Lu Yunshu was a person of strong action.
Once she spotted an opportunity, she would strike immediately.
Occasionally, she hesitated, like in the matter of "how to make peace with Shen Wenxin."
So how should she go about it?
How should she take the first step?
After being rivals for so many years, suddenly being calm and peaceful felt awkward.
But when she thought of Jin Hanshuang, that awkwardness seemed insignificant.
Could anything be more awkward than a love affair feeling like an illicit one?
She had to make peace with Shen Wenxin.
Only by making peace could she and Jin Hanshuang come out to Shen Wenxin smoothly, without putting Jin Hanshuang in a difficult position between her and Shen Wenxin.
Thinking about Jin Hanshuang, Lu Yunshu made up her mind.
The next day, she went to Minghai Jewelry Group-to find Shen Wenxin.
When Shen Wenxin heard that Lu Yunshu had come to see her, she was incredulous.
She was silent for two seconds, looking at the internal phone: "Who is looking for me?"
The secretary's voice came through, repeating the name word by word: "President Lu of Shengtian Capital, Lu Yunshu."
Shen Wenxin: "..."
Another two seconds of silence.
"What is she here for?"
Secretary: "I don't know, she didn't say. She said she needs to tell you in person."
Shen Wenxin: "..."
A miracle, the first time ever, Lu Yunshu came to Minghai Jewelry.
And she even wants to tell her something in person.
This is really strange.
"Do you want to go down and see her?" the secretary asked. "She is in the lobby on the first floor."
"Tsk..."
Shen Wenxin glanced at the time and then at her schedule.
Then, she stood up.
"Take her to the reception room."
She wanted to see what Lu Yunshu was up to.
......
Lu Yunshu sat quietly in the reception room.
After a while, the door opened, and a capable and beautiful short-haired woman walked in.
The two people's gazes collided in the air.
Shen Wenxin did not sit down.
She stood and first said in a sarcastic tone, "Rare guest."
Then she got straight to the point: "Alright, my time is very precious, so just say it, what is it?"
Lu Yunshu's opening line was: "Shen Wenxin."
Very familiar.
Then followed silence.
This was also very familiar.
So familiar that Shen Wenxin was already guessing if this person was holding back something bad to disgust her.
Because a few months ago at a charity gala, Lu Yunshu called her like this and then praised her, which was very scary.
Lu Yunshu was really a bit abnormal.
But what was even scarier was Lu Yunshu's next words-
"Do you want to... make peace?"
Shen Wenxin: "?"
Both secretaries: "?"
Shen Wenxin was stunned for a few seconds, and her first reaction was to laugh.
"No way, big news, you, Lu Yunshu, actually want to make peace with me?
"Did you take the wrong medicine today?"
Lu Yunshu frowned slightly.
Instinctively wanting to retort, she held back.
For Hanshuang, she held back.
"Don't be sarcastic, just say whether you want to or not."
Shen Wenxin bent over the conference table, looking at Lu Yunshu with great interest. Instead of answering whether she wanted to make peace, she said, "So your previous abnormal behavior was because of this?"
"What abnormal behavior?"
"The charity gala before, you know it yourself."
Lu Yunshu thought for a moment.
"Praising you? Is that very abnormal?"
"Isn't that abnormal enough?!"
"Doesn't it make me seem very friendly?"
"..."
Shen Wenxin: "It shouldn't be. Your language skills were quite good in school, how could you understand it this way?"
"..." Lu Yunshu calmly brought the topic back, "So, do you want to make peace?"
Shen Wenxin, however, asked back, "Why?"
"Why should we make peace?Why are you sitting here today saying this? Tell me, why."
It was not Lu Yunshu's style to offer unsolicited kindness.
It was also not her style to proactively propose making peace.
It was just very strange, everything was sudden, suddenly strange.
Facing Shen Wenxin's intense questioning, Lu Yunshu remained still.
Why?
