Chapter 53
Meanwhile, in her office,
Shen Shiwu, after receiving the report from her informant, adjusted her glasses and read through the messages one by one.
“Voice actress Yu Xuan commented that Ms. Jiang, although strict when working, is very charismatic.”
“She also added that it was just a casual observation and hoped you wouldn’t mind.”
Reading this, Shen Shiwu’s eyes darkened.
She had to admit, Jiang Siyi was indeed charismatic.
Especially after their reunion, her allure was almost overwhelming.
“What is she doing now?”
“Ms. Jiang is having lunch and discussing the script with the team, projecting the details onto the big screen.”
Big screen.
A mischievous thought crossed Shen Shiwu’s mind, and at this moment, she admitted,
She wasn’t a good person.
“This part, I feel it’s a bit too wordy, perhaps…” Jiang Siyi was holding her phone, zooming in on a specific section of the script on the screen.
Everyone was listening attentively.
Suddenly, two notifications popped up.
Messages from Shen Shiwu.
“Baby, we’ve been apart for twenty hours.”
“I miss you so much. I want to kiss you, and bite you.”
Silence.
Jiang Siyi, who had only taken a few bites of her noodles, accidentally dropped them onto the floor.
Gu Ning reacted the quickest.
Grabbing her broom and mop, she swiftly arrived at the scene. In a matter of minutes, the mess was cleaned up.
Jiang Siyi: “…”
Her lips moved, wanting to explain, but she knew it would only make things worse.
Finally, she took a deep breath and said, throwing caution to the wind, “Well, you know.”
“Long-distance relationship, please understand.”
The others, stunned, finally recovered.
They waved their hands dismissively. “It’s okay, it’s okay, we’re not perpetually single, we understand the struggles of a relationship.”
Xiao Xuan weakly raised her hand. “I’m perpetually single.”
“…”
Please, just shut up.
Lin Yusheng coughed a few times, trying to change the subject. “Ms. Kong said she’ll be here this afternoon.”
“What’s she coming for? She should just rest at home with her throat like that,” Ah Yun clicked her tongue and shook her head.
Jiang Siyi didn’t care about anyone else.
She turned off the screen sharing, gritted her teeth, and sent Shen Shiwu three words: “You’re dead.”
Then she turned on Do Not Disturb and, still hungry, continued discussing the script.
Back in her office, Shen Shiwu, threatened by her wife, feigned innocence. “What’s wrong?”
Seeing that Jiang Siyi wasn’t replying, she took a sip of tea, glanced at the employee giving a report, and continued harassing her girlfriend.
“Ignoring me again?”
“We’re girlfriends, kissing and biting is normal.”
“Didn’t you enjoy it before? Now you’re threatening me? Ms. Jiang, why are you so fierce?”
The employee had finished her report.
Holding a large folder, she watched as her boss continued staring at her computer screen, cold sweat trickling down her face.
Finally, Shen Shiwu looked up. “Finished?”
The employee swallowed nervously and nodded.
“Okay, you can leave.”
That was it? It had gone so smoothly.
She was secretly celebrating, saying “Goodbye, Boss,” and was about to leave when her boss’s voice came again—
“I forgot to mention, redo the report.”
“…”
Damn it.
Leaving the office, she bumped into her colleague, who was also slacking off, and the first thing she said was, “I give up, I have to redo my weekly report every time. That demon, I curse her to be forever alone!”
Her colleague’s face stiffened, not daring to breathe.
“What? Why are you suddenly mute…”
She finally realized something was wrong and slowly turned around.
Shen Shiwu was standing there, radiating coldness like a sharpened blade.
Silence.
The only sound was the voice from her phone: “It’s all your fault, you jerk, you made me lose face.”
The woman held up her phone and called out, “Honey.”
Hearing the unexpected term of endearment, Jiang Siyi felt a sense of foreboding. She said coldly, “What now?”
The two employees standing there, and even the ones passing by, stared at them, their eyes wide.
“Boss, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to badmouth you… I was just bored,” the employee said, thinking she was definitely going to be fired, and wanted to bite her tongue off.
Jiang Siyi, starving, had gone to a nearby ramen shop for lunch. Taking a bite of her crab roe noodles, she heard the commotion from her phone and frowned.
What’s going on?
Scolding her employee?
Hearing the continuous apologies, Jiang Siyi asked, “What did she do wrong?”
“She cursed me to be forever alone,” Shen Shiwu said, her face expressionless.
Jiang Siyi couldn’t help but chuckle, almost spitting out her noodles.
She wiped her mouth with a tissue. “Well, it’s fine. Let it go this time. She didn’t do anything wrong, just talked a little too much.”
“It’s fine?”
Jiang Siyi, still annoyed about the incident at noon, repeated firmly, “Yes, it’s fine.”
The call ended abruptly.
Jiang Siyi stared at her phone screen, biting her noodles, deep in thought.
Was she… really angry?
The ramen shop was small, business seemingly slow. Jiang Siyi was the only customer, the owner’s wife watching videos on her phone with the volume turned up high.
Noticing Jiang Siyi’s silence, she called out, “Young lady, what’s wrong? Fighting with your partner?”
Sharp ears.
Jiang Siyi praised her silently. After thinking for a moment, she nodded and mumbled, “Yeah, I made her angry.”
The lady patted her chest, declaring herself a renowned “relationship expert” in the area.
“Arguments, divorces, there’s nothing I can’t mediate,” she said confidently, rolling up her sleeves. “Come on, tell Auntie what happened.”
