A Slight Smile is Very Charming (微微一笑很倾城) : Part 46

Part 46: The “Perfect” Vacation

Two days later, a finger-pointing scene appeared at Beijing airport. A gorgeous and alluring woman panting (causing spectators) and dragging a huge suitcase forward, while a tall refined man walks leisurely next to her, empty handed.

Numerous pairs of eyes look at Xiao Nai with destain.

But what kind of person is Xiao Nai? That calm expression of his causes all men who work like a horse to become jealous to death.

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A Slight Smile is Very Charming (微微一笑很倾城) : Part 45

Part 45: Let Me Be Your Follower

After that day, ButterflyDreams called Wei Wei to apologize.  Wei Wei told her politely that it was okay.  She was able to tell her “it was okay” so easily because Wei Wei will not consider her as a friend anymore.

Perhaps she had a reason; something she could not explain to her.  But friends shouldn’t deceive and use each other like that.

ButterflyDreams seemed to realize this and can only let out a sigh.  She never contacted Wei Wei again.

 

Wei Wei continues to be a lively little intern.  She has become more and more familiar with the employees at Zhi Yi, but there is a downside to knowing each other too well.  For example, just the day before, when she suggested some recommendations for the family simulation content at the creativity brainstorming meeting, although everyone applauded the idea, they quickly went awry. Read more

A Slight Smile is Very Charming (微微一笑很倾城) : Part 44

Part 44: Radiance

It’s a brief moment of silence before the atmosphere is light up in enthusiasm.  ButterflyDreams finally finds back the feeling of being the center of attention.  She smiles, “Let’s introduce ourselves.”

“I’m BlueDreams.  Wow, ReedWeiWei (HumbleReed), I can’t believe how pretty you are!” a girl wearing a purple t-shirt introduces herself first.

“SandWashingLargeWaves.  We fought the Dragon King of Lake Tai together.”

“Tobacco.”

“Hi, I’m DeepPupils.”

“Tony here.”

“I’m StopAndGo.”

“LordOfVibratingDuck, haha”……

Those who spoke are the players who have interacted with Wei Wei before.  The following two are new members of the guild after Wei Wei left.

“My name is a bit hard to pronounce.  You can just call me Albus.”

“Beautiful, you can call me BlueWaterLake.”

 

There are four to five other people who have not spoken yet.  The guy beside LittleRainYaoYao (LittleRainEnchantress) looks as if he wants to say something, but he stops abruptly after saying “I–.”

The man beside ButterflyDreams stands up.  Just from the way he looks and dresses, it’s apparent that he has already joined the workforce.  He holds up his glass to gesture a toast towards Wei Wei, “Reed, I’m BattleTheWorld.  We’ve had some unhappy moments in the game, but now that we’re here, let’s put the past behind us.”

“Of course,” Wei Wei says generously.

It’s clear that BattleTheWorld’s words are not only meant for Wei Wei, but also for the LittleRain clan.  LittleRainYaoYao says elegantly, “I’m LittleRainYaoYao.  ReedWeiWei, it’s nice to finally meet you.”

Although LittleRainYaoYao is polite in her speech, but her words make others uncomfortable; everyone in the room feels cold sweat running down their backs.  Wei Wei obviously knows the deeper meaning of her words, but even though she possesses a sharp tongue, she has no interest to entertain her.  She shines a smile and says gracefully, “Hello.”

The young man beside her attempts to speak again.  He’s finally able to look at Wei Wei directly, “I’m RealWaterIsScentless.”

The two girls on the other side of LittleRainYaoYao stare at each other for a moment and say reluctantly, “LittleRainQingQing (LittleRainForeverYoung).”

“LittleRainMianMian (ContinuousLittleRain).”

 

After the introductions, everyone can’t help but circle their inquisitive gazes between Wei Wei, RealWaterIsScentless, and LittleRainYaoYao.  Everyone finally stops when LittleRainYaoYao starts to look irritated.

