☆, Chapter 18: A hint of jealousy
She turned and went upstairs, standing on the second-floor balcony, and saw the butler driving his private car to the door. Unfortunately, it was too far away and she couldn't see Shu Min's expression clearly.
She turned on her computer and saw some readers in the message area urging her to update her work. She glanced at her only 30,000 saved manuscripts, sighed, and took out her keyboard.
When Wen Yuci came back and just got out of the car, he heard the housekeeper talking about Shu Min. Shu Wanning was not in the living room. Wen Yuci threw his coat on the sofa. They had agreed to have dinner together, but now he was nowhere to be seen.
He went upstairs and knocked on Shu Wanning's door. The man, who was immersed in writing, belatedly put down his computer and keyboard.
She opened the door, lowered her head apologetically and said, "I'm sorry I forgot to check the time."
"It's okay, let's eat."
Aunt Jing took all the servants out of the villa, and there were only the two of them in the living room. Wen Yuci took out some juice from the cabinet and handed it to Shu Wanning.
There were quite a few dishes on the table. Shu Wanning picked up a crab leg and placed it on the plate, then picked up the crab meat with a fork.
Suddenly, a spoonful of crab meat appeared in the bowl. Shu Wanning looked up and saw Wen Yuci putting the empty crab shell aside. He picked up the wet towel on the table and wiped his hands clean.
His fingers were long and slender, with faintly visible veins on the back of his hands, distinct joints, and an excellent complexion.
She understood the principle of reciprocity. Shu Wanning glanced at the crab legs on the fork and slowly put them into Wen Yuci's bowl.
"Thanks."
After thanking him, Wen Yuci put the crab meat into his mouth. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, but it quickly disappeared.
He looked at Shu Wanning and asked softly, "Tomorrow is Grandpa Ye Jiahui's 70th birthday party. Do you have time to go with me?"
Shu Wanning: "Will Shu Min go too?"
"I should go. Many people want to marry into the Ye family. It's a good time to choose a suitable son-in-law for myself."
Looking at the silent Shu Wanning, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Are you afraid of meeting Ji Cheng? After all, he is your ex-fiancé."
The tone of his words sounded strange to Shu Wanning. In order to avoid any misunderstanding, she explained:
"Ji Cheng and I have only met no more than five times in total, and we've only had dinner together once. I have no feelings for him, so I'm not afraid of running into him."
Wen Yuci nodded seemingly casually, took off his glasses and put them aside, and the aura around him seemed to have changed a little.
Shu Wanning didn't notice his expression. She suddenly thought of something and said, "Then have someone send me a dress."
"Okay, it will be delivered soon."
At this time, Yan Hao had already rushed to Qianyue Bay with a car full of dresses. When he arrived, Wen Yuci was drinking tea in the living room.
He glanced towards the door and shook his head in disdain: "How slow."
Yan Hao put the dress on the hanger and complained, "Boss, do you know how far your home is?
Wen Yuci ignored him and went upstairs and knocked on Shu Wanning's door. When she opened the door, he noticed that she was wearing light makeup.
Noticing his gaze, Shu Wanning said, "It would be more perfect if I put on makeup and tried on the clothes."
"Well, I've got a stylist to help you tomorrow, don't worry."
When they went downstairs, Yan Hao stood by the clothes rack like a dog and said, "Madam, these are the latest dresses on the market. Please take your pick."
Wen Yuci stood beside her and explained, "The banquet was announced a little hastily, so I didn't have time to make it for you. I can only make do with it for now."
Shu Wanning glanced at the dresses one after another, finally selecting two, one black and one white, and said, "These are great. I'll try these two first."
She carried the dress upstairs, and five minutes later she came downstairs wearing a black strapless dress with a slightly long skirt and a slit on the side that vaguely revealed her long white legs.
She went downstairs, walked around in front of Wen Yuci and asked, "How about this one?"
"Beautiful." Yan Hao couldn't help but admire.
Wen Yuci's gaze fell gently on him, and Yan Hao immediately covered his mouth and turned around, pretending to be an invisible man.
Wen Yuci: "Try another one and compare."
Shu Wanning changed into the white dress and went downstairs. She did not see Wen Yuci's rolling Adam's apple.
A white halter dress with a hip-hugging fishtail, which requires a very high figure, and the whole dress is covered with tiny sparkling diamonds.
Wen Yuci stood up, walked in front of her, and said softly, "This one suits you better. I'll have someone send you another shawl tomorrow."
Yan Hao had already turned around when he spoke. He gave Shu Wanning a thumbs-up and said with a smile, "Madam, you have a very good taste. This is the most expensive dress among these."
Wen Yuci glanced at him and said, "Send these clothes away. You bought some good clothes today. Your bonus will be doubled next month."
Yan Hao grinned and quickly packed up the clothes hangers and said, "Okay, boss, next time you have something like this, remember to let me do it."
Shu Wanning didn't come down for a long time after she went upstairs. Wen Yuci was a little worried. After going upstairs, he stood at the door of her room and called her softly, "Shu Wanning?"
Shu Wanning reached out and groped behind her back, sighed, tilted her head and said helplessly: "I can't reach the zipper of my dress, can you come and help me?"
Hearing this, Wen Yuci pushed open the door. Shu Wanning was standing beside the sofa with her back to him. Her hair was lifted to one side, and she was looking at him sideways.
He walked closer, reached out and touched her zipper, his warm fingertips touching her back for just a moment, then carefully helped her pull down the zipper.
"Uncle Qiao said Shumin came today."
Wen Yuci's voice sounded in her ears. He was a little close to her. He pulled down his zipper and took a step back.
Shu Wanning nodded, and Wen Yuci frowned and said, "Yan Hao just said that Shu Min is looking for news about you everywhere."
Shu Wanning stroked the broken diamonds on her skirt and murmured softly, "I'm looking forward to Shu Min's expression when he sees me."
After Wen Yuci walked out of the room, Shu Wanning took off her skirt and hung it next to the wardrobe. She looked at her face in the mirror and found that she had gained some weight over the past few days due to the three meals a day arranged by Aunt Jing.
The next afternoon, Shu Wanning was applying a facial mask in the living room when Yan Hao came in with a makeup artist and a stylist, holding a white feather shawl in his hands.
Yan Hao: "Madam, the boss has a meeting to attend and will be back after it's over."
Shu Wanning nodded, took them upstairs, washed her face, and sat in front of the dressing table, letting them do whatever they wanted with her face and head.
The sunlight outside the window was unusually bright, and unknown birds were perched on the trees in the yard. Shu Wanning pinched the hem of her clothes. This was the first time she had attended a banquet so formally.
An hour later, Shu Wanning changed into a dress and casually draped the shawl over her arm. The stylist, who had been silent all the time, took out a pair of high heels from the box and placed them in front of her.
With a smile on her face, she said softly, "Mrs. Wen, these are the shoes Mr. Wen made for you."
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