After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 32

Xia Shishi looked at Wen Jiao reprovingly.

Her hand moved from Wen Jiao’s forehead to her cheek. Xia Shishi’s heart fluttered. After her breathing steadied, she leaned in and quickly kissed Wen Jiao’s face.

“Am I well-behaved enough now?” Xia Shishi asked timidly.

Although they were still at the entrance of the Fu family home, Xia Shishi couldn’t worry about that anymore.

In any case, there would be no bothersome people to disturb her now.

So, Xia Shishi lowered her head and kissed her again, this time on Wen Jiao’s lips. After the kiss, Xia Shishi curved her eyes: “See? I’m carefully remembering what you said and doing as you told me.”

Wen Jiao’s eyes emitted an indecipherable look, signaling Xia Shishi to quickly push her back inside.

After getting into the car, Wen Jiao asked again, “Is there anywhere you want to go?”

Xia Shishi murmured softly, “Wifey, you need to rest well now. Don’t think about going out once we get home.”

Xia Shishi’s voice was very soft when she said this, worried that if she spoke too forcefully, her mood would become even more distressed.

“I have to go to work too,” Xia Shishi said. “We’ll be together after work, and whatever we do will be very meaningful. How about this? When I have free time in the future, I’ll talk to you about this topic again.”

Seeing Xia Shishi’s radiant and smiling demeanor, Wen Jiao’s heart could not find peace.

She had become considerably more impatient, more so than when she previously discovered Xia Shishi chatting happily with a boy.

Xia Shishi’s presence had become increasingly weighty in her heart, causing her originally empty heart to now feel heavy. She had also moved from initially accepting the arrangements of fate to now wanting to fight against fate.

Wen Jiao propped her hand on her head and covered her eyes, making her look like she was clearing her mind and trying to rest.

Xia Shishi didn’t disturb her. The car was very quiet, and the driver didn’t speak much either.

After a while, she heard Wen Jiao agree, “Okay, we’ll talk about it when you have free time.”

During lunchtime, Xia Shishi still ate with Ye Murou.

Ye Murou watched Xia Shishi counting grains of rice: “What are you thinking about?”

Xia Shishi: “I’m thinking about our honeymoon.”

Ye Murou regretted asking.

Xia Shishi: “Tell me, is there a place where we can bask in the sun, but the sunlight won’t be too intense?”

Ye Murou: “My hometown is like that.”

Ye Murou’s hometown was on a high mountain. When the sun rose, it was exactly as Xia Shishi requested.

They could bask in the sun, and the sunlight wouldn’t be too strong or cause sunburn, unless they stayed directly under the sun for a very long time.

“I shouldn’t have asked you,” Xia Shishi grumbled, poking the rice until it looked completely unappetizing. Her mood became even more irritable.

“Are you full? Here, you eat it. It’s bad to waste food.”

What Xia Shishi said made sense, so Ye Murou took the meal tray. “Can people in the city go on their honeymoon right after the engagement?”

Xia Shishi instantly looked over after hearing this sentence.

She had talked to Wen Jiao about a honeymoon, things like islands and mountain villas.

So when Wen Jiao asked about it yesterday, Xia Shishi didn’t think too much of it.

Now, Xia Shishi finally realized: could Wen Jiao bringing up going on a trip mean that she was suggesting they should get married?

Ye Murou didn’t notice Xia Shishi was spacing out and ate the rice one bite at a time.

But her appetite wasn’t very big, so halfway through, she felt uncomfortable. Just as she was thinking about whether to pack it up to take back, Xia Shishi grabbed her hand: “Little Ye, if you work diligently, a promotion will definitely be in your future!”

Ye Murou was full of questions. Recalling Xia Shishi asking her to pretend to be a second-generation rich person to approach colleagues, she could only reluctantly give up the idea of packing up.

It would be too out of character for a rich second-generation person to pack up leftovers.

And Xia Shishi was completely in no mood to worry about that. She left Ye Murou and secretly snuck into the top-floor office.

Mother Xia wasn’t around. Only Father Xia was there for a quick nap because he had a meeting in the afternoon.

He hadn’t even laid down yet when the office door was pushed open by his beloved daughter, whom he couldn’t bear to be angry with.

“Dad!” Xia Shishi cheered, “I’m getting married!”

Father Xia.

Xia Shishi getting married was only a matter of time.

It was evident that his daughter was ready to leave the nest when she moved in with Wen Jiao immediately after their engagement.

But Father Xia hadn’t expected it to be so soon.

How long had they been engaged? Had it been a week?

If they were going to rush into a flash marriage so quickly, shouldn’t they have just skipped the engagement step from the start, you rascals!

Father Xia’s expression was stern: “Be more composed. Learn properly from Wen Jiao!”

If Xia Shishi were obedient, she wouldn’t be Xia Shishi. She wouldn’t become reserved just because of a word from Father Xia. Not only did she not listen, but she also laughed louder: “She proposed to me, it’s so embarrassing.”

Xia Shishi held her face, her expression twisting with bashfulness.

Father Xia looked at her with a complicated and confused look.

Well, no need for an afternoon nap, let’s just head straight into the meeting this afternoon.

Father Xia picked up his phone and dialed Mother Xia’s number, putting it on speakerphone on the desk. Such a big event required Mother Xia’s involvement.

“What’s the situation? Tell us the specifics.”

“She asked me out to play, hehe~”

If asking someone out to play counted as a marriage proposal, then who would dare to casually go out anymore?

Look at how Xia Shishi had completely lost her head! Just look!

