Volume 7: Mr. Love, Elite Lawyer, and Two Conjectures about Marriage Chapter 539: Same Movie, Different People
"Come in!"
As soon as Zhao Songwen finished speaking, a fashionable lady from a wealthy family pushed the door open and walked in. It was Mrs. Zhan that Betty had mentioned. Seeing Zhao Songwen coming to greet her, Mrs. Zhan opened her arms and smiled,
"Honey!"
"Honey!"
Zhao Songwen hugged her, and seeing Zhao Songwen's rosy and shiny skin, Mrs. Zhan couldn't help but be a little surprised:
"My dear, your skin is so good now. What brand of skin care products do you use?"
"Yeah?"
Hearing his old classmate Mrs. Zhan praising his good skin, Zhao Songwen couldn't help but touch his face and said happily:
"I don't use any skin care products. At most I just put on some eye cream or something like that."
Looking at her old classmate Zhao Songwen, who was becoming more and more elegant, younger and prettier, Mrs. Zhan couldn't help but joked:
"Really? You're not lying to me, are you? I'm telling you, I'm..."
"Mrs. Zhan, long time no see!"
Seeing Mrs. Zhan pulling Zhao Songwen over, Yuan Xudong took the initiative to stand up and greet her. When she heard Yuan Xudong's voice, Mrs. Zhan realized that there were other people in Zhao Songwen's office. She and Yuan Xudong had met several times. Her husband was a big customer of Zhirui Tianjie Company. Shen Mingbao had dealt with her before and had afternoon tea with her several times. Yuan Xudong also got to know this lady. Seeing Yuan Xudong, Mrs. Zhan couldn't help but smile:
"Mr. Yuan, do you work here too?"
"Yes, I'm working under Mr. Zhao now. You and Mr. Zhao...?"
Yuan Xudong smiled. At this time, Zhao Songwen put one hand on Mrs. Zhan's shoulder. She looked at Yuan Xudong and smiled:
"We are old classmates!"
"That's such a coincidence. You guys chat while I get busy!"
Yuan Xudong was about to leave. Just as he was about to turn around and leave Zhao Songwen's office, Mrs. Zhan pretended to be unhappy and said:
"Why, you're leaving right after I got here?"
"No, you guys are just reminiscing about the past, I won't bother you any more!"
Yuan Xudong smiled. Mrs. Zhan wanted to say something, but Zhao Songwen looked at Yuan Xudong and said directly:
"Mr. Yuan, go get busy!"
"Okay, Mr. Zhao!"
Yuan Xudong nodded, and nodded to Mrs. Zhan, then he turned and left Zhao Songwen's office.
After he left, Zhao Songwen invited Mrs. Zhan to sit down and said:
"Please sit down. I just made some hand-brewed coffee. Please try it and see how it tastes!"
"Okay, I haven't had your brew in a while. Let me try it to see if it's improved!"
Watching Zhao Songwen prepare coffee for her, Mrs. Zhan couldn't help but glance at the two Hermès coffee cups on the coffee table in front of her. It was obviously a set of limited edition coffee cups. The bright yellow cup body and exquisite patterns made them look very valuable. Mrs. Zhan knew that this was a treasure specially collected by Zhao Songwen, and she was a little bit of a germaphobe. She usually used this set of Hermès cups herself and would never use them to entertain guests. But now there were two more coffee cups on the table. Thinking of Yuan Xudong who had just left, and the fact that Zhao Songwen's secretary Betty asked her to wait outside the office for a while, Mrs. Zhan couldn't help but flash a hint of teasing in her eyes.
She knew that Zhao Songwen had very high standards and would not look at ordinary men. Although Yuan Xudong was very outstanding, he was someone else's husband. She didn't know that Shen Mingbao had not actually registered with Yuan Xudong. She only knew that Shen Mingbao was pregnant with Yuan Xudong's child, and twins.
It would be interesting if Zhao Songwen, who has always been arrogant, really fell in love with Yuan Xudong, a married man.