RealWaterIsScentless stands up to call for a waiter.  He orders a few more bottles of expensive red wine and says imposingly, “It’s my treat today.  Please help yourself.”

“This is too expensive, isn’t it?”

“RealWater, you’re so rich.”

Everyone is in awe of the price of the red wine.

BattleTheWorld smiles, “If it weren’t for RealWater treating us, we wouldn’t be eating here.  Each dish costs three digits.”

LittleRainYaoYao smiles politely, “I was the one who brought up this gathering, so of course he needs to treat everyone.”

Watching her talk like she’s the queen at the table, ButterflyDreams sneers in annoyance.  She turns to Wei Wei and comments deliberately, “Wei Wei, your dress is really nice.  It suits your body so well.  How much did you buy it for?”

Wei Wei glances at her, shifts her gaze away, and says, “I just bought it randomly.  I don’t remember.”

Everybody’s attention is on Wei Wei again.  They start talking enthusiastically to her.

Albus asks, “ReedWeiWei, how should we address you?”

She’s probably asking for her real name.  Wei Wei doesn’t know her well, so she pretends that she doesn’t get it, “Just call me Reed.”

“Wei Wei, I remember that you’re a student.  Which school do you go to?”

This is BlueDreams asking.  Wei Wei knows her a bit better, but her question has put her on a tough spot.  If she doesn’t answer or try to be vague, it’ll make her embarrassed, but she doesn’t want to tell them the truth.  Wei Wei has always been protective of her privacy to avoid any problems.  There is no way that she’ll reveal her true information under this circumstance.  Therefore, she thinks for a moment and smiles, “The food at our school is delicious.”

She is speaking the truth; the food at University A is indeed quite delicious.  However, the following saying is widely spread among students of City B: University A for the brand name, University X for the gossip, E for the beauties, and H for the men……

BlueDreams has indeed misunderstood her words as she says, “So you’re from University X.  Which program are you in?”

Wei Wei skips over the first question and answers, “Computer Science.”

“I’m also in Computer Science at University X!” an excited voice suddenly interrupts.  The player named, Tobacco, stares at Wei Wei in full of surprise, but he immediately questions, “But how come I haven’t seen you before?”

The rest of the table also stares at Wei Wei suspiciously.

 

Can there be such a coincidence?

Wei Wei is struck dumb inside her heart, but her face is still calm.  Just as she is about to speak, LittleRainQingQing chuckles and says sarcastically, “I heard that there are some working women who likes to say that they are University students.”

No one was expecting her to say something like this, so everyone is stunned.

Wei Wei is raging with fire inside.  Her eyes turn cold as she directs her gaze at her and scorns, “How come a young girl like you have a mind that is full of dirty thoughts?”

Wei Wei, who’s gorgeous to begin with, is now donning a sullen face, which actually makes her look condescending; not only for LittleRainQingQing, but also for everyone else at the table.

LittleRainQingQing is startled by her gaze; she subconsciously shifts and avoids eye-contact.

Wei Wei’s disgust for her is growing by the minute just from looking at her.  She turns her head away steadily and asks Tobacco, “Which campus are you in?”

The reason why Wei Wei chooses to mask herself as a student of University X is because she has accompanied Er Xi once to meet up with some computer science students at University X.  Therefore, she knows quite a bit about University X’s Computer Science department.

Tobacco answers, “The Quan Shan campus.”
“You can’t move to the main campus until the third year, right?” Wei Wei asks prudently.

Tobacco is suddenly enlightened, “You’re a Senior from the main campus?  No wonder I haven’t seen you before, but you don’t look older than me at all.”

Wei Wei smiles and doesn’t comment.

Although Wei Wei is pulchritudinous, her gaze is pure and decorous; definitely doesn’t suggest one to think otherwise.  The group already thinks that LittleRainQingQing is stupid for what she said, and after hearing Wei Wei’s “explanation,” they’re even more convinced that LittleRainQingQing has no manners and that her mind is indeed full of dirty thoughts.

