Xueye, who was always at home, was not here today. He was long accustomed to turning on the lights himself when he returned home. So now, seeing the soft light flowing from the floor-to-ceiling window, he felt a warmth in his heart.
Hearing the car, Yuan Xingcan opened the glass window and waved to him standing on the porch, “You’re back?”
She was about to have a good talk with him. She had been here for so many days but hadn’t done any work.
Although she had taken Xueye shopping for a few outfits in the afternoon, it could hardly be considered work.
Her “You’re back” made Ke Nanyu’s heart warm. Since his mother passed away, no one had spoken to him like that.
”Mm, I’m back.”
”Xueye is still at the hospital.” She felt the need to explain why she wasn’t with Xueye, not wanting him to think she was irresponsible. “I want to talk to you, and it’s less convenient with Xueye around, so I came back to wait for you.”
”Why not come to the office?”
Fortunately, he had canceled that dinner, otherwise she might have waited until the middle of the night.
She smiled, “Not important enough to disturb you.”
”Your visit is never a disturbance to me.”
Yuan Xingcan felt awkward, his words once again accelerating her weak heartbeat.
He was on the porch, she was behind the window, talking like this. Watching him light a cigarette, Yuan Xingcan couldn’t help but ask: “You seem to never smoke inside.”
She had seen this several times; he always smoked on the porch.
He simply said: “Xueye is sensitive to smoke.”
”Oh. You’re such a good brother.” If she had a brother who was so skilled and gentle, she would definitely stick around and never leave.
”That’s because the bad parts haven’t been seen by you.” He smiled, a somewhat mocking smile. “What did you want to talk about?”
”About Xueye.” After seeing Xueye’s happy and fulfilling appearance at the hospital, she thought all afternoon before deciding to speak to Ke Nanyu. “Don’t you think it’s not good for her to stay at home all day, doing nothing?”
He nodded, “Yes.”
”She likes being at the hospital, likes helping people, maybe you could try to persuade your grandfather to let her go to the hospital more often.”
”No.” He refused just as decisively.
Xingcan never expected him to refuse. “You should see her at the hospital. She’s happy, feels useful, she likes doing this and is capable of doing it. If you care about her, you shouldn’t stop her.”
”You should hear what she told me.” Yuan Xingcan’s tone was slightly reproachful. “Don’t you ever care about what she thinks?”
”What did she tell you?”
”Enough. I know she’s unhappy, feels unimportant and unneeded, feels inferior for not being outstanding enough, she wants to prove her reason for existing. She’s smart, but even more sensitive. I don’t believe you can’t see that.”
”Do you know what your biggest problem is?” He looked at her serious big eyes and couldn’t help shaking his head.
Why was she so pure, so naive, so easily influenced?
She shook her head, looking puzzled, “What problem do I have?”
”Your problem is believing everything you hear. The human heart is complex. Taking everything others say at face value is not good.”
She didn’t understand, “What do you mean…”
”What I mean is, what you should do is help Xueye become an outstanding beautiful woman, not worry about whether she’s happy.”
As a professional, he shouldn’t be affected by personal emotions. He could naturally see they got along well and probably knew what Xueye was thinking.
She glared at him, “I want to take back what I just said. You’re not a good brother.”
”I don’t care about your evaluation of me.” Anyway, she always thought he was a fool, didn’t she?
”As long as my sister can become a stunning beauty, I don’t care how you see me.”
”Xueye is a beautiful woman. Only the blind can’t see how beautiful her nature is!
A good nature does not attract men. “Kenan Yu laughed and said: “I know Xuenuo is smart and humorous, but people who haven’t interacted with her won’t discover this. You can’t deny that she’s the kind of woman men won’t want to pursue.”
“That’s your opinion,” she said displeasedly and contemptuously. “And completely wrong.”
“Is that so? Perhaps I’m completely wrong, but I’m at least certain that there’s someone else in this world who shares my view.”
“I suppose it’s your ‘good friend’.”
Her angry and contemptuous tone made him burst out laughing. “No, I don’t know him. But from the women he has pursued, I’m very certain about this.”
“I’d like to know who else is as ‘shallow and ignorant’ as you,” she deliberately emphasized those four words to show her dissatisfaction. “Dong Fang Yin Shi.”
“Daye Pharmaceutical’s Dong Fang Yin Shi? Why are you particularly paying attention to him… Ah!” She thought of something and immediately glared at him. “Tell me, it’s not what I’m thinking, right?”
“It’s exactly what you’re thinking,” he nodded with a smile. “I suppose you’ve also received the invitation?”
“Boring and ridiculous! What gives him the right to think he can line up women for his evaluation?”
“Of course, because he’s rich,” he laughed again. “And, Dong Fang Yin Shi is a filial son. This ball is his mother’s idea.”
Madam Dong Fang was a shrewd woman who would certainly not choose a daughter-in-law based solely on appearance.
“How funny.” That boring and absurd invitation had long been thrown into the trash can. What era was this? Someone still holding such a concept?
What wife selection ball! It was just a rich people’s boring game. She wouldn’t attend. “I don’t find it funny,” Kenan Yu said seriously. “I only see an opportunity.”
From his tone, it seemed the situation wasn’t that simple. “So you hope Xuenuo can catch his eye?” Yuan Xingcan guessed. “I only do things that are beneficial to me.”
She didn’t hide her surprise and disbelief at all: “Motivated by profit? I thought you weren’t that kind of person.” He showed that mocking smile again, “Unfortunately, I am.”
Yuan Xingcan should have felt disappointed, but she inexplicably couldn’t look down on his utilitarian nature.
From Jin Ji’s “Beware of the Excellent CEO’s Love” Chapter 7
“I’m almost dead tired.”
Ke Xuenuo lay spread-eagled on the bed, all her limbs protesting. She had worked so hard today!
But actually, she hadn’t done much, just gone shopping with Yuan Xingcan.
She never knew buying underwear could be so complicated. Wasn’t it just about wearing something comfortable?
“No,” Yuan Xingcan said, “Your hip shape is quite flat. Wearing underwear without elasticity will make your buttocks lose their rounded curves and become flatter.”
“Then what?” How helpless!
“Choose styles with elasticity in all directions that can fully cover the buttocks.”
Fine! She had no objections, as she had promised to cooperate, but did Xingcan need to regulate even how she wore underwear?
“No. Besides fitting well, you must wear it correctly to modify your hip shape.”
Buying intimate clothing had already exhausted her, not to mention those terrifying suits, dresses, cocktail dresses, shoes, and so on.
“I never want to go shopping with you again. Can’t you just buy things and bring them back to me?” Xuenuo was already pleading.
“That would lose the meaning!” Yuan Xingcan poured her a glass of water. “Xuenuo, I don’t want to change you, and I don’t want you to change. I just think you need a little help, and I want to guide you to gain this knowledge.”
“Is becoming beautiful really that important?” Ke Xuenuo gulped down the water in one go, saying a bit regretfully, “I want bubble tea.”
“Drinking water is good for you. Your skin condition will improve, and you won’t gain weight,” Yuan Xingcan laughed. “Drink more.”
