Chapter 40 "Your wife is rich, she'll treat you to a meal."
"Green complements you, making you look even fairer."
Wenxi was speechless: "Then which one should we choose?"
Shang Chen said calmly and confidently, "Then I'll take them both. I'll order two."
Wenxi had no objection: "I'll listen to you."
She looked up and asked the general manager, "Approximately how long will it take to finish?"
The general manager smiled and said, "At the latest, one year; at the earliest, six months."
"Then let's make the arrangements."
"Okay." General Manager: "Mrs. Shang, would you like to look at any other jewelry?"
Wenxi: "I'm not watching anymore, my husband and I are going to have dinner."
As she spoke, Wenxi took out Shang Chen's black card from her bag and handed it to the general manager: "Use this."
The general manager was taken aback and looked at Shang Chen with hesitation.
Of course she knew Shang Chen, the head of the Beijing business community, one of the most powerful and influential people in the circle.
Why would a big shot like this have his wife pay for his engagement ring?
Shang Chen glanced at the card in Wen Xi's hand, a hint of a smile appearing in his dark eyes: "Go swipe the card, my wife has money."
The general manager paused for a moment, then accepted the card with both hands.
In the short time that followed, Yan Zhao and Lu Jinghuai returned from the bathroom.
Her eyes were a little red, as if she had just been crying.
Judging from their expressions, Lu Jinghuai didn't seem to have managed to appease them.
Shang Chen led Wen Xi downstairs by the hand.
Sitting in the car, Wenxi took the initiative to explain, "I don't know when I ordered that ring."
"I'm pretty sure Lu Jinghuai doesn't like me."
If the two of them had even a little bit of affection for each other, they wouldn't be marrying other people now.
Shang Chen remained silent.
Wenxi tilted her head to look at him, "Are you unhappy?"
Shang Chen: "No."
Wenxi carefully examined Shang Chen's deep and solemn face, but could not discern the slightest clue.
This man was too composed and calm; his emotions never showed on his face.
Only at night would his heavy breathing reveal a hint of his emotions.
Wenxi suddenly asked curiously, "Where are your wedding rings with Yan Zhao?"
“There is no wedding ring.” Shang Chen looked at her seriously. “That wedding house is not the wedding house for me and Yan Zhao.”
Wenxi: "?"
"The merchant family and the Yan family have a marriage agreement, but I am not engaged to Yan Zhao."
"The bridal chamber is for the marriage alliance between the two families, not for me and Yan Zhao."
Shang Chen had actually wanted to say this before, but he hadn't found a suitable opportunity to explain.
Or rather, before Wenxi threatened Yan Zhao with the wedding house, they both tacitly avoided mentioning their exes.
"The two families have an engagement, but it does not stipulate that I must marry Yan Zhao."
"Yan Zhao has secretly loved Lu Jinghuai for many years and has always resisted this marriage proposal."
“She has a lively personality, while I am introverted. The Yan family and my parents were worried that she wouldn’t get along with me, so we haven’t finalized a marriage proposal yet.”
If the baby swapping hadn't happened, given the Yan family's doting on Yan Zhao, the marriage would likely have ended up between Yan Xu and Shang Mu.
Wenxi: "Are you hungry?"
Shang Chen: "..."
Wen Xi's attempt to change the subject was so obvious that Shang Chen couldn't pretend to be oblivious and ignore it.
What would you like to eat?
Wenxi: "There's a good Hunan restaurant nearby, shall we try it?"
Wenxi generously pulled a card out of his wallet. "Your wife has money. She's treating you to dinner."
This card belongs to Wenxi herself.
Shang Chen just told the general manager, "Go swipe your card, my wife has money," and he was clearly quite happy.
Wenxi took the opportunity to coax him in the same way.
Shang Chen seemed to have been coaxed, and his usually composed brows relaxed slightly.
Just as Shang Chen sat down at the Hunan restaurant, he received a phone call.
He calmly accompanied Wenxi through the meal, and only after Wenxi finished eating did he bring up the phone call.
"Lu Jinghuai just called me to explain about the ring."
Wenxi took a sip of hot tea. "What did he say about it?"
Lu Jinghuai called so quickly, probably to explain to Shang Chen, fearing there might be a misunderstanding between Wen Xi and Shang Shen.
Shang Chen: "After you got engaged, the Lu family was in a hurry. They heard rumors that your engagement was fake, so they urged Lu Jinghuai to finalize the wedding ring and wedding arrangements."
"In order to appease the Lu family, Lu Jinghuai had his secretary order a wedding ring, mainly to show the order to the Lu family."
Wen Xi: "...Unexpected, yet reasonable."
The happiest people about her engagement to Lu Jinghuai were Lu Jinghuai's parents and siblings.
The whole family was hoping that Lu Jinghuai would marry her.
Therefore, it is perfectly normal for him to urge Lu Jinghuai to prepare for the wedding.
Wenxi reflected, "In truth, this was our fault; we shouldn't have lied to our family."
"Once the wedding ring is ordered, it will take one to two years to finish. I guess Lu Jinghuai himself had forgotten about it. It just so happens that we ran into each other today..."
The only word to describe Wenxi's situation is "unlucky".
Shang Chen said quietly, "Your guess is exactly the same as what Lu Jinghuai said."
Lu Jinghuai had his secretary handle it, only mentioning that Wenxi liked purple diamonds, and then left it at that.
A year has passed, and he's gone through two batches of secretaries. Who even remembers that ring anymore?!
Wenxi remained silent. "Are you unhappy?"
Shang Chen calmly replied, "This has nothing to do with you, so why should I be unhappy?"
Shang Chen ignored the slight discomfort in his heart.
Although Shang Chen was very understanding, Wen Xi still felt that something was off.
But Shang Chen probably won't be jealous, right?
However, their relationship hasn't deepened to the point of jealousy.
"You don't like Lu Jinghuai?"
Should I like him?
There's really no reason for it.
Shang Chen had reason not to like Lu Jinghuai, just as she didn't like Yan Zhao.
Wenxi opened the candy the restaurant had given her during the meal and said, "Open your mouth."
Shang Chen looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Wenxi held the candy to Shang Chen's lips: "Have a piece of candy, it tastes pretty good."
Shang Chen looked down at the candy for a moment, then put it in his mouth.
The sweetness spread across my tongue, suppressing that slight discomfort.
After finishing their meal, Wenxi boarded Shang Chen's private jet.
Wenxi: "That's really extravagant."
She thought the two of them were going to the airport to catch a plane, but she didn't expect to enjoy her husband's private jet so soon.
Shang Chen pulled out her seatbelt: "Fasten it."
Wenxi asked, puzzled, "Since you're already pulling on it, why don't you tie it for me while you're at it?"
In the short time it took to say those words, she had already fastened her seatbelt.
Shang Chen: "You're right."
With a click, he helped Wenxi fasten her seatbelt.
With Wenxi's words, he no longer needed to hesitate in taking care of her.
Shang Chen: "Do you want to rest for a bit?"
Wenxi: "It's rare for me to be on a plane for a business trip, so I don't want to rest."
In the past, when I traveled for business by plane, I was always racing against time, and even rest felt like an emergency.
Since she rarely had a moment of free time, Wenxi naturally wanted to savor it: "Let me watch a movie."
Wenxi randomly picked a romance movie to watch.
Shang Chen took out his laptop and started working on it.
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