A Crazy Love Proposal
Chapter 243 - 243 129 Husband

Chapter 243: Chapter 129: Husband Chapter 243: Chapter 129: Husband She complained in a sticky and muddled tone, “I hate Wen Yangzhi to death.”

Wen Yangzhi’s chest was close to hers, his hand bracing her lower back, almost imperceptibly enveloping her in his embrace, as he spoke slowly and softly, “Then who doesn’t hate me?”

Her gaze was level with his chest; although his muscles were quite refined, not overly so, his tailored shirts gave an illusion of being both loose and snug. When he suddenly picked her up, there was a tension as if the shirt across his chest might burst open.

She buried her head in his chest, “That very handsome brother.”

When his pectoral muscles relaxed, they felt soft, and Yun Yuwan thought it felt like resting her head on a pillow.

He spoke with feigned heartlessness, “That brother won’t care about you.”

She straightened up, her palm resting on his chest, “He’s not yet infatuated with me to death.”

Wen Yangzhi always maintained a mocking smile, half-closing his eyes as he looked at her, “Oh.”

She turned to look at the mirror, giggling at Wen Yangzhi’s reflection, “Do I look like a young Noriko Sakai?” (a famous actress)

He didn’t even lift his eyelids, “You look like a Jiangbianyangzi.”

(In Shanghai dialect, this means “fool.”)

She turned and bumped her shoulder against his chest, but he quickly grabbed her, controlling her shoulder, and swept her into his arms, “Let’s change the location.”

She didn’t understand, “Why?”

Wen Yangzhi, firmly supporting her weight, exposed her, “In here, you always can’t help looking in the mirror and are completely unfocused.”

Yun Yuwan laughed at herself, burying her face into his chest, breathing in the scent of him.

He gave off the impression of a perfume suddenly coming to life. Now, he was like black opium, elegant and classic; before, he smelled like ebony and agarwood, a spicy aroma that seemed standoffish at first glance.

“Wen Yangzhi, will you be even more handsome when you’re old?”

He set her on the high table, “I should be even wealthier.”

“Tch.”

She leaned on his shoulder, and Wen Yangzhi’s hand wrapped around her back. His slender forefinger and middle finger came together to hold the top of the zipper in place, preventing it from skewing, while his other hand pulled down the zipper at her back.

As Wen Yangzhi embraced her to help her undress.

Suddenly, she whispered into his ear, her voice and warm breath wafting over, “Husband.”

His eyelid twitched, but he continued to undo her dress belt, “No need for such politeness.”

Yun Yuwan looked at his expressionless face, seemingly without any fluctuations, but she didn’t plan to let him off the hook.

While he was busy, she pressed her voice against his ear, calling out ‘husband’ repeatedly like a low moan.

The veins on his face tightened with effort, “Stop calling.”

Her voice was as soft as a puddle of water, “Why… can’t I call you that?”

He held her waist, “If you don’t want me to die right here, then stop calling.”

Yun Yuwan, feeling triumphant, insisted on calling out, but as soon as she uttered a syllable, his dry hand covered her mouth completely, her face from the nose down engulfed.

When Wen Yangzhi carried her to shower, he acted as if nothing were amiss, as though the one exerting force earlier wasn’t him. He still reminded her, “There’s a celebration banquet at the bank tomorrow.”

Drenched like a homeless puppy, Yun Yuwan’s hair completely wet, hanging down with the water, she didn’t have the strength to lift her arms and could only helplessly shake her head, “A celebration? Celebrating what?”

Wen Yangzhi gathered all her hair behind her ears, “The acquisition of Magu, and it’s already in process. Soon, all of Magu Bank worldwide will become Wen Bank.”

Yun Yuwan struggled to open her eyes, feeling as if she might swell with ego, unsure how he remained so calm.

The foundations of Magu Bank were slightly weaker than those of Wen Bank, but it was, after all, a major bank, even before it attracted tech company funds. Thousands of Magu locations around the world would have to be rebranded, instantly becoming part of the Wen empire.

It was as if the family fortune had suddenly doubled.

Even though Magu Bank was now in shambles due to Wen Yangzhi’s machinations, the fact was that if he knew how to bring it down, he likely also knew how to build it back up.

She leaned against him, weak from the shower, “Am I also going?”

“Mhm.”

She didn’t forget to ask, “And my identity there?”

He glanced at her, knowing she was playing dumb and wanted to hear him say girlfriend, but he teased her instead,

“A relative I’m not close with.”

She immediately pinched the flesh on his arm, “The future wife is also a relative you’re not close with?”

He spoke indifferently, “Starting to get ahead of yourself again.”

She suddenly dashed out of the shower area, reaching for her clothes on a hook, tossing them onto his head, “You forget people as soon as you put on trousers.”

He took her underwear off his head, “I don’t acknowledge people even when I’m not wearing them, and I’m not wearing them now.”

Yun Yuwan, huffing with irritation, walked over to turn off the shower, only to slip, and Wen Yangzhi quickly caught her.

Yun Yuwan crashed against him, held tightly in his arms.

As she felt a flicker of being moved, she heard him say, “Jiangbianyangzi, no need to rush.”

She wanted to hit him but had no strength, so could only glare at the smiling Wen Yangzhi.

He turned off the water, carried her out to get dressed and blow-dry her hair, with Yun Yuwan tilting her head back for him, not putting in any effort.

