CHAPTER 772: CHAPTER 769: TAOZI’S ANXIETY

Seeing that Ruan Hongzhuang was asleep, Taozi immediately and quietly opened the door and squeezed in.

"What are you doing?" Shen Siyuan asked silently.

"Hehe..."

Taozi tried hard to put on an evil smile.

She then walked over to Ruan Hongzhuang’s desk, picked up a permanent marker, and tiptoed to stand in front of Ruan Hongzhuang.

Silently, she said to Shen Siyuan, "I’m going to give her a makeover."

Shen Siyuan glared at her, "Don’t mess around, we’re in the company, not at home."

"Hmph, you’re just protective of her," Taozi said with dissatisfaction.

Just as Shen Siyuan was thinking about how to speak to her,

She suddenly squatted down, "Hehe, sneak attack..."

She was about to draw a stroke on Ruan Hongzhuang’s face with the pen but found Ruan Hongzhuang suddenly opened her eyes wide and stared straight at her.

Taozi was so startled she froze on the spot.

"Hey, hehe, Ruan Ruan, you’re awake."

She tried to maintain her composure, her voice full of flattery, hoping to bluff her way through.

"I was never asleep," Ruan Hongzhuang said coldly.

She was merely resting with her eyes closed, her head on Shen Siyuan’s lap.

"Oh, I thought you were asleep and worried you’d catch a cold, so I wanted to cover you with a blanket," Taozi awkwardly laughed.

Ruan Hongzhuang looked at the permanent marker in her hand.

"Is that the blanket you were planning to use, or were you planning to draw a blanket, like the magic brush Ma Liang?"

Taozi wanted to withdraw her hand, but it was too late; Ruan Hongzhuang grabbed her chubby cheek.

"Planning to sneak attack me while I’m asleep, huh?"

"No, help me..."

Taozi, with tears in her eyes from the pain, looked at Shen Siyuan pitifully for help.

Shen Siyuan felt a bit like laughing. This girl always liked to provoke Ruan Hongzhuang, never learning her lesson.

"Alright, don’t pinch her face swollen; she was just playing around with you. Besides, with me here, do you really think I’d let her draw a big clown face on you?"

Shen Siyuan reached out and grabbed Ruan Hongzhuang’s hand.

Ruan Hongzhuang took the opportunity to let go, no longer pinching her.

"You’re just spoiling her," she couldn’t help but mutter.

Taozi seized the moment to jump to one side, huffing and puffing, rubbing her cheek.

"You’re so vicious, you made my face swell up," she said tearfully.

She seemed to be speaking to Ruan Hongzhuang, but her eyes kept darting towards Shen Siyuan.

"Come here, let me see," Shen Siyuan quickly beckoned her over.

His waist was immediately pinched by Ruan Hongzhuang.

When Taozi came over, Shen Siyuan took a close look; it wasn’t as bad as she said, just a bit red.

He gently stroked it, and the redness quickly faded.

"Alright, it’s fine now. Weren’t you resting? Why did you come in again?"

"I didn’t hear any sound inside, and thought you guys were up to something," Taozi joked.

Ruan Hongzhuang’s face turned slightly red; she rolled over and sat up saying, "You think I’m like you, in broad daylight..."

"Hmph, who knows?" Taozi glanced at Ruan Hongzhuang, then looked down at herself.

Compared to Ruan Hongzhuang, her outfit looked a bit childish, while Ruan Hongzhuang appeared more like a successful, sharp woman, particularly enticing to men’s need to conquer.

"You’re bored and idle all day."

Ruan Hongzhuang didn’t want to engage with her, so she got up and walked to her desk to continue working.

The rest she was interrupted from, she didn’t plan to continue.

Seeing that, Shen Siyuan also prepared to get up and return to his department, but Taozi suddenly lay down, her head resting on his lap.

"I’m tired, I want to sleep for a while."

After she said that, she lay there on Shen Siyuan’s lap, staring straight up at him.

"Alright, sleep peacefully, I’ll leave when you wake up." Shen Siyuan gently stroked her cheek.

Taozi finally closed her eyes peacefully.

Ruan Hongzhuang glanced over while handling her work but said nothing, continuing with her own tasks.

And Taozi actually fell asleep right there on Shen Siyuan’s lap, sleeping particularly soundly.

After a while, Ruan Hongzhuang brought over a blanket and quietly covered her.

"She keeps messing with you, yet you’re still so good to her?" Shen Siyuan asked with a smile.

"Actually, I understand her thoughts." Ruan Hongzhuang sat on the other side of Shen Siyuan.

"Oh, what do you mean?"

"With our wedding approaching, it leaves her feeling insecure, making her anxious," Ruan Hongzhuang said.

"Really?" Shen Siyuan didn’t feel that way.

"Of course, haven’t you noticed she’s been provoking me recently?" Ruan Hongzhuang said.

Shen Siyuan had noticed that.

Ruan Hongzhuang continued, "This girl is really simple, and her personality is like a child’s. Just like a child causes trouble to get more attention from their parents, she does the same."

"What is she worrying about? What is she anxious about?" Shen Siyuan truly didn’t understand.

"I’ve already told her I’ll agree to have a wedding with her, is she still afraid I’ll break my promise?" Shen Siyuan said helplessly.

Ruan Hongzhuang rolled her eyes at him in response.

"You really don’t understand a girl’s heart."

"How will I understand if you don’t tell me?"

"One thing at a time. Even though you’ve promised her, and she’s willing to believe it, but with us both getting the certificate, holding weddings, and inviting family and friends, it’s no wonder she’s anxious. Let me ask you, when we got married, did your family relatives come?" Ruan Hongzhuang asked.

"Of course, such a big event, my parents..." Shen Siyuan trailed off.

Because weddings aren’t just a simple formality, but also blessings from family and friends to their marriage, a witness.

But if Shen Siyuan and Ruan Hongzhuang held a wedding and invited his relatives to attend.

What about when holding a wedding with Taozi, could they invite them? Probably not.

But if that’s the case, holding a wedding with Taozi, with only the bride’s family present and none from the groom’s side, what’s the point?

"Alright then..."

Shen Siyuan lowered his head and pondered, trying to think of a good solution.

But before Shen Siyuan could come up with anything, Ruan Hongzhuang offered him two methods.

"The first method is to invite only your dad’s relatives or only your mom’s relatives to our wedding, separately."

"That’s indeed a solution."

His relatives on both sides didn’t have much contact anyway, so inviting separately wouldn’t be a problem.

"And what’s the other method?"

"The other is to hold your wedding with Taozi a bit later and publicly announce you’ve divorced and are remarrying. After all, holding a wedding doesn’t require showing documents."

"The second method seems better because my relatives aren’t many. Inviting just one side means even fewer numbers, but regardless of which method, it still feels unfair to you."

"What can I do? I’m already mentally prepared since the day I brought Taozi into this," Ruan Hongzhuang pinched his waist, her eyes carrying a hint of resentment.

"I’m the lucky one, to have met you both."

Shen Siyuan wrapped his arm around her shoulder, leaning in for a kiss.

While the two were passionately kissing, Taozi, who was soundly sleeping on Shen Siyuan’s lap, quietly opened her eyes a crack.

Then she grabbed the hand misbehaving at her chest, and again closed her eyes, this time truly falling asleep.