Chapter 94 A Bright Tomorrow Seems Like Valentine's Day
Li Muna: [Okay, honey, I'll text you when we go later [heart emoji]]
After replying to the message, she glanced at Zhuang Fuyao, who was unusually silent. Before changing her clothes, she had noticed that what Zhuang Fuyao was wearing and wearing might be considered expensive among ordinary people, but to her, it was very cheap.
It seems that Zhuang Fuyao is indeed on a downward spiral.
Li Muna asked with great interest, "Fufu, how have you been lately?"
"The same as always."
"Any new developments lately?"
When this topic came up, all three of them turned their attention to Zhuang Fuyao.
Zhuang Fuyao smiled and said, "I've been in a relationship with someone."
Li Muna raised an eyebrow. "Is it a younger brother?"
Qian Yuxin gave an "Oh~" as if she understood, "When Fufu first got divorced, she said that if she were to find someone, she would definitely find a young, strong, and healthy younger brother."
Zhuang Fuyao almost choked. Did she ever have this "awareness" before?
We mustn't let Liang Huaixu find out.
The good thing about her younger brother is that he's young, healthy, and energetic, but Liang Huaixu has all of those qualities. If she teases him too much, she can even unleash the wildness of a middle-aged man. That's why she doesn't care much for her younger brother.
She shook her head. "No."
Amid their curious gossip, Zhuang Fuyao simply brushed it off, saying, "He's just an ordinary man, the same age as me."
Upon hearing the word "ordinary," they immediately lost interest. Li Muna curled her lips with an air of superiority. "Excuse me for a moment. The owner of this shop is my husband's friend. I'll go say hello."
Upon hearing that Li Muna knew the boss, Qian Yuxin and Lin Jin both showed a hint of envy in their eyes.
Only Zhuang Fuyao calmly drank her tea.
It was a scene that seemed all too familiar.
It happened to Liang Chaoluo's colleague before, but who would have thought it would happen to her own roommate this time.
Li Muna's husband's friend?
Zhuang Fuyao has very few male friends, and none of them have ever been married, so this is probably just another misunderstanding.
After Li Muna got up, she sent a message to her husband.
After the two met, Deng Zhuonan explained in detail the special nature of this person, "I have only met President Liang once, and I have heard about his ex-wife... It would be good if we could at least leave an impression on her."
After hearing this, Li Muna couldn't help but take it seriously and asked him, "How is my appearance?"
Deng Zhuonan glanced at him and said, "Did you bring a different lipstick? Yours is too bright."
"I brought it. Wait for me."
Five minutes later, Li Muna came out of the restroom, took Deng Zhuonan's arm, and said, "Let's go."
She was actually a little nervous. Since marrying Deng Zhuonan, she had started to get involved in the affairs of the wealthy families. Her husband's family was only just beginning to enter the circle of the wealthy, while the Liang family was at the very core.
Even Huatingxie, which they almost went to, belongs to the Changting Group.
The waiter, seeing that they had internal invitations, led them to find General Manager Zhuang.
Every customer who makes a reservation at Qingfeng Pavilion receives an electronic invitation. Internal invitations have special notes. Some customers who receive internal invitations at other times will specifically go and greet General Manager Zhuang upon arrival at Qingfeng Pavilion.
We just don't know if President Zhuang is here today. After knocking on President Zhuang's office door and receiving no response, the waiter politely said to the two of them, "President Zhuang shouldn't be here today."
Deng Zhuonan said with a slight regret, "It's alright. I'm Deng Zhuonan from Deng's Home Furnishings. Please let me know when your General Manager Zhuang returns."
The waiter smiled and said, "Yes, sir."
Deng Zhuonan told his wife, "You continue having fun with your friends. I have a social engagement to attend after dinner."
Li Muna obediently replied, "Okay."
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a familiar figure and immediately went to greet him, "President Liang, it's been a long time. I'm Deng Zhuonan from Deng's Home Furnishings."
Liang Huaixu vaguely remembered that when Changting was developing real estate, there were several home furnishing companies that they often cooperated with, and Deng's Home Furnishings was one of them.
Beside her, Li Muna secretly sized up President Liang.
