dhibooks Chapter 163 The Crown Prince's Birthday Surprise
Chapter 163 The Crown Prince's Birthday Surprise
As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp gust of wind from a punch struck Jiang Yubai's face.
"Bang!"
He was knocked to the ground.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, staggered to his feet, and sat down in the red chair next to him.
His tone was neither happy nor sad as he began to explain.
"I didn't know about your relationship when I created this painting."
Shang Shixu sneered and looked down at him.
"Are you suggesting that ignorance is no excuse?"
"So what did you do after you found out?"
"Are you trying to sow discord between us and seize an opportunity to climb the social ladder?"
Jiang Yubai choked, his thoughts exposed. He took a deep breath and lowered his voice.
"Yes, I am waiting for an opportunity."
"At the hotel, I deliberately provoked you, but I didn't do anything to Jiang Wan."
"Moreover, I'm already prepared to give up."
"I was just about to burn this painting before you came."
The commercial timeline mocks.
"You should have known better."
"Burn it now, I'll watch you burn it."
Jiang Yubai remained silent for a moment, then got up, picked up the painting from the ground, and took the lighter from the table.
"Click!"
Flames leaped out and quickly licked upwards.
The paper curled up, and scorch marks spread along the image, quickly engulfing everything on it.
He tightened his grip on his fingertips until the flames were almost burning his fingers before he released them.
A small piece of drawing paper fell to the floor and quickly burned to ashes.
Shang Shixu glanced coldly at the floor.
You'd better really give up.
When you're done, turn around and leave.
"Bang!"
Jiang Yubai stared at the pile of ashes on the ground and completely gave up hope.
*
The villa door closed, and Shang Shixu got into the car.
Leaning back in my seat, my mind was filled with that painting from earlier.
Jiang Wan's focused gaze fell upon the man's hand reaching towards his collar.
The man had a bandage around his neck, and his eyes gleamed with an indescribable desire.
The two were so close...
Shang Shixu understood that the painting had been artistically processed and must differ from reality.
Jiang Wan reached out her hand only out of gratitude for the other party saving her.
That's it.
Shang Shixu constantly tried to convince and comfort himself.
But no matter how hard you try, you can't help but care.
*
The Presidential Suite at the Manting Hotel.
"Knock knock!"
Hearing the door open, Pei Heyun quickly ran to open it.
Upon seeing Shang Shixu's expression, the smile on his face vanished.
"What's wrong? Why do you look so grumpy?"
Shang Shixu didn't answer, but went to sit down on the sofa.
I closed my eyes and gritted my teeth to endure the throbbing pain in my temples.
Di Wenjun hung up the phone, took a cigarette from the cigarette pack, and handed it over.
"Want one?"
"I've quit."
The Shang Dynasty was in a state of cold silence.
Di Wenjun raised an eyebrow.
"When did you quit? How come I didn't know?"
Pei Heyun took over the conversation.
He quit last month.
Why?
Di Wenjun was full of doubt, not understanding why he would suddenly quit smoking.
After he finished speaking, Pei Heyun answered his questions.
"Brother Xu said that his sister-in-law wouldn't let him hug her because she smelled the smoke."
Di Wenjun: ......
He put the cigarettes back in the cigarette case, picked up the whiskey on the table, poured a glass, and pushed it in front of him.
"If you don't smoke, then have a couple of sips."
Shang Shixu opened his eyes and picked up his wine glass.
Seeing that he made a move, Di Wenjun continued, "Tell me, what made you so angry?"
"fine."
Shang Shixu took a sip, his tone flat.
Di Wenjun and Pei Heyun exchanged a glance across the distance, but did not ask any further questions.
It must be either a family matter or a work issue, definitely not related to relationships.
Because Jiang Wan is currently next door.
If anything goes wrong in our relationship, I will definitely let them know.
The two exchanged glances, deciding to wait a few more minutes before implementing their plan.
Pei Heyun opened the menu, studying what to order.
"I've heard the foie gras here is good, would you like to try some?"
"I won't try it, but I remember you're not allergic to foie gras? Are you sure you want to eat it?" Di Wenjun asked suspiciously.
Pei Heyun grinned, unconcerned.
"If you eat a lot of it, you won't be allergic anymore."
"I'm determined to fight my allergies to the very end!"
Di Wenjun rolled her eyes to the sky.
"Chun Chun is sick."
The two of them bickered back and forth.
Shang Shixu didn't listen to what they were saying at all; his body was filled with negative energy.
He couldn't help but think, "If Jiang Wan could be here, that would be wonderful."
Holding her in my arms, I'm sure I can quickly suppress these negative emotions.
But she was busy working at school.
I simply don't have the energy to deal with him.
Shang Shixu exhaled a breath of stale air and coldly downed a large gulp of wine.
Fuck!
This was the worst birthday he'd ever had!
*
The next room.
Jiang Wan stood next to the trolley, bending down to adjust the position of the colored lights on the cake.
After making the adjustments, I stepped back and took another look at the overall effect.
Gu Manning sat leisurely on the sofa, holding a glass of sparkling water in her hand.
"Wanwan, you've already adjusted it three times. Sit down and rest for a while."
Jiang Wan pursed her lips. "No need, I think it's about time." She then looked at Tao Mengshu.
"Has anyone been informed inside? Should we go in now?"
Tao Mengshu was chatting with Di Wenjun about this matter when he heard this and looked up.
"Wait a little longer. Di Wenjun said that Shang Shixu is not in a good state. Let's wait until he calms down before going in."
Jiang Wan frowned slightly. "Didn't they say what happened?"
Tao Mengshu shook her head. "They didn't say, but they guessed it was work-related."
"Don't worry, you'll surprise him later, and I guarantee he'll forget all his troubles."
Gu Manning took over the conversation and looked at Jiang Wan.
"Sister Tao is right, don't overthink it."
Jiang Wan hummed in agreement, her gaze falling on the cake on the cart.
Her intuition told her it probably wasn't work-related.
But in order to prepare for the upcoming birthday surprise, she had no choice but to suppress her questions for the time being.
......
Ten minutes later, Tao Mengshu's phone suddenly vibrated.
She smiled after reading the message.
"Alright, alright, you can go now."
Jiang Wan jumped up from the sofa.
I couldn't wait to push the stroller out of the room.
Gu Manning and Tao Mengshu followed behind her.
The three people walked down the corridor and stopped in front of the presidential suite.
Jiang Wan looked at Gu Manning, who, as planned, sent the manager an instruction to cut off the power.
*
In the presidential suite, all the lights suddenly went out.
The darkness came without warning.
Shang Shixu frowned and put down his wine glass.
Pei Heyun's voice rang out from the darkness.
"What happened? Did the power trip?"
His tone was uncertain, as if he were genuinely guessing the cause of the power outage.
Di Wenjun then took over his acting role.
"There must be a power outage."
"It's alright, hotels usually have backup power. Let's wait and see."
Shang Shixu was already in a bad mood, and now he's hit with a power outage.
He stood up, his tone impatient.
"Let's go somewhere else."
The door lock made a sound as soon as he finished speaking.
"Click—!"
The door was opened from the outside.
The light from the corridor streamed into the room.
A beautiful figure stood there.
The dazzling colored lights and soft candlelight illuminated her almond-shaped eyes and dimples.
Shang Shixu stood frozen in place.