Rose manor（玫瑰庄园酒店）

Chapter 97: No Apprentices

Shen Jianian was half doubtful, but she also knew that his decision wouldn't easily change. After returning to her room, she didn't dawdle, instead, she went straight into the closet to fix herself up.

Fu Jichen spoke casually, and Shen Jianian guessed that the occasion he was taking her to wasn't anything important, so she didn't bother with makeup. She just put on a pair of sapphire earrings to match her light blue coat, so it wouldn't be too plain.

Today, she was dressed entirely in light colors: a white turtleneck undershirt and a light apricot velvet pleated skirt. The skirt had heavy pleats, and its irregular hem hung gracefully, simple, gentle, yet fashionable.

Fu Jichen, as always, was dressed in formal wear: a white shirt and a black suit. He leaned against the wardrobe door with a long, deep gaze fixed on Shen Jianian.

Seeing the handsome face of the man in the full-length mirror, Shen Jianian felt a bit uneasy, and she couldn't help but ask, "Is this outfit okay? Will it be too disrespectful?"

"Whatever," Fu Jichen casually played with a jade handguard, saying indifferently, "Just wear whatever you're comfortable in."

Shen Jianian felt a bit reassured and went out with him, getting into the car.

Today, Qumu was driving a Mercedes SUV, heading towards the suburbs of the northern city.

Shen Jianian was dozing off slightly in the slight bumpiness of the ride. When her head was about to droop down again, Fu Jichen reached out his arm, wrapped it around her neck, and gently nudged her head onto his chest.

She nestled into the crook of his shoulder and closed her eyes.

The journey lasted for over two hours, enough for Shen Jianian to get a good nap.

When the car stopped, Fu Jichen was about to call her, but she woke up first. What came into view was a three-story villa. The warm winter sun shone on the white building, surrounded by towering green trees, like a castle from a cartoon in a forest.

Through the fence gate, you could see that the spacious yard of the villa wasn't planted with flowers and plants, but divided into vegetable plots, growing various vegetables and fruits, some even covered with plastic film greenhouses for insulation.

On one side of the yard was a wooden swing frame, with a woman with dark hair sitting on it, basking in the sun, her back cushioned by a thick pillow.

Qumu got out of the car, rang the doorbell, and after the gatekeeper verified their identities, he opened the gate and let them in.

Once back in the car, Qumu drove in and parked in the open space in the yard.

Fu Jichen and Shen Jianian got out of the car one after another. The woman sitting on the swing hadn't seen visitors for a long time and felt quite unusual. She shielded her eyes from the glaring sun with her hand, squinting to recognize the two people approaching slowly.

Coincidentally, the door of the main building opened from the inside, and a tall, slim young man walked out, wearing loose white casual clothes and holding a thermos and a bottle of medicine, walking towards the swing frame.

Shen Jianian looked at the man walking from a distance. Although his face was blurry, she felt a strange familiarity.

"Let's go, let's go see," Fu Jichen reminded.

The two of them walked along the cobblestone path on one side of the main road, with small green vegetables planted on both sides, green and shiny in the sunlight, showing that the owner took good care of them.

"Mom, did you forget to take your medicine at noon, or did you deliberately not take it?" Yan Qiusheng handed the water and medicine to the woman, reproachfully saying, "You always ignore the doctor's advice?"