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Chapter 316 - 316 317 Congratulations (1)_1
Chapter 316 - 316 317 Congratulations (1)_1
?Chapter 316: Chapter 317: Congratulations (1)_1 Chapter 316: Chapter 317: Congratulations (1)_1 Jing Haohao stopped laughing when she heard his words and looked at Liang Chen, slightly wrinkling her brow.
Before she could react, Liang Chen had already realised his own slip of the tongue. He almost wanted to bite it off, regretting the overly sentimental and flirtatious words he had spoken. That was not the kind of thing a grown man should say!
Liang Chen collected himself, cleared his throat and took Jing Haohao’s hand, saying, “There’s a party tonight, come with me. We should leave now.”
Without waiting for Jing Haohao’s response, Liang Chen turned and walked into the changing room.
His pace was quick, as if he was trying to hide the unease of having just voiced such words.
Sitting in the wicker chair, Jing Haohao looked with a bit of confusion at Liang Chen’s retreating figure. As she recalled his words, her heart skipped a beat. Were his tender words indeed a genuine reaction?
Just as Jing Haohao was lost in thought, Liang Chen emerged from the changing room, dressed and ready. Seeing the still dazed Jing Haohao, he casually asked, “Why are you still dawdling here?”
Jing Haohao snapped out of it and glanced at Liang Chen, seeing that he looked as natural as ever as though their flirty exchange had never happened. She quickly concluded that she probably overthought it and stood up to walk into the changing room.
With a relaxed posture, Liang Chen watched as Jing Haohao disappeared into the changing room. His gaze then shifted back to the wicker chair on the balcony. Thinking about her laughing face, he couldn’t help but smile.
Even though her laugh had been elicited by him and wasn’t necessarily genuine, what did it matter? Surely, she’d have many opportunities to genuinely laugh at him in the future, wouldn’t she?
Suddenly, Liang Chen stopped in his tracks. A lifetime?
Did he just unconsciously link the thought of Jing Haohao with a lifetime, such an extravagant word?
Liang Chen subconsciously turned his head towards the changing room door. Suddenly, he felt like something was slowly becoming clearer.
…
Liang Chen’s assistant had been waiting in a car outside the mansion. When Liang Chen and Jing Haohao came out, he immediately got out of the car, opened the door and waited for them to get settled before driving off without asking any questions.
The entire ride was quiet, with Liang Chen browsing through some financial news, occasionally asking questions about the stock market.
Jing Haohao sat next to him, barely listening but secretly ridiculing him. True capitalist indeed, thinking about making money even on New Year’s Day!
The car finally stopped in front of a shopping mall. The assistant who went out first opened the door for Liang Chen and Jing Haohao, and respectfully said, “Mr. Liang, I will wait here for you and Miss Jing.”
Liang Chen nodded, put his arm around Jing Haohao’s waist, and led her forcefully into the department store.
Perhaps because of the holiday, although the shops in the mall were open, they were surprisingly empty. Liang Chen took Jing Haohao directly to the elevator, ascended to the seventh floor, and led her into a boutique.
The store was slightly dim, and several receptionists were standing at the reception desk. They seemed to recognize Liang Chen, and greeted him in unison, “Welcome, Mr. Liang.”
Subsequently, a woman, who seemed to be of a slightly higher rank, approached and graciously said, “Mr. Liang, please come in.”
As she spoke, the woman gave Jing Haohao a curious once-over, seemingly surprised to see Liang Chen, who was usually alone, suddenly accompanied by a woman.
As the woman’s gaze met Jing Haohao’s, she smiled faintly and asked, “Mr. Liang, are you here to choose an evening dress for yourself, or for the lady beside you?”