 

LittleRainQingQing’s arrogance has been completely obliterated by Wei Wei.  Although she’s loath, she backs down and turns to LittleRainYaoYao to say something.

The atmosphere is a little awkward after the commotion she has caused.  ButterflyDreams, feeling satisfied in her heart, takes the initiative to dissipate the conflict, bringing life back to the table.

Wei Wei has already decided to leave early, but she doesn’t show it.  Whenever someone glances at her, she takes a bite of her food calmly.

 

A few streaks of lightning suddenly appear outside of the window, followed with thunder.  After a brief moment, it starts to rain, capturing everyone’s attention.

“Why does it keep raining these days?”

“It’s okay.  We’re going for karaoke right after and it’s just right beside here anyway, so we won’t get wet.”

Wei Wei’s cell phone rings amid the discussion.  She pulls it out from her bag; it’s Xiao Nai as she has expected.  Since Wei Wei is sitting on the inner side of the room, it would be too obvious if she gets up and walks outside, so she picks it up from where she is.

“It’s raining.  I’ll come get you.”

“Mm,” Wei Wei answers seeing that everybody is about done with their meals, “you can come over now.”

“Okay.”

Xiao Nai knows the place, so he hangs up without further ado.

 

The chattering has come to a stop and all eyes are on Wei Wei.  BlueDreams asks curiously, “Wei Wei, is it your boyfriend?”

Wei Wei nods without hesitation.

ButterflyDreams takes a peek at RealWaterIsScentless and LittleRainYaoYao’s reactions and says quickly, “Wei Wei, why are you in a hurry to leave?  We’re going for karaoke right after, why don’t you join us?”

Another person sitting on the side cheers, “Yeah!  Let us hear the beautiful girl sing.”

“Ask your boyfriend to come with us.”

“My singing is very average,” Wei Wei smiles politely, “and I have something else to do later, so sorry, I cannot go.”

The crowd doesn’t give up, but Wei Wei doesn’t sway as she has already made up her mind.  They finish their meals soon after and RealWaterIsScentless generously pays for everyone with his credit card.  Everyone starts to make their way to the entrance.

 

Wei Wei stands at the front doors to wait for Xiao Nai.  Everyone else also stands with her with no intentions to leave; they tease that they want to see what a beautiful girl’s boyfriend looks like.

Wei Wei is a bit annoyed, but since the place isn’t hers, she can’t say anything to chase them away.

LittleRainYaoYao is also standing at the front doors.  Although her expression shows that she is simply following the crowd, she is also curious to see what ReedWeiWei’s boyfriend looks like.  She feels victorious just for the fact that RealWaterIsScentless is handsome and rich, which is a rare catch.

 

The rain gets heavier.

A sedan slows as it comes near through the rain.  The crowd can tell that it must be Wei Wei’s boyfriend just from her gaze; they can’t help but feel excited.

LittleRainQingQing says condescendingly, “This car isn’t anything spectacular.  It’s not as nice as what RealWater drives, right, YaoYao?”

LittleRainYaoYao glances at Wei Wei while holding onto RealWaterIsScentless’s hand to announce her possession.  RealWaterIsScentless’s eyes flick towards Wei Wei subconsciously, but see that she isn’t looking his way at all because her focus has been completely drawn away by the car coming near.  He feels a bit of bitterness in his heart.

 

In the night, the car slowly stops at the bottom of the steps.  The car door opens, and a tall and straight silhouette holding an umbrella in the rain walks up to the restaurant.

Under the pouring rain, regardless of whether or not people walking on the streets are holding umbrellas, they all seem drenched and in a hurry.  The silhouette is also walking quickly, yet it’s taking steady strides.  It’s as if everyone else has suddenly turned into the lifeless background of a painting and he alone is walking with his umbrella in it.

He gradually makes his way up the stairs, and his facial features become clearer under the light.  Xiao Nai has always been good looking, but his strong personality often overshadows this.  However, under the glowing neon signs right now, his dashing figure and charming good looks captivates everyone in a heartbeat.

