HCB Chapter 206 The strong melon is not sweet
Chapter 206 The strong melon is not sweet
The family with a marriage agreement with the Wang family is the Peng family of Kyoto.
The two families are old friends.
Wang Yanxi and her fiancé had barely met. He was very busy, and whenever his elders urged them to meet, he would always find various excuses to break their promises.
Adding to the fact that he saw her injured and hospitalized last time and complained to Wang Zeshen, her impression of him dropped to negative value.
Michelle Wang thinks this is fine.
He'll do his thing, she'll film her movie, and then they'll find a suitable time to annul the engagement.
That way, it won't delay either party.
"It's you instead."
Wang Yanxi didn't want Su Yiran to keep bringing up the topic, so she quickly changed the subject, looking at Su Yiran's belly, "You're five months along, right? Get some rest. Your due date should be around the Chinese New Year, right?"
"Yes."
Su Yiran touched her belly, "I've been feeling sore and achy lately. Why is being pregnant so tiring?"
"Then you need to get even more rest."
Wang Yanxi said, "I apologize for what happened last time. I didn't know about the past between the Gu and Ling families, so..."
"fine."
Su Yiran knew what she wanted to say, and shook her head. "You don't need to tell me about this, and you don't need to think about it. This has nothing to do with you."
In fact, Wang Yanxi knew Ling Wu before she did, so she didn't need to let these things affect their relationship.
"Thank you... I've known Ah Wu since we were little. She's straightforward and has a strong personality. She knows Mr. Gu is already married, so I doubt she'll make a fuss."
"Ah."
Su Yiran nodded.
She didn't know Ling Wu, but during their conversation at the gallery, she had a gut feeling that Ling Wu was different.
As for what's different, she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Later that evening, Su Yiran left the film crew.
Wang Yanxi was reading the script when her assistant rushed in, "Sister."
Wang Yanxi looked up at her anxious assistant and raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?"
"You...you...he's here!"
The assistant was panting and stammering as she spoke. Wang Yanxi listened, stunned, and handed her a glass of water. "Don't rush, have some water first."
The assistant took the water, but didn't drink it. She took a deep breath to calm herself down before saying, "Your fiancé is here!"
"what?!"
Wang Yanxi immediately jumped up from her chair.
"Why is he here?"
"I don't know either. There was a commotion outside just now, so I went to join the fun and saw him... It seems that the Peng family is the biggest investor in our drama."
"..."
Wang Yanxi gasped.
Investors...
It's okay, it's okay.
Just a coincidence.
She heard that the Peng family had made a fortune from the good ratings of several dramas they had invested in in recent years.
In that sense, it's beneficial and harmless to her.
Meanwhile, money was knocking on the door.
Wang Yanxi's heart jumped involuntarily as she looked towards the door.
The assistant ran to open the door and returned a moment later.
I have two extra cups of coffee in my hand.
"President Peng treated the entire crew to coffee and then booked a restaurant for dinner that evening."
"..."
Wang Yan looked at the coffee in her hand and sat down heavily.
"I have something to do tonight, so I won't be going."
"Okay, then this coffee..."
The assistant, holding a cup of coffee, asked a question.
Wang Yanxi rubbed her forehead and said, "Put it down."
Free coffee is free, so why not drink it?
"Okay, sis."
After putting down the coffee, the assistant ran out.
Wang Yanxi took a sip, and it tasted pretty good.
It's one of her favorites.
Wang Yanxi originally thought that by not going out for dinner, she could avoid Peng Wenjing, but she didn't expect that she and her assistant would run into Peng Wenjing just as they were about to go out for a snack.
"Miss Wang?"
Peng Wenjing was shocked when he saw Wang Yanxi. "Weren't you feeling unwell?"
Wang Yanxi gasped.
Dead, all is lost!
Why did she choose to go out at this time? She should have gone out later.
She didn't want to have dinner with them, so she told the director she wasn't feeling well, but she ended up running into the person in question.
Wang Yanxi looked to her assistant for help, only to find that the assistant was already gone.
"Ok?"
Peng Wenjing looked at her.
"I'm... all better!"
Wang Yanxi forced a smile and explained, "I suddenly felt better just now... President Peng is going to have dinner, so I won't disturb you."
She ducked and went into the elevator.
The next second, the man came in too.
Peng Wenjing said softly, "Together."
"..."
Together?
What together?
Who wants to be with him?
"We don't seem to be going the same way, I..."
"Miss Wang, is she the one avoiding me?"
Peng Wenjing countered with a question.
Wang Yanxi was about to speak when his words forced her to swallow them back.
You know and you still ask?
She mentally complained.
"President Peng probably doesn't understand; this is called avoiding suspicion."
Wang Yanxi said, "You are the biggest investor in our drama. If word gets out that I had private contact with you, it will be bad for the reputation of our entire production team."
"If I remember correctly, we seem to have a marriage agreement."
"..."
Wang Yanxi's smile froze.
Why does he have to bring up the very thing he doesn't want to talk about?
This is a good opportunity to explain things to him.
Peng Wenjing booked a restaurant.
Privacy is great.
"……Nothing more, thank you."
Wang Yanxi ordered a vegetable salad and a glass of unsweetened juice, and handed the menu back to the waiter.
Peng Wenjing looked at her, "Eating so little?"
"That's how actresses are; they have to maintain their figure at all times."
No wonder!
If she hadn't overeaten recently and gained two pounds, and if there hadn't been a red carpet event coming up, would she have needed to be so careful about what she eats?
Peng Wenjing met her gaze, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
"Actually, there's something I need to tell you today."
Wang Yanxi pondered for a while before saying, "It's about the marriage agreement between our two families... You see, we don't know each other well. After all, a forced marriage won't be happy. Let's just call it off."
"A forced melon is not sweet. How do you know it won't be sweet if you don't try?"
"what?"
"..."
Peng Wenjing smiled and said, "The marriage between our two families was arranged by our elders, and I have no say in it."
"Just say you don't like me, you look down on me, you can say whatever you want, I don't mind... I just want to find a way to annul this engagement."
Why don't you go and say it?
"..."
good question!
Wang Yanxi twitched the corner of her mouth.
She dared not say it. If she did, not to mention what her parents would do to her, her brother Wang Zeshen would scold her.
"What kind of girl would say that?"
"……it is good."
Peng Wenjing nodded, "I'll mention it to them later."
So smooth?
Wang Yanxi was overjoyed, and her smile was impossible to hide.
"Then I'll wait for Mr. Peng's good news."
Peng Wenjing just smiled and didn't say anything.
What Wang Yanxi never expected was that she was secretly photographed just for having a meal with Peng Wenjing, and it immediately became a trending topic.
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