Shen Zui: “…”
After a long pause, he said calmly, “It was on a timer.”
Jiang Wanting suddenly understood, “Damn, how did I not think of something like a timer?”
Shen Zui placed the script on the bedside table and glanced sideways at the girl leaning against him.
Jiang Wanting forced a dry laugh and quickly picked up her pen to continue, “Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue.”
Shen Zui lowered his gaze to look at her. On the iPad was a pencil-like line drawing, and with just one glance, Shen Zui recognized what she had drawn.
“Have you finished shooting your commercial? If you have, could you accompany me to the art exhibition tomorrow?” The girl tilted her head slightly, looking up at him with wide, dewy eyes.
Shen Zui lowered his eyelids, his voice low and slightly hoarse, “Isn’t your brother going with you?”
“My brother said something came up last minute and he can’t go with me. It’s so annoying—he must have sneaked off on a date behind my back.” Jiang Wanting lied without batting an eye.
Sorry, brother. For your little sister’s lifelong happiness, you’ll just have to sacrifice a little.
“Come on, come on! It’s really beautiful. Seeing it can make you forget all your worries.” Jiang Wanting’s voice was soft and sweet.
Shen Zui was momentarily stunned. Was she… acting cute with him?
“Look,” seeing his silence, Jiang Wanting wasn’t discouraged. She adjusted the drawing on her iPad with her fingertip. “Does it look like us?”
A colored anime-style illustration appeared before Shen Zui’s eyes. In the drawing, a boy and a girl were leaning against the headboard.
The girl held a tablet in one hand and a pen in the other, smiling as she looked up at the boy. Her dark, bright eyes curved like crescent moons, indescribably adorable.
The boy had a crew cut and held a book in his hand. His deep brown peach-blossom eyes and the white bathrobe revealing his delicate, sexy collarbone caught Shen Zui’s attention. At this point, Shen Zui couldn’t help but glance down at his own neck.
“A New Year’s gift. I was so busy during exam week that I didn’t have time to prepare anything for you. I didn’t know you’d be back, so I didn’t plan ahead. Just make do with this!” Jiang Wanting saved the image and sent it to Shen Zui on WeChat.
“Thank you!”
“I don’t want just a verbal thank you. To show your gratitude, how about accompanying me to the art exhibition tomorrow?” Jiang Wanting blinked her almond-shaped eyes, looking slyly at Shen Zui.
The girl tilted her head slightly, her obsidian-like almond eyes resembling a sea of stars. Her eyes were the most beautiful he had ever seen.
As if bewitched, Shen Zui nodded. “Okay.”
Jiang Wanting pursed her lips and smiled. What a huge win.
After the art exhibition tomorrow, they could go eat together. Would that count as a date? Thinking of this, Jiang Wanting felt she would wake up laughing from her dreams tonight.
Early the next morning, Jiang Wanting’s biological clock was right on time. Shen Zui was already gone from beside her. Checking her phone, she saw several WeChat messages and two missed calls from Jiang Qi.
Jiang Wanting called back and told him the truth. Jiang Qi didn’t say much, but his tone changed instantly. Jiang Wanting barely spoke a few words before he hung up.
Over ten minutes later, in the dining room downstairs.
Nanny Rong watched the young couple eating breakfast with a smile. The young master had finally come to his senses! The weather today was nice, and the snow had stopped—what a perfect opportunity to nurture their relationship!
Shen Zui wore a black long coat and a gray knitted hat. To disguise himself, he also wore a mask and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.
Shen Zui wasn’t nearsighted and rarely wore glasses on camera except for work. With this outfit, only die-hard fans would likely recognize him.
Xiao Ran Art Gallery.
There were quite a lot of people. Right at the entrance was a landscape painting, depicting two green mountains facing each other across a clear, flowing stream. The beauty of the mountain scenery in the rain lay entirely in its subtle, almost ethereal quality.
Jiang Wanting seemed to recall something, tilting her head slightly upward. “Shen Zui, aren’t you good at taking photos?”
The man gave a slight nod. In the next second, a sudden thought flashed through his mind.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wanting took a camera out of her bag. “That’s perfect! I bought this camera specifically for taking artistic photos. Could you help me take some?”
Shen Zui: “…”
Was he out of his mind? Accompanying her to an art exhibition, and now taking photos for her—did he have nothing better to do?
Without waiting for his agreement, Jiang Wanting shoved the camera into the man’s hand and struck a pose beside the painting frame. “Let’s start with this one, ‘Gong Qing.'”
Shen Zui held the camera but didn’t press the shutter. The girl was wearing a white down jacket, a light yellow knitted hat, black skinny pants, and ankle boots. To take the photo, she had removed her mask, revealing her lightly made-up face.
“Ready yet?” Jiang Wanting asked, growing impatient as the man remained silent. Holding the pose was starting to tire her out.
Shen Zui blinked his deep, peach-blossom eyes, then pressed the shutter button.
Most visitors to the art exhibition were there for the art, so no one noticed that Shen Zui was a celebrity. Jiang Wanting dragged Shen Zui around for a full tour, and once they had seen enough, she took the camera back from him.
“Let me take a photo of you!”
Shen Zui glanced at her. “Do you know how?”
“Don’t underestimate me!” Jiang Wanting fiddled with the camera, looking down. “Taking photos is such a simple thing—who doesn’t know how? Besides, you’re so handsome, what’s there to worry about?”
Shen Zui: “…”
Jiang Wanting pressed the shutter. “I think this painting suits your vibe perfectly. It’s just amazing.”
Shen Zui couldn’t help but curl the corners of his lips. His little fiancée was quite amusing. He asked her, “What kind of vibe do I have?”
“It’s hard to explain in a short time. We’ve seen enough for now, let’s go grab something to eat first.”
However, the two were completely unaware that they had already made it to the trending searches, firmly holding the top spot.
The trending topic: #Shen Zui Accompanying His Fiancée to an Art Exhibition#
The content read: “Shen Zui appears to be accompanying his fiancée to an art exhibition, even thoughtfully helping her take photos. The two are also wearing matching couple’s knitted hats, looking incredibly happy and sweet! Right now, I wish I could be Shen Zui’s fiancée!!”
The comments section was filled with a variety of opinions, with a few inappropriate remarks at the top. Judging by the likes, it seemed the blogger had boosted negative comments.
“Top Comment 1: What’s this? Can’t even see his face and you’re claiming it’s Shen Zui? [Eye roll]”
“Top Comment 2: What nonsense! My idol is filming on set right now! Seriously!!”
“Top Comment 3: A top star isn’t filming but instead going on a date with his fiancée?”
“Top Comment 4: Oh no, it’s over. I think it really is my idol.”
“Top Comment 5: Fans, just admit it! It’s Shen Zui himself. I’ve been a fan for three years—I’d recognize this man even if he turned to ashes.”
“Top Comment 6: Is Shen Zui running out of popularity? Relying on his fiancée to trend every day.”
“Top Comment 7: Paparazzi, I’ll give you fifty cents to show my sister-in-law’s face.”
“Top Comment 8: Sister-in-law is so beautiful! Today’s style is sweet and cute! I can’t keep up with all the different looks.”
Meanwhile, Wang Shan had been trying to call Shen Zui nonstop, but his phone was unreachable. She sighed and turned to her boss.
He Hongwen tapped the table twice with his index finger and said expressionlessly, “Ignore it.”