Rose Manor

"Did Boss Fu really say that?"

Shen Jianian and Bai Changxia's dinner date was scheduled for the next night. They went to a Western restaurant with a quiet environment and a professional pianist playing beside them.

Bai Changxia picked up a glass of red wine and listened to Shen Jia Nian's explanation of Fu Jichen's proposal to get the certificate. He was so shocked that he forgot to drink and stared straight at Shen Jia Nian.

Shen Jianian held a knife and fork to cut the steak and nodded calmly. However, her heart is far from as calm as she appears on the surface.

Fu Jichen said that when she received the certificate, she was shocked. It was true that she accepted his proposal, but she thought that there was still some way to go before the proposal was actually received, which was equivalent to a transitional period. Maybe in Fu Jichen's opinion, they had been together for a long time, but she felt that they had not been together for long.

"How did you answer him?" Bai Changxia put down the wine glass without caring about drinking, folded his hands on the table, and asked Shen Jianian for details with excitement in his eyes.

"I was so surprised that I didn't say anything."

Shen Jia Nian recalled the scene last night. She looked at Fu Jichen with a blank expression, and then her stomach growled at an inappropriate time. Fu Jichen sighed, pulled her up and went downstairs to eat.

During the meal, he kept his eyes on her, as if waiting for her answer.

Bai Changxia picked up the fork at hand and pointed at the diamond ring on Shen Jia Nian's left ring finger: "Didn't you agree to Boss Fu's proposal? It's only a matter of time before you get the marriage certificate, sooner or later, it doesn't make much difference. Don't you want to get married? he?"

Shen Jia Nian chewed the steak in his mouth. After swallowing it, he looked at Bai Changxia and said seriously: "I just... I'm not mentally ready to talk about marriage. Let me ask, how did you decide to marry Zhu Qisen? ?”

"I want to get married as soon as my forehead heats up." Bai Changxia blurted out.

Shen Jianian was a little speechless. This was not the answer she wanted to hear.

Bai Changxia: "To be more specific, one night I was sick and I called him in a daze. I don't even remember whether I spoke on the phone. Half an hour later, he came He knocked on the door of my house, and I dragged my heavy body to open the door. His shirt was buttoned wrongly, and he was still wearing slippers. At that moment, I felt that he was this person for the rest of my life."

Shen Jianian put down his knife and fork, rested his chin on his hand and looked at the girl in the white dress playing the piano, but did not speak for a long time.

"Hey, we're talking about business, don't get carried away." Bai Changxia called her back and looked at her with a smile as if he was in the midst of blessings, "Please, that's Fu Jichen, How many famous ladies in Beicheng want to marry, but they humblely ask you to give them a status, and you still hesitate? If it were another woman, would you just drag them to the Civil Affairs Bureau overnight and lock them up? "

Shen Jianian was amused by her statement and smiled.

The sisters' dinner ended around seven o'clock. Shen Jia Nian asked the waiter to pay the bill, but was told that their table had already been purchased.

Shen Jianian subconsciously looked at Bai Changxia, who was wiping his mouth with a napkin and waved his hand: "Don't look at me. I agreed to pay for this meal. I didn't secretly pay for it."

Shen Jianian had no choice but to turn around and ask the waiter: "Hello, I would like to ask, who paid the bill?"

"A lady named Fu. She is waiting for you in the private room on the second floor and hopes to meet you." The waiter respectfully conveyed the message and made a "please" gesture to express his willingness to guide her.

Questions popped up in Shen Jia Nian's mind. Is the lady named Fu a family member of Fu Jichen? Why would his family meet her in private? Is she going to meet him?

"Miss, please come this way." The waiter noticed her hesitation and spoke again.

Bai Changxia had a premonition that it would not be a good thing for the Fu family to see Jia Nian. A wealthy aristocrat like the Fu family, with a strong sense of family status, would not be happy to let Jia Nian in. Maybe they deliberately chose to make things difficult for Fu Jichen when she was not around. When Jianian left Beicheng, it was not because he was threatened by Fu Jichen's mother.

"I'll go with you." Bai Changxia stood up and pushed away the chair.

The waiter looked troubled and seemed to disagree: "Ms. Fu didn't say she wanted to see anyone other than Miss Shen."

Bai Changxia took Shen Jia Nian's arm and looked at the waiter with a cold face: "Then it's gone." She discussed with Shen Jia Nian in a low voice, "Let's wait for Fu Jichen to arrange it. Since you have decided to get married, there is always a chance to meet your parents."

Bai Changxia pulled Shen Jia Nian and tried to leave. The waiter looked anxious and wanted to stop him but didn't dare. After all, he was a customer and there was no reason to stop him and not let him go.

Suddenly there was a crisp sound of high heels from behind, accompanied by the woman's smiling voice: "It's not easy to meet Miss Shen. If Miss Shen doesn't come to see me, I will have to come down in person."

The two of them turned around at the same time, and saw a woman wearing a white suit and skirt walking from the direction of the elevator. Her long diamond earrings were embedded with an emerald the size of a fingernail, peeking out from between her black hair, dyed brown-red. Nail polished fingers grasped the crocodile leather clutch. The woman is well-maintained and her actual age cannot be seen, but she is definitely not Fu Jichen's mother. Otherwise, the waiter should call her "Mrs. Fu" instead of "Ms. Fu".

