Chapter 13 Chapter 13 I get shy when someone calls me dear...
Chen Zhuo was startled, then smiled. She thought it was just a simple courtesy. After all, it was just a casual exchange of words, so she didn't need to take it too seriously.
"There's no Little Wild Horse today. Are you interested in some red wine?" Shao Chengzhang smiled and raised an eyebrow at her, "To celebrate, we are now true allies."
Shen Zhuo was eager to ask for a drink and quickly nodded in agreement.
Shao Chengzhang pulled out a high chair for her, then walked around her, opened the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of dry red wine, and took out a seahorse from the cupboard.
Chen Zhuo rested her chin on the back of her hand as she watched him slowly remove the cork. Unlike her, every time she drilled the cork into the bottle, it would go sideways, leaving half of the cork stuck in the bottle, and she would have no choice but to push the cork into the wine.
No wonder she doesn't like drinking red wine herself.
The red wine glass tapped against the island counter, making a crisp sound. Chen Zhuo took the half-glass and thanked him, but she met his gaze, which he had inadvertently lingered on her. His gaze seemed to be on her face, but also on her heart.
She lowered her head, took a sip of her wine, and casually glanced around, trying to appear relaxed. It was then that she realized there wasn't a single door in such a large house. Even rooms like the bathroom and the audio-visual room had invisible doors, some even designed as display cabinets. At first glance, you wouldn't have guessed there were doors that could be opened.
So strange.
"Are all the doors in your house invisible doors?" Shen Zhuo asked.
Shao Chengzhang was silent for a few seconds and murmured "hmm". Shen Zhuo thought this was the decoration effect he wanted, so he didn't think much about it.
Chen Zhuo never drank too much with strangers, so he stopped drinking after half a glass. She was very interested in Shao Chengzhang's study, which had a wall of bookshelves overflowing with books. She carefully scanned the books, some of which she had never even heard of. When she saw a title that interested her, she would pull it out and flip through it. Shao Chengzhang agreed that she could come over to borrow it anytime.
The two of them stood in front of the bookcase, chatting about the books they had read and their favorite writers, almost without stopping. It was not until Chen Zhuo yawned that he realized they had been chatting for almost an hour. Then they each occupied a bathroom and started to wash up.
Chen Zhuo returned to the master bedroom and found that Shao Chengzhang had already made the bed on the floor as agreed.
The harmony they had enjoyed before was gone, and Chen Zhuo was about to face a situation: she had to sleep in the same room with a member of the opposite sex.
So embarrassing.
She was a little at a loss and stood blankly at the door.
"Why don't you go in?" Shao Chengzhang suddenly appeared behind her, scaring her.
Chen Zhuo came back to his senses, "Nothing... By the way, when will your parents come tomorrow? Do I need to make any preparations or do any homework?"
Shao Chengzhang was silent for a moment, "It's not my parents, it's the aunt arranged by our family who comes to take care of our daily life."
Shen Zhuo was smart and understood what he meant by his family in a second. She suddenly felt lucky that Shao Chengzhang only had one room here and her aunt couldn't live there, otherwise they would be exposed sooner or later.
Shen Zhuo was very sure that Shao Chengzhang's family had some money, otherwise how could he afford a house worth tens of millions at such a young age.
He graduated from Columbia University, but ended up opening a sex toy store. He claims there's no discrimination against certain professions, but how could that be possible? Most people have their own opinions about this profession. According to him, his family might have found a suitable woman for him to marry, but he ended up finding someone else: Chen Zhuo.
Chen Zhuo boasted that he was not bad in all aspects, but from his parents' perspective, he and she were definitely not a good match, and they must have been very angry when they knew that he had married without their permission.
In the future, she will have to meet his family as a daughter-in-law, and I'm afraid they won't be very friendly to her.
Shen Zhuo thought of this and sighed softly.
"What's wrong now?" Shao Chengzhang asked.
Shen Zhuo expressed his guesses and concerns, and Shao Chengzhang curled his lips, "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you."
He walked into the cloakroom, where there was a leather box on the center island.
"If the diamond ring is inconvenient, then wear this." He came to Chen Zhuo and opened the box. There was a pair of rings inside. "You have to make the performance more complete."
Graff's Spiral couple rings are in the Moss Ubbe ring style. The women's version is more inlaid with diamonds than the men's version. When the light shines on them, they emit a dazzling sparkle, but they are much more low-key than HW's rings.
Chen Zhuo had previously worked with this brand on an artist, a high-end luxury brand. She had never imagined Shao Chengzhang would buy such an expensive ring. If it were a regular brand ring, Chen Zhuo would definitely ask him to split the bill, but now that she was being asked to split the bill for a pair of rings costing 100,000 yuan, she felt really bad...
"How about this... I'll wear the ring first, and I'll return it to you when it's over." She stretched out her hand, pinched the ring and shook it in front of his eyes. Seeing that he had no objection, she put it on the ring finger of her right hand.
Shao Chengzhang's eyes could not help but linger on Shen Zhuo's hand. Her fingers were long and slender, with distinct joints. The ring was just the right size to fit around her fingertips. He smiled with satisfaction. It was the right size.
Chen Zhuo opened and closed his fingers, examining the diamond ring. It was indeed expensive for a reason; this ring looked great on him.
"I didn't expect that you have good taste." Shen Zhuo sighed.
"Well, as long as you like it." Shao Chengzhang stared at the smile, and an unknown wave surged in his heart for no reason.
He used the excuse that he had work to deal with, and Shen Zhuo understood, because evening was the peak time for demand for his products.
