Chapter 348 - 348 226_2

Chapter 348: Chapter 226_2 Chapter 348: Chapter 226_2 Director Wang really had a way with words. Although there was a hint of the preachiness that older people often have towards the younger generation, Wenyan didn’t find it off-putting at all.

The two quickly exchanged contact information, and then Director Wang personally escorted them out.

As they left the Municipal Bureau’s lobby, Wenyan took out her phone.

She was so focused on her phone that she completely forgot about the steps in front of her.

Seeing that she was about to miss a step, Shen Jingxiu quickly reached out and held her waist.

“Be careful, aren’t you watching where you’re going?”

Wenyan got a fright as well, “Oh my god, I must be blind, I thought I was walking on flat ground. Thanks to you, big brother, I would have probably taken a nasty fall today.”

“A nasty fall, huh?” Shen Jingxiu chuckled and then withdrew his hand.

But he quickly bent his arm again, “Hold on to this, to prevent another fall.”

Wenyan smiled at Shen Jingxiu and naturally placed her hand in the crook of his arm.

Then she resumed looking at her phone with ease, explaining, “It’s a message from the crew’s group chat.”

Shen Jingxiu ‘hmm’d in response and didn’t say anything more.

He glanced down at the slender arm in his crook. A crack in the barrier inside him opened a little wider, sending out a faint sound, barely audible, yet it resonated in his eardrum.

In the past, he would always see the second and fourth ones being close to her, unable to take that step himself; now, it seemed not so difficult.

He walked very slowly and steadily down the stairs, all the way to the car, before Wenyan finally realized and withdrew her hand, belatedly.

Once the car started, Wenyan finally shifted her gaze from her phone screen.

Now Shen Jingxiu asked her, “Do you still want to go out for dinner, or just go home to eat? It’s getting late.”

“Let’s just go home,” Wenyan quickly made her choice, “It’s such a hassle to find parking when eating out, and it’s not as convenient as home.”

“If you want to try something different, I can have someone order it for home delivery right now.” Shen Jingxiu gave Wenyan as many options as possible.

But Wenyan didn’t really have a particular craving at the moment.

“Let’s just go home and eat something fresh from the pot. I’ll send a message to Mrs. Zhang now. Is there any dish you’d like to eat?”

“Anything is fine, just make what you love to eat.”

“Ah? Come on, tell me what you want to eat. It’s not like the kitchen can’t make it. Chicken, duck, fish, meat, or some delicacies, there must be something you like, right?”

With Wenyan’s words, Shen Jingxiu actually began to feel an appetite.

“Then let Mrs. Zhang cook a sweet and sour fish. I feel like having something tangy today.”

“Oh no, just hearing the word tangy makes my mouth water. I’ll add sweet and sour spare ribs too.”

“That’s fine.”

Shen Jingxiu glanced sideways at Wenyan, bursting with vitality. He never thought that one day he would be seriously discussing what to eat for dinner with someone.

This feeling full of life’s simple pleasures was quite nice.

The two settled on the menu quickly. After finishing communicating with Mrs. Zhang, Wenyan looked at her phone, lost in thought.

Glancing at her out of the corner of his eye, Shen Jingxiu slightly knitted his brows.

“What are you thinking about?”

“Hmm…” Wenyan paused, “I was thinking that I should probably send him my mother’s address now.”

The address? Shen Jingxiu didn’t immediately grasp which address Wenyan was referring to.

But he quickly realized—Wenyan was talking about her biological mother’s grave.

“Didn’t you already promise him before? Why hesitate?”

“The wording.”

Shen Jingxiu chuckled again, “Do you still need to draft something? Aren’t you the one who always speaks off the cuff, even for lengthy statements? Don’t distract me, I’ll continue.”

“…” Wenyan glanced at Shen Jingxiu, “Big brother, ‘speaking off the cuff’ isn’t actually a compliment nowadays. Stop interrupting my train of thought, I need to concentrate.”

“Okay.”

Shen Jingxiu didn’t speak again.

He didn’t know how long it had been when he suddenly felt that the car was too quiet.

Turning his head, he saw that Wenyan had already fallen asleep against the seat.

It was too uncomfortable to sleep in the car, so Shen Jingxiu deliberately sped up.

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These days, Wenyan always felt she wasn’t getting enough sleep.

After eating, she would wash up and lie down, and within less than ten minutes of being covered by her blanket, she fell asleep.

In her dreams, she wasn’t idle either, starting to dream a complete jumble.

First, she dreamed that she had won every award possible both domestically and internationally, then she found herself inexplicably caught in a tense and thrilling gunfight.

Fighting and fighting, the scene suddenly shifted, and there was an explosion, and then she saw Xu Jie.