Shen Yuechuan puckered his lips and wore a mysterious smile.
He didnât say anything. Instead, he just lifted the cup to President Liu and then finished the wine.
âOhââ
Not only President Liu, all the people on the table understood what he meantâShen Yuechuan admitted it! Xiao Yunyun was definitely his!
President Liu was always appreciative of Shen Yuechuan and happily patted his shoulder, âYou have a pretty good taste! But this girl doesnât look like the other girls you have dated before. You used to like those hot spicy girls. Since when do you have a favor for freshness?â
Shen Yuechuan helplessly unfolded his hands. âIn othersâ words, it should be called asâmy karma.â
The Shen Yuechuan whom President Liu was familiar with was skillful at the negotiating table and casual in relationships. He had never put on such helpless but willing expression.
What was worse was that Shen Yuechuan didnât seem to feel anything wrong with it.
This was love.
As a senior, President Liu suddenly felt troubled. He patted Shen Yuechuanâs shoulder again. âYuechuan, you should cherish finding the right person. There is nothing destined to be yours... If you donât cherish the chance, she will belong to someone else. You have been messing around... Oh, no, you have been casual for so many years before your fateful âkarmaâ came to you. Itâs not easy.â
Shen Yuechuan revealed an expression of agreement and silently toasted with President Liu.
After his talk with President Liu, which was so catchy, the people at the table looked at Xiao Yunyun in a different way.
It was like as if there were an invisible label on Xiao Yunyun which said she belonged to Shen Yuechuan. Not to mention taking the wine for her, it seemed reasonable for him to stop anything from her.
Luo Xiaoxi praised Shen Yuechuan greatly with admiration in her heart.
Faced with a difficult question, Shen Yuechuan secretly led the man to the right answer. He not only protected Xiao Yunyun in the right way, but also left enough space for their futureâ
He actually said nothing about his relationship with her. It was all imagined by President Liu.
Even if he and Xiao Yunyun didnât end up together, he could answer him with âPresident Liu is too good at imagining,â which wouldnât disgrace Xiao Yunyun or him.
He had been taught by Lu Boyan, indeed!
Xiao Yunyun had a different opinion from what Luo Xiaoxi thought.
Xiao Yunyun was afraid that Shen Yuechuan would admit about their relationship in a joking way. She was even more afraid that he would just deny it directly.
But the result was that Shen Yuechuan neither admit it nor denied it.
Shen Yuechuan might not want to get involved with her but he didnât want to embarrass her at the same time. So he explained it ambiguously and let President Liu imagine the rest.
Thus, he not only took the wine for her but was not necessarily responsible for his words.
Xiao Yunyun didnât know whether to feel happy or sad.
But no matter what, Shen Yuechuan was considerate to her.
Thinking of it, Xiao Yunyun smiled and ignored all the curious eyes, pretending that she didnât understand.
When walking to the next table, Xiao Yunyun quickly walked to Shen Yuechuan and said, âThank you.â
Shen Yuechuan lifted his eyebrows. âNow you know why I asked you to follow me?â
âYes!â Xiao Yunyun nodded and the words just rushed out, âMaster, I decide to follow you from now on!â
It sounded so sweet.
Shen Yuechuan smiled with satisfaction. âItâs really rare for you to make the right decision.â
Xiao Yunyun felt that Shen Yuechuan might have misunderstood. âActually, I mean...â
âThere is no need to explain.â Shen Yuechuan touched Xiao Yunyunâs head. âI will agree to let you follow me for the rest of my life, okay?â
The rest of his life?
âNo, I mean...â
Xiao Yunyun wanted to explain but Shen Yuechuan was already walking ahead. He obviously ignored her explanation on purpose.
âDamn it!â
Xiao Yunyun had to catch up with him angrily and quietly swore to herself that she would never speak to Shen Yuechuan so casually.
For the next few tables, Shen Yuechuan drank the wine for Xiao Yunyun.
Shen Yuechuan wasnât feeling comfortable at the beginning and the excess wine added to his uneasy feeling. But after so many years in the business field with Lu Boyan, he had already learned how to cover it up.
No matter what his condition was, he could pretend as if nothing was wrong to keep the opponent from winning the chance.
After the last glass, Shen Yuechuan heaved a long sigh and shivered a bit.
Xiao Yunyun subconsciously held him. âAre you alright?â Her tone showed her worries.
Shen Yuechuan smiled and looked at Xiao Yunyun, âThis time Iâm really dizzy.â
It would be strange if he wasnât after drinking so much wine!
Xiao Yunyun supported him. âLet me take you to my room so you can rest.â
Shen Yuechuan glanced through the whole hall and said, âHundreds of people are watching. Is it okay for us to go to the room... while so many eyes are looking?â
âI mean taking you there to have a rest!â Xiao Yunyun stared at Shen Yuechuan. âTake those dirty thoughts off your mind and stomp on them!â
Shen Yuechuan lifted his eyebrows. âPeople may not see it as clear-cut as you...â
â...â Xiao Yunyun speechlessly observed Shen Yuechuan for a while. âNow that you still have those nasty thoughts, your condition canât be too bad,â then she pushed Shen Yuechuan away and said, âIâll find something to eat and you can go to anywhere you want to!â
Shen Yuechuan didnât go anywhere else. He just followed Xiao Yunyun with a smile.
Xiao Yunyun hadnât eaten much for breakfast and had been busy for the whole morning. She was famished at the moment. She walked to the table of the best men and bridesmaids and stretched her hand to help herself to the great feast.
