Chapter 67. Secretly Getting Married? The Drives-You-Crazy Kind (7)
Zhong Jiaren thought Shen Wan’s talk of bringing a game console to play with Fang Anshuo was just idle chatter, not something she’d actually do.
She really hadn’t expected that when she was about to go out the next day, Shen Wan would be by her side with a candy-colored, semi-transparent bag, looking all ready to go out. Inside the candy bag were indeed two phones specifically for gaming.
“Going out?” Zhong Jiaren kindly asked.
Shen Wan nodded quickly, “Jiaren, could you drop me off at the hospital first? I checked the route, it’s on the way. You can just let me off at the hospital entrance.”
“Alright,” Zhong Jiaren didn’t refuse. She was glad for Shen Wan to cause some trouble for Fang Anshuo. She didn’t suspect Shen Wan of having any ulterior motives; girls that age only knew how to play, weren’t so considerate, and some were even inconsiderate, like Shen Wan.
She was a bit curious about how Fang Anshuo would be tormented by Shen Wan today. If not for an important morning meeting, she would definitely have stayed at the hospital to watch the show. Zhong Jiaren felt she was being tortured by Shen Wan every day, yet somehow she was always busy whenever Shen Wan unintentionally messed with Fang Anshuo.
After dropping Shen Wan off at the hospital entrance, Zhong Jiaren drove away reluctantly.
Shen Wan thought: “188, do you think Jiaren is interested in me? Her reluctant gaze when leaving really made my heart flutter, I almost couldn’t control myself. Who could resist such a beautiful woman looking at you with those unwilling eyes?”
[188 was an honest system who didn’t understand the concept of “don’t crush people’s dreams.” He said, “Wan Wan, she’s probably just regretting not being able to see you mess with Fang Anshuo. That reluctant gaze really wasn’t directed at you.”]
Shen Wan’s smile disappeared, and she frowned, not saying anything. 188 found it puzzling; he was just telling the truth. Wan Wan’s temper seemed to be getting worse. Was it the influence of the body she was inhabiting? Oh, right, Wan Wan had said she wanted to act like a temperamental young lady, maybe she was just too into character.
As a good system for his host, he chose to forgive her. Hosts who could buy limited edition skins for their systems were rare, so he could overlook a few small flaws. They should be tolerant of each other.
When Fang Anshuo heard Shen Wan say she wanted to play games with him, he refused. The project in his hands was so important, and he had barely managed to convince his boss to let him keep up with it from the hospital. This rich young lady actually brought a game console to play games with him? If not for considering Shen Wan’s status, he would have cursed out loud on the spot.
This woman was really so inconsiderate, it was infuriating.
But he still smiled and said his hand wasn’t convenient due to the injury, not very flexible. He thought this excuse was good enough to avoid playing games with Shen Wan. He even said Shen Wan could sit to the side and play by herself if she wanted.
“So you’ll watch me play?”
Fang Anshuo smiled, “Wan Wan, you can sit to the side and play. I still have some company matters to deal with.” He pointed to a pile of folders beside him.
Shen Wan frowned, “Anshuo, your hand can’t even play games, how can you work so hard? With such serious injuries, why aren’t you resting properly? You’re really making me worry. I won’t allow it, I won’t allow you to work so hard, disregarding your own health. If something happens, what am I supposed to do?”
Fang Anshuo thought: What a headache.
“This project is very important to me and the company. If I don’t continue, there will be two consequences. First, I’ll lose the qualification to do this project. Second, it will cause losses to the company. Wan Wan, whatever we do, we need to see it through to the end and be responsible to the company and ourselves, don’t you think?”
“But you’re injured, can’t you hand it over to someone else?”
Fang Anshuo thought to himself, this rich young lady must be spoiled rotten. Well, that’s good. When he enters Shen Corporation in the future, Shen Wan won’t understand these things and won’t be able to interfere with Shen Corporation’s affairs.
“It’s just my work, it’s very important to me. Losing this project would affect my career. Although I wouldn’t lose my job, I’d lose the boss’s trust and might not get such good projects in the future. If I’m mediocre in the company, how can I afford to marry you?”
