Volume 3 Comprehensive Film and Television Chapter 97 Cupid's Bracelet
The cruise ship docked, and Yuan Xudong took Zhu Suosuo, Jiang Nansun and Wang Manni off the ship to play for a whole day. Until nightfall, the four of them returned to the cruise ship carrying local specialties and souvenirs.
After entering the exclusive restaurant and handing the special ingredients and tip to the waiter, the four of them chose a seat by the window. Yuan Xudong and Zhu Suosuo sat on one side, while Wang Manni and Jiang Nansun sat on the other side, facing each other.
When the waiter served the special food, a white chef came over, looked at Yuan Xudong, stretched out his hand and said with a smile:
"Hello, sir, how's the food today?"
“Looks great and tastes really good too!”
Yuan Xudong stood up, holding US dollars in his hand and shook hands with the white chef.
"I would like to use the kitchen, is that possible?"
"sure!"
After receiving the US dollars, the white chef smiled and said:
"I won't disturb you and the three ladies from dining. Please enjoy your meal. If you need anything, please feel free to contact me!"
"alright, thank you very much!"
"You're welcome, enjoy your meal!"
After the white chef left, Jiang Nansun ate the food made from the ingredients she had chosen, while looking at Yuan Xudong across from her and asked curiously:
"Yuan Xudong, what do you want to do with the kitchen?"
After taking a look at the slightly curious Jiang Nansun, Yuan Xudong said calmly:
"I'm going to make a bowl of scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Do you want some?"
"fine!"
Thinking that Yuan Xudong was just trying to please her, Jiang Nansun rolled her eyes at him, then turned to look at Wang Manni beside her and said with a smile:
"Manni, the blue diamond on your neck is so beautiful, just like the Heart of the Ocean in the movie. Is it the real Heart of the Ocean?"
Hearing Jiang Nansun say this, without waiting for Wang Manni to respond, Zhu Suosuo, who was sitting opposite her, couldn't wait to say:
"It's definitely not real. Manni, this blue diamond looks relatively small. I looked up information when I was watching the movie. The real Heart of the Ocean costs tens of millions of dollars. Manni can't be that rich, right?"
After glaring at Zhu Suosuo, Jiang Nansun looked at Wang Manni and said embarrassedly:
"Manni, don't mind it. Suosuo is just that carefree. She says whatever she thinks. She doesn't mean anything else!"
"It doesn't matter!"
Wang Manni shook her head slightly, looked down at the dark blue diamond on her neck and explained:
"This is a gift from my boyfriend. I don't know how much it is worth. I'll wear it for two days and return it to him when I get back to Shanghai!"
Hearing Wang Manni say this, Zhu Suosuo couldn't help but asked curiously:
"Why did you return it to him? Don't you like such a beautiful diamond?"
"Of course I like it. Such a beautiful diamond is just like the Heart of the Ocean in the movie. Which woman wouldn't like it?"
Wang Manni glanced at Yuan Xudong who was eating quietly, then looked at Zhu Suosuo and Jiang Nansun and smiled:
"My boyfriend is dating three women at the same time. I plan to break up with him and return everything he gave me, including this Heart of the Ocean diamond!"
"Is he such a scumbag?"
“Ahem…”
"Xudong, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, I choked. Keep your voice down, you scared me!"
"Oh, I see. Drink slowly!"
After patting Yuan Xudong on the back and waiting for him to recover, Zhu Suosuo continued to look at Wang Manni and said indignantly on her behalf:
"Your boyfriend is such a bad guy, it's fine if you don't teach him a lesson, but you still want to return his things?"
Without waiting for Wang Manni to respond, she continued to talk:
"If it were me, I would sell the diamond and get some compensation for mental damages, wouldn't that be good ? Then find two more people to spread the word in his company, and it would be best if we could collect some evidence, such as photos, chat records, etc., and put them online for him to experience what social death is like. If you want to settle it privately, you can also ask him to compensate you. What do you think of my idea?"
"Money, money, money, that's all you know about money!"
Seeing Zhu Suosuo jumping up and down there to encourage Wang Manni to clean herself up, Yuan Xudong poked her head with his finger and said:
"Eat more, talk less!"
"Hate it, I didn't say anything about you, why are you so excited?"
After rolling her eyes at Yuan Xudong, Zhu Suosuo gave Wang Manni a cheering gesture, and then she ate her meal quietly. After glancing at Yuan Xudong and Jiang Nansun, Wang Manni looked at Zhu Suosuo and said with a smile:
"Ms. Zhu, you are so cute, no wonder Mr. Yuan likes you so much!"
"I like him, too!"
Wang Manni picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Zhu Suosuo. She took a sip of red wine, then looked at Yuan Xudong and smiled:
"Mr. Yuan, could you take me to visit the kitchen?"
"no problem!"
"Nan Sun and I want to come too!"
Glancing at Zhu Suosuo who was joining in the fun, Yuan Xudong pinched her cheek and said with a smile:
"The cruise ship is not owned by my family. At most, the two of us can go to the kitchen together for a tour. You and Nansun should go back and have a rest early. When we return to Shanghai, I will give you a surprise, okay?"
"What surprise?"
"Keep it a secret for now, you'll definitely like it!"
"I want to know now, can you tell me?"
"I can tell you now, but after we return to Shanghai, the surprise will be given to Nansun. Are you sure you want to do this?"
"I'm sure, Nansun's is mine, just tell me quickly!"
"Forget it, I'm afraid you'll regret it, so I won't tell you!"
"Come on, whoever regrets is a puppy, just tell me quickly!"
