Chapter 57

Sometimes, if one’s relationship runs smoothly, this smooth development will somehow become the only defect. Wang Weixi never expected his relationship with Chen Kexin to become so awkward.

He had become increasingly busy with his work recently. As a result, he did not have time to cook for Chen Kexin anymore. Fortunately, Chen Kexin could eat together with Lan Xiao and take care of herself now.

Wang Weixi was going to officially meet with Tong Siqi the next week. Every time he thought of this, he would feel that his head was extremely tight and pressurized. He was always resentful of her but in the meantime, he felt somewhat eager to meet her again.

Yi Duanfang had not spoken to Wang Weixi for a whole week. It was said that he was still mad at Wang Weixi for the incident that had happened in the cafe days ago and decided to make a clean break with him because of this.

Wang Weixi was not worried about it. He believed that Yi Duanfang was just being childish now and would forget about it when he cooled down. The only thing that surprised Wang Weixi was that Yi Duanfang stayed mad for a really long time.

“Mr. Wang, this is the proposal that Mr. Yi asked me to give you.” Lan Ling came into his office before Wang Weixi realized it and put the proposal down on his desk. She wore light makeup and smelled like lavender today.

He lifted up his head to throw a quick glance at her and then lowered his head while saying, “I see. Thank you.”

Lan Ling wanted to say something, but upon seeing Wang Weixi’s nonchalant reaction, she could only bite back the words and leave the office.

Right after her departure, when Wang Weixi lifted up his head again, he could still smell the lavender fragrance. He pressed his temples with his fingers as he sullenly thought about her request for a job transfer.

Lan Ling had requested an internal job transfer on Wednesday. Nevertheless, he was still hesitant about agreeing to her request now. He knew that Lan Ling had a thing about himself and it was quite awkward for them to work together, but he did not want to let her go because she was a very capable secretary. Although she had started this job just two weeks ago, she had already become very good at preparing tables and files and arranging schedules for him. He needed her help as he was going to start his negotiation with Jinxiu the next week. The company had told him before that it would have taken them at least a month to observe his company and assess whether his company was capable enough to handle their project.

Wang Weixi was well aware that the next month would be tough. He felt really hesitant to let Lan Ling go.

The next moment, when he looked at the proposal on his desk, he smiled helplessly while thinking, “This Yi Duanfang is really capricious. Now he even refuses to walk into my office. The others in the company probably think that I’ve done something outrageous to offend him.”

At noon, Wang Weixi checked his schedule and found out that he did not have any task to finish in the afternoon and the next two days. He finally had some time to relax himself.

He looked at his clock and walked out of his office. On his way out of the company, he greeted his colleges cordially.

Compared to two months ago, he felt much more comfortable around here now. Although some of his colleagues still gossiped about him behind his back, none of them could deny that his performance on the meetings was great. Not to mention that he was repeatedly praised by their chairman for his good working ability and people skills.

When he got into his car, he thought, “Recently, I’ve been busy with my work and unable to spend some quality time together with Kexin.” With this in mind, he took out his cellphone, prepared to call Chen Kexin and apologize to her, but the next moment, he changed his mind and decided to give her a surprise. Thus, he put down his cellphone, fastened his seat belt and then headed for Housewife Training Center.

As the weather was getting colder, he just opened the windows a little. He drove while breathing in the fresh air and listening to music. He felt great.

…

“Xiaoxiao, come in here and try it. Is this ribs soup I made delicious?” Chen Kexin said excitedly in the kitchen. The hot soup in the pot smelled great.

Upon hearing that, Lan Xiao put down his newspaper, came out of his office, and slowly walked into the kitchen.

As now Chen Kexin was already familiar with the kitchen, he had returned to his office after preparing all the ingredients necessary for her.

