Chapter 5

Cen Sen had gotten so used to her behavior throughout the years that he forgot to roll his eyes. His face was expressionless, and his tone turned from patience to coldness. “Go organize your things; I need to grab my pajamas.”

Ji Mingshu froze for a bit before lifting her head to stare at him. “I didn’t even speak 3 sentences yet and you’re already annoyed… Executive Cen’s patience is not so good, is it?”

She let the shawl fall to the ground and cover her ankle. Her toes wiggled out and made their way up slowly from the man’s ankle to his inner calf, stroking gently.

It was seductive but even more provocative.

Cen Sen looked at her gravely and suddenly changed the topic, “Just tell me if you can’t wait till after showering.”

The smile at the corner of Li Mingshu’s lips quickly disappeared. She turned and kicked the gifts on the floor. Taking out a set of men’s pajamas, she rolled them into a ball and threw them into Cen Sen’s arms like unrecyclable trash.

Cen Sen caught the clothes, but he was no longer in a rush to take a shower.

He stayed silent for a second, then asked, “Mingshu, did I do something that made you unhappy? Let’s talk.”

Even faster than the blink of an eye, a gentle expression reappeared on his face. If he had his glasses on today, he would’ve looked like a kind young professor who wanted to free his students from all of the world’s torment.

“Wow, I can’t tell that Executive Cen actually respects my opinion.” Ji Mingshu mocked.

Three days ago, Ji Mingshu saw Zhao Yang’s social media post.

That post only had four words —- Welcoming my friends’ return, with a photo of a private club room, showing Jiang Che and Shu Yang. And in one of the dim corners, a certain platinum watch matched with the corresponding wrist also appeared.

That platinum watch was the couple’s marriage present from Cen Sen’s family; Cen Sen’s watch plate was a prince while hers was a rose. It was a unique, tailored design from a well-known brand, so it wouldn’t be dramatic to say there is no second watch with the same model in this world.

That meant he must’ve been back for three days already at the very least.

Three days with no call or message to her, and he went straight to a party with his friends in Xingcheng.

If she didn’t know about his dating history and sexual behavior, she would need to reconsider the legitimacy of their marriage and wonder if she fell into the trap of a gay fraud.

After listening to Ji MIngshu’s endless complaints, Cen Sen finally understood why she was so picky about his behavior.

“I thought you wouldn’t be interested in my activities since our relationship isn’t that close. But If you’re interested, I can tell my assistant to report my activities to you every single day,” he said after thoughtful consideration.

“……”

Who wants to know what you do all day? I’m not your mom, Ji MIngshu thought. And why do his words sound so sarcastic, or even pitiful?

With her curse words already at the tip of her tongue, she was ready to attack. Yet something inside her told her to calm down.

Ji Mingshu was naturally beautiful and fair; she barely had any makeup on for the banquet. Under the corridor lights, her red lips were pressed together into a straight line, and her face looked bright and clear.

Having known her for nearly 20 years, Cen Sen was never a fan of her spoiled acts, but he also never denied that she was the kind of beauty that impressed anyone upon first sight.

Beauty can always soften hearts, and Cen Sen made a compromise upon noticing the smoke coming from her head, “Fine, it’s my bad this time.”

“Fine? What do you mean fine? It was obviously your fault!”

Ji Mingshu’s barely extinguished fire was quickly rekindled by his so-called “Fine, I’m too lazy to argue with you anymore—compromise.”