At that moment, Wen Qi's gaze was drawn to a small, diamond-encrusted bone necklace...
It feels strangely fitting for Wen Cheng's temperament.
Author's Note:
The author had some real-life matters to attend to today, so there won't be as many updates. Sorry, my little darlings!
Chapter 28: It's studded with diamonds!
Wen Cheng hesitated for a while in front of the necklace. The sales assistant at the counter was much nicer than the one who sold him the belt. She didn't rush Wen Cheng to buy it, but patiently explained the value of the necklace and who it was suitable as a gift.
After thinking it over, Wen Cheng decided to buy it. After all, Gu Yuning was not just anyone, but his future sister-in-law. If he was generous to his sister-in-law now, he would have a warm safe haven when his brother wanted to teach him a lesson in the future!
Wen Cheng confidently took out her money, then tilted her head and looked at Wen Qi, who was reaching into his pocket not far away, before trotting over to him.
"Brother Qi, what did you buy for your wife, cough cough, what did you buy for Sister Yu Ning?" Wen Cheng looked curiously at the counter in front of him, but it only contained men's items.
Wen Cheng's top curl twitched! He understood. Brother Qi was looking for something special. When Sister Yu Ning opened her gifts, if only Brother Qi had given her a men's necklace, he would immediately stand out. Truly worthy of the title!
Wen Cheng immediately gave Wen Qi an admiring look.
Wen Qi reached out and tapped Wen Cheng on the forehead. Wen Cheng winced in pain, covered her forehead, and accused Wen Qi of his brutality with her eyes, but also stopped her strange fantasies.
Wen Qi gently reprimanded, "What nonsense are you thinking about? What did you buy?"
Wen Cheng got excited talking about this and subconsciously pulled Wen Qi's hand to the counter where the saleswoman was still packing his gift.
Wen Cheng naturally let go of Wen Qi's hand, while Wen Qi was still pondering the temperature that had lingered on his fingertips for just a few seconds.
Wen Cheng pointed to the swan necklace she had bought and boasted, "I have good taste, right? It cost almost 600,000!"
Wen Cheng proudly showed off her choice of gifts, her eyes practically sparkling.
Wen Qi nodded, a faint smile in his eyes. This price was just right as a gift; it wouldn't be too high and might give the recipient any ulterior motives, but it was still a token of his appreciation.
"Are you still having this style? I want one too,"
The boss's casualness made Secretary Zhao feel ashamed; he truly didn't care about those he didn't care about, you could say he was completely indifferent.
But Wen Cheng panicked, "How could you copy my idea like that?!"
The key point is that this is the first time I've bought a gift for my sister-in-law. How can your future husband be so perfunctory and even copy his gift!
Seeing Wen Cheng get upset, Wen Qi became interested and continued to tease her: "We're all family, calling it plagiarism sounds awful, I call it friendly borrowing."
Wen Cheng was so angry that her face turned as red as a pufferfish's. How could anyone describe shamelessness in such a fancy way!
The saleswoman secretly sized up the two. There was a height difference of about ten centimeters. Wen Cheng looked petite, with fair skin and a flawless complexion! Her curly brown hair looked so inviting to pet her. Meanwhile, Wen Qi, standing ramrod straight beside her, exuded an aura of unapproachability. His ridiculously handsome face only showed a flicker of emotion when looking at Wen Qi.
What did you just say? Family? She understood instantly!
This is just too adorable!
The counter staff rarely see two such good-looking boys, so their enthusiasm for serving them skyrocketed!
"Hello, besides the white one, we also have a black one of this necklace, made with black gemstones. The design is the same, and it's even a couple's set!"
The phrase "matching items" silenced the three people.
Wen Cheng was stunned, exclaiming that this industry really knows how to play the game!
Secretary Zhao, who had always kept to herself and treated herself as a mere tool, now only wanted to completely conceal her presence.
Wen Qi remained silent for a moment, his unchanging expression revealing nothing of his thoughts.