Thinking about these interesting things in her heart, Mrs. Zhan couldn't help but curl up a meaningful smile at the corner of her mouth. At this time, Zhao Songwen came back with a cup of coffee. She handed the coffee in her hand to Mrs. Zhan who was sitting on the sofa and said with a smile:
“Try it!”
"Thanks!"
After taking the coffee, Mrs. Zhan unconsciously glanced at the cup she was using, an ordinary glass cup. It seemed that Zhao Songwen was still the same as before. She didn't say anything more and tasted the coffee directly. Zhao Songwen looked at her and smiled:
"How about it?"
“It smells so good!”
Mrs. Zhan smiled. Hearing her say this, Zhao Songwen smiled and said:
"Of course!"
The two proud women smiled at each other. From high school until after graduation, they had always been good deskmates, good roommates, and good girlfriends. In addition, during this period of time after graduation, they had known each other for more than ten years and had always compared with each other. Zhao Songwen was better at studying than Mrs. Zhan. After graduation, Zhao Songwen went to work, and Mrs. Zhan married a husband who loved her. She won the game, at least that's what Mrs. Zhan thought. She felt that for a woman, marrying a good man was far better than getting a good job. Just when she thought she had won, she didn't expect that Zhao Songwen actually had such a big career now. In just a few months, she went from being an employee to a new business elite and a financial goddess.
This made Mrs. Zhan a little jealous. After all, work is work, and one is always working for the boss, but career is different. There is a world of difference between a woman with a career and a woman without a career. Compared with Zhao Songwen now, Mrs. Zhan is inevitably a little pale in comparison. It can be seen from the way others address her that she is Mrs. Zhan, her husband 's wife, while Zhao Songwen is Mr. Zhao. There is no comparison between the two at all. Even her husband's career is not as good as Zhao Songwen's now.
Of course, it is human nature to be a little jealous of Zhao Songwen. Mrs. Zhan feels that the only thing about her that makes her better than the current Zhao Songwen is that she has an obedient husband. For example, if she asks her husband to chase chickens, he would never dare to chase dogs. She thinks that this is because her husband listens to her and she is good at managing him. However, she doesn't know that this is all because of her husband's love for her. If he didn't love her, how could he be obedient?
At this time, Zhao Songwen moved an Hermès coffee cup in front of Mrs. Zhan to himself. Under Mrs. Zhan's gaze, she picked up the coffee cup as if nothing had happened, took a sip of the coffee in the cup, and glanced at Zhao Songwen. Mrs. Zhan's eyes froze slightly. If she was not mistaken, the cup should have been used by Yuan Xudong, but Zhao Songwen was willing to drink the same cup of coffee with Yuan Xudong. The meaning behind this was worth pondering. According to her understanding of Zhao Songwen, it was almost certain that she and Yuan Xudong had a close relationship, and it was definitely not an ordinary colleague relationship. At this time, seeing that Mrs. Zhan had been looking at her, Zhao Songwen smiled and said:
"Why are you looking at me all the time?"
"Nothing, by the way, do you have a boyfriend now?"
Mrs. Zhan smiled and tried. After looking at her, Zhao Songwen smiled and said:
"Not yet. Don't worry. Wait until you meet someone you really like. By the way, you chose to get married right after graduating from college. How are you doing now?"
"It's OK, husband. We already have a child. Isn't this how people spend their lives?"
Mrs. Zhan smiled, she looked at Zhao Songwen and said:
"Songwen, you were recognized as a goddess by everyone when you were in school, and now you are even more of a goddess of finance. Your classmates all admire you very much. Do you have time to get together recently?"
"Forget it, I don't like that kind of scene!"
Zhao Songwen smiled and refused directly:
"At a class reunion, it's inevitable to discuss houses, cars, work, husbands, boyfriends, children and the like. It's boring and tedious. If everyone else brings their significant other, won't I be embarrassed?"
