Chapter 135 Speaking inappropriately
Seeing Shang Chen's gaze grow increasingly dark, Wen Xi tapped the table to remind him, "Eat your noodles first."
She spent the whole afternoon practicing cooking the noodles, and she decided to at least taste a few bites before making a judgment.
Shang Chen tasted the longevity noodles cooked by Wen Xi.
Wenxi stared at his expressionless handsome face and asked, "How does it taste?"
Shang Chen took another bite.
Wenxi: "Is it delicious?"
After a long pause, he seemed to finally taste the flavor and said quite seriously, "No salt was added."
Wenxi asked in confusion, "Then why are you tasting it so seriously?"
Shang Chen said seriously, "I'm afraid there's something wrong with my tongue. Let me confirm."
Wenxi: "...Thank you for not doubting me from the beginning."
Shang Chen said reservedly, "No need to thank me."
When did you learn to make noodles?
He remembered Wenxi saying that she was clumsy and could only cook white rice porridge.
Before Wenxi could answer, Shang Chen asked again, "Are there any other gifts?"
"I only told you about my birthday yesterday at noon. You probably didn't have time to prepare a gift for me?"
The two spent the afternoon and evening together, so Wenxi didn't have time to prepare a gift.
Unless... Wenxi already knew about his birthday before this.
Shang Chen's eyelids twitched.
Wen Xi sat upright, her expression calm. "Before I ask you to provide your resume."
Shang Chen instantly understood: "You wanted my resume so you could see my preferences and buy me a birthday present."
Wenxi: "You guessed right, but there's no prize."
Shang Chen fell silent.
His tone was calm, yet accusatory: "Then why are you pretending not to know?"
"Just wanted to tease you."
Shang Chen: "..."
He also noticed that Wenxi seemed to enjoy teasing him.
Shang Chen's gaze towards Wen Xi darkened slightly.
So when he was struggling with how to tell Wenxi about his birthday, Wenxi actually already knew and was just watching his drama unfold.
Wenxi saw through his thoughts, curled her lips, and said in a slightly mischievous voice, "I saw the bold and highlighted parts on the resume."
Shang Chen had lived for thirty years, and this was the first time he felt somewhat embarrassed.
He remained expressionless, trying his best to stay calm: "...That was just a formatting error."
Wenxi just wanted to tease Shang Chen, not to have a debate with him, so she quickly compromised: "Yes, it's a formatting error."
"I tend to overthink things, which is why I deliberately pointed out your bold and highlighted text as a mistake."
"You can also assume that I found out about your birthday around that time."
Shang Chen remained expressionless, his tone deepening: "Wen Xi!"
Wenxi lowered her voice to coax him, "Eat your noodles first, I'll go get you some salt?"
Shang Chen did not want to suffer repeated defeats, so he chose to switch from defense to offense.
"Don't rush to add salt."
He calmed himself down and asked again, "What's the deal with the red underwear?"
Wenxi looked embarrassed for a moment, but she pretended to be calm and said, "It was a free gift with the purchase of clothes."
Shang Chen: "So, you could call this my birthday present?"
Wenxi is a respectable person and simply couldn't discuss those four sets of men's underwear with Shang Chen.
She stood up decisively, speaking a few steps faster.
"I've put the underwear in your closet. You can wear it if you want, but if you don't like it, the housekeeper can take care of it."
She hurried to the kitchen to get some salt, trying to escape the awkward topic.
After taking only two steps, he heard Shang Chen say, "No need to do anything."
"Even if it's a free gift, it's still a birthday present from you."
"Next time you pick out personal items for me, you can change the color, and I will definitely wear it."
Upon hearing this, Wenxi almost stumbled.
Has Shang Chen changed a lot recently?
Did he want her to pick out more personal items for him?
Wenxi pretended not to hear.
Shang Chen watched Wen Xi's retreating figure, a slight smile playing on his thin lips.
When Wenxi brought the salt over, Shang Chen asked bluntly, "Xixi, do you really like teasing me?"
Wenxi: "..."
How should I respond to that?
If she answers "I like it," will Shang Chen seriously correct her?
As Wenxi hesitated, she heard Shang Chen say in a deep voice, "I also quite enjoy teasing you."
Wenxi: "?"
What did she hear?
Shang Chen said seriously, "My parents sometimes like to bicker and argue about childish things. They call it fun."
"We tease each other... Wenxi, wouldn't you say that counts as fun?"
Wen Xi took a deep breath before calmly saying, "Fine!"
Why doesn't it count?
Wouldn't life be more interesting if even a traditionalist could be funny?
Shang Chen was satisfied with Wen Xi's answer.
While Shang Chen was eating noodles, Wen Xi received a message from Shang Mu.
Sister-in-law, did my brother get to eat the noodles you cooked?
Wenxi knew that Shang Mu had ulterior motives, but she still cooperated.
[Eating now.]
OK.
Shang Mu turned around and gave Shang Chen a new 'birthday gift'.
[Big brother, your birthday present has arrived.]
You can secretly watch it as many times as you want, I won't tell my sister-in-law!
Shang Chen saw the phone screen light up, glanced at the words "sister-in-law," and calmly picked up the phone.
After unlocking, I opened the video that Shang Mu had sent me.
In the video, Wenxi stands stiffly but remarkably calmly on the stove cooking noodles.
She appears very capable, but when cooking noodles, she has a kind of methodical yet hurried pace.
Shang Shengang only glanced at the first few seconds.
Then I saw Wenxi pick up the salt shaker, look at it, and pour out three large spoonfuls without hesitation.
Shang Chen's brow twitched.
He watched the video in silence before looking up and saying, "So the reason the noodles were less salty at night was because we already used the salt during practice at noon?"
Wenxi: "?"
Shang Chen showed the video to Wen Xi.
Wenxi wasn't surprised, after all, she had already guessed that Shang Mu would send the video of her practicing cooking longevity noodles to Shang Chen.
After watching the video, Wenxi realized that she had added three large spoonfuls of salt, and then she thought of what Shang Shen had just said.
She calmly replied, "No salt is better than more salt."
Shang Chen nodded in agreement: "Yes."
Wenxi: "..."
Something doesn't quite feel right about the word "right" in Shang Chen's name.
Shang Chen added, "I like it whether there's a lot of salt or a little."
I appreciate this sentiment.
Why does this sound so familiar?
Shang Chen seemed to see Wen Xi's confusion, "I learned it from you."
He remembered everything Wenxi said.
He likes to listen to it, and Wenxi should like to listen to it too.
Shang Chen was self-aware; he was rigid, dull, and lacked charm, but he could learn.
Wenxi suppressed her embarrassment and calmly said, "Don't learn things randomly. Some things are not suitable for you."
"Why?"
"Indecent".
"Isn't that a good thing?"
"?"
How did it turn into a good thing?
Shang Chen: "You told me last time not to say something inappropriate while being serious."
"I'm trying to learn to say nonsensical things."
Wenxi reminded her, "You're still saying inappropriate things in a serious manner."
Soon, following her inappropriate remarks, Wenxi experienced inappropriate behavior.
Upon entering the bathroom, Shang Chen kissed her earnestly, accompanied by a deep question in his voice.
"Is this considered improper now?"
Wenxi raised her hand to cover his mouth.
Shang Chen did something improper and said something improper: "You promised you wouldn't restrain yourself tonight."
Wenxi: "..."
Shang Chen's kisses moved downwards, from his neck to his lower back, filled with devotion and passion.
As he pressed his chest against Wenxi's back, he said in a deep voice, "Shall we open two boxes today?"
All night long, Shang Chen tried his best to 'say inappropriate things'.
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