"Then let's take this one," Wen Qi said.
Secretary Zhao: Look what I've heard that I shouldn't have heard!
Wen Cheng looked at Wen Qi with a "you're crazy" expression. Who gives a gift that's a matching couple item?!
Wen Qi calmly accepted the gazes from both sides and said nonchalantly, "What's wrong with matching necklaces? When Xiao Ning finds a boyfriend, she can give one of the necklaces as a gift. If they get together, we'll have done our part. It's killing two birds with one stone."
Wen Qi's open and honest demeanor showed no sign of guilt, and Wen Cheng was truly persuaded. As expected of a businessman who always had a firm grasp on profits, and thinking about it from another perspective, if Brother Qi and Sister Yu Ning got together in the future, and Sister Yu Ning gave this necklace away, who would be thanking her? Of course, it would be Wen Cheng, who would become their matchmaker! Ah, no, their go-between!
Within three seconds, Wen Cheng agreed to Wen Qi's decision and urged Wen Qi to buy it quickly.
Only Secretary Zhao looked at his boss with a complicated expression.
He knows Wen better than anyone else. He would never do anything that is thankless or difficult. For example, now, the two brothers are giving a single girl two couple necklaces. What is this supposed to mean?
Wen Qi paid decisively. These two transactions would boost the cashier's monthly sales. Seeing such a good-looking couple made her incredibly happy.
After I bought the necklace, the sales assistant brought out a small black velvet square box.
Wen Cheng asked in confusion, "Is it buy one get one free? We bought two, miss!"
The saleswoman covered her mouth and smiled, but there was absolutely no mockery in her eyes. She said with great kindness, "No, this ring is only given as a gift if you buy two necklaces at the same time. If you two get married in the future, you can bring your marriage certificate to our store to collect your other half's ring."
Wen Cheng's face flushed crimson, and she quickly waved her hands, "No, no, no, we, we're not,"
Wen Qi reached out to interrupt Wen Cheng, smiled gently at the counter lady, and said, "Okay, thank you."
After saying that, he took the small black box and left the scene with Wen Cheng, who still wanted to explain.
The saleswoman paused for a moment, then suddenly gave a knowing look.
A tsundere, shy bottom and a calm, domineering top? I'm totally shipping them!
It wasn't until they got into the car that Wen Cheng calmed down, pouting somewhat unhappily, "Brother Qi, you didn't even let me explain, and everyone misunderstood that we were a couple, how could you tolerate that?"
"I can endure it," Wen Qi silently answered in his heart.
But then he pulled out a ring and said, "If we follow your explanation, we each bought our own things, so do you think this ring is a free gift? Besides, they make high-end luxury goods, do you think the ring they give away would be of any low quality?"
Wen Cheng's eyes lit up, and she eagerly took the box. She hadn't opened it before, but now that she did, it revealed a very simple silver ring with a novel design. The ring was surrounded by small diamonds, and on the far right was a perfectly cut diamond that looked like a falling shooting star.
Wen Cheng was eager to wear it on his finger, but his fingers were rather slender with small knuckles, so it slipped off as soon as he let go. Wearing it on his thumb, however, seemed a bit inappropriate.
He can't even wear such a nice ring?!
"I should have checked the size with the saleswoman!" Wen Cheng lamented.
Suddenly, Wen Cheng's eyes caught sight of Wen Qi's hand.
"Brother Qi, let me see your hand." Wen Qi's eyes were burning with desire.
Wen Qi's heart skipped a beat, but he showed a look of utter disgust on his face. "What?"
Wen Cheng very proactively took Wen Qi's hand, her thumb and forefinger supporting Wen Qi's middle finger, while her other hand held the ring and was about to slip it on.
Secretary Zhao, sitting in the front seat driving: Is this content that he can see without paying?
Wen Qi was stunned, his heart skipped a beat, and he only pulled his hand back when the cold diamond ring touched his fingertip.
