When going downstairs, Mei Xiang and Meng Wanning were already seated at the dining table.
Chen Cheng noticed that today, the two of them were indeed different, just as Wen Shulin had mentioned.
As usual, Meng Wanning kept her head down, her eyes more evasive.
Mei Xiang’s smile remained sweet, yet there was a hint of worry in her gaze.
"Morning." Chen Cheng and Wen Shulin approached the dining table.
"Morning, Brother Cheng."
The long table was already set with brunch: fried eggs, toast, bacon, along with a freshly brewed pot of coffee and several glasses of fresh juice.
"Let’s just have a bite now, we’ll have something good once we’re on board." Wen Shulin said casually.
"With such a big table of food, how can you call it ’just a bite’?" Chen Cheng teased.
Wen Shulin cast him a resentful glance and her eyes naturally fell on the two people opposite her.
She got up proactively to pour juice for them, "Didn’t sleep well last night? You don’t seem very refreshed."
"No, we slept quite well." Mei Xiang accepted the juice.
Meng Wanning quickly nodded as well, "Mm, just woke up a bit early."
"New place?" Wen Shulin asked again, "I heard some noise upstairs last night."
The two of them fell silent at once, lowering their heads, with their eyes scanning each other.
"Couldn’t sleep a bit." Mei Xiang spoke first, "I went to chat with Xiao Ning."
"Yes, we just chatted for a bit and then slept." Meng Wanning quickly added.
"Just chatting, how come..." Wen Shulin didn’t continue teasing them but smiled and said, "Your matters with Mr. Chen, I don’t want to interfere. But there’s one thing, Xiao Er will be coming down shortly, and you can’t be ."
Meng Wanning and Mei Xiang both looked up, only to see Wen Shulin calmly say, "She’s very sensitive, I hope you can act as usual and not let her notice anything."
She paused and added, "Of course, if you don’t want to pretend, I understand that as well. But some things, if spoken out plainly, aren’t good for anyone."
Mei Xiang and Meng Wanning exchanged a glance, understanding Wen Shulin’s meaning.
They knew Wen Shulin was protecting them.
"Got it." Mei Xiang said, "We won’t let Sister Xiao Er notice anything."
"Mm." Meng Wanning nodded as well.
Wen Shulin smiled, "Good. Come on, let’s have breakfast."
Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows, Wen Shulin’s demeanor just now did have the aura of a ’first wife’.
When Xiao Meier came downstairs, she saw everyone was already seated at the dining table. Follow current novels on novel✶fire.net
"Morning, everyone." Xiao Meier greeted with a smile.
"Xiao Er, come sit." Wen Shulin warmly invited.
"Senior Sister, morning."
Xiao Meier sat next to Chen Cheng, took a sip of juice, and scanned the people at the table, "Hey? Where’s Li Ya?"
"She hasn’t woken up yet." Wen Shulin said, "Last night she was playing games in her room, didn’t sleep until dawn."
"Oh." Xiao Meier asked again, "Is she not going to the dock later?"
"We’ll call her after we eat." Wen Shulin said with a light smile, "Don’t mind her, come now."
She handed Xiao Meier a piece of toast and continued, "By the way, later you, Mei Xiang, and Xiao Ning go buy some staple food first, we’re going to spend the day on the boat today. Yesterday, I forgot to tell the captain, Li Ya will take you there later."
"Okay," Xiao Meier agreed at once.
Wen Shulin continued arranging, "Mr. Chen and I will go pick wine; that captain has only prepared some low-grade beer, not classy at all. After we’re done, we’ll meet at the pier."
Chen Cheng didn’t speak, watching Wen Shulin’s way of sending people away, wondering what trick she was up to.
"Alright," Xiao Meier didn’t think much about it either, "Xiao Cheng, drive slower later."
After breakfast, everyone acted according to Wen Shulin’s arrangement.
Wen Shulin took Chen Cheng to the villa’s garage.
The garage housed several luxury cars, but Wen Shulin tossed the Lamborghini key to Chen Cheng, "Drive this one."
Chen Cheng caught it, then looked up at the position where Wen Shulin stood, an Aventador SVJ, waiting for him.
With matte black paint, huge air intakes, and an exaggerated spoiler, it was very alluring to Chen Cheng.
Wen Shulin looked at Chen Cheng’s infatuated expression, resting a hand on the car’s roof, "I knew you’d like it."
"Who wouldn’t like it?" Chen Cheng stepped up, pressing the unlock button on the key, with a soft "beep", the scissor doors slowly lifted, exuding an imposing presence.
"Let’s go, off we go." Wen Shulin came to the passenger seat, "Take me for a spin."
With a loud roar, the deafening noise reverberated in the garage.
The car left the villa area and hit the main road.
Wen Shulin looked at the scenery outside the window, Chen Cheng watched the road ahead, his peripheral vision on her face, "Not happy?"
Wen Shulin turned towards him, seriously saying, "There’s something, back in the villa was not the place, but now I must tell you."
"What is it?" Chen Cheng asked with a puzzled face.
"The most vital principle about three people together is that the third person shouldn’t be someone known to either of you."
Wen Shulin held up three fingers, "With what you did last night, today observe Mei Xiang and Meng Wanning’s reactions, you almost couldn’t hold it together."
Chen Cheng then understood why Wen Shulin had ’called out’ to them.
"There’s even such a rule?"
Wen Shulin tapped Chen Cheng, "They are not Xia Yubing and Tong Jialu, and even if it were Xia and Tong, it was through various means that I made them comply back then."
"The personalities of these two are different; you need to treat them in different ways."
"Mei Xiang is cheerful but very sensitive inside. Xiao Ning seems fragile, but she’s stubborn deep down." Wen Shulin explained, "You need to find the balance."