LittleRainQingQing and the rest are completely stunned by his radiance.

 

Wei Wei doesn’t like the gazes of LittleRainQingQing and the others; she doesn’t wait for Xiao Nai to come all the way before she bids goodbye to ButterflyDreams and the rest, “Enjoy the rest of the evening, everyone.  I’m leaving now.”

ButterflyDreams attempts to persuade her to stay again, “Wei Wei, why not ask your boyfriend to come join us too?”

“No, it’s okay,” Wei Wei gives a slight smile and declines firmly, “He’s rather shy and doesn’t like to be around strangers.”

There is clearly an underlying meaning to her words, making ButterflyDreams unable to say anything more.

Xiao Nai has already made it to Wei Wei while she was talking.  Wei Wei walks into his umbrella.

“Let’s go.”

Xiao Nai knows that Wei Wei was supposed to meet with ButterflyDreams only.  But seeing the crowd standing together, it’s obvious that things turned out differently, yet he doesn’t ask about it.  He’s used to being arrogant, so he doesn’t bother saying hi or even glancing at them; he leads Wei Wei down the stairs to leave.

 

Everyone silently watches them walk away.  Just as the two beautiful silhouettes holding an umbrella are about to disappear into the rain, LittleRainQingQing bites her lips and suddenly shouts, “Hey!  Your girlfriend has gotten married to a couple of guys in the game already, did you know?”

Wei Wei stops her footsteps in bewilderment. She turns to look at her full of thought.  They haven’t walked too far, so she can capture LittleRainQingQing’s expression fully; her face is twisted and her eyes are blazing with the intent to kill.

“She has cheated in her relationships in the game.  She has bad reputation, and everybody here knows that.  A handsome guy like you shouldn’t be fooled by her.”

Wei Wei has grown up in a pure and innocent world; it’s really her first time meeting someone as obnoxious as LittleRainQingQing.  She can’t even find words to describe her.  Disgust overflows in Wei Wei’s heart.  Her eyes turn glacial as she is about to speak, but Xiao Nai stops her.

Wei Wei glances at him, thinking that he’s going to reveal himself as ASmileNaiHe, but he suddenly shows a despondent face.  He stares at her as he says the words softly with deep emotional love, “As long as she is willing to be with me, I won’t mind these things.”

 

Their car is miles away now, but just from thinking about LittleRainQingQing’s grimace back at the restaurant, Wei Wei can’t contain her laughter, causing her shoulders to shake.

LittleRainQingQing probably wanted to break up her and the Great Master, but who knew that the Great Master would be unbothered by the possibility of her cheating.  He displayed true devotion to her regardless.  This probably makes LittleRainQingQing even more begrudged and agitated.

Wei Wei can’t agree more that the Great Master is better than her more than just a bit in terms of offending and making others angry.

Xiao Nai continues driving impassively.

After absorbing herself in glee for a moment, Wei Wei suddenly asks Xiao Nai, “If I really do cheat on you, would you mind?”

“No,” Xiao Nai answers nonchalantly.

Eh?  Wei Wei stares at him in shock; she thought he would be angry enough to kill.

Noticing her dubious gaze, Xiao Nai chuckles.  He stops the car on a red light, and turns to look at her, “At most, if you try to climb over the wall one inch, I’ll layer it up an inch.  If you try to walk a meter away, I’ll follow you a meter.” (I’ll do anything to stop you from cheating)

Although his voice is soft, his words shudders Wei Wei’s heart; there’s a tinge of feeling inside that she cannot explain.

A Slight Smile is Very Charming (微微一笑很倾城) : Part 43

Part 43: Swimming, oh, swimming

Swimming, oh, swimming~~~

Wei Wei’s image of swimming is like this: The Great Master is shirtless and wearing a thin and short pair of swim trunks; his body moves in and out of the ripples gracefully……and as for her, she’ll lie on the reclining chair by the side, enjoy her drink in the cool breeze, and watch over; even better if she has a camera……

And the reality is——

 

After arriving at the house, Wei Wei takes out his swim trunks from her purse and hands it over to him.  Xiao Nai takes it, and his eyebrows twitch.

