Anna
Early in the morning, Shen Yanshu was awakened by the light shining through the curtains. She stretched in the quilt, turned over with the quilt rolled up, and hugged the bear in her arms tighter.
Mingwan glanced at the clock in the living room. It was already past nine o'clock. The person who said last night that he would go out to play today had not gotten up yet. She wondered if he had overslept.
She stood at the door, knocked, and asked, "Xiaoshu, didn't you say you were going out with your friends today? Isn't it too late at nine o'clock?"
Shen Yanshu rolled around on the bed, slowly opened her eyes, rummaged around on the bedside table, and took out her cell phone. She opened one eye and saw that it showed 9:15.
The alarm clock she set last night didn't wake her up.
Fortunately, I talked to Mingwan about it yesterday, otherwise I would have slept until noon.
Shen Yanshu sat up, her long hair a little messy, and said with a drowsy look, "Mom, I'm up."
Ming Wan heard Shen Yanshushu's voice and said, "Okay, come and have breakfast after washing up."
Shen Yanshu and Anna agreed to go out for dinner and shopping at 11 o'clock, and then go for a ride on the beach. The weather is good today, and the beach must be very beautiful.
Shen Yanshu couldn't even open his eyes. He casually squeezed some toothpaste and brushed his teeth when he saw the message sent by Su Bai.
Su Bai: Are you up?
Shen Yanshu: Mom woke me up. Are you at the company?
Su Bai: Yes, I’m already at work.
Su Bai had a lot of work to do, so the meetings were basically shortened.
Shen Yanshu: Then you go to work well. I will go to eat after washing up.
Su Bai: Okay.
She quickly washed her face and came out to see Mingwan already sitting at the dining table waiting, so she pulled out a chair and sat down.
There was a lot of breakfast served today. Shen Yanshu asked, "Mom, can we finish all this?"
"Eat more today. It's tiring to go out and play." Mingwan said.
Shen Yanshu took a bite of the glutinous rice chicken and said, "Then I'll eat more."
After dinner, Shen Yanshu and Mingwan cleaned up the dishes before she started to choose clothes and put on makeup. She picked and chose in the cloakroom and finally chose a yellow suspender floral dress without even taking off the tag.
After Shen Yanshu finished dressing up, she took a photo in front of the mirror and sent it to Su Bai: Does it look good?
Su Bai was in a meeting. When he saw Shen Yanshu's message, a smile appeared on his originally serious face.
"Boss Su?"
Someone called him softly, and Su Bai hummed and came back to his senses: "Continue."
Then he typed back: "It looks good. What time are you leaving?"
Shen Yanshu: We're going out now. Let's go shopping and have lunch first, and then go to the beach around 3:00. The sun is very strong today, so we'll get tanned.
Su Bai: How about another day?
Shen Yanshu: The sea looks better on a sunny day. At this time, you should remember to apply sunscreen, wear sunglasses, and preferably a straw hat to avoid sunburn.
Su Bai: Remember, have fun.
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Shen Yanshu went to the garage downstairs to drive her car. She chose a blue Porsche for her trip to the beach today.
Shen Yanshu: I'm going out.
Anna: Waiting for you downstairs.
When Shen Yanshu picked up Anna, she was wearing a sexy suspenders and shorts, waiting for her at the hotel entrance.
Anna has a slim waist and long legs, golden curly hair, a sun hat, and pink sunglasses. She stands at the hotel entrance like she's taking photos for a magazine.
"You look really good today." Shen Yanshu praised without any reservation.
"You're beautiful too," Anna said. "I'm already looking forward to traveling with you."
"I'm looking forward to it too." Shen Yanshu started the car and chatted with Anna while looking at the scenery.
Anna is a very talkative woman. Her knowledge, vision, and keen judgment of people are evident in their conversation. They discussed the company's development, the professionalism required for initial business engagement, and the overall direction of development. She gave Shen Yanshu many good suggestions.
