Chapter 600: Chapter 599: 599, CEO Xiao and his beloved wife are inseparable.

“No! No!” Mo Weiyi suddenly cried out.

“What happened?”

“I forgot to take pictures and post them on my WeChat Moments.”

Xiao Yebai: “…”

He wants to take more pictures?

“Go back to where you were sitting,” Mo Weiyi rushed. “I want to take a picture.”

Xiao Yebai once again: “…”

“Hurry up.”

Coughing lightly, Xiao Yebai moved back to the piano and began playing another piece.

This time, Mo Weiyi recognized the song.

It was Joe Hisaishi’s “Castle in the Sky”, the theme song from Hayao Miyazaki’s animated movie “Castle in the Sky”.

Mo Weiyi was initially just taking photos with his phone, but eventually ended up recording the whole performance.

Once the song finished, Mo Weiyi uploaded both the photos and the video.

Soon, the comments started pouring in from his friends and acquaintances on WeChat Moments.

“A fine feeding frenzy for us singletons by Princess Mo!”

“Who knew CEO Xiao could play the piano?”

“Show off! 66666…”

“Forget this, I want to see screenshots of your red envelopes!”

“Where’s the roses and jewelry?”

Mo Weiyi even sent the video to a group chat with his best friends and specifically mentioned Shi Huan and Su Wanwan.

“How did you two spend Valentine’s Day?”

Almost immediately, Shi Huan replied: “Working.”

Mo Weiyi: “…”

…

They remained at the stables until three or four in the afternoon.

Concerned for Xiao’s health, Mo decided it was time to leave.

But as they were leaving, a horde of reporters suddenly appeared as they exited the gates.

Thrusting their cameras and microphones high in the air.

Someone shouted, “CEO Xiao is coming out!”

Like ants to a honey pot, the crowd descended upon them.

The sudden onslaught startled Mo, and she subconsciously clung to Xiao’s arm and bowed her head.

This was exactly like the previous night.

Quickly they were surrounded and bombarded with questions from the reporters.

“CEO Xiao, what is your view on the rumors of your wife’s clandestine meeting with Chu Xiuhuang last night?”

“It’s said that Chu Xiuhuang and Ms. Mo have always had a secret relationship, did you know about this?”

“We’ve heard that your marriage is a sham and that you’re staying together primarily for financial reasons. Is this true?”

“When the news broke on the forums last night, it was quickly removed, does this indicate that there’s some truth to the rumors? Are you feeling guilty and trying to suppress the scandal?”

“CEO Xiao, are you spending Valentine’s Day with your wife today just as a front for the media?”

“CEO Xiao…”

Mo continued to keep her head down, burying her face further into Xiao’s chest, as he covered her ears with his hands.

Suddenly, the usually icy, laconic Xiao Yebai calmly replied, “I trust my wife’s character.”

The terse CEO actually directly answering reporters’ questions? This made them even more excited.

“CEO Xiao, does this mean last night’s allegations are merely rumors?”

“So Chu Xiuhuang and Ms. Mo are just regular friends?”

“So Ms. Mo was falsely accused?”

“Given these circumstances, what are your plans on handling these rumors?”

“…”

“This is purely a fabricated story. I have informed the police, but it would be inappropriate to elaborate further at this time.” Xiao Yebai’s words, though void of emotion, left no room for doubt.

The reporters were instantly silenced. It seemed that these were just forum rumors after all.

Even amidst all the bustle, Xiao Yebai maintained calm, his arms protectively enveloping the woman who was hidden from sight.

“Ms. Mo, would you like to say anything regarding this incident?” Suddenly, a nosy reporter decided to target Mo Weiyi.

Rong An, who was nearby, immediately approached, grabbing the reporter by the arm and guided him away.

Despite the actions of Rong An, she called out to him, “Rong An.”

Rong An halted.

Every camera was then turned towards Mo, who had decided to reveal her face.

She leaned against Xiao, her long curls gracefully draped over her shoulders, presenting an image of enthralling elegance.

She spoke, “No matter what I say, you might not believe me and may misinterpret it in the newspapers. Instead…”

Rong An looked at the princess of his household as she declared this, then suddenly raised her head.

