Chapter 84 Valentine's Day
At 10 o'clock, Shang Chen received the address given by Wen Xi.
It was the Western restaurant he had booked last time.
Wenxi already knew why he changed restaurants at the last minute that day.
Of all the Western restaurants available, Wenxi chose this one.
Are we going to settle accounts with him?
Shang Chen: "Shall I pick you up from get off work?"
"No need, I'll just drive there."
Shang Chen: "..."
At noon, the two arrived at the restaurant on time.
The waiter handed over the menu, and Wenxi, resting her chin on her hand, said calmly, "Give it to my husband."
Shang Chen: "No rush."
Wenxi was taken aback.
Why is Shang Chen so serious? It's like he's about to settle accounts with her?
What major incident has occurred?
The observant waiter took the menu away.
Wen Xi asked first, "Is there something wrong?"
She was so composed that Shang Chen couldn't muster any coldness or sternness, so he tried to start the conversation in a more tactful way.
"Have you been very busy lately?"
Wenxi looked up and glanced at him.
Such a casual, rambling question is completely unlike Shang Chen's speaking style.
He's hiding something from her.
Wenxi: "It's alright, just a bit busy the past two days."
Shang Chen remained silent for a moment, then sat up straight and asked seriously, "During my business trip, I didn't call you first. Are you angry?"
Wenxi looked bewildered. "Why would I be angry?"
"Besides, you did call me," Wen Xi calmly reminded her, "You forgot about the bodybuilding competition?"
Shang Chen: "Before that?"
Although Wen Xi didn't understand why Shang Chen asked that question, she still answered firmly, "No!"
Shang Chen: "..."
Wen Xi smiled and said, "So you mistakenly thought I was angry because you didn't call me while you were on a business trip?"
"In your eyes, am I such an easily angered person?"
Shang Chen quickly replied, "No."
Wenxi was quite satisfied and took out the gift she had prepared earlier from her bag.
She pushed the box in front of Shang Chen, "This is a gift I prepared for you. See if you like it."
Shang Shengang breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw the gift box again, he remained silent for a long time.
He recalled the reply to the online post that day.
'He must be seeing someone else!'
'A woman only suddenly showers someone with sweet words and compliments when she feels guilty, and she might even prepare a gift, all to cover up her insecurity.'
Wenxi first showered him with sweet words praising his good physique, and now she's giving him a gift for no apparent reason.
It matches up.
Shang Chen looked up and stared intently at Wen Xi: "Auntie said you've been obsessed with fitness lately?"
"I wouldn't say I'm addicted, but I exercise after get off work every day."
Seeing that he didn't accept the gift, Wenxi asked in confusion, "Didn't I show you the picture of my abs last time?"
After discovering that she had abs, Wenxi immediately asked her coach to take a picture of her.
While saving it, she also forwarded it to Shang Chen.
Shang Chen replied with the words "very beautiful".
How come this is like amnesia?
Shang Chen: "You and your coach have a good relationship?"
Wenxi was puzzled, but still replied, "It's alright, we get along quite well."
After a long silence, Shang Chen finally uttered a single sentence: "We don't get along?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Chen met Wen Xi's ambiguous smile.
Shang Chen: "..."
Wen Xi smiled and said, "President Shang, please speak freely if you have any questions."
"There's no need for beating around the bush between us as a couple."
Shang Chen: "Auntie said that you've been going to exercise every day after get off work and you barely say a few words to me. She must be angry and upset that I didn't call you for half a month while I was away on a business trip."
Seeing Wen Xi's smiling gaze, Shang Chen said without changing his expression, "I think it makes a lot of sense."
Wen Xi suppressed a laugh and smiled, "Continue."
Shang Chen: "She said you've been chatting and laughing with the coach a lot lately..."
Wen Xi was taken aback and gave the same answer as Shang Chen had given before, "My coach is a woman."
Shang Chen calmly replied, "Auntie said we can't be careless with women either."
Their eyes met, and they fell into a deep silence, as if they had reached some kind of intellectual resonance.
There was always a faint, awkward feeling in the air.
Wenxi never imagined that one day she would be having a serious discussion about gender-based relationships with Shang Chen in a restaurant.
Wenxi exclaimed, "Auntie's thinking is really advanced."
"I'm out of touch."
For the first time, Shang admitted that he was out of touch with the times.
Wen Xi calmly replied, "How could that be?"
"Even President Shang believes it, which shows that the acceptance rate is good, so how is it outdated?"
If you didn't believe me, you wouldn't have come to ask her.
Wenxi's teasing was light and joking, something Shang Chen was already very familiar with.
Shang Chen suddenly felt that he and Wen Xi already knew each other well enough, and there was no need to guess based on the reactions of outsiders.
"It was my fault."
Wen Xi wasn't going to let it go easily: "I accept the apology, but what about a monetary compensation?"
Shang Chen: "..."
Wenxi loved seeing Shang Chen's silent and speechless demeanor.
The smile in her eyes grew wider.
Unexpectedly, Shang Chen remained calm and said, "I'll ask two more questions."
"An apology... you can name whatever you want."
Wen Xi nodded slightly: "Ask."
She was also curious about what other outrageous questions Shang Chen could ask.
Why choose this Western restaurant?
Wenxi: "Because Mom mentioned last time that this restaurant is a great place for couples to go on dates."
"I was thinking that last time Mr. Shang changed his mind and went to a Chinese restaurant because he was jealous, so this time I'll make up for that regret."
Shang Chen: "..."
Wenxi asked curiously, "Why do you think I chose this restaurant?"
"Are you getting revenge for changing restaurants at the last minute last time? Or are you angry and want to settle scores with you?"
Seeing Shang Chen's unusually calm face, Wen Xi felt that she must have guessed correctly.
Shang Chen avoided answering the question and instead asked the second one: "Why did you suddenly send me a gift?"
He looked down at the gift box on the table.
Wenxi stared at Shang Chen quietly, as if she were looking at a rare antique.
But the smile on his lips gradually faded, and a hint of malice crept in.
The two looked at each other before Wenxi slowly spoke, "Today is Valentine's Day."
The huge restaurant fell into a deathly silence.
For the first time in his life, Shang Chen experienced the true meaning of the word "regret".
If time could turn back, Shang Chen would never have asked that question.
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