“How come you took this one.”

“Huh?” She didn’t really look when she grabbed them, so what’s the problem?

“This was a present from my aunt after I won first place in swimming.  I’ve never worn it before.”

“You don’t like it?”

“I don’t mind,” Xiao Nai smiles slightly, “I just never knew that Wei Wei actually likes this style.”

 

He goes get changed and walks out in his swim wear.  It is then that Wei Wei realizes which style he was referring to…..

It is the thin and short……and skin tight kind……

 

Wei Wei’s head is dizzy from the fully exposed view of a male, so when the Great Master asks her, “Why haven’t you changed yet,” she obediently changes into the swimsuit that she has just bought.

Luckily, she comes back to her senses when she comes out; she grabs an oversized towel to cover herself.

 

Xiao Nai is already swimming comfortably in the pool.  Once he spots her, he swims to the side of the pool and reaches out his hand.

“Come down.”

“No.  I don’t know how to swim.” Wei Wei holds on to her towel tightly and refuses to go into the water.

“I’ll teach you.”

Wei Wei thinks for a moment but still doesn’t find the courage, “……at most I’ll dip my feet into the water at the side of the pool.”

 

Xiao Nai is speechless and decides to leave her alone; he swims out to the pool by himself.  Wei Wei’s gaze follows him, watching him soar through the ripples, and diving in and out freely.  Her face flushes as his slim yet masculine body disappears and reappears in front of her.

It seems that she is becoming more and more perverted after being with the Great Master~~

Wei Wei repents on herself while she continues to watch him brazenly.  She is tempted to jump in herself after a while, so she sits by the pool side and puts her legs into the water.

The cool and refreshing feeling immediately passes through her legs, comforting all the pores of her body.

Wei Wei is having a great time splashing her feet with the water and doesn’t notice where Xiao Nai has gone to.  By the time she realizes, Xiao Nai has already swum to her side; he grabs her ankle and tugs her down.

 

Wei Wei falls into the water unprepared, so she drinks a few mouthfuls……of the water that she soaked her feet in……

And because she falls into a moment of chaos, someone transfers air to her from mouth to mouth……

And because she doesn’t want to drown, she clings tightly onto someone’s half naked body……

 

Anyhow……it’s more than words can explain……

By the time they go home, Wei Wei has only learned a little bit of swimming, but, her body and soul……have experienced great losses T__T

 

Although Classmate Xiao Nai was the champion of intercollegiate swimming league, he’s not so passionate in the sport that he would swim every day.  However, he has become passionate about it after today.  Since his relative’s house is vacant, he brings Wei Wei with him every night to go swimming for two hours.

Wei Wei has grown to like swimming, but as for a certain someone taking advantage of her while using the name “instructor” as an excuse, she continues to resist firmly.  Although she is determined to fight against him, her strength cannot compare to his; she often end up succumbing to his seductions when she’s not careful…….

Therefore, in the Great Master’s relative’s pool, Wei Wei can often be seen hustling around in the water……

One time, when Wei Wei was fighting to break free, she even said “we’re not so close to the point of bathing together yet, are we?”  But after thinking about it, she realized that they were the only ones in the pool, so it wasn’t far off from bathing together = =

But Xiao Nai’s reaction was——

“I didn’t know Wei Wei likes it more stimulating.”

Since Wei Wei can’t find it in herself to be as shameless as him, she has no choice but to let it be.

 

So when she receives a call from ButterflyDreams, Wei Wei is quite happy.  After all, indulging in a swimming feast every day is a bit too nutritional…

ButterflyDreams asks, “Wei Wei, are you free tomorrow night?  Let’s go for dinner.”

“Tomorrow?” Wei Wei thinks for a brief second and then responds, “Okay.”