"My father is very capable. I'm always afraid that I can't do as well as him, and I'm afraid of embarrassing him, especially when I first joined the company and he threw me into bidding. I didn't know anything and needed to learn everything from scratch. I found that even though I participated in some activities with him, I would still be timid when I really had to go on my own." Shen Yanshu had never said this to Shen Xing and Ming Wan, but she could say it boldly to Anna.
"When first starting an unfamiliar job, everyone is afraid they might not be doing it well enough. But actually, taking the first step is even harder. Hesitation can lead to missed opportunities," Anna said. "Everything requires growth. A company, an individual, even an advertising copy needs dozens or even hundreds of revisions. No one can get everything right from the start. What's most important is the desire to do things well."
"I think you're very talented and don't need to be so modest. I've met many Chinese people, and they're all very humble. This might be due to your social culture. Humility is naturally good, but ambition is even more important in the business world. Only when you're strong enough will humility be commendable."
She looked at Shen Yanshu and smiled, "I'm always good at judging people. Although you're timid, you're actually very rebellious and bold inside."
The sea breeze blew on their faces, and the vast sea and the flat coastal boardwalk made people feel relaxed and happy.
Shen Yanshu didn't expect Anna to have such a sharp eye for people. She was indeed like that, but her father's halo put too much pressure on her, which was also partly the reason why she was lazy and didn't want to go to work.
Shen Yanshu nodded and admitted generously: "I do."
Anna looked understanding and said, "People's emotions and inner thoughts are usually expressed externally. The way you speak, your actions, and your preferences all reveal your inner thoughts. When you appeared in front of me on your motorcycle yesterday, I guessed that you already knew me. But you didn't get jealous because of my relationship with Su. Instead, you were very enthusiastic. I think you are not simple. I think it's not just Su who gave you enough confidence, but you yourself have enough confidence and pride."
"Actually, I didn't have the confidence before, and we had a lot of conflicts."
"You deserve the sense of security he gives you. Everyone who gets along with you will like you." Anna paused and said, "Including me. You are so charming."
Shen Yanshu blushed a little at the praise and said, "Thank you."
"Hey, there seems to be a handsome guy up ahead." Anna pointed ahead and encouraged, "Do you want to go meet him?"
"Is this okay?" Shen Yanshu said, "Won't your fiancé be angry?"
"I've given him enough sense of security; he won't be angry. Besides, everyone loves beauty." Anna suddenly asked in surprise, "There seems to be a white puppy in his car. Did you see it?"
Shen Yanshu looked in the direction of Anna's finger and saw a white Maltese dog sticking its head out. The left window was lowered and a man was holding the window with his arm. There was a red light ahead, so the man stopped and used a big hand to pull the puppy back into the car and raised the right window.
At Anna's urging, Shen Yanshu caught up with the car and slowed down when the car was level with the road.
"Hi, handsome guy."
The man took off his sunglasses and turned his head.
——Su Bai.
Shen Yanshu and Anna's faces fell, and the air was filled with awkwardness.
"Why are you here?!" Anna said disappointedly.
Shen Yanshu was puzzled: "Aren't you at work?"
Su Bai said, "There's a cafe up ahead, want to sit down and chat?"
In the seaside cafe, the huge glass windows reflect the sea, birds are circling on the islands in the distance, and a few blurry ships can be seen. The sun is blocked by the awning. The store is simply decorated, with bookshelves inlaid on the walls and shell wind chimes hanging at the door, tinkling when the sea breeze blows.
Shen Yanshu and Anna sat opposite Su Bai, and the puppy lay in Su Bai's arms.
Anna was the first to speak, saying, "Su, I didn't expect you to be so mean as to follow us."
Su Bai said innocently: "I didn't follow you. The beach is so big, I didn't expect to run into you."
Shen Yanshu stirred his coffee with a spoon. He snorted coldly and said, "I sent you the location half an hour ago."
