Zhao Yijun knew exactly what kind of appearance Liu Yizhou liked her to have, so today she didn’t put on heavy makeup. Instead, she opted for a light, natural look.
After all, Liu Yizhou had once been someone she had poured her heart into loving during her youth. When he saw Zhao Yijun today, he was momentarily transported back to those youthful days.
What you can’t have always seems more precious.
When Liu Yizhou first laid eyes on Zhao Yijun today, he almost felt as if they had returned to their carefree, youthful years.
“Oh, this is the girl who delivers our takeout,” Yi Xian said, giving Ye Shaohua a warning look to prevent her from causing any trouble. “Right, miss?”
Yi Xian’s words immediately reminded Yu Zhehan and the others. “Yeah, she’s the takeout girl.”
Ye Shaohua’s outfit indeed didn’t match the image of someone who would be friends with Liu Yizhou and his circle. Ignoring the fact that her face bore a striking resemblance to Zhao Yijun’s, she could easily pass for a takeout delivery girl.
If Zhao Yijun hadn’t already known about Ye Shaohua’s existence, she might have believed their words.
But even though she knew, she didn’t say anything. Instead, she smiled and ignored Ye Shaohua, inviting everyone to go back to the courtyard to continue their fun.
Seeing that she didn’t press the matter, the others breathed a sigh of relief. No one paid any further attention to Ye Shaohua, instead surrounding Zhao Yijun like stars around the moon as they made their way to the courtyard.
“You’ve delivered the takeout,” Liu Yizhou said, falling behind the group. He gave Ye Shaohua a warning look. “You should leave now.”
His voice was calm, his steps graceful.
Liu Yizhou knew these kinds of women all too well. In the past, there had been others who, after leaving, would try every trick in the book to squeeze more out of him.
But Ye Shaohua was much calmer than he had expected. From start to finish, he had been watching her closely, and she hadn’t even furrowed her brow.
This was not the Ye Shaohua he had come to know. No, it was more accurate to say that she was nothing like the person he had first met.
“I’m just here to return something to you, and the 200,000 yuan,” Ye Shaohua said, handing him two bank cards. “Sorry for the disturbance.”
After making sure Liu Yizhou had taken them, she turned and walked toward the main road, slowly disappearing from his sight.
Liu Yizhou had expected Ye Shaohua to confront him, to make a scene…
He had even been holding his phone, ready to call security, but nothing happened.
She didn’t question him. All she left him with were two bank cards.
One was the card his assistant had given her, and the other… was the card he had once given her.
He should have been relieved that the biggest threat to his relationship with Zhao Yijun had been resolved so easily. Yet, Liu Yizhou felt no sense of satisfaction. Instead, his chest felt heavy, and an inexplicable frustration welled up inside him.
“Why aren’t you coming in?” Yu Zhehan had thought Ye Shaohua was still outside, causing trouble. But when he came out, he saw Liu Yizhou standing there, lost in thought.
Liu Yizhou looked down at the two bank cards in his hand. “She came to give me these.”
It was the money he had spent on her and the breakup fee.
“You’re saying she returned the 200,000 yuan and the breakup fee?” Yu Zhehan had never encountered someone like this before and found it strange. “That Ye Shaohua does have some self-awareness. But wasn’t she almost out of money? How did she manage to return it to you?”
Liu Yizhou was also stunned. He had thought that after spending so much time with him, Ye Shaohua had become vain, casually asking for 200,000 yuan.
But now, thinking back, apart from that 200,000 yuan, he hadn’t spent much on her.
Recently, whenever he passed by a mall, he would often think about how certain clothes would look on her and had bought her several outfits and bags. But she had never worn or taken any of them. They were still at his place.
In the past, he had never bothered to learn about Ye Shaohua’s life. After all, everything he needed was just a word away.
When Ye Shaohua had asked him for the 200,000 yuan, he had been displeased and had looked down on her for it. But after spending some time with her recently, he realized she was someone with a strong sense of self-respect.
If she hadn’t been in a desperate situation, she wouldn’t have asked him for that money.
This was evident from the fact that she would rather wear faded clothes than accept the things he bought for her.
She hadn’t bought anything for herself. So, where had the 200,000 yuan gone?
During the birthday party that evening, he found himself frequently distracted.
When it was time to cut the birthday cake, Zhao Yijun got some cake on her dress. Liu Yizhou handed her a new designer dress to change into, complete with the price tag still attached.
Seeing this, Yi Xian and the others teased him.
They couldn’t help but marvel at how the once-playboy Liu Yizhou had finally been tamed.
In front of others, Zhao Yijun also appeared happy. But when she went into the bathroom alone, her expression changed.
As a woman, she could tell that the dress wasn’t her size. It was a size too small.
It would have fit Ye Shaohua perfectly.
The thought that Liu Yizhou had clothes for her here made Zhao Yijun want to tear the dress to shreds.
…
[Shaohua, Shaohua, how did you figure out these three stocks?!] If they hadn’t been at the company, the dorm leader would have jumped for joy.
She sent Ye Shaohua several frantic messages to express her excitement.
After consulting Ye Shaohua and confirming that the stocks would continue to rise, she invested half of her savings into them.
When the two of them finished their work, the head of their planning department came to see them, looking very pleased. “The two of you, the case you worked on yesterday was selected by the client.”
Having talented newcomers under her would boost her bonus, and the commission from this case was substantial. Naturally, she was thrilled.
With two pieces of good news in a row, the dorm leader was beyond excited.
The company they were interning at was a major enterprise, and even internship spots were highly competitive. If she and Ye Shaohua performed well, they would definitely be offered full-time positions after three months.
For fresh graduates, landing a full-time job at such a company was a dream come true.
“Keep up the good work. At 2 PM, you two will come with me to meet the investors.”
At lunch, the dorm leader was still buzzing with excitement. “Shaohua, why aren’t you more excited? But honestly, this case was mostly your doing.”
“It’s alright,” Ye Shaohua said, putting down her chopsticks after a few bites. The original owner of this body had stomach issues, and eating too much made her uncomfortable.
For someone like Ye Shaohua, who could earn hundreds of thousands in commissions from a single case, this wasn’t particularly thrilling.
At 2 PM, Ye Shaohua and the dorm leader finally met with the head of their planning department.
But the department head’s expression was grim. She glanced at the eager dorm leader and then at the calm Ye Shaohua, her face filled with complexity. “Manager Zhao has taken over this case.”
