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Kiss of Venus: Chapter 19


When Yu Wan heard this, she realized what he was talking about and quickly withdrew her hand.

Li Shen put down the towel and didn’t hold her hand again. He just looked at her and asked, “How did you get the injury on your hand?”

Yu Wan slightly pursed her lips. Li Shen is familiar with everything about her. When they broke up, she did not have that wound.

As if noticing the changing atmosphere in the room, Lili also looked up at Yu Wan.

Yu Wan smiled uncomfortably and said, “This was from a previous wedding when a mistress brought some people over to cause trouble. I accidentally got injured.”

Li Shen frowned, “The mistress caused trouble?”

“En.” Yu Wan replied, “The groom is a scum. The mistress was his first love. He couldn’t bear to part with her while he married his current girlfriend. In the end, everything came to light. The first love brought a bunch of people over and caused a scene. In the end, the police have to be called.”

It’s been more than a year since the incident but it is still fresh in Yu Wan’s mind. Not only did the wedding not go through, everyone ended up at the police station. She had no idea where the first love found all those people. They were all hoodlums. The injury on her hand also happened during the chaos.

Fortunately, everyone only suffered minor injuries and no one lost their lives. Yu Wan only needed to get two stitches, and for the first time started to doubt her line of work.

Weddings should be filled with joy and happiness but not all the wedding she planned is like this.

Later, Wei Shao told her, if the partner doesn’t know who they are going to marry, how can you plan a wedding. You need to first recognize your customers.

After Yu Wan recovered from her injuries, she regained her strength and continued working. However, this scar on her hand can still be seen to this day. 

Li Shen finished listening to her and her eyes gradually darkened. When they broke up, Yu Wan was still a small planner trying to survive in the industry but now, she was able to land a big client like Hu Jiao. These past few years, she must have suffered a lot.

He sat down beside Yu Wan and quietly said, “You must not have had it easy these past few years.” He bent over and rubbed Lili's head, “But you have grown up.”

Yu Wan’s eyes started to water. Li Shen looked at her and took her hand, “Does it still hurt?”

“It doesn’t hurt since long ago.” Yu Wan smiled and looked at the person in front of her. “You have become a lot stronger in recent years. Your figure before wasn’t that good.”

Her voice gradually lowered, “It must be hard to be a soldier.”

“It’s okay. I’m used to it.” Li Shen released her hand. After a moment of silence, he asked, “Was I in poor shape before?”

Yu Wan unconsciously smiled, “You’re okay. Better than those white cut chicken on campus but it can’t be compared to how you are now.”

Now his chest is wider and his muscles are more defined. Even if he wears a suit, it can’t hide the strength underneath.

“Gu–––” Yu Wan’s stomach suddenly growled, breaking the harmonious atmosphere. Her face burned a little and laughed, “I didn’t eat much during lunch. I have been running around the entire afternoon so I’m a little hungry.”

Li Shen froze and laughed. Yu Wan likes to eat. He still remembers that because of their financial constraints and they couldn’t afford to eat something delicious, she would look at the pictures and cry.

He got up from the sofa and said, “Didn’t you ask me out for a meal before? I think we should have it today.”

“Ah?” Yu Wan was a little surprised but didn’t refuse. “Okay, where do you want to eat?”

Li Shen looked at her iced feet, “Your foot is already like this, where do you want to go? Let just call for delivery.”

Yu Wan, “.....”

Why so casual?

But since she is the one treating him, Li Shen can decide on whatever he wants. She took out her phone and open the delivery app, “What do you want to eat?”

Li Shen thought and said, “Isn’t there a saying about becoming what you eat? Since your leg is lame, might as well eat some pig’s feet.”

Yu Wan, “.....”

She was thinking whether Li Shen really wanted to eat pig’s feet or inadvertently calling her a pig.

Yu Wan ordered pig’s feet on the app and asked, “Do you want anything else?”

“You pick.”

Yu Wan found a homestyle restaurant which she felt would taste good and ordered their signature dishes. After the food arrived, Li Shen drove to the entrance to pick it up and come back.

Because of Yu Wan’s foot injury, it was inconvenient for her to move so Li Shen put the dishes on the coffee table instead. Holding pig’s feet in her hand, Yu Wan couldn’t help but think she really has grown in the past few years. When she ate with Li Shen for the first time, she would worry about her image. Now, she has to courage to pick up the pig’s feet in front of him.

After dinner, Yu Wan saw that the day’s not early anymore and it was okay to stay over at his house, “Thank you today. I will go back first.”

Li Shen looked at the sky outside and didn’t keep her longer. He took a bottle of spray pain-relief and handed it over to Yu Wan, “Take this too. It is more convenient than medicated liquor. You can spray it when you are out of the house.”

“Okay, thank you.”

