He is flamboyant, unconventional, superficial, vain, arrogant, and extremely self-centered.
When Ji Mingshu childishly provoked him repeatedly, he thought that apart from her face, this girl was utterly worthless.
Fortunately, the two didn't have much interaction to begin with, and they saw each other even less after graduating from high school.
However, every time he returned to Nanqiao Hutong, he would passively hear some news about Ji Mingshu from the Cen family.
For example, what university she got into, what gifts she sent back from abroad, how beautiful she has become, and which boy is pursuing her.
There were a few informal encounters, but they were all just fleeting glances, and we didn't exchange a single word.
It wasn't until the high school's centennial celebration, when classmates organized a reunion, that he and Ji Mingshu officially reunited.
He and Ji Mingshu were in different grades, so they shouldn't have met at the reunion. However, the reunion after adulthood was not as simple as just reminiscing about classmates. It was just a way to establish connections and exchange resources within the circle.
To put it more realistically, useless people have long been excluded from the category of "classmates".
Strangely enough, Cen Sen still remembers that Ji Mingshu wore a silver-green halter dress that night.
The dress had a simple and elegant design, but its pleats were exquisite and intricate. As the wearer moved, the fine pleats swayed like ripples on water.
A very thin belt of the same color cinches her waist, making her waist appear even more slender and delicate.
When Ji Mingshu arrived, Cen Sen had already drunk quite a bit of alcohol.
He felt perfectly sober, but for a moment when he saw her, he mistakenly thought he was quite drunk.
Ji Mingshu's two uncles, one a businessman and the other a politician, both desperately needed the help of their in-laws.
At that time, Cen Sen happened to learn that they had secretly found a marriage partner for Ji Mingshu.
Their chosen marriage partner was the Su family, which started out in the textile industry in Jiangnan. The Su family had been developing in the north for several years and had made great achievements in both the political and business circles. Although they could not compare with the Cen family, they were already among the elites, with a strong momentum and unlimited potential.
I also know Cen Sen, the youngest son of the Su family. He's intelligent, emotionally intelligent, and handsome, and is the Su family's key talent to cultivate this generation. However, his private life isn't very clean; he's bisexual and indiscriminate in his relationships.
Thinking of all this, and looking at the beautiful woman with bright eyes and white teeth in front of him, Cen Sen felt a little regretful.
Perhaps it was from the moment he felt sorry for her that he began to have some vague thoughts, which is why he stepped in and took Ji Mingshu away when she accidentally drank the wine with added cooking wine.
In fact, Cen Sen originally wanted to take Ji Mingshu to the hospital, but Ji Mingshu sat obediently for only a few minutes before suddenly climbing on him, straddling him face to face, rubbing his face, and scolding him.
They criticized him for being a Western worshipper, for having poor taste in dating a naive girl like Li Wenying, and then went on to criticize him for breaking up with Li Wenying, saying that these two kinds of irredeemable trash should be locked up tightly and neither of them should be let go.
He drank a lot that night, and in order to take this heartless woman away early, he was even egged on to drink a glass of whiskey without ice, so he was already quite sober.
He didn't have time to think about where this woman got such a grudge from, that after several years they met again, she still remembered to give him a good scolding.
But no sooner had he finished scolding than Ji Mingshu took the initiative to kiss him again, kissing him from his lips all the way to his Adam's apple, like a lazy kitten, gently licking him little by little, her voice sweet, even scolding sounded like she was being coquettish.
Cen Sen was not a man of unwavering integrity like Liu Xiahui, and naturally, he could not resist such alluring temptations.
For a few seconds, he even wondered if this was some kind of trick by the Ji family to lure him in. But with the soft, fragrant woman in his arms, he surprisingly felt that falling for this trap wasn't so bad after all.
Perfect timing, he needed such an exquisite vase as a decoration.
The memory abruptly ended the moment he stepped into the hotel suite. Cen Sen opened his eyes, rubbed his brow bone, and reopened the documents on the table.
He's probably been too tired lately, because he's actually overthinking things because of something that kid, Pei Xiyan, said.
Ji Mingshu is his wife, so it's perfectly normal for him to compliment her on her looks and cuteness. It doesn't involve whether he's pursuing her or whether he likes her.
Nonsense.
But not long after, he stopped writing and picked up his phone to send a message to Ji Mingshu.
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Cen Sen: [When does today's recording end? I'm going that way anyway, I can pick you up.]
When Ji Mingshu saw this message, he was already exhausted and felt like a salted fish.
Running a renovation business is physically demanding; even ordinary people find it tough, let alone a pampered young lady like Ji Mingshu.
She leaned listlessly against the window and dialed Cen Sen's number, her voice weak and listless, "I just saw your message. I've finished recording. I'm so tired. I'll just go back by myself."
Cen Sen: "I've arrived."
Ji Mingshu subconsciously glanced out the window.
In a corner of the community parking lot, a familiar car had its hazard lights on.
Just then, the staff finished packing up the equipment and called out to her, "Teacher Ji, shall we go? The car is here."
She covered the phone and turned around, "Oh, no need, my husband is here to pick me up."
