Heartthrob, Your Ima Chapter 279: She Didn't Know She Was Jealous

Zhou Yuwen returned to Jinling on the twenty-second, and the joint Christmas and New Year's gala was scheduled for Christmas Eve on the twenty-fourth.

Therefore, before the gala kicked off, a few trivial matters unfolded.

For example, once they caught wind of Zhou Yuwen's return, there was no way Zheng Yanyan and Su Qing would refrain from seeking him out.

In fact, when Zhou Yuwen went to the classroom for his courses on the twenty-third, Zheng Yanyan's figure was already waiting outside by the ti class ended.

Zheng Yanyan did not say a word. She simply stood outside the classroom, gazing longingly at Zhou Yuwen with a pitifully forlorn expression.

She and Chang Hao had recently caused a massive uproar on the school forum.

How could the students in the class possibly not know who Zheng Yanyan was by now?

The mont they caught sight of her figure, whispers broke out across the room.

"Isn't that girl Zhou Yuwen's girlfriend?"

"Didn't they break up? This isn't the first ti she's co to make a scene."

"Sigh, she is actually quite pretty. I don't know why she keeps clinging to Zhou Yuwen."

"Maybe we didn't know before, but isn't it obvious now? She might be pretty, but think about how impressive our Zhou Yuwen is."

Both the girls and the boys in the class were murmuring amongst themselves.

Most of the girls felt that Zheng Yanyan was no longer worthy of Zhou Yuwen and that they should just break up. They firmly believed in keeping benefits in-house, secretly hoping they could date him themselves.

anwhile, the boys felt a pang of sympathy looking at the pitifully distressed Zheng Yanyan outside. Sigh, if only such a girl would act this way for them.

Since Zheng Yanyan had already shown up, Zhou Yuwen could not simply ignore her.

Left with no choice, Zhou Yuwen stepped out of the classroom.

The students inside instantly grew even more eager for gossip, with several even craning their necks to watch.

However, the mont Zhou Yuwen walked out the door, Zheng Yanyan threw herself directly into his arms and began to sob.

"What are they talking about?"

The classmates inside whispered to one another.

They watched as Zhou Yuwen wrapped his arms around Zheng Yanyan and gently patted her head.

In truth, they were not saying anything extraordinary. Zheng Yanyan was simply expressing how much she had missed him these past few days, how she had reflected on a lot of things, and promising that she would obediently listen to him from now on.

She tearfully confessed that she truly could not live without him.

Her eyes blurred with tears as she clutched his arm, looking up at him pitifully.

Zhou Yuwen wiped away her tears and gently replied, "I never asked you to leave ."

"I have just been incredibly busy lately. I wanted so peace and quiet as one person."

"Then..." Zheng Yanyan wanted to say more.

But Zhou Yuwen interrupted, "If I wanted you to leave , why would I still let you live in my apartnt?"

Realizing he had a point, Zheng Yanyan imdiately shut her mouth.

Patiently drying her tears, Zhou Yuwen reminded her, "Finals are coming up soon, and you have several subjects to test on. Your grades have never been great. If you don't start studying seriously, you might not even manage to get your university diploma."

"While I am busy during this period, you should take the opportunity to improve yourself. Just be patient and stay at the apartnt. You even have Lu Lin keeping you company, so what are you worrying about?" Zhou Yuwen said.

Zheng Yanyan pouted and stayed silent. He was right; as long as she was living in his apartnt, she was still his girlfriend. However, with him not being around, she inevitably felt insecure. She swung his hand and asked in a coquettish tone, "Then when are you coming back to stay?"

"I need to be secluded to write novels recently. I really cannot be around won right now," Zhou Yuwen explained.

Zheng Yanyan whimpered softly, feeling miserable. But from her perspective, she firmly believed that Zhou Yuwen had broken up with her because she was too annoying, so she did not dare bother him any further.

She could only ask when his novel would be finished.

Zhou Yuwen replied that it would be soon.

"Little Yan, isn't this nice? You also have your own independent space. Being in a relationship shouldn't an being clingy all the ti. We should fulfill each other," Zhou Yuwen said gently, rubbing Zheng Yanyan's head to guide her thoughts.

However, Zheng Yanyan had learned her lesson this ti. Refusing to listen to Zhou Yuwen's PUA tactics under any circumstances, she simply embraced him tightly around the waist, pressing her head against his chest. "I don't want independent space. I just want to stay by your side. I am not as smart as you, and I don't have your ambition for a career. I am just an ordinary little girl. I only need to be with you every day."

Hearing this, Zhou Yuwen fell into a deep silence. He realized that in his past life, he seed to have completely misunderstood the cause and effect of relationships. Back then, he always thought that as long as he treated Su Qing well enough, they could be together forever and ever.

