Chen Xian rested her elbows on the balcony, her eyes reflecting starlight, looking content, relaxed, and happy. She glanced at Gao Jianfei, her gaze softening further.
Gao Jianfei took a sip of beer, composed himself, and then said, "Xiaoxian, thank you so much. Once Xiaoxiao's leg is healed, I'll find another place to live and move out."
"Jian...Jianfei, what do you mean by that?" Chen Xian's face suddenly turned slightly pale. "What do you take me for?"
Gao Jianfei was taken aback, hesitated for a few seconds, and then said, "Chen Xian, we are colleagues, and at the same time, we are good friends. Really, I've been in the flower market for less than a month, and you are one of my few friends. You are a kind-hearted girl, and I'm so glad to know you."
"Good friends?" Chen Xian's eyes suddenly filled with disappointment and pain. "Jianfei, we...we're just good friends?"
Gao Jianfei sensed Chen Xian's mood, which instantly shifted from happiness to sadness and resentment. He was puzzled. "Xiao Xian, what's wrong? Uh, I know, I helped you last time, and you've probably been wanting to repay me. But let me tell you, don't take such a small thing to heart. It was just a small favor!"
Suddenly, Chen Xian seemed very agitated. She pressed herself tightly against Gao Jianfei, her arms wrapped tightly around his waist. "Jianfei, listen to me, I don't want to repay you... I have no way to repay you, I... I... I like you! Really! I have feelings for you! You give me a sense of security, a very comforting sense of security. With you, I feel safe, happy, and relaxed. I want to love you for the rest of my life, to stay by your side, to be with you, okay? Please promise me, okay?"
As the conversation progressed, Chen Xian became increasingly excited, and her grip on Gao Jianfei tightened.
Gao Jianfei was shocked! Stunned! Dumbfounded! Dazed!
This was the first time in his life that he had ever heard a woman confess her feelings to him!
He was extremely uncomfortable and completely unprepared. He instinctively pushed Chen Xian gently and said casually, "No... Xiao Xian, don't do this."
Chen Xian completely ignored Gao Jianfei, and just hugged him tightly, as if Gao Jianfei would disappear if she let go!
"Hey... Xiaoxian, I'm so dirty, I haven't showered yet! Don't hug me..." Gao Jianfei was very embarrassed. Although Gao Jianfei was a little confused, he had never had a night like this, hugging a girl so tightly. He was very embarrassed, so he made up an excuse, "Xiaoxian, I'm covered in sweat, and it's hot, I'm very dirty!"
Suddenly, Chen Xian pushed Gao Jianfei away. Facing the night sky, her face was filled with indescribable sorrow and pain. Tears welled in her eyes. But her tone had calmed down, "Give...give me a cigarette."
Gao Jianfei comforted her, "Xiaoxian, I really don't want to have a girlfriend right now. My family situation is very complicated, really."
"Give me a cigarette," Chen Xian said as before.
Having no other choice, Gao Jianfei took out a cigarette and, along with a lighter, handed it to Chen Xian.
Chen Xian lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and then coughed, but she ignored it and continued to smoke heavily. "Jianfei, I understand. You think I'm dirty because I used to be a hostess. I... I know. Okay, I'm going back to my room to rest. You should go to sleep early too." Two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks.
She returned the lighter to Gao Jianfei, turned and walked into the house. Suddenly, she stopped, turned back to Gao Jianfei and said, "Jianfei, I don't want to say anything anymore, but I have to tell you something... In the months I worked as a hostess, I never did anything that crossed any moral boundaries with any of the guests."
After saying that, she returned to her bedroom feeling very dejected. When she turned around, Gao Jianfei clearly saw that her shoulders twitched slightly a few times.
Chapter Sixty-Eight Mysterious Young Woman
Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Mysterious Young Woman
Seeing Chen Xian turn and go straight back to her bedroom without looking back, Gao Jianfei's mind was filled with the heartbroken expression that Chen Xian had just shown.
Gao Jianfei felt a certain area of his heart being touched by an inexplicable emotion! He felt a sense of loss welling up inside him, and he couldn't quite describe the feeling in his heart. It was just strange and somewhat uncomfortable.
