SCHS - Chapter 111
Chapter 111
From Wen Shixue’s brilliant smile, Qin Zhen knew someone was about to fall victim to the Little Demon King’s schemes. She affectionately tapped the tip of Wen Shixue’s nose, her eyes brimming with a faint smile. “What kind of crazy ideas are you cooking up now?”
Wen Shixue hugged her arm, wrinkled her nose, and feigned dissatisfaction. “How can publicly announcing who my girlfriend is be crazy? That’s a proper, serious matter.”
Qin Zhen was half-convinced. “No other thoughts?”
Wen Shixue straightened her back. “Yes, extinguish the little thoughts rivals have about you, whether overt or covert, extinguish them all!”
Hearing this, Qin Zhen gently held her hand and smiled without speaking. This was good too; she didn’t want to see so many people calling her Shixue ‘wifey,’ even if it was just a youthful joke. She’d accept being selfish and petty.
Their slender fingers slowly intertwined. Wen Shixue gazed intently at Qin Zhen, her eyes softly tracing over the curled eyelashes and delicate profile.
Actually, she had other ideas, but Xu Jianfan had a heavy workload recently and was being extremely meticulous and serious about her engagement ring, leading to repeated revisions and delays. As a result, he hadn’t delivered the finished product yet, preventing her from using the interview to give Qin Zhen a surprise she would cherish for a lifetime.
But as the saying goes, slow work yields fine products, and Qin Zhen was right beside her, never going to run away, so she hadn’t rushed Xu Jianfan.
Qin Zhen glanced at her wrist watch, habitually stroked Wen Shixue’s head, and asked, “We’ll probably browse for a while longer, lunch won’t be that soon. Shixue, are you hungry? Want something to eat?”
Wen Shixue hadn’t felt hungry, but after being asked, the aroma of various snacks around them instantly flooded her nostrils, making her nod her head as if possessed, obediently answering the questions in order: “Hungry. Eat.”
Then she pointed to a popular takoyaki stand. “That place has a lot of customers, it must be delicious. Let’s eat there.”
Qin Zhen said okay, and Wen Shixue was about to get up, but Qin Zhen put an arm around her waist and pressed her back into the chair. “Stay seated, I’ll go buy it. I’ll ask them if they want any too.”
Wen Shixue had no objection, flashing her a bright smile. “Okay, wifey. Thank you, wifey.”
Wen Shixue sat alone, playing with the queue ticket in her hand until she got bored, then switched to her phone. She was so bored she started feeling sleepy, regretting why she chose a place with so many people, causing Qin Zhen to be gone for so long. She scrolled through her WeChat contact list for a while, and when she saw Lin Jiayu’s profile picture, she tapped on it and started chatting with her.
[Lin Jiayu]: Is our President Wen having fun on vacation?
[Wen Shixue]: Having fun, my dear took me to meet her best friends [Cute and adorable, with a brain.JPG]
[Lin Jiayu]: Ever since your parents agreed to you two being together, your public displays of affection have become increasingly outrageous.
[Wen Shixue]: Hehehehehehe
[Wen Shixue]: When I marry her, the whole world will have to eat my dog food! [Ruthless.JPG]
[Lin Jiayu]: ? To be honest, you two are no different from being married already.
Not only did they live together, but they also gave each other their salary cards as New Year’s gifts. Wen Shixue even called Qin Zhen ‘wifey’ all day long. Anyone who didn’t know would think they were already married!
[Wen Shixue]: There’s a difference, we haven’t had a wedding yet, there needs to be a sense of ceremony.
She picked up the milk tea order and returned to her seat to continue waiting for Qin Zhen. Lin Jiayu sent a little cat emoji. Just as she was about to reply, her eyes flicked up and she saw two pairs of unfamiliar shoes appear by her feet. Her gaze lifted, revealing two young, naive faces untouched by the harshness of society – a boy and a girl, both students.
The boy’s cheeks were slightly red, and he awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck. The girl, suppressing a smile, pushed his waist with her hand, seemingly egging him on.
Meeting Wen Shixue’s beautiful, lively eyes, the boy’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. It took him a while to muster the courage to speak. “H-hello, classmate, can we be friends?”
Oh, hitting on her.
Wen Shixue raised an eyebrow, crossed her legs, rested her chin on her hand, and curved her eyes slightly. Her smile made her even more charming. “What kind of friends? Just friends, or boyfriend and girlfriend?”
The two students hadn’t expected her to be so direct. The boy’s face instantly turned even redder, and his tongue seemed to have run away, making him stumble over his words. “J-just, no, boyfriend and girlfriend, no no, e-either is fine…”
Just then, a mature female voice suddenly sounded from behind them, firmly and unequivocally rejecting them on Wen Shixue’s behalf. “Sorry, no.”
Wen Shixue tilted her head slightly and saw Qin Zhen standing behind the two students. Dressed in her usual casual white top and black trousers, which made her legs look long and straight, her figure appeared even more slender and striking. The sunlight fell on her, sparkling beautifully in her eyes, but in those eyes, there was only her.
Wen Shixue’s heart suddenly raced. For the first time, she felt the urge to rush Xu Jianfan to design the ring faster. She wanted to put it on Qin Zhen’s beautiful finger, letting everyone know that this person already belonged to her.
Suddenly rejected by someone they didn’t know, the boy and girl were both stunned and instinctively asked, “Excuse me, are you…?”
Wen Shixue spoke up. “Does that even need asking?”
She confidently greeted Qin Zhen directly. “Hi there, wifey.”
Boy, Girl: “????”