Facts proved that as long as n had a career, they truly would not lack won by their side.

Conversely, if n had no career, even the won who loved them the most would eventually leave them one day.

Outside the classroom, Zheng Yanyan held Zhou Yuwen for a while longer, attempting to sway his mind with her soft body.

Unfortunately, she did not succeed.

However, this scene was secretly photographed by Li Qiang, who promptly sent it to Chang Hao back in the dormitory.

"Brother Hao, Sister Yan ca chasing after him again. Do you want to co over and teach Old Zhou a lesson? (Grinning)"

Seeing the ssage in the dormitory, Chang Hao remained expressionless, not even bothering to reply.

What could he even say?

He had done everything in his power for Zheng Yanyan, even bearing pressure to debate against many on the forum.

Yet, what was the result?

The result was that the two of them were hugging again.

While he had nearly ended up receiving a disciplinary action.

Chang Hao had firmly decided that he would never interfere with Zheng Yanyan's affairs again.

After hugging him outside for a while, Zheng Yanyan wanted a kiss, which Zhou Yuwen did not refuse. But when she pushed for more, he drew the line, telling her they needed to give each other so space.

Having no other choice, Zheng Yanyan could only go along with him.

She asked, "So, does this an we haven't officially broken up yet?"

"Of course we haven't."

"Then you aren't allowed to date Su Qing." It was glaringly obvious that Zheng Yanyan truly despised Su Qing with a passion.

Zhou Yuwen offered a wry smile and replied, "We haven't even broken up, so how could I date anyone else?"

Only then was Zheng Yanyan satisfied.

And just like that, Zheng Yanyan finally left.

Zhou Yuwen returned to the classroom for his lessons.

When he walked back in, the classmates gave him strange looks. Truth be told, Zhou Yuwen was genuinely an idol of envy for certain boys. Sigh, if only they had a girl clinging to them like that.

Li Qiang hesitated before asking, "Brother Zhou, teach . Tell , how exactly do you make a woman so utterly devoted?"

Jiang Chao answered the question for Zhou Yuwen, exclaiming, "First, you need to have money!"

"Second, you have to be as handso as our Brother Zhou!" another boy chid in.

The room erupted in laughter. Rather than Li Qiang's question, Jiang Chao and the others were actually much more eager to gossip about the current relationship status between Zhou Yuwen and Zheng Yanyan. Had they really broken up?

Li Qiang stood there carefully pondering their answers. He figured that when it ca to looks, Old Zhou was not outrageously handso, and he himself was not ugly either. At worst, he just lacked money.

'But whether I have money or not is sothing the girls don't know.'

'I can just pretend to be rich!'

Having figured this out, Li Qiang stopped trying to flatter Zhou Yuwen and eagerly pulled out his phone, snickering as he started chatting with Sister Hui.

Toward the end of the year, the company's projects certainly piled up. The major Jinling shopping malls were all hosting promotional events. Whether it was exhibition planning or labor outsourcing, every industry desperately needed extra hands.

Zhou Yuwen had already seized control of ninety percent of the labor force in Xianlin University Town. His external labor price might be slightly higher than that of university students in university town, but the stability he provided was unmatched. Clients never had to worry about the safety or background of the part-ti staff; all they had to do was contact his staffing company.

No matter how many people you needed, you just had to state your requirents, and his side would send over the workforce. Clients didn't need to lift a finger for anything else.

Even if a part-ti worker had an unexpected ergency, they could swiftly find a replacent.

This level of service was leagues above the unreliable black interdiaries.

Naturally, all the major shopping malls chose to collaborate with him.

The period around Christmas and New Year's Day marked the largest labor shortage. The hourly wage for part-ti work rose by an average of ten percent, and Zhou Yuwen stood to rake in nearly two hundred thousand yuan during this rush.

When it ca to labor outsourcing, Liu Shuo and Gao Yang were running the show. Liu Shuo had always been rather careless in his approach to work. Even though the company had beco professionalized, he still operated on a strict code of brotherhood.

After starting his relationship with Lu Hui, he placed unwavering trust in her. To be precise, it wasn't exactly about trust—Liu Shuo simply loathed this kind of tedious work. In the past, when Zhou Yuwen handed him tasks, he would force himself to review them and consult his brothers. Now that he had a woman in his life, he naturally dumped it all on Lu Hui.

Although Zhou Yuwen felt this arrangent was sowhat inappropriate, a business of a few hundreds of thousands was not significant enough to warrant his micromanagent. Lu Hui's capabilities were more than sufficient to handle these matters. The only glaring issue was that her moral character remained highly questionable.

