Ling Shuangjiang was surprised by Xie Wang's arrival. Her eyes hesitated for a few seconds before she took the baby's breath, gently lifted her eyelids, and held it to her chest.
Although he didn't say anything, a hint of a smile played at the corners of his beautiful eyes as he gazed intently and fondly at the bouquet of baby's breath.
A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Ying's eyes. She couldn't believe that Xie Wang had already been living with Ling Shuangjiang in just one month. Clearly, at the end, Xie Wang had rejected Ling Shuangjiang.
She tried her best to maintain a polite smile, suppressing the jealousy deep inside her.
Since the start of the dating reality show, everyone has praised her for having a similar temperament to Ling Shuangjiang, and she also believes that her looks are no less than Ling Shuangjiang's.
Everyone says Xie Wang likes girls, so why are Xie Wang's eyes always following Ling Shuangjiang, ignoring her advances?
She was the center of attention since childhood and had never been ignored like this before. Even though Wen Ai is known as a high-value actress in ancient costume dramas, she was not inferior to Wen Ai at all when standing next to her.
But when she meets Ling Shuangjiang, she can never become the center of attention.
What she found even more unbearable was that Ling Shuangjiang had become famous overnight because of Wen Nuan.
What gives him the right?
Li Man's mouth had already formed an "O" shape when suddenly a brilliant idea struck her.
Could the friend Ling Shuangjiang mentioned be Xie Wang?
The two of them have clearly already had a bad ending, haven't they?
Is this a case of lotus root still connected even after being broken?
The other people's eyes darted back and forth between Xie Wang and Ling Shuangjiang, especially the assistant director who was looking at the two of them with great interest before the advertisement was shot.
The newbie who liked the brotherly pairing thought he had discovered something amazing and covered his mouth, sobbing.
Her favorite couple is living together?!
"I'm leaving now, Sister Man."
Ling Shuangjiang nodded to Li Man, intending to leave with Xie Wang.
At this moment, Xie Wang turned around and looked at Chen Ying. Chen Ying was about to go forward to exchange pleasantries when Xie Wang politely said to Li Man, "You've worked hard taking care of Shuangjiang. Get some rest."
Li Man quickly waved her hand: "It's not hard work, it's not hard work."
Suddenly, Xie Wang gestured for Ling Shuangjiang to stop.
Ling Shuangjiang was confused, so Xie Wang bent down and squatted down, tying his loose shoelaces for him without changing his expression.
"If your hands are too busy, I'll help you."
Ling Shuangjiang looked at him quietly, a faint blush spreading across the tips of her ears.
This scene.
Everyone could see it clearly.
Li Man suppressed the small flame of excitement in her heart, marveling that her little Shuangjiang was no longer afraid of being bullied in the entertainment industry.
Ling Shuangjiang held the bouquet of baby's breath in his arms until they got into the car. Xie Wang was even happier to see that he liked it.
Xie Wang rested his hand on the steering wheel: "Your birthday is in thirty days. I'm planning to prepare a month-long surprise for you."
"A month?" Ling Shuangjiang asked.
Xie Wang: "Yes, from now on, December will be your birthday month, and we'll celebrate it every year."
"Birthday month?" Ling Shuangjiang smiled. "You're celebrating your birthday for a whole month?"
"Are you looking forward to it?" Xie Wang's tone rose slightly. "I think my idea is fantastic."
Ling Shuangjiang stared at him intently, then smiled indulgently: "Thank you. I've never experienced a birthday month before."
Xie Wang: "You're welcome, it's nothing."
Back home, a refreshing, warm breeze greeted her. Ling Shuangjiang, clutching baby's breath, discovered that Assistant Jin had already decorated the birthday scene, and she was holding balloons, giving a formulaic smile.
Xie Wang's home is decorated in a Scandinavian style, with an overall color scheme of gray, white, and black. Now, with the addition of gold, pink, and red balloons, it has suddenly become more approachable.
On the TV wall, a birthday countdown clock hangs, surrounded by a carefully edited collection of Ling Shuangjiang's photos, accompanied by delicate and elegant wind chimes, creating a very girly atmosphere.
A hydrogen balloon floated on the roof. Ling Shuangjiang looked up and smiled, "I thought that seeing this style of decoration in the house would send you to the hospital for emergency treatment."
Xie Wangran: "No, it's more lively this way."
Having completed her task, Secretary Kim knew it was time to leave and quietly withdrew.
Ling Shuangjiang asked, "Do you have any vases at home?"
Xie Wang: "Yes, what's wrong?"
Ling Shuangjiang gently stroked the petals of the baby's breath with her fingers: "I want to plant it in water."
"Oh, I see. I'll find you one." Thinking Ling Shuangjiang liked flowers, Xie Wang suddenly remembered something. "I'll take you to my bedroom to have a look."
Ling Shuangjiang was puzzled. Since he moved into Xie Wang's house, he had never entered Xie Wang's bedroom. Even when Xie Wang asked him to choose a room last time, he went into the guest room and did not choose again.