Deng Zhuonan's height of 1.78 meters is considered tall for a southerner, but standing in front of this General Manager Liang, he instantly looked shorter and his aura was not as strong.
It is said that the CEO of Changting Group is the same age as her, and it is probably because he takes good care of himself that he looks like he is only in his early thirties.
She didn't have much experience dealing with people from this social class, but her husband had told her that when she didn't know what to say, she should just smile naturally.
After exchanging pleasantries, Liang Huaixu noticed they were near Zhuang Fuyao's office, an area off-limits to customers.
The waiter explained, "These two are friends of Mr. Zhuang. They have internal invitations and want to meet Mr. Zhuang."
Liang Huaixu knew that most of the people who received internal invitations at Qingfeng Pavilion were Zhuang Fuyao and Ji Lan's friends. Hearing the waiter say this, he assumed that Deng Zhuonan and the others knew Zhuang Fuyao.
He pressed the fingerprint lock and said, "She should be busy right now, but she'll be back soon. Come in and have a seat."
Deng Zhuonan followed behind, a hint of embarrassment in his smile. He had never met President Zhuang before, so he was naturally not a friend of President Zhuang. He was only here to make an impression, thinking that President Zhuang might mention him to President Liang later.
While he was drinking tea, he was contemplating how to explain the matter.
Liang Huaixu sent a message to Zhuang Fuyao, saying that her friend had come over.
Her friend? Could it be that Liang Huaixu just happened to bump into Li Muna and her husband?
Zhuang Fuyao didn't expect Liang Huaixu to come today, so she had to tell Qian Yuxin and Lin Jin, "My friend texted me saying he's here too, I'll go say hello to him."
Lin Jin teased, "Your friend isn't also the owner of Qingfeng Pavilion, is he?" Zhuang Fuyao chuckled, "No."
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As soon as the office door opened, Deng Zhuonan and Li Muna stood up. Deng Zhuonan was about to shake hands with President Zhuang when he saw the other's face and suddenly paused, looking at his wife instead.
Li Muna glanced back, unsure of what was going on. Her mind raced, and she recalled Zhuang Fuyao's grand wedding. Suddenly, she realized that President Liang looked somewhat familiar.
Combined with what Deng Zhuonan told her about the relationship between the owner of Qingfeng Pavilion and General Manager Liang, and that General Manager Liang was the same age as her...
After realizing what was happening, the smile on her face froze for a moment. At this moment, she could only force herself to save face and called out in a forcedly friendly tone, "Fufu."
Deng Zhuonan sensed that his wife hadn't known the other party's identity before, and cleverly smoothed things over.
Zhuang Fuyao glanced at Li Muna leisurely, but didn't expose her.
Beside her, Li Muna's cheeks flushed red, but thankfully blush helped to cover it up...
She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until she left the office.
Deng Zhuonan asked her, "Don't you know who your roommate's ex-husband is?"
Li Muna looked innocent. "I don't have much contact with them. Every time we talk about these things, she gives a vague answer, and I'm too lazy to ask her anymore. I did see her when she got married, and I only knew she was a rich person, but I didn't know she was this rich."
Deng Zhuonan hummed in agreement. "Then you should contact your roommates more often."
Li Muna nodded reluctantly. She knew what Deng Zhuonan meant, but when she recalled how she had subtly shown off in front of Zhuang Fuyao, and compared it with Zhuang Fuyao's unassuming nature, she felt extremely embarrassed and had no energy left to cultivate a good relationship.
In the office separated by a wall, Liang Huaixu asked about Li Muna.
Zhuang Fuyao explained the awkward situation that had just occurred, and instead of going back to have dinner with her roommates, she sent a message in the group chat.
Over there, Lin Jin looked at the messages in the group chat and said cryptically, "Why did Fufu leave first?"
Li Muna has a strong personality. Last time, when Zhuang Fuyao left early at a dinner hosted by Li Muna, Li Muna made sarcastic remarks about her. So now that she saw Zhuang Fuyao had left early, she deliberately said those things.
"Has she left?" Li Muna glanced at the message and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was better that Zhuang Fuyao didn't come back, so that she wouldn't be so embarrassed.
Qian Yuxin, on the other hand, was incredibly oblivious, feeling that her departure didn't affect her work at all.
