Rose Manor

Chapter 274: Captivating people’s imagination

Fu Jichen turned around when he heard the voice. He didn't know this person at all, and it was hard to say whether he remembered him.

His face was expressionless, and the woman was a little embarrassed. She twitched the hair around her ears and helped him remember: "I am a resident on the 20th floor. We met in the elevator that night. You may not have the impression." She took the opportunity to introduce herself. , also wanted to know his name, "Hello, my name is Ni Yiqiong."

The man's reaction was beyond her expectation. He didn't follow her words and introduced his name, but just glanced at her lightly: "What's the matter?"

Ni Yiqiong was slightly stunned. How should she answer this?

A few times before, she could have said that she made too many pastries and came over to give them to him to start the conversation, but she didn't make any pastries today.

There is almost a mountain of pastries at home.

The atmosphere was tense when the door of Shen Jianian's house opened. Zhao Shunyi, with a strawberry in his mouth, stared blankly at the man and woman outside.

"Uh, hello." Zhao Shunyi swallowed the strawberry in his mouth and enthusiastically helped Shen Jianian entertain the guests, "I'm here to celebrate Jianian's birthday, right? Come in and sit down!"

Bai Changxia was cooking roast chicken, and both hands were covered with marinade. Shen Jia Nian went to the bathroom, and the task of opening the door was left to her.

"Who's coming?"

Shen Jianian came out of the bathroom and heard someone talking at the door.

Zhao Shunyi quickly put down her choice and shouted to her: "I don't know her, it should be your friend here."

Shen Jia Nian had already guessed who it was. She stomped over in her slippers and saw Fu Jichen. She was not surprised at all. What surprised her was that it was another person.

The female resident on the 20th floor.

The other party's eyes met Shen Jianian's, and all kinds of emotions were surging. She had talked with Shen Jianian before and heard her say that she had never seen her neighbor next door. She asked her if her neighbor was on a business trip, but she didn't know.

As a result, she saw this neighbor knocking on Shen Jianian's door. Did she say she had never seen him before?

Ni Yiqiong endured it and managed to put on a decent smile in a very short time: "Today is your birthday. I wonder if I have the honor to celebrate it for you. By the way, we can celebrate the New Year together. I am the only one at home."

When he said this, Ni Yiqiong glanced at the man next to him from the corner of his eye.

He didn't react at all.

She is a soft-spoken person. Last time someone brought a plate of pastries and biscuits, and the plate is still at home. Shen Jianian couldn't do anything to chase the person in person. Besides, the person said they were here to celebrate her birthday, so she just He could bravely smile back: "Welcome."

Zhao Shunyi noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he scratched his head.

Fu Jichen put on the only pair of men's slippers in the shoe cabinet and walked in with familiarity.

When he was changing his shoes, Ni Yiqiong took a second look.

It’s not unusual for a woman who lives alone to have men’s slippers at home. They may be worn by her father when he comes over, or they may belong to a friend of the opposite sex, but neither of the former two. Or they may be bought as a “self-defense weapon” to make others mistakenly think that they are at home. Men, be a little more afraid. However, the size of the slippers was just right for the man's feet.

Isn't this coincidence too fascinating?

Shen Jianian didn't know Ni Yiqiong's thoughts, so he found her a pair of slippers worn by Aunt Cheng.

"I don't know your name yet." Ni Yiqiong put on her slippers and raised her face with a flawless smile.

"Shen Jianian, I am praised by you and missed by you."

"Oh. My name is Ni Yiqiong, one of one, two, three, Qiong of Qionglou Yuyu." Ni Yiqiong pushed her curly hair to the side of her neck, and glanced at the man in the room from time to time, "They are all from the same building, and there will be more in the future. What can we do to take care of each other?”

Shen Jia Nian pursed his lips and smiled. He turned around and saw the man with a strong sense of presence making tea.

He seems to prefer tea to coffee and plain water.

"Where's the box of tea leaves that I left with you last time?" Fu Jichen washed the teapot, fair cup, and tea cup, but couldn't find the tea leaves, so he turned to ask Shen Jia Nian.

Shen Jianian looked confused: "You put it yourself, how did I know?"

"I am searching."

As Fu Jichen said this, he rummaged through the boxes and finally found the box of tea he had brought last time on the second floor of the cupboard. He brewed a pot of tea and poured a cup to Shen Jianian.

"I don't want to drink. I'm going to help in the kitchen." Shen Jianian raised his feet to walk to the kitchen, but suddenly realized that it was not appropriate to leave Ni Yiqiong here, so he added, "Miss Ni, don't be formal, just sit down casually while I prepare dinner."

Ni Yiqiong's mood was indescribable. He sat down on the sofa and gave her a dry smile.

"You? Are you preparing dinner?" Fu Jichen's tone rose slightly, and a hint of doubt could be heard.

"Can't I help Xia Xia cook?" Shen Jianian said confidently.

