The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 521 A Second Later, I'll Kiss You
Early July.

"Mom, Uncle and I are back!"

In the evening, at Attorney Zhuge's home, Zhuge Dali pushed open the door and started shouting loudly.

"I heard you, what are you shouting for!"

Zhuge Dasheng came out of the kitchen, glanced at his daughter and Wen Sheng who had just entered, and said irritably, "Change into slippers and put your shoes away properly. You always leave them lying around!"

"Oh."

Zhuge Dali didn't pay any attention to her mother's tone. Anyway, she was used to it now. After changing her shoes, she turned to Wen Sheng and said, "Uncle, hurry up, I want to have a showdown with you in Pro Evolution Soccer."

Wen Sheng was about to nod in agreement, but after noticing that Lawyer Zhuge looked a little unwell at the kitchen door, he changed his mind and said, "Let's play after we eat. You go take a shower first, and I'll go help your mother cook."

"Ok."

Dali didn't argue and agreed after thinking about it.

Zhuge Dasheng's expression turned unnatural again when he saw Wen Sheng walking towards the kitchen.

"Sister Sheng, what are you making for dinner?"

As soon as he entered the kitchen, Wen Sheng asked with a smile.

"What? Do you want to order more food?"

Zhuge Dasheng, who was cutting carrots on the cutting board, said without turning his head.

"No need, I'm not picky about food."

After glancing at the prepared lobsters in the basin beside him, Wen Sheng couldn't help but think to himself that Dali hadn't been spoiled for nothing.

Attorney Zhuge clearly noticed his gaze, so she rolled her eyes at him and said, "You want to eat it yourself, yet you're urging Dali to say so. You're really shameless."

"what?"

The dog-man pretended not to understand, looking blank, but after seeing the other person's eyes, he "reacted" and said, "You mean lobster? Didn't Dali call you to say you wanted to eat it? Kids need protein to grow, and she burns energy practicing dance. What does it have to do with me?"

"Humph!"

Zhuge Dasheng was too lazy to argue with him anymore and turned back to chopping vegetables.

This bastard just wants me to peel it for him, doesn't he?

Seeing this, Wen Sheng chuckled and rolled up his sleeves to help prepare the shrimp. If he couldn't peel them, he could at least cook them.

A moment later, Wen Sheng spoke up again: "By the way, Sister Sheng, why did Dali call me Uncle Wen a while ago? She said you made her change how she addressed me? I noticed she seemed a little uncomfortable, so I made her change it back."

Upon hearing this, Attorney Zhuge paused in her chopping motion, but quickly added casually, "I was just teaching him manners, and adding his surname makes it more formal, but it's up to her anyway."

"I see." Wen Sheng glanced at her and smiled. "I thought it was because the relationship had cooled or there was some other reason that he changed his address."

"You're overthinking it. What's this talk about the relationship fading or not? Besides, what other reason could there be?"

"That's true. Dali calls me Uncle, that's a private relationship between us. She calls me Uncle Wen, that's a title that comes from our relationship."

Wen Sheng's words seemed nonsensical, but Attorney Zhuge quickly understood them.

When Wen Sheng first met Dali, Dali addressed him as "Uncle" when they became friends. But if he were called "Uncle Wen" instead...

This is similar to the idea that he first had some kind of relationship with Zhuge Liang, and then Zhuge Liang introduced him to his daughter as Uncle Wen...

As for what kind of relationship it is, you could say friends, colleagues, or even... well, those who know, know.

Attorney Zhuge, realizing what he meant, twitched his face and said dryly, "I told you you're overthinking it, it's just a form of address!"

"Yes, it's just a title. Dali can call me whatever he wants. He can call me Uncle, Uncle Wen, or even Dad. I don't mind."

"Boom!"

The cleaver slammed heavily on the cutting board, and Attorney Zhuge turned and glared fiercely at the scoundrel.

"Be careful, don't cut your hand," Wen Sheng reminded him earnestly.

"..."

After glaring at him again, Attorney Zhuge regained her composure and went back to chopping vegetables, knowing she couldn't bring up those topics anymore.

The kitchen immediately fell silent.

After a while, Zhuge Dasheng, who had finished cutting the carrots, turned around and changed the subject, saying, "Dali is on summer vacation now, don't let her go crazy with fun."

She paused, then added somewhat displeasedly, "Dali used to be so obedient, but now she seems to be getting more and more unruly."

"How can you call this wild? This is called becoming more and more lively."

Although Dali was quite lively in the past, she grew up in a single-parent family. Although Lawyer Zhuge was a good mother who took good care of Dali, the absence of a father figure in her life still had an impact on Dali.