Father Xia had finally managed to accept with relief that his daughter liked Wen Jiao, but he hadn’t expected the fondness to reach this level.

It was simply unbearable to watch.

“Wen Jiao definitely acts after careful consideration, but this matter can’t just be discussed between you and us.”

Of course not, otherwise why would Xia Shishi run up here? Just to show off?

She saw that the call on the phone on the desk was answered, sweetly called out “Mom,” and then boasted about it again.

Father Xia had originally hoped his wife could talk some sense into Xia Shishi.

But after waiting a while, the mother and daughter were chatting happily.

So, Father Xia had no choice but to try persuading her: “I don’t think now is a good time for you to get married.”

Mother Xia immediately roared a reproving word.

Father Xia: “…Isn’t this all for our daughter’s happiness?”

“Initially, Wen Jiao said it was an engagement, not only to give you time to get along, but also because now truly isn’t suitable for marriage. There are too many things to prepare for a wedding. If you ask Wen Jiao to take one or two months off to prepare, she won’t be able to. We can’t let the wedding be conducted carelessly, can we?”

Time, time.

Everyone kept bringing up Wen Jiao’s time issue.

Xia Shishi didn’t speak, and her mood also dropped.

She knew there was a phrase Father Xia hadn’t said: Has Wen Jiao’s condition stabilized? Can the wedding truly proceed smoothly?

This made Xia Shishi wish she could lend her own life to Wen Jiao, even give it away if she could.

However, Xia Shishi knew that Wen Jiao could live for a long time.

Wen Jiao would persist in living.

Xia Shishi would die earlier than Wen Jiao.

If she said this, Father Xia and the others definitely wouldn’t believe it, and Xia Shishi couldn’t do anything about them.

Mother Xia was angry: “You’re the only one who’s completely clear-headed! Don’t you see how much our daughter loves Wen Jiao? Can’t you let her be happy for a while? Besides, I see that child Wen Jiao is steady and composed, isn’t she smarter than you?”

Father Xia was scolded by his wife, became obedient, and didn’t dare to utter another word.

Xia Shishi sat on the sofa: “I got it.”

Seeing their precious daughter so sad, both Father Xia and Mother Xia panicked. This was the apple of their eye, the daughter they had spoiled for over a decade.

They were used to her willfulness and arrogance, and this was the first time they had seen her so dejected.

Especially Mother Xia, who recalled the words her daughter had said to her that day.

She didn’t doubt how much her daughter genuinely loved Wen Jiao, which was why she hadn’t said anything disappointing after receiving the call, but just coaxed Xia Shishi to make her happy.

Mother Xia believed that Wen Jiao wouldn’t act recklessly.

Xia Shishi just wanted to show off her happiness to the people she was close to.

The parents coaxed her in various ways. Before Xia Shishi could say a word, a string of numbers appeared on her bank card.

They were just short of going downstairs and telling all the employees, “Quickly come up and make my daughter happy.”

Lunchtime was almost over. Xia Shishi wasn’t upset anymore because she knew things weren’t that pessimistic, it was just hard to explain.

But pretending to be sad could increase her allowance, so why not?

Xia Shishi was about to go downstairs to continue working when she remembered something: “Dad, why haven’t I seen the old employees from the R&D department?”

This question hit Father Xia where it hurt.

It was as uncomfortable as a tube being inserted into his lung.

“They’ve all been transferred.”

“Transferred?”

“Alas, I genuinely wanted them to stay, but they also said that young people understood things better and voluntarily asked to be transferred to other departments. I’m worried about how to persuade them.”

Father Xia’s current achievements were all built by working together with these old employees.

The quality of the products at Xia Group was so good thanks to those old employees, and their current reputation also relied entirely on them.

Father Xia couldn’t understand either. He had promised salary upgrades and better benefits, so why were they still more willing to go to other departments?

Xia Shishi murmured to herself, “Is that so?”

Back in the department, Ji Yan slapped the notebook she had confiscated yesterday down in front of Xia Shishi.

“I’ll return this notebook to you for now. Work seriously from now on!”

Xia Shishi scoffed.

After nearly a day, she had read everything she needed to, and had probably copied it countless times. So, of course, she could return it to her now.

She didn’t confront Ji Yan then and there, but just replied with a casual “Oh.”

Ji Yan couldn’t be bothered with Xia Shishi now.

Even though the department manager told her to mentor her well, what was the big deal about an intern with no background?

The ideas recorded in the notebook were probably just a newcomer’s momentary flash of inspiration.

Ji Yan would rather spend this time “mentoring” Ye Murou.

The news of Ye Murou being picked up by a driver in a luxury car yesterday had spread throughout the company. Everyone knew that a wealthy intern had joined their R&D department.

Even when someone went to inquire with the department manager, the manager didn’t deny it, only telling them to continue working as usual.

Ji Yan attentively asked Ye Murou if there was anything she didn’t understand, and even asked if she wanted to go out again tonight for a gathering.

Ye Murou looked wordlessly at her senior colleague.

She turned to look in Xia Shishi’s direction and politely declined Ji Yan’s invitation: “I don’t think so. I’m just an intern, it’s not good to always go out alone with you all.”

Ji Yan also looked towards Xia Shishi, the other intern in the R&D department.

“She’s unwilling to go herself, it’s not like we’re excluding her.”

Ye Murou, who had been excluded before because of her poverty, lowered her eyes.

Was it really not exclusion?

She smiled: “Alright then. I know a good restaurant. How about we invite a few other colleagues to go tonight?”