Reborn to bury love, I can reach for the stars.

As soon as the call connected, Huang Chen got straight to the point: "Why aren't you going to the dinner? Are you worried about the donation?"

Shi Wanmeng: "..." Although the reason why she couldn't go later was indeed unrelated to this, was this person a mind reader?

too frightening.

Seeing that Shi Wanmeng remained silent, Huang Chen thought he had guessed correctly: "You don't need to worry about that. It's nominally a charity gala, but whether you donate or not is fine. It's all about the sentiment."

Fearing that if she didn't answer now that things had come to this point, her image in his mind would become increasingly stingy, she quickly said, "That's why."

"Then why don't you go? I remember you have an invitation, right?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Wanmeng narrowed her eyes with some suspicion: "Hmm? How can you be sure I have an invitation?"

"That's me..." Huang Chen started to say but then suddenly slammed on the brakes and stopped.

"Why are not you talking?"

Even though the person wasn't standing in front of him and he couldn't see their expression, Huang Chen still subconsciously felt guilty: "That's right, that's what I heard from others."

"Hehehe." Shi Wanmeng told him her disbelief with a cold laugh.

Someone simply gave up entirely: "It was the person Chi Yun found who had someone contact my assistant, and I overheard it by accident. I really overheard it by accident."

"Oh?" Shi Wanmeng pressed on: "So you told your assistant that it was okay to give it to him?"

"Ah."

"Hmph, and then they just found an intern to do the work."

Shi Wanmeng herself didn't realize that the corners of her mouth hadn't gone down since she heard his answer.

However, the person on the other end of the phone looked completely bewildered: "What intern?"

Shi Wanmeng then recounted the whole story to him, concluding with, "That's how it is. Anyway, I don't have an invitation right now, so I don't care whether I participate or not." Chi Yun was furious.

Although he was an intern, he was still considered an employee. Huang Chen was stunned by this move and, fearing that there would be more mistakes than just this one, he quickly hung up the phone after saying that he would handle it.

Because this happened so suddenly, he forgot to ask, or didn't even notice, why Shi Wanmeng wasn't surprised at all that someone had asked his assistant to help get an invitation.

Huang Chen glanced at the time and made a call to his assistant, asking him to give him an answer before he left work.

The assistant, seeing that there was less than an hour left before the end of the workday, thought about her date that evening. She said "okay" but cursed inwardly.

The matter was not complicated to begin with, and with the motivation of going on a date, the assistant replied in less than half an hour: it was just a coincidence that only one was sent by mistake, and there was no way to change it.

Seeing this answer, Huang Chen was both angry and helpless: "Can't I just add it if I can't change it?! What a blockhead! Deduct my bonus!"

assistant:……

That evening, Chi Yun received a call saying they would resend him an invitation, but they didn't tell him the reason. The ups and downs of life are truly unpredictable.

Chi Yun was both surprised and puzzled. He didn't understand why the organizer's attitude had suddenly reversed, so he could only call Shi Wanmeng to see if she had any clues.

Shi Wanmeng knew, of course, that it was all Huang Chen's doing, but she didn't want to tell Chi Yun right now. After all, the later she found out, the more surprised she would be.

However, why the invitation came back is no longer the point. The point is that since she's going, she should look her best.

Chi Yun was about to hang up the phone and get busy, but Shi Wanmeng was still there, stammering.

"What's wrong?" Chi Yun asked anxiously. This dress, ordered at the last minute, was just one that other celebrities had left over.

Shi Wanmeng closed her eyes and steeled her resolve: "Brother Chi, now that the invitation has been returned, could we postpone Sister Hong's vocal performance recording...?"

Before I could finish speaking, the phone went dead.

The next day, to Chi Yun's surprise, along with the invitation, he received a custom-made dress from Manyun that was in season. His hands trembled as he opened the package.

The dress is white with a special fabric that reflects a gradient of colors in the sunlight. Chi Yun can already imagine how beautiful Shi Wanmeng would look in this dress.

Chi Yun was at her wits' end, wanting to take the clothes but afraid of getting them dirty. What was wrong with these clothes? Had they been sent to the wrong address again? But the invitation letter did indeed have Shi Wanmeng's name on it.

After racking his brains for a long time without any clue, Chi Yun could only call the friend who had helped him make the connection to inquire. However, he learned that the reissue of the invitation was an operation by Manyun headquarters, and he knew nothing about it. The friend even asked him if he had any powerful connections.

After pulling out two clumps of hair, Chi Yun decided to ignore everything else for now. Since the clothes had already been delivered, she might as well wear them.

He carefully hung up the suit, took a picture of it along with the invitation, and sent it to Shi Wanmeng.

Shi Wanmeng, upon seeing the photo, was also confused about what Chi Yun was trying to do: "Are you asking me to post this on Weibo?"

Chi Yun quickly made a phone call, her tone sarcastic: "Send? Send what? Didn't the Gu Ling team imply that you weren't going? We'll save up a big one and give her a surprise that day!"

Shi Wanmeng wiped the sweat from her forehead, completely at a loss for words.

"This dress was sent together. Let me tell you, this haute couture from Manyun isn't something just anyone can borrow, especially since it's from the current season. I'll find a good makeup artist to style you up, and I'll make sure you're the most dazzling person there!"

"What? These clothes were sent together?" Shi Wanmeng was somewhat surprised.

"Yeah, I don't know which anonymous kind person claimed it, I've asked around but no one has claimed it yet."

Shi Wanmeng's mind had already wandered far away. This was clearly Huang Chen's doing, and now she owed him a huge favor.

"Hello? Did you hear me?" Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a long time, Chi Yun raised her voice on the other end of the phone.

"What? Something else happened just now, I didn't hear you."

"I said, should I pick you up these next couple of days or should I bring you here?"

"No, don't send it over. I'll try it when I get back tomorrow."

After putting down her phone, Shi Wanmeng hesitated, wondering whether she should call Huang Chen. After much deliberation, she decided to send him a thank-you message.

The message was edited and deleted repeatedly, and it took a long time to finally be sent.

Meanwhile, Huang Chen was cooking at home.

Ever since that day he showed off his skills, whenever he's home, his mother always reminds him with her eyes that it's time to cook.

Aunt Zhang went from being flustered and apprehensive at the beginning to now taking the initiative to invite him to cook and occasionally giving him pointers, all in just one week.

Huang Chen was cooking when his phone, which was lying next to him, lit up. He wiped his hands and asked Aunt Zhang to come and watch the vegetables for him.

I picked up my phone to check and found a message from Shi Wanmeng, containing only a few short words: Thank you for the dress.

Huang Chen smiled and quickly replied: "I'm glad you like it."

After receiving the reply, Shi Wanmeng's face flushed slightly. She bit her lip, thought for a moment, and then sent another message: "When you have time, I'll treat you to dinner."

When Huang Chen saw this message, the corners of his mouth curved into a wider smile. He replied: A thank-you gift?

Shi Wanmeng replied quickly this time: Yes.

"Can I choose another one?"

When Shi Wanmeng saw this message, only one thought echoed in her mind: What was bound to happen has finally happened.