Zhuge Dasheng's words were reasonable. Before, Dali was at most a slightly naughty but well-behaved girl, but since Wen Sheng appeared, Dali has become more than just a little naughty.

Actually, you can see this from the original drama. As an elite lawyer, Zhuge Dasheng's serious aura was well transmitted to his daughter, making Dali also serious and rigid when facing many things.

It's fortunate that the people in the apartment are all easygoing and don't care about these things, otherwise it would be quite stressful for ordinary people to be friends with Dali.

It's not that this is bad. Everyone has a different personality, and as long as it's not particularly extreme, it's not a big deal.

It's just that Wen Sheng's arrival has caused some changes in Dali's personality, which is still in its developmental stage. Moreover, this is not something Wen Sheng did intentionally; it just happened naturally after spending more time together.

Now, after being reminded by Attorney Zhuge, Wen Sheng realized that Dali was a little different from when he first met him.

He then laughed, realizing he was doing a pretty good job playing the role of both friend and father.

"I didn't take Dali out to play around. She just started summer vacation, and she's been going to my studio to sing and practice dancing a lot these past few days."

After a pause, Wen Sheng chuckled and said, "I haven't agreed to her requests to go fishing at Dianshan Lake and camping at Sheshan yet!"

"..."

Lawyer Zhuge, who had originally wanted to discuss childcare with Wen Sheng, suddenly changed her expression. Now, whenever she heard the word "camping" from him, the events of that night would flash through her mind.

Then she heard this scoundrel in front of her ask with a grin, "By the way, Sister Sheng, when are you free? Let's go camping again."

"No time, I'm very busy right now."

Zhuge Dasheng refused decisively.

"OK then."

After Wen Sheng sighed with feigned regret, he began to focus on cooking.

There was silence in the kitchen for a moment as the two of them worked together seamlessly, one preparing the ingredients and the other cooking.

However, only the two of them know what they are thinking.

"I've been quite busy with things at my law firm lately."

Just as the dishes were almost finished, Attorney Zhuge suddenly said something out of the blue, as if he was just making conversation.

Wen Sheng nodded and said, "Busy, being busy is good."

Zhuge Dasheng glanced at him, momentarily confused about his attitude. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I'm going on a long trip next month. There's an international dispute that's very important to the law firm."

"come on."

After serving the dishes, Wen Sheng smiled at Attorney Zhuge and said, "I believe you can handle this."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Dasheng frowned almost imperceptibly; the other party's attitude was not quite what she had expected.

But just as Attorney Zhuge was pondering, Wen Sheng, who was serving the dishes, walked past her, then quickly turned around, leaned down, and took a deep breath in her ear, saying, "Sister Sheng, you smell even better than when we were in Sheshan. Don't spill the food in my hands."

"..."

Zhuge Dasheng was taken aback; the other party's seemingly unrelated remark left her somewhat bewildered.

It wasn't until the next second that Wen Sheng suddenly kissed her lips that she widened her eyes in surprise. She instinctively tried to push him away, but he picked up the two plates of food in his hands... At that moment, Attorney Zhuge finally understood the meaning of that sentence. Her hands, which she had intended to push away, ended up resting on his shoulders after she used a little force.

That scoundrel's words were a foreshadowing in the first half and a warning in the second half.

'I'll kiss you in a second, don't struggle!'

……

Monday, July 4th, Love Apartment 3601.

"Jingle Bell--"

Wen Sheng, who was eating lunch alone in his apartment, raised an eyebrow as his phone rang. Was Laura really that persistent?
Ever since that almost blatant talk at the teahouse two months ago, Laura has been... well, bothering him every now and then.

It's not entirely harassment. It's just that when we have free time, we can sit down together, have some tea and a meal, and chat a bit.

Wen Sheng didn't really care. Although he wasn't sexually interested in Laura, Laura had said something quite right: they were the same kind of people.

So, to say something that really saddened Nuolan and Yumo, it's that Wensheng was most relaxed when he was with Laura.

When two despicable men and women get together, what is there left to hide?

What left Wen Sheng speechless was that Laura was even more uninhibited than him. Perhaps it was because after he rejected her a few times, Laura simply stopped pretending and flirted with other men right in front of him.

The reason is quite valid, but you won't agree. I can't just hang myself on your only tree, can I?

Hmm... a gender-swapped version of the other me.

He's even more outrageous than Wen Sheng; at least that scoundrel didn't flirt with another woman right in front of her.

However, Wen Sheng didn't feel anything except for being speechless. On the contrary, he found it quite interesting to watch her tease the young boy.

