Chapter 105: She’s My Wife; We’re Not Married Yet
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“It’s alright. I don’t feel that nervous,” Lin Xiaowan said proudly, “I’ll just look at whoever looks at me, and make them feel embarrassed.
...“Alright.” Huo Zheng laughed.
The birthday party was actually rather boring, but there were many delicacies.
Huo Zheng held a plate and followed Lin Xiaowan. When he saw her picking something up, he would move the plate over at the right time.
Lin Xiaowan took a bite of the cheese berry tart before she gave a small piece to Huo Zheng and said, “This was made by my patissier.”
“I don’t really like desserts,” Huo Zheng said. Despite his words, he still held her hand and lowered his head to put the cheese berry tart into his mouth. “Didn’t you say you don’t like it? Then why are you eating it?” Lin Xiaowan said sarcastically. Then, she warned, “Be careful. There might be poison on the spoon.”
Huo Zheng felt that Lin Xiaowan was not very smart. Amused, he asked, “Then did you test the poison for me earlier?”
Lin Xiaowan could not react for a moment. Indeed, she had taken a bit of the tart first. If there was poison, she would be the first to be poisoned.
‘Damn it!’
“Eat less. You have an appointment with the dentist in a few days.”
Lin Xiaowan had only been eating desserts. Huo Zheng could not understand why she loved sweet things so much. Now that she opened a dessert shop, she had been eating them every day. Even then, it was not enough.
Huo Zheng sounded like a nagging father as he continued to say, “You have to eat more vegetables and fruits to be healthy.”
“I’m not unhealthy though?” Lin Xiaowan glanced at him and counted with her fingers as she said, “I ate grapefruit, watermelon, and honeydew today. 1 also ate a lot of vegetables for lunch.”
Lin Xiaowan had fried chicken for lunch today.
Huo Zheng was silent for a moment, wondering if the vegetable she was referring to was the small portion of lettuce next to the fried chicken that was more like a garnish.
“Come and have lunch with me tomorrow,” Huo Zheng said.
The dessert shop was close to the Huo Corporation; it was only a ten-minute walk away. It was not impossible for them to have lunch together if Lin Xiaowan was willing.
However, Lin Xiaowan was unwilling. She said, “I don’t want to.”
Lin Xiaowan wanted to eat whatever she wanted. She could not allow someone to ruin her happy time! If she ate by herself, she could drink milk tea and fruit juice at the same time. After her meal, there were also many desserts for her to choose from. She was simply too happy. Could she eat like that if Huo Zheng was around? Of course not.
Finally, someone approached Huo Zheng to talk to him. The other party held a champagne flute and bowed slightly before he said with a smile, “It’s been a long time since Second Master Huo attended an event like this. Why did you suddenly attend Old Bai’s birthday party today?”
Today’s birthday party was in honor of the head of the Bai family. He was in his fifties and had started his company from scratch. Others would always praise him when they mentioned him. He was bold and knew how to seize opportunities. Alas, although he was outstanding, he still could not compare to Huo Zheng. They were in completely different leagues.
Huo Zheng looked at the other party silently. It was obvious he did not want to talk to the other party.
Lin Xiaowan bit her spoon as she watched. Seeing Huo Zheng’s blatant disregard for the other person, she even felt that Huo Zheng was too arrogant.
On the other hand, the man did not look annoyed at being ignored. Instead, he smiled and continued to ask, “Who’s this person next to you?”
The man already had a guess in his heart, but he still asked such a question. Just as expected, Huo Zheng did not ignore this question.
Although Huo Zheng looked aloof, he could barely hide the gentleness in his voice as he said, “My wife.”
With this, the man said flatteringly, “No wonder. Both of you look like a match made in heaven! You really look good together.”
Lin Xiaowan choked before she corrected, “We’re not married yet.”
The man paused for a fleeting moment. However, he was quite quick-witted. He said, “You’re not even married yet, but you look like you’re married. This means that your relationship is very good! In my opinion, after you get married, your days will definitely be full of love and prosperity.”
Lin Xiaowan knew the words the other party said, but when she strung them together, she found them incoherent.
Huo Zheng looked at the man in front of him and said with a faint smile, “Thank you for your auspicious words.”
The man holding the champagne flute was very observant. Seeing that Huo Zheng was no longer as aloof as before, he put down his glass and brought his business card out, respectfully handing it to Huo Zheng. He was also very tactful. Although he wanted to get close to Huo Zheng for work-related matters, he did not talk about work at all. He said, “This is my contact information. If I’m lucky enough to attend Second Master Huo’s wedding in the future, I’ll definitely remember it for the rest of my life. I’m sure it’ll be a grand wedding to remember, filled with love and sincerity.”
