Chapter 67 Giving a Gift to Wenxi
Shang Chen ignored the topic of age and got back to the main point: "If you resent me for this, you should also resent your sister for insisting on getting you a different brother-in-law."
"Of course I don't like Lu Jinghuai!"
Yan Xu said frankly, "I only recognize you as my brother-in-law!"
Yan Xu looked at Shang Chen with piercing eyes, stubbornly persistent.
Shang Chen: "..."
He glanced at Yan Xu with a detached look, "If you have any other grievances, you can tell me them all at once."
Yan Xu: "That's all!"
Yan Xu said frankly, "I just don't want to be given a sister out of nowhere, and I can't stand seeing my sister suffer."
"You said it yourself, the mistake of switching babies is the fault of both sets of parents, why should I be dragged into it?!"
Shang Chen nodded slightly: "What you said makes sense."
Having received Shang Chen's affirmation, Yan Xu suddenly became less rebellious, as if he had finally released the anger he had been holding in.
He muttered to himself, "Besides, it's not just me who doesn't want to acknowledge Wenxi, Wenxi doesn't want to acknowledge me either?"
"Back at the police station, she told me to my face that she didn't know me. I'm not some simp, why should I go after her?"
"Doesn't Wenxi have an older brother?"
"I don't believe his brother would accept that his sister has suddenly changed partners. He'll favor his sister, and I'll favor my older sister—it'll be fair!"
Shang Chen: "I need to correct a few things about you."
Whether Wen Zhou acknowledges Yan Zhao or not is one thing, but he has never verbally insulted Yan Zhao.
"You call that fair?" Shang Chen's tone rose slightly: "When Wen Zhou comes back, he will speak ill of Yan Zhao at every turn, saying that he does not recognize Yan Zhao and wants to drive her out of the Wen family. That will be fair."
Yan Xu's expression tightened, and he had to admit that Shang Chen's words made sense.
He was genuinely afraid that Wen Zhou would bully Yan Zhao by taking advantage of his power.
"Secondly, it was because you repeatedly insulted Wenxi with your words and publicly stated that you did not recognize Wenxi as your sister that Wenxi said she did not know you."
Don't reverse cause and effect.
"Shouldn't you be satisfied that Wenxi says she doesn't know you?"
After all, this is what Yan Xu has always wanted.
Yan Xu pursed his lips, his face dark and brooding, as if he had a lot to say but didn't know what to say.
After a long silence, he finally spoke in a muffled voice: "Brother-in-law, I know I was wrong."
"But there's no way I could acknowledge Wenxi as my older sister."
Shang Chen: "Whether you acknowledge Wen Xi or not is your business; no one can force you to."
“But your repeated offenses to my wife are challenging my bottom line.”
Yan Xu was also afraid of Shang Chen, so he was very obedient at this moment: "Brother-in-law, I know I was wrong... What do you want me to do?"
"Apologize."
Yan Xu's sense of awe for Shang Chen was stronger than his sense of awe for Yan Huai'an and Zhou Ruo.
Moreover, Shang Chen persuaded him with reason, leaving him speechless.
Yan Xu lowered his head and said, "Okay, I'll go apologize to her."
As for an apology... Yan Xu couldn't think of anything to offer for the time being.
"From now on, don't call me brother-in-law anymore."
"My wife is Wenxi, and she has no younger brother."
Yan Xu suddenly looked up, staring at Shang Chen in astonishment, but when he met Shang Chen's dark and cold eyes, he suddenly fell silent.
Yan Xu just felt inexplicably wronged.
My brother-in-law said he understood him, but he was actually dissatisfied with his behavior. For Wenxi's sake, he was even willing to sever ties with him.
Yan Xu was proud and unwilling to lose face, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I won't shout then!"
Before leaving, Shang Chen said earnestly, "Yan Xu, don't let the Wen family laugh at the Yan family's upbringing."
Yan Xu's expression tightened, and he unconsciously clenched his fists.
He thought of what his mother and father had been saying.
It's true that I haven't taught my child well.
[Yan Zhao is innocent and spoiled, while Yan Xu is rebellious and unruly. In comparison, the Wen family has raised Wen Xi very well, and I've heard that the eldest son of the Wen family, Wen Zhou, is also extremely outstanding.]