She walked closer on high heels with a friendly smile on her face. However, upon closer inspection, there was no genuine smile in her eyes.

Fu Jianfang waited in the private room upstairs for a long time without seeing Shen Jianian, so he guessed that the waiter hadn't invited anyone.

"Miss Shen, long time no see." Fu Jianfang patted Shen Jianian's shoulder affectionately, "There are many people in the hall and it's very noisy. Let's go to the box to chat."

Fu Jianfang looked at Shen Jia Nian's face. If she hadn't known in advance that this girl was Shen Jia Nian on the Internet, she would never have recognized her when she met her on the street. She was very different from before.

Shen Jianian was thinking about Fu Jianfang's words. She said that they had met before, but she had no impression, so she turned to Bai Changxia and asked her for help.

Bai Changxia gave her a helpless expression. She really doesn't know this.

When Fu Jianfang saw Shen Jianian looking at a stranger, his face suddenly became a little worried. She is Mr. Fu's only daughter. Everyone supports her when she is away from home. She is valued wherever she goes. She is used to being conceited and cannot bear the cold treatment of others.

"Don't remember?" Fu Jianfang's tone changed, "You young people are not so forgetful. We met when Fu Da brought you back for the old man's birthday."

Shen Jianian didn't understand Fu Jichen's aunt's character. Based on her first impression, she only thought she was a bit strong. Shen Jianian smiled softly and explained: "I was in a car accident and injured my brain. I can't remember many things. Don't be surprised."

Fu Jianfang narrowed his eyes and looked at her suspiciously. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether this was a made-up excuse or if it was the truth.

After some pleasantries, Bai Changxia was left outside, while Shen Jianian and Fu Jianfang entered the box.

Fu Jianfang asked the waiter to bring a pot of fruit tea. She greeted Shen Jianian to sit down, always smiling and polite: "I won't delay your party with your friends. I'll tell you what you have to say. You and Fu Da I shouldn't have said anything about the marriage, but the old man at home got angry and fell ill. Fu Da's mother was in the hospital, so I, the aunt, could only take care of it. Miss Shen is a smart person, and she should know that you and Fu Da are not A good match."

Shen Jia Nian tightened her fingers on the bag. She had prepared for the worst before entering the box. It was not a surprise to hear these words.

Fu Jianfang slapped his mouth in a gesture: "Look at me, did I scare you? Don't worry, I'm not here to beat the mandarin ducks, otherwise if Fu Da finds out, he won't look good on me. My It means that Miss Shen can continue to be with Fu Da, it doesn’t matter how long it takes, Fu Da’s future wife must be a generous person and will not tolerate Miss Shen’s existence.”

Shen Jiannian understood the tone of her words. Fu Jichen's wife was someone else, and it couldn't be her. If she continued to be entangled with Fu Jichen, she would have to be raised outside.

"Is this what Fu Jichen meant?" Shen Jianian said his first words after entering the box, his face expressionless, and the knuckles of his fingers under the table were so stretched that they turned white.

Fu Jianfang looked slightly stunned. He put his fingers into the handle of the teacup, brought it up to his lips and took a sip. He raised his eyes to look at the calm woman opposite, and said with a smile: "Men sometimes don't speak too clearly."

Shen Jianian also smiled. If Fu Jichen hadn't told her about getting the certificate last night, maybe she would have been a little shaken by Fu Jianfang's words.

"You don't believe it?" Fu Jianfang felt that the smile on her face was too dazzling and seemed to provoke her. She didn't like it very much, just as she didn't like Fu Jichen's arrogant attitude. "Do you know where Fu Da went tonight?"

Shen Jia Nian heard Fu Jichen say this morning that he had a party in the evening, but she never asked where the banquet would be, and she rarely took the initiative to inquire about his whereabouts.

"It's the Zhou family's little daughter's birthday today, and Fu Da went to accompany her. She should be in the hotel now." Fu Jianfang's cell phone placed on the table dinged.

She picked it up and took a look, smiled with her eyes bent, and pushed the phone to Shen Jiannian to see.

"I have a good relationship with Mrs. Zhou. I know that the daughter of the Zhou family is gentle and elegant, and she is also very tolerant and generous. I said that she will not tolerate you, so you can rest assured about this."

Shen Jianian forced herself not to look at the phone screen, but she still underestimated her curiosity and couldn't help lowering her eyelids to glance at it. The photo was taken in a hotel room. There were exquisite dishes on the round table. The youngest daughter of the Zhou family was wearing a white off-shoulder princess dress, sitting next to Fu Jichen, leaning her head slightly towards him, smiling at the camera, the tip of her nose Spread a little cream.

Fu Jianfang promptly reminded: "If you scroll back, there are photos of them in the hotel suite."

Shen Jia Nian tried his best to stay calm, his slightly cold fingertips landed on the screen and slid back. In the hotel suite, lights reflected on the floor-to-ceiling glass windows. The white bed was slightly messy. A girl wearing a suspender skirt was lying on it. Fu Jichen was standing beside the bed, unbuttoning his shirt with one hand.

Shen Jianian didn't know what other photos there were and didn't have the courage to look down any further. (End of chapter)