"Are you coming to my place again tonight?" Wan Yunting asked Fang Yanxi in a low voice.
The woman, knowing what the man was thinking, teased him with a smile, "You haven't been back to your second brother's place for several nights. Aren't you afraid your second brother will ask me for you?"
Wan Yunting was indeed conflicted. He hadn't returned to his second brother's house for several nights. "So, am I going to your place, or not?"
This question made Fang Yanxi roll her eyes in exasperation. It sounded as if she was too eager.
"Go back to your second brother's place. That's it. I'm busy, I'm hanging up." With that, Fang Yanxi hung up the phone directly.
Wan Yunting sighed and dejectedly put away his phone. Jiang Peipei immediately jumped up, tilting her head and looking at him askance. She giggled, "Rejected by Yanxi?"
"What are you talking about?"
Wan Yunting glanced at Jiang Peipei as he lit up his cigarette. He took a puff and slowly exhaled, then smiled, "Am I taking you home now, or do you want to walk around?"
Jiang Peipei walked alongside him, smiling, "Are you going to stroll with me?"
Wan Yunting scoffed, "Then I'll take a taxi home."
"Oh, don't do that."
Jiang Peipei immediately reached out and grabbed Wan Yunting's left arm, giggling, "It's rare for me to be out. How can I not take advantage of you?"
Wan Yunting gave her a look but didn't mind her arm around him. Perhaps he didn't think anything of it. "Then let's go."
"There seems to be a mall ahead. Can you accompany me to buy a few outfits..."
Jiang Peipei happily pulled Wan Yunting's hand and headed towards the mall.
The two of them then browsed various clothing stores in the mall. This time, Jiang Peipei chose mostly dresses, which was completely different from her usual style.
Normally, Jiang Peipei was known as a tomboy. She always wore basketball attire or sportswear when she went out. She spent her days hanging out with the boys on the basketball team, and over time, her personality became very straightforward and masculine.
"How about this one?"
At this moment, Wan Yunting was somewhat lost in thought, looking at Jiang Peipei who had changed into a red slip dress. The slimming design, coupled with Jiang Peipei's tall figure and well-toned body, gave her a healthy, sun-kissed complexion despite not having fair skin. With her hair down, she exuded a touch of femininity.
"Mm, this dress is good. It perfectly showcases your figure and your feminine aura."
Wan Yunting looked at Jiang Peipei with great appreciation. He had to admit, when dressed up a bit, this girl was also a beautiful woman full of charm.
"What do you mean? Are you saying I lack femininity?"
The next second, Jiang Peipei's eyes widened. Her usual loud voice, often used with the male players, returned.
Wan Yunting's ears rang from her shout. He quickly waved his hands and gave her a look of disdain, "Peipei, can't we talk more gently? With your booming voice, who would want to date you?"
"Hmph, I'm not looking for a boyfriend anyway."
Jiang Peipei proudly turned her head, pouting dismissively.
This left Wan Yunting speechless. He was too lazy to argue with her.
For the next half hour, Wan Yunting's hands were already full of shopping bags. He followed Jiang Peipei, looking exactly like a boyfriend accompanying his girlfriend on a shopping spree. They'd visit one store, then dash to another to try on clothes, making Wan Yunting regret agreeing to come with her.
"Hey, isn't that Wan Yunting!"
Lin Xiaoqi, who was also shopping in the mall, immediately spotted Wan Yunting and Jiang Peipei emerging from a store in the distance and exclaimed.
"What's wrong, Xiaoqi?"
Lin Xiaoqi's cousin didn't know why she was reacting like that.
"Cousin, you watch first, I'm going to make a call."
Lin Xiaoqi quickly took out her phone and called Fang Yanxi directly.
Fang Yanxi, who had not yet finished work, was organizing company documents in her office. Since Chaoting Group had just opened, she needed to sort out a lot of domestic business data. Seeing her secretary Xiaoqi calling, she answered on speakerphone, "Xiaoqi, what's up?"
"President Fang, are you still at the company?"
Lin Xiaoqi kept her voice low as she stared at Wan Yunting and Jiang Peipei, who were now entering a clothing store, and it was a women's lingerie store... "Yes."
