The CEO's Substitute Ex-Wife-Chapter 198: A Christmas Confession

If people like them were considered illiterate, then everyone in the world would rather be illiterate.

Midway through, Tang Shuwen’s phone rang. He looked at the caller ID, calmly stood up, and walked out of the private room. "Yuning, what is it?"

He felt very sorry for Zhao Yuning.

Not being able to be with her was also a regret for Tang Shuwen.

"Shuwen, it’s Christmas Eve today." Zhao Yuning’s voice was gentle and soft; just hearing it, one knew she was a delicate and touching woman.

Tang Shuwen hummed in acknowledgment. "Merry Christmas Eve!"

Zhao Yuning was quiet for a moment, her voice slightly softer, carrying a hint of grievance. "Every Christmas Eve, you would come find me. We always spent it together, Shuwen. Are you not coming to find me this year?"

Tang Shuwen frowned. Yes, even though they weren’t together, he would go find her every Christmas for those few years, always meticulously preparing surprises and gifts for her.

"The Ye and Tang families are having a gathering, I’m sorry," Tang Shuwen said, hardening his heart. Originally, he had planned to go find her; he was accustomed to it after so many years. However, he thought of his marriage to Chen Xueru, and the promise he had made.

He threw the prepared gift into the trash can.

Zhao Yuning’s crying voice came through, and Tang Shuwen’s heart ached. "Yuning, forget me. Goodbye."

He hung up the phone. Zhao Yuning’s words, "I’ll wait for you at our usual spot," he didn’t hear.

The two families had a lively late-night snack until the early hours before dispersing.

After leaving Coconut River, Ye Feimo and Wen Nuan walked around a nearby plaza, not rushing home. Tonight was very lively, with a festive atmosphere everywhere on the streets. They held hands and strolled around the plaza for a while, admiring the fireworks rising in the distance.

It was very beautiful.

"Where’s my Christmas gift?" Ye Feimo asked her.

Wen Nuan rubbed her hands; the weather was quite cold. Seeing this, Ye Feimo took her hand and put it in his pocket. Wen Nuan smiled, saying it was warm. He asked about the gift again. Wen Nuan said, "I’ve been too busy lately and forgot, and... I don’t even have a habit of celebrating Christmas."

"Are you even from Earth?"

"At least half the people on Earth don’t celebrate Christmas," Wen Nuan said righteously, then smiled and added, "Be good. I’ll give you a gift for Chinese New Year."

It wasn’t many days away.

Ye Feimo was exasperated. Wen Nuan also frowned. "Then what about my Christmas gift?"

"None."

Wen Nuan laughed. "So you did prepare a gift after all. How can a man be so petty? Hurry up and tell me, where’s the gift?"

"None."

"Too petty," Wen Nuan said with a smile, taking out a small square box from her bag and handing it to him, her eyes carrying a warm smile. Ye Feimo raised an eyebrow, his mood instantly brightening.

"What is this?"

"See if you like it," Wen Nuan said, smiling. Although she wasn’t quite sure of Ye Feimo’s taste, she bought the same brand, so she trusted her own judgment.

He opened it with a smile. It was a Montblanc blue-black fountain pen. The style was his favorite, and the color was also good.

Wen Nuan, seeing that he liked it, smiled and said, "Your fountain pen broke, didn’t it? So I bought this for you."

"Good taste."

Wen Nuan hummed, "Of course. Besides choosing men, my taste is excellent."

"You little rascal!" Ye Feimo reached out to pinch her. Wen Nuan smiled and dodged behind him, but he eventually pulled her into his arms. Wen Nuan confidently held out her hand. "Where’s my Christmas gift?"

Ye Feimo opened his hand, revealing a butterfly brooch adorned with gemstones and diamonds, so brilliant it almost dazzled Wen Nuan’s eyes, like the glittering stars in the sky.

The brooch was beautifully crafted, with pink, green, black, and purple diamonds, along with seven-colored gemstones. She had never seen such a design before; it was slightly different from ordinary butterfly brooches. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

"So beautiful," Wen Nuan took it, held it up, and it shone brilliantly. Her lips curled. "Ye Feimo, you really have a thing for butterflies."

Ye Feimo took it and pinned it on her. It wasn’t that he had a thing for butterflies, but rather that butterfly accessories suited Wen Nuan well, giving her a unique charm when worn. This was a brooch he had specially commissioned Gu Xiaochen to design. It took quite some time to craft, and he had originally planned to give it to her for Chinese New Year, but since it was ready for Christmas, he decided to give it to her as a Christmas gift.

Ye Feimo suddenly hugged her, lowering his head to kiss her lips.

Wen Nuan thought that she was starting to believe Ye Feimo would be a good man. When he doted on someone, he could truly spoil them rotten. You could ask anything of him, and you could be unrestrained with him, as long as he loved you.

Being his woman was truly a very happy thing.

The former Han Bi was very happy.

Now, she too felt the taste of happiness.

On the way back, Ye Feimo suddenly asked, "How about we also get things done?"

"What things?"

Ye Feimo was expressionless. "Get married!"

Wen Nuan’s heart trembled. She turned to look at Ye Feimo. The car was speeding on the highway, and the alternating bright and dim lights swept across his face. His perfect profile held an ineffable charm.

Was he proposing? Wen Nuan’s heart fluttered like a deer, as if something was scratching inside her. Was Ye Feimo joking or serious? Marriage was a major life event, yet he spoke of it so nonchalantly.

She liked Ye Feimo very much, but for some reason, Wen Nuan felt a bit resistant to the idea of marriage.

Perhaps she didn’t trust Ye Feimo enough. She always felt there were still many issues between them. Sometimes, they both deliberately ignored their incompatibilities and differences, but that didn’t mean they didn’t exist.

They had known each other for too short a time.

"Have you ever heard the saying, ’flash marriages lead to flash divorces’?" Wen Nuan smiled faintly. "I’m not very interested in flash marriages."

Ye Feimo frowned and glanced at her. Wen Nuan turned her head to look at the passing scenery. He remained silent. Wen Nuan had rejected him. Ye Feimo didn’t know why he had even thought of it.

Marriage was something he had always strongly rejected. Even when he was deeply in love with Han Bi, he had never considered spending his entire life with her. After Han Bi’s betrayal, he had even less thought of maintaining a long-term relationship with any woman. But now, he was thinking of spending every dawn and dusk with Wen Nuan.

This was an impulse, an inexplicable impulse.

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