Only Lin Jin was secretly talking about random things.
"Alright, stop talking!" Li Muna couldn't stand it anymore. "They're gone, so they're gone. Everyone's busy and has things to do. We already said goodbye in the group chat. Why are you being so stingy? I treated you to a meal and you didn't say anything."
Lin Jin was surprised by Li Muna's differential treatment, and a surge of anger rose within her, which she forcibly suppressed. When Li Muna wasn't looking, she rolled her eyes.
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Upon hearing Liang Huaixu say that he hadn't had dinner yet, Zhuang Fuyao didn't ask Qingfeng Restaurant to prepare anything. Instead, she took him directly to the spicy hot pot stall that Bagel had taken her to last time.
After the food was served, Liang Huaixu didn't touch it for a long time. Zhuang Fuyao guessed that he probably hadn't eaten mala tang for many years.
Sixteen years later, Liang Huaixu is perfect in every way, except that he is too perfect. This may be due to his high standards for himself, or it may be due to the burden he has carried for many years.
She wanted to help her Professor Liang become more relatable, to experience the beauty of life, and not to limit herself too much.
Zhuang Fuyao: "Why don't you give it a try?"
They went to all sorts of restaurants when they were dating in college, including spicy hot pot and street-side barbecue stalls.
Thinking back to the past, Liang Huaixu reluctantly took a bite.
Zhuang Fuyao blinked: "Is it delicious?"
A year ago, this would definitely have been a bit too strong a flavor for him, but after spending the last few months with Zhuang Fuyao, his taste in food has become much stronger, so now he can handle the oil and spiciness of the hot pot very well and even finds it delicious.
"Delicious." He smiled and, under Zhuang Fuyao's gaze, ate a large bowl of it.
Eating a bowl of spicy hot pot in winter is especially comforting, making you feel warm all over. After finishing their meal, they took a walk for a while before driving home.
We're almost at a fork in the road. To the left is Qianyue Villa, and to the right is Boya Bay.
Liang Huaixu asked her opinion, "Where are we going to tonight?"
Zhuang Fuyao thought that tomorrow was Friday and Liang Huaixu would have to go to work, so she decided to wait until tomorrow night to go to Boya Bay. She said, "Let's go to Qianyue Villa."
Liang Huaixu slowed down his driving speed and said casually, "Tomorrow seems to be Valentine's Day."
Zhuang Fuyao had completely forgotten about Valentine's Day, but as soon as she heard Liang Huaixu say that, she knew what he meant.
He wants her to stay overnight, but he doesn't say it directly!
A sly glint flashed in her eyes. Not only did she not mention going to Boya Bay, she also said, "Qingfeng Pavilion will be having an event for Valentine's Day, so we might be busy until very late. We're an old married couple, so let's celebrate another day. Anyway, there will be many more Valentine's Days to come."
They haven't even received their marriage certificate yet, how can they be considered an old married couple?
Liang Huaixu opened his lips, as if to speak, but then stopped, lowering his gaze.
He knew that Qingfeng Pavilion was very important to her, and indeed, as she said, they would have many more Valentine's Days together. Although he was somewhat disappointed, he didn't show it. He silently turned around and took the left road to send her to Qianyue Villa.
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The following day, Valentine's Day, the planning department at Qingfeng Pavilion did indeed prepare an event. However, Zhuang Fuyao was no longer involved in these daily operations, only occasionally checking the store and looking at the financial statements, so Valentine's Day wouldn't be very busy for her.
She just wanted to give Liang Huaixu a surprise.
In the afternoon, she slipped into Boya Bay and asked the maid who saw her to keep it a secret and not tell anyone that she had come. Then she leisurely took a bath, applied a scrub and body lotion, and her skin became as smooth as milk.
After taking a shower, she changed into the new combat suit developed by Huang Jiayu and admired herself in front of the mirror.
She discovered that the clothes developed by Huang Jiayu's company all had a common feature: they were not revealing at all, and had a lot of fabric, but they were more eye-catching than if they were revealing, and they were especially flattering to the figure.
Just like the red outfit she's wearing now, Zhuang Fuyao couldn't help but feel her mouth go dry when she looked at herself.
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