Saturday, twelve noon, Licheng University.
Wen Xian stood under the shade of a tree with a lollipop in her mouth waiting for Chang Shang. Today she was dressed simply: white T-shirt and denim shorts, wearing a pair of new casual shoes from brand R.
Because of the weather, she had tied up all her long hair. Her palm-sized small face had no makeup on, the whole person looked just like a little girl.
The people passing by couldn’t help but glance toward Wen Xian, but Wen Xian had no sense of it at all. Earlier she had called Chang Shang, but he didn’t answer. She had also gone to the dorm to ask his classmates, only then found out he had gone to the court to play ball and hadn’t come back yet.
Wen Xian tilted her face up to look at the big sun, deciding to honestly wait for him downstairs at the dormitory.
There were many people coming and going downstairs at the dormitory, and not long after, someone took a picture of Wen Xian and sent it into the group chat.
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Xxx: Damn, our school actually has this kind of beauty?
Xxx: I don’t believe it, I’ve never seen her before.
Xxx: I’m done.
Xxx: ?
Xxx: Seems like she’s a senior sister who already graduated from our school.
Xxx: Wen Xian, first in the major for four consecutive years. Famous cold and aloof beauty, during those four years the number of pursuers was like a waterfall, goddess didn’t take a single look at any of them, just graduated this year.
Xxx: Goddess came to school today to find someone? I see the background is at Taoyuan boys’ dormitory building number 6.
Xxx: Came to find Chang Shang.
Xxx: ???
Xxx: @Chang Shang @Chang Shang @Chang Shang
Xxx: My older brother is still at the basketball court.
Xxx: ? Can bear to let goddess wait?
Xxx: My brother probably doesn’t know, I’ll go ask.
Basketball court, halftime break.
Jiang Jinli tossed a bottle of mineral water to Chang Shang. Chang Shang caught the mineral water while breathing lightly. He had just unscrewed the cap and taken a sip when he saw Jiang Jinli next to him hand over a phone, tone mysterious as he asked: “Bro, is this your girlfriend?”
Chang Shang glanced over indifferently, but with just this one glance, the water he hadn’t swallowed yet choked him straight away.
Jiang Jinli next to him was startled by him.
Chang Shang coughed once, immediately pulled out his phone from the bag at the side. He saw a missed call from Wen Xian. He threw down a sentence: “Second half, you go on for me.”
After saying that, he just left. Jiang Jinli looked blankly at his running-away back figure—was it really his girlfriend?
When Chang Shang rushed to the dormitory downstairs, he was already sweating all over. At a glance, he saw Wen Xian standing in the shade. She was looking rather troubled as she faced a boy.
That boy was obviously pestering her for WeChat.
Wen Xian helplessly repeated to the boy in front of her: “I really have a boyfriend.”
That boy was just about to say something when a slightly hoarse male voice interrupted him: “Stay away from her. Whether or not she has a boyfriend, she already refused you.”
That boy also felt a little embarrassed hearing that. He scratched his head, face turning red as he said: “Sorry, I disturbed you.”
After speaking, he ran away in a jog.
Only after seeing Chang Shang come did Wen Xian breathe a sigh of relief: “Shang Shang, yesterday uncle called me saying you haven’t called home once since school started. He’s a little worried about you, asked me to come check on you. At noon, big sister will take you out to eat.”
Chang Shang frowned: “I just started school recently, been busy, nothing much.”
Wen Xian leaned in closer and looked him over carefully, tentatively asked: “Has your brother-in-law contacted you recently?”
Chang Shang: “……”
Shen Lingge had called him two days ago. He directly stated his intention, and also told him that he was already investigating the reason for the plane accident, and told him to control his emotions as much as possible in front of Wen Xian.
He said Wen Xian was very worried about him.
Chang Shang temporarily pressed down the messy thoughts in his heart. He looked at his whole body soaked appearance: “Jie, I’ll take a shower first then go eat with you. You go upstairs and sit for a while, it’s too hot down here.”
Wen Xian nodded.
Throughout four years of university up until graduation, this was Wen Xian’s first time entering a boys’ dormitory.
Before entering, Chang Shang had her wait at the door for a few minutes. A few minutes later, as soon as Wen Xian stepped inside, she was met with six pairs of curious eyes. She blinked and greeted them: “Hello, I’m Chang Shang’s older sister.”
As soon as those three people heard she was Chang Shang’s older sister, they all scrambled to call her “jiejie” and greet her. One person even directly turned around and brought over a pile of snacks.
Chang Shang watched for a while before signaling for them to stop at a reasonable point, so the few of them obediently dispersed and went back to playing games. But their gazes still lingered on Wen Xian.
Wen Xian looked around left and right, she sighed: “Your boys’ dormitory is quite clean.”
Everyone: “……”
A few minutes ago, they had been in a panic—some putting on clothes, some stuffing clothes into cabinets. Except for Chang Shang, almost everyone’s cabinets were stuffed full of clothes and all kinds of messy things.
Chang Shang even had them open the windows to air out the takeout food smell in the dorm.
While Chang Shang went to shower, Wen Xian sat down in his seat. On the desk there was a thin laptop computer and his textbook. Wen Xian only glanced once before looking away.
At this moment, her phone vibrated slightly. It was a message from Shen Lingge.
[Shen Lingge: Just woke up, have you eaten yet?]
[Wen Xian: Not yet, waiting for Shang Shang.]
[Shen Lingge: Where are you right now?]
[Wen Xian: Shang Shang’s dormitory.]
[Shen Lingge: ?]
