Chapter 1228: I Want to Make You Stay (106)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Henry was filled with disgruntlement. I’m definitely going to make her lose the bet we had. Does she really think I’ll fall in love with her?
She can dream on.
Henry entered the house to see that Li Baozhen was in the living room. She stood up from the couch and said, “Brother Qingyan, I’m going to move to the office tomorrow.”
“Yes, stay inside the office and don’t wander off on your own at night. If anything happens, look for Chief Fan. He’ll help you settle everything.”
“Huh… shouldn’t I look for you instead?”
“I might… be away for business trips sometimes. I’m rarely at home.”
“Oh oh, I see.”
“Go to bed if there’s nothing else. I’m going upstairs now.”
“Brother Qingyan, wait a minute.” Li Baozhen handed him the bag in her hand and said, “Here’s a gift from me to you.”
“What is it?”
“It’s my token of grat.i.tude, to thank you for hiring me and giving me a job at your company. You must keep it properly.” She then skipped away merrily.
Instead of looking at what was inside the bag, he headed upstairs and casually placed it onto the couch.
Knock-knock… Long Tianze entered and said teasingly, “h.e.l.lo, Sir. I’m the hunk who’s here to serve you.”
In the past, Henry would have definitely ignored him.
However, he actually opened the door for Long Tianze this time.
“I knew you were home. Don’t you wanna know how I was so sure?” Long Tianze goaded.
“I don’t want to know.”
Long Tianze chuckled and said, “I saw your car when I was at my house just now. Hey, look how grave of an expression you have. Are you in a foul mood, Lord Jin?”
“I’m in a splendid mood. There’s something I’d like to ask you,” he said calmly.
“What is it?”
“Under what circ.u.mstances would a man and a woman eat together alone?”
“Hehe, don’t I usually ask you that question? Why are you the one asking me now?”
“Can’t I ask you now?”
Long Tianze answered, “You can. There are only a few answers to your question. Firstly, it might either be for business or personal matters. All work-related matters are about the same. However, it’s a different case if it’s personal matters. It’s normal for friends to meet for a meal together. It’s also normal for lovers to do so. Relatives can have a meal together too.”
“Your answer is so redundant.”
“But you’re asking a redundant question too, aren’t you? Come, let me guess what you’re worried about, Little Jin. Did Sis-in-law have a meal with some hunk that made you jealous? But which brazen fellow is that? He actually dared to meet Sis-in-law in A City… I mean S Nation. Well, he’s really asking for death.”
“I’m not worried. You don’t have to worry about me.”
“True, Sis-in-law is so in love with you. She won’t be s.n.a.t.c.hed away so easily,” Long Tianze said while giving him a pat on his back. He continued, “I’ve been sensing something unusual about you for the past few days, but I can’t put a finger on it. Are you alright?”
“I’m not.”
“Good that you are. Okay, I’m going home now.”
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It was already 8:40 pm by the time An Xiaoning returned home.
Noticing that the lights were off on the second floor, she thought to herself that he was probably asleep or out. Thus, she headed upstairs to discover that he had really gone to bed.
The night was still young, and it was unlike him to go to bed at such an early time.
An Xiaoning placed her bag on the couch and caught sight of the pink bag.
She subconsciously picked it up and held it in her hand before peeking inside.
There was an exquisite box inside the bag.
An Xiaoning took the box out and placed the bag aside.
The box was pink in color as well.
There was a pink ribbon on it.
An Xiaoning smiled and stared at the man on the bed who had his eyes closed. Is this a gift for me?
Without hesitation, she untied the ribbon on the box.
She was looking forward to seeing what was inside.
As soon as she opened the box, An Xiaoning was dumbfounded.
Although the gift seemed to be for a woman, the item inside was meant for men.
The exquisite box contained a man’s watch.
To her astonishment, the watch was identical to the one that she had given him in the past.
It was the first birthday gift she had given him during the first year of their marriage. On that day, she gave him three gifts.
The first gift was a handwritten letter, the second was a dance that she had performed for him while wearing only a scarf, and the third was the exorbitantly-priced watch.
It was an expensive watch from a luxury brand.
A million images began to flood her mind as she began to wonder what could have possibly happened to him.
Just as An Xiaoning was deep in thought, Henry said, “Put it down.”
She turned to look at Henry, who was lying on the bed. She had no idea when he had woken up. He was no longer sleepy.
An Xiaoning walked toward him with the box and placed it on the headboard. “Why did you wrap this up in such an exquisite packaging?”
Henry scoffed and asked, “Surely you can’t be thinking that this is a gift for you?”
An Xiaoning could not hide her embarra.s.sment and said in admittance, “I did think so before I opened it. However, I changed my mind after I saw what was inside. Answer me, why did you wrap the watch up in such an exquisite packaging?”
“Someone else gave it to me.”
An Xiaoning paused and asked, “Who?”
“You don’t have to care who gave it to me.”
An Xiaoning stared at the watch inside the box to see that the watch was indeed very new. She turned around and entered the dressing room. She opened Jin Qingyan’s watch drawer and glanced at the wide array of luxury watches that he owned. She immediately caught sight of the one that she had given him.
She picked up the watch and walked toward Henry. “These two watches are identical,” she said.
Henry grabbed both watches and compared them, only to find that they were identical.
The only difference was that one was worn and the other was brand new.
“So what if they’re exactly the same? A gift is a gift.” Henry placed the older watch in her hand and said, “This one’s so old. Throw it away.”
An Xiaoning gasped in shock and asked, “Throw it away? What do you know?”
“What’s wrong? Don’t I have the right to throw a watch away?”
An Xiaoning retorted with a sullen expression on her face, “Of course you don’t. This watch wasn’t for you anyway. You don’t have the right to decide what to do with it.”
“Was it a gift from you?”
An Xiaoning walked toward the dressing room and opened the drawer again. She then placed the watch inside the box carefully before closing it again.
Next, she removed her makeup and took a shower.
She put on a shower cap to prevent her wound from getting wet.