Shen Yanshu leaned back, his face interrogating him: "Tell me, why are you here?"
Maltese rubbed his hands against Su Bai's and lay down. Su Bai said, "I'll take a ride. Do you believe me?"
Anna said, "Do you believe it yourself? Su, if you want to come, you can ask us to take you with you."
Shen Yanshu nodded on the side.
Anna said, "I thought I met a handsome guy just now."
Su Bai turned his gaze towards Shen Yanshu: "Do you think so too?"
Shen Yanshu suddenly felt that the situation was not right. Why did Su Bai suddenly ask her questions? She picked up the cup and drank while looking out, avoiding Su Bai's gaze.
Su Bai said: "Anna, you are teaching her bad habits."
Anna shrugged and said indifferently, "You're not her boyfriend, so what right do you have to control her?"
Shen Yanshu was suddenly choked and started coughing, unable to stop.
Su Bai quickly pulled out a piece of paper and gave it to her, while Anna stroked her back.
Shen Yanshu waved his hand and said, "It's okay."
Shen Yanshu calmed herself down, feeling her bronchial tubes aching from coughing. She changed the subject and said, "This puppy is so cute. Is it yours?"
Su Bai didn't appreciate it and said, "Don't change the subject. I heard you talking about handsome guys with her just now."
Shen Yanshu cleared his throat and said, "You heard wrong. I didn't shout, and everyone loves beauty."
Anna agreed, "That's right. You can't control her from even looking at men, right? Are you a control freak?"
Then he said to Shen Yanshu: "You have to see clearly that it is not good for a man to be too controlling. Being broad-minded is one of the virtues of a man."
Shen Yanshu looked at Su Bai and nodded.
Shen Yanshu smiled and asked again: "Is the puppy yours?"
Just take the step down if there is a way out. You can't let Shen Yanshu think that he is a control freak.
Su Bai said, "Yeah."
Shen Yanshu said: "I don't even know, when did you raise it?"
Anna said, "I remember you hated pets before. Why did you suddenly get a dog? And you're a workaholic. Is anyone going to feed the puppy?"
Su Bai has always stayed away from things that could arouse emotions. His home is so deserted that he doesn't even have a rag doll, and he still wants to keep it alive. It's really weird.
Su Bai said: "I came across it by chance. The owner said it was a stray dog he adopted, so I bought it. The nanny will take care of it when I'm not at home."
Shen Yanshu's face was full of anticipation as he asked, "Can you give me a hug?"
Su Bai handed the dog to her and said, "Of course, it's not shy."
Maltese was wearing a beautiful floral dress and was not afraid of her. She rubbed her palm.
She asked, "You actually put a flowery dress on it."
"I saw it online. It looks good dressed like this."
"But why does this necklace look so familiar to me?"
Shen Yanshu thought about it carefully and said, "I think I have the same one. Please buy the same one for me and the puppy."
Su Bai felt a little embarrassed and his ears felt a little hot.
Anna said from the side: "I didn't expect you to have such leisure time now."
Su Bai said, "I saw it accidentally, and by the time I realized it, I had already paid. I'm sorry."
"What's there to be sorry about? It's very cute." Shen Yanshu picked up the puppy and rubbed his face against it, then asked, "What's its name?"
Su Bai hesitated and didn't say anything.
Seeing his embarrassment, Shen Yanshu guessed, "Isn't his name Xiaobai?"
Such a simple and unpretentious name? No, isn't Su Bai also...
Then all three of them knew what the dog's bark was.
Shen Yanshu deliberately called Maltese's name, wishing he could change his voice and shout: "Xiaobai, Xiaobai, Xiaobai."
Then he looked at Su Bai while shouting, "So your name is Xiaobai."
Her gaze was direct, and Su Bai's ears turned red. He then drank his coffee to block Shen Yanshu's gaze and gently refused: "No... If you can think of a nice name, you can change it. You don't have to be called Xiaobai."
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