked at Wu Anhao. He smiled gently, as if he was joking, but it made her very uncomfortable.
She pursed her lips. If Wu Anhao went to find Cen Baiqing, she would really have a falling out, and the situation would only be worse than it was now.
She tried to smile: "Wait until I'm done with this busy period."
Wu Anhao: "Okay."
When I came out of the cafeteria, I ran into Chen Yu.
"Ms. Cen." Chen Yu nodded and greeted her, his gaze staying on Wu Anhao for two seconds.
Ever since the night Cen Wan got drunk, Chen Yu has been particularly respectful to Cen Wan.
Back at the temporary studio, Xiao Lin took the initiative to escape. Cen Wan turned to look at Wu Anhao: "I still have work to do. Mr. Wu, please go back first."
Wu Anhao didn't expect Cen Wan to be so ruthless. He came to her company specially and waited downstairs for so long, but she didn't show any concern at all. Instead, she couldn't wait to drive him away.
He was secretly annoyed at Cen Wan's lack of understanding of romance, but he didn't dare to show it.
"I'll just have a glass of water and leave."
Since he said so, Cen Wan had no choice but to get him a glass of warm water.
When Wu Anhao took the cup, his fingertips accidentally brushed across the back of her hand. The delicate touch made him swallow hard, and he secretly made up his mind to get her!
He drank the water slowly, looking at the place where Cen Wan worked. When she turned around, he stared at her waist and hips, ready to make a move.
Suddenly, there was another knock on the door, and Chen Yu’s voice sounded outside: “Ms. Cen, Mr. Shen wants to see you.”
Cen Wan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay."
She stepped forward and opened the door: "I'll be right there..."
The voice stopped abruptly the moment he saw Shen Yixiao.
Shen Yixiao's gaze passed over her and fell on the conspicuous bouquet of red roses on the table. After a few seconds, he glanced lightly at Wu Anhao.
"Ms. Cen, the company is not a place for you to talk about love." Shen Yixiao's voice was very cold, "Please pay attention to the impact."
"Mr. Shen, you misunderstood. I just came here during my lunch break..."
"What's the point of a company security guard?" Shen Yixiao interrupted him directly, his face cold and imposing. "Can anyone be let in now?"
Chen Yu hurriedly walked up to Wu Anhao and said, "Sir, please leave our company."
"It's Jiang..." Wu Anhao wanted to explain, but was forcefully "invited" to leave by Chen Yu.
Chen Yu even closed the door considerately when he left.
Only Cen Wan and Shen Yixiao were left in the room, standing face to face.
After a half-minute silence, Cen Wan pursed her lips and took the initiative to say, "I didn't let him in, and it didn't affect his work."
Shen Yixiao looked at the bouquet of flowers behind her and said with a slightly sarcastic tone: "You really are not picky now."
"Do you know what kind of person the surname Wu is?"
Cen Wan bit her lip. How could she not know?
Shen Yixiao's eyes dimmed instantly. When she felt guilty and didn't want to talk, she would subconsciously bite her lips like this.
His heart ached with anger: "You still associate with him even though you know it?"
After returning from Cen Wan's house that day, he asked Chen Yu to investigate Wu Anhao thoroughly.
Chen Yu also tried his best and almost wrote the color of Wu Anhao's underwear on the information.
How could she possibly fall for such a philandering and beastly creature?
Cen Wan lowered her head, her thick black eyelashes trembling slightly. She couldn't explain.
There were too many things she couldn't talk about.
Shen Yixiao's chest heaved violently, and he used all his strength to suppress the anger in his heart.
He gritted his teeth and said, "You are really great!"
Cen Wan's fingertips shrank slightly, unable to respond, so she had to change the subject: "Assistant Chen said you wanted to see me, what's going on?"
Chen Yixiao looked at her quiet little face, feeling angry, neither able to express nor release. He strode to the side, hooked a chair with his foot and sat down. He glanced at the flowers beside him and called out to Chen Yu outside!
Chen Yu knocked on the door twice before poking his head in: "Boss Shen, what do you want?"
"I'm allergic to pollen, throw this thing away!"
"Okay!" Chen Yu walked into the house swiftly, picked up the bouquet of flowers and left, as fast as the wind.
Instead, Cen Wan looked at Shen Yixiao several times. When did he become allergic to pollen?
As if he could read her thoughts, Shen Yixiao scoffed: "Four years is enough to change a lot of things."
Cen Wan: "..."
There was a buzzing sound, and Cen Wan's phone on the table vibrated. Shen Yixiao glanced at it casually and just saw a WeChat message pop up.
[Ms. Cen, Mr. Shen didn't make things difficult for you, did he?]
Shen Yixiao raised his eyelids and looked at her: "You have news, but you don't want to reply?"
Cen Wan walked over and took a look. Seeing that it was Wu Anhao, she immediately withdrew: "It's not important news, there's no rush."
Shen Yixiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and saw her click into another dialog box, reply to a message from a contact named "Yuanyuan", and send a cute emoticon package.
Cen Wan turned off the screen and continued the previous topic: "Lunch break is almost over, what's going on?"
Shen Yixiao bent his index and ring fingers slightly, tapped them on the table, and said nonchalantly: "I'm concerned about the progress of the project and whether your studio is worth the price."
"After all, the company's operating costs still need to be controlled."
When it comes to professional issues, Cen Wan immediately becomes serious and shows Shen Yixiao the paints they have made. They are all packed in special glass bottles and neatly arranged on the shelf at the back.
"We have already made some conventional pigments, and the quality is guaranteed to be better than those on the market. We are currently making some rare and precious mineral pigments, which have more complicated processes and take longer."
Shen Yixiao casually pointed to a bottle of paint and asked, "What color is that?"
Cen Wan: "This is made of azurite. From left to right, they are First Blue, First Blue, Second Blue, and Third Blue. The final step in painting 'A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains' is to apply the azurite coloring. The finely blended color creates a rich, vibrant, yet steady, rich color that will endure for thousands of years without fading."
"What about this?"
"This is made of amethyst. The process is quite complicated, but the pigment produced is absolutely beautiful and pure, like a dream."
Shen Yixiao pointed out several more, and Cen Wan answered them one by one. She was very excited when she mentioned these pigments, from the minerals at the beginning, to the production process, to the final product, every detail could not be clearer.
Looking at the tiny starlight in her eyes, Shen Yixiao seemed to see the girl in the studio that year.
He asked the question that had been lingering in his mind since their reunion.
"Why don't you paint now?"
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