Wen Xinya returned to her room while Liu Yanhua instructed the servants to pack the items that they had brought back from Russia, classifying them into different categories before placing them inside her closet. Liu Yanhua also meticulously checked the packaging of the gifts that Wen Xinya had bought for her friends and family.
Wen Xinya headed to the bathroom to take a bath and wash off the fatigue that she was overwhelmed with. She then gave Old Mr. Mo a call before texting her friends to inform them of her return. Time seemed to fly by like an arrow as she chatted with her friends merrily.
The Wen Family members usually began eating dinner at half-past six in the evening.
Wen Xinya headed to the living room together with the gifts that she had bought for her grandparents and Wen Haowen.
The servants were busy setting the dining table in the living room while Wen Haowen was speaking to Old Mr. Wen about some business-related matters. There was a strange tension in the air and Old Mr. Wen had a petulant expression on his face while ignoring Wen Haowen. Old Mrs. Wen sat beside them and would occasionally try and placate matters.
Wen Xinya had an ominous feeling.
Did Wen Haowen create trouble again?
Wen Xinya understood Wen Haowen too well. If it weren’t because of something serious, he wouldn’t have been so panicky and even got Old Mrs. Wen to support him and placate matters. She racked her brains and tried to think about what could have possibly happened.
Although she had begun raising doubts, she did not let her emotions show at all.
Her appearance made Wen Haowen stop talking. This made Wen Xinya suspect further that something was amiss. Wen Haowen was keeping his guard up against her.
Wen Haowen stared at Wen Xinya with a benevolent smile. “Xinya, you’re back. Why didn’t you stay in Russia for a few more days?”
Although he had a tender expression on his face, she could sense displeasure and disappointment in his tone. It was as if he was not hoping for her to return so soon.
In fact, Wen Haowen was indeed hoping that she would stay abroad for a longer period of time, at least until he was done convincing Old Mr. Wen and executing his plan. To his dismay, she returned so soon.
However, it did not actually make a difference because there was nothing he could do so long as Old Mr. Wen disagreed.
Wen Xinya smiled and answered, “I was worried about my examination results, so I came home.”
Having understood Wen Haowen so well, she was well aware of what he meant. However, his mysterious attitude made her keep her guard up.
Wen Haowen took a longing glance at her and said, “Now that you’ve mentioned it, I suddenly remember that there are still three days to go before the results are out. I hereby wish you good luck for your results.”
Although Wen Xinya was very outstanding, he actually had the same mindset as Ning Shuqian, about whether or not Wen Xinya could really make it to Capital University which had a high cut-off point. Hence, they felt that it would be tough for Wen Xinya to get into Capital University based on her results. Besides, she had missed out on revision when she got abducted and hospitalized. Previously, she even spent lots of time on planning for the Ai Shang Group product launch and could not focus on studying. Under such circumstances, how could she make it to the university?
Hence, he was more or less gloating.
Well aware of what he meant, Wen Xinya smiled calmly and said, “Thank you for your well-wishes, Father.”
Before Wen Haowen could even answer, she continued, “Grandpa, Grandma, Father, I bought some gifts for you guys from Russia. I don’t know if you’ll like it or not.”
Staring at the exquisite paper bags in her hand, Old Mr. Wen smiled and said, “Of course I’ll like the gifts that my granddaughter gives me. Let me take a look at what you bought me.”
Pretending to be interested, Wen Haowen said, “I didn’t expect Xinya to be so thoughtful as to remember to bring me some gifts.”
Old Mrs. Wen was less hostile towards Wen Xinya because of Wen Haowen’s amicable attitude towards her. She did not make much of a comment about the gifts that Wen Xinya had bought for them.
Wen Xinya handed the gifts to them. “I don’t know what you guys fancy, so I just picked these according to my own preference.”
She gifted Old Mr. Wen with a vintage antique watch from the Renaissance period, which looked good as new because of the meticulous maintenance. Seemingly thrilled, Old Mr. Wen said, “Hahahaha! This watch is very exquisite. Wonderful!”
“Good that you like it, Grandpa,” said Wen Xinya, who had found the watch in a renowned antique watch store in Russia. The watch allegedly used to belong to a Russian aristocrat and was exorbitantly priced.
On the other hand, she gifted Old Mrs. Wen with an Emperor’s Emerald ring that was made of gold and jade. The gold was of 99.9999% purity and there were words carved on the ring as well. The emerald was opulent and ostentatious.
Regardless of how much Old Mrs. Wen detested Wen Xinya, she could not resist the temptation of such a beautiful ring. “Very thoughtful of you,” she said.
Wen Xinya remained composed. She knew that there were some people whom she could never please. In that case, there was no point in forcing herself to suck up to them. In her previous lifetime, she had done enough of those bootlicking. She had solely bought the gifts for them out of courtesy.
She gave Wen Haowen a floral embroidered snuff bottle which was tiny and made out of agate. It was a rare collectible, too.
Staring at the exquisite item, Wen Haowen began fiddling with it and he said, “It’s so small and intricate. Xinya, I like it very much.”
Smiling calmly, Wen Xinya said, “The tobacco inside the snuff bottle helps to awaken your senses. Do sniff more of it to freshen yourself up.”
Of course, she had other intentions for gifting Wen Haowen with the snuff bottle. She was indirectly trying to tell him to wake his senses up so that he could keep his temper in control and refrain from acting irrationally.
Everyone was glad to receive her gifts.
After answering some of Wen Haowen and Old Mr. Wen’s questions about her vacation, she noticed that the tension seemed to have decreased.
At this moment, Mother Wang walked towards them and said, “Old Sir, Old Madam, Sir, Missy, dinner is ready.”
Old Mr. Wen said in a robust voice, “Let’s dig in.”
The dishes were splendid, most of which were Old Mr. Wen’s and Old Mrs. Wen’s favorites. The sumptuous spread also included some of Wen Haowen’s and Wen Xinya’s favorite dishes.
Although the atmosphere was not pleasant, it was not hostile either. Wanting to strike the iron while it was hot, Wen Haowen asked, “Father, what do you think of my proposal?”
He felt extremely uncertain because Old Mr. Wen had yet to express his opinion.
Wen Xinya paused in her actions and her eyes lit up, soon after which she helped herself to the dishes as if nothing had happened.
Wen Haowen had indeed created another issue.
