Chapter 299 - 299 210 Secrets

Chapter 299: Chapter 210 Secrets Chapter 299: Chapter 210 Secrets Wenyan opened her eyes to see an exceptionally handsome, enlarged face that seemed to transcend the heavens and the earth.

She nodded, “Yeah, Zhang Sao told me you’ve been coming back every night recently. I just happened to have something to discuss with you, so I waited in the living room. Who knew I’d doze off twice before you came back. It must be very late now, right?”

As she spoke, Wenyan started searching everywhere for her phone.

“It’s here.” Shen Jingxiu chuckled lightly, reaching out to pick up Wenyan’s phone from the carpet and handing it to her.

Wenyan took the phone and her eyes widened.

“Well, it’s already past midnight. Big brother, today isn’t Friday, is it? You have to work so late on a workday, don’t you have to go to work tomorrow?”

Fatigue was evident in Shen Jingxiu’s brow, but he never complained about work matters.

He calmly explained to Wenyan, “Had to attend an international video conference. Couldn’t help it, we have time differences with overseas partners.”

“Sigh!” Wenyan exhaled, “Looks like being a president is no easy job. What about tomorrow? Do you have meetings, are you working overtime again?”

“Why?” Jingxiu quickly understood upon hearing Wenyan’s words, “Your photo shoot has finished?”

Wenyan nodded, “That’s right, just wrapped up today. If nothing unexpected happens, I’ll be staying home these next few days. If you’re not working overtime tomorrow, come back early. I have something I want to discuss with you. It’s really late today; I think you should wash up and go to bed soon. I won’t keep you up.”

His body and mind were somewhat weary, but if it was something concerning Wenyan, Jingxiu could actually handle it now.

However, since she wasn’t in a hurry, it was also fine to leave it until tomorrow.

“Alright, you should rest early too. I’ll come back earlier tomorrow,” he assured.

“Mm!” Wenyan nodded, then thought for a bit and asked, “How early can you make it? Why don’t you just come back and join me for dinner? In such a big house, at such a big dining table, eating alone can sometimes be pretty helpless emotionally.”

“Okay. If anything comes up and I can’t make it back, I’ll let you know in advance.”

“Perfect! Then let’s go, upstairs.”

Saying this, Wenyan sprang up from the sofa.

Seeing her so full of energy, Jingxiu suddenly felt that maybe he wasn’t so tired after all.

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Finding time to rest at last, Wenyan wanted to indulge in a long lazy sleep, the kind where even lunch doesn’t rouse you.

But in the end, she was still woken by the phone ringing at noon.

Answering the call without even opening her eyes: “Hello, this is Wenyan. May I ask who’s calling and what you need?”

The person on the other end seemed taken aback by Wenyan’s question.

After a few seconds of silence, the caller inquired, “It’s already one in the afternoon, haven’t you gotten up yet? Haven’t eaten breakfast or lunch?”

Recognizing the voice, Wenyan realized the call was from Jingxiu.

“Oh, it’s big brother. Yeah, I wanted to take it easy for the day and save my appetite for a nice dinner with you tonight. I already told Zhang Sao yesterday that we’d have a feast today.”

A light chuckle came from Jingxiu over the phone.

But then his tone quickly became serious.

“Get up and eat something light. I was supposed to have an outing this afternoon, but it got canceled due to the other party’s change of plans, so my afternoon is free now.”

Considering that Wenyan didn’t like to stay cooped up at home, Jingxiu even made some plans before calling her.

“You mentioned last night that you needed to discuss something with me. Wait for me to come home and pick you up, then we can find a quiet place to talk. The weather is nice today, and it’s quite warm outside.”

Having slept for too long, Wenyan’s head indeed felt a bit swollen; going out for a walk seemed like a good idea.

She sat up impulsively, “Great! But have you decided where to go? Busy places might not be convenient.”

Jingxiu had already considered this, “I know. So, let’s go to Xinghu Park. I’ve heard there is a nice coffee shop there. Since it’s a workday, the privacy should be pretty decent.”

“Great!” Wenyan didn’t like to fuss. Since Jingxiu had everything arranged, all she needed to do was show up.

“But big brother, you don’t need to come back just to pick me up. I just checked on the map on my phone; it’s not on your way. I’ll have the driver take me there,” she proposed.

“That works. Let’s meet at three then. You can leave around two twenty,” he said.