"Oh? Professor Ji, you're married?"
"I can't tell at all."
The staff were all extremely surprised that she was already married.
In fact, the production team would conduct some background checks on non-celebrity participants beforehand. However, Ji Mingshu was recommended by Meng Xiaowei, and the sponsor rejected the plan to create a CP with Li Che and to include her as a key subject in the filming. Therefore, the production team did not spend much effort on her as a decorative figure.
Furthermore, Ji Mingshu didn't have the habit of wearing a wedding ring, and being fashionable and young, no one considered marriage. Thus, their seemingly simple marital status became a blind spot.
Ji Mingshu didn't have time to explain these irrelevant things to them. She gave them a few perfunctory replies, went to the restroom to fix her makeup, and then couldn't wait to run downstairs.
She had been walking all day in high heels, and her legs were trembling. As soon as she got on the bus, she bent over and rubbed her calves, whimpering and complaining as if she wanted the whole world to hear her.
Cen Sen put down the documents and said casually, "You can wear flat shoes."
"?"
"What do you know? High heels are a woman's last stand! I'd rather die than wear flats to this recording!"
"..."
Cen Sen gave a curt "Oh" and continued reading the documents.
oh?
oh??
oh???
Ji Mingshu stared at him in disbelief for ten seconds. Seeing him so nonchalant and relaxed, while she herself was so exhausted that her limbs were weak and she was half paralyzed, she was furious!
She suddenly turned to the side, swiftly and neatly draping one leg and two legs over Cen Sen.
"It hurts, rub it for me."
She spoke with such conviction that Cen Sen turned to look at her, momentarily unable to tell whether she was being coquettish or giving an order.
After Ji Mingshu finished speaking, he shamelessly ignored him and started playing on his phone.
Cen Sen lowered his eyes and stared at her legs for a while, then remained motionless.
"It hurts! It hurts so much!"
Ji Mingshu moved a couple of times to urge him on, her tone carrying a hint of coquettishness that she herself was unaware of.
Cen Sen felt a slight stirring in his heart. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he actually slowly rolled up his sleeves and gently massaged her calves.
"..."
Really?
Ji Mingshu subconsciously shrank back.
Actually, she just wanted to cause a little trouble and torment this jerk, but who knew he would be so agreeable today.
Fortunately, she was good at accepting kindness from others, and soon she relaxed and settled comfortably in her seat, enjoying the exclusive service that cost thousands or tens of thousands per second.
It would be a real shame not to brag about Cen Sen's rare leg massage.
Ji Mingshu opened WeChat, wondering how to post something on Moments that wouldn't seem pretentious.
Suddenly, my phone vibrated; it was a message from Gu Kaiyang.
Gu Kaiyang: [Ahhhhh, sisters, hang in there!]
Gu Kaiyang: [Li Wenying's interview is out!]
Gu Kaiyang: [Let me show you the important part. I've never seen such a shameless person before!!!]
Ji Mingshu: [?]
Gu Kaiyang sent over a screenshot of an interview with a red banner.
The thumbnail showed the six large characters "Interview with Li Wenying" at the top. Ji Mingshu's heart skipped a beat. He clicked on it, glanced at it, and quickly grasped the key points—
Li Wenying: "I think that turning one's own writing into a movie should be the dream of every writer. The story I wrote is very... how should I put it, very special to me, and cannot be replicated."
...
Li Wenying: "Yes, actually many people know that this story is based on a real person, namely me and my first love. I once wrote an article on Weibo titled 'My First Love Got Married.' I didn't think much about it when I wrote it, nor did I expect it to be widely reposted. Later, because I was afraid of causing him trouble, I chose to delete it."
...
Li Wenyin: "I wanted to make this movie not because I didn't want to disturb him, but because I wanted to say that when people are young, they don't know how to cherish things. They are naive and reckless. Maybe because of my naivety and recklessness, I have lost him forever, but in another sense, we once had each other's best years."
...
Li Wenying: "Yes, this story is very important and meaningful to me, so I will do my best to present it in its most perfect form. I also hope that when it appears on the big screen, everyone can recall their youth and the years that they can never recreate. This is my most sincere wish for him."
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wish?
What utter nonsense! Does this little white lotus dare to say it to her face? If she doesn't smear this little white lotus's face with shit, she's not a member of the Ji family!
Ji Mingshu was losing control of the murderous aura within her body, and her legs suddenly twitched.
Seeing this, Cen Sen glanced up at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ji Mingshu's anger had reached her very core; she felt as if she could unleash a torrent of divine fire from the Xuan Que (a mythical bird). She held back, choking back her rage, and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing."
As a dignified and virtuous person, I absolutely cannot get angry!!!
Chapter 36
Even if you tell yourself not to get angry, if you can still remain calm and smile when faced with such a situation, you must be the reincarnation of the smiling Maitreya Buddha, radiating Buddhist aura.
For a few seconds, Ji Mingshu really wanted to shove his phone up to Cen Sen's face and let him see how his incredibly scheming ex-girlfriend was acting like a complete jerk.