"But..."
ng Wanning hesitated for a mont, but still voiced the doubt in her heart, "Did you really just co to talk business? Why co to Kaiyang, and why show up here?"
Chen Cheng looked at ng Wanning, his eyes twinkling with amusent as he countered, "What do you hope I ca here to do?"
His tone was teasing, yet it quickened ng Wanning’s heartbeat.
She didn’t know how to respond, only lowering her head and whispering softly, "I don’t know..."
"Do you believe in fate?" Chen Cheng asked.
ng Wanning looked up, nodded, then shook her head, and nodded again.
"I wasn’t a believer at first," Chen Cheng paused, "until I t you here."
ng Wanning’s heart skipped a beat.
What did he an by that? Was he implying sothing?
ng Wanning dared not think deeper; she feared she might be reading too much into it.
"I..." She opened her mouth, but didn’t know what to say.
"Since I passed you those pumpkin seeds, I’ve felt there might be so connection between us," Chen Cheng said slowly, "Though we haven’t interacted much, and the words we’ve exchanged don’t add up to even one of your operas, I always feel that you’re different."
"Is it compared to your other won?" ng Wanning asked directly.
Chen Cheng shook his head, "Each person is an independent individual; I haven’t compared you to anyone else."
"I just feel that you are special."
ng Wanning’s cheeks reddened even more, her heartbeat quickening, feeling as if she was being roasted over a fire.
Chen Cheng’s gaze was too intense, leaving her no escape.
"I, I..." she stamred, unable to complete her sentence.
Chen Cheng, seeing her flustered appearance, couldn’t help but laugh.
"I just wanted to tell you my true thoughts."
ng Wanning kept her head down, not daring to et Chen Cheng’s eyes, and could only ask softly, "What thoughts?"
Chen Cheng looked at her, his eyes so tender they seed they could drip water, "I find you very cute, very innocent, and very kind."
He offered an olive branch, "You don’t know much about , right? Why not take this opportunity to get to understand better?"
"Are you asking to stay?" ng Wanning bit her lower lip.
Chen Cheng t her gaze, "If you want to stay, I would certainly welco it."
He didn’t answer directly, but gave the choice to ng Wanning.
ng Wanning fell into a fierce brainstorm.
Chen Cheng was right; there was sothing about the man before her that captivated her, but they had t too few tis, and in Beijing, there weren’t just Xiao ier by Chen Cheng’s side but other won she had seen or not seen at all.
To stay, or not to stay, that was the question.
"Take your ti to think about it," Chen Cheng said calmly, without showing urgency, "We still have ti."
Xu Qiu, who had just finished ordering the dishes, returned to the private room, smiling broadly, "Mr. Chen, the dishes will be ready soon."
Chen Cheng poured a drink, saying to ng Wanning, "Eat more later, it should be to your taste."
"ng ng, we should head back to the county."
A voice ca from the doorway, and the two golden dragon buses had started their engines.
"Brother Cheng, I’ll go first," ng Wanning’s thoughts were in turmoil, "I, which hotel are you staying at?"
Chen Cheng: "I’m staying in the city, I’ll go back later."
"Oh."
ng Wanning pursed her lips, "Then I should leave first."
"Mm. Be safe on the road."
ng Wanning jogged out of the private room, while Chen Cheng watched her departing figure and took another drink.
"Mr. Chen, you are..."
"No rush," Chen Cheng drew his gaze back and poured another glass, "I’m not one to force things."
Chen Donghai, who had been silent until now, spoke up, "Manager Xu, no woman Mr. Chen takes a liking to can escape."
"Hey, you rascal!"
...
...
Sitting on the coach, ng Wanning was absent-minded.
She kept looking back, at the increasingly distant farmhouse; she was certain the person she wanted to see was there.
"ng ng, what’s wrong? You look so pale," her colleague Zhang Zhang noticed sothing was off and asked with concern.
"It’s nothing, I’m just a little tired."
ng Wanning forced out a thin smile, but her heart felt as though a bottle of mixed emotions had been knocked over—sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty; all were present.
"That man in the suit, do you know him?"
ng Wanning nodded, "I know him."
Zhang Zhang smiled and asked, "Is he chasing after you? He followed you all the way from Beijing."
"Don’t talk nonsense," ng Wanning responded seriously, "He’s not the type to chase after won."
