Wen Qi's eyes flickered. "When I say 'warming the bed,' I mean that you must listen to me unconditionally in bed."
In the moonlight, the beautiful woman's face was as pure and holy as white jade. Wen Cheng never put himself in a position of being at a disadvantage. The most he asked for was just to let Qi Ge have a few more bites. He knew that Qi Ge liked this, and as a qualified partner, he had to learn to be tolerant.
"No problem!" Wen Cheng patted her chest and assured him.
Wen Qi smiled meaningfully, then kept his promise: "I chose to make games because of this industry."
Wen Cheng held her breath.
"It makes more money." Wen Qi stated this reason very frankly.
Forehead!
What autism, what melancholic persona? How did he get led astray by an outsider today? If he didn't make money, would he still be Brother Qi?! Wen Cheng felt a huge weight lifted from her heart, followed by deep regret. She had probably forgotten how she lost 7.5 million yuan a few months ago! Wen Cheng lamented bitterly!
I feel like I've been ripped off again!
"Qi, come down and admire the moon!" Grandpa Wen called from the doorway.
"Who are you chatting with? You seem so happy. Could it be my granddaughter-in-law?" Grandpa Wen asked cryptically.
Startled, Wen Cheng sat up abruptly and hurriedly pressed the hang-up button.
Looking at the busy tone on his phone, Wen Qi realized for the first time that he must remember to lock his room next time he goes back, otherwise if Wen Cheng is caught staying with him next time, he won't even have a place to run away.
"Grandpa, he's hung up," Wen Qi turned around.
Grandpa Wen pouted in disappointment, "I still wanted to see her one more time."
Wen Qi smiled slightly, "Your granddaughter-in-law is shy."
Luckily, Wen Cheng hung up the phone beforehand, otherwise she probably would have been too embarrassed to sleep for the first half of the night.
Wen Qi promised to go downstairs to admire the moon later, but the moment Grandpa Wen closed the door, Wen Qi's smile vanished completely, replaced by an unyielding chill and gloom. He slowly walked to his personal bookshelf. Chengcheng didn't like reading, so she rarely came near this place. Wen Qi took out an ordinary book with a black cover from the fourth shelf.
He randomly flipped through the pages, and the page stopped at a page with a photo tucked inside. The photo showed a young couple, and as he gently stroked the slightly yellowed photo, Wen Qi felt as if he could feel the warmth within it.
He lied to Chengcheng, but he couldn't tell her the real reason. Chengcheng was such a pure person, and he hoped that she could never get close to his own darkness.
For the two days after finishing filming, Wen Cheng spent her time shopping for local specialties, including gifts for her parents, grandfather, and Aunt Li. She even bought a gift for Wen Yunyi. She felt like she had more money than she could ever spend. Even though she kept buying without blinking, her bank account didn't show more than 10,000 yuan in two days.
There was no other way; Wen Cheng didn't believe in jade or stones. He bought things with practical significance, eager to see his family members moved to tears by his sincerity.
The two-day shopping spree ended very quickly, and the filming crew boarded their return flight.
As soon as she boarded the plane, Yan Luan handed her a red amulet for good luck. Wen Cheng was surprised that Yan Luan, at such a young age, would think of such things.
Yan Luan said earnestly, "It was obtained from a temple on the mountain. The master said it's especially suitable for you and will ward off bad luck."
“Hey! What bad luck did I have?” Wen Cheng paused abruptly after saying this.
Yan Luan, with his strikingly handsome face, criticized mercilessly: "For example, breaking a bone on flat ground, or finding a maple leaf to send yourself into a cave."
Um, Wen Cheng lowered her noble head somewhat ashamed, it seems there was such a thing.
As the plane was about to take off, everyone took out their phones and turned off the signal. Wen Cheng glanced at the phone out of the corner of her eye and unfortunately saw Wen Qi's phone pendant. This, this is not it!
Wen Cheng glanced to the side and saw that Xie Nianyu had also taken out her phone, which looked exactly like a ridiculously childish pig-headed doll!
Seemingly sensing Wen Cheng's surprised gaze, Xie Nianyu turned around as if she understood what Wen Cheng meant, and asked innocently, "Is it cute?" She seemed very satisfied with the gift.
Wen Cheng turned back to Yan Luan for confirmation. It hadn't been that long! Yao Xingwei could still refuse and test his patience, but Nianyu was completely different. She had delicate skin and felt like she would cry for a long time if she was hit.
Yan Luan looked at Wen Cheng, puzzled. "Brother Cheng, what's wrong?"
Are you pretending to be stupid, or do you really not understand?!
"It's nothing, I just think your pendants look quite similar," Wen Cheng said indirectly.
Yan Luan's eyes flashed, as if she understood something, and then she quickly took the pig head doll from her phone and handed it to Wen Cheng.