Yan Xu was listening nearby at the time, and he was very angry and indignant.
Recalling what happened during this period, Yan Xu blushed and felt somewhat embarrassed.
Yan Xu didn't want to be looked down upon by Brother Wenxi.
He respected Shang Chen and didn't want to be looked down upon by him.
"I understand," Yan Xu said in a low voice. "I promise I won't talk to her anymore, okay?"
Shang Chen: "I hope you will keep your word."
As Shang Chen left the coffee shop, he passed by a shopping mall.
He suddenly said, "Stop the car."
Assistant Wu looked up and asked, "Mr. Shang, are you here to inspect this shopping mall?"
Shang Chen then realized that this was a merchant's property.
Shang Chen: "Contact the store on the poster."
Assistant Wu then noticed a jewelry promotional poster featuring an international female celebrity on the high-rise building of the mall.
"I'll contact them right away."
Are you buying jewelry for your wife?
Shang Chen pushed open the car door and got out, giving a faint reply.
"Um."
Last night, he smelled a faint rose fragrance on Wenxi.
Wenxi naturally has a cool-toned fragrance, which, combined with a touch of rich rose aroma, smells wonderful.
Subtle and elusive, sometimes warm, sometimes cold, with a touch of allure mixed with a cool demeanor, it's very captivating.
Like the feeling she has when she's occasionally being willful.
Shang Shen had just casually noticed the rose earrings worn by the female celebrity on the poster and suddenly felt that they would suit Wen Xi very well.
When the store manager heard that Shang Chen had arrived, he specially put up a sign that the store was closed and sent someone to receive him.
Shang Chen specifically asked to see that set of jewelry, which happened to be the store's prized possession.
The store manager quickly had someone bring it out.
Shang Chen's gaze swept past the necklace inlaid with a large red diamond and landed on the rose tassel earrings next to it.
The rose petals feature a velvet, three-dimensional design, with small red diamonds inlaid in the center, giving them a very high-quality feel.
Shang Chen stroked her earring with her fingertips, suddenly thinking of last night.
When Wenxi asked him if he had anything to explain, her fingertips inadvertently touched the gemstone earring on her ear.
She was trying to tease him, so she leaned against the car door and tilted her head slightly.
Her features were delicate and aloof, with a smile playing on her lips, her posture languid, and her cheeks appearing snow-white against the backdrop of the gemstones on her earrings.
At that time, Wenxi was wearing a pair of dark blue earrings with dark-colored diamonds that had a cool tone.
Shang Chen thought that her skin was fair, and wearing these red rose earrings would make her skin look even fairer.
He withdrew his hand and said calmly, "Wrap this set up."
"This is individually packaged."
Assistant Wu immediately went to make the arrangements, thinking to himself that President Shang had made great progress recently.
I ordered a set of jewelry just two days ago, and today I ordered another set for my wife.
As they went downstairs, Assistant Wu suggested softly, "Mr. Shang, why don't you buy another bouquet of flowers?"
Shang Chen glanced at him, her gaze calm.
After preparing himself mentally, Assistant Wu said, "We can't give the same gift every time."
Shang Chen frowned: "It's different."
Last time he gave me an anklet, this time it's earrings, how are they the same?
Assistant Wu misunderstood Shang Chen's meaning and whispered, "Although the styles and designs of the jewelry are different, they are all jewelry."
Although Mr. Shang is rich, anyone would get tired of receiving jewelry sets all the time.
My wife isn't someone who hasn't seen the world.
When Shang Chen packaged the anklet separately, he didn't let Assistant Wu know.
He felt that it was a private matter between him and Wenxi.
Wu's assistant naturally misunderstood, assuming that Shang Chen simply liked to send Wen Xi jewelry sets.
Shang Chen nodded slightly: "Okay."
Assistant Wu was satisfied to see that Shang Chen had listened to his advice.
Shang Chen asked again, "What kind of flowers do you want to buy?"
Assistant Wu almost choked on his breath: "That depends on what you think, sir."
Shang Chen: "That's true."
Finally, Shang Chen ordered a basket of Ecuadorian black roses from the florist.
The deep, dark rose hue has a sophisticated feel, with a subtle hint of dark red, like a beautiful withered branch blooming on a cliff, exuding a sense of magnificence.
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