The Big Shot is Also Crazy About Me Today

Yao Shuyan once again paid respects to Shi Yuanbo and Li Guirong, nodded politely at Shi Nuan as he passed, and then left together with Shi Jiaojiao.

Once their footsteps faded away, Shi Nuan spoke, asking, "I heard that Sister Jiaojiao is getting engaged to Mr. Yao?"

Li Guirong smiled, "It’s not set yet; aren’t we letting the young ones interact first? Jiaojiao is a year older than you, and as her younger sister, you’ve already been in love several times, but she’s still single, which is not appropriate..."

"Ahem..." Shi Yuanbo coughed lightly, reminding Li Guirong that her words were somewhat inappropriate.

What does "been in love several times" mean?

Li Guirong was embarrassed and quickly said, "Nuannuan, don’t mind me, I just meant Jiaojiao is at an age for relationships. Recently, your dad played chess with Mr. Yao from the Yao Family, and in their excitement, they matched up these youngsters..."

Shi Nuan responded with an "oh," knowing that although Li Guirong said they were still getting to know each other, the engagement seemed almost certain.

Especially at an occasion like Yu Dou’s wedding, attending together was essentially announcing their relationship to everyone.

Shi Yuanbo said, "Nuannuan coming back is a happy occasion, so let’s not talk about Jiaojiao now. Nuannuan, come sit and rest for a bit, and later we’ll go to the hotel to celebrate with Yu Dou!"

Shi Nuan nodded, found a seat, and a servant quickly poured her some tea.

Shi Yuanbo inquired about Shi Nuan’s health, and Shi Nuan answered one by one, while also asking about Song Yansheng’s work.

Shi Nuan glossed over it lightly, giving casual answers.

Actually, Shi Yuanbo wasn’t concerned about what Song was doing; his main concern was Shi Nuan’s health.

The incident where she almost drowned had cost him a grandson, and although Shi Nuan hid it from Song Yansheng, she must surely resent him for it.

Much like his wife Li Hua did back then, she resented him deeply.

"By the way, Guirong, didn’t you say you bought a dress for Nuannuan? Go get it and let her try it on; what if it doesn’t fit?"

Li Guirong said, "Don’t worry, it’ll fit for sure. I matched it to the size of the clothes in Nuannuan’s closet; she’s so slender, there shouldn’t be any discrepancy!"

With that, she had a servant go upstairs to fetch it.

Shi Nuan squinted, "A dress?"

"Isn’t it?" Li Guirong said, "Aren’t we going to a wedding today? As relatives of the groom, we should dress more formally, so a couple of days ago, I accompanied your dad to the mall to buy you a dress, you can try it on later..."

Shi Nuan’s eyes flickered slightly, saying, "No need, what I’m wearing now is fine..."

Today, Shi Nuan was wearing a beige chiffon skirt.

A bit conservative, yet it was somewhat cute and light, personally chosen by Song Yansheng from the wardrobe for her.

Shi Nuan felt that this outfit was quite good and didn’t need another dress...

Li Guirong furrowed her brow but didn’t say anything else and just looked at Shi Yuanbo.

Yesterday, Shi Yuanbo had specially gone to the mall for half a day to buy clothes for Shi Nuan, but she wasn’t appreciative.

She wanted to see how Shi Yuanbo would respond...

Shi Yuanbo was indeed a bit disappointed but also knew that this situation was due to his own mistakes.

After all, he owed this daughter of his too much. He wanted to make amends, but it wouldn’t be quick.

So he smiled and said, "Alright then, if Nuannuan likes what she’s wearing, she can keep wearing it."

Since Shi Yuanbo said so, Li Guirong dared not say anything more.

In fact, she no longer dared to offend Shi Nuan, but she truly didn’t want Shi Nuan and Shi Yuanbo to become closer.

The servant, holding the dress, stood at the top of the stairs, ready to come down, but Shi Yuanbo waved his hand: "Take the dress back; the second Miss isn’t going to wear it now..."

The servant nodded and was about to leave when Shi Nuan bit her lip and finally called out, "Wait..."

Shi Yuanbo was taken aback and looked at Shi Nuan.

Shi Nuan’s eyes twinkled slightly, she bit her lip gently and said, "Even though I won’t wear it this time, there might be a chance to wear it in the future... Thank you, Dad!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Yuanbo smiled immediately, hurriedly saying "yes, yes, yes," and said, "Nuannuan is right... there will be chances to wear it in the future, definitely..."

The servant had no choice but to bring the dress back down.

Shi Nuan saw that it was a mauve dress with a ruffled hem, looking ethereal and fresh, not entirely unappealing to her.

It seemed that this time, Father had indeed put his heart into choosing it.

Time flew by, and in a blink, it was half-past nine and time to head to the hotel.

Yu Dou’s parents had passed away early, and the only relative left was Li Guirong, a cousin who wasn’t very close.