“I’m sorry for making you wait a long time.” Yu Wan trotted over to Tan Ping, lightly gasping. She really should listen to Li Shen and exercise more.
Tan Ping put down the coffee cup in her hand, “I saw what you posted on your Moments. Are you okay?”
“I’m okay, thanks for asking.” Yu Wan pulled out a chair and sat across from her, “I was able to finalize the plan that I showed you last time. I have it with me right now.”
The modern Chinese wedding Yu Wan proposed last time was approved by Tan Ping and her family. They felt it was beautiful so Yu Wan made a more detailed plan.
“Traditional Chinese weddings usually have a crimson bridal sedan. Here, we changed it to a black awning boat. It doesn’t have to be too big but it has to be exquisite. I want to try putting dry ice under the boat and lotus leaves to create a smoky effect. I feel it would be more dreamy than simply using water.”
Tan Ping nodded as she listened, “I think this is a good idea. The color scheme is also modern and trendy which I like.”
Yu Wan pressed the touchpad and changed the picture, “There won’t be any crimson lanterns. We will instead put up ancient Chinese window frames to decorate as well as hang up white muslin and apricot-colored cloths around the boat. You can also pick out a picture of you and the groom to turn into papercutting to decorate.”
Tan Ping liked this idea very much. Yu Wan’s plan perfectly combined traditional Chinese and modern styles.
Their meeting went very smoothly. After confirming the specifics with Tan Ping, the next step is to contact other contractors.
Tan Ping’s wedding would be located indoors. Yu Wan recommended the Grand Europe Hotel to her and introduced Zhou Xiaoning as the manager responsible for the reception banquet.
She and Zhou Xiaoning would always try to promote each other’s business whenever they get the chance. This is because of their close relationship as well as their capabilities.
Tan Ping had participated in many weddings located at Grand Europe Hotel before and is familiar with its environment and price. She had even booked an appointment to look at the venue and settled on it.
This saved a lot of time for Yu Wan. On her off-day, she can even sit on her couch, drink honey milk and watch variety shows.
The variety show was the one Li Shen went out of town to film before. Yu Wan originally forgot about it. Later, when she saw photos of Li Shen playing basketball in the show appeared on her feed, she knew that the show has been broadcasted.
The basketball game in the show was improvised. Li Shen and a foreigner were playing 1v1. Because he didn’t lose to the foreigner in terms of skills and figure, many girls on Weibo went crazy over it.
Yu Wan saw the girls on Weibo screaming for Li Shen and remembered back in the day when Li Shen played basketball in college. At that time, whenever the ball landed in his hand, the girls on the sidelines would start screaming. Whenever that happened, Yu Wan would worry that the ball in Li Shen’s hand would be frightened by him.
Over the years, the batch of girls screaming for Li Shen has changed but he still remained the same shining person.
No, he is even better than before. His experience as a soldier has reshaped his temperament. This is especially true of the muscles on his body.
He looks to be, tougher than before?
…..Yu Wan's face reddened.
On May 20th, Yu Wan welcomed her 26th birthday. Their company does not provide any birthday leaves, but there is a birthday bonus of 200 yuan.
The 200 yuan may not be enough to buy a decent cake but it was better than nothing. Yu Wan still took the 200 yuan from the financial affairs with gratitude.
As soon as she got back, she heard from Zhao Xin that Wei Shao was looking for her. Yu Wan took her laptop and headed to his office. Wei Shao saw her attire today and couldn’t help but tease, “You’re dressed nicely today. Are you going on a date?”
Yu Wan had always been very thin-skinned on this kind of thing. Her ears turned red from her boss’s teasing, “No, I just thought I should look better on my birthday.”
Wei Shao asked, “Are you going to celebrate your birthday today?”
Yu Wan made an appointment with Li Shen for dinner but she didn’t want to mention it, “I only have work in my heart. I will celebrate with it.”
Wei Shao chuckled, “I feel like you are complaining to me. Happy birthday.”
“Thanks, boss.” Yu Wan put her laptop on the table and found the documents on Tan Ping’s wedding, “Are you looking for me to hear about Tan Ping’s plan?”
