I Want A Lifetime With You

As Shi Nuan stepped out from Wutong Residence, she was greeted by a fresh whiff of the spring air. It felt warmer today, but Fu Chengyan still intentionally reminded her to bring a jacket along. He wouldn’t risk letting her catch a cold.

Shi Nuan couldn’t defy his persistent nagging. She hurriedly grabbed a coat and left to the meeting point.

Su Yian had long waited at the usual place all by herself, while Song Rongrong was nowhere to be seen. As soon as she saw Shi Nuan coming closer from a distance, she waved her hand in the air as she called out to her friend, “Here, Nuan!”

Shi Nuan had actually noticed the familiar face and silhouette of Su Yian at the mall’s entrance even from afar. Her friend stood there alone quietly with both hands tucked in her coat’s pockets. When she saw Su Yian waving, she picked up her speed and made a light dash towards her. “Sorry, have you been waiting for a long time?”

“Nah, I’m good!” Su Yian greeted back with a smile. Her eyes briefly assessed Shi Nuan from head to toe while she added, “We haven’t met up in a while. You seem to have plumped up quite a bit from the last time we saw each other. “

Plumped up?

Shi Nuan immediately felt self-conscious at Su Yian’s comments. She glanced down at herself. Oh dear, I think I’ve really gained weight like what Yian said… She pressed both hands on her own cheeks and then pinched her own waist. “You’re right… I’ve probably fluffed up over the winter!” She added with a sigh, “I’ve been well fed!”

Su Yian’s narrowed her eyes and grinned teasingly. “Nuan, are you trying to show off how well you’ve been cared for? Are you trying to make us singles jealous of your love life?”

“What is it about?”

Song Rongrong’s voice rose suddenly from behind Shi Nuan, startling her. Shi Nuan shot an angry glare at Song Rongrong. She jokingly slapped Rongrong’s arm and said, “You’re late again! Didn’t we already fix a time to meet up?”

Song Rongrong let out a sigh. “Well, it’s our chief editor’s fault…” she started explaining, but paused for a millisecond and shrugged. “Never mind, enough about my work. Topics like these only kill the mood. Say, is brother-in-law really fine with us inviting you out like this?”

Before Shi Nuan could respond, Song Rongrong suddenly grabbed onto her arm and pulled her aside. “Hey, Nuan… Haven’t you gotten a little fatter recently!”

“…” Shi Nuan was speechless for a moment. She exchanged a glance with Su Yian and the two let out a chuckle.

“Yian’s more thoughtful with her words after all. She said I plumped up slightly, whereas you called me ‘fat’ so directly. That’s not very kind of you!” she scolded jokingly.

Song Rongrong inched closer to her ear and replied with a mischievous grin, “Have you been that much kinder to us on the other hand? You kept bringing up about your husband here and there in our group chat. Who are I and Yian to you?” She wrapped her fingers around Shi Nuan’s neck as she pretended to strangle her.

Shi Nuan couldn’t argue anymore. “Alright, alright… I surrender. It’s my fault, okay? Let’s go do our shopping and then have some tea, shall we?”

“Okay! Let’s go!” Song Rongrong raised her brows in delight. She playfully grabbed onto Shi Nuan with one arm and held onto Su Yian with the other. The trio laughed and giggled as they began their shopping journey.

Shi Nuan and her friends were exhausted after a whole morning of strolling around the mall. They began to look around for somewhere to take a break from their shopping spree. It’s a huge area to explore on foot, although she had frequented this place since it’s a project that belonged under Shengyuan’s franchise.

Holding on to a few bags of her shopping haul, A familiar male voice suddenly caught Shi Nuan’s attention when they walked past one of the shops. “Yes, I’m in Jiang City now!” That voice was deep, yet clear and gentle.

paused in her tracks and listened. Song Rongrong and Su Yian didn’t notice

hesitating steps, Shi Nuan followed after the man

man sounded so deliberately tender as he spoke. Shi Nuan was convinced that the person he was speaking to must have been a

man for a short while until he eventually stopped. Still holding onto his cellphone, he turned around. His eyes fell on the

Shi Nuan, Shen Shixiu gawked for a moment. He frowned slightly as he tried to finish the conversation with the other person on the other end of the phone. “I might only return after a month or so… Okay, I’ll leave the matters in Sheen

Shi Nuan. His lips curved into a polite smile as he walked towards her in

Mr. Shen!” Shi Nuan returned the smile.

as he took another glance at the bags of clothes in her hands. Shi Nuan widened her eyes slightly in a sudden realization. She shook her head as she answered, “No, I came with my friends… I wonder where’d they gone

so long? “Perhaps they went browsing in

a random visit since I rarely have the opportunity to come to Jiang City.

his presence, Shi

Shi, are you not

an embarrassed smile. Shen Shixiu looked straight at her and replied, “Ms. Shi, would you like to

immediately. “I know a café around here

case, I shall let Ms. Shi

gentlemanly aura. Noticing multiple shopping bags hanging on both Shi Nuan’s arms, he reached out a hand and offered, “Let me

Shi Nuan tried to decline, but he acted swiftly and had already taken the bags from her as she spoke. “It’s

there.

screen, unsurprised that her friends would eventually call. She shot Shen Shixiu an apologetic look. “Excuse

smiled reassuringly. He gestured with a hand for

left us so quietly all of a sudden! Also, are you sure brother-in-law would be okay with you meeting up that good-looking dude

like that. It’s someone I know. We bumped into each other coincidentally, so we just had a small talk!” She

come off rude in front of such a seemingly courteous person. “Well, I have something to handle right now. You and Yian go back ahead of me, alright? Sorry I can’t be with

I report this to brother-in-law!” Song Rongrong responded with a slightly annoyed tone. She still cared for her friend nonetheless. “Seriously, be careful while

trust you, but it doesn’t guarantee that his family won’t have any misunderstandings if you’re meeting with another man like

This person is Shen Shixiu; he’s Shen Qianan’s older brother! Nothing bad will come out of this meeting. Don’t worry, alright? I’ll explain more later. I really have to go now!” Shi Nuan quickly assured

a slightly

gave a slight nod. “Was it

they’ll go back first,” Shi Nuan answered,

“Alright!”

recommended. A pleasant ambiance welcomed them as they entered. It was out of peak hours, hence there wasn’t too big of

shopping bags beside the table, and gracefully pulled out a chair for Shi Nuan. The waiter came up promptly just as Shi Nuan settled into her seat.