NOVEL NEXT Chapter 49 - 999 Roses
Chapter 49: 999 Roses
The evening breeze was just right. It blew over gently and could calm people down.
On the lawn in front of the fountain, many children were playing with balloons, their lively voices mixed with the summer sun.
Yan Xi smiled and said, “It’s good to be able to walk with you like this. I’m very happy.”
Gu Shen’s eyes darkened. Though feeling a surge of different emotions, he only responded with a nod.
He almost found this kind of stroll time-wasting and annoying, but today, he quite enjoyed it.
He even already looked forward to having another stroll with her.
If she was the one standing beside him, it did not matter what they were doing.
At this moment, a sound came not far away. Passersby left one after another wearing a rose. It was like a ritual that made people curious.
Yan Xi pushed Gu Shen closer to take a look. It turned out that a family had set up a small stall in front of their villa to sell roses. The roses were tender and bright, and they were placed in piles there, adding a hint of vitality and beauty to this place.
She glanced at the price. The tag said three yuan for one.
So cheap?
Yan Xi’s heart skipped a beat and she shouted, “Big Brother, how many roses do you have left? I want them all!”
“Oh, here we have a big customer.” The seller stood up, fanning himself with a fan. “As many as you want. They’re all over the courtyard. My wife planted them.”
Gu Shen nodded at the man and called him Mr. Shen.
Shen Yi laughed and waved at him. “Don’t be so rigid. Just call me the way your wife calls me.”
After greeting Gu Shen, Shen Yi asked Yan Xi, his tone teasing, “I still have more than three thousand roses in this courtyard. Do you want all of them?”
Yan Xi smiled. “Then I’ll just take 999 flowers, Big Brother.”
“Alright! Wait a moment. I’ll call my servants to get the roses ready.” Shen Yi casually grabbed a few. “Take these as gifts.”
Yan Xi gave him a thumbs up. “Thanks, Big Brother. You know how to keep customers coming back.”
“That’s for sure!”
Yan Xi was puzzled. “But why are you selling these beautiful roses?”
“My wife planted the roses because she liked them, but now she wants to plant tulips all over the courtyard. What can I do? Haha!”
“You must love your wife very deeply.”
“I do. You two also look really compatible, a perfect couple!”
Yan Xi chuckled. “Thank you, Big Brother. I think so!”
Looking at them, Gu Shen was puzzled.
After a while, the servant came out with the roses. Yan Xi took them and piled them on Gu Shen’s lap.
“Here, this is for you. 999 roses. It means that our marriage can last forever!”
“For me?” Gu Shen was surprised.
He did not need flowers and did not like them.
“That’s right! I want to give you all the good things!” After saying that, Yan Xi suddenly leaned closer and said in a low voice, “Also, you look much prettier than roses!”
The bright red rose was clearly more eye-catching, but at this moment, Gu Shen only had eyes for Yan Xi.
She intruded on his life, bringing him joy and passion.
Gu Shen lowered his head and picked one up with his fingertips. The moment Yan Xi stood up, he gently tucked the rose behind her ear.
His slightly rough fingers brushed past her ear. This strange touch made Yan Xi blush and she smiled.
“Thank you. I love it.”
“I like it, too.”
Not only were there flowers, but there was also scenery and people.
A smile flashed across Gu Shen’s eyes. He looked at Yan Xi’s red face and suddenly felt that…
Such a life was also very good. Yan Xi made him feel at ease and comfy.
…
It was already eight in the evening when Yan Xi returned to the villa after a stroll. She had just returned to her room when she received a message from her lawyer.
“Madam, all the materials have been prepared. As long as you say the word, you can ask the Yan family to compensate at any time.”
Yan Xi smirked.
The lawyer Gu Shen introduced to her was indeed professional.
Not only did he prepare the materials for her, but he also listed all the damages she suffered on the contract clearly.
Yan Xi browsed through it and quickly made a change and sent it back to him.
“The compensation amount is changed from 500,000 to 30 million!”
30 million?!
When the lawyer saw it, his hand trembled and his phone almost fell to the ground..