Shao Chengzhang said good night to her softly and went out.
Chen Zhuo let out a long breath. Although she and Shao Chengzhang were not very familiar with each other, it was not difficult to feel that he was a very sensible and cultured person after getting along with him. Perhaps living together for a while would not be so difficult.
In fact, there was no need to stay up late to deal with the work urgently, but he said that because he was afraid that she was not used to it and could not sleep. After unlocking the notebook again, Shao Chengzhang began to look at the plan again.
Not sure if it was because the four-piece suit had a familiar smell or because Shao Chengzhang's bed was too comfortable, but Shen Zhuo put on earplugs and an eye mask and fell asleep almost as soon as his pillow touched his face.
Chen Zhuo slept until dawn and woke up to find that Shao Chengzhang was not there. The floor had been cleaned up and his pajamas were still on him. Nothing happened during the night.
The aunt arranged by the Shao family had arrived. When she saw Chen Zhuo, she got goose bumps when she was called "Mrs. Shao". She quickly asked the aunt to just call her by her name in the future.
After Shao Chengzhang came back from swimming, Shen Zhuo beckoned him into the bedroom.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Today is Friday." Chen Zhuo lowered his voice and said, "Aunt Chen, are you going to stay here this weekend too?"
"If you don't want Aunt Chen to stay home, we can go out."
"She can't go out every weekend, can she not come on weekends?" She was asking for his opinion.
Shao Chengzhang nodded slowly, and Shen Zhuo smiled and snapped his fingers.
Aunt Chen is a well-trained housekeeper. She prepared a nutritious breakfast in the morning, a double portion. Shen Zhuo and Shao Chengzhang sat facing each other at the island counter.
The drink prepared included half a cup of pure milk, and she reminded her aunt that she didn't need to prepare milk for her in the future.
Aunt Chen asked, "Don't you like milk? Do you want to switch to something else?"
"No need to change." Chen Zhuo explained, "I'm lactose intolerant, so I can't drink it."
Aunt Chen exclaimed, "Ouch!" "I'm so sorry, I forgot to ask you if you can drink this beforehand. I'll also note down any dietary restrictions you have. Do you have any flavor requirements?"
"No, it's okay, I didn't tell you in advance." Chen Zhuo shook his head. "I don't have any other dietary restrictions, as long as it's light. But I usually work overtime, so I won't come back to eat at night. Aunt Chen, you don't need to prepare my portion." Chen Zhuo would rather work overtime at the company and order takeout than come back and pretend to be a loving couple with Shao Chengzhang.
"Where's Mr. Shao?"
Shao Chengzhang glanced at her and said, "Same as her."
Aunt Chen took note, and Chen Zhuo called her again and told her that she didn't have to come over on weekends.
Aunt Chen thought she was dissatisfied with herself: "Is there something wrong with what I did?"
"No." Chen Zhuo smiled at her, his tone softened: "We want to spend some time alone at home." She turned to look at Shao Chengzhang, "Right, dear?" She blinked her smiling eyes, signaling him to cooperate.
Hearing her call him dear, Shao Chengzhang paused for a moment, hesitating for a moment before responding, "...Yeah."
Aunt Chen understood immediately and said cheerfully, "I understand. You young people are usually too busy to spend time with each other."
Shen Zhuo smiled and said nothing, taking it as her agreement. She had almost finished eating and there was a little juice left, so she tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp. She glanced at the opposite side unintentionally and found that the tip of the ear of Shao Chengzhang, who looked calm and composed, seemed to be a little red.
Is he shy? Thinking of this, Shen Zhuo couldn't help but look at him twice more, and silently raised the corners of his mouth.
He gets shy when someone calls him dear. How can he be so innocent?
It was almost time, and Shao Chengzhang offered to take her to work. She wanted to refuse, but when she thought about Aunt Chen being here, she couldn't say no in front of her...
After moving to Yuelan Bay, Chen Zhuo was only seven or eight kilometers away from the company. During rush hour, including a few traffic lights, the drive would take no more than fifteen minutes. She got in the car and sent the company address to Shao Chengzhang.
Just as she was fastening her seat belt, her cell phone rang. It was the artistic director of an acting variety show.
"Sister Chen Zhuo, I still want to discuss the invitation from our program team with you. We really hope that Teacher Guan can come."
"My dear, our Si Yu's current schedule is indeed not suitable." She had rejected the program invitation earlier, but the other party was still very persistent.
Shao Chengzhang, who was sitting in the driver's seat, glanced at her silently when he heard this.
The other party still refused to give up and continued to persuade: "Sister, I'm not saying that our program is very high-profile, but the exposure is indeed good. It will be good for Teacher Guan to appear on more programs now."
Chen Zhuo smiled softly, his tone gentle but flawless. "I understand, and I'm always grateful for the recognition from the production team. However, Si Yu's current output is too limited to be considered a true actor. He also wants to hone his skills first. If he rashly accepts a variety show, it won't be a win-win situation for either your show or us artists."
There was silence on the other end for a second. He clearly heard the determination in her words, but he couldn't find any fault with her. He could only say angrily, "Okay... I'll tell the producer again."
Chen Zhuo smiled and added, "Let's work together again if we have the chance in the future."
After hanging up the phone, she replied to a few WeChat messages and had no intention of talking to Shao Chengzhang at all.
Shao Chengzhang was stuck in traffic, one hand gently supporting the steering wheel and the other hand resting on the car window. He suddenly asked her, "Do you call everyone so affectionately?"
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