Wei Wei isn’t trying to avoid swimming with the Great Master by responding so quickly, it’s just that she remembers that it was ButterflyDreams who treated her last time at Pizza Hut, so she feels that she should treat her back this time round.

Therefore, on the next day, Wei Wei ditches a certain someone and makes her way to dinner carrying her stuffed wallet.  But when she arrives in front of the restaurant, she feels a bit uneasy looking at its extravagant decor.

She should have enough money, right?…..

Whatever, she’ll just call the Great Master to rescue her if anything.

Wei Wei takes out her cell phone and messages ButterflyDreams: “I’m here, where are you?”

ButterflyDreams replies right away: “Chrysanthemum Pavillion.”

 

Inside the private room, ButterflyDreams puts her phone away.

“She’s here.”

LittleRainQingQing (LittleRainForeverYoung) asks doubtfully, “Is she really a beauty?  Is she prettier than YaoYao?”

A little more than ten minutes ago, during this gathering and reunion meeting organized by LittleRainQingQing for their guild, Sound of Blue Ocean Tides Pavilion, ButterflyDreams “accidentally” revealed that she had seen ReedWeiWei (HumbleReed) in person, and that she was very pretty.

Members who have shown up are: BattleTheWorld, the LittleRain clan, RealWaterIsScentless, and a few other players from City B.  The majority of them knows or has heard of ReedWeiWei, but none of them believes that ReedWeiWei is a beauty.

Members of the LittleRain clan are even more skeptical about it; they even taunted ButterflyDreams to invite ReedWeiWei to come.

As a result, ButterflyDreams pretended to go outside to make a phone call when in fact, she had already confirmed the date with Wei Wei yesterday, just to be on the safe side.

 

ButterflyDreams does not answer LittleRainQingQing’s question right away, keeping everyone on the edge of their seats; she comments after, “You’ll find out once she’s here.”

“Ah!” LittleRainQingQing exclaims, “I know!  She’s definitely not as pretty as YaoYao.  After all, YaoYao is the number one most beautiful girl out of all the servers combined.”

LittleRainYaoYao (LittleRainEnchantress) says feeling a bit embarrassed and annoyed at the same time, “Stop over exaggerating it.  You shouldn’t compare everyone to me.”

LittleRainQingQing makes a cute gesture of sticking out her tongue, “Okay, okay.  It degrades your status, right?”

 

ButterflyDreams watches LittleRainYaoYao as she sneers in her heart.

Go ahead and laugh!  Let’s see if you can still laugh out loud in a bit.

What’s so special about you that make others revolve around you?  What right do you LittleRain clan members have to boss others around in my guild, which I’m the founder of?  You’re no more than a pretty face that has been named the so-called number one beauty of the Rivers and Lakes.  What right do you have to be in such happiness?  Don’t you know that your happiness stings my eyes?  Do you not know how fake you are for suggesting this reunion meeting?

If it weren’t for you, BattleTheWorld would not have met LittleRainQingQing.

You have no idea how much I hate you.

Nevertheless, your true challenge is yet to come.

Can your love withstand it?

Probably not!

It’s a love relationship built around facial features.  Would a guy like RealWaterIsScentless be unmoved by other’s attractiveness?  When such captivating and mesmerizing charm is right in front of him?

Moreover, he was ReedWeiWei’s husband; what’s more hurtful and regretful than knowing that you once possessed something and then lost it inadvertently?

But…

If you can really overcome this challenge, I will give you two my blessings!  My most sincere blessing!

ButterflyDreams drains her glass in one gulp!

 

The table continues to chitchat happily, but everyone’s eyes can’t help glancing over at the door every now and then.  After a while, the door opens, and everyone’s eyes immediately dart towards it.  Greeting them is a round smiling face.  Can you call that a beauty?  LittleRainQingQing scoffs, but she very quickly realizes that it’s just the waitress.

And then, another girl walks in from behind the waitress.

