Chapter 103 Goodnight Kiss
After the auction ended.
Several business associates came over and asked, "Mr. Shi, isn't it a bit of a rip-off to spend 10 million US dollars on a painting by a living artist?"
Shi Jin glanced at Mai Mai beside him with doting eyes, a faint smile playing on his lips. "If Mai Mai likes it, no amount of money matters."
"Wow! Mr. Shi, you really spoil your fiancée so much! Miss Mai is so lucky to have such a loving fiancé!"
"It's not that Mai Mai is lucky, it's that I am lucky."
Mai Mai was so embarrassed by Shi Jin's romantic confession that her cheeks turned red to the tips of her ears. She leaned shyly into Shi Jin's arms, and Shi Jin hugged her even tighter.
Bai Zhenzhu, who was passing by and preparing to leave, overheard these conversations and scoffed.
She thought the cheers would drown out her laughter, but Shi Jin, with his sharp ears, actually heard it.
And then he turned around and glared at her with a look of dissatisfaction and arrogance.
Not to be outdone, Bai Zhenzhu widened her eyes dramatically and glared at him fiercely. Then she immediately snuggled up to Li Zifeng's side and said coquettishly, "Zifeng, let's go home. My feet hurt so much from wearing high heels. Can you massage them for me when we get back?"
"Look at you, I told you not to wear high heels out, but you wouldn't listen. When we get home later, I'll give you a good massage..."
Bai Zhenzhu said something else, but they had already gone far away, and Shi Jin couldn't hear it.
He suppressed his curiosity and inwardly berated himself.
Then he smiled politely at his friends and left with Mai Mai in his arms.
On the way back, Mai Mai sat in the passenger seat and turned on the music that Shi Jin liked to listen to.
She would occasionally say a few harmless words, and after receiving a nonchalant response from Shi Jin, she would be secretly happy for a long time.
"Shi Jin, are you really going to give me that painting?"
"How do you like it?"
Mai Mai felt a strange sensation in her heart, as if the question made it seem as if Shi Jin had no intention of giving her the painting.
"I like it." She carefully replied, looking at his profile.
Shi Jin's jawline seemed to tighten slightly before he calmly said, "Since you like it, I'll give it to you..."
...
Li Zifeng and Bai Zhenzhu went home.
Li Zifeng bought Bai Zhenzhu a large flat in Lijing Bay as compensation for her hard work during their three-year long-distance relationship.
And Bai Zhenzhu, of course, accepted it without hesitation.
She gave up the pursuit of many heirs of old Italian wealthy families for Li Zifeng.
It wasn't that Bai Zhenzhu had reformed; rather, for the past three years, Bai Zhenzhu had been working day and night in seclusion painting, and had no time to deal with men, let alone date Li Zifeng.
Since retiring from the entertainment industry and taking over the Li Group, Li Zifeng has been extremely busy.
Over the course of three years, the two met only a handful of times.
They didn't seem like a couple; they were more like comrades-in-arms preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam, each studying on their own.
Today marks their first real "date".
Once inside the apartment, Bai Zhenzhu gave her a pair of disposable slippers.
Li Zifeng frowned as he looked at the slippers, thinking to himself that he would have to have his assistant buy some basic men's toiletries and send them over tomorrow.
He's the male owner of this apartment, how can he wear disposable slippers?
Bai Zhenzhu went to the bedroom to change into some loungewear, then came back with two bottles of mineral water.
Li Zifeng was sitting on the sofa, massaging his temples, listening to the department manager report on his work.
I naturally took the bottle of mineral water that had already been unscrewed, took a few sips, and moistened my somewhat dry throat.
He impatiently scolded them a few times, then quickly hung up the phone.
The puppy, now transformed back into a white pearl, looked at his pearl with a beaming smile.
"Pearl, your ankle hurts, right? Let me massage your foot."