“Don’t walk too much for the next few days. You need to rest your foot.” Li Shen took a new pair of slippers out of the shoe cabinet and put it by Yu Wan’s feet, “Wear this back home.”

Li Shen’s foot size is 44 cm. When Yu Wan puts her feet in, it looks very small. She picked up her heels and smiled at Li Shen, “Thank you. I will return your slippers next time.”

“En, can you go by yourself?”

“Yes, it is already a lot better now. Then I won’t bother your rest.”

“En, remember to apply the medicine when you get back.” Li Shen sent Yu Wan to the door and watched her walk back to her unit. He waited for the lights in Yu Wan’s room to turn on before leading Lili back inside.

After Yu Wan’s foot rested for an entire night, the swelling subsided the next day but it was still a little sore. Li Shen told her to rest but her work doesn’t allow for it.

She found a pair of flats in the shoe cabinet and went to work with her laptop and papers.

When she arrived at the company, she happened to bump into Tu Jiajia in the elevator. Tu Jiajia saw her limp and helped her out of the elevator, “Teacher Yu, what wrong with your foot?”

“It’s fine. I accidentally slipped.” Yu Wan walked beside her, “I’ve been busy with Hu Jiao’s wedding lately. When you’re done revising the plan, show it to Zhao Xin.”

“Okay. You told me to understand the wedding industry in A City and I am learning about it!”

The two chatted as they walked into the office. Yu Wan sat down and took a look at the list Wei Shao gave her. Then she sent a message to Zhou Xiaoning.

Yu Wan: Ningning, do you know any hotel in or around A City that has this type of tree? [Picture]

Zhou Xiaoning is a sales representative at the Grand Europe Hotel. She is mainly responsible for booking out rooms for banquets, including weddings. Yu Wan felt that she might be more familiar with the hotels in A City than herself.

Ningning: Crap, this is the Matchmaking Temple in the game [Laugh cry]

Yu Wan: Yes [Heart eyes]

Ningning: It might be hard to find one in A City. Have you visited Jingnan Park?

Yu Wan: Just went yesterday _(:з」∠)_ The trees weren’t big enough.

Ningning: You should check out Ten Miles of Mountains and Water. That hotel is really beautiful. It is surrounded by nature so there might be something.

Ten Miles of Mountains and Water Hotel is also in the list Wei Shao gave her. However, it is not in A City and near the border of D City. It is a scenic area and the hotel is built in the middle of it.

Yu Wan: Then I will go check it out in two days.

She actually wanted to go today but her foot wasn’t suitable for trekking so she has to wait a day. From A City to Ten Miles of Mountains and Water, it would take three hours by car and her back hurt from all the sitting.

She contacted the hotel in advance before arriving. Xiao Deng from the sales department came out to meet her. When they heard that Yu Wan came here to prepare for Hu Jiao and Yu Shimin’s wedding, the sales department was very enthusiastic.

“Miss Yu, I already looked at the picture you sent me. I went to look for it myself before you came and found one very similar to it. I’ll take you to look at it.”

“Okay.” Yu Wan followed Xiao Deng in and couldn’t help but sigh. It really is beautiful. Of course, it is also the most expensive hotel in the region. One night here in the smallest room starts at 4,000 yuan. To have a wedding here, it is more expensive.

Ten Miles of Mountains and Water is somewhat like a courtyard house with rooms built on all four sides with three floors. The hotel covers about 60,000 square meters and at the center of the hotel is a large lawn where weddings are usually held.

However, Xiao Deng took her to the western restaurant built by the mountain. The restaurant faced the mountain where floor to ceiling windows are used to look out at it. Not only could they see the landscape, but they can also see a big tree in the yard.

This tree is not tall but the trunk is very thick. It is similar to the acacia tree in the Matchmaking Temple. After looking for so many days, Yu Wan finally found one. She was so excited to take a look.

“This tree was already here when we were planning out the hotel. We specifically kept it here. In front of it is a western hotel. How is it? Does it meet your requirements?” Xiao Deng looked at Yu Wan with a smile.

Yu Wan looked at it for a while and said to Xiao Deng, “The tree is okay but this yard is a bit small. I’m afraid it can’t sit many guests. Can the floor to ceiling windows of your restaurant be removed?”

After the windows are removed, the restaurant will be an open setting and guests can be arranged to sit there.

Xiao Deng responded, “The restaurant can be modified but all costs must be paid by the couple.”

Yu Wan nodded. This wouldn’t be a problem for Miss Hu. “I will discuss this with the couple and make time for her to visit the venue.”

“Okay.”

After she finished talking to Xiao Deng, she returned to A City. She contacted Hu Jiao for the first time to schedule a time for her to see the venue.