"Brother Cheng, take it if you like it." Yan Luan said calmly, without revealing any hidden agenda.
"Ah, no, I was just asking. I didn't want this. You already gave me a good luck charm." No matter how much Wen Cheng dotes on his brother, he can't really take away the witness to their budding love. That would be too cold-blooded and heartless of him to be a brother like that!
Seeing that Wen Cheng didn't want it, Yan Luan put it back and then took out another new pink pig head doll from his bag. "The boss had a promotion the other day, buy two get one free. Nian Nian likes pigs, and when I bought it, Brother Nian Yu happened to be next to me. He also likes pigs, so I gave him the free one, cough cough."
Wen Cheng:
A soft chuckle suddenly sounded beside her, and Xie Nianyu's face revealed a triumphant smile.
Suddenly, black feathers floated out from the little angel.
Just five minutes before takeoff, an unexpected guest entered the first-class cabin—it was Fei Shuo, whom we hadn't seen in a long time.
He was wearing a custom-made niche suit, exuding an undeniably domineering, handsome, and arrogant aura. With his hands in his pockets and sunglasses on, he strode in and immediately spotted Wen Cheng sitting in the aisle.
"Hmph, what a coincidence," Fei Shuo sneered as he took off his sunglasses. His over-the-top, chuunibyou aura made Wen Cheng feel like her shoes were about to be knocked off by him any second.
Wen Cheng greeted him conservatively with a "hello."
“I’m not good,” Fei Shuo said, breaking with the script. The “appreciation” he had shown for Wen Cheng at the beginning was long gone from his eyes. “This is the third time we’ve met by chance, but this time I won’t be so shameless as to ask for your contact information. Do you know why?”
Fei Shuo's cold attitude was exactly like that of a resentful husband from a wealthy family making a triumphant comeback.
"Can I not know?" Wen Cheng asked sincerely from the bottom of her heart.
Fei Shuo:
"Hmph, you're just saying that!" Fei Shuo's face flashed with a fleeting embarrassment. "Let me tell you, ever since last time, I've decided to stop chasing after him. Heh, Wen Cheng, in the end, you're just someone around him. Don't think too highly of yourself."
"Cough cough cough cough!" Even Wen Yunyi, who was sitting detached from the world, couldn't help but cough. He actually wanted to laugh, because he had never seen such a funny and confident person before, but considering the other person's status, he suppressed it almost as if he were suffering internal injuries.
"...Try reading fewer books about domineering CEOs; it'll make it harder for you to fit in with us," Wen Cheng said, subtly revealing the truth.
The imagined world of Wen Cheng's furious outburst ultimately didn't materialize. Although Fei Shuo was dissatisfied, he still held back, only adding somewhat disgruntledly, "From now on, you're not allowed to mention his name casually."
"Whose name?" Wen Cheng asked, puzzled. She searched her memory for a moment and finally realized, "The little white rabbit isn't black?"
"Cough cough cough! You're not allowed to mention his name!" Fei Shuo's eyes were almost red.
"Thud!" Xie Nianyu's phone suddenly fell to the ground next door.
At this critical moment,
"Sir, please fasten your seatbelt. This flight is about to take off." The flight attendant walked in.
Fei Shuo finally snorted, found his spot—the furthest corner from them, where there was no room for any communication.
Wen Cheng and Yan Luan both breathed a sigh of relief, finally managing to get this domineering CEO away.
On the way back, Wen Cheng and Yan Luan still enjoyed their meal, but Xie Nianyu suddenly became depressed and eventually refused to have lunch.
As soon as they got off the plane, Wen Cheng forgot most of what had happened on the plane. The driver came over as soon as they left the airport. It seemed like a long time had passed for the two Wen brothers, but they finally went home together again.
"Mom and Dad, I'm back!" Wen Cheng dragged her luggage through the door.
It was just after get off work, and the whole family was waiting for them in the living room.
Author's Note:
Good night~
Chapter 91 Apology
Following behind, Wen Yunyi also called out to everyone, "Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Big Brother, I'm back."
As he spoke, Wen Yunyi's voice trembled with emotion; this was the first time he had been away from home for so long.
As the head of the family, Wen Yongwang spoke up, "Chengcheng, Yiyi, come sit down. Now that the whole family is here, let's have an open and honest talk about this matter."
Wen Cheng put down her luggage and obediently walked over. She immediately met Wen Qi's gaze on the single sofa. To avoid arousing suspicion from her family, Wen Cheng was about to move to a more spacious seat when she was suddenly pulled back by Qi Ge. Wen Cheng ended up squeezing in next to Wen Qi, the single sofa barely accommodating two grown men.
