Zhan Jingting chuckled softly, "Madam Zhan, this is a promise you wrote yourself, so you must keep your word."
Qiao Wanwan's face turned as red as if it could bleed. "Shameless! You were the one who held my hand when you wrote it!"
"That was also written by your hand."
"sophistry!"
Zhan Jingting opened the right drawer and took out an exquisite brocade box. "Open it and take a look."
Qiao Wanwan opened it out of curiosity, and inside was a dazzling diamond necklace. She didn't know much about jewelry, but it looked very valuable.
"At the last auction, in order to deal with Gu Xulin, I had to let him bid for that necklace, but it's not a rare item and it's not worthy of my wife."
Qiao Wanwan understood what he meant. "So this is very, very expensive, right?"
"It's not expensive, but it's ten times more expensive than that one."
Qiao Wanwan stared in disbelief. "That's two billion? Zhan Jingting, are you burning money? Spending two billion to buy me a necklace?"
Zhan Jingting took out the necklace and put it around her neck. "This is your birthday present. You can't refuse."
"So this is the birthday present you mentioned last time?"
"Because it required advance design and production, and the process was complicated, I didn't have time to give it to you on your birthday. Wanwan, I promise I won't do it again. From now on, I will give you a gift on time for every birthday of yours."
Qiao Wanwan felt a sweet warmth in her heart and whispered, "Actually, I'm happy even without a gift. What I want is for you to be by my side."
A glint of starlight flashed in the man's eyes. "Wanwan, what did you say? Say it again."
Qiao Wanwan said arrogantly, "You clearly heard me!"
Zhan Jingting turned her face and kissed her lips directly.
The temperature in the study rose little by little, and the soft, intimate sounds of kissing drifted out...
After a long while, the man finally let her go.
Qiao Wanwan leaned on the man's shoulder to catch her breath and said softly, "I want to have surgery on my leg as soon as possible."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing much, I just want to get back to walking normally as soon as possible, it's really inconvenient in my current state."
"Wanwan, are you under pressure?" Zhan Jingting guessed something. "Because of my mom?"
"Of course not, I can get better, why should I stay limping?"
The man readily agreed, "Whatever you say, I'll find a doctor to arrange the surgery for you?"
"No need, I have my own doctor. He performed my two previous surgeries and knows my condition best."
"Alright."
Qiao Wanwan originally wanted to tell him that her face was healed, but after thinking about it, she decided to hold back for now and give him a surprise together once her leg recovered.
The man kissed the corner of her lips. "Now that everything is over, let's move to Wutong Bay."
"Has it been cleaned up over there yet?"
"Well, the reason I haven't stayed there these past few days is because..."
“I know!” Qiao Wanwan interrupted him, “Because we need to stay here to make the trending topic go viral, so that Qiao Yuqi will think we can’t handle this wave of public pressure, and then she can be more proud to hold a press conference!”
"Wanwan is very smart."
"That's called using a technique of first criticizing to elevate the performance."
"Exactly."
Qiao Wanwan looked at him with admiration, "Zhan Jingting, you're so smart!"
"How can you be a husband if you're not smart, huh?"
Qiao Wanwan smiled, her eyes crinkling, "That's right, then I need to become even smarter!"
"No need, just stay by my side and I will protect you."
......
The Wutong Bay was bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun at dusk, even more beautiful than the last time I saw it.
As soon as Qiao Wanwan stepped into the house, she smelled an enticing aroma, and her stomach began to rumble.
"Hungry?" Zhan Jingting couldn't help but smile. "Let's go eat first."
"good."
Candles were lit on the long marble table, and red wine was being poured—it was very romantic.
Zhan Jingting raised his glass. "Mrs. Zhan, this is our first dinner in our new home."
"Yes, I'll toast you."
Qiao Wanwan took a sip of red wine and thought it tasted pretty good.
The chef quickly brought over the steak; the ingredients were all top-notch, and the taste was absolutely amazing.
The two chatted and ate, creating a very pleasant atmosphere.
Qiao Wanwan rarely chatted with Zhan Jingting like this, but she was surprised to find that Zhan Jingting knew a lot.
"Zhan Jingting, you're so kind..." Qiao Wanwan finished a whole bottle of red wine, her eyes a little glazed, her cheeks flushed. "I've been in the capital for five years, and apart from Xiang Yang, no one has ever talked to me like this..."
Zhan Jingting looked at her gently, "Wanwan, you're drunk."
"No way! I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk!"
"Yeah?"
"Of course!" Qiao Wanwan stood up with her wine glass in hand. The maid tried to help her up, but she refused.
She staggered forward, came to Zhan Jingting's side, winked at him, and said, "See? I told you I wasn't drunk! I don't need anyone to help me walk!"
Zhan Jingting smiled gently, "Then tell me, who am I?"
"Zhan Jingting!"
"No, that's not right." The man coaxed gently, "Call me husband."
Qiao Wanwan: "......"
"Zhan Jingting, you really think I'm drunk and trying to seduce me? I won't budge!"
"Looks like you're not drunk after all. Shall we have another drink?"
"Okay, cheers."
Qiao Wanwan drank it all in one gulp with great gusto, and the man's face in front of her became blurry.
She blinked, then asked in confusion, "Huh? Zhan Jingting, why do you have so many faces...?"
"......"
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