"How could that be? You are the best student in our class!"
Mrs. Zhan looked at Zhao Songwen tidying up and said:
"How about this, take Mr. Yuan from before, you can let him pretend to be your boyfriend, wouldn't that be interesting?"
"He's a married man, I don't dare to pester him like this!"
After taking a look at Mrs. Zhan, Zhao Songwen smiled and said:
"Why, you like him?"
"Bah, who's into him?"
After glaring at Zhao Songwen, Mrs. Zhan said half-jokingly and half-seriously:
"I think it's you who's attracted to him, right?"
"So what if it is, so what if it isn't?"
Zhao Songwen said lightly, and after glancing at her, Mrs. Zhan couldn't help but say:
"He's already married, the wise and talented Shen Mingbao, and he's pregnant with twins, aren't you afraid..."
After taking a look at Mrs. Zhan who was still talking, Zhao Songwen said calmly:
"If I really like someone, I will be with him no matter if he is married or has children!"
"But what about Shen Mingbao?"
Mrs. Zhan couldn't help asking. She actually had a pretty good impression of Shen Mingbao. However, Zhao Songwen didn't answer her. Instead, he raised the coffee cup in his hand and smiled:
"Try it again!"
"OK!"
Mrs. Zhan smiled. Since Zhao Songwen was unwilling to say more, she would not ask any more questions to avoid annoying Zhao Songwen. At most, she would remind Shen Mingbao when she returned. Whether she could tie Yuan Xudong down would depend on her own ability.
…
In the afternoon, at the Rose Garden Villa, after lunch, Xiao Suyun and Li Zhenghong helped Shen Mingbao walk around the community.
"Oh, moms, I really can't walk anymore, I want to go back!"
Shen Mingbao walked around while complaining weakly. Unfortunately, Xiao Suyun and Li Zhenghong didn't agree to let her go back to lie down. Xiao Suyun helped Shen Mingbao walk while encouraging her:
"No, just hold on a little longer, we still have to climb the stairs later!"
"That's right, you must exercise more to have a good birth, you know that, right?"
Li Zhenghong also chimed in. After listening to what they said, Shen Mingbao couldn't help but complain:
"Oh, didn't the doctor tell me that if the baby is not born properly, I can just do a caesarean section, right?"
"Oh, that won't work. How can you have a caesarean section? If you do it..."
Before Xiao Suyun could finish, a cell phone rang. It was Shen Mingbao's phone. She took out her phone and took a look at it. She said:
"Wait a moment, I have to answer a call first!"
"OK!"
After taking a look at the caller ID, it turned out to be Mrs. Zhan calling. Shen Mingbao was not very familiar with her, but had only met her a few times before. She didn't know what Mrs. Zhan wanted to talk to her about. These thoughts flashed through her mind, and Shen Mingbao answered the phone politely:
"Hello, Mrs. Zhan!"
"Hello, are you free? Come out and meet me!"
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
"Don't tell your husband about anything that concerns you!"
"Oh, OK, can you send me the address?"
"Okay, I'll send you a WeChat message. See you later!"
"Okay, see you later!"
After hanging up the phone, Shen Mingbao was slightly stunned. At this time, Xiao Suyun continued:
"Listen to me, we are twins, you must eat more and exercise more!"
"Moms, I'm going to meet a friend later!"
"Are you going to meet a friend?"
Hearing that Shen Mingbao was going to meet a friend, Xiao Suyun immediately said:
"I'm worried about you going like this, I'd better drive you there!"
"Oh, please don't do that. Come on, with your driving skills, you've even driven the car onto the curb. Who would dare to sit in it?"
"No, why don't you trust me?"
"I have three lives at stake. Who would dare to believe you?"
Giving his mother Xiao Suyun a look, Shen Mingbao stroked his pregnant belly and smiled:
"Let's go, let's go back!"
"Let's go!"