Fang Yanxi asked while looking at the documents, "Is there something you need?"
Lin Xiaoqi whispered, "President Fang, I saw Doctor Wan!"
Fang Yanxi paused, then asked curiously, "Where are you?"
"I'm at Hua Run Mall right now."
Lin Xiaoqi immediately said, "President Fang, I saw Doctor Wan shopping with a woman!"
This made Fang Yanxi raise an eyebrow. "Do you know her?"
"I don't recognize her. The woman is tall, probably over 1.8 meters." Lin Xiaoqi glanced at the tall woman walking beside Wan Yunting.
Hearing the height, Fang Yanxi knew it was Jiang Peipei, as they had trained at the basketball court that afternoon. "Alright Xiaoqi, that's my classmate Peipei. They were training at the basketball court this afternoon, so they're probably just shopping together."
Lin Xiaoqi hesitated, but she watched as Jiang Peipei linked arms with Wan Yunting, looking quite intimate. She quickly said, "But President Fang, that woman is holding Doctor Wan's arm and shopping together. Their relationship seems unusual."
Fang Yanxi paused, then smiled again, "Xiaoqi, you don't know. My classmate Peipei has a tomboyish personality. She used to play basketball with Wan Yunting all the time, so they have a very close relationship. Holding hands like that is normal."
However, Lin Xiaoqi looked at the scene of Wan Yunting and Jiang Peipei together and didn't think it was the way good friends interacted, especially with the happy smile on Jiang Peipei's face. Her woman's intuition told her that Jiang Peipei liked Wan Yunting!
"President Fang, I think you should still be careful." Lin Xiaoqi kindly reminded her.
But Fang Yanxi just smiled and said, "Alright Xiaoqi, I'm hanging up if there's nothing else. You enjoy your shopping."
With that, she ended the call. Fang Yanxi couldn't help but chuckle to herself, thinking that it was absolutely impossible between Wan Yunting and Jiang Peipei.
Seeing this, Lin Xiaoqi sighed, hoping she was just overthinking things.
Wan Yunting accompanied Jiang Peipei until eleven o'clock, almost when the mall was closing, before they finally left.
"I say, Peipei, you bought so many clothes. Can you wear them all?"
Wan Yunting's hands were filled with shopping bags of various sizes. He really regretted accompanying this girl shopping. It was more tiring than playing basketball.
"Of course, I can wear them."
Jiang Peipei beamed and walked out of the mall with Wan Yunting's arm linked through his. They were preparing to hail a taxi by the roadside. She smiled, "If I can't wear them this year, I'll save them for next year."
"Alright, as long as you're happy."
Wan Yunting shook his head and sighed. After accompanying her shopping for so long, his alcohol had worn off, but he still wasn't driving to avoid trouble with the traffic police.
"Then I'll drop you off first, and then I'll head back."
The ride-hailing car they booked online arrived. Wan Yunting tossed all her purchases into the back seat, and they squeezed in together. Jiang Peipei happily said, "Okay, driver, please take us to Yixiao Community on Lijing Second Road."
The driver immediately started driving. As Wan Yunting shifted in the back seat, Jiang Peipei tugged at her dress, "Move up a bit, you're sitting on my skirt."
Wan Yunting helplessly lifted his buttocks. Jiang Peipei lowered her head to adjust her skirt. Seeing something on her shoes, she bent down to wipe them. As a result, her low-cut neckline revealed a glimpse of her cleavage, presenting itself to Wan Yunting, who stared at her, eyes glazed over, for a few seconds.
When Jiang Peipei looked up, Wan Yunting immediately averted his gaze, turning his head away awkwardly and clearing his throat.
Jiang Peipei quickly covered her neckline with her hands, her pretty face blushing with shyness. Her heart also began to race inexplicably, like a rutting fawn bumping around, causing Jiang Peipei to lower her head.
"Ah..."
Suddenly, the car took a sharp turn. Jiang Peipei, who wasn't wearing a seatbelt, let out a startled cry and stumbled forward, landing directly on Wan Yunting's lap.
Ouch, this was awkward!