Chapter 94 - 43: Tianyuan Hotel, Charity Auction (2)
Shen Yuchu tsked in exasperation. "Look at my brother, he’s so pathetic."
Zhou Jiawen retorted, "What do you mean, ’pathetic’? That just shows how much he loves her."
She then pinched Shen Yuchu’s waist. "See? You really don’t love me enough."
Shen Yuchu looked completely baffled. "Wait, what? What makes you think I don’t love you?"
’No wonder they say women are so fickle.’
’One moment, everything was fine. The next, she’s questioning whether I even love her.’
’Is it too much to ask for an instruction manual for women?’
Zhou Jiawen shot Shen Yuchu a fierce glare. "I’ve known you for this long, and I’ve never seen you give me that kind of pathetic, lovesick smile."
Shen Yuchu sighed and rubbed his forehead. Sensing a gaze that could kill from Zhou Jiawen, and wanting to avoid getting kicked out of the house, he could only explain in a soft, gentle voice, "That’s not it. Our story is ’school rivals to married couple.’ We used to be sworn enemies, and now we’re husband and wife. There’s no room for that kind of ’pathetic’ doting in our dynamic."
Zhou Jiawen gave Shen Yuchu an irritated eye-roll, then lowered her head and said nothing more, focusing on her food as if he didn’t exist.
Shen Yuchu felt mentally exhausted. ’I’ll never understand how this woman’s brain works.’
’If I didn’t love her, why would I have married her?’
’If I didn’t love her, why would I surprise her from time to time?’
’It’s not like I have nothing better to do.’
However, for the sake of marital harmony, he reached out, took Zhou Jiawen’s wrist, and said with a serious expression, "Zhou Jiawen, maybe I haven’t told you that I love you in a long time. But you can ask me every single day, and I’ll confirm it for you every single time."
Meeting Shen Yuchu’s deep, bottomless dark eyes, Zhou Jiawen couldn’t help but gulp.
’To be honest, she couldn’t even remember the last time Shen Yuchu had told her he loved her.’
’It was just that seeing Shen Yanzhi doting on Jiang Li had suddenly made her a little envious.’
’Just as Shen Yuchu had said, she and him had been sworn enemies back in the day.’
’If it weren’t for that incident, she and Shen Yuchu would have likely gone their separate ways after graduation, let alone gotten married.’
Feeling the heat from Shen Yuchu’s gaze, Zhou Jiawen turned her face away and mumbled, "Why are you suddenly declaring your love?"
Shen Yuchu pulled Zhou Jiawen’s hand to his lips for a kiss and said with a smile, "Because I felt like it."
Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Zhou Jiawen snatched her hand away. "I get it! Now hurry up and eat!"
If you ignored her flushed cheeks, you might think nothing had happened at all.
The hot pot dinner ended at ten. Jiang Li had snuck a few extra drinks when Shen Yanzhi wasn’t looking and ended up completely plastered. In the end, Shen Yanzhi had to help her get cleaned up and put her to bed.
Jiang Li’s daily routine consisted of thinking up tasks and having her assistants carry them out. Three days passed in this manner, during which several foundations were officially established and the short-form drama team was fully assembled.
Apart from the Dream Maker Foundation, the rest were all registered under Shen Yanzhi’s name.
After they were established, she endowed each foundation with 100 billion.
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「Tianyuan Hotel.」
Xie Wan opened the car door, and Jiang Li stepped out in five-centimeter heels.
She wore a smoke-gray suit, her hair fastened with a clip. With light makeup and a handbag, she looked crisp and professional.
Xie Wan felt a surge of apprehension. "Miss Jiang, are you sure you want to take me upstairs with you?"
Although she had been a housekeeper for many years and had built a network of contacts, she had never attended a charity auction.
Being suddenly asked to accompany Jiang Li, she couldn’t help but feel nervous.
Jiang Li couldn’t be bothered to waste her breath. ’The opportunity is there,’ she thought. ’If Xie Wan can’t seize it, that’s not my fault.’
She turned and walked into the hotel, her high heels going CLICK-CLACK-CLICK on the floor.
Seeing this, Xie Wan quickly locked the car and jogged to catch up. "Miss Jiang, wait for me!"
She knew, of course, that Jiang Li was giving her an opportunity. She was just afraid she’d mess it up and embarrass her.
’But seeing Jiang Li walk away without a backward glance, she realized that if she didn’t follow, she wouldn’t just lose this chance—she might lose her job entirely.’
Jiang Li stopped in her tracks, turned to look at Xie Wan, and said, enunciating each word clearly, "Xie Wan, you need to remember one thing. Right now, you represent me."