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Li Yanchen was startled by Lin Wan suddenly appearing under the blanket. Their legs touched, and sparks flew. Li Yanchen got up in a hurry. He needed a break.
Lin Wan became even more certain that she had done something beastly last night.
After he left, she sent him a message: âChen Chen, Iâm sorry. I was drunk last night and canât remember properly what happened. Please forgive me.â
At Chenxinâs headquarters, Li Yanchen hung a âDo Not Disturbâ sign on the office door. He wanted some quiet time to think.
When the message appeared on the main screen, Li Yanchen almost choked on his wolfberry tea. âChen Chen⦠Who is that? Oh, right! Itâs me.â
Li Yanchen felt goosebumps appear on his skin as he read the message.
Lin Wan sent another message: âChen Chen, this afternoon, Iâll go to the dessert shop and might do a livestream with Xia. You focus on your work. See you in the evening.â
Li Yanchen placed his phone on the table and looked at it. Why was Lin Wan calling him âChen Chenâ today?
He searched online to figure out a reason. He found outrageous claims on the internet. A young wife supposedly became more amiable when she wanted to usurp the business tycoon and steal his inheritance.
Li Yanchen sighed in exasperation. âIf only I were twenty years old again and could meet the twenty-year-old Lin Wan.â
Although he had doubts about his wifeâs motives, Li Yanchen replied: âSorry for what? Itâs fine. See you tonight.â
It turned out that Li Yanchen was just overthinking. Lin Wan was relieved.
After going downstairs, Lin Wan saw Auntie Huang doing some sewing in the courtyard. She approached her. âAuntie Huang, why donât you turn on the heating?â
Auntie Huang looked up. âThe sun is warm today. Let me serve you breakfast.â
âYou sit. Iâll do it myself. By the way, Xinxin wonât be home for dinner tonight.
Iâll eat at Xia Moâs shop and wonât be back, either.â
âOkay, Wanwan,â said Auntie Huang. âShow me your arm.â
Auntie Huang measured the cloth around Lin Wanâs arm. âPerfectâ¦â
Lin Wan realized that the white pieces of cloth in Auntie Huangâs hand were actually shawls.
âAuntie Huang, I thought sweaters and shawls were knitted with circular needles. I didnât expect that you sewed them into pieces and then made them into clothes.â Lin Wan had also tried knitting for two days back in Lan Village using circular needles. However, she had given up.
âI created this method myself. I donât know if it looks good or not.â When
Auntie Huang was young, she was known as the âskillful handsâ of the village.
All the girls in the village had learned how to knit sweaters trom her. However, back then, the yarns were not as beautiful as they were now.
Back in her room, Lin Wan took out the small piece of clothing she had knitted and showed it to Auntie Huang. âAuntie Huang, do you think thereâs any hope for this? Mr. Li said that he doesnât have hope that he will be able to wear the sweater I knit in this lifetime.â
Auntie Huang laughed. âMadam, you did a good job. You just lack a bit of patience. Iâll finish it for you.â
âNo, Iâll do it together with you. Iâll eat something first, and then you can teach me. Iâll knit a little every day. I should be able to finish it before New Yearâs
Eve.â
âAlright.â
So, the whole morning, Lin Wan and Auntie Huang sat in the courtyard and knitted sweaters.
At noon, Lin Wan asked Auntie Huang to cook her a bowl of shredded pork with pickled vegetables. After eating, she went to Xia Mo ts shop.
Even before opening the store, there was already a long line at the dessert shop every day. After revealing her identity as the anonymous dessert chef, Lin Wan didnât bother to hide herself anymore. She walked in without reservations.
If she encountered fans asking for autographs, she would gladly stop and do it for them.
Xia MO posted a notice in the morning and announced that Sweet Little Circle would be returning.
The comments erupted:
[Itâs been a month, and I can finally see Sweet Little Circleâs livestream again.]
[Teacher Xia, will the Sweet Little Circle continue its livestream every day or is it just for today?]
[Ahhh! Sweet Little Circle is returning!] [Sister Lin, you finally remembered us.]
[Iâll take the afternoon off to watch the livestream.]
[Please come to the live stream often. We really miss you.]
[Is this the first time Lin Wan has shown up since leaving Lan Village?] [No, I watched Chenxinâs year-end party yesterday, and Lin Wan was there.] Xia MOâs announcement became popular in less than an hour.
In half a year, the dessert shop expanded from three storefronts to six storefronts. Fans who came from far away often sent private messages to Xia MO and asked if she wanted to change the name of the shop.
Xia MOâs shop clearly wasnât small anymore. However, she had already registered the name and didnât want all the hassle of changing it.
The shopâs staff had grown from the initial three to fifteen, and there were even offices with clear divisions of labor: technology, administration, procurement, etc.
The staff called Xia MO âPresident Xia.â
Lin Wan parked her car in the dessert shopâs reserved parking space. As soon as she got out of the car, fans recognized her.
The long queue instantly dispersed, and the fans surrounded Lin Wan.
âEveryone, please spread out a bit,â someone in the crowd shouted. âLetâs line up like before. Sister Wan has always signed autographs for us. Crowding in this manner might overwhelm her.â
âYeah, you all line up. Iâll sign autographs for you,â said Lin Wan.
The crowd quickly dispersed and lined up like they did before.
Lin Wan took a deep breath. âWho has a pen? Can you lend me one?â
Several dozen hands stretched out.
Lin Wan picked one and tried to remember who it belonged to. She then started signing autographs for them one by one.
âIâm so lucky! I actually met Lin Wan today!â
âLin Wan is so beautiful in person. Iâve never seen anyone this beautiful
Detore.â
âVisit the Sweetheart Inn a little more often. Itâs full of surprises. Maybe youâll encounter Xinxin next time.â
âThe kids are all at school. Itâs possible to run into them during the holidays.â âIâm going to camp outside the Sweetheart Inn and queue up every day.â âArenât you working? How do you have so much time on your hands?â
âIâm a freelancer. By the way, does anyone want to join the Sweet Little Circle group chat? Whenever Lin Wan appears, we can announce it in the group, and anyone within a three-kilometer radius can come to see her.â
âEven those of us outside the three-kilometer radius want to join the group.â
Lin Wanâs hand started to feel numb from all the signing. She decided to get a signature stamp for herself. With the number of fans always increasing for the Sweet Little Circle, signing one by one was becoming tiring.
Xia MO came out to greet her. âYou have worked hard, Wanwan.â
Lin Wan smiled. âItâs my duty to serve the fans.â
âLin Wan is so kind. I feel like we are being too much.â
âYouâre right. Being able to see her is enough. We shouldnât be crowding her and asking for autographs every day..â