Ji Wei saw this and couldn’t help but laugh, "Miss Qin has already invited you, so why not give her some face? It’s obvious she likes you quite a bit, Second Young Master."
Xi Nanfeng didn’t say anything, probably still hesitating whether to go or not.
Ji Wei continued, "She probably mentioned bringing a gift as an excuse to test your feelings. Whatever you bring her, she’ll probably be happy."
Xi Nanfeng looked at Ji Wei with an expression of disbelief.
Women’s thoughts are really hard to figure out.
After a moment of silence, Xi Nanfeng suddenly had an idea. He slapped his thigh, his face lighting up with delight as he said, "Why don’t I just bring A Hei from home and gift him to her?"
"A Hei is..." Ji Wei froze.
"A wolfdog. I’ve raised him for years, and I’m quite attached to him. He’s definitely unique."
Ji Wei’s smile stiffened as she said, "Giving her a dog... that’s certainly unique, haha."
Thinking of Xi Nanfeng taking a big, shiny black wolfdog to the pool party, Ji Wei found the idea downright bizarre.
This Second Young Master Xi, his train of thought was truly unrivaled!
Ji Wei dropped Xi Nanfeng off at the Xi Family estate before turning back toward Shanshui Manor.
As soon as she entered the living room, she froze upon seeing that tall and familiar figure sitting on the sofa.
"Mo Qian, you’re off work so early?" ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novel-fire.ɴet
While changing her shoes, she spoke, her voice full of surprise.
Gu Moqian lifted his gaze to her, a flicker of guilt flashing through his deep eyes.
Thinking it over carefully, he realized he had probably overreacted that morning. Ji Wei only meant to help her best friend, and she wasn’t in the wrong. He just worried something similar might happen again, like what occurred in the underground wine cellar.
As the saying goes, when you care, you get anxious. He noticed that whenever it came to matters involving Ji Wei, he couldn’t maintain the same calm, controlled, and composed demeanor he had in business dealings.
Gu Moqian stood, his long legs striding toward her. "Dad’s coming for dinner tonight, so I left work early to see if there’s anything I can help out with."
Ji Wei looked at him, her words caught in her throat. The man’s brows and eyes were gentle, with no trace of the anger he had shown earlier in the day. Her heart warmed, and she smiled at him. "Wait for me; I’ll go ask Aunt Zhu if there’s anything we need to prepare."
A few minutes later, Ji Wei came back and said, "Aunt Zhu mentioned that the weather’s gotten colder lately, so tonight she plans to make hotpot. And with more people, hotpot feels livelier. But the fridge doesn’t have many ingredients left, so we’ll need to go out and buy some."
Gu Moqian nodded and naturally took her hand in his.
In the instant their fingers intertwined, Ji Wei couldn’t help but smile, her mood brightening.
They drove to the largest supermarket chain.
It was actually the first time in all the months they’d lived together that they went grocery shopping together.
Just like any ordinary married couple, they walked arm in arm through the bustling supermarket, listening to the vendors’ calls and soaking in the atmosphere of everyday life.
The supermarket had a lot of free samples, and Ji Wei, curious as ever, didn’t hesitate to try the yogurt handed to her by a staff member.
"Mmm... sea salt-flavored yogurt. It’s actually pretty unique."
Ji Wei smiled as she turned to the man beside her.
The man looked at her gently, his eyes softening as he noticed traces of yogurt on the corner of her lips. Suddenly, his gaze grew darker.
"Do you want to try it?"
Ji Wei asked again, and before she could offer the yogurt in her hand to Gu Moqian, he suddenly leaned down toward her, lightly kissed the corner of her lips, and swept the remnants of yogurt away with his tongue.
Even in the noisy supermarket with people coming and going, Ji Wei felt as though the world had stopped moving for a brief moment.
The man’s kiss was as light and warm as a butterfly’s wings, causing her heart to tremble.