Huo Zheng looked at the man silently. The man had been bowing from the beginning until now.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiaowan could not hold back and burped after she drank the orange juice too quickly.
At the same time, Huo Zheng took the business card and placed it on the small table in front of him without looking at it. Instead, he looked at Lin Xiaowan and patted her back gently as he said in a gentle but reproachful tone, “Drink slowly. Don’t drink anymore after this.”
In front of outsiders, Lin Xiaowan was too embarrassed to act coquettishly and ask for more. Before she lowered her head to eat the chocolate cake in front of her, she stiffly replied, “Oh.”
Huo Zheng picked up the business card he had just put aside. When he looked up again, his gentleness when faced with Lin Xiaowan was gone. He said expressionlessly to the man, “You’re quite eloquent.”
Lin Xiaowan did not understand the meaning behind these words; she only thought Huo Zheng was praising the man. She quietly watched as the middle-aged man straightened his back and smiled.
Overjoyed, the man raised his glass and said, “Thankyou, Second Master!”
Huo Zheng nodded silently.
The man had achieved his goal, and he knew he should stop while he was ahead. He knew that if he stayed any longer, he would only be annoying. Hence, he quickly said before he left, “Then 1 won’t disturb Second Master Huo any longer.”
As soon as the other party left, Lin Xiaowan leaned against Huo Zheng and asked curiously, “Why does he look so happy?”
“I don’t know,” Huo Zheng replied with a straight face.
Lin Xiaowan looked at Huo Zheng skeptically. She suspected that he was lying, but she had no proof.
“Are you done eating?” Huo Zheng asked, picking up the plate and preparing to stand up.
Upon seeing this, Lin Xiaowan quickly grabbed his arm and shook her head. “No, no, no.”
After that, she said, “That person from before often comes to the dessert shop as well, and he had seen me before. However, he did not say anything earlier…”
This was what a smart person would do.
The man had already seen through Lin Xiaowan’s ‘friend’ at the dessert shop as the Second Madam of the Huo family. However, he knew exposing her would only make things awkward so he wisely pretended not to know her at all. He was quite capable.
“Don’t worry about him..”
Chapter 105: She’s My Wife; We’re Not Married Yet
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“It’s alright. I don’t feel that nervous,” Lin Xiaowan said proudly, “I’ll just look at whoever looks at me, and make them feel embarrassed.
...“Alright.” Huo Zheng laughed.
The birthday party was actually rather boring, but there were many delicacies.
Huo Zheng held a plate and followed Lin Xiaowan. When he saw her picking something up, he would move the plate over at the right time.
Lin Xiaowan took a bite of the cheese berry tart before she gave a small piece to Huo Zheng and said, “This was made by my patissier.”
“I don’t really like desserts,” Huo Zheng said. Despite his words, he still held her hand and lowered his head to put the cheese berry tart into his mouth. “Didn’t you say you don’t like it? Then why are you eating it?” Lin Xiaowan said sarcastically. Then, she warned, “Be careful. There might be poison on the spoon.”
Huo Zheng felt that Lin Xiaowan was not very smart. Amused, he asked, “Then did you test the poison for me earlier?”
Lin Xiaowan could not react for a moment. Indeed, she had taken a bit of the tart first. If there was poison, she would be the first to be poisoned.
‘Damn it!’
“Eat less. You have an appointment with the dentist in a few days.”
Lin Xiaowan had only been eating desserts. Huo Zheng could not understand why she loved sweet things so much. Now that she opened a dessert shop, she had been eating them every day. Even then, it was not enough.
Huo Zheng sounded like a nagging father as he continued to say, “You have to eat more vegetables and fruits to be healthy.”
“I’m not unhealthy though?” Lin Xiaowan glanced at him and counted with her fingers as she said, “I ate grapefruit, watermelon, and honeydew today. 1 also ate a lot of vegetables for lunch.”
Lin Xiaowan had fried chicken for lunch today.
Huo Zheng was silent for a moment, wondering if the vegetable she was referring to was the small portion of lettuce next to the fried chicken that was more like a garnish.
“Come and have lunch with me tomorrow,” Huo Zheng said.
The dessert shop was close to the Huo Corporation; it was only a ten-minute walk away. It was not impossible for them to have lunch together if Lin Xiaowan was willing.
However, Lin Xiaowan was unwilling. She said, “I don’t want to.”