In front of all the reporters, she went ahead and…

Xiao Yebai’s eyebrows lifted slightly, then he pulled her closer into his embrace.

…

Half an hour later, a provocative snapshot of their passionate kiss was rapidly spreading across forums and Weibo.

The headlines read:

[CEO Xiao and Beloved Wife Seen Acting in Concert, Vowing to Sue Defamers!]

[Mo’s Little Princess Fearlessly Defends Fiancé, Public Display of Affection at the Stables!]

[Model Couple Refutes Divorce Rumors with Public Kiss!]

[Romantic PDA at Stables, CEO Xiao Celebrates Valentine’s Day with Beloved Wife!]

…

Huangyou Group.

Seeing the headlines and photos, Chu Xiuhuang’s eyelid began twitching.

Damn it.

He was supposed to be the main attraction, what was the princess playing at?

Barging in suddenly and kissing Xiao in public and landing on the trending topics?

Was she deliberately opposing him?

He and Xiaohuan had slipped to the second position in the trending list because of her!

His phone rang, and Chu Xiuhuang answered irritably, “Hello?”

Ahuang, when are you bringing your girlfriend home? His father urged from the other end, “She was on the news. This girl seems pretty good, certainly better than those cheap foxes you used to date.”

“Uh-huh.”

“I can’t hear you.”

“Uh-huh.”

Old man Chu: “…”

Outside, the office bustled with typical office chaos.

“Can I have Shi Huan, please?” a courier called out.

Shi Huan looked up in surprise, as Xiaoliu spoke up, “Shi, someone is looking for you!”

The deliveryman then approached Shi Huan, “Miss Shi, these flowers are for you. Please sign here.”

Shi Huan glanced in astonishment at the enormous… bouquet of red roses.

A truly enormous bouquet!

The buds were tightly packed, their fiery red petals emitted a strong, fragrant scent.

“For me?”

“Yes, it’s a bouquet of 521 roses. Please sign here.”

As the courier finished speaking, gasps could be heard from the office, quickly followed by comments:

“Wow, 521 roses! Doesn’t that mean ‘I love you’?”

“It’s such a huge bouquet. How much does it cost? Several thousand?”

“Sister Shi, your boyfriend is so romantic!”

Shi Huan said, “I don’t have a boyfriend.”

“I get it now, it must be someone who’s pursuing you!” Xiaoli teased with a smirk.

Shi Huan, holding the roses, searched for a long time in the bouquet and indeed found a scented card.

“Out of thousands of people, I can recognize you at a glance, because others are walking on the road, but you, you’re walking in my heart!” Xiaoliu read aloud from the card with quite a loud voice.

Then, the whole room erupted with a chorus of laughter and teasing.

“Wow, this cheesy pickup line is something!”

“It’s so cringeworthy!”

“Oh my, today I’m just green with envy because of Sister Shi.”

“Let’s all bask in our jealousy together!”

There weren’t many people in the secretary’s office, but they were mostly women, all enthusiastically gossiping.

Amid ambiguous glances from everyone, Shi Huan suppressed the impulse to roll her eyes, and put the roses on Xiaoliu’s desk, “For you.”

Xiaoliu was surprised, “Ah, for me?”

“Yes, I have a phobia for clusters.” Shi Huan said, then returned to her seat.

“Sister Shi, you are way too generous!”

“Exactly, there are 521 roses!”

“Who sent it?”

“Sister Shi?”

Shi Huan got annoyed by their questioning and blurted out, “It was sent by a pig.”

Considering this ostentatious gesture and the cheesy pickup line on the card, and thinking back on someone’s unusual behavior recently.

She doesn’t know any other men, and no other man would send her roses on Valentine’s Day, especially not 521 of them. Such a flamboyant gesture, she hardly needed to think to be certain that the flowers were sent by Chu Xiuhuang.

Inexplicably, Xiaoliu got 521 red roses and was beyond thrilled. The others were clamoring for them too.

Taking advantage of everyone in the secretary’s office dividing up the roses, Shi Huan got up and went straight to the restroom.

Just as she was finishing in the bathroom, her phone rang.

LuoLuo sent her a WeChat message, “Wanwan, what are you doing?”

Shi Huan replied with a smile, “LuoLuo, are you sneaking around on your phone? Be careful, I might tell your mom!”

