Aunt Chen placed the bowl on the table. "I'm not afraid of him coming back to find me at all." She had lived for over forty years and had seen all kinds of people.
Wen Sining didn't say anything more. However, in the next few days, she still asked Qiao Xi to keep an eye on the situation in the store. If anything happened, she could handle it.
After the meal, Wen Sining was about to pay the bill, but Qiao Xi didn't give her the chance. Qiao Xi had said before that this meal was her treat, so Wen Sining didn't insist.
The two walked out of the wonton shop. Wen Sining hooked her arm through Qiao Xi's and winked at her.
Seeing her like this, Qiao Xi knew she must be up to no good. Sure enough, the next second she heard her voice.
"Qiao Xi, how about I take you to skip work today?"
Such a great thing, how could Qiao Xi refuse? "If the big boss takes me to skip work, then I'd better comply rather than decline politely."
"Let's go to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Shopping Mall."
Qiao Xi naturally had no objections. However, she had to pick up a document when she got back later.
"I'll drive. I'll drop you off here later," Wen Sining said.
Qiao Xi agreed.
The two drove there. After arriving, they went straight to the women's clothing section. The shopping guide recognized the brand of the clothes Wen Sining was wearing and immediately welcomed them, enthusiastically introducing the products.
"Two ladies, this is our new style this year. You can take a look."
Wen Sining nodded. Qiao Xi picked up a piece of clothing and held it against herself, looking at Wen Sining with her eyes for her opinion. The latter shook her head, indicating that the color didn't suit her. Qiao Xi trusted Wen Sining's taste, so she put the clothes back.
After visiting several stores, the two were carrying big and small bags in their hands. Before they knew it, they had walked to the men's clothing section.
Qiao Xi nudged Wen Sining with her shoulder. "Don't you want to buy a piece of clothing for your President Lu?" She jerked her chin towards the men's clothing section not far away.
Wen Sining immediately shook her head and explained, "I don't know what size clothes he wears. There are special people to prepare his clothes. I don't need to buy them."
Qiao Xi shook her head helplessly. What an incorrigible person.
"Okay, let's go," Wen Sining said, pushing Qiao Xi.
The two wandered around the mall for a while longer before leaving. On the way, Wen Sining saw a familiar dessert shop. She had seen Lu Luochen bring back desserts from there before. Somehow, she said to Qiao Xi beside her, "I'll get out and buy something."
Qiao Xi waved her hand to let her go.
Wen Sining parked the car by the roadside. After getting out, she walked straight towards the dessert shop.
"Give me a serving of the bursting - filled small cake." She looked around and pointed at a dessert. "And give me a serving of tiramisu, too!"
"Okay, please wait a moment."
After the desserts were packed, Wen Sining carried the two servings of desserts back to the car. She handed one of the servings to Qiao Xi. The latter looked at her in surprise after taking it. "Don't you dislike desserts? Why is the sun rising from the west today?"
She looked at the dessert in her hand suspiciously. Since they had known each other for so long, the number of times she had seen Wen Sining eat desserts could be counted on one hand, let alone taking the initiative to buy them. Every time it was she who dragged Wen Sining to buy desserts.
Wen Sining glanced at her and pretended to snatch back the dessert she had just given her. "Do you still want to eat it? If not, give it back to me."
Qiao Xi nimbly dodged to the side, not giving her a chance.
"I just saw this shop being recommended online. Since I passed by, I thought I'd buy some to try," Wen Sining made up an excuse for herself.
Obviously, Qiao Xi didn't believe a word she said. After all, they were best friends and knew each other very well.
"Tsk, I don't believe it. You probably bought this for Lu Luochen, right? You must be using desserts to make up for not buying him clothes when you were shopping in the mall today."
Wen Sining patted her and said, "Don't talk nonsense." But a faint blush appeared on her face.
Qiao Xi stopped teasing her. Soon, the car arrived at the company, and the two said goodbye.
Wen Sining drove back to the Lu Family Mansion. She changed her shoes at the entrance and walked in. She saw the bathroom door open, and Lu Luochen was holding a bowl in his hand. Because his hand was injured, the bowl dropped to the ground directly.
Wen Sining was amused by this scene. She didn't try to hide her emotions and laughed out loud. She walked over, casually put the desserts she had bought on the table, bent down to pick up the bowl, and saw the remaining liquid in it. "What's this?"
Lu Luochen blushed. Knowing he couldn't hide it, he obediently replied, "Grandpa boiled some tonic for me. It's really unpalatable, so..." Before he could finish his sentence, Wen Sining interrupted him, "So you poured the tonic into the bathroom."
Lu Luochen nodded.
Wen Sining placed the bowl on the table. "I didn't expect you to have such a childish side." She deliberately teased him.
Lu Luochen glanced at her, afraid that Grandpa would hear what she said, so he covered her mouth with his hand and took her directly to the bedroom on the second floor.
After entering, he still wasn't at ease and locked the door from the inside. The two sat down on the sofa in the bedroom. Lu Luochen looked serious as he discussed something with Wen Sining.
"Can you not tell Grandpa about this?" There was a hint of pleading in his tone.
Wen Sining readily agreed.
Looking at her, Lu Luochen didn't know why, but he felt a bit uneasy. "You really agreed?"
Wen Sining nodded again. "Okay, I'll go out."
After getting a definite answer, Lu Luochen didn't stop her. Wen Sining went downstairs, scooped up another bowl of tonic for Lu Luochen in the kitchen, and came back up.
Lu Luochen, who was about to go out, saw Wen Sining carrying something and subconsciously refused. "I won't drink it." He looked like no matter what she said, it wouldn't work.
"Drink it," Wen Sining closed the door and handed the tonic to him. Her big, wet eyes blinked at him. Lu Luochen almost got bewitched by her innocent look.
"I won't drink it. You can ask me to do anything, but I just won't drink this." If you listened carefully, you could even detect a hint of coquetry in his tone.
Wen Sining seemed to have guessed that he would react like this. She took out the small cake hidden behind her back. "If you finish drinking this, this cake is yours." Wen Sining rarely coaxed him like this.
But Lu Luochen got greedy. "Then I also want a kiss. That's not too much, right?"
Wen Sining blushed, but finally nodded. As long as he could finish this bowl of tonic.
Having achieved his goal, Lu Luochen took the bowl of tonic, held his breath, and drank it all in one gulp. "Done."
After saying that, he leaned forward and kissed Wen Sining on the lips. But he didn't stay there for long. It was just a light peck, and he quickly left her lips. Wen Sining didn't even have time to react before it was over.