Chapter 286: Chapter 286
Jonah Reagan pursed his lips, his gaze deep and murky, and sighed softly, supporting her to steady her stance. "If you’re still willing to listen to me, just withdraw for now. Ying Jiu is just a troublemaker. Let’s avoid the conflict for now."
Chen Tian was utterly confused. "I..."
"Don’t worry," Jonah Reagan’s voice was deep. "I’ll find a way to bring you back."
He had seniority within the association, so there was still room for recovery after discussing with Pei Xizhou.
"As for the formula, just give her those discarded ones. She never said it definitely had to be the real perfume formula."
What Jonah Reagan said made sense.
Chen Tian gathered herself together and nodded vigorously, "Okay!"
Rong Zhi’s retest was held at the usual association workplace, and other perfumers were present. Knowing she would undergo an assessment, they curiously gathered around to watch.
There were still twenty bottles of perfume, all displayed in front. This time, there was no need to record; she could just state the ingredients directly.
Without a time limit, Rong Zhi waited for Pei Xizhou to announce the start, then picked up the first bottle of perfume.
The scent at her nose was sweetly overwhelming and fragrant. She accurately and perfectly named all the ingredients, and then moved on to the next. She refreshed her nostrils with fresh air occasionally, but aside from that, it only took her about ten minutes to smell all the perfumes.
After the assessment, Pei Xizhou’s gaze towards her resembled a tiger spotting prey, bright and shining.
Rong Zhi suddenly felt that the roles had reversed earlier, and now she was the animal in the zoo, being surrounded by other perfumers.
"Correct on all counts, full marks." Tang Qie wrote down the score on the board and handed it to Pei Xizhou.
Pei Xizhou’s voice carried apparent delight, "Two assessments, both full marks. Truly worthy of being a child of the Ying Family!"
A perfumer exclaimed.
Tang Qie had a positive impression of Rong Zhi, especially with such great talent. She was only nineteen according to the records, with boundless prospects ahead.
The corners of his mouth rarely lifted in a soft curve, and he spoke warmly, "Full marks indeed. She scored full marks in the previous exam as well, this one was a retest."
Perfumer: "Huh? Then why a retest?"
Tang Qie simply explained the reason.
The perfumer was so shocked that their mouth was agape, "Oh my, so she’s Vice President Ying’s daughter!"
The crowd was at a loss, unsure what to say, and could only gather around Rong Zhi, bombarding her with questions.
Pei Xizhou took the opportunity to get to know the young talent.
So when Jonah Reagan arrived at the workplace, he found the alluring and gorgeous youth being surrounded and receiving the treatment meant for Chen Tian.
His complexion slightly changed, and he pursed his lips tightly.
At night, Rong Zhi finished her washing up and sat on the bed, holding her phone.
WeChat displayed work files, and she swiftly flipped through them, replying to Bai Tingxun before starting to dry her hair.
The bangs on her forehead had grown long enough to cover her eyes. Without Bai Su helping her tie her hair for the past couple of days, she had been casually pinning it up herself, but the front couldn’t be tied and fell to the sides, often dropping at any moment.
Maybe she should go for a haircut tomorrow, just trim the bangs.
Having made up her mind, Rong Zhi grabbed the hairdryer and on her way back, she glanced out the window, stopping in her tracks to lift the curtain.
Outside her window was a small terrace, below was the castle lawn, and further ahead, a field of fragrant plants was in full view. Beside the flower field, two figures stood side by side.
Though it was blurry, upon careful discernment, it seemed to be Bai Su and Ying Ji.
It’s nighttime, why are both of them not sleeping and hanging around outside?
Not thinking much of it, she continued to dry her hair.
Just as she was about halfway done, the back of her neck suddenly felt warm, and a familiar voice burst into her ear, accompanied by a faint minty scent, spread across every inch of her space.
Immediately following, her hand felt empty.
She turned a bit, and the man’s cool lips brushed her ear as Bai Su slightly inclined his head to avoid bumping her like in the morning.
He carried a smile, his peach blossom eyes curved.
Rong Zhi nudged his shoulder, stepped back two paces and sat down on the chair.
Rong Zhi wanted to ask him what he had been discussing with Ying Ji, but meeting his captivating gaze made her rethink.
Bai Su adjusted the dryer to the right setting; Rong Zhi always used hot air, which could easily harm the scalp.
Once ready, he began drying her hair.
Amid the whirring of the dryer, the man’s voice was hard to discern.
"Discussing the wedding, Uncle asked me when we plan to get married. I said there’s no rush, since you aren’t twenty yet, perhaps we can get engaged first and have the wedding once you come of age."
She suspected she heard wrong.
Why would Ying Ji talk to him about these things?
Reading her confusion, once her hair was nearly dry, Bai Su turned off the dryer and crouched before her, meeting her gaze.
"Uncle came to ask me directly. He said if you agree, he can announce it at New Year."
Rong Zhi crossed her arms and furrowed her brows, "It’s too early."
He Songzhi had just passed away not long ago...
In any case, it’s not the time right now.
Bai Su clasped her cold fingertips, smiling brightly at Rong Zhi. "I think so too; that’s why I politely declined Uncle."
Actually, his reply wasn’t like that; it was unnecessary to share the specifics and burden Rong Zhi.
Rong Zhi felt something was amiss but couldn’t pinpoint it, so before Bai Su spoke next, she leaned back to take a lollipop from the drawer and pressed it to Bai Su’s lips, swiftly nudging at his teeth to push it in. Newest update provided by novel⸺fire.net
The tangy and sweet strawberry flavor bloomed on his tongue as Bai Su instinctively held it. His cheek was puffed, paired with his dazed expression, both cute and soft.
Rong Zhi’s slim lips curved as she mimicked his force and pinched his cheek, "Eat more sugar to replenish blood."
He pulled the pink lollipop from his mouth and laughed silently.
With a twist of his wrist, he pushed the candy to Rong Zhi’s lips.
Raising a brow, he rested his chin in hand and watched her. "Does it taste good?"
Expressionless, Rong Zhi bit the candy, "..."
She leisurely rotated the lollipop.
A shallow voice, sudden coolness, with perfect fox eyes dark and cloudy, brewing some hostility.
Bai Su blinked, suddenly lifted his face, and placed his sharp jaw into her palm, vaguely speaking a few words before grinning widely, "The little Baisu has it now, let it pinch."
Rong Zhi quietly stared at him.
Bai San returned online and reached out, gently cradled her wrist, leading her fingers to pinch various shapes on his face.
Touching his face felt nice, but Rong Zhi couldn’t help but click her tongue and released her hand.
Bai Su’s delicate, fair cheeks bore faint fingerprint marks.
"Does little Baisu want to pinch more?"
He coaxingly whispered by her ear, tempting her.
If Rong Zhi was a cool and aloof immortal from the cloud, then he was the seducer enticing immortals into mischief.
Their roles quickly reversed.
She thought she was already shameless enough.
Unexpectedly, Bai Su was even more shameless.
Amid the breaths mingled with a minty freshness.
Rong Zhi scoffed amidst her daze and slapped his forehead, pushing him away, "Such a rustic vibe, don’t come near me."
Bai Su’s eyes widened slightly, his tongue lightly biting within his mouth, unwillingly snuggling close to her, playfully mussing her newly arranged hair, "Let’s be rustic together."