Despite clearly being Liu Shuo's woman, she still attempted to seduce Zhou Yuwen whenever she found the chance.

This beca especially apparent after Zhou Yuwen returned from Shanghai. Once she discovered he was a writer pulling in a million yuan monthly salary, the very way she looked at him completely changed.

Over the past few days, Liu Shuo had been reading Zhou Yuwen's novel, grinning from ear to ear every day. He was so engrossed that he even lost interest in enjoying intimate monts with Lu Hui. His admiration for his friend had reached the point where he was completely prostrate in admiration. Whenever he hit a satisfying plot point, he would turn to Lu Hui beside him and declare, "My brother is so badass!"

Lu Hui naturally knew how impressive Zhou Yuwen was, which was exactly why she wanted to try her luck with him once more.

Zhou Yuwen was working in the office, reviewing the part-ti staff arrangent Lu Hui had put together. He inford her that fifty people for this particular mall would definitely not be enough.

"Add another thirty people," he instructed.

"Where?"

Since getting together with Liu Shuo, Lu Hui was no longer lacking money and had started dressing up quite a bit. She was currently wearing a black-and-white bodycon dress paired with nude stockings and a pair of high heels.

Seeing that he had a revision, she hastily leaned in close to look.

The chest of her tight skirt featured a zipper style design. Whether it was intentionally or not, it was pulled halfway down when she ca to see him. As she leaned in, her proximity gave Zhou Yuwen a clear view of her painstakingly squeezed, alluring bosom.

Naturally, Zhou Yuwen refused to look. He deliberately shifted back to maintain his distance and circled the area with a black pen.

"Right here."

"Oh, but their shopping mall only asked for fifty."

"Then initiate communication with them. Add thirty more people, and we can offer them a slight discount on the price, dropping it by five yuan per person. This is to ensure their event's safety. Sister Hui, since Liu Shuo entrusted this to you, you need to step out and look at things from a financial perspective. You are representing our company now, so you should negotiate with them."

Lu Hui kept trying to press herself against him, prompting Zhou Yuwen to simply stand up, pulling back to a safe distance as he spoke.

Hearing his words, Lu Hui actually felt quite comfortable. After all, this was a form of professional acknowledgnt. She nodded, affirming, "Understood."

"Alright, if there is nothing else, you may leave," Zhou Yuwen dismissed her.

"Understood, President Zhou," Lu Hui replied. Right in front of him, she playfully tugged at the zipper on her chest, offering a smile with pursed lips before strutting out.

After Lu Hui left, Zhou Yuwen made a phone call to Gao Yang.

Gao Yang was currently on-site. He was a rather grounded and practical young man who personally led the students during their part-ti gigs. He also held a deep respect for Zhou Yuwen.

Whenever Zhou Yuwen called, he almost always picked up on the first ring. "Hey, Brother Zhou."

Zhou Yuwen asked, "I recall Lu Hui is your senior sister? You're quite familiar with her, right? What kind of person is she?"

Gao Yang hesitated for a mont. A junior male student often harbored a vague sense of affection toward a senior sister, not to ntion that Lu Hui was far from a simple woman.

However, now that Lu Hui had hooked up with Liu Shuo, Gao Yang was not the type to play the hopeless romantic like Chang Hao.

When forced to choose between a woman and his future prospects...

Gao Yang would undoubtedly choose his future prospects.

He could clearly see that Zhou Yuwen was no ordinary person. Leaving aside his expanding business empire, soone who could earn millions just from writing novels was a figure Gao Yang would follow with utter devotion. So, after his brief hesitation, Gao Yang admitted, "Sister Hui is actually quite a nice person. It's just that while studying... her private life was a bit loose."

"Brother Zhou, I don't an to slander Sister Hui, I just..." The mont the words left his mouth, Gao Yang frantically tried to make ands.

Zhou Yuwen cut him off gently. "Alright, I understand what you an."

"If I recall correctly, you are going to start your internship after the new year, right?"

"That's right, Brother Zhou," Gao Yang confird.

"Take so ti to write up a resu and send it to ," Zhou Yuwen offered. "I will simply register your employnt status directly under my company."

"I'll give you a four thousand yuan salary per month, and I'll make sure your five social insurances and one housing fund are paid on ti. Does that work for you?"

Hearing this, Gao Yang was overjoyed. "No problem! Of course there's no problem! Brother Zhou, I swear I will work my hardest!"

By the end of it, Gao Yang's nose tingled with emotion as he eagerly rushed to pledge loyalty to his boss.

Unlike Zhou Yuwen and Liu Shuo, he was about to head out into the real world for his internship. He couldn't possibly do part-ti work forever. Even though he was earning a decent amount trailing after Zhou Yuwen right now, it ca with zero job security. If his family talked about it to others, it wouldn't sound respectable either.