"Ugh... what on earth happened? Was it really my fault that I hurt Xiaoxian?" Gao Jianfei felt a surge of frustration. He smoked two cigarettes before returning to the living room. He took a cold shower in the bathroom, then lay down on the floor mat fully clothed, staring at the dark ceiling.
Yan Kui stopped watching the game, turned off the lights, and went to sleep on the sofa. Suddenly, Yan Kui murmured, "Xiao Gao, pluck the flower while it blooms, lest you break a bare branch when there are no flowers left."
Gao Jianfei turned over, ignored Yan Kui, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.
That night, Gao Jianfei's mind was in turmoil... One moment he thought of his hometown, his disabled father, his mother who was in a vegetative state, and his hardworking but lonely aunt; the next moment, he thought of the vicious bearded man, the decisive and ruthless Chen Yaohui, and the mysterious and noble Liu Feng; then he thought of the two Level 2 ghosts he would be dealing with the next day; and then he thought of Chen Xian mustering up the courage to confess her feelings to him...
In short, Gao Jianfei tossed and turned all night, and didn't fall asleep until 3 or 4 a.m.
The next day, as soon as the alarm rang, Gao Jianfei rolled out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth. Chen Xian had also gotten up. She squeezed toothpaste onto Gao Jianfei's toothpaste and made him a glass of water. While applying face cream, she smiled at Gao Jianfei and said, "Jianfei, hurry up and brush your teeth and wash your face. I just went downstairs and bought some soy milk and fried dough sticks. We'll eat them together and go to work."
Gao Jianfei was taken aback. Looking at Chen Xian's expression, she seemed to have completely forgotten the unpleasantness of last night!
"Well, that's good, it avoids unnecessary embarrassment." Gao Jianfei smiled at Chen Xian, then washed his face, brushed his teeth, and went out for breakfast.
Chen Xian's attitude towards Gao Jianfei remained unchanged, which helped Gao Jianfei return to normal after he had been feeling somewhat down.
After breakfast, the two went to Alice Company, to the planning department office.
Gao Jianfei went to work as usual, translating documents, printing contracts, and joking with his colleagues as usual... However, at 10:30 a.m., Gao Jianfei received a text message from an unknown number.
"Hehe, hello."
"Huh?" Gao Jianfei stared blankly at his phone. "Who sent this text message? The phone number is unfamiliar! Could it have been sent to the wrong number?"
"Excuse me, who are you? Did you send this to the wrong number? I don't have your number saved in my contacts." Gao Jianfei immediately replied with a text message.
"That's right! You are Gao Jianfei." Soon, a text message came back from the unknown phone number.
"You...you know my name? Then who are you?" Gao Jianfei pondered...When he left ZG City, he changed his phone number. Back home, only his father and aunt knew this number. And in Huashi, among the people he knew, whether it was Tang Bao, Feilong, Chen Yaohui, or Liu Feng, they certainly wouldn't send him such a strange text message! Of course, this text message couldn't possibly have been sent by a colleague from the office.
"Yes, I know you, but you don't know me. I just want to see you. Here's what I'll do: ask for leave from your company right now, then come out and I'll wait for you outside. Heh, go ask for leave immediately, I'll treat you to lunch." The unknown phone number replied to the text message very quickly.
Gao Jianfei felt increasingly that something was strange. He stopped communicating with the unfamiliar phone number via text message and made a direct call... "Hello, may I ask who you are?"
A soft, magnetic, and pleasant female voice came from the other end of the phone. "Hehe, Jianfei, I didn't expect you to call me directly. Well, go ask for leave, I'll be at your company entrance soon."
The voice sounds very mature, not like a little girl's voice.
"Um... I... I don't think I've heard your voice before. Who are you?" Gao Jianfei didn't give an answer but kept asking.
"Jianfei, why are you being so wishy-washy! Who am I? You'll know when we meet. Don't guess, you'll never guess!" A mature female voice laced with teasing. "Jianfei, I'm a woman, and it's broad daylight. Are you afraid to see me? Don't worry, I won't eat you up! Go ask for leave and come downstairs right now, okay?"
