{I will arrange a top-tier luxurious wedding for you 1}

Qian Xu was absent-minded.

At first, she was just observing him and his family from a distance, feeling out of place in the scene of their reunion, but then her feet started to feel like they were being pulled somewhere.

She walked towards Shen Qi in a daze, drawing close to his outstretched hand, but just as she was about to touch him, she gave a casual smile, the smile on her face clearly resisting the embrace. “You’re back.”

This greeting was polite yet restrained.

Shen Qi’s wrist looped around Qian Xu’s delicate waist. “I came back after finishing the project initialization.”

Qian Xu subconsciously dodged, feeling her spine almost stiffening. She calmly took his coat. “You’ve worked hard. In this heavy snow, I wonder how long you were delayed on the way.”

“But I wanted to see someone, and it was worth it after all…” Shen Qi’s words of endearment abruptly stopped.

Interrupted by Shen Qiyue halfway.

“Daddy, look at all the new words I’ve learned recently,” Shen Qiyue exclaimed excitedly, waving her hands and feet, directly lifting the hem of her pink skirt and spinning around in place. “This is the new dress I bought on Amazon.”

Shen Qiyue was dissatisfied that her father had only spoken two sentences since he entered the room, and both were addressed to Qian Xu alone. She was even more dissatisfied that in this reunion, she couldn’t become the sole focus.

As for her brother, he was just a fool who didn’t know how to present himself.

Shen Qi didn’t show any special favor just because she was his daughter. His gaze didn’t linger on the unnecessary skirt. He said sternly, “You should rest.”

Shen Qiyue thought that at this moment, Qian Xu would always stand up to speak for her.

It was always like this before. Whenever she wanted to cling to her father and her father didn’t respond as warmly, Qian Xu would always jump in to liven up the atmosphere.

She thought, today would be no exception.

When Shen Qiyue thought she needed Qian Xu, she winked and gestured towards her, expecting Qian Xu to intervene. However, today’s Qian Xu was unusually quiet and seemed oblivious to her performance.

She wanted to start a big fuss, but considering that her father, Shen Qi, might not buy it… she had no way.

Shen Qiyue slumped on the floor, thankfully, the floor was covered with soft and shock-absorbing foam mats, so it wasn’t cold.

Shen Qinian couldn’t bear to see it any longer. He took his embarrassing sister away on his own initiative, then bowed his head and said “good night” to his father, Shen Qi, and this simple sentence was also a brave act for Shen Qinian. His eyes seemed to be avoiding his father’s gaze, and the father and son did not make eye contact. Shen Qi waved his hand, and the siblings left, one after the other, one sulking and one trembling.

…

After watching them leave, Qian Xu turned around and saw Shen Qi pouring a glass of champagne for her. His gaze swept across the entire kitchen, and the pizza box was also clearly visible.

“Not happy today?” Shen Qi asked.

Qian Xu didn’t respond directly. “I rarely feel like eating pizza, so I ordered some.”

She took the champagne he poured, the bubbles gradually rising from the bottom of the glass. She took a sip and said lightly, “Thanks.”

“If you want to discuss your child’s diet, I guess you have the right since I’ve taken your five hundred thousand dollars,” Qian Xu said somewhat self-deprecatingly. Without those elusive reflections of the future, she she should be quite nervous now, even feeling gloomy about the rare opportunity to eat pizza. Also, she didn’t know why she hadn’t been caught cooking so many times, and yet he happened to come back just as she ordered takeout this one time. “We can discuss it later.”

Cold as he was, this was probably the most conciderate Shen Qi has been. “I didn’t mean that.”

Shen Qi poured himself another glass of champagne.

“Perhaps you won’t need to cook for them for a long time,” Shen Qi suddenly fixed his gaze on her eyes, one hand still hovering in the air, seemingly about to rub the tips of her hair, “I plan to take them back to the country first.”

“Maybe for a long time you won’t need to cook for them,” Shen Qi suddenly fixed his gaze on her, one hand still in the air, as if to crush her hair, “I plan to take them back to China first.”
He explained immediately, afraid of causing misunderstanding.

“I don’t mean to leave you. You know my company’s core business is still in China, so for the sake of my career, I have to choose to go back at this critical point.”

“The competition in the domestic market is very fierce, and it cannot withstand waiting. Seizing the market is more urgent than I imagined.”

“I originally wanted to wait for you to finish your third year of graduate school before leaving together.”

Qian Xu pretended not to care and said lightly, “It’s okay.”

She reached the pinnacle of discomfort tonight.

Finally, she understood where the strong unease tonight came from.

If he really wanted to leave, why would he say such a lie that even a three-year-old wouldn’t believe, pretending to wait for her? Shen Qi was so smart, he was proficient in languages, code, and business practices, he must know that his performance at the moment was very clumsy, right?

Qian Xu finally saw where Shen Qiyue’s artistic expression came from.

It was inherited directly from Shen Qi.

She was still not satisfied with the answer she got from him

Shen Qi had to walk behind her, bow his head, and promise in her ear, “When you return to China, I will arrange a top luxury wedding for you.”

Should she feel grateful?

Because after three years of effort, she finally got a so-called result, and this man formally gave her a decent promise.

She knew what she should say at this moment while her face accurately displayed a smile full of dependence and reliance on him. At least, this could prove that Shen Qi was not an ungrateful person—