Because of this, Gao Yang had been feeling quite conflicted recently.

On one hand, he couldn't bear to leave a place that was making money so well.

On the other hand, he wanted to listen to his family's advice and find a more stable job.

Zhou Yuwen's offer to register him as a full-ti employee effectively eliminated all his lingering worries.

Furthermore, a monthly salary of four thousand yuan was by no ans a small sum in present-day Jinling.

Gao Yang had always wanted to be Zhou Yuwen's underling, but he had never found the right opportunity.

Now that Zhou Yuwen had presented this offer, it was the perfect opening. Thrilled beyond words, he continuously pledged his loyalty over the phone.

Zhou Yuwen told him there was no need for excess words.

"With the double holidays approaching, the company is incredibly busy right now. Sister Hui is ultimately just a woman, and she has limited ability. If you have the ti, I need you to help supervise things more closely."

The mont Zhou Yuwen said this, Gao Yang instantly understood the underlying ssage. He quickly assured, "Understood. Don't worry, Brother Zhou. There is no way I will let Brother Shuo get taken advantage of."

"Good. With you there, my mind is at ease."

Dressed impeccably in his suit, Zhou Yuwen stood by the window, gazing out at the scenery. He exchanged a few more words with Gao Yang before finally hanging up.

When Zhou Yuwen was not around, the two offices at the university were practically deserted.

But with him present, the office finally began to resemble a proper startup.

The foot traffic steadily increased.

In Zhou Yuwen's specific office, there was Jiang Xinyi, Lu Hui, and two part-ti students hired from the school, who were primarily responsible for the financial accounting and statistics work for his various ventures.

anwhile, the other office was bustling with constant activity.

After all, the second business was a cultural dia company focused on providing etiquette hostesses and exhibition models. The people walking in and out were all gorgeous, tall young won. Their studying might be sub-par, but when it ca to dressing up, they were undeniably stunning. They flowed in and out of the second office in groups of twos and threes.

Whenever they passed by Zhou Yuwen's space, they couldn't resist craning their necks for a second glance. After all, his reputation as a young, successful entrepreneur was entirely well-earned, not just empty boasting.

The regular staff over in the other company primarily consisted of Qu Jing, Chen Wan, and Su Qing. Occasionally, Lu Lin would also drop by to sit for a few hours.

For the past few days, Zheng Yanyan had been clinging tightly to Lu Lin and would tag along to the office. However, she had very little interaction with Zhou Yuwen. At most, they would exchange brief glances. She was utterly terrified of annoying him.

Not long after Lu Hui vacated the room, Su Qing gracefully bounded into Zhou Yuwen's office, clutching a stack of docunts.

Her abrupt entrance startled him.

"Why didn't you knock?" he asked.

Su Qing looked to be in an exceptionally good mood.

To be precise, she had been in high spirits for days now.

Considering Zhou Yuwen and Zheng Yanyan had broken up, how could she possibly be in a bad mood?

Turning a deaf ear to his question, the very first thing she did upon entering was lock the office door behind her.

Then, she proceeded to yank all the curtains shut.

At that mont, there were four people in the outer office area. Jiang Xinyi and Lu Hui were both at their workstations. Watching this unfold, the two part-ti girls exchanged knowing glances, instantly slling the scent of gossip.

As Jiang Xinyi observed the scene, a flicker of curiosity regarding the hurried Su Qing sprouted in her heart.

"Who is that girl? Everything was fine, so why did she suddenly draw the curtains?" one of the part-ti girls whispered.

"You seriously don't know her? She's our boss's ex-girlfriend!" the other girl whispered back.

"Ex-girlfriend?" The first girl raised an eyebrow.

Originally, Jiang Xinyi had a bit of a good impression of Zhou Yuwen. However, knowing he already had a girlfriend, she abruptly suppressed those feelings and didn't dare entertain them further.

But truthfully, having feelings for soone while constantly reminding yourself that it was forbidden was the most agonizing sensation.

Especially now, watching Zhou Yuwen about to get intimate with another girl behind closed doors, Jiang Xinyi's mood plumted even further. On her desk, the cartoon boy printed on her mug seed to be grinning mockingly at her.

An inexplicable surge of irritation washed over her.

'Scummy man, it's a good thing I didn't actually fall for you!'

'Hmph!'

With that thought, Jiang Xinyi aggressively shoved the succulent pot plant on her desk in front of the mug, blocking it from view.

It was incredibly strange. Logically speaking, whatever Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing were doing in that office had absolutely nothing to do with her.

So why was she feeling so restless and thoroughly annoyed?