Before Wen Cheng could say anything, Wen Qi preemptively accused her, saying with seven parts joke and three parts indulgence, "You've only just gotten back and you're already clinging to me? I don't have anything to offer you."
Wen Cheng: My fist has hardened.
Grandpa Wen quickly stepped in to defend Chengcheng, saying, "What's wrong with Chengcheng being clingy? Once you're married and have children, you won't have the chance to have your little brother clinging to you like this anymore!"
A smile gradually appeared in Wen Qi's eyes, but he pretended to frown and snorted with dissatisfaction, "Fine, with Grandpa protecting you, do as you please."
Wen Cheng felt that if anyone in the family tried to take his brother's Best Actor title, he would be the first to object.
He wanted to stand up and fight back, but Wen Cheng's hand was held tightly by Wen Qi, and he had no chance of escaping. He was doomed to be with Wen Qi for the rest of his life.
After this little incident, the atmosphere in the family became serious again.
"As parents, we also need to reflect deeply on this matter. First of all, Chengcheng, Dad should apologize to you. When we first brought you home, we didn't take the opportunity to have a proper talk with you, which made you feel insecure and caused you a lot of disappointment. Also, you did some willful things afterward, and your parents only had their own opinions about you. We never fulfilled our responsibilities as parents to educate you." Wen Yongwang sighed heavily, and Wen Yin, sitting to the side, nodded in agreement.
“Dad, you’ve already done so much,” Wen Cheng tried to comfort him. “Really, you’ve already done so much by bringing me back and giving me a home.”
These were all Wen Cheng's honest thoughts; there was no pretense of innocence involved. As she spoke, Wen Cheng felt Wen Qi's grip on her hand tighten slightly, and she gripped his hand back.
And, I also met such a wonderful person!
Wen Yongwang looked at the sensible Wen Cheng with emotion and told her what he had been thinking about these past few days: "Chengcheng, your mother and I have discussed it and we're going to hold a banquet for you so that everyone in the industry can get to know you. Also, we'll announce your identity at the company. You've been training for three months now. I talked to your department head, and he said that you've done a great job these past three months. In terms of technical skills, you're even better than many people in the department. Dad is very pleased."
"Announcing your identity?" Wen Cheng's first reaction upon hearing this was that everyone would know he was Brother Qi's brother. If he and Brother Qi were to slip up one day, the Wen family might become a laughing stock in the industry. How would his father face the employees' stares at the company then?
Wen Qi immediately noticed the worry in Wen Cheng's eyes and said, "Yes, I brought this up with Dad. We can't let you work at the company for a few years before telling everyone your true identity. It's not like it's anything shameful. Not revealing your identity is just to train you. Revealing your identity is also to help you have a better life at the company. And those people in the industry need to see your importance in the Wen family. These things should be put on the agenda."
“But…” Wen Cheng looked at Wen Qi in confusion. Didn’t he understand her worries?
"But what? Once everyone knows who you are, they can use my private elevator whenever they come up for a meal. Aren't you happy?" Wen Qi raised an eyebrow, his expression inexplicably imposing.
Wen Cheng and Wen Qi exchanged a glance, and Wen Qi instantly understood what he was planning.
He really is a cunning old fox!
“Okay then,” Wen Cheng nodded, a vague feeling in his heart that his life would change significantly after the matter was made public.
For example, she no longer had to sneak around to her boyfriend's office; secondly, the rumors about her and Brother Qi would be dispelled. This thought made Wen Cheng feel somewhat unhappy.
Next was Wen Yunyi. Wen Yongwang didn't speak about Wen Yunyi's matter; it was Wen Yin who spoke, "Yiyi, let your mother talk about your matter. I've always been biased towards you in the past. If it weren't for your father and your brother, I might not even realize how big a mistake I made."
Wen Yunyi, his eyes red, grasped Wen Yin's hand, "Mom,"
Wen Yin took a deep breath, squeezed Wen Yunyi's hand back, looked at Wen Cheng, and continued, "I spoiled you and didn't teach you what you shouldn't do, so you did a lot of bad things before, including ostracizing Chengcheng. Even when you two were at each other's throats, I didn't realize the problem. I always stood in your shoes and thought it was because Chengcheng was too noisy, and that it was my fault as a mother."
Wen Yin had never admitted her mistakes so readily in her life. She had suffered hardships in her youth, but she was protected by her parents as a child, by her husband as an adult, and now she had an eldest son who could shelter the family from the storms of life. She rarely needed to reflect on herself, admit her mistakes, or analyze her selfishness; the process itself was extremely painful.
"Mom, stop talking, let me say it," Wen Yunyi wiped his eyes. He had thought about all sorts of problems, but he had never imagined that his parents would reflect on things like this. But ultimately, he knew that his parents both wanted this family to be happy.