The girl nods politely to the waitress, and while she does, a few strands of hair slides down to her attractive and pearly neck.  When she turns her head, her soft and silky hair reveals a gorgeous face that causes others to skip a beat; her eyes shining like stars.  Her lashes twitch when a tint of shock seems to brush across her eyes, but her facial expression adds further to her brilliance.
ButterflyDreams has already met Wei Wei before, but seeing Wei Wei wearing a soft pink v-neck tight waist floral dress, she is mesmerized by her again.  It takes her a while to stand up and greet her.

“Wei Wei.”

Her greeting sends shockwaves to everyone at the table.  Everyone simply feels that the girl who has just walked in is extremely beautiful, but they did not make the connection to “ReedWeiWei.”  Their minds finally click after hearing ButterflyDreams call her.

 

She’s actually ReedWeiWei?

How can she possibly be ReedWeiWei!?

If she is ReedWeiWei, then the so-called number beauty of Rivers and Lakes……

Everyone coincidentally shifts their gazes to LittleRainYaoYao, and they all feel that she’s——

too ordinary.

Compared to someone so captivating and gorgeous, LittleRainYaoYao’s pure and innocent prettiness suddenly seems too dull and boring.

Furthermore……

Her body shape is far from being comparable.

LittleRainYaoYao is actually also very pretty.  It’s just that because everyone has seen her so many times that there is no more surprise.  There are photos and videos of her on the forum; seeing her in real person actually makes one feel that she looks better in photos; at least her skin looks a lot better in photos.  Therefore, ReedWeiWei, who isn’t wearing any makeup and has never been known as a beauty, immediately attracts everyone’s gazes.

And as a result, everyone feels rather perplexed.  If this girl is ReedWeiWei, how was LittleRainYaoYao able to snatch RealWaterIsScentless from her?

Everyone glances over to RealWaterIsScentless simultaneously.

Men understand the lustful nature of men the most.  When RealWaterIsScentless divorced ReedWeiWei in the game and married LittleRainYaoYao at lightning speed, although other male players from the guild felt that it was a selfish act, they were envious in their hearts.  But seeing ReedWeiWei now, all the other male players at the table can feel that RealWaterIsScentless must be punching himself inside his heart.

 

ButterflyDreams doesn’t stray from watching the reactions from LittleRainYaoYao and RealWaterIsScentless; she presses her lips into a curve in satisfaction and says to the waitress, “Excuse me, please add another seat beside me here.”

She then tells Wei Wei, “Wei Wei, sit here.”

Wei Wei nods and makes her way there.  Her expression is normal, but she speedily assesses the current situation before her in her heart.

In reality, when she received ButterflyDreams’s text indicating the private room that she was in, Wei Wei already sensed something fishy, but she decided to trust her friend and didn’t think otherwise.  She never thought that things would turn out like this the moment she entered.

Wei Wei doesn’t recognize anybody besides ButterflyDreams, but she recalls LittleRainYaoYao’s face.  Since LittleRainYaoYao is here, the identity of the other people becomes obvious.

This must be some City B gathering for Sound of Blue Ocean Tides Pavilion.

But she doesn’t know why they’ve asked her to come.

 

Wei Wei takes a seat beside ButterflyDreams; everybody’s heartbeat seems to settle back in place, but it still feels a bit unreal.  LittleRainQingQing blurts out, “You’re ReedWeiWei?”

Her voice is a bit pitchy.  Wei Wei glances at her, and nods.

“Yes.”

Since she’s here already, she’ll just go with the flow.  Wei Wei nods her head and greets everyone gracefully, “Hello everyone, I’m ReedWeiWei.”

A Slight Smile is Very Charming (微微一笑很倾城) : Part 42

Part 42: Swim……trunks

The afternoon sun shines through the floor to ceiling windows, illuminating the two of them sitting on the hardwood floor beside the bed.

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A Slight Smile is Very Charming (微微一笑很倾城) : Part 41

Part 41: His World

The QA (quality assurance) department is the least technical department in the company compared to others.  The minimal requirement for a position here is to have experience and passion for gaming.  Wei Wei is an expert in online gaming nonetheless, therefore, she is more than qualified for the job.

