Chapter 124: Chapter 123 Women Should Be Harsh on Themselves Chapter 124: Chapter 123 Women Should Be Harsh on Themselves Wenyan finished touching up her makeup, and it was almost time to meet with the producer.
She said goodbye to Auntie Zhang, mentioning she wouldn’t be having dinner at home, and then drove off in her newly acquired car.
The meeting place was chosen by a producer with the last name Hou.
Quite coincidentally, it was quite near the Shen Family’s villa.
The navigation indicated she could arrive within twenty minutes.
It was a serene tea house.
Wenyan had already checked it out while using the navigation; the tea house covered a large area, built in an ancient style, and had its own unique charm.
Of course, it would have been more appropriate to go there for tea during the day; no matter how good the environment or how beautiful the scenery, it was all wasted at night when you couldn’t see anything.
But to be fair, the tea house offered a good level of privacy, it wasn’t crowded, and it was quite convenient for discussing matters.
Only after arriving did Wenyan realize, not only were there few customers, there were also not many staff members.
After parking her car, she almost got lost.
She wandered around aimlessly for quite a while before she found the reception desk.
However, after confirming the reservation information, she was quickly led by the server to a private room.
By the time she entered, the other party was already there.
“Producer Hou, hello. I’m sorry for being late, it’s my first time here and I’m not quite familiar with the place, so it took me a bit longer to get here,” she said.
“No worries, there’s no need for apologies,” Producer Hou seemed quite amiable, “actually, I arrived a few minutes early. Please take a seat. Have a look and see what kind of tea you’d like.”
As he spoke, he gestured for the server to bring the menu.
After glancing over it, Wenyan said, “Why don’t you choose, Producer Hou? I don’t really know much about tea; anything is fine with me.”
Producer Hou chuckled lightly, “There are fewer and fewer young people who enjoy tea, so I will make the selection.”
Smiling, Wenyan handed the menu back, “Please go ahead.”
Fliping through the menu, Producer Hou eventually turned to Wenyan and said, “How about we go for the floral tea series? I think ladies would like that. What do you think about rose tea? It’s good for beauty and complexion.”
Wenyan truly didn’t mind.
However, his considerateness did put her at ease.
“Alright, let’s have the rose tea then.”
But the more expensive the service, the fewer the services provided.
Despite the high price of the tea, once it was served, they had to brew it themselves; however, being in such a place, what mattered was the atmosphere.
Along with the floral tea came sugar cubes and honey.
Producer Hou seemed to be quite knowledgeable about tea ceremonies; just when the water was about to boil, he suddenly paused his introduction of his big IP project.
Instead, he asked Wenyan, “Now would be the perfect time to add sugar. How sweet do you like it?”
Wenyan didn’t like her tea too sweet, “Just a little is good.”
“Alright, then I’ll add just three cubes.”
While saying so, Producer Hou used tongs to pick up the sugar cubes, but accidentally dropped one.
“Uh oh, my hand slipped, it fell to the floor. Did it roll towards you?”
“I don’t think so.” Upon hearing him ask, Wenyan instinctively looked down around her feet.
However, it was during this moment when Wenyan looked down.
The kindly-faced Producer Hou quickly dropped two pills into the teapot.
But when Wenyan looked up, what she saw was him adding sugar to the tea.
They chatted a bit more, and soon the tea was boiling.
Producer Hou poured them both a cup and urged Wenyan, “It’s cold, have some while it’s hot. Drink a few cups to warm up.”
Afterward, they continued to chat normally, and whenever he noticed that Wenyan’s cup was less than full, he immediately topped it up.
Initially, Wenyan thought Producer Hou was just overly enthusiastic.
But about ten minutes later, she suddenly began to feel off.
She started to feel dizzy, her mind felt like it was being smeared with something, foggy and unclear.
Yet, despite being foggy and unclear, Wenyan still realized something.
“You put something in the tea!”
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Meanwhile,
Shen Jingchuan drove back to the Shen Family villa.
He wasn’t planning on returning, but as he passed by a street stall, he couldn’t help but stop and buy some barbecue and crawfish.
He planned to bring those goodies back to pamper Wenyan.
After all, she just spent five million today; she deserved some nourishment.
However, not until he arrived back at the villa did Shen Jingchuan remember that Wenyan wasn’t even home that evening!
She had already mentioned it on the phone in the afternoon, saying she had a dinner engagement.
Remembering this, Shen Jingchuan couldn’t help but utter a ‘damn.’
How could he have forgotten about this, it was a wasted trip.