"Not the type? I think he’s quite good at it!"
Zhang Zhang chuckled and spoke, "Look, Qianzhou is so big; if he didn’t co to chase after you, why would he co to Kaiyang? And to be at the sa farmhouse?"
"Brother Cheng is here for business."
"n always need so grandiose excuses for their actions."
Zhang Zhang tapped ng Wanning’s shoulder, "Be honest, haven’t you fancied him for a while now?"
"I..."
"What’s your relationship with him then?"
"We..."
ng Wanning hesitated, unsure of how to define her relationship with Chen Cheng.
Friends?
That didn’t quite seem right.
Lovers?
That seed even less appropriate.
"We’re just ordinary friends."
In the end, she chose the most conservative description.
"Ordinary friends?"
Zhang Zhang shook her head, "Would an ordinary friend chase you this far? And even know what you like to eat? I saw his female assistant keeping an eye on the kitchen for you."
ng Wanning’s thoughts drifted far away.
Chen Cheng’s care for her, his attentiveness, she had seen it all and rembered it deeply.
Never had a man treated her so gently, so carefully looked after her.
Seeing her silent, Zhang Zhang waved a hand in front of her, "Hey, what are you thinking about? Did your soul get snatched away?"
"Zhang Zhang!" ng Wanning stood up, "I’ve made up my mind."
"What are you going to do?"
ng Wanning hurried to the driver’s seat, "Sorry, I need to get off!"
...
...
Chen Cheng and his two companions walked out of the country restaurant, full and content.
Standing in front of the Audi, Chen Cheng checked the ti, "Shall we hang out a bit more?"
Xu Qiu and Chen Donghai naturally had no objections, but it was already dark, too late to visit the Grand Canyon.
Chen Cheng opened the rear car door himself and got in, "Let’s head back to the city, go to Jiaxiu Building, take a stroll and then all go for a foot bath."
"Alright, Mr. Chen."
Chen Donghai got into the driver’s seat and started the car.
Just as they were setting off, suddenly, a slender figure rushed in front of the car, spreading her arms to block their path.
"Screech—"
Chen Donghai braked urgently, the tires screeching against the ground, and Chen Cheng was jolted forward, his eyebrows knitting slightly.
"What’s going on?"
In front of the Audi’s bright matrix headlights, Chen Cheng saw her.
"Miss ng?"
Standing in front of the car, ng Wanning was breathing heavily, clearly having run here in a hurry, with fine beads of sweat on her forehead, but she paid no attention to that, her gaze locked determinedly on Chen Cheng in the back seat.
Inside the car, Chen Cheng was surprised to see ng Wanning return, but this was quickly replaced by a smile.
He knew she had made her choice.
He got out of the car and walked over to ng Wanning.
"Brother Cheng," ng Wanning took deep breaths, "I’ve decided to stay."
"Are you sure?"
ng Wanning t his eyes and nodded vigorously, "Yes, I’ve thought it through."
"No regrets?" Chen Cheng confird once more.
"No regrets."
ng Wanning spoke with conviction and seriousness, "You said I don’t understand you, right? I want to start understanding you," she paused, looking directly into Chen Cheng’s eyes and enunciated every word, "from this mont."
Chen Cheng saw her tender and brave self.
"Alright, let’s start understanding each other from this mont."
ng Wanning smiled brilliantly, just like when Chen Cheng first saw her.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Xu Qiu was truly amazed and whispered, "Brother Xiao Hai, is your Mr. Chen always this confident? Even when soone left, they can still co back on their own?"
Chen Donghai looked at Xu Qiu’s surprised face; he was long accustod to such occurrences, "I just said, the won Mr. Chen takes a liking to, none can escape."
The two stood quietly outside the car, the cool breeze of Nanjiang Canyon caressing their hearts.
"Get in the car." Chen Cheng gestured grandly, "I’ll take you for a drive."
ng Wanning didn’t hesitate and followed Chen Cheng to the back seat.
After getting in the car, Chen Cheng took out a tissue and handed it to her, "Don’t run next ti."
ng Wanning wiped her sweat, "I was just in a hurry..."
"Call next ti, no matter where you are, I will co to pick you up."
ng Wanning trembled as she wiped the sweat from her forehead, her cheeks becoming even hotter with Chen Cheng’s words.
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