Chapter 70 Shang Chen: "I'm not blind."
— Half an hour ago
Assistant Wu glanced at the bar across the street and exclaimed with delight, "Mr. Shang, it's Madam!"
He instinctively pulled over to the side of the road so that Shang Chen could see Wen Xi.
Shang Chen followed the gaze and saw Wen Xi chatting with a handsome young man at the door.
He frowned subconsciously.
In this cold weather, Wenxi doesn't even feel the cold. Isn't she afraid of catching a cold if she stands for too long?
The young man's face didn't look good; he seemed a little angry.
Wenxi said something, and the man's face instantly lit up with a smile. He even eagerly handed the scarf to Wenxi.
Wenxi helped Bai Wei into the car, and the man stood outside the door to see them off.
The man only reluctantly looked away after the car had disappeared from sight.
Assistant Wu glanced at Shang Chen's expression through the rearview mirror; it seemed normal.
Indeed, President Shang has always been rigid and serious, never showing his emotions.
Even if they are truly unhappy, they won't show it on their face.
Assistant Wu explained in a low voice, "President Shang, Bai Wei is with you too, it's probably for work-related matters."
Shang Chen glanced at him. "I'm not blind."
I'm jealous.
The word instantly popped into Assistant Wu's mind.
He immediately sensed a crisis and asked, "Should I go check it out?"
If Mr. Fan didn't care, he wouldn't have said the words "I'm not blind".
Shang Chen: "Investigate what?"
Assistant Wu: "Investigate this man."
See if he has ulterior motives towards his wife.
Shang Chen: "You're very free?"
Assistant Wu: "No, I'm very busy."
He immediately sped up and drove the car to the parking lot downstairs at Zhongda Building.
"Mr. Shang, should we inform your wife?"
Shang Chen glanced at Assistant Wu: "Didn't you say you wanted to create a surprise?"
Assistant Wu: "...Okay."
Why did he feel that President Shang's words today carried a hint of resentment?
After buying the gift, Shang Chen went back to the company to attend a meeting and finish processing today's documents before leaving get off work early, wanting to give Wen Xi a surprise at Zhongda.
The surprise was suggested by Assistant Wu.
I arrived at Zhongda around 4:30 PM. Wenxi usually gets off work at 5 PM, so I only have to wait about half an hour.
Shang Chen closed his eyes for a short rest. "Call me in half an hour."
"yes."
Assistant Wu thoughtfully lowered the barrier.
Half an hour later, Assistant Wu raised the baffle at the appointed time and woke Shang Chen up.
"Mr. Shang, your wife is downstairs."
As soon as Shang Chen opened his eyes, he saw Wen Xi walking out of the elevator.
She also had an acquaintance with her, Song Hezhou.
The two walked and talked slowly, with Wenxi looking very serious.
Shang Chen suddenly said, "Assistant Wu, cancel the meal order."
Assistant Wu: "?!"
"No Western restaurant, let's have a Chinese restaurant instead."
Assistant Wu breathed a sigh of relief, almost thinking that President Shang was angry and that's why he wanted to cancel the meal order.
Assistant Wu whispered, "President Shang, could you please stop pausing when you speak in the future?"
It almost scared him to death.
As for why he was suddenly asked to change his order to Chinese food... Assistant Wu didn't want to guess.
That's something for the wife to guess.
Shang Chen got out of the car and stood calmly by the car, quietly waiting for Wen Xi to approach.
Song Hezhou noticed him first and reminded Wenxi, "Your husband is here."
Wenxi turned her head and asked in surprise, "How long have you been here?"
Shang Chen approached, his expression calm: "It won't be long before I pick you up from get off work."
His tone was calm and familiar, as if he often picked Wenxi up from get off work.
Wenxi didn't think much of it, assuming that Shang Chen had come to pick her up for dinner.
She stepped forward, took Shang Chen's arm, and said to Song Hezhou, "Brother Song, I'm going to eat now."
"If you have any questions that you don't want to ask Lawyer Han, just send me a message and I'll help you figure it out."
Song Hezhou said politely, "Thank you."
He glanced at Shang Chen and offered an explanation: "I brought my mother here today to consult with Attorney Han. There are some things my mother doesn't know whether she should tell Attorney Han or not, so she asked me to ask Wen Xi first."
"She watched Wenxi grow up, so she trusts Wenxi more."
Shang Chen nodded slightly: "How's the case going?"
Song Hezhou: "Attorney Han is very professional, and we can accept the solutions he proposed."
Song Hezhou's explanation seemed like a blatant attempt to cover up his guilt, but it was nonetheless necessary.
After all, he had just been caught cheating a couple of days ago, and now he was alone with Wenxi, so he had to explain himself to avoid any misunderstandings.
Shang Chen: "I hope everything goes smoothly."
Song Hezhou: "Speaking of which, I haven't given you a wedding gift yet. When are you getting married?"
Wenxi: "I'll send you an invitation on October 8th next year, Brother Song."
The wedding preparations were entirely handled by both sets of parents, who selected several dates for Shang Chen and Wen Xi to choose from.
Shang Chen didn't ask for any of them and directly said that it would be October 8th next year, which would be the date of their first meeting.
When both sets of parents saw the date Shang Chending arrived, they were secretly happy for a long time.
Shang Chen's initiative in choosing the date shows that he cares about this marriage and that the couple's relationship is getting better and better.
Song Hezhou smiled gently and said, "Okay, it seems I still have plenty of time to prepare a gift."
Everyone was poised and behaved appropriately, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.
After saying goodbye, Wenxi got into Shang Chen's car and handed him the gift box she was carrying.
Shang Chen accepted the gift, and without thinking much about it, casually placed it aside.
Wenxi spoke up to remind her, "That's a gift for you."
Shang Chen paused, looking at Wen Xi.
"An apology for standing you up last time we made dinner plans."
This gift was something Shang Chen had specifically asked for himself.
Shang Chen glanced at the gift box in his hand; it was very well packaged.
What is the gift?
Wenxi didn't keep them in suspense, "A pair of cups."
“I noticed that the No. 3 Mansion has a lot of wine in its collection, and since I thought you might enjoy wine, I chose a pair of glasses.”
"I passed by on my way to your law firm and saw you coming out of a bar." Shang Chen's lips curled slightly as he asked in a calm voice, "You went to the bar just to buy me a gift?"
Wen Xi's expression froze for a moment: "?"
After realizing what she had said, she honestly replied, "No."
“A friend introduced me to a case, and I went to the bar to meet the client.”
These days, as long as there's a case, a lawyer specializing in litigation can be found anywhere.
After Wenxi finished speaking, she suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little too quiet.
There's no way to lie about this.
Since Shang Chen saw her at the bar, he must have also seen her with Bai Wei, and perhaps even Jiang Zheng.
If it was a harmless lie, Wenxi could have told it and let it go, as long as it fooled Shang Chen.
But Wenxi wouldn't tell a lie full of holes.
Shang asked calmly, "Have you taken on the case?"
"The talks went smoothly, but we'll have to wait for the client to come to the law firm tomorrow to sign the contract."
The car returned to silence. Wenxi leaned back in her seat and said lazily, "The bar owner is a friend of mine. We've been working together for many years. He's the one who introduced me to this case."
Shang Chen suddenly thought of his conversation with Yan Xu at noon and subconsciously said, "He looks quite young."
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