When she went with Hu Jiao to Ten Miles of Mountains and Water, Yu Wan didn’t have to endure another three-hour car ride because Hu Jiao took her private jet.

Yu Wan calmly accepted it and followed her to the private jet.

This time, the manager of the sales department came out to greet them. After listening to their introduction, Hu Jiao was generally satisfied with it except for one point, “There is no lake here.”

Ten Miles of Mountains and Water does have mountains and water but this yard doesn’t have water. Yu Wan had already worked out a plan and showed Hu Jiao her computer, “As for the lake, I intend to use so reflective material, combined with the outdoor lighting to create a watery effect. Here are a few scenes that I have done before. You can have a look.”

Yu Wan showed Hu Jiao the water effects she had done before. “And the best thing about having a water effect than a real lake is that your dress and shoes won’t get wet. I also have a video here. The lighting engineer can work with you to create a rippling effect.”

After watching the video, Hu Jiao nodded her head and said, “The effect is very good. Will the seats be in the restaurant?”

“Yes, the floor to ceiling windows will be taken down and I plan to turn the entire yard into a lake. The newlywed will come out from the side facing the tree and the walkway will be from the restaurant all the way to the tree where the ceremony will be performed.” Yu Wan explained her plan. “As for the reception, it will be held in the hotel’s Chinese restaurant which is not far from here.”

Hu Jiao thought for a while and asked again, “What about the sky lanterns? There are trees everywhere, should we not put them up?”

Yu Wan revealed a professional smile, “Sky lanterns are a fire hazard. Even in many places in the city, it’s banned because it can lead to accidents. Our main priority is to hold the wedding safely right?”

Hu Jiao looked at her, “So you’re saying we’re not going to put them up?”

“Don’t need to really put them up. I will arrange to have an LED screen on site. I will give you and the groom a real sky lantern. You will write your wishes and release them. The led screen and the lights will give off the effect of many sky lanterns being released to the sky. Of course, for safety reasons, the real sky lantern will be tied to a string to control how high it will go and make recovery easier.”

Although Hu Jiao is picky and difficult to serve, she is not unreasonable. Sky lanterns really aren’t safe. She thought for a while and nodded, “Okay. You do whatever you need but I want to see the effects in advance.”

“Okay, no problem.”

“Also, on the wedding day, I want to reserve the entire hotel.”

Right until Yu Wan arrived back in A City, she still hasn’t come out of Hu Jiao’s domineering “book the entire site.” The most terrifying thing is that she also has to calculate the cost of booking the entire hotel.

This is her second injury.

As she dragged her tired body to the entrance of her building, she encountered Li Shen who was preparing to go for a night run. Li Shen saw her and stopped, “You’re back late?”

“Yes.” Yu Wan smiled reluctantly, “It took a long while to accompany Hu Jiao to visit the venue today.”

Li Shen slightly frowned, “Have you eaten yet?”

“En, I just had a bowl of noodles at the commercial street.”

Li Shen glanced at her feet, “Is your foot better?”

Yu Wan nodded, “It is much better. The medicine you gave works really well.” Speaking of which, she remembered she borrowed a pair of Li Shen’s slippers last time.

“Ah, I still have your slippers. I’ll go up and get them for you. Wait for me.”

“No need.” Li Shen stopped her, “There’s no rush. You can give it to me next time. Go back and rest. Pay attention to your body, don’t overwork yourself.”

Yu Wan stopped and smiled at him, “I feel that as a popular star, you are not in a position to say these things.”

Li Shen raised an eyebrow, “I am healthier than you.”

“Oh.”

“I am younger than you.”

Yu Wan, “......”

Oh. :)

“Then this old lady will go up first.” She waved at Li Shen and prepared to go upstairs. Li Shen unexpectedly stopped her again.

“If Hu Jiao’s wedding venue settled?”

“En, it’s Ten Miles of Mountains and Water Hotel. You should probably be attending right?” After all, this is a wedding that is said to be attended by half the entertainment circle. “I have personally experienced Miss Hu’s dominance again. She said she will book the entire hotel on the day of the wedding.”

Compared to others, Li Shen is more indifferent, “Many top celebrities will be attending their wedding. For security reasons, it is better to book the entire hotel.”

“How should I say it, that hotel is really expensive.” It’s the type of expensive that no newlywed can imagine. “If it were me…..”

Yu Wan abruptly stopped.

When she was still in a relationship with Li Shen, he asked her, you help others plan their weddings every day, have you ever wondered what your wedding will look like?

At that time, Yu Wan said wedding planning is really tiring. For her own wedding, it would be simple.

Li Shen asked her, how simple?

Yu Wan smiled and said, as long as you are there.

Comments

  1. Those last few lines are so sweet and sad, given their current status T____T

    Ahhh. I keep thinking of that scene in the "preview" that is never really going to happen.

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