After saying that, she hung up the phone.
"Uh... this is strange." Gao Jianfei scratched his head. However, he couldn't detect any hostility in the voice; on the contrary, it even sounded friendly.
Gao Jianfei thought it made sense. It was broad daylight, so it wouldn't hurt to take a day off and go out to see the world. After all, he was skilled in martial arts and had throwing knife skills to protect himself. Even if he encountered danger, he would be able to escape without any problem.
With this in mind, Gao Jianfei, filled with curiosity, immediately went to Huang Cuiyun's office to ask for half a day off, and then hurriedly went downstairs.
Downstairs at Alice Company.
Gao Jianfei glanced left and right. Suddenly, a navy blue Porsche 911 drove up from the left intersection and stopped directly in front of Gao Jianfei.
The car door opened, and first, a pair of dazzlingly white, long legs stepped out. Black strappy high-heeled sandals added a touch of allure and a captivating charm that stirred a man's imagination.
Immediately afterwards, the owner of those beautiful legs got out of the car.
She was incredibly stylish, dressed in a simple yet sophisticated casual outfit. The skirt was quite short, and her skin was very fair and looked remarkably supple. She appeared to be in her early thirties, but there wasn't a single trace of the aging process on her face! Her features were beautiful, with a gentle and graceful charm in her eyes. Her figure and face were exceptionally well-maintained. In fact, this type of woman often possesses a charm that surpasses that of younger girls, because their mature and alluring allure is something that must be cultivated over time. They know better than younger girls how to dress, how to conceal their flaws, and how to accentuate their strengths.
Upon seeing this woman, a few words immediately flashed through Gao Jianfei's mind... "Is this the legendary top-quality young wife?"
As soon as the young woman got out of the car, her beautiful eyes swept over Gao Jianfei's face several times. Gao Jianfei clearly saw a very complex expression in her eyes!
It was an expression that mixed excitement, joy, nostalgia, affection, and intimacy...
"The person who sent me...the person who texted me, was...it was you?" Gao Jianfei asked, stunned.
The young woman continued to stare at Gao Jianfei, seemingly lost in thought.
“I…I really don’t know you,” Gao Jianfei quickly added.
It took the woman a good ten seconds to come to her senses. "Let's talk in the car!"
Indeed, that voice was the same mature and magnetic female voice that had just spoken to Gao Jianfei.
Chapter Sixty-Nine: Making You Handsome!
Chapter Sixty-Nine: Making You Handsome!
The stunning young woman climbed into the car and waved to Gao Jianfei, saying, "Jianfei, let's talk in the car!"
Gao Jianfei stood there, stunned. His mind was in turmoil… “Who is this woman? Who is she?”
Suddenly, the stunning young woman leaned out of the car, stretched out her jade-like hand, and actually grabbed Gao Jianfei's hand, forcibly pulling him into the car!
Gao Jianfei sat in the passenger seat, near the door; while the beautiful young woman sat in the driver's seat. She leaned forward to close the door. This action seemed somewhat ambiguous. Gao Jianfei was sitting upright, and the beautiful young woman's delicate body leaned over, her two soft breasts drooping slightly, just touching Gao Jianfei's legs!
"Wow! This..." Gao Jianfei was stunned.
Fortunately, the beautiful young woman quickly closed the car door, preventing Gao Jianfei from having any primal reaction. Then, she turned the steering wheel, and the car turned and drove to the left along the road.
"Heh, Jianfei, are you blushing?" The beautiful young woman smiled generously instead. "In front of me, Jianfei, don't be so reserved. Just... well, in terms of seniority, you should call me Auntie, since I'm... uh, no, since you're Feilong's younger brother, so just treat me as your older sister! Or you can call me 'sister-in-law' if you want."
The beautiful young woman spoke to Gao Jianfei in a manner that... she treated him like a younger brother she had known for many years, someone she was extremely close to. Uh, there was even a hint of kinship in her tone!
Gao Jianfei was initially completely bewildered, but when the young woman mentioned the name "Feilong," even the slow-witted Gao Jianfei immediately realized... "You're Feilong's wife?"