Sorry to have bothered you, sorry to have bothered you.
Wen Shixue meant it when she said she’d rush him, and she did it in various creative ways. She could even twist the clouds in the sky into an engagement ring, claiming it was heaven itself urging him on. This made Xu Jianfan find it both funny and exasperating, and he even felt a moment of regret that she had such excellent imagination but wasn’t working in a related field.
On the day of Wen Shixue’s interview, Xu Jianfan finally finalized the design and officially began production, starting to select materials. Wen Shixue felt it was a pity; if the timeline had allowed, she definitely would have given Qin Zhen a surprise directly during the interview.
However, Qin Zhen had company matters to attend to today and couldn’t accompany her for the interview. Besides, it wasn’t her first time being interviewed, so she didn’t need Qin Zhen to fuss over her like an overprotective mother. In private, she could be as childish as she liked, but publicly, she absolutely couldn’t remain a child who never grew up. She had that much sense.
The personal interview was conducted via live stream. The questions had been discussed by both parties before the interview began; the production team knew exactly what could and couldn’t be asked. Most of the questions were standard, the kind Wen Shixue had heard and seen plenty of times on finance-related channels and platforms.
“As we know, this is the first time President Wen is formally managing a company. What business philosophy do you attribute to Chenfeng Jewelry’s current success?”
“Has your father Wen Lianchang’s way of doing things given you any inspiration?” “What do you believe is the fundamental duty of a company leader?”
Questions of this nature.
Wen Shixue knew what to expect and answered fluently. Even the extra questions thrown in by the host were handled smoothly and confidently, her speech clear, her voice crisp and clean, showing no signs of nervousness.
Today, she wore a serious and steady black women’s suit. Her dark, glossy long hair was draped over her shoulders, revealing only half of one ear. The sapphire teardrop earrings on her earlob swayed gently with her movements, flashing with tiny, brilliant blue light, like rippling waves in the sea, breathtakingly beautiful. Her aura was even more powerfully striking.
At this moment, the netizens who had tuned in for her looks finally truly realized that she was no longer just a young lady with superior beauty, but also the boss of Chenfeng and the future mistress of the Wen Group.
—Absolutely stunning, she looks good in anything, beautiful older sister is a world treasure!!! —Last time’s stream she seemed like a younger sister, this time like an older sister, I suddenly have a narcissism fantasy! —Such an excellent daughter-in-law is gone just like that, will the Xu family cry themselves to death?
One bullet comment mentioned the Xu family, and the entire stream of comments immediately went off-topic, everyone starting to discuss the cancellation of the engagement between the Wen and Xu families. Because the fathers of the Wen and Xu families had been close friends for a long time, the sudden cancellation of the engagement led everyone to speculate whether the two families had fallen out.
The host’s gaze swept over the screen beside her, quickly glancing through a few comments, then slowly turned her attention to Wen Shixue. Coincidentally, the topic of the canceled engagement was within Wen Shixue’s acceptable range.
Their program format wasn’t strictly serious; it wouldn’t be all finance questions. The script allowed the host to appropriately ask one or two trending questions to attract a wider audience.
So she smiled and began, “President Wen, I believe you know that everyone has been very curious about the cancellation of your engagement with the Xu family recently.”
—woooooooo the host understands! —I like it this direct! —I love gossip!!!
Wen Shixue gave a lukewarm “Mm.” “It’s nothing more than curiosity about why I canceled the engagement, and whether my family’s relationship with the Xu family has broken down.” She turned and looked directly into the camera. “Since I’m here, I might as well take this opportunity to clarify things for everyone.”
The host was startled. This was the first time she had encountered an interviewee who proactively brought up a topic.
Wen Shixue raised a finger to lightly tap her temple, saying unhurriedly, “What else could it be? Of course, it’s because the genders weren’t compatible. The relationship between the Wen family and the Xu family hasn’t broken down. The older generation is very good, and the younger generation is also very good. No need for wild guesses. Lao Xu went home to see his parents a few days ago and even brought me a gift when he came back.”
He even tried to steal her cola!
Neither the audience nor the host expected the situation to develop so peacefully in the end. The host said, “Brought you a gift? So Mr. Xu is here too?”
“Yes,” Wen Shixue said calmly. “The most handsome designer at Chenfeng is him.”
The host murmured, “The most handsome one…”
Then she froze, and then was shocked. The dense question marks on the bullet screen fully expressed her current feelings.
—The most handsome one??? —Zhu Ziming??? —What kind of twisted development is this??? —A perfectly good young master actually came to work at Chenfeng?? How many more secrets does your Chenfeng have that I don’t know about???
The host was also dumbfounded. After a moment, she said, “It seems you two have a very good relationship. Then why did you cancel the engagement?”
Wen Shixue lightly brushed her hair, a half-smile playing on her lips. “What else could it be for? Of course, it’s because the genders weren’t compatible.”
As soon as the word “genders” came out, let alone the host and the bullet screen, even the production team was completely stunned—wait a minute, who is kicking down the closet door???
Then, they heard Wen Shixue say slowly, “Here, I want to formally introduce the identity of the beautiful older sister, Qin Zhen, whom you mentioned, who is not present today.”
“My Vice President.”
“My girlfriend.”
“So,” she smiled sweetly, radiant as a peach blossom, “you don’t have a chance anymore.”
That day, for the first time since it began broadcasting, the production team experienced the feeling of the live stream being overwhelmed and crashing due to the sheer number of viewers. The subsequent trending searches caused the entire ‘beauty-worshipping’ community to collectively suffer heartbreak, without exception.
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