"So sumptuous."
Wan Yunting followed Ruan Xingwen and Song Moyi, mother and daughter, into the dining room. He looked at the table laden with delicacies. The housekeeper brought up the decanted red wine. Ruan Xingwen brought over two high-stemmed glasses and said gently, "Teacher Wan, is it okay for you to drink?"
"Yes."
Wan Yunting nodded with a smile. He thanked the housekeeper as she served him a bowl of chicken soup. Ruan Xingwen then pulled a chair and sat next to him. She picked up the decanter and poured two glasses of red wine, handing one to Wan Yunting. She smiled and said, "I'm really sorry about what happened last time. I caused you unnecessary trouble. This drink is my apology."
"It's a small matter, President Ruan. Please don't take it to heart."
Wan Yunting clinked his glass against hers. Ruan Xingwen smiled and nodded, then tilted her head and downed the wine in her glass in one go.
Seeing this, Wan Yunting had no choice but to drink his wine in one gulp. Ruan Xingwen picked up the decanter again and poured him more, pointing to a dish and saying with a smile, "Try this fish. It's quite delicious."
"Alright."
Wan Yunting nodded with a smile, picked up a piece of braised fish, and took a bite. He turned to Ruan Xingwen in surprise and asked with a smile, "President Ruan, did you make this?"
"Yes, is the taste to your liking?"
Ruan Xingwen was getting up. She picked up a piece of white cut chicken and offered it to him with a smile, while also serving her daughter a chicken leg...
"Thank you."
Wan Yunting held his bowl, eating the white cut chicken Ruan Xingwen had served him. He nodded with a smile and said, "The taste is just right. I didn't expect you to be such a good cook, President Ruan. I'm completely clueless in this regard."
Ruan Xingwen smiled and said, "It's normal for men not to cook. You just need to find a girlfriend who can cook. If that's too difficult, you can come over more often in the future, and I'll cook for you."
"Haha, alright. Then I won't be polite." Wan Yunting laughed heartily.
Ruan Xingwen glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and said with a charming smile, "You keep calling me 'President Ruan' and yet you say you're not being polite."
Wan Yunting smiled and said, "Then can I call you Sister Wen?"
Ruan Xingwen said with a charming smile, "Calling me sister makes me sound old."
"Then what should I call you?"
Wan Yunting was getting confused by her. Ruan Xingwen covered her mouth and chuckled, making her entire being appear graceful and alluring. She said, "I'm just kidding. Calling me Sister Wen is appropriate since I'm a few years older than you. Then, from now on, I'll call you Yunting, okay?"
"Okay."
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded, eating his food. He said, "You women's hearts are like needles at the bottom of the sea. How can we ever guess what you're thinking."
Ruan Xingwen continued to serve him food and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Did you have a disagreement with President Fang?"
Wan Yunting was taken aback. He turned to look at her and asked, "Sister Wen, how did you know?"
Ruan Xingwen smiled gently and said, "I could tell your relationship at the wine reception last time."
Wan Yunting nodded. Seeing Ruan Xingwen pick up her wine glass, he also raised his glass to clink hers. He took a sip of wine and said with a smile, "She and I didn't have a disagreement. I was just lamenting that it's hard for us men to understand women's thoughts."
This comment made Ruan Xingwen give him a charming sidelong glance. She drank her red wine and said, "So you're saying I shouldn't have invited you to dinner tonight."
Wan Yunting was stunned and then forced a smile, "Sister Wen, I'll shut up."
"Heh..."
Ruan Xingwen chuckled charmingly again, looking at Wan Yunting with increasing tenderness. "You know, you're getting more and more interesting. Tell me, do lots of girls like you, making it hard for you to choose?"
Wan Yunting ate some vegetables and waved his hand, laughing, "Sister Wen, you're joking. What girls like me?"
Ruan Xingwen glanced at him flirtatiously and said, "Tsk, that's not right. It's like what they say online about Versailles. You're so outstanding, the girls who like you probably form a queue all the way to the moon."
"Haha, Sister Wen, you're quite good at joking."
Wan Yunting laughed, finding that Ruan Xingwen gave him a different feeling this time.