“I understand what Anshuo means,” Shen Wan nodded vigorously. “Is Anshuo worried about not being good enough for me? That my parents will object?”
Before Fang Anshuo could speak, Shen Wan continued, “Anshuo, don’t worry. If my parents really don’t agree, I won’t give up on you. If it comes to that, I’ll voluntarily give up my status as the Shen Corporation’s young lady and live an ordinary life with you. I’m not cut out for that anyway. Being able to be with the person I like is what’s important, whether poor or rich doesn’t matter. What’s important is that we truly love each other.”
The smile on Fang Anshuo’s face gradually stiffened. Give up her status as the Shen Corporation’s young lady? What a joke. If Shen Wan really gave up her rich young lady status, what use would there be in him approaching her?
To prevent Shen Wan from giving up, Fang Anshuo had to start persuading her earnestly. He talked for a long time, saying all sorts of things, even expressing how guilty he would feel if she did that, until his mouth was dry. It was his first time realizing that dealing with a rich young lady could be so exhausting.
As it approached noon, Shen Wan felt a bit hungry and finally reluctantly agreed to Fang Anshuo’s words, saying she wouldn’t cut ties with her parents. Fang Anshuo was finally at ease, not realizing that Shen Wan saying she wouldn’t cut ties with the Shen couple was different from giving up the family’s wealth. Shen Wan ordered takeout for him, and when it arrived, Zhong Jiaren came to the hospital, saying she was there to pick up Shen Wan and take her to lunch.
Fang Anshuo couldn’t wait for Shen Wan to leave. If this happened every day, how could he get any work done?
“Where shall we eat?” Zhong Jiaren asked.
Shen Wan rested her chin on her hand, “Isn’t there a private kitchen nearby? The food is quite good. I remember you seem to have a VIP card for that place, the kind that allows reservations anytime, right?”
“You remember quite clearly,” Zhong Jiaren said, a bit exasperated. “Fine, let’s go to that private kitchen.” Given her status, it wasn’t strange for her to have such a VIP card. She just hadn’t expected Shen Wan to know about it so clearly.
She remembered seeing the takeout Fang Anshuo was eating earlier in the hospital, which seemed very ordinary, just the kind from a delivery app. It wasn’t even up to the standard of a regular restaurant. Given Shen Wan’s personality, shouldn’t she have ordered directly from a big hotel for Fang Anshuo?
“Do you want to bring back a portion for your Fang Anshuo?” Zhong Jiaren tried to remind her.
Shen Wan quickly shook her head, “Better not. Anshuo cares too much about face. If I bring him such expensive food, he’ll definitely feel uncomfortable and hurt his pride. Let’s just eat ourselves, no need to bring him any. Although I actually want to bring him some, I respect him and believe that one day he can obtain a VIP card like yours through his own efforts.”
Zhong Jiaren laughed softly: Keep dreaming.
As if starting from scratch was so easy. With her around now, Fang Anshuo’s dream of taking over Shen Corporation was just that – a dream. Hearing that Shen Wan wasn’t bringing food for Fang Anshuo, Zhong Jiaren was in an extremely good mood. She even ate an extra bowl during the meal.
As for Shen Wan, she seemed to eat even more than Zhong Jiaren. She ate three bowls of rice by herself, as if she had just been released from prison. By the end, only a bit of soup was left in the few dishes on the table.
“Are you full?” Zhong Jiaren tentatively asked, “If not, shall we order a couple more dishes?” Inwardly, she was thinking, eating so much, how could she not be full?
Shen Wan very elegantly wiped her mouth with a napkin, “It’s fine, I usually only eat until I’m 80% full. That’s enough, no need to order more. I need to control my portions, otherwise I’ll get fat.”
Very good, controlling portions. Three bowls of white rice, six dishes, Shen Wan ate most of it. And this was controlling portions, eating until 80% full? Were they using different units of measurement?
“Jiaren, the food here is really delicious. It’s green, environmentally friendly, and healthy. Let’s eat here for lunch every day.” Shen Wan was utterly shameless. “If you’re too busy to come, you could actually lend me your VIP card to use. But…” She paused, frowning, “Then I’d have to take a taxi here alone. Sigh, because of the psychological shadow from last time, I don’t dare to drive, and I’m even more afraid to ride in a stranger’s car. I was thinking, the company isn’t far from the hospital to here, and we could eat together, which is quite nice.”