The job of a QA is rather dull; you may need to converse with the same NPC continuously to see if there are any bugs, or you may need to traverse the same map over and over again……it’s definitely not what outsiders think where you only need to play the game casually and that’s it.

The QA department is scheduled to run a few tests on a major quest today.  Since the department has always been low in manpower, they’re more than happy to accept a helping hand.  The members of the team were originally worried that their Boss’s rumored beautiful girlfriend was only here to pass the time.  Who knew that she only needed to learn the new controls for Dream Voyage 2 and she was off to be a pro?

The manager of the QA department can’t help but feel that he has struck gold; he immediately feels approval towards Wei Wei, his boss’s future wife. Read more

A Slight Smile is Very Charming (微微一笑很倾城) : Part 40

Part 40: The Little Intern

 

It doesn’t matter whether Wei Wei did use her lovely charm or not, or what the process was. In short, on Monday morning, Xiao Nai punctually appears at the foot of Xiao Ling’s building to take Wei Wei to the company together.

Today, Wei Wei is wearing a white blouse paired with a black skirt bottom. The description makes it seem very professional, but that’s not actually the case. The blouse is a bit childish in style. The two sides of the skirt are sewed with folds with a bow strapped around her slender waist. She looks both cute and classy.

By chance, Xiao Nai, also, actually has on a simple white shirt with black pants. With the two of them walking side by side, they look as if they had deliberately wore a couple’s outfit. They look both energetic and relaxed, continuously drawing the gaze of those passing by. Read more

A Slight Smile is Very Charming (微微一笑很倾城) : Part 39

Part 39: I’m too embarrassed >0<

He fixes his shirt and goes outside.

The door closes.  Wei Wei doesn’t even have the strength to go back and sit on the sofa; she slides down with her back against the door and sits on the floor.  With her arms wrapped around her legs, her ears and face are red as she feels restless yet vexed and annoyed at the same time……

It’s a long while later when Wei Wei finally regains her strength and clears her mind from all the mixed emotions.

Wei Wei gets up in a second.  After all, how can she just squat here waiting for him?  That’s too absurd!  No way!  It’s best to hurry and run away.

But when she makes her way to the office’s entrance, she stops. Read more

A Slight Smile is Very Charming (微微一笑很倾城) : Part 38

Part 38: Time to return little by little

The flowers are blooming, it is time to return little by little. (ref: Emperor Qian Liu quote in letter to wife)

Translated into vernacular language — My wife, you’ve been back at your parents’ home long enough, you should return.

Therefore, 7 days later, using an internship as the reason, Wei Wei sets out onto the return path.

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A Slight Smile is Very Charming (微微一笑很倾城) : Part 37

Part 37: Flowers Blooming

The heatwave in City B has gone on for a few days now.  Even when it’s nighttime, the temperature does not go down a degree.

The conference finally ends at 6pm.  YuGong follows Xiao Nai to the office, wanting to tag along for dinner.  After taking a seat on the sofa leisurely, YuGong asks frivolously, “Hey, so you and our department’s beauty are just going to live in two different cities?”

Xiao Nai walks behind to his desk, leans over slightly, and starts typing on his keyboard, “Our relationship is not to that degree yet.  It’s unjustified. What do you want me to do?”

Would you listen to that?!

Those words!  That tone!

It’s finally your turn to be in pain!

YuGong is elated and can’t suppress the joyous feeling, but he carefully restrains himself from revealing it.  The fellow in front of him is too smart, and he still owes him a couple hundred bucks.

“Sigh, this is quite depressing.” YuGong shows his sympathy.  Just as he is about to say “let us two unfortunate people have dinner together,” he sees Xiao Nai shut down his computer and looking like he is about to leave.  YuGong suddenly panics.

“You’re leaving so soon today?”

“Mm.”

“Where are you going?”

“Getting married and having kids.”

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