Gently push open the door, and a spacious and bright floor-to-ceiling window comes into view. Light and soft gray gauze curtains hang on the floor. Xie Wang's room is very simply furnished. Except for the dressing room and bedroom, which are slightly larger than Ling Shuangjiang's room, the overall layout is not much different.
Xie Wang led Ling Shuangjiang to the window, where a vase was placed on the gray marble wardrobe.
Inside the vase, two white peonies sway gracefully, growing exceptionally well. The background wall is black, and the alternation of black and white exudes a unique sense of sophistication and beauty.
Ling Shuangjiang suddenly remembered that Xie Wang's WeChat profile picture was this white peony.
"Do you like it?" Xie Wang introduced, "This is a white peony that I have been growing for four years. It is very delicate and difficult to grow. I have put a lot of effort into making it grow so beautiful."
Ling Shuangjiang nodded: "I like it. You're very good at taking care of flowers and plants."
Xie Wang picked up the dark blue vase and handed it to Ling Shuangjiang: "The first time I saw you, I thought of this white peony. I'll give it to you."
"Give it to me?" Ling Shuangjiang asked in surprise.
Xie Wang replied without hesitation, "Yes, I think it looks a lot like you. Seeing it reminds me of you."
The white peony in my WeChat profile picture came back to mind.
He gazed quietly at the white peony, a smile appearing on his face.
Does seeing white peony remind you of him?
So, did you change your WeChat profile picture because of him?
Ling Shuangjiang pulled herself out of her thoughts and looked at Bai Shao, who was being well taken care of, and hesitated.
He's not good at taking care of plants, and it wouldn't be good if he messed them up.
"I'm afraid I'll ruin it and waste your efforts."
Xie Wang insisted, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. I'll teach you how to take care of it. Once you move to your new house, I'll bring it into your bedroom. When you're away filming and need to water or care for it, you can leave that task to me, and I'll come to your house to take care of it for you."
Ling Shuangjiang smiled quietly, her voice sweet and soft: "Come to my house and take care of it?"
Xie Wang: "Um, is that okay?"
Ling Shuangjiang pretended to be hesitant: "Then should I give you the house key?"
Xie Wang instantly felt uneasy, as if his thoughts were being spied on.
"If you don't trust me, you don't need to give me the key. You can leave it at my house, and I'll give you my house key."
This statement, though frank, is unsettling.
Ling Shuangjiang smiled and said, "Let's talk about this later, but I'll accept your flowers first."
Upon hearing this, Xie Wang's expression softened slightly, revealing a hint of the satisfaction a child feels upon receiving candy.
"Let's put the baby's breath in the new vase."
Ling Shuangjiang: "Okay."
Xie Wang's balcony is very large and has a dedicated plant corner. Ling Shuangjiang and Xie Wang looked up some information and followed the instructions to put baby's breath into a vase with suitable soil.
The two sat cross-legged on the balcony, with scattered white petals falling onto the porcelain vase. Ling Shuangjiang asked Xie Wang, "Why did you suddenly send me baby's breath?"
Xie Wang did not answer immediately, but looked at the starry sky and white peony and thought carefully.
Actually, he didn't know why he chose the starry sky.
When he went to the flower shop, he didn't like roses, violets, or lilies, but he thought Ling Shuangjiang would like baby's breath.
Perhaps it was because he remembered the bouquet of baby's breath that he couldn't give to Ling Shuangjiang when the reality show ended, that he inexplicably asked the shop assistant to buy the most beautiful bouquet.
"Because it's a dating reality show, I wanted to give it to you."
"But you won't let me choose you."
These two sentences are indeed true.
Ling Shuangjiang nodded and told Xie Wang about the interesting things that happened during the day's filming. It was quite late when they finished chatting, and the next day he planned to go to his agency to report for duty and also look at some apartments.
When Xie Wang found out, he offered to go with him.
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At the company, Xie Wang was very efficient; he even looked at documents while drinking coffee.
Assistant Kim adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, smiling broadly.
His boss's sudden change in behavior must be related to that gold nugget.
How has Xie Lin been performing lately?
Xie Lin joined the R&D department last week, mainly responsible for document analysis and collection, which is a good match for his major.
Assistant Jin nodded: "The second young master is working very hard; he's like a completely different person."
Xie Wang paused in his work of flipping through documents, looking up thoughtfully: "He's changed so much?"
Assistant Kim: "Yes."
Xie Wang asked hesitantly, "This kid has been urged by his family for over ten years without making any progress, but suddenly he's become so motivated because of a childhood betrothal?"
Assistant Jin had other ideas: "I think it's less about the betrothed child's partner motivating the second young master, and more about the Zhao family's affair hurting him."
Xie Wang nodded: "It hurt my pride."
Assistant Kim: "That's right."
Xie Wang: "When you have time, have him come to my office so I can have a chat with him. Oh, and one more thing, I'm going to accompany Shuangjiang to look at houses this afternoon, so could you screen out some good options for me?"
Assistant Kim joked, "Are you preparing a wedding room?"