“En, you said before you are designing a new Chinese wedding. I want to see how it is going.”
Although Tan Ping’s wedding is not as grand as Hu Jiao’s, it can still be seen as a luxurious wedding for a big client of their company. When Wei Shao heard of her plan, he felt it was good but he still has some worries, “Have you shown this plan to Li Rui’s parents?”
“They should have seen it. Miss Tan said the elders agreed.”
“That’s good. Li Rui’s mother was the one who looked for me about this wedding. She wants it to be traditional and festive. She is unyielding about this.”
Yu Wan started to worry a little. The liveliness the elders wanted must be the red color. But Miss Tan wants trendy, light colors. The contradiction is sharp.
“I will talk about it with newlyweds again.”
“En.”
“If there’s nothing else, I will take my leave.” Yu Wan gathered her things and prepared to go back to her office. Wei Shao stared at her back for a while and suddenly stopped her.
“Yu Wan.”
“Hm?” Yu Wan turned around, “Is there anything else?”
“It’s not about work.” Wei Shao rarely has a troubled expression. He hesitated and asked, “Are you and Li Shen dating?”
Yu Wan was so taken aback she almost dropped her laptop. “Ah? Who did you hear it from?” Wei Shao never pays attention to gossip. Since he asked this, did the media report it? Yu Wan was even more flustered, “Is it reported by the media? No way! We are not dating! It’s a rumor. Has Li Shen’s company clarified?”
“.....” She threw strings upon strings of words on Wei Shao. He looked at her panicked expression and helplessly shook his head, “Don’t get riled up. There are no media reports. I am simply speculating.”
Yu Wan has been with him for three years. No matter how big a problem arose in a wedding, she always maintained her cool. Her reaction right now strengthened Wei Shao’s guess.
There must be something between her and Li Shen.
Yu Wan was relieved when she heard this, “Boss, why are you thinking this?”
“....” Wei Shao stayed silent and decided to make it clear to her, “Your car accident that day. I drove over to the scene and saw you get into Li Shen’s car.”
Yu Wan froze. She didn’t expect Wei Shao to be there too.
“I was worried something happened to you so I went to look for you.” Wei Shao didn’t wait for Yu Wan to ask her why.
Yu Wan opened her mouth and didn’t know what to say. Yu night opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. She and Wei Shao have known each other for three years, and he has always been a good boss. He is good at business and is easygoing. He is the best boss she ever had.
Sometimes, his care towards her is more than what a boss should have toward his employee but Yu Wan never gave it much thought. But now, she couldn’t help but think over it.
He cares about her relationship with Li Shen.
Could he be a big fan of Li Shen?
Yu Wan didn’t speak for a while and the office fell into a period of silence. Wei Shao spoke up again, “Last time at Hu Jiao’s wedding, Li Shen said he could take you home. I strangely felt that his care towards you is much more than being a neighbor.”
After contemplating for a while, Yu Wan responded, “We were together when Li Shen was still in college.”
Wei Shao was shocked still. From what he gathered, Li Shen and Yu Wan’s story started at Guo Gai’s wedding. Unexpectedly, their story started much earlier.
“So Li Shen’s college girlfriend was you?” Wei Shao never expected this turn of events.
“Yes.” Yu Wan has now completely calmed down, “But we broke up before he graduated. We are not dating.”
Wei Shao realized that this issue made Yu Wan unhappy, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have pried into your private affairs. It’s just that I have much care for this matter.”
“It doesn't matter. I’m gonna go now.” Yu Wan held her laptop and left.
Back in her office, Yu Wan leaned back in her chair, with no motivation to work. Realizing that Wei Shao might like her, she starts to recall all the things Wei Shao did for her before. She realized it wasn’t as simple as she thought it was.
Wei Shao is outstanding, rich, handsome, and capable. In fact, many female employees thought of him as the overbearing CEO in a novel and themself as the female protagonist.
But Yu Wan never had such thoughts, because deep in her heart there is still Li Shen. But does Wei Shao really like her? He is not like Li Shen. When they first met, he was still a college student who hasn’t seen much of the world. Yu Wan always felt that she was able to win over Li Shen purely because she acted early.
If you change to the present, Li Shen might not even have eyes on her.