[Shen Lingge: Where is Chang Shang?]
[Wen Xian: Shang Shang went to shower.]
[Shen Lingge: .]
[Shen Lingge: Wen Xian, do you know you’re in a boys’ dormitory right now?]
[Wen Xian: They’re all seventeen or eighteen-year-old kids, it’s nothing.]
[Shen Lingge: Pick up the phone.]
Wen Xian: “……”
Wen Xian turned her head and sneaked a glance, quietly took out her earphones and swiped to answer. She softly said: “What are you doing?”
Shen Lingge’s cold voice came through the earphones into her ear: “I’m watching you.”
Wen Xian: “……”
She muttered in a low voice: “I already said it’s nothing, I’m not a child anymore.”
Since she was in someone else’s dormitory, Wen Xian didn’t dare to speak loudly either, just casually chatted in a low voice with Shen Lingge. During this time, those few boys were still trying to find ways to talk to her.
“Jiejie, you haven’t eaten yet right? This pie and this chocolate are tasty.”
“Jiejie, are you really Chang Shang’s real sister?”
“Jiejie, do you have a boyfriend?”
“Jiejie…”
“…”
Wen Xian: “……”
On the other end of the phone, there was complete silence. Only Shen Lingge’s breathing could be heard. He just quietly listened to the little girl awkwardly answering their questions, until Chang Shang finished showering and came out, and only then did things quiet down.
Wen Xian let out a breath of relief. She hurriedly said in a low voice: “Shen Lingge, are you still there?”
Chang Shang’s movements paused: “Jie, who are you talking to?”
Wen Xian: “…I’m on the phone with Shen Lingge.”
Chang Shang casually wiped his still-wet black hair with a towel: “When is brother-in-law coming back?”
The others: “……”
So when they were just now trying to curry favor with Chang Shang’s older sister, she wasn’t only on the phone, but the person on the other end was her boyfriend. Now all of them shrank to the side, quiet as chickens.
Wen Xian lightly coughed: “He’ll be back next week.”
Chang Shang saw her unnatural expression and turned his head to glance at the other three people in the dormitory, who all had strange looks on their faces. He roughly guessed what had happened between them.
These guys must have gone up to curry favor without knowing she was on the phone.
He smiled slightly without showing it: “Jie, let’s go eat.”
Wen Xian quickly nodded. As soon as they walked out, she immediately started chattering at Shen Lingge: “Shen Lingge, are you still there? Why aren’t you talking? I can clearly still hear your breathing.”
She started acting spoiled: “Do you not love me anymore? If you don’t love me, just say it straight!”
Chang Shang: “……”
He felt like he’d better not get a girlfriend in the future.
…
After that, it took Wen Xian two whole days to coax Shen Lingge until he was in a good mood again, and only after obediently promising that she wouldn’t run into boys’ dormitories anymore did he reluctantly forgive her.
She secretly complained to Duoduo: “Shen Lingge is so childish.”
After complaining, she curiously asked again: “Duoduo, did Shen Lingge ever have a girlfriend back when he was in school?”
Duoduo smiled and shook her head: “Miss, Young Master never dated before. Back then, all Young Master’s attention was on studying. Later during university, Mr. Shen’s health wasn’t good, so Young Master kept running between the company and school. Once Young Master took over Shen Group, he got even busier. These past few years are the only time he’s been a little more relaxed.”
Wen Xian thought for a moment and decided to forgive this childish man.
While the two were talking, the car had already arrived downstairs at Shen Group. After Wen Xian got out of the car, she habitually waved at Duoduo before turning and walking toward the company entrance. But unlike usual, she kept feeling like someone was watching her.
Yet when Wen Xian followed the direction of the gaze and looked over, there wasn’t anyone looking at her. In that direction stood a few women with graceful figures and pretty faces. They were chatting.
After Wen Xian walked away, those few women once again placed their gazes on her back figure.
“You guys say, what’s her background exactly?”
“Maybach, Bentley, Lincoln—just the ones I’ve seen already count as three different cars.”
“The watch on her wrist is also V brand’s global limited edition. I’ve never seen her wear the same dress twice.”
“Xiao Ke, last time you went to inquire, did you find anything out?”
Lu Ke quietly listened to their discussion, only when someone asked her did she curl her lips and let out a mocking laugh: “Do you all know the Wen family? That Wen family that went bankrupt four years ago, she is the eldest young miss of the Wen family.”
She glanced at the bag Wen Xian was carrying. This style—she had queued up for several months and still hadn’t gotten it, but Wen Xian already carried it last month. She lowered her voice and said: “Bankrupted yet still living like this, really don’t know which rich man she’s clung onto.”
The expressions on the faces of the people next to her were all somewhat hard to describe.
And so, on this very day, the rumor about Wen Xian being kept by a sugar daddy quietly began circulating in Shen Group’s translation department.
As for the person involved, Wen Xian, she had no idea. After getting off work, she got in the car and went home.
Tonight she still had to go to the art studio for class. Tonight’s class would use paint, Wen Xian had already been looking forward to it for a long time.
This evening, around the art studio, several more vans had appeared. The ceramics shop and stationery shop near the art studio were both unloading goods tonight, and the art studio’s front and back entrances were both a little congested.
When Wen Xian entered for class, she even glanced over a little more. And Duoduo and the driver, seeing this situation, also immediately notified the bodyguards to pay attention to these cars around tonight, in case something unexpected happened.
But after class ended, Duoduo was not able to wait for Wen Xian.
Wen Xian disappeared.