Xia Wenxi really didn't know how Lin Shen suddenly appeared...
"Hello, Mr. Lin." Tang Feifei greeted Lin Shen and then quickly left, leaving Xia Wenxi alone.
Xia Wenxi calmly replied, "I wasn't looking for you. You must have misheard me."
Lin Shen didn't react much when he heard Xia Wenxi say that. Instead, he smiled and nodded, "Perhaps I misheard."
Then, Xia Wenxi saw Lin Shen sit down where Tang Feifei had been sitting. No... she had thought this spot was the perfect hiding place, with a screen in front and green plants on the side. Why were they all sitting there?
At this crucial moment, it would be very impolite for Xia Wenxi to stand up and leave directly.
"It looks like the shoes were chewed up by Niu Niu."
Xia Wenxi followed Lin Shen's gaze and looked down at her shoes. There were several scratches on the pure white patent leather surface, which were quite noticeable upon closer inspection. She hadn't noticed them before because the light was dim outside.
Feeling stared at like that, Xia Wenxi subconsciously pulled her foot closer to her body. "It's okay, Niu Niu is cute, I've already forgiven it."
Lin Shen seemed amused by her words, a slight smile playing on his lips as he asked her, "So if it was an unlovable dog that bit you, you wouldn't forgive it?"
"I will forgive the dog, but I will seek compensation from its owner."
Xia Wenxi felt that what she said was normal, but somehow it made Lin Shen laugh again. It was the first time she had met someone with a lower threshold for laughter than herself.
"I know Niu Niu's owner. Do you need me to help you collect the debt?"
"Thank you for your kind offer, Mr. Lin, but Niu Niu is very cute, and I won't accept it as compensation."
Xia Wenxi wondered if Lin Shen was just trying to slack off, which was why he was chatting with her here.
"Does Mr. Lin know why dogs are called Niu Niu?"
Xia Wenxi had been wondering about this from the beginning. Niu Niu looked like a white mixed-breed with short legs, and its color didn't seem to have anything to do with cows.
“Niu Niu was picked up by Wei Shaoan while he was traveling. It was chasing someone’s cow on the road, so he named it Niu Niu.”
"Where did President Lin go? We didn't even have a drink with him today, how come he just disappeared?"
"Perhaps he had something to do and left early. Mr. Liao, come on over, let's have a drink."
Both of them heard the words through the screen. Xia Wenxi subconsciously looked at Lin Shen, who was the one who had been disturbed by the conversation. Lin Shen raised his index finger to his lips, signaling Xia Wenxi to be quiet.
At this moment, it was as if the two of them had suddenly discovered a shared secret. Xia Wenxi gave an "OK" sign, and the two smiled at each other.
After a while, Xia Wenxi tilted her head and peeked out again. When she found that everyone had moved away from the screen, she said to Lin Shen, "So even CEOs secretly hide at banquets?"
Lin Shen smiled and said, "Perhaps I am a different kind of CEO."
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Even though Xia Wenxi spent most of the evening sitting to the side, she still felt a little tired for some reason.
When the family went home, Xia's father drove, and Xia Wenxi sat in the back, leaning against her mother and dozing off.
"Xiao Bao, what's going on with that girl from the Tang family today? I think I heard her apologizing to you."
Upon hearing this, Xia Hengyuan, who was driving in the front, and Xia Wensheng, who was sitting in the passenger seat, both looked up at Xia Wenxi in the rearview mirror.
"It's just a small matter."
She had already resolved the matter herself, and since she was upset, she didn't feel the need for her family to intervene, so she didn't want to bring it up again. However, fearing that her mother would still pry, Xia Wenxi took the opportunity to ask about the Tang family.
"Mom, was Tang Feifei's father's second wife...?"
Sure enough, this immediately diverted Ke Shurong's attention. When it comes to getting information out of someone, leaving things unsaid is always the best approach.
Ke Shurong sighed and said, "That's right, the Tang family has really done something terrible. Tang Wenhai doesn't love his own daughter, but he loves other people's daughters instead. It's really..."
When it came to gossip, the two in front got quite excited.
"The woman Tang Wenhai is now marrying is his first love from back then, so it's really not certain whether the child is his."
Xia Wensheng, Xia Wenxi, and Ke Shurong immediately sat up straight.
"Dad, is it true? Where did you hear that?"
"Do I even need to hear about this? He told me himself when he played golf with Tang Wenhai and the others last time."
They said they started dating in school, but their families disapproved and they broke up.
"Look at them, both middle-aged, one widowed, the other divorced—who can stop them? Tang Wenhai's parents are long gone; nobody can control him anymore."
"Such a big thing, and I didn't even hear about it!" Ke Shurong slapped her thigh, dissatisfied. "Why didn't you tell me when you got home after you heard about it?"
Xia Hengyuan felt extremely wronged. "Our family isn't familiar with the Tang family. I heard about it and forgot about it. Besides, there was something else that happened that day. I didn't even think about Tang Wenhai's matter."
"So that's how it is!"
Ke Shurong muttered to herself, seemingly wanting to immediately invite all her old friends out for a chat.
"Is that one in the back really his biological child?"
"How would I know that? He didn't tell me either."
After finishing this gossip, Xia Wenxi asked Xia Hengyuan and Xia Wensheng a thought-provoking question:
"Do you men really never forget your first love?"
Upon hearing this question, Xia Hengyuan took the opportunity to confess, "My first love was your mother, and I will never forget her in this life, nor in the next."
Ko Shu-jung cursed, "You old lewd man," but her expression showed she was quite pleased.
Xia Wensheng thought for a moment before speaking, "I think my first love was in kindergarten, but I don't remember."
"Huh~"
The family of three simultaneously expressed their disgust.
"What's wrong? I'm just telling the truth. It's because your son is handsome that he's been popular since he was little."
The family of three then unanimously decided to ignore him.
When they were almost home, Ke Shurong noticed the scratches on Xia Wenxi's shoes. "Hey? Xiaobao, did you scratch these shoes at the Wei family's house?"
When she went out today, Ke Shurong praised her daughter's shoes, saying they looked good on her, so she paid a little more attention to them.
"Hmm, it probably rubbed against something while walking. It's a pity it was only worn once."
Xia Wenxi didn't say that she was bitten by a dog. This matter couldn't be explained in a few words. The main thing was that if she said she was bitten by a dog, she would have to explain why she took off her shoes. Xia Wenxi weighed the matter in her mind and decided to continue to hide it.
"It's okay, it just means the brand's quality isn't good. I won't buy from them next time. We still have a lot of shoes in this style, let's look at some others."
After listening to her mother's words, Xia Wenxi mentally tapped her wooden fish, feeling truly sorry for the innocent brand that had been unfairly targeted. She thought, "Blame the dog if you must."
"OK."
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