Wei Shao is different. When they first met, he was already a rich and successful boss. Men like him have seen many types of women and she is only an inconspicuous one of the bunch.
Could it be that she isn’t aware of her own charms?
…..She should stop being a narcissist. If Wei Shao really does have those types of feelings toward her, how is she going to get along with him in the future?
This situation is more difficult than any of the wedding problems she has ever encountered. She thought about it the entire time and did not reach any conclusions. Seeing that it is about time to get off work, she decides to push this matter aside and have dinner with Li Shen.
Her phone started to ring before she even left the office. Yu Wan saw the caller was Li Rui and had a bad feeling in her heart.
Although her heart is in a mess today, she still did not forget the work she has to do. She had called Tan Ping once again to confirm if everyone was in agreement. At that time, her answer was yes, but now, Li Rui’s call must be to tell her some bad news.
“Hello, Mr. Li.” Yu Wan gathered the courage to answer the call.
“I’m sorry Miss Yu. There is a small problem here.”Judging by Li Rui’s anxious voice, it doesn’t seem to be a “small problem.” “Tan Ping had a big argument with my mother and said she doesn't want to get married anymore.”
“…………”
Yu Wan, “......”
Yes, what problems had she not seen before? She calmed her mind and asked, “What happened? Is it about the wedding?”
“Yes,” Li Rui’s voice carried some regrets, “Tan Ping and I were satisfied with the plans you showed us last time. Even Tan Ping’s parents agreed, it’s only my mother who was against it. She said that if there is no red, it can’t be considered a wedding. I thought my dad and I could persuade her so I told Tan Ping that she agreed. But unexpectedly, Tan Ping called her again today and they got into an argument.”
“…………”
Bro, if you don’t have the ability to convince her yourself, let someone else do it! She has seen many stubborn mothers in her career and understands them the most. How can their opinions be changed so easily?
“Don’t worry. Tan Ping was simply speaking rashly. We still have to solve this problem.”
“I think so too but the two have completely different visions of the wedding. I want to ask you if there is any way to get the best of both worlds.”
Yu Wan sighed and asked, “Is your mother’s request only to have a big red wedding?”
“Yes.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’m really sure. As long as it is a red Chinese wedding, she will agree.”
“Ok. I will make a new plan and show it to Miss Tan. Do you know where she is right now?”
“Yes. She is drinking at a club we often go to. She isn’t answering my calls and doesn’t want to see me. So I can only trouble you to find her.”
“Ok. I will contact you after I meet up with her.” Yu Wan hung up and sent a text to Li Shen.
Yu Wan: Sorry!! Something came up with a client and I need to draft up a plan. I may not have time to have dinner with you!
At this moment, Li Shen had already finished taking a shower at home and is choosing an outfit for the dinner tonight. When he saw her text, he frowned and called her back. Yu Wan has sat back down on her desk and turned on her computer, “Li Shen? I’m really sorry. Why don’t we reschedule to tomorrow night instead.”
“But your birthday will have passed.”
“It’s okay. Besides, it is only a meal together, it doesn’t matter if it’s a birthday.”
Li Shen unexpectedly felt pleased by her words. He starts to fiddle with his clothes, “How about this. I will wait for you at the restaurant. It closed at ten. If you have time, then you can come over.”
“Ah? Wouldn’t you be left waiting too long?”
“It’s fine. The boss is my friend so we can chat.”
Yu Wan knows that the restaurant’s boss is his friend because the restaurant he booked is close to the house they rented before and the business was doing well.
That restaurant is the most expensive in the area but there are still many customers who go over. Yu Wan had always wanted to try it but it was too expensive so she never got a chance.
Then one day, Li Shen said he was going to take her to dinner. When they arrived, she discovered that it was this restaurant.
Just like her, Li Shen had no money at that time so it is a luxury eating in a restaurant like that. She asked where Li Shen got the money from but he mysteriously stayed quiet. Later, when she asked the boss, she found out that Li Shen shamelessly ran over and sang to the boss. After singing for a week, the boss finally agreed to allow them to eat for free.
At present, with Li Shen’s current value, the restaurant boss must be making a profit.
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