She was already exhausted from messing up the room, let alone discussing the origins of mankind for at least an hour with him.

He was blow-drying her hair when he noticed she fell asleep.

But after finishing and laying her on the bed, she suddenly sat up,

Wen Yangzhi thought she was like a little piggy, sleeping when tired, eating when hungry, but she was born seductive; she didn’t need much effort to lure someone in, just a couple of calls could make someone’s waist go numb.

She tugged at Wen Yangzhi’s hand, “I remember the chef made some fresh bread in the fridge today.”

The implication was obvious, her innocent eyes almost brimming with tears, he felt like laughing, put away the hairdryer, and stood up, “I’ll go get it.”

Yun Yuwan leaned against him, smilingly and somewhat hazily, and whispered, “Thank you, brother.”

Wen Yangzhi went downstairs, opened the refrigerator in the kitchen, and sure enough, there were two fresh loaves of bread. He took one and went back upstairs.

When he opened the door, he found her holding her ankle and twisting it.

He asked indifferently, “What are you doing?”

She released her hand in discouragement, “I was wondering if I could lift my foot over my head.”

He put the bread on the island counter, “Just like earlier, you can put it on my shoulder, no need for acrobatics.”

She glared at him teasingly, slipped on her slippers, and ran over. Just as she was about to touch the bread, he grabbed her hand, “Wash your hands.”

Yun Yuwan had just taken a bath and reluctantly went to the bathroom to wash her hands again.

When she came out, she remembered something, “So for tomorrow’s celebration banquet, what exactly is my role? I can’t just be your sister, can I?”

Wen Yangzhi set the bread and cutlery before her and handed her a napkin, “No.”

She pulled out a napkin to place under the bread and suddenly punched it, flattening the bread so it couldn’t stand upright.

Yun Yuwan was always gentle, but suddenly she got violent.

Wen Yangzhi was slightly startled.

Watching her pretend nothing happened and unpeel the napkin to cut the bread with a knife and fork.

Wen Yangzhi remained silent for a moment before finally speaking, “I will say you are my fiancée.”

Yun Yuwan couldn’t grasp his intention, she looked at him puzzledly with a piece of bread on her fork, “Huh?”

He glanced at her flattened bread, “No need to be so angry.”

She finally realized.

Turns out Wen Yangzhi thought she was venting her anger on the bread.

She giggled, “I’m not angry, I just need to eat the bread dead.”

Wen Yangzhi did not understand her way of speaking, “What do you mean ‘dead’?”

She pointed at the bread now flat as a corpse, “It means to flatten it and not let it ‘live’.”

Wen Yangzhi: “…”

He casually remarked, “I take back what I said.”

She immediately put down her knife and fork, “Why take it back? You can’t take it back.”

He replied with slight detachment, “I don’t want to casually announce a fiancée.”

She said with deep meaning, “I know you.”

She suddenly found it amusing.

Given Wen Yangzhi’s character, how could he possibly announce such a thing so casually at a celebration banquet?

Moreover, many prerequisites had not yet been satisfied, such as parental approval.

“You want to get everything prepared before announcing it, right?”

Wen Yangzhi, looking at his phone across from her, said, “No.”

She persisted in asking, “Then what is it?”

His fingers slid across the phone screen, “We’ll talk about marriage later.”

She leaned on the counter, peering over it at him, “Then why did you get so excited when you heard me call you ‘husband’ just now?”

He took a sip from his glass, his Adam’s apple moving slightly as if nothing happened, “Anyone would get excited hearing you call them that.”

Yun Yuwan was gradually understanding Wen Yangzhi more and more; his way of speaking made her suspect he was plotting something.

If he didn’t have intentions to marry, why quit smoking, and why so abruptly without easing into it?

She had not seen him smoke for over a week.

If he didn’t have plans, he wouldn’t be so quick and eager to quit.

But Yun Yuwan kept silent, otherwise his plans might be spoiled.

She proudly continued to eat the bread she’d been longing for all day.

Sometimes Wen Yangzhi didn’t know what she was thinking; just a moment ago, she was seriously questioning him, and suddenly she was happy again.

But being happy was certainly better than being unhappy.

At the next day’s celebration banquet, they booked a restaurant in a hotel, reserving everything from the lobby to the private rooms.

But nobody dressed formally; it was entirely a dining affair, with the bank’s executives dressed very casually.

Wen Yangzhi was in trousers and a thin sweater. He arrived with Yun Yuwan, not holding hands, but when they entered, he naturally placed his hand on her shoulder.

He let her go and greet a few directors from his faction.

After the incident with Magu, almost everyone knew about the relationship between Wen Yangzhi and Yun Yuwan. No one in the bank was fooled.

At that moment, everyone treated Yun Yuwan with great respect, even though she was young and inexperienced.

Wen Yangzhi only let her greet those people briefly before leading her into a room for the directors’ wives and families.

When he opened the door, everyone looked over for a moment, watching the young chairman escort a girl inside.

For a while, looks of surprise or envy or even some teasing landed on them. Although he didn’t formally introduce her, just escorting her to the door of the ladies’ room was intimate enough.

When Yun Yuwan entered, facing a group of strangers among whom only two or three she had seen before but did not know well, she smiled broadly at everyone.

The guests were somewhat surprised.

Zhu Nongzhang saw her and quickly waved, “Sister-in-law, come sit here.”