Before LuoLuo could respond, a noisy female voice suddenly rang out from outside, “Did you see that? That Shi Huan threw away all the roses that General Manager Zhou sent her, 521 ones! They must have cost over ten thousand yuan! She sure didn’t hesitate!”

“Was she doing it on purpose?” an annoyingly familiar female voice questioned.

“What do you mean?”

“Don’t you know? She’s already slept with that General Manager Wu, and received quite a few benefits. She threw away the flowers on purpose, just to act high and mighty!”

“Really? That’s hard to believe.”

“Oh come on, that’s why they say green tea bitches are difficult to deal with!”

“If not for having a thing with Young Master Chu, do you think she would have been able to gain so much over these years?”

“It doesn’t look like it. She’s dressed up everyday like an old virgin, you’re saying she’s really depraved in private?”

“What do you know? That’s exactly what men are into!”

“On the surface, she’s prim and proper, but privately, doesn’t she open her legs to any rich man she sees…”

“Bang!”

The sudden loud noise startled the three women at the washstand.

When they turned around, to their surprise, they saw Shi Huan exiting from a stall, a variety of expressions crossing their faces.

Shi Huan recognized one of them as a colleague from the business department who had accompanied them to lunch that day.

Another one was a coworker from the living department, who seemed to be named Chen Yi and sat in front of her.

The third one she didn’t recognize, but she figured she must be from the business department.

She smiled faintly, “If I were you, I would definitely check whether there’s anyone else in the restroom before gossiping.”

The restroom was deathly silent.

The three of them, knowing they were at fault, held their tongues despite their indignation.

Shi Huan casually washed her hands. Before leaving, she turned to them, “Your mouths stink so much, they’re a perfect match for this toilet. You can take your time washing up, just make sure it’s thorough, don’t worry about wasting water.”

Before those three could react, she had already walked out.

As soon as she returned to the office, Assistant Xiaoli called her, “Sister Shi, Young Master Chu wants to see you.”

“Okay.”

Shi Huan immediately stood up and went to the CEO’s office.

She knocked on the door and heard a deep voice from inside say, “Come in.”

She pushed the door open, “Master Chu.”

Chu Xiuhuang, sitting in the black office chair, his shoes propped up, looked at her leisurely, “Little Huanhuan, have dinner with me tonight.”

Shi Huan said coldly, “Master Chu, I believe I’ve made myself very clear.”

“About what?”

“I’ve received the flowers from Master Chu, and I…”

“Who sent you flowers?”

Shi Huan was stunned.

Some random man?

Chu Xiuhuang narrowed his eyes, “Did you receive flowers from some random man?”

Shi Huan frowned, “Master Chu, weren’t the flowers sent by you?”

This is awkward.

She was reading too much into it.

She thought the flowers were sent by Chu Xiuhuang…

Sure enough, Chu Xiuhuang darkened his handsome face, “Who sent them?”

Shi Huan said, “I don’t know. There was no name.”

“Where are the flowers?”

“Thrown away.”

After hearing this, the expression on Chu Xiuhuang’s face improved a bit, “Hmm, don’t accept flowers from random men.”

You can only accept mine!

He asked again, “Is work very busy today?”

“It’s manageable.” Shi Huan answered conservatively.

“Okay, get back to work, I’ll look for you this evening.”

“…Alright.”

Shi Huan didn’t ask further. If she did, she would probably have to endure his longwindedness.

She was about to leave.

“Oh yes, send out a notice that anyone who finishes their work this afternoon can leave early.”

“Okay.”

“Alright, go back to work now.” Chu Xiuhuang looked at her tenderly, while planning his arrangements for the day in his mind.

Should they go to the revolving restaurant in Nancheng?

Or should they go to the couple’s room at the Huashang Restaurant?

Or…

Would it be better to go straight to a hotel?

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Just before finishing work, her phone rang, Shi Huan picked it up and took a look.

Zhu Mingpeng?

She answered the call, “Mr. Zhu?”

“Huanhuan, did you receive my roses?”

Shi Huan was both astonished and speechless, “Were those flowers from you?”

521 roses!

She couldn’t believe that this Zhu Mingpeng, whom she barely knew, would send her 521 roses. It was simply outrageous.