"What are you doing?" Wen Qi demanded, his tone revealing a panic he himself couldn't perceive.
Wen Cheng was completely bewildered. "We can't waste it! If I can't wear it, why don't you try it on, bro?"
"I'm not married, why would I wear this?" Wen Qi curled his fingers in the shadows, his eyelashes fluttering unnaturally against his lower eyelids.
Wen Cheng thought for a moment, "Then let's wear it on the index finger. Who said you can only wear it on your wedding finger?"
Wen Qi sighed, "But this is an engagement ring! Have you ever seen an unmarried person wearing an engagement ring around like that?"
Wen Cheng thought about it and agreed, but wouldn't that be a waste? "Then you should keep it and use it for your wedding later," she said. "You can exchange it for another ring when you marry your sister-in-law, and that will be a beautiful story."
Wen Qi frowned slightly at these words. Keep it for his wedding? Does that mean Wen Cheng will also have such a ring in the future, and then be able to exchange it with someone else?
A feeling of depression suddenly welled up inside me.
Wen Qi said in a low voice, "Why think so much? I'll take this for now. Whoever gets married first in the family will get it."
Isn't there still Wen Yunyi? He'd rather give this ring to Qin Zhou first.
Qin Zhou, who inexplicably received an engagement ring...
Wen Cheng hummed in agreement, and for a moment the car fell into a strange and awkward atmosphere.
Wen Qi thought for half a minute and realized that he had just let his emotions show too much. This shouldn't be him.
Touching another small box in his pocket, Wen Qi achieved a strange balance in his mindset of "negative times negative equals positive". Instead of worrying about everything, it would be better to get along with Wen Cheng in a more honest way. After all, that silly girl prefers the usual way, doesn't she?
Wen Cheng was idly looking out the window when she suddenly felt something being handed to her by Wen Qi.
It was a white gift box, made of the same material as the one that held the necklace.
"Isn't this the necklace you bought for Sister Yu Ning, Brother Qi?"
"No, open it and take a look," Wen Qi placed it in Wen Cheng's palm.
Wen Cheng opened the gift box with a strange feeling, after all, this was the first time someone had given her a gift so formally, with a ribbon and a gift box.
"Minister Zhang told me today that your work attitude and ability are quite good, keep up the good work," and there is no problem with giving a gift here.
The warm orange slowly opened, revealing a bone-shaped necklace, with tiny diamonds set together, sparkling with dazzling light. A unique blue diamond adorned the upper right corner of the bone, its delicate charm exuding elegance.
only,
"Brother Qi, why is this a bone?"
Wen Qi said calmly, "It's studded with diamonds."
"No, bones aren't just for dogs,"
"Diamond-encrusted."
Is it appropriate for me to wear it around my neck?
"3 million."
"Thank you, brother!" Wen Cheng hugged him tightly, her enthusiasm undiminished, showing no trace of her previous hesitation.
Secretary Zhao in the front row was shocked by Wen Cheng's lack of backbone.
"From now on, you're my brother, and I'll take care of you for the rest of my life!" Wen Cheng was so excited that he forgot about the distance between brothers that Wen Qi had mentioned before. He hugged Wen Qi tightly and rubbed against him. Although there was some exaggeration involved, he was genuinely happy. Although Wen Qi was usually a bit stubborn, blunt, and liked to tease him, he was really good to him!
"Thanks for the invitation. I'm only 27 years old. If nothing unexpected happens, with current technology, living to be over a hundred years old shouldn't be a problem. It's not like you, who's only five years younger than me, need to start worshipping me now." Wen Qi returned to the front line of arguing.
Wen Cheng just chuckled, showing no anger whatsoever, and kept her hands wrapped around Wen Qi's neck, refusing to let go.
Wen Qi chuckled, but secretly raised his right hand from behind his back and ruffled Wen Cheng's curly hair, again and again, as if he was reluctant to let go.
The distance from the mall to my home is quite far, and with traffic congestion on the way, it took about an hour.