Chapter 86 I'll Only Keep You for One Month
Cen Wan didn't expect the house to be rented out so quickly. She asked several other houses in succession, but either the landlord had raised the rent temporarily or the house had already been booked.
Shen Yixiao put his hands in his pockets, looked up at her, and said slowly: "Aren't you going to thank me? I need someone to cook and clean the house."
Cen Wan raised her eyes and looked at him. This was not the way to thank him. It felt very strange.
Shen Yixiao continued, "It's hard to rent a house right now, so I'll only keep you for one month. After a month, you can move out once you find a good house."
"When the time comes, all the conditions and favors you owe me will be written off."
Cen Wan hesitated. Shen Yixiao had helped her several times, and she didn't want to incur more debts. Besides, it would take her at least half a month to rent, pack up, and move in.
She pursed her lips: "Okay, then what do you need me to do?"
The corners of Shen Yixiao's mouth raised a triumphant arc: "The requirements are not too many. You have to organize my clothes and match them with what I wear to the company every day. You have to cook and eat together every night. Warm a cup of hot milk for me before going to bed. You have to prepare fruit for me when I am working in the study. Oh, and my clothes have to be ironed."
He said such a long list in one breath, how can you say that it’s not much?
But it wasn't a heavy job. She could just live here for a month and consider it as paying his rent.
"That's all for now. I'll tell you if I come up with anything else."
Cen Wan: “…Okay.”
Seeing that she agreed to all of them, Shen Yixiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and a happy smile appeared in his eyes.
"By the way, this weekend is Ji Yuanchen's birthday, and he invites you to go."
Cen Wan: "Is it not appropriate for me to go?"
Shen Yixiao: "Then you reject him yourself."
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In the end, Cen Wan was unable to refuse Ji Yuanchen.
She said she couldn't go on the weekend, and he asked why.
She said something was wrong and he asked what it was.
She said she felt it was inappropriate for her to go, and he said she didn't consider him a friend and that not going would be a disrespect to him.
He also said that next time she wanted another stone, he would help her steal it.
Cen Wan couldn't find any reason to refute, and since Jiang Yuan would also go, she agreed.
Because it was Ji Yuanchen's birthday, he insisted that everyone be present, and Qin Yanxiu also wanted to go, so the crew had two days off.
Jiang Yuan’s comment on this is: If you have money, you can do whatever you want!
The birthday party was held at the manor where the celebration banquet for Qin Yanxiu was held last time, and it was also where Cen Wan and Shen Yixiao reunited.
On Saturday afternoon, Cen Wan put on some light makeup and brought some necessities with her because she was going to stay there for one night.
Shen Yixiao looked at the thin layer of crimson lip glaze on her lips, his eyes dimmed slightly. Why is it so grand?
After Cen Wan finished packing, she said to him, "I'll go to the mall and buy a gift for Master Ji later."
Shen Yixiao frowned: "What gift does he want?"
"We can't go empty-handed." Cen Wan said.
Shen Yixiao turned the key around his fingertips twice: "We'll see on the way."
Cen Wan pursed her lips and said, "If it's not convenient, let's stop at Fuyuan. I'll buy him a cake."
Although she knew that Ji Yuanchen had everything he needed and he might not like the things she bought, she still had to observe basic etiquette when attending someone's birthday party.
Shen Yixiao reached out and took the bag from her hand, then turned around and walked out: "Let's go."
Cen Wan had no choice but to follow.
After getting in the car and just fastening her seat belt, Cen Wan received a call from Jiang Yuan.
"Wanwan, when will you arrive?"
Cen Wan glanced at the distance: "We just set out, about an hour and a half."
Jiang Yuan's voice was unusually excited: "Well, I should be here a little earlier than you. I miss you so much!"
Cen Wan curled her lips: "Me too."
The voices of the two people reached Shen Yixiao's ears accurately. He caught a glimpse of the gentle smile on Cen Wan's fair little face, and his fingers gripping the steering wheel tightened slightly.
She had never done this to him.
The car was driving smoothly on the road. Cen Wan and Jiang Yuan chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.
Shen Yixiao said quietly, "What are you talking about that makes you look so happy?"
Cen Wan: "Just chatting."
Shen Yixiao: "Oh."
Cen Wan glanced at him sideways: "What's wrong?"
Shen Yixiao looked straight ahead: "Nothing."
After he said this, she stopped asking.
Shen Yixiao pursed his lips slightly, feeling suffocated.
When the car drove out of the city, Cen Wan looked at the gradually widening view and scenery on both sides, turned to look at him and said, "I haven't bought anything yet."
Shen Yixiao didn't slow down at all: "No need to buy, we have everything prepared."
The car has already driven here, and it would be troublesome to turn back, so Cen Wan didn't know what to say.
When he was almost there, Shen Yixiao's phone rang. He glanced at it and said nonchalantly, "Answer it for me."
Cen Wan took his phone, answered it and put it on speakerphone.
Ji Yuanchen's voice came from the other end: "Brother Yi, how long will it take you to get there?"
Shen Yixiao looked ahead without saying a word.
Cen Wan glanced at him, but he didn't move. She gently reminded him, "Master Ji is asking you."
Shen Yixiao looked straight ahead: "Look at the navigation."
Cen Wan: "Ten minutes left."
Ji Yuanchen on the other end: "!!!"
"Brother Yi, are you with Miss Cen?"
Shen Yixiao: "Is there a problem?"
“No… no problem…”
"No problem, I'll hang up."
When Shen Yixiao and Cen Wan arrived, almost everyone else was there.
Ji Yuanchen didn't invite many people. They were all people he got along well with in the circle, and there weren't any messy people.
When entering the door, Cen Wan walked in front, and Shen Yixiao put one hand in his pocket and followed her slowly.
When Jiang Yuan saw her, he immediately rushed over and gave her a bear hug: "Let me hug you and absorb some energy."
Cen Wan smiled and hugged her back.
Jiang Yuan had already started chattering non-stop: "Wanwan, you have no idea how hard life is on the set. It's so hard to get two days off, otherwise I wouldn't be able to see you."
Cen Wan: "We chat on the phone every day."
"That's different," Jiang Yuan said, "I have a lot of things I need to talk to you about in person."
Jiang Yuan pulled Cen Wan and was about to go inside when he suddenly felt a strong presence of gaze.
She looked up and met Shen Yixiao's oppressive gaze. His dark eyes were like ink, and he seemed a little unhappy.
Jiang Yuan greeted dryly, "Boss Shen is here too."
She almost didn't see it.
Shen Yixiao narrowed his dark eyes slightly, looked at Cen Wan who was holding hands with her, and moved his fingers slightly: "Hmm."
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