Bai Zhenzhu didn't stand on ceremony and casually put her foot on Li Zifeng's lap, then took out a hawthorn cake and started eating.
After taking a bite, perhaps finding it a bit sour, he stuffed the rest directly into Li Zifeng's mouth.
Li Zifeng's mouth instantly puffed up like a pufferfish, and he mumbled indistinctly, "Sour, so sour, my teeth are going to ache from the sourness..."
Bai Zhenzhu looked at Li Zifeng with amusement, then mischievously picked up a lemon from the table and stuffed it directly into his mouth...
In the very end, it ended with Li Zifeng's tongue becoming numb.
Bai Zhenzhu felt her ankle wasn't hurting as much anymore, glanced at the time again, and then started to shoo people away.
"I'm going to sleep now, you should go home too."
"Pearl, it's so late, why don't I just sleep here tonight?"
"Li Zifeng, your house is just upstairs from mine. You can get home in less than a minute. Don't throw a tantrum here, okay?"
"But I miss you, I want to spend more time with you~" Li Zifeng leaned on Bai Zhenzhu's shoulder like a little wife and acted coquettishly.
Bai Zhenzhu pressed her index finger against his forehead and pushed him away with a little force.
"Pearl, you really have no sense of romance! How come you're still so rigid-minded even after going to such an open country like Italy?"
"I'm used to sleeping alone. Listen to me, hurry upstairs!"
Knowing that Bai Zhenzhu was a very stubborn woman, he compromised and said, "Alright then, I'm going upstairs, but before I go upstairs, don't you have to give me a goodnight kiss?"
Seeing Li Zifeng's expectant look, Bai Zhenzhu couldn't bear to refuse him any longer.
So she tiptoed and gently kissed his cheek.
"Alright, let's go upstairs."
Li Zifeng touched his cheek shyly and went upstairs happily.
The moment the apartment door closed, the smile on Bai Zhenzhu's face vanished instantly.
...
The next day, Bai Zhenzhu arranged to meet her best friend Yin Jiaxi.
It's been three years since I last saw you, and everyone has changed so much.
Especially Yoon Ga-hee, because her ex-boyfriend cheated on her, she cut her hair short, making her look energetic and capable.
I'm currently working in advertising planning at an advertising company.
Life wasn't particularly exciting, but it was enough to support my family.
"Pearl, you really are... I'm amazed! You've transformed into the most sought-after painter in the art world! Come on, paint me a picture quickly, maybe I can become a billionaire in no time!"
"Jiaxi, stop joking with me. You know that most people in the art world these days rely on packaging. If it weren't for having such a great teacher, I wouldn't have the opportunity I have today! Don't think of me as something so high and mighty. I'm still the same Bai Zhenzhu who loves spicy hot pot and hesitates for ages before even buying a membership!"
Hearing Bai Zhenzhu speak like this, Yin Jiaxi was certain that Bai Zhenzhu was still the same Bai Zhenzhu, and had not become arrogant because of her sudden increase in wealth.
"By the way, Pearl, what are your plans for this trip back to China?"
"I want to open a studio, Jiaxi. I know you're doing very well at your current job, but I hope you can come and help me. I'll feel very secure with you here. Most importantly, best friends can make money together..."
Before returning to China, she had already decided that she must poach Yin Jiaxi.
Yin Jiaxi was deeply moved by Bai Zhenzhu's trust in her.
She readily agreed: "Pearl, how can you be so kind! To be honest, although the benefits at my current company are pretty good, I always feel bored. The work I do has nothing to do with drawing. I felt like this was probably how my life would be. I didn't expect that even though you're doing well, you would still think of me, Pearl, um..."
As she spoke, Yin Jiaxi choked up, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Jiaxi, although I'm sometimes a bit irrational, I know who's truly kind to me and who's just using me. You're my best friend, and I've said it before: when I make money, I'll make you a rich woman too!"
After spending some time being all lovey-dovey, the two started talking about Yoon Ga-hee's gossip.
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