I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 229

Since it was the company’s annual meeting tonight, everyone at Shengyuan was in no mood to work. All they could think about was getting there early after work. As the organizers of the meeting, Mai Qi and Song Jingyu arrived early at the venue.

However, Song Jingyu was a spoilt brat, so she didn’t even bother to help. Her real purpose there was to make sure that the number tags were assigned according to her plan.

Song Jingyu found out that the person who would have the honor of the first dance would be picked via a lottery system. That was why she was interested in the number tags, despite the fact that Mai Qi didn’t tell her about them.

Earlier on, she had confirmed with the staff backstage what the number in the box was. Only then did she come out front to greet Mai Qi.

Mai Qi was so busy that she didn’t have any time to entertain Song Jingyu, who left a while later.

Song Jingyu placed a lot of importance on tonight’s meeting. She even paid for a famous makeup artist to help her prepare, the kind that would usually work with superstars. After Song Jingyu left, Mai Qi finally had some time to talk to the staff backstage after running around non-stop for half a day. She learned from them that Song Jingyu had switched the number in the lottery box.

At six in the evening, everyone left for home to dress up. Only Shi Nuan and Lin Yu were left in the office discussing the details of their project. By the time they finished, half an hour had passed.

Luckily, Lin Yu kept time and realized that they were going to be late. He smiled and said, “Everyone has already left, so why are you still here?”

“Oh, I’m not in a hurry.” Shi Nuan took a look at the time too. “The meeting starts at eight. It’s only six-thirty now. The Prosperous Dynasty is close by, so there’s no rush.” As she spoke, she started to pack up the blueprints. “Mr. Lin, do you want to get prepared?”

“I’ll just need to change my clothes since I have them in the office already.” Lin Yu smiled as he looked at Shi Nuan’s outfit. “What about you? Don’t you ladies usually need to spend some time doing your makeup and all that? Even Yuan Jia has already left!”

“Me? Nah. My clothes are in the car, just like yours. I only need a short while to get dressed.” Shi Nuan added, “So Mr. Lin, is that all for today?”

Lin Yu nodded and was very satisfied with Shi Nuan’s work ethic. Compared to others, he had started to appreciate her more. He began to understand what Fu Chengyan saw in Shi Nuan. It wasn’t hard for anyone to fancy her. “You should get changed too. I’ll meet you downstairs in a while. Let’s go together.”

“Sure!”

Shi Nuan packed up the blueprints and locked them in the safe before going downstairs.

Ten minutes later, Lin Yu came down with a suit in hand. He seemed to be in a hurry. When he saw that Shi Nuan had already changed and was waiting by the car, he rushed over and apologized. “Sorry for the wait.”

“No worries, it’s only been ten minutes.” Shi Nuan checked out Lin Yu with a glance and realized that she found him more handsome as the days went by. “Mr. Lin, you certainly look dashing today!”

“Is that so? Same to you!” Lin Yu realized that Shi Nuan didn’t change at all. All she did was put on a black jacket, which made her look even more business-like. “Let’s go! I’ve sent my car for repairs, so I’ll have to trouble you to give me a ride.”

“I’m happy to be of service, get in!”

Shi Nuan drove the red Ferrari, which was given to her by Fu Chengyan after they got married. It was very glamorous and was at the extreme end of how she was dressed for the annual meeting.

Right after he got in, Lin Yu kept playing with his phone as if he was chatting with someone. Shi Nuan, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, drove on as she turned to look at him. “Mr. Lin, you seem busy even after work.”

“Oh, it’s nothing. It’s just a friend that I haven’t seen in a long time. We were just chatting!” Lin Yu then put his phone away and started chatting with Shi Nuan. “I realized that you really are different. The rest are really excited about the dinner, but you look so calm.”

Shi Nuan laughed. “Do you think I should be excited too?”

“Speaking of this, I’ve been dying to ask. Are you and Mr. Fu…” Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. “It’s not about work, it’s just a personal question. You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.”

“It’s fine. I’m sure you already know, and there’s no point in hiding it. We’ve just been married for a short while but didn’t tell anyone about it. However, Yan was the one that helped me get in.” Shi Nuan turned to look at Lin Yu. “I remember that you didn’t seem to like me in the beginning.”

Lin Yu retorted, “Are you trying to settle old scores?”

“Of course not!”

As they were chatting, they arrived at the entrance of Prosperous Dynasty.

The whole place had been reserved for Shengyuan Group’s annual meeting. Hence, only Shengyuan employees or Xinhuang’s stable of artistes would be there, and no outsiders were allowed.