The dishes were ordered by Luo Xiaoxi too. Except for the cooks in the hotel, Luo Xiaoxi invited foreign cooks and a cook who specialized in pastries from a five-star hotel abroad. Each of them were famous in the gastronomic field and could make sure that everyone would enjoy flavors that they would remember forever.
Xiao Yunyunâs hand grabbed some cream cheese baked lobster. But before she could enjoy it, the best man sat by her suddenly stood up, âYuechuan? Come here and have a seat!â
Xiao Yunyun looked over and saw Shen Yuechuan sitting beside her. The best man who had been on that seat switched to another empty seat.
Everyone else on the table looked like they knew about it but they wouldnât say.
âWhat on earth?â
Xiao Yunyun was crying inside when Shen Yuechuan intentionally placed a lobster on the plate in front of her. âArenât you hungry? Stop looking and eat.â
A maid of honor lifted her chin and said coquettishly, âBrother Yuechuan, Iâm also hungry.â
Shen Yuechuan took a look at that girl and said, âWell, Iâm not hungry.â
Everyone else started a fuss right away, âLook! You treat Yunyun and us differently. Either you like her, or you want something from her!â
Xiao Yunyun thought Shen Yuechuan had made them start the fuss on purpose, but it wasnât a problem to her!
Xiao Yunyun lifted her hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet. âDo you want to know the reason?â
âThere is no need for you to tell us. We already know,â a bridesmaid said smilingly, âYou and Brother Yuechuanââ
âThere is nothing between us!â Xiao Yunyun interrupted her, âThe reason why your Brother Yuechuan is nice to me is that Iâm the female cousin of his bossâ wife. If he dares to make me unhappy, I will ask my cousin-in-law to fire him!â
âThen you can ask your cousin-in-law to arrange him with a new job, which is to be your boyfriend?â Someone wisely added.
All of a sudden, the whole table burst into laughter.
Xiao Yunyun didnât expect it to develop like this. She had thought the proper words to explain. But compared with the laughter, her rebuttal would pale in comparison; it would be useless and it might make things even worse.
At last, Xiao Yunyun gave up on refuting and couldnât stop the flush on her cheeks.
Seeing the situation, Shen Yuechuan was not that uneasy and he even became even happier.
He leaned over and gave Xiao Yunyun a tip, âThey are fierce and experienced either in the entertaining field or the business field, so they are rough to deal with. If you donât want to be their topic anymore, just eat.â
This time, Xiao Yunyun followed Shen Yuechuanâs words without hesitation and ate the lobster which was as red as her face.
At the moment, only food could cure her injured heart.
The table was full of young people and the atmosphere was great. So they soon got enough of the food and proposed to play a game. They dragged Su Yicheng and Luo Xiaoxi in too.
The minute Luo Xiaoxi arrived, she said, âI donât care about what game you want to play or what rules you have made. I have only one requestâI donât want to drink anymore!â
Although there were best men and maids of honor coming to their aid, Luo Xiaoxi and Su Yicheng had inevitably drunk a lot. If they drank a bit more, they wouldnât be able to play.
âDrinking would be meaningless,â someone said, âWell, the rule should be simple and exciting. When anyone loses, he or she has to choose from Truth or Dare.â
âNo problem!â Luo Xiaoxi pulled Su Yicheng to sit down and looked excited. âWhat game are we going to play? Letâs discuss it!â
Everyone else was busy discussing what they were going to play while Xiao Yunyun kept moving to the bottom of the desk.
She could move downwards and then slip away. Then nobody would notice that she had escaped.
Yes, she escaped.
Xiao Yunyun didnât find that the rule of Truth or Dare was prepared for her and Shen Yuechuan. Several pairs of eyes were already fixed on her.
So the minute she made a move, somebody uttered, âYunyun, what are you doing under the table? Have you lost anything?â
Xiao Yunyun sat back with a dry smile, âNo, nope, the strap of the shoe just fell...â
By then, they already decided what to play.
Shen Yuechuan glanced at Xiao Yunyun and knocked on the table, âThen itâs settled. We can use the app of Haoziâs company to play with dice.â
Xiao Yunyun quietly lifted her hand up, âI donât know how to play it. Can I ask my cousin-in-law to play it for me?â
âGirl, are you kidding me?â someone smiled miserably and said, âYour cousinâs invisible power is enough to calm down the place. If your cousin-in-law comes too, we will be crushed, okay? Who would dare to play then? We will all have to kneel down and admit defeat to him!â
â...â Xiao Yunyun failed to smileâIt seemed that it wasnât such a great thing to have an incredibly competent cousin-in-law.
âThen, â Su Yicheng said, âYou can play. I will host for you.â
Xiao Yunyun was confused. âThe game needs a host?â
Su Yicheng didnât want to explain so he said, âYuechuan, you advised Haozi to develop the application. You should be the one to explain.â
Xiao Yunyun looked at Shen Yuechuan with confusionâ
Shen Yuechuan coughed and organized a simple explanation, âWe designed an app to replace the dice and its container. After shaking the cellphone, only the owner of the phone can see the number. The only bug is that itâs easy to cheat in itâafter an extra shake of your phone, the number would change.â
Xiao Yunyun soon understood. âSo, you need a host who can write everyoneâs numbers, making it useless for them to shake the phone again.â
Shen Yuechuan gave Xiao Yunyun a favorable look. âYouâre very smart!â
Xiao Yunyun shrugged and said, âBut I still donât know the rules.â