Of course, it's to openly and honestly date your stepmother.
But she couldn't say that now; saying it too early would be detrimental to Jin Hanshuang.
So, she slowly raised her head to look at Shen Wenxin, her expression unchanged: "Tired of fighting, let's just say it's for world peace."
Shen Wenxin: "..."
Both secretaries: "..."
Shen Wenxin looked at Lu Yunshu's secretary: "Take your President Lu back to take her medicine."
......
In the evening, at Sunset Restaurant.
Jin Hanshuang couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing Lu Yunshu's words.
She really couldn't hold it in.
"Hahaha-Oh my, you child, you're so direct!"
She had guessed and guessed but never thought that Lu Yunshu would directly go to Shen Wenxin to talk about reconciliation.
It was so direct that it caught people off guard, and it was a bit funny.
And a bit cute.
Jin Hanshuang first touched the still-warm soup bowl beside her, then used her warm palm to touch Lu Yunshu's face, propping her head up to look at her, her eyes full of love: "You're so cute~"
Lu Yunshu held her hand, gently stroking the back of it with her fingers, her voice helpless: "What else could I do?"
"You did great," Jin Hanshuang comforted her gently, "It's already great that you took the initiative to take this step."
Lu Yunshu hesitated: "Shen Wenxin..."
Jin Hanshuang smiled: "It's okay, no rush, take it slow."
She repeated her words: "Give yourself some time, and give her some time too."
Lu Yunshu agreed.
She really needed some time.
Gathering the courage to make peace with her long-time rival of over ten years, she needed to take a breather.
Fortunately, Jin Hanshuang was there.
They interlocked their fingers, gently swaying in the gap between their seats.
Looking at Jin Hanshuang, Lu Yunshu's gaze was also gentle.
"Hanshuang, are you coming to my place tonight?"
Jin Hanshuang shook her head: "I can't go.
"In the next few days, we can't stay together."
Lu Yunshu was puzzled: "Why?"
"Wenxin said she wants to stay at my place for a few days."
Jin Hanshuang picked up a piece of meat for Lu Yunshu, showing an apologetic smile.
"Sorry, I have to accompany her."
Lu Yunshu: "..."
"Childish," Lu Yunshu said coldly, "Such a grown person still needs her mom to accompany her."
Shen Wenxin was preventing her from being with her girlfriend, from having breakfast together.
Shen Wenxin, childish!
In an instant, Lu Yunshu's motivation to make peace grew even stronger.
The sooner they made peace, the sooner Shen Wenxin would know that her stepmother now had a girlfriend!
Jin Hanshuang vaguely sensed that Lu Yunshu had ignited a strange competitive spirit.
It seemed to be directed at her daughter.
Someone seemed to be getting more determined.
......
Around three in the afternoon, Shen Wenxin was about to go home.
Before heading home, she went to the coffee shop that Jin Hanshuang liked.
Her dear stepmother had asked her to buy some afternoon tea desserts.
Shen Wenxin walked into the coffee shop and approached the counter, only to find someone she was very familiar with standing next to her.
An unexpected person-Lu Yunshu.
The two of them met, both stunned, seemingly not expecting to see each other there.
Lu Yunshu calmly spoke: "What a coincidence."
Shen Wenxin chuckled: "Just so-so."
She turned to place her order.
Lu Yunshu listened in.
She ordered all of Jin Hanshuang's favorite foods.
Got it, Shen Wenxin was probably here to buy afternoon tea for her girlfriend.
After placing her order, Shen Wenxin opened the payment code.
At that moment, a phone suddenly extended from the side, its screen displaying a payment code, which was scanned by the scanner, and the payment was successful.
The two rivals stared at each other.
Shen Wenxin frowned: "What are you doing?"
Lu Yunshu put away her phone: "Treating you."
With a calm and matter-of-fact expression: "A gesture of sincerity for making peace."
Shen Wenxin sneered: "Just a dessert counts as sincerity?"