Jiang Siyi paused, her chopsticks hovering over her noodles.
She hesitated, then, under the woman’s expectant gaze, she vaguely explained the situation.
Half an hour later, Jiang Siyi felt enlightened. This lady actually had some good advice.
Her words hit the nail on the head, all practical and useful.
“Coaxing is key.”
“When your partner is angry, you can’t let them stew in it. In a relationship, you have to swallow your pride, don’t worry about saving face.”
Jiang Siyi touched her nose guiltily. “I know…”
“So, what should I say? Or do?”
“That’s easy.” The lady’s words were direct, not even blushing when she said, “Be more proactive at night, you know, to improve your relationship.”
“And say some nice things, you know what I mean?”
Jiang Siyi’s face burned.
She felt a wave of heat wash over her, and after a few seconds of silence, she asked, “Auntie, is the AC broken?”
“Don’t be silly, it’s working perfectly fine.”
The lady had seen through her long ago, pointing her finger at her. “You’re just shy, aren’t you, young lady?”
Jiang Siyi: “…”
Work didn’t start until one o’clock, so she still had half an hour to kill. She looked away from the clock and asked awkwardly, “Is there a more… innocent way to coax someone?”
The lady thought for a moment. “Well, there is.”
“Are you two in a long-distance relationship?”
“Yes.”
She gasped. “Then create a little surprise. If you can’t go see her in person, order a cake, or send flowers.”
Jiang Siyi thought this was a good idea.
She thanked her sincerely. “Okay, thank you.”
“But I still think it’s better to coax her in person. Especially for young people like you, you know, doing that can rekindle the passion.”
Jiang Siyi’s face remained expressionless, wanting to take back her thanks.
She felt her mind being corrupted and quickly stood up, making her escape after a few more words.
Finally, she could breathe again.
She mentally summarized the lady’s advice, just like she would outline a story.
Filtering out the inappropriate parts.
Jiang Siyi made a decision.
Yes, she would buy something to appease Shen Shiwu.
Shen Shiwu hadn’t sent her any new messages all afternoon. Jiang Siyi sat in the recording studio, unable to focus even on work.
“Okay, everyone, good work today, that’s all for now!”
Ah Yun stood up and clapped her hands.
Jiang Siyi finally snapped back to reality. She clicked her tongue inwardly, as expected, women only hindered her ability to make money.
“Ms. Jiang, what are you having for dinner tonight?” Kong Yin, her face still pale from her illness, walked over and asked.
Jiang Siyi, checking the delivery time, was busy messaging the delivery driver: “Hello, can you please hurry? It’s to coax my girlfriend, it’s urgent.”
Then she gave the driver a generous tip.
The driver was pleasantly surprised.
She replied, “Don’t worry, I’ll be there in ten minutes! Wishing you a long and happy relationship!”
Jiang Siyi, seeing the last sentence, smiled faintly.
Realizing that someone was standing beside her, she looked up. “Huh?”
Kong Yin patiently repeated her question.
“Oh, I’m not hungry.”
“Then when are you going back to the hotel? Why are you still here?”
Jiang Siyi finally reacted. She held up her phone, waving it in front of Kong Yin’s face. “Can’t you see?”
“I’m coaxing my wife.”
Kong Yin wanted to say something, then turned and left the recording studio.
Finally, some peace and quiet.
Jiang Siyi opened Shen Shiwu’s chat, her finger hovering over the screen, thinking for a moment before typing.
“What are you doing?” The universal opening line.
A full five minutes later, the reply finally came.
“In a meeting.”
Oh, so aloof.
Jiang Siyi was even more determined now.
When she was seventeen, she had wanted to see what Shen Shiwu looked like when she was angry. But back then, Shen Shiwu had been as steady as a rock, always gentle and soft-spoken.
Now her wish had come true.
Although it was a bit tricky, it was also refreshing.
Jiang Siyi switched to the delivery app and saw that the driver was true to her word, already on the street in front of Shen Shiwu’s company building.
She asked Xu Yuan for some cute emojis, bombarded Shen Shiwu with them, then typed, “Are you mad at me?”
The reply came quickly this time: “A little, I guess.”
Mm, very honest, that’s a good sign.
“Then after your meeting, go check the front desk on the first floor.”
“Why?”
Jiang Siyi felt a sense of smugness. “Just go and see.”
The meeting room was brightly lit. The employee who had just been scolded hung her head silently, and so did the others, afraid of incurring Shen Shiwu’s wrath.
No one noticed the subtle change in Shen Shiwu’s expression.
It was clear that someone had sent her a gift.
Thinking this, the woman’s eyes softened, but she played along, not revealing anything.
She had wanted to ask her assistant to bring it up, but after thinking for a moment, she decided to go downstairs herself. Shen Shiwu tapped the table lightly. “I’m stepping out for a bit.”
The moment she left, the meeting room was filled with whispers. There were security cameras, so they didn’t dare to speak too loudly, only murmuring amongst themselves.
—”The boss is even scarier today.”
—”Yeah, and I heard she’s dating someone. Wouldn’t her girlfriend be scared away?”
—”Yeah, suddenly I feel bad for her girlfriend…”
The door opened.
The whispers instantly ceased, the only sound being the woman’s approaching footsteps.
“Why are you all hiding your faces?”
Hearing this, they all looked up.
Then they froze.
Shen Shiwu was holding a large bouquet of lilies and a beautifully decorated cake.
A smile appeared on her lips, her voice calm amidst the countless stares.
“My girlfriend sent them.”
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