Lin Xiaowan wanted to eat whatever she wanted. She could not allow someone to ruin her happy time! If she ate by herself, she could drink milk tea and fruit juice at the same time. After her meal, there were also many desserts for her to choose from. She was simply too happy. Could she eat like that if Huo Zheng was around? Of course not.
Finally, someone approached Huo Zheng to talk to him. The other party held a champagne flute and bowed slightly before he said with a smile, “It’s been a long time since Second Master Huo attended an event like this. Why did you suddenly attend Old Bai’s birthday party today?”
Today’s birthday party was in honor of the head of the Bai family. He was in his fifties and had started his company from scratch. Others would always praise him when they mentioned him. He was bold and knew how to seize opportunities. Alas, although he was outstanding, he still could not compare to Huo Zheng. They were in completely different leagues.
Huo Zheng looked at the other party silently. It was obvious he did not want to talk to the other party.
Lin Xiaowan bit her spoon as she watched. Seeing Huo Zheng’s blatant disregard for the other person, she even felt that Huo Zheng was too arrogant.
On the other hand, the man did not look annoyed at being ignored. Instead, he smiled and continued to ask, “Who’s this person next to you?”
The man already had a guess in his heart, but he still asked such a question. Just as expected, Huo Zheng did not ignore this question.
Although Huo Zheng looked aloof, he could barely hide the gentleness in his voice as he said, “My wife.”
With this, the man said flatteringly, “No wonder. Both of you look like a match made in heaven! You really look good together.”
Lin Xiaowan choked before she corrected, “We’re not married yet.”
The man paused for a fleeting moment. However, he was quite quick-witted. He said, “You’re not even married yet, but you look like you’re married. This means that your relationship is very good! In my opinion, after you get married, your days will definitely be full of love and prosperity.”
Lin Xiaowan knew the words the other party said, but when she strung them together, she found them incoherent.
Huo Zheng looked at the man in front of him and said with a faint smile, “Thank you for your auspicious words.”
The man holding the champagne flute was very observant. Seeing that Huo Zheng was no longer as aloof as before, he put down his glass and brought his business card out, respectfully handing it to Huo Zheng. He was also very tactful. Although he wanted to get close to Huo Zheng for work-related matters, he did not talk about work at all. He said, “This is my contact information. If I’m lucky enough to attend Second Master Huo’s wedding in the future, I’ll definitely remember it for the rest of my life. I’m sure it’ll be a grand wedding to remember, filled with love and sincerity.”
Huo Zheng looked at the man silently. The man had been bowing from the beginning until now.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiaowan could not hold back and burped after she drank the orange juice too quickly.
At the same time, Huo Zheng took the business card and placed it on the small table in front of him without looking at it. Instead, he looked at Lin Xiaowan and patted her back gently as he said in a gentle but reproachful tone, “Drink slowly. Don’t drink anymore after this.”
In front of outsiders, Lin Xiaowan was too embarrassed to act coquettishly and ask for more. Before she lowered her head to eat the chocolate cake in front of her, she stiffly replied, “Oh.”
Huo Zheng picked up the business card he had just put aside. When he looked up again, his gentleness when faced with Lin Xiaowan was gone. He said expressionlessly to the man, “You’re quite eloquent.”
Lin Xiaowan did not understand the meaning behind these words; she only thought Huo Zheng was praising the man. She quietly watched as the middle-aged man straightened his back and smiled.
Overjoyed, the man raised his glass and said, “Thankyou, Second Master!”
Huo Zheng nodded silently.
The man had achieved his goal, and he knew he should stop while he was ahead. He knew that if he stayed any longer, he would only be annoying. Hence, he quickly said before he left, “Then 1 won’t disturb Second Master Huo any longer.”
As soon as the other party left, Lin Xiaowan leaned against Huo Zheng and asked curiously, “Why does he look so happy?”
“I don’t know,” Huo Zheng replied with a straight face.
Lin Xiaowan looked at Huo Zheng skeptically. She suspected that he was lying, but she had no proof.
“Are you done eating?” Huo Zheng asked, picking up the plate and preparing to stand up.
Upon seeing this, Lin Xiaowan quickly grabbed his arm and shook her head. “No, no, no.”
After that, she said, “That person from before often comes to the dessert shop as well, and he had seen me before. However, he did not say anything earlier…”
This was what a smart person would do.
The man had already seen through Lin Xiaowan’s ‘friend’ at the dessert shop as the Second Madam of the Huo family. However, he knew exposing her would only make things awkward so he wisely pretended not to know her at all. He was quite capable.
“Don’t worry about him..”
