Today is Saturday, and Assistant Feng is not at work. Xia Wenxi also planned to take a day off. She originally wanted to invite her parents along, but when she woke up, the housekeeper told her that the two of them had gone out for a romantic getaway early in the morning.
"Alright then, I guess I'll just have to grit my teeth and go eat hot pot alone!"
Butler Zhou chimed in, "Miss, you've had a long day!"
Xia Wenxi went to the largest shopping mall in the vicinity today. She had done her research online yesterday and even made a reservation for a hot pot restaurant in advance.
Xia Wenxi never expected that she would see Xia Wensheng as soon as she entered the hot pot restaurant, with a girl sitting opposite him.
Since her back was turned to her, Xia Wenxi couldn't see her face, so she wasn't sure if she was Xia Wensheng's girlfriend whom she had seen in her dream.
Xia Wenxi chose to complain about Xia Wensheng instead of going up to greet him or pretending not to see him and walking away. "Isn't he the CEO? Why is our date going out for hot pot, and why are we eating in the lobby?"
However, before she could hesitate for long, Xia Wensheng had already seen her. Upon seeing Xia Wenxi for the first time, Xia Wensheng was actually nervous, after all, Xia Wenxi had a history with him...
The brother and sister, both feeling awkward, stared at each other blankly, neither of them uttering the first word.
The first to speak was Xia Wensheng's girlfriend. She followed Xia Wensheng's gaze and asked, "Wensheng? What are you looking at?"
Beautiful lady!
Xia Wenxi's first reaction upon seeing the girl's face was to carefully examine her and realize that she was indeed the girlfriend Xia Wensheng had brought home in his dream. She had long, flowing hair, phoenix eyes, and a delicate nose. In short, Xia Wensheng was incredibly lucky!
The two locked eyes, and Xia Wensheng had no choice but to introduce her to his girlfriend, "This is my sister." He then gestured for Xia Wenxi to come over.
"My sister is Xia Wenxi, Xia Wenxi, and this is my girlfriend, Minghuan."
Hello, sister!
Xia Wenxi's enthusiastic laughter made Xia Wensheng feel a little uneasy.
However, Minghuan only knew that Xia Wensheng had a younger sister who was not his biological sister, and she didn't know anything else. So when she saw the cute little girl calling her "sister" so enthusiastically, and that the little girl was her boyfriend's sister, she was naturally very happy.
"Hello Wenxi, are you here for hot pot too?"
Xia Wenxi nodded, "Yes, sister, I read in the guide that this hot pot restaurant is delicious."
After hearing this, Minghuan stood up and made way for them to move inside. "Then why don't you eat with us, little sister? If you hear me, ask the waiter to bring another set of chopsticks and a bowl, and then we can order a few more dishes."
Xia Wenxi had no intention of being a third wheel. She had already seen the dangerous look in Xia Wensheng's eyes, so she wisely waved her hand and refused, saying, "No need, sister. I made a reservation last night. Today is your date with Xia Wensheng, so I won't disturb you."
That girl knows what's good for her!
Xia Wensheng immediately said, "Okay, then you should go quickly. Brother will reimburse you for today's hotpot." He was afraid that if Xia Wenxi was even a second late, she would sit down and eat with him.
Alright!
Xia Wenxi waved to the two of them and left at lightning speed. Ming Huan didn't even have time to say anything to stop her, and could only say to Xia Wensheng, "Why didn't you let your sister eat with you? It's no fun for her to eat hot pot alone."
"Today is our date, just the two of us."
Xia paused, put down her chopsticks, and her expression became serious. "Huanhuan, I think there's something I need to make clear to you."
His sudden serious demeanor startled Minghuan. "What is it? Tell me."
The usually powerful CEO Xia felt unusually embarrassed at this moment, unsure of where to begin. However, he was dating Minghuan with marriage in mind, and he should be honest about what had happened before.
Xia Wensheng remained silent for a long time. If Minghuan hadn't trusted his character, she would have suspected that he was cheating on her and didn't know how to be honest with her!
Xia Wensheng took a long time to organize his thoughts before finally speaking: "As I told you before, my sister came to live with me when she was a little over two years old, so I treat her like my own sister..."
Minghuan nodded. "I know that."
Minghuan knew from the beginning that Xia Wensheng's sister was not his biological daughter, and that the fact that the Xia family's daughter was adopted was not a secret.
When she was with Xia Wensheng, her friends told her to be careful of Xia Wensheng's sister, saying that an adopted daughter is not a biological daughter after all.
But Minghuan thought her friend was overthinking it. A child adopted when they are two or three years old is no different from a biological child.
“My sister…” Xia Wensheng looked around. “Never mind, there are too many people here, it’s not convenient to talk. Let’s talk in the car later.”
Before he was about to confess, Xia Wensheng sent a WeChat message to Xia Wenxi. After all, Xia Wenxi was also one of the parties involved in this matter, and he wanted to tell her before he confessed.
Now that things have come to this point, Minghuan naturally lost her appetite. "We've eaten enough, let's go now."
When Xia Wenxi received Xia Wensheng's WeChat message, the pot had just started boiling.
Explain things clearly, so your future sister-in-law doesn't misunderstand.
After replying to Xia Wenxi, she put down her phone and started cooking the vegetables; nothing could distract her from her meal.
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"What you're trying to tell me is that your sister used to have a crush on you?"
In the mall's underground parking lot, after the two sat in the car, Xia Wensheng told his girlfriend about what had happened before, but he didn't mention the specifics of what Xia Wenxi had done.
Xia Wensheng had been guessing his girlfriend's reaction to this before he even spoke, but he never expected it to be like this—
"Is Xia Wensheng for real? You're not just bragging to me behind your sister's back, are you?"
If speechlessness could be visualized, Xia Wensheng would have three black lines next to his head.
"Can I joke about this with you?"
"That seems to be true... but when I saw my sister just now, she didn't seem to have any interest in you at all."
If someone likes your boyfriend, you're usually very perceptive in that regard, but Minghuan didn't seem to have that feeling at all just now.
"That's why I said it was in the past—Huanhuan, even though it's all in the past, I don't want to hide anything from you."
"Did you tell your sister about this before you told me? Who she likes is her privacy. Even if you are the person she likes, you can't just tell other people about it."
Xia Wensheng shook her phone. "I already talked to her about it, and she told me to explain it to you properly so you wouldn't misunderstand. Actually, I think my sister is just curious about men during puberty. The only men around her are me and my dad, so she has this kind of wrong idea. It's good that she understands now."
"It's also possible that because she's not her biological sister, she feels insecure about parent-child relationships and wants to seek a different kind of relationship that she thinks is more secure. As her older brother, you should take better care of your sister in the future."
Xia Wenxi was enjoying her meal, completely unaware that her brother and future sister-in-law were already analyzing her psychological issues...
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