After knowing that Lan Xiao was running three companies beside this training center, Chen Kexin was worried that she had become a burden to him. She had met Lan Xiao’s secretary once, when she had come here to find him with something urgent. Under that circumstance, Lan Xiao still refused to leave Chen Kexin behind and just had a long talk with his secretary in his office. Chen Kexin felt guilty as she thought that she disturbed him at his workplace, but she did not know what to say.

In fact, she had felt guilty ever since she had discovered Lan Xiao’s love for her. She could tell at a glance that Lan Xiao’s secretary, Bai Na, liked him. Bai Na was a beautiful and elegant woman, and she and Lan Xiao could not be more perfectly matched. Nevertheless, Lan Xiao just reacted nonchalantly to her all the time. Chen Kexin thought that Lan Xiao did not look quite like himself when he was together with Bai Na. He was so cold and detached that people would feel afraid to get close to him.

“Your soup is ready now?” Lan Xiao said softly with a smile.

Chen Kexin nodded and served him a bowl of soup. She picked up a piece of meat out of the bowl with chopsticks and blew it with her mouth to cool it down before feeding it to him. “Come on, try it. It’s not hot now,” she said while smiling sweetly.

Lan Xiao looked at the lovely Chen Kexin and the lovely apron she wore, happiness evident in his eyes. He ate the meat and nodded his head. “It’s tasty,” he said.

“Really?” Chen Kexin said excitedly.

He felt so touched upon seeing her big shiny eyes. He could not help but lift up his hand to touch her head. He nodded again and said, “Yes, it’s tasty. It’s much better than the soup you made yesterday.”

Chen Kexin jumped up and down excitedly while saying, “Great, I’ll make this soup for my husband at home~”

Lan Xiao smiled bleakly as he thought, “I stay with her for quite a long time every day, but she still thinks only about her husband. Keren might’ve noticed this. Maybe that’s why she persuaded me not to try too hard.” With this in mind, he felt somewhat relieved.

At this moment, Chen Kexin turned around, prepared to feed him a spoonful of soup. “Xiaoxiao, help me taste the soup~” she said cheerfully.

Lan Xiao nodded and watched her carefully blow the soup in the spoon to cool it down and then bring it to his lips. This was the thing that he always wanted to do together with her. He always wanted to marry her and enjoy cooking together with her in the kitchen.

“Kexin, maybe I just don’t have the chance to marry you in this life, but I really enjoy this moment. That’s enough for me,” thought Lan Xiao.

“The soup is tasty too.”

Upon hearing that, Chen Kexin was so excited that she even began to dance with joy. “Xiaoxiao, what’s your favorite dish? I’ll learn it and cook it for you in the future~”

Upon hearing that, Lan Xiao was stunned. Chen Kexin continued smiling without noticing anything.

When she came to realize that she had said something that was enough to move nearly all men, she was tightly embraced by Lan Xiao.

Chen Kexin stood there agape and could hear Lan Xiao’s heart beating fast.

“What’re you doing?!” Wang Weixi stood in the kitchen and shouted angrily.

Upon hearing that, Lan Xiao immediately released Chen Kexin. Chen Kexin stood there agape for a moment before recovering from the shock. She shook her head vigorously and said, “Honey, you misunderstood.”

Wang Weixi clenched his fist, came up and punched Lan Xiao in the face. Lan Xiao was too surprised to defend and thus was knocked down to the ground by him.

“Aren’t you Keren’s fiance? Why? Why did you do that to my wife?” Wang Weixi shouted furiously.

Chen Kexin had never seen Wang Weixi behave like this before. She hurriedly grabbed his arm to stop him while saying, “Honey, please don’t… We just hugged, and that’s all.”

“You just hugged, and that’s all…”

Wang Weixi thought, and his arm stopped in the air. He looked at Chen Kexin incredulously. The anxiety within her eyes made him feel heartache.

“Are you worried about another man?”

With this in mind, he smiled bleakly and left dejectedly.

“Honey… Honey…” Chen Kexin felt somewhat scared and called out while hurriedly chasing after him.

Lan Xiao felt that his sight was becoming increasingly blurred…