Lu Yunshu: "Then what do you want? Buy this coffee shop and give it to you?"
Shen Wenxin: "Tsk, that's not enough."
She couldn't resist being snarky: "Give me Shengtian, and I might consider becoming sworn sisters with you."
Lu Yunshu: "..."
She looked at her calmly: "I can't give you Shengtian, but if you want to die, I can help with that. Do you want it?"
Shen Wenxin laughed.
"Ah, now that's the right way to talk. President Lu, keep it for yourself. I still want to live well~"
She took the takeaway and walked away cheekily.
Getting a free treat from Lu Yunshu, why not take it~
Lu Yunshu: "..."
Annoying Shen Wenxin.
But she wouldn't give up.
She had set her sights on Jin Hanshuang's daughter!
......
Shen Wenxin encountered Lu Yunshu significantly more often.
Some were chance encounters, some were intentional, probably both.
The number of meetings was likely equivalent to their usual yearly amount, or even more.
Lu Yunshu had not given up on showing her sincerity.
She was also very measured, not forcing Shen Wenxin, giving her plenty of time to think.
Did they really need to continue being adversaries?
Was there still a need for this?
Why couldn't they make peace and talk properly?
But Shen Wenxin was very surprised by this.
Mainly surprised by her persistence.
At first, she thought Lu Yunshu was deliberately messing with her.
But thinking about it, neither of them were the type to joke about such things.
It was already good if they could be less sarcastic to each other, let alone actively seek reconciliation.
Lu Yunshu had persisted for so many days.
It seemed like Lu Yunshu really wanted to make peace with her.
So sudden.
Her long-time rival, who had been at odds with her since childhood, actually asked if she wanted to make peace.
Lu Yunshu actually took the initiative to do this.
They actually had this day.
Not only did the sun rise in the west, but the moon probably did too.
So strange.
Not quite used to it.
Something felt off.
In the evening, Shen Wenxin and Jin Hanshuang were sitting together chatting.
Jin Hanshuang was listening to her talk about the past few days.
"What feels off?" Jin Hanshuang draped a small blanket over her legs, intrigued, "Tell me about it."
Shen Wenxin asked back, "Don't you think this came too suddenly?"
Jin Hanshuang: "Suddenly? Didn't she praise you before? Maybe she was... laying the groundwork back then?"
Shen Wenxin: "That was also very sudden, and the praise was inexplicable."
Jin Hanshuang: "Ah... that is true for you."
"Unsolicited kindness is either a traitor or a thief."
Shen Wenxin's imagination ran wild.
"Hiss... Could it be that Lu Yunshu is trying to steal our company's trade secrets?"
Jin Hanshuang: "?"
She couldn't help but open her mouth, wanting to defend her girlfriend, but then she heard Shen Wenxin deny it herself: "It's not that serious. Although we don't get along, I know her well enough to say she's not that kind of person."
They may argue and dislike each other, but they've never done anything to harm each other, let alone harm the company's interests.
Because there's no need, and it's not that serious.
Their goal is to surpass each other, to be better than the other, not to destroy each other or make the other person suffer.
Jin Hanshuang closed her mouth again.
See, they understand each other very well.
They were born to be friends.
Then Shen Wenxin stopped talking.
She seemed to be lost in thought.
Jin Hanshuang quietly accompanied her.
Saying too much can lead to mistakes, so staying quiet isn't a bad thing.
This is a matter between Shen Wenxin and Lu Yunshu. She would remain neutral if she could-unless things got too off track, then she would step in.
After a long while, Jin Hanshuang finally heard Shen Wenxin's voice.
It was the sound of a sharp intake of breath: "Hiss..."
Jin Hanshuang raised an eyebrow: "Hmm? What's wrong? What did you think of?"
Shen Wenxin turned to look at her and suddenly asked: "Stepmom, do you think she might be a lesbian?"
"What?"
Jin Hanshuang: "...Huh?"