Fu Jichen chuckled. Zhao Shunyi had been holding the door frame of the kitchen and observing secretly for a long time without taking her eyes off Fu Jichen. She had felt that this man looked familiar as soon as she was at the door, and now she finally remembered.

When Shen Jianian came over, Zhao Shunyi grabbed her and secretly pointed in the direction of Fu Jichen, his eyes flashing: "Is that Fu Jichen, the boss of Junshan Group?"

Bai Changxia stuffed the chicken belly with apples, pears, lemons and basil leaves. When he heard their conversation, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Fu Jichen is here?"

As she expected, today is Shen Jia Nian's birthday. Fu Jichen lives next door. Even if the sky falls, he can't stop him from coming to celebrate Shen Jia Nian's birthday.

"Yeah." Shen Jianian was washing carrots and couldn't help but take a bite.

"It's really Fu Jichen!"

Zhao Shunyi looked like he had eaten something big.

Seeing that her expression was too dramatic, Bai Changxia burst into laughter: "If you knew that he was pursuing Jia Nian, your jaw would drop."

"Really!" Zhao Shunyi opened his mouth widely, and his jaw dropped. "Fu Jichen has become very popular in the fan circle recently. I never thought that I would be able to see him in my lifetime!"

Bai Changxia was puzzled: "What does Fu Jichen have to do with the fan circle? Is it possible that he still has a fan group?"

Then I thought about it, with that man's looks, it's not surprising that he has fans.

"You don't understand." Zhao Shunyi gave her some popular science. "The reason is that recently there have been a lot of dramas that have been released and have been delayed. Several video websites are like a competition, and fans from all over the world are also fighting. The Douban group commented harshly, saying The boss they played was just a child playing house, and then they brought Fu Jichen out for comparison, meaning that this is the real boss. In this way, Fu Jichen became popular in the fan circle."

Bai Changxia understood. He glanced at Shen Jia Nian who was nibbling carrots, and smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed: "If they see Fu Jichen cooking and serving tea for Jia Nian in private, they will probably be jealous of the bully. The overall impression has collapsed."

This short sentence contained too much information. Zhao Shunyi blinked a few times and looked at Shen Jianian: "Fu Jichen cooks for you? Brings you tea and water?"

Shen Jia Nian remained silent.

Bai Changxia shrugged: "Look, I'm not the only one surprised."

Zhao Shunyi looked at Shen Jianian again, his eyes full of admiration: "Sister Niuwa, how did you make the dignified boss Junshan become a licking dog?"

Shen Jianian: "..."

Is this called dog licking?

Shen Jianian washed a carrot and handed it to her: "Want to eat it? It's quite sweet."

Zhao Shunyi understood that this was to tell her to shut up and stop talking. She made a zipper motion on her mouth and concentrated on helping Bai Changxia prepare the dishes.

"Um, do you need my help?" Ni Yiqiong came over and asked softly while standing at the door of the kitchen.

She should have been happy to have the rare opportunity to be alone with that man in the living room, but the other man didn't say a word and only focused on drinking tea. Several times she tried to stir up the topic, but was dissuaded by his cold expression. When she heard the laughter coming from the kitchen, she couldn't sit still and took the initiative to join in.

"You are a guest, why am I so embarrassed to ask you to help?" Shen Jianian picked up a plate of strawberries and cherries that he had washed and forgotten before and said politely, "You can go sit in the living room and eat some fruit."

Bai Changxia had been busy in the kitchen just now and had never seen this person before, so he asked Zhao Shunyi in a low voice: "Who is it?"

Zhao Shunyi mouthed and said: I don’t know.

"My cooking skills are very good, and my friends have all praised me, so don't stay out of touch with me." Ni Yiqiong rolled up her sleeves as she spoke, "Didn't we just agree that we should take care of each other in the future?"

Shen Jianian: "Okay, I'm sorry to bother you."

"No trouble, I quite like cooking." Ni Yiqiong said, "Have you tried the biscuits and pastries I gave you last time? How did they taste?"

Speaking of the plate of pastries, Shen Jianian remembered that Fu Jichen happened to be at her house that day. She gave him the plate of pastries, but he didn't take them. In the end, all the pastries went into her stomach.

"It's delicious." Shen Jianian said it sincerely.

Ni Yiqiong had an idea: "How about I bake pastries now for dessert, and then make you a birthday cake."

The man hadn't tasted her cooking in the past few times, but this time he finally met her. Although it was at someone else's house, she wanted him to taste her craftsmanship.

Bai Changxia interjected: "Well, I ordered a cake online."

Ni Yiqiong: "The cakes in those cake shops are all filled with messy things, and the sweetness is too high. How can they be as healthy and delicious as the ones made by yourself and low in calories."

Bai Changxia was speechless and glanced at Shen Jianian. What kind of idea was this sister?

(End of this chapter)