SCHS - Chapter 102
Chapter 102
The Wen family's child...
Was she also a child with parents now?
Wen Shixue poured her a glass of warm water from the kitchen to warm her hands and throat: "This one is a bit small. Lao Meng said she'll get you a bigger one next time."
Qin Zhen gently shook her head, closing her fingers around the blue little bear: "It's not small, it's enough."
She treasured this gift, carefully sealing it back in the gift box and placing it neatly on the clean, tidy upper shelf of her bedroom storage cabinet, as if she didn't intend to take it out to use.
Wen Shixue sat on the bed and asked: "Why did you put it away again? Aren't you going to use it to decorate the house?"
Qin Zhen shook her head again, saying softly: "I'm afraid of getting it dirty."
This was the most precious gift in her thirty-one years of life. It was the first time she had received a gift from a parent, and she suddenly had the right to be a child.
Everything came too suddenly, catching her off guard, and giving rise to a hint of fear and unease. She worried that when she opened her eyes again, Meng Yuezhu's little bear would be snatched away by reality, making her sober up once more. So she had to put the little bear away, hide it well, keep it out of reach of dust, and safe from reality's grasp.
She couldn't help but look at the gift box a few more times, constantly asking herself in her mind if all of this was real, until her eyes felt warm and the light and shadows blurred.
She hadn't been rejected again, nor abandoned or ostracized... Was all of this really not a dream?
Seeing her remain silent and still, Wen Shixue got up and walked around to face her, only to see her eyes red-rimmed, her lips pressed together in silence, her expression fragile, and the light in her eyes faint, making her look especially heartbreaking.
This was the second time Wen Shixue had seen her wear such an expression. The last time was when she was drunk and afraid Wen Shixue would leave her.
Seeing her like this melted Wen Shixue's heart. She took out the hand she had been warming in her pocket, cupped Qin Zhen's face, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and asked softly: "Why is my Lao Qin crying?"
"Did someone at the company upset you? Tell me who it is, and I'll go deal with them right now!"
Qin Zhen lowered her lashes and smiled faintly: "I wasn't upset, I just feel like it's not real, I can't quite believe it."
Just yesterday, Meng Yuezhu was sitting on the living room sofa asking her to leave Wen Shixue, and today... she was already having trouble distinguishing which was reality.
Wen Shixue hugged her, her eyes curved in a smile, comforting her: "It's all real."
"I'm your girlfriend."
"My parents also agree to us being together."
"Once Xu Jianfan and I break off the engagement, we'll go public and then get married, and build a home that belongs to us, okay?"
"Okay..." Qin Zhen hugged her tightly, the bitterness of the past and the joy of the present intertwined in her tears. Her red lips parted slightly, and she repeated firmly, "Okay."
Before going to sleep, Wen Shixue looked at the person buried in her arms, holding onto her without letting go, and couldn't help but sigh. She pulled out a hand and gently stroked Qin Zhen's back: "Lao Meng's words yesterday must have scared you. It's okay, her intention wasn't to break us up."
Meng Yuezhu's intention with those words was to test if Qin Zhen's feelings for her were firm enough, and the result was predictable.
On the way back, Meng Yuezhu also thought a lot and gradually came to understand. In this world, girls don't only have to date boys; they can also date girls, or even not date at all, and the same goes for boys.
If parents truly want their children to be happy and joyful, they shouldn't become dangerous thorns regarding the gender of their partner. Because if they can't even choose the person they like, how can they talk about happiness in this life?
Furthermore, Qin Zhen is in no way inferior, whether compared to men or women. She is excellent and has an impeccable reputation. What is there left to be picky about? Their daughter had already chosen the best one.
With Meng Yuezhu sorted out, Wen Lianchang was much easier to talk to. Besides, he wasn't against the matter in the first place; it was just that Meng Yuezhu still had some reservations, which was why he encouraged her to meet Qin Zhen in person and face reality.
With both parents settled, Wen Shixue then finalized things with Wen Lianchang. As long as the engagement with the Xu family was broken off, she and Qin Zhen could go public whenever they wanted, whether they got engaged first and then married, or just got married directly, it was up to them.
Qin Zhen had recovered by now. Hearing this, she softly "mn-ed," finally able to accept this reality calmly. Now Wen Shixue was by her side, stamped with approval by Wen Lianchang and Meng Yuezhu, and no one could separate them anymore.
She felt very secure and content.
Wen Shixue, however, wasn't content. She pouted and said: "Isn't this not quite right?"
"What's wrong?" Qin Zhen asked.
Wen Shixue answered honestly: "They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and I thought after I came back, we would... roll around together?"
But instead, Qin Zhen was just holding her, not moving.
She mumbled: "When I came back, I even bought two new boxes of... you know..."
She had thought it would be a night of dry wood and fierce fire, clinging until death, but who knew the new purchases would be completely useless!
Qin Zhen: "..."
She barely needed to think to know what "that something" was. Thinking about having to work tomorrow, she could only restrain herself and remind Wen Shixue, her ear tips red: "Shixue, we have to work tomorrow."
Wen Shixue slid down, meeting her gaze, leaned in to kiss her, and said coquettishly: "Just once."
She completely stuck to her, making it impossible for Qin Zhen to refuse. Since she couldn't refuse, she yielded, got up, pressed Wen Shixue beneath her, and pushed up her loose pajamas.
Wen Shixue increasingly felt that Qin Zhen was someone who shouldn't be easily provoked, because the more she restrained herself, the more turbulent she would be when she let go, like surging waves from the sea crashing down, making it impossible to resist. But Wen Shixue was mischievous; the more Qin Zhen restrained herself, the more Wen Shixue wanted to make her lose control.