Why is the other party calling again today?

"Hey?"

"What are you doing, mosquito?"

"..."

Wen Sheng's lips twitched. After taking a bite of food, he said, "If you keep calling me that, I'm hanging up."

"No way, don't you call me 'Lao Da' too?" Laura chuckled on the other end of the phone. "Although I don't know what it means, I can tell it's not a nice thing."

"..."

After a two-and-a-half-second silence, Wen Sheng smiled and said, "OK, Miss Lao, what brings you here?"

“That’s more like it.” Laura smiled and then said, “Handsome Wen, the cheongsam you asked me to order for one of your female confidantes is finished.”

After a pause, Laura added, "So, do you want me to help that rival get it back?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Sheng automatically ignored the implied meaning in the other person's words and said directly, "No need, I'll take her to pick it up later. If the size doesn't fit, we can just alter it."

Yu Mo is also in Hangzhou, so I can just go there next time I want to see her.

“Okay.” Laura’s voice held a hint of regret. “I wanted to try it on, so I could feel more involved when you’re holding your girlfriend.”

"..."

Wen Sheng pretended not to hear the increasingly audacious woman and said directly, "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up. By the way, what's your bank account number? I'll transfer the money for the cheongsam to you."

"What are you talking about? Would I ask you for money?"

Wen Sheng raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Things that can be solved with money are minor matters. After all, if you don't want money, I'm afraid you'll want people."

"Hehehe, you really understand me." Laura chuckled on the other end of the phone. "You guessed right, this time I really do want you."

Wen Sheng's expression remained unchanged as he picked up some food and said, "If that's the case, then I don't need to go get the cheongsam."

"..."

There was a moment of silence on the phone before Laura's resentful voice came through: "You're such a spoilsport."

Wen Sheng didn't say anything, but then Laura said again, "Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. This time I'm serious. I need your people for something else."

"uh-huh?"

Wen Sheng wasn't too surprised by this, and simply said, "Tell me, what do you want me to do? I'm an artist, not a prostitute."

"I know, you don't need to remind me again," Laura said with a hum. "In a while, I want you to come with me to a place."

"Go somewhere?" Wen Sheng's eyes flickered slightly. After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "Where to? If you're going on an adventure abroad, I can't go."

"Don't worry, it's just in Shanghai. It's not an adventure, it's... about enjoying yourself."

……

In a high-end residential area in Huangpu District, Laura was wearing only a loose nightgown, the close-fitting clothes revealing glimpses of her body in the sunlight.

She hung up the phone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the scenery in the distance, and then turned around and picked up a small card that looked like an invitation from the table.

The card's texture is okay, but the content on it is very simple. Apart from some strange stripes, there is only one line of text that looks a bit like gold foil.

"2:30 Club, No. 28 Xiafei Road"

……

In the apartment, Wen Sheng thought about it carefully after hanging up the phone, but he couldn't figure out where Laura wanted him to go with her.

But seeing the other party's mysterious manner, and the fact that they said they were going to enjoy themselves, Wen Sheng felt both curious and worried.

This famous journalist, is he going to take me to a brothel?

You choose a female model, but the other person chooses a male model...

Tsk, I never thought I'd one day form a comradeship with a woman.

Thinking about it this way, Wen Sheng was actually a little excited.

Thinking of this, Wen Sheng couldn't help but laugh and cheerfully began to clear the dishes.

"Ding dong!"

Just then, the doorbell rang at 3601.

Wen Sheng, who was washing dishes, wiped his hands and, thinking someone had forgotten their keys, went over and opened the door.

"Ta-da! Sister Yifei, I'm back..."

Chen Meijia, who was all smiles, froze in mid-air with her arms outstretched, swallowing back the words she was about to say.

Wen Sheng was stunned when he saw the girl in front of him, who was both unfamiliar and strangely familiar.

"You are……"

"So handsome~"

……

Beijing, an advertising recording center for a television station.

"Teacher Zeng, you're my fan!"

After finishing filming the gold-inlaid jade advertisement, Zeng Xiaoxian stood in front of his own roll-up banner, looking at his own portrait and the slogan "If I can do it, so can you," with a proud expression on his face.

But just then, a man with slightly greasy hair, wearing black-rimmed glasses, a tuft of beard, and dressed in a dowdy short-sleeved shirt and jeans rushed over from the side, looking very unfashionable overall.

The moment the other person spoke, they sounded even more unsophisticated.

"No, I'm your fan! Can you give me your autograph?"

But seeing the fan's incoherent and excited state, Zeng Xiaoxian, the national idol, chose to forgive the fan.

(End of this chapter)