“Alright, we’ll come here for lunch from now on.”
Zhong Jiaren felt that last time’s incident had really scared Shen Wan. Accompanying her to eat at this place was a form of compensation. Actually, this girl was just a bit stupid and carefree, misplacing her true feelings. Now that she was watching over her, even if Shen Wan liked Fang Anshuo, she wouldn’t be taken advantage of. It’s just that Fang Anshuo wasn’t a good person.
Fang Anshuo thought Shen Wan wouldn’t come in the afternoon, but she did. However, she didn’t bother him, just sat to the side playing games. She wore earphones, but having someone sit beside him still made it hard for him to concentrate. He really wanted to tell Shen Wan not to come anymore, but was afraid of hurting her feelings.
Shen Wan came again the next day, staying until noon, casually ordering some takeout for him. As for herself, she was picked up by Zhong Jiaren to go to the private kitchen, eating her “Shen Wan style” 80% full meal. Zhong Jiaren gradually got used to Shen Wan’s definition of 80% full.
On the third day, Fang Anshuo applied for discharge, saying he had recovered. The doctor didn’t stop him; his injuries weren’t severe, and he just needed to be careful in daily life. He needed to get back to the company quickly to finish the project, without being affected by Shen Wan. Without Shen Wan’s disturbance, he felt everything was fine. The downside was that his body still ached vaguely, and his face was still a bit swollen, causing daily gossip among his colleagues.
During the final stage, Fang Anshuo was told by his boss that when it came time to hand over to the client, they would send someone else.
Fang Anshuo was stunned for a moment, “Mr. Qin, I can do it.”
“I know you can, and you’ve done well. It’s just…” Mr. Qin looked at Fang Anshuo’s swollen face with various injuries, “The injuries on your face haven’t healed yet. Is it appropriate to meet clients like this? You’ve worked hard for so long, you should rest and recover properly. Once you’re better, you can handle things for the company again. Your bonus for this month won’t be reduced.”
Fang Anshuo was speechless. He had forgotten that his current appearance really wasn’t suitable for meeting that big client. For a moment, he felt a lump in his throat and couldn’t say anything. The project he had worked so hard on was now going to be credited to someone else, and all he could do was feel angry inside, not daring to do anything.
When Shen Wan heard about this, she was overjoyed.
When Zhong Jiaren found out, she also laughed out loud in her office. She might have been happy, unconsciously opening the surveillance feed of Shen Wan’s room, just in time to see Shen Wan laughing heartily, not knowing what funny program she was watching. Seeing Shen Wan so happy, she couldn’t help but remember Shen Wan’s expression of enjoyment while eating at the private kitchen.
Unconsciously, she dialed Shen Wan’s number. Only when she heard the voice on the other end did she realize what she had done.
How could she be calling that stupid girl? But the call had already connected, and it wouldn’t be good to hang up.
“Jiaren, what’s up?”
“Want to go eat? The same place.”
Shen Wan pretended not to know, “Did something good happen? You sound very happy.”
“There is some good news, thought we’d celebrate a bit. So, want to go?”
“Let’s go, I’m hungry anyway.”
The corners of Zhong Jiaren’s lips curved into a smile, “Then eat more today, don’t just eat until you’re 80% full, eat until you’re 100% full. Eating a bit more occasionally won’t make you fat.”
She really didn’t understand how Shen Wan could eat so much and not gain weight. So eating until 100% full shouldn’t have any impact.
Later, Zhong Jiaren wanted to take back those words.
“Jiaren, is something wrong?” In front of Shen Wan were many empty plates. “Jiaren is right, eating a bit more occasionally won’t have any impact.”
Zhong Jiaren counted the plates on the table. There were over a dozen empty plates. Was she still not full? Now she suspected that Shen Wan had only been eating to 50% fullness before.
“Then eat slowly. Order more if it’s not enough.”
“Mm-hmm, I won’t be polite with you. We’re family after all.”
188 really wanted to cover his face. How shameless. Lazy, gluttonous, and useless at work. He was starting to feel a bit sorry for Miss Jiaren.