Huo Cheng hadn’t seen Wen Zhili in a cheongsam for a long time.
In the past, he thought Wen Zhili looked petty and unsophisticated in a cheongsam.
But somehow, at this moment, Wen Zhili standing there in an ink-wash cheongsam was like a lotus emerging from water—pure and beautiful.
Especially the way the cheongsam outlined her perfect figure.
He suddenly realized that Wen Zhili, who had once been like a budding flower, had already bloomed into a stunning blossom…
Seeing Huo Cheng’s dazed expression, Wen Yuxuan felt a pang of panic.
Huo Cheng had never spared Wen Zhili a second glance before!
His gaze had always followed her alone.
Wen Yuxuan quickly cooed in a sweet voice, “Brother Cheng, I suddenly feel like having Japanese food. Let’s go.”
Huo Cheng withdrew his gaze and nodded, habitually agreeing with Wen Yuxuan. “Alright, let’s go. But that car belongs to my uncle. I’ll go over and say hello.”
Wen Yuxuan forced a smile. “Mm-hmm.”
Just as Huo Cheng took a few steps toward the Maybach, Wen Zhili quickly got into the car.
After the door closed, the Maybach drove away.
Huo Cheng was taken aback. Did his uncle actually let Wen Zhili into his car?
But he didn’t dwell on it.
It was probably just a coincidence—his uncle happened to run into Wen Zhili and kindly gave her a ride.
…
Wen Zhili had caught sight of Huo Cheng approaching out of the corner of her eye and immediately hurried into the car.
She didn’t want those two pieces of trash to come near and ruin her mood.
Wen Zhili sat in the back seat, next to Huo Shengbai.
Huo Shengbai, who had deliberately come to create this “chance encounter,” looked at Wen Zhili and said gently, “Lili, where are you going? Would you like to…”
Wen Zhili yawned. “I want to go home. I’m sleepy.”
“Alright, I’ll take you home.”
Originally, he had planned to invite her to dinner, spend more time with her, and then take her home. But seeing how tired she was, he decided to postpone it for another day.
Sitting in the Maybach, Wen Zhili grew even sleepier.
Huo Shengbai lifted her drooping head and said softly, “Do you want to lean on me and sleep?”
Wen Zhili didn’t think much of it and nodded. “Mm.”
Just as she was about to rest her head on his shoulder, he reached out his arm, skillfully wrapped it around her waist, and pulled her into his embrace.
She ended up sitting on his lap, her head resting steadily against his chest.
Wen Zhili was stunned.
This kind of leaning?
Wen Zhili recalled how he had held her in his arms while she washed up and got dressed that morning.
Oh well.
First time awkward, second time familiar. After all, they were going to get married sooner or later.
His embrace carried a faint scent of roses, pleasant and soothing.
It happened to be a fragrance she liked.
Wen Zhili’s body seemed to melt into his embrace, and before she knew it, she had fallen asleep.
By the time she woke up, they had already arrived at the entrance of her residential complex.
After saying goodbye to Huo Shengbai, Wen Zhili walked to the door of her apartment.
She was still holding a bag of snacks filled with chocolates, biscuits, hawthorn treats, and jelly—all her favorites.
Huo Shengbai had insisted on giving them to her to take home.
She felt that Huo Shengbai was probably treating her like a child.
Even though he was only six years older than her.
As she reached her doorstep, a familiar female figure suddenly darted out.
“Wen Zhili!”
Wen Zhili turned around and frowned.
The fly was back.
Wen Yuxuan wore a smug smile on her face, subtly revealing ambiguous kiss marks on her collarbone.”Oh dear, yesterday was your birthday, and you even prepared a proposal ceremony, but Huo Cheng spent the whole night with me instead. You must be heartbroken, right?”
If this had happened in the past, she truly would have felt as if her heart were being sliced by a knife.
Over the past two years, Huo Cheng had told everyone that he only treated Wen Yuxuan like a younger sister, after all, they had grown up together since childhood.
But under the guise of being “siblings,” they constantly engaged in ambiguous behavior.
Every time she argued with Huo Cheng about it, he dismissed it as jealousy and baseless suspicion.
What was laughable was that even her own parents thought she was making a big deal out of nothing, constantly jealous of Wen Yuxuan.
Over time, many people in their social circle believed she was always bullying Wen Yuxuan. Only her close friend Lu Jia’er had always believed in her from the start.
Wen Zhili replied indifferently, “Oh, I see. Well, congratulations on hitting the jackpot last night. May you be rewarded with ten babies in one pregnancy.”
After saying this, Wen Zhili couldn’t be bothered with her anymore and turned to go inside.
At most, she would endure the title of Huo Cheng’s fiancée for another year.
Truthfully, it wasn’t that she didn’t want to break off her engagement with Huo Cheng right now.
But the problem was, she was only 19 years old, and Grandpa Huo refused to accept Wen Yuxuan, insisting that she be the one to marry into the Huo family.
This was because Grandpa Huo believed that the person who had saved him back then was her own grandfather, and it had nothing to do with Wen Yuxuan.
Currently, the Wen family was relying on this engagement with the Huo family to keep their company running, so she could only delay for another year.
If she revealed to everyone now that she intended to marry Huo Shengbai, Wen Yuxuan and Huo Cheng would undoubtedly interfere.
After all, Grandpa Huo had made it clear: whoever married her would inherit the Huo family.
She would only make her relationship with Huo Shengbai public once it was “set in stone,” when they had obtained their marriage certificate.
By then, Huo Cheng wouldn’t have time to react.
Wen Yuxuan was infuriated by Wen Zhili’s sarcastic remark. “You’re cursing me!” she exclaimed.
She raised her hand, intending to slap Wen Zhili hard.
But just then, she caught sight of Huo Cheng.
Suddenly, she knelt before Wen Zhili, grabbed her hand, and pressed it against her own face. “Zhili, please forgive me. I was really sick last night. I didn’t mean to disturb you two… Hit me! As long as it makes you feel better.”
Wen Zhili also saw Huo Cheng.
Huo Cheng, standing not far away, wore an angry expression and warned, “Wen Zhili, you’re bullying Xuan’er again! If you dare lay a finger on her, just try!”
Wen Zhili understood Wen Yuxuan’s trick all too well.
In the past, Wen Yuxuan had often used this tactic to frame her.
But this time—
Under Wen Yuxuan’s astonished gaze, Wen Zhili mustered all her strength and, just as Wen Yuxuan wished, slapped her hard across the face.
Wen Yuxuan covered her cheek, dumbfounded.
Wen Zhili had actually slapped her right in front of Huo Cheng…
Didn’t she fear angering Huo Cheng?
At that moment, Wen Zhili smiled and said to Huo Cheng, “I did it. What are you going to do about it?”
Huo Cheng erupted in rage. “How dare you hit Xuan’er right in front of me…”
As he spoke, he raised his hand to slap Wen Zhili.
But before his hand could reach Wen Zhili’s face, the sole of a high heel came flying toward his own face.