"I bought a large yacht, about 20 meters long. Since you don't want it, I'll give it to Nansun. The name of the boat is Laurel Goddess. What do you think?"
Hearing that Yuan Xudong had bought a large luxury yacht, Zhu Suosuo slightly widened her eyes, hugged his arm and said coquettishly:
"Hate it, why don't you call Suosuohao?"
Glancing at Zhu Suosuo, Yuan Xudong said jokingly:
“Who regrets and who is the puppy?”
Hearing Yuan Xudong making fun of her, Zhu Suosuo immediately hugged his neck and whispered shyly in his ear:
"After Nansun falls asleep, I'll come find you, okay?"
Taking a look at Zhu Suosuo who was trying to seduce him, Yuan Xudong leaned close to her ear and whispered:
"I'm worried about you coming here alone. After Nansun falls asleep, send me a message and I'll pick you up. Just wear the same clothes you wore last time. Got it?"
Without waiting for Zhu Suosuo to continue speaking, Wang Manni put down the cutlery and said:
"Mr. Yuan, I'm full. Can you show me the kitchen?"
After letting Zhu Suosuo sit down to eat, Yuan Xudong glanced at the smiling Wang Manni and said:
"Ms. Wang, it's dinner time now, so the kitchen will be quite busy. Let's go visit later!"
"Thank you, Mr. Yuan!"
"You're welcome, it's my pleasure!"
…
After the meal, Yuan Xudong sent Zhu Suosuo and Jiang Nansun back to their rooms and returned to the restaurant on the 15th floor. Wang Manni was sitting there alone, staring out the window in a daze.
Walking up to her, Yuan Xudong stretched out his hand and said with a smile:
"Ms. Wang, please follow me. I'll take you to visit the kitchen!"
She rolled her eyes at Yuan Xudong and didn't let him hold her hand. Wang Manni raised her neck and said proudly:
"Mr. Yuan, please lead the way and fulfill your second wish quickly. I can't wait to get rid of you!"
"Yeah?"
Glancing at the pretentious Wang Manni, Yuan Xudong smiled and led the way into the kitchen. He said hello to the white chef and took some tomatoes and eggs. Yuan Xudong assisted him while Wang Manni was in charge of cooking. While frying the eggs, she lectured Yuan Xudong:
"This is the best way to cook eggs. The scrambled eggs with tomatoes you ordered is a complete waste of ingredients. It's obvious that it was made carelessly. And you gave them so much tip. You are such a fool with so much money!"
After that, she glanced at Yuan Xudong, and when she saw him cut the tomatoes, she ordered:
"The eggs are ready, put the tomatoes in the pan!"
"No problem, pour it all in?"
"all!"
Seeing Yuan Xudong's clumsy appearance, Wang Manni rolled her eyes at him and said:
"Have you never cooked for yourself?"
“I didn’t have time to cook in my last life, so I don’t need to cook in this life!”
After glaring at Yuan Xudong who was talking nonsense, Wang Manni stir-fried the food for a while. When it was almost done, she turned off the gas stove, poured the scrambled eggs and tomatoes in the pot into a plate, handed it to Yuan Xudong and said with a smile:
"Your second wish has been fulfilled. Do you want to taste it?"
"certainly!"
Taking the scrambled eggs with tomatoes, Yuan Xudong took a bite and said with a smile:
"Wang Manni, other people's fried tomato eggs cost money, but are your fried tomato eggs deadly?"
Seeing Yuan Xudong making fun of her, Wang Manni quickly picked up the chopsticks and took a bite, her face slightly red as she said:
"I'm so busy at work, how can I have time to cook every day? Isn't it just a little more salt?"
After saying that, she reached out to grab the scrambled eggs with tomatoes and said:
"Don't eat it, I'll make another one!"
"It doesn't matter, I just like to eat salty scrambled eggs with tomatoes!"
Reaching out to block Wang Manni, Yuan Xudong finished a full plate of tomatoes and eggs, and after a while, he put down the tableware, took out a souvenir from his pocket, handed it to Wang Manni and said with a smile:
"One wish for one gift. I ate your scrambled eggs with tomatoes, so this gift is for you!"
"I do not want!"
Wang Manni put her hands behind her back, turned her eyes away and refused:
"I'll have to return it to you when I get back to Shanghai. It's such a hassle!"
"Take it, it's not worth much, just a few dozen euros!"
Seeing Wang Manni standing there silently, Yuan Xudong walked up to her, took out her right hand, and helped her put on the Cupid bracelet while saying in a deep voice:
"In ancient Greek mythology, Cupid, the god of love, has two very special arrows, one sharp arrow made of gold, and the other blunt arrow made of lead. Anyone shot by the sharp arrow made of gold will immediately feel the passion of love. On the contrary, anyone shot by the blunt arrow made of lead will feel disgusted with love.
Once, Apollo offended Cupid, the god of love. Cupid shot the arrow of love at Apollo and the blunt lead arrow at Daphne. Daphne immediately became very disgusted with love, but Apollo had already fallen deeply in love with her.
In order to avoid Apollo's pursuit, Daphne fled to the valley and turned into a laurel tree. She could not speak or walk freely, and could only stay rooted there alone for the rest of her life. This is the story of the laurel goddess!
After helping Wang Manni put on the bracelet, Yuan Xudong let go of her right hand and promised:
“Nini, you are my Daphne. I don’t want you to become a laurel tree that can’t speak and has no freedom. This bracelet is your amulet.
I hope that one day in the future, you can take it off and give it back to me. Whenever and wherever you see this bracelet, I will definitely be by your side!"
