Chapter 23 "President Shang, don't be so rigid in the future."
Wen Xi said gently, "I believe in you, and I believe in him too."
Assistant Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as Wen Xi reached the office door, Shang Shen pushed the door open and came out.
He had a high-quality gray suit draped over his arm, and wore a gray vest and a black shirt. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and exuded a noble and composed demeanor.
Shang Chen: "Have you been waiting long?"
Wenxi: "Fortunately, something interesting happened, and time flew by."
Shang Chen's eyes remained unmoved, showing no curiosity whatsoever about the 'interesting thing' Wen Xi mentioned.
Shang Chen: "Let's go downstairs first, Mom and Dad are still waiting for us."
Wenxi nodded.
Assistant Wu gave Shang Chen a helpless yet self-reliant look, but unfortunately Shang Chen didn't understand.
Once in the car, Wenxi said, "The bracelet you gave me last time, I think it was part of a jewelry set."
Shang Chen: "Really? I don't pay much attention to these things."
A hint of surprise flashed across Wenxi's eyes. "Didn't you take a second look?"
Shang Chen's tone was calm and his expression composed. "I only want the bracelet. Why should I look at anything else?"
Wenxi: "..."
This answer left her speechless.
Wenxi: "These kinds of jewelry are usually sold as a set. If you buy just one piece, they're willing to sell it to you too?"
Shang Chen frowned slightly. "I only want the bracelet."
Wen Xi realized that, given Shang Chen's status, even if he wanted the diamonds on the jewelry, he could simply remove the diamonds and sell them to him separately.
Wen Xi suddenly smiled faintly, "President Shang, don't be so rigid in the future."
Shang Chen glanced at her.
Wenxi: "Next time, I can buy one for your wife."
Shang Chen's gaze darkened slightly as he looked at Wen Xi. "Alright."
Wenxi turned her head to look out the window, and the corners of her lips unconsciously curled up.
Mr. Shang, a rigid and conservative man, is quite interesting.
Although Shang Chen didn't know what had happened, he guessed from Wu's assistant's eyes and Wen Xi's questions that it was related to Wen Xi's bracelet.
The two had just finished talking when Shang Chen's phone lit up.
It was a message from Assistant Wu.
Shang Chen opened his phone and looked at it carefully for a while.
[Mr. Shang, your wife's bracelet is from a jewelry set called "Heart of the Purple Rose." You bought a bracelet last time, and Manager Mi secretly went to that store and bought a necklace before returning to China.]
[Manager Mi gave some vague answers, leading people in the company to believe that her necklace was a gift from you, General Manager Shang, thus misunderstanding their relationship.]
[My wife happened to run into Manager Mi in the meeting room today. Seeing the necklace around her neck and hearing these rumors, she almost misunderstood.]
Shang Chen put away his phone and looked at Wen Xi with his dark eyes: "Why didn't you just ask me about the necklace?"
Wen Xi remained calm, even exuding a sense of relaxation. "I pretty much know the answer already, why ask any more questions?"
"No matter how nice the words are, if there is any doubt, saying them will hurt feelings."
Moreover, she and Shang Chen didn't have any feelings for each other.
Shang Chen explained, "If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me directly."
"I will," Wenxi said sincerely. "I trust your character, so there's no need to ask any more questions."
Wenxi saw it clearly: "Manager Mi may have some ulterior motives, but she never said that the necklace was related to you, let alone admitted that you had any relationship with her... I can't exactly keep asking her if you have an ambiguous relationship with her, can I?"
The Shang family is a large corporation, and the people under them each have their own agendas and are just engaging in petty schemes; they are not considered truly evil.
Manager Mi's actions skirted the line, causing misunderstandings.
Wenxi's jealousy over such a trivial matter, insisting that Shang Chen punish Manager Mi, only wronged Shang Chen, turning unfounded rumors into reality.
There will only be more gossip about Shang Chen and Manager Mi, which will only ruin Shang Chen's reputation.
Shang Chen: "I will handle it."
Wenxi reminded her, "Personal matters and public matters should not be mixed up."
"I will pass this message on to Manager Mi."
Seeing that Shang Chen had a plan in mind, Wen Xi didn't say anything more.
Shang Chen is Manager Mi's superior. Whether or not he deals with Manager Mi is his company's business, and she shouldn't ask too many questions.
Unless he has an affair with Manager Mi, Wenxi, as Shang Chen's wife, would not ask any more questions.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Chen took out two black cards from his wallet and gave them to Wen Xi.
"What's this?"
"Main card," Shang Chen said succinctly, "From now on, when I use the supplementary card, you'll be able to see the records of everything I buy."
To prevent the same thing from happening again.
Wenxi: "...I don't have that strong a desire for control."
Wenxi still firmly believes that couples need to give each other some private space so that both of them can live comfortably.
Moreover, if Shang Chen really wants to buy it, he can put all his assets under Wen Xi's name, and he has plenty of ways to do so.
Shang Chen: "You trust me, and that's how I show you."
"...Aren't you afraid I'll misuse your card?"
Shang Chen's gaze was gentle and composed. "I think Attorney Wen should understand the meaning of marital property better than I do."
After getting married, Wenxi called him "General Manager Shang" twice.
Shang Chen teased her back this time as a return of the favor.
Wenxi: "It's marital property, so it doesn't stop me from spending it however I want, does it?"
"As long as you don't get involved in pornography, gambling, or drugs, it's not considered reckless spending."
Wenxi really wanted to ask her what would happen if she got involved in gambling, prostitution, or drugs.
She nipped the idea in the bud as soon as it crossed her mind.
She couldn't bring herself to ask such a foolish question.
As Wenxi put the card into her bag, she felt like she had instantly become a billionaire.
Although she was never short of money, she never received a large sum of money either.
Before reaching adulthood, the family would only provide a certain amount of living expenses.
After years of hard work since adulthood, she has accumulated a certain amount of wealth, but compared to someone like Shang Chen who is involved in the business world, it is still not enough.
Now... she holds Shang Chen's 'treasury' in her hands.
When Wenxi opened her bag, Shang Chen noticed a black card tucked into her cardholder.
The two cards he gave me were inserted into the back two slots.
"That card, was it given to you by your brother?"
Wenxi nodded: "When I went to study in Germany, my brother got me a bank card. He was worried that I wouldn't have enough living expenses and that I would be too embarrassed to ask my parents for more."
Shang Chen: "Lu Jinghuai said you were raised by your older brother."
"Yes, my brother treats me like a daughter."
Shang Chen lowered his eyes, a thoughtful look in them.
He had vaguely heard that Wenxi's adoptive father, Wen Haichuan, was indeed busy with work and rarely home, but her adoptive mother, Ning Jin, had always been a leisurely wealthy woman whose main task was to educate her two children.
Both Ke Wenxi and Lu Jinghuai said that she was raised by Wen Zhou.
What is Ning Jin, who stays at home all year round, doing?
Shang Chen: "When is your brother coming back to China?"
Wenxi: "I'm not sure, but it'll be soon."
"What kind of business is he doing abroad? How come we can't even get in touch with him?"
Shang Chen has been traveling abroad frequently for business, and he has never been silent for more than a month.
Even if an African tribe is doing business, it won't affect phone communication.
Wen Xi's expression was somewhat indifferent: "It's some private matter."
Shang Chen wisely refrained from asking further questions.
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