…
In the end, Xiao Suyun drove Shen Mingbao to her destination and asked her to wait in the car. Shen Mingbao walked into the coffee shop alone and saw Mrs. Zhan sitting there waiting for her from a distance. Shen Mingbao walked over and sat down. After a brief greeting, Mrs. Zhan said straight to the point:
"Mingbao, what is the relationship between your husband and Zhao Songwen?"
"They are just colleagues and partners. What's wrong with that?"
She somewhat understood what Mrs. Zhan meant, but Shen Mingbao still pretended to be confused. She glanced at her and Mrs. Zhan smiled and said,
"are you sure?"
"Of course, have you heard any unreliable gossip?"
Shen Mingbao smiled slightly and glanced at her. Mrs. Zhan picked up the coffee cup in front of her, took a sip of the coffee and smiled:
"I never believe in gossip. I only believe in my own eyes!"
"So, what did you see?"
"Zhao Songwen and I have been classmates since high school. We lived in the same room at the boarding school. We have known each other for more than ten years. I know her very well. She knows how to distinguish between close and distant people, and she is a bit of a germaphobe. When I went to her office to see her, she served me ordinary glass cups, while your husband, Mr. Yuan, used her Hermès cups in his office."
"Maybe, when it was my husband's turn, the glass was washed?"
"Mingbao, you are such an optimist!"
Looking at Shen Mingbao who took the initiative to make excuses for Yuan Xudong and Zhao Songwen, Mrs. Zhan smiled and continued:
"Zhao Songwen will definitely get what she wants. Are you really not worried at all?"
"Mrs. Zhan, if you are really Mr. Zhao's friend, you shouldn't speculate about her like this, and you shouldn't..."
"You shouldn't betray her, right?"
Looking at Shen Mingbao who was unwilling to face reality, Mrs. Zhan smiled and said:
"Okay, even if I'm a bit talkative!"
"Mrs. Zhan, you are really worrying too much. How could a strong woman like Ms. Zhao be interested in a married man?"
Shen Mingbao still said with a smile on her face, and hearing her say this, Mrs. Zhan couldn't help but remind her:
" Actually, I really admire you. If you lose your job, you can find another one, but if you lose your husband, it will be a little troublesome. And you have a child, don't you?"
"Mrs. Zhan, thank you. I really appreciate your kind reminder, but I still think that the most important thing between a husband and wife is trust. Men cannot be kept in a pen. Those who are kept in a pen are pigs, right?"
"Then put a chain on him?"
Mrs. Zhan suggested, looking at her, Shen Mingbao smiled and said:
"Isn't that a dog if it's on a chain?"
"It seems that you are determined to be a gentle and virtuous expectant mother?"
Looking at Shen Mingbao who was smiling but not saying anything, Mrs. Zhan shook her head slightly and said with a smile:
"Forget it, I'm being nosy. I can't wake up someone who's pretending to be asleep. The coffee here is good. Do you want to try it?"
"No, I'm pregnant. I can't drink coffee now. It's not good for the baby. Thank you, Mrs. Zhan, for your kindness!"
"I'm sorry, I neglected it. Give me a glass of water!"
"Thank you, Mrs. Zhan!"
Asking for a glass of warm water for Shen Mingbao, Mrs. Zhan looked at her and said with a smile, "She wanted to be a good wife and mother.
"Mingbao, you know what? I actually admire you. A gentle woman like you, Mr. Yuan must love you very much, right?"
Seeing Shen Mingbao smiling but not saying anything, Mrs. Zhan continued:
"In fact, when dealing with men, besides being young and beautiful, gentleness and tears are often the most powerful weapons for us women. Of course, this is for men with conscience. In other words, for those men without conscience, we don't need them!"
"From what I see, Mr. Yuan doesn't look like a man without conscience, right?"
Mrs. Zhan looked at Shen Mingbao and smiled. Seeing her like this, Shen Mingbao smiled and said:
"You're right, I believe my husband will take good care of me and the children!"
"Okay, I have something else to do so I'll leave first, bye!"