Her legs wrapped around, hooking Qin Zhen's waist, and amidst the chaotic breathing, she could still say with a smile: "More." Like a beautiful enchantress who had cultivated for a thousand years, capable of captivating souls with a single glance.
Qin Zhen leaned down to kiss her brow, kiss the corner of her lips, and said in a low voice: "Be good, didn't you say just once?"
She also wanted to indulge in passion with her, live in their own time together, and ignore the outside world. But she couldn't, otherwise Wen Shixue wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow morning and would complain about her back being sore again.
Vice President Qin: Rationality, restraint.
"That's right," Wen Shixue said, "but you won a prize, and I have to claim it."
Question marks immediately multiplied above Qin Zhen's head: "...What prize?"
Wen Shixue said seriously: "You just unbuttoned the first button on me. That button represents buy one get one free, so we have to do it again."
Qin Zhen: "..."
She had reason to suspect that the entire row of buttons was buy one get one free.
Wen Shixue met Xu Jianfan at the company and greeted him with a cheerful face: "Hello there, Young Master Xu."
As the two walked back to the office together, Xu Jianfan felt a deep sense of curiosity and couldn't help but laugh: "Good news?"
Wen Shixue's eyes immediately curved into crescents. Happily, she put her arm around his shoulder, eager to tell him the good news: "Of course! Because my parents agreed to me being with Lao Qin!"
Xu Jianfan's face lit up: "Really?! That's great!"
Wen Shixue let out a long breath and skillfully patted his shoulder: "Now, as long as we break off this broken engagement, I can go public. How are things on your end?"
Xu Jianfan scratched his head: "It's okay."
"The bracelet was delivered successfully."
"I'm also thinking of bringing Manwei home to confess to my parents."
"As for my parents... Brother He is working hard to persuade them, opening the door to their new world."
Wen Shixue: "What new world door?"
Wen Shixue: Secretary Pan looks like such a proper person, how does he hold the keys to so many new worlds?
Xu Jianfan: "Making my dad believe that you and I aren't suited for marriage, but are more suited to be siblings."
Wen Shixue retorted: "Don't mess up the seniority! I will always be your dear older sister."
Xu Jianfan had a "I'm used to it" expression: "But I think, since Uncle and Aunt have already agreed to you two being together, then breaking off the engagement definitely won't be difficult."
But they still had to keep working hard and prove that they could stand on their own, otherwise their parents would still have a thousand ways to control their lives, especially since he had such a stubborn father.
He prayed in his heart that his parents, like Wen Shixue's parents, would also readily acknowledge his relationship with Jiang Manwei and give them their blessings.
Wen Shixue nodded and patted his shoulder again: "Go on, work hard and make money for me." Before he could get far, her mischievous streak returned, and she reached out righteously: "Xu Jianfan, where's my New Year's red envelope?"
Xu Jianfan turned back, smiling at her: "Shouldn't you, as the older sister, be giving me a New Year's red envelope?"
Wen Shixue said with righteous indignation: "Of course you should give it. Otherwise, you'd be letting Secretary Pan down too much."
Xu Jianfan looked bewildered: "What does this have to do with Secretary Pan?"
Wen Shixue: "Secretary Pan went to great lengths to change Uncle Xu's mindset and accept that you're more suited to be my older brother, but you want to be my younger brother and take my red envelope! Don't you think you're letting him down?!"
Xu Jianfan: "..."
Wen Shixue, you have no heart.
Qin Zhen was having a small meeting with Bai Jing and a few other secretaries. After the meeting, Bai Jing was responsible for verifying the meeting materials and content with Qin Zhen.
Qin Zhen casually tucked back her long hair, revealing her fair, jade-like ear. Her gaze was lowered, resting on the documents on the table. While slowly rolling up her sleeves, she verified the document content. When she found points that could be improved, she pointed them out and gently explained how to revise them.
Bai Jing listened and made revisions, glancing at her occasionally, listening very attentively, until she inadvertently caught sight of the conspicuous, ambiguous red mark on Qin Zhen's slender, fair neck.
She froze for a moment, quickly averted her gaze, her attention slightly disrupted. She hadn't mistaken it; it was a hickey, and its placement was quite suggestive, though it had been hidden by her hair earlier, making it hard to notice.
Her action was noticed by Qin Zhen, who stopped her work: "Secretary Bai, you seem a bit distracted."
Bai Jing realized that Qin Zhen seemed unaware of what was on her neck. Hesitating whether to tell her, after much internal debate, she decided to be honest. There were so many other employees outside; she had to remind Vice President Qin.
Qin Zhen paused slightly, subconsciously touched the side of her neck, and suddenly remembered what Wen Shixue had done yesterday while hooking her neck. It must have been Wen Shixue's doing.
She calmly said thank you, composedly let down her long hair, and continued discussing the document with her, not allowing any awkwardness to enter the air. Finally, she handed the materials to Bai Jing and said calmly: "Thank you for your hard work, Secretary Bai."
Bai Jing nodded slightly and, as if possessed, asked: "Um, Vice President Qin... are you perhaps in a relationship?"
Qin Zhen glanced at her faintly.
Bai Jing's gossipy heart immediately shrank back: "I'm very sorry, I overstepped!"
"Yes," Qin Zhen said, "I am in a relationship."
Bai Jing froze, holding the documents, watching Qin Zhen's figure disappear through the meeting room door. Only then did she belatedly realize that she knew too much. Not only did she know the boss had someone she liked, but she also knew the Vice President was in a relationship.
What was worse, she was even more curious!
Chenfeng's unsolved mystery: What kind of person can win President Wen's heart, and what kind of person can capture the aloof Vice President Qin?
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