This person was none other than Feilong's wife, He Wanjun!
“Well, Jianfei, since you call Feilong ‘brother,’ then follow that relationship. Call me ‘sister-in-law.’” As she spoke, He Wanjun glanced at Gao Jianfei, her face showing eager anticipation.
Gao Jianfei dared not be impolite and quickly greeted her, "Hello, sister-in-law."
He Wanjun smiled with satisfaction, "Hehe, you really are a shy young man, you exude bashfulness in everything you do. Also, some of your clothes and actions are actually quite strange. Well, I'll explain it to you in detail when we eat later."
Her attitude towards Gao Jianfei was really good, just like a sister-in-law treating her own brother!
Gao Jianfei was dumbfounded again... What did this mean? Was it really necessary? Even if this woman was Feilong's wife, even if he should call her "sister-in-law," did she have to treat him with such intimacy? Good heavens, this was their first meeting! This was only their first meeting!
Moreover, to put it bluntly, what is the relationship between Gao Jianfei and Feilong?
Feilong only accepted Gao Jianfei as one of his own because of Tang Bao's influence, but Gao Jianfei only met Feilong once in his office when he was looking for a job! The two didn't exchange more than ten words!
In other words, Gao Jianfei and Feilong didn't have a particularly deep relationship, let alone with Feilong's wife!
However, Gao Jianfei sensed that the emotions He Wanjun displayed were absolutely genuine, not acting. Her kindness and affection for Gao Jianfei came from the bottom of her heart!
“It’s almost 11 o’clock,” He Wanjun said with a light smile. “Jianfei, you rushed to work this morning, so you must have just grabbed something quick for breakfast. I bet you’re hungry by now. Let me take you to eat. There’s a roast duck restaurant up ahead that’s supposedly pretty good. Let’s go try it out.”
With that, He Wanjun drove the car to the intersection ahead and stopped, getting out of the car with Gao Jianfei.
Directly ahead stood a very upscale restaurant, exquisitely decorated with an elegant touch. On its mahogany signboard were a few seal characters, which Gao Jianfei could vaguely make out… “Ancient Residence”.
The aroma of spices wafted from the restaurant, whetting the appetite.
"Welcome to the Ancient Home!"
Six tall, beautiful waitresses in cheongsams lined up at the restaurant entrance, calling out in clear, melodious voices. Their slight bows were impeccable in terms of etiquette.
"Jianfei, let's go inside, find a private room, and have a good talk." He Wanjun nodded to Gao Jianfei, indicating that he should go into the restaurant with her.
Gao Jianfei had nothing to say, returned He Wanjun a polite smile, and then went inside with her.
The two went up to the second floor and found a small, antique-style private room.
The private room was decorated in a classical style, with ancient calligraphy and paintings, antique porcelain, sandalwood incense burner, and even a guzheng (Chinese zither).
The waiter came in with the menu.
He Wanjun asked Gao Jianfei about his tastes, and Gao Jianfei replied repeatedly, "Sister-in-law, you decide, I'm not picky about food."
He Wanjun smiled and then ordered several specialty dishes, including roast duck, braised duck, and duck soup.
After ordering, the waiter left the private room. He Wanjun scrutinized Gao Jianfei for a minute, a slight hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes. She thought… “Jianfei is actually quite handsome, just like Jin Ge back then, but he’s so unsophisticated! His clothes, hairstyle, and even his demeanor all exude a strong rural vibe. Sigh, if Sister Bi saw her own son like this, she’d probably feel a little disappointed! But, well, Jianfei has just arrived in the big city; he needs some time. I’ll help him completely change his current image!”
Soon, the slight disappointment in He Wanjun's eyes was replaced by a sense of eager anticipation.
Although Gao Jianfei remained silent, he was quick to notice the hint of disappointment in He Wanjun's expression. He chuckled inwardly, "Sister-in-law, you're beautiful, elegant, and dressed in designer clothes. Your husband is a successful businessman. It does feel a bit out of place for you to eat with a country bumpkin like me."