"Okay, then take care. Bye!"
"Um!"
…
At the same time, outside Zhao Songwen's office at Huisi Finance, Yuan Xudong found Zhao Songwen's secretary Betty, handed her a brown paper file bag and instructed:
"Betty, can you help me find Lan Lan, a lawyer from Quan Jin Law Firm, and hand this case over to her?"
"Okay, Mr. Yuan!"
"Thank you, I'll treat you to dinner some other day!"
Yuan Xudong thanked him casually. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Betty suddenly smiled and said:
"Mr. Yuan, when is the next day?"
"this……"
Turning around, he glanced at Betty. Zhao Songwen preferred to hire young people, as she thought this would make Huisi Finance more dynamic. So Betty was a female college student who had just graduated. She was relatively young and energetic. She was wearing a white shirt and an orange skirt. She was not very pretty, but young enough. After glancing at her, Yuan Xudong smiled and said,
"It's not today anyway, how about this, lend me your phone?"
"OK!"
Without asking Yuan Xudong what he wanted to do, Betty unlocked her phone and lent it to Yuan Xudong.
After getting Betty's phone, Yuan Xudong added her as a friend, then emptied her shopping cart. He then returned the phone to her and said with a smile:
"Okay, happy Valentine's Day. Remember to hand the file bag over to Lan Lan, the lawyer at Quan Jin Law Firm. Bye!"
"Okay, thank you Mr. Yuan, bye!"
After watching Yuan Xudong leave, Betty couldn't wait to look at her shopping cart and almost laughed like a pig. She didn't expect Yuan Xudong to complete the three-year goal she set for herself in one go. At this time, she opened her WeChat again and found Yuan Xudong's WeChat. Just as she was about to check Yuan Xudong's WeChat Moments, two new messages came in. She quickly clicked on them and took a look.
One was a WeChat message from her classmate, asking her out to watch the movie Avatar in the evening. The ticket cost several hundred yuan, which was a huge expense. She knew that the other party's internship salary was only a little over 6,000 yuan, and he asked her out to watch the movie just to pursue her. But she didn't like him. He had no house and lived in a shared house. He had no car, no savings, and his job was not as good as hers. Then she looked at Yuan Xudong, who cleared her shopping cart while chatting and laughing. This is a real man, while the other party was just a kid, who either went to the movies or to the amusement park.
It was meaningless. Without even thinking about it, Betty replied:
"I'm sorry, I have something to do after get off work. Well, I know you like me, but we are really not suitable for each other. You are a good person!"
After sending the nice guy card, Betty went to check another message. As for that classmate, she only said a few words to him at the class reunion. Just this gave him the wrong signal, and he actually thought she liked him.
She decided to make it clear today to avoid the other party pestering her. They planned to watch Avatar today and go to the amusement park tomorrow. At this time, Betty clicked on another message, which was a WeChat group chat. Someone tagged her, and a nickname called Little Wild Cat said:
"Betty, we're sharing a Ferrari supercar tonight. Each person has half an hour. Do you want to share?"
"No, I have something to do tonight. I have to help the boss with a private matter!"
Betty replied to the little wild cat and said, at this time another nickname called me the little wild cat's sister popped up and said:
"Betty, what's the matter? Is your boss single? Can you introduce him to me?"
"don't want!"
Betty replied without thinking, and then sent a screenshot of her emptied shopping cart to the group to show off:
"My boss helped me empty my shopping cart. I'm so happy!"
"What?"
"Such a good boss, please introduce me to him!"
"Sister Betty, I've been hungry for many days, please give me a lipstick!"
…
Seeing the long screenshot sent by Betty, the group immediately exploded with envy, which made Betty feel secretly happy. She wanted to see if they would take her along when they group-ordered in the future. Just as Betty was about to put away her phone, another new message came in. It was from Yuan Xudong. Betty couldn't wait to click on it:
"Want to watch the Avatar movie at 8pm?"
"OK!"
…