Before, he thought she was a capable and decisive woman. With her husband's passing, he believed Ruan Xingwen hadn't moved on, which was why she seemed distant.
However, tonight's Ruan Xingwen gave Wan Yunting a different impression. It seemed as if she had opened her heart and was now engaging in lively conversation.
"Mom, I'm full," Song Moyi said, putting down her chopsticks as she sat beside them.
Wan Yunting looked at her and said with a smile, "Classmate Song, you're done so quickly."
"Mmm-hmm, I eat very fast," Song Moyi said happily.
Ruan Xingwen smiled and then said to the housekeeper, "Take her upstairs to take a bath."
"Okay."
The housekeeper smiled and got up, taking Song Moyi upstairs. Ruan Xingwen and Wan Yunting continued to eat. However, her pretty face became somber. Wan Yunting noticed her mood change and asked, "Sister Wen, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Ruan Xingwen served him more food and smiled slightly, "I just remembered some unhappy things."
Wan Yunting nodded, not asking further questions. He also served her food and said with a smile, "Don't think too much about it. You eat too, don't just keep serving me."
Suddenly, Ruan Xingwen turned her head, gazing deeply into Wan Yunting's eyes with her beautiful eyes, and said with a gentle smile, "I like it!"
Wan Yunting was stunned. He met Ruan Xingwen's gaze, and instantly understood the meaning behind her words, making him smile. "Sister Wen, I understand what you're thinking, but I believe things will get better and better in the future."
"Mm."
Ruan Xingwen nodded and smiled, "Yunting, thank you so much. If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have known what to do about Moyi's illness. So, I'll toast you again with this drink."
Seeing her pretty face turn pink, Wan Yunting smiled and nodded, raising his glass to clink hers. Ruan Xingwen downed it in one go, and Wan Yunting had to follow suit...
It was evident that Ruan Xingwen was thinking of her late husband, which made her mood a bit down. So, Wan Yunting silently accompanied her in drinking. Before long, they had finished two bottles of red wine, and Ruan Xingwen's flushed cheeks made her even more beautiful and alluring.
"Yunting, let the housekeeper clean up. Let's go sit outside."
Seeing that Wan Yunting had also finished eating, Ruan Xingwen, slightly tipsy, stood up unsteadily. Seeing her almost stumble, Wan Yunting immediately got up and offered his large hand to support her alluring and soft waist. "Be careful, don't fall."
Ruan Xingwen smiled, "It's okay, let's go out."
Wan Yunting then withdrew his hand, nodded, and followed her out. They sat on the sofa in the living room. Song Moyi had already finished her bath and was watching cartoons.
Ruan Xingwen rubbed her waist and then twisted her neck. Wan Yunting saw this and asked, "Sister Wen, are you tired?"
Ruan Xingwen sighed and smiled, "Sitting in the office every day makes my waist and neck a bit sore."
Wan Yunting said, "Sitting like this isn't good. You should get up and move for ten minutes every hour. That way, your waist won't hurt from sitting."
"Is that so? Then I'll pay more attention in the future," Ruan Xingwen said to him with a charming smile.
"How about I give you a massage now to relieve your sore waist, so it doesn't develop into a chronic problem?" Wan Yunting said.
"Okay."
Ruan Xingwen was internally delighted and full of anticipation. "How do you want to do it?"
Wan Yunting didn't think much of it and said, "Go lie on the bed face down, and I'll massage your back. It'll be more comfortable this way."
"Alright, let's go up to my room."
Ruan Xingwen naturally didn't refuse. She got up and said to the housekeeper who was clearing things in the dining room, "Sister Mei, please watch Moyi."
"Okay."
The housekeeper replied, and Wan Yunting followed Ruan Xingwen upstairs, entering her master bedroom. He looked at the simply decorated and elegant room, a large bed, deep blue bedding, and the bedside lamp glowing. Ruan Xingwen turned back to Wan Yunting and smiled, "Come in."
Wan Yunting smiled and asked, "You don't mind?"
"What's there to mind?"
Ruan Xingwen gave him a charming sidelong glance. As Wan Yunting entered, she closed the bedroom door...