"Senior Sister Jiang, please don't say that about . We are six of one, half a dozen of the other," Zhou Yuwen said. He did not discuss his own relationship status with Jiang Xinyi, but instead spoke about other matters while smiling.
Hearing this, Jiang Xinyi naturally refused to admit it. "Who is six of one, half a dozen of the other with you? It's not like I'm a scummy woman," she retorted.
"You're not a scummy woman? You tornted my beloved Teacher You into such a state, and you're still not scummy?" Zhou Yuwen asked.
At the ntion of You Changjin, Jiang Xinyi's expression dimd slightly. Even though nothing had happened between her and You Changjin, they had dated after all. It was normal for girls to have acted foolishly while studying. Perhaps while they were dating, Jiang Xinyi did not think there was anything strange about being in a relationship with You Changjin, but once they broke up, the more she thought about it, the more unfathomable it felt.
'What was I thinking back then?'
'Why did I date him?'
Zhou Yuwen had hit her sore spot. Jiang Xinyi defended herself, "We had a normal relationship and a normal breakup. How is that scummy?"
Zhou Yuwen retorted, "Any drastic breakup is scummy."
"And honestly, if I were Teacher You, I would never have dated you," Zhou Yuwen added.
"?" Jiang Xinyi's eyes revealed deep curiosity.
Zhou Yuwen explained that all relationships were mutual. Teacher You might have done so things incorrectly, but his intentions had been good. However, as a girlfriend, she had been unqualified.
"As far as I know, you two dated for half a year, and he didn't touch a single finger of yours."
"Is there sothing wrong with that?" Jiang Xinyi frowned, thinking to herself, 'Does being in a relationship an I have to let you touch ?'
Zhou Yuwen stated that it was absolutely wrong.
"A relationship is fundantally about two people attracting each other and wanting to go a step further. If you didn't want to go a step further, why date at all? Wouldn't it have been better to just be friends? Both of you could have stayed in a relatively comfortable position."
Jiang Xinyi protested, "That's exactly what I thought from the start!"
"Then why did you date Teacher You?"
"He was the one who pursued ."
"And you agreed just because he pursued you?"
"I..."
Jiang Xinyi was temporarily choked on her words by Zhou Yuwen, not knowing what to say.
Zhou Yuwen pressed his advantage, telling Jiang Xinyi that physical interaction between couples was essential. Holding hands, kissing, and regulating dopamine in the body were simply basic physiological needs.
"So since you beca Teacher You's girlfriend but failed to fulfill your obligations as a girlfriend, aren't you scummy?"
Jiang Xinyi thought for a mont and said, "Fine, I admit that interaction in a relationship is essential. But you can't deny that a relationship isn't just about physical interaction; it also requires spiritual resonance. And I just didn't feel that way about You Changjin."
"You agreed to be with Teacher You even without feeling that way, isn't that considered scummy?" Zhou Yuwen asked bluntly.
"I!" Jiang Xinyi imdiately got wrapped up in it, utterly speechless for a mont.
Combined with the fact that during the ti since her breakup with You Changjin, a bunch of people had been persuading her about what a good guy Little You was, being slightly PUA'd by Zhou Yuwen really got to her.
She started to feel confused.
'It seems I really am quite scummy.'
Seeing that the ti was right, Zhou Yuwen declared, "Therefore, we are six of one, half a dozen of the other. I might even be a bit better than you. At the very least, I can guarantee that when I date, it's because I have feelings for them. You're different; you're fine with just anyone, even without any feelings. Scummy woman!"
"Nonsense!" Jiang Xinyi blurted out.
Zhou Yuwen froze, looking at Jiang Xinyi in disbelief. His expression seed to say, 'My gentle and generous Senior Sister Jiang is actually swearing.'
Jiang Xinyi blushed slightly as well. "At the very least, I wasn't fickle while I was dating your Teacher You," she defended.
"Well, I wasn't fickle either," Zhou Yuwen replied.
"Then what were you doing in the office just now?"
"We were discussing business. Su Qing ca to
to reimburse for equipnt. Oh, right, take this to get your signature," Zhou Yuwen said, handing over the reimbursent form Su Qing had left behind to Jiang Xinyi.
Jiang Xinyi took the reimbursent form and glanced at it, confirming it was indeed official business, but she found it strange. "If you were discussing proper business, why were you pulling the curtains?"
"Uh, Sister Xinyi, I don't think that really matters."
"Why do you care so much about this?" Zhou Yuwen asked, looking at Jiang Xinyi.
Jiang Xinyi felt a bit guilty under Zhou Yuwen's gaze and stood up. "Then I'll go handle the remittance first."
With that, she prepared to flee.
"Co back, there's sothing else," Zhou Yuwen called out, stopping her.
Jiang Xinyi turned her head, staring at Zhou Yuwen with a suspicious look.
Instead, she saw Zhou Yuwen smiling as he asked, "Are you free tonight? I'm treating you to a al."
"???"
Jiang Xinyi paused, her expression growing even more suspicious. She narrowed her eyes. "Showing undue courtesy for no reason bodes ill!"
"What are you saying? Can't a boss care for subordinates?"
"Give
a break, it's not like I don't know you, Zhou the Exploiter." Jiang Xinyi let out two very disdainful hums. She thought for a mont and added, "Hey, I'm warning you, no matter what, I'm still your teacher's ex-girlfriend. Don't have any improper thoughts about ."
"You can rest easy then. I have no interest in an older woman."
"???"
"Are you asking for a death wish, Zhou Yuwen?!"
Jiang Xinyi instantly beca displeased, raising her small fists, wanting to hamr Zhou Yuwen.
Zhou Yuwen dodged away chuckling and pleaded, "Hey, Sister Xinyi, don't start."
"The words might be unpleasant, but it's the truth!"
"Get lost!"
Jiang Xinyi was furious, scowling coldly at Zhou Yuwen. "I'm only twenty-four! How am I an obasan?"
"Sigh, I was just afraid you'd overthink things!" Zhou Yuwen hurriedly explained. Seeing that Jiang Xinyi was genuinely angry, he continued, "I just ant that there is too big an age gap between us, and I know it's impossible. Alright, alright, Sister Xinyi, don't be mad. In my heart, I really think you're very beautiful. Truly, prettier than my girlfriend."
"Shut up!" Jiang Xinyi grew even angrier the more she listened. If soone else had said those words, she would definitely be happy, but Zhou Yuwen's girlfriend was Zheng Yanyan!
Jiang Xinyi knew she was beautiful.
But she didn't have the confidence to engage in a beauty contest with an eighteen-year-old school beauty.
Hmph!
This Zhou Yuwen!
The more she looked at him, the more displeasing he seed.
She never should have joked around with him like that!
'Now I've only ended up hurting myself!'
Jiang Xinyi hamred Zhou Yuwen's shoulder twice. Zhou Yuwen, however, smilingly caught her small fists and said, "Sister Xinyi, please don't be angry."
"I'll treat you to a hot pot restaurant tonight. You'll definitely love it!"
Jiang Xinyi kept a straight face. "Tell
what it's about first."
"It's like this..."
"I won't help."
"Damn it, I haven't even said anything yet!"
"I just won't help!"
"Then forget it. Saves
a hot pot al," Zhou Yuwen said.
"Do you think I cherish this hot pot al of yours?" Jiang Xinyi held her small head high, looking incredibly haughty.
Without even finishing listening, she turned and walked away.
As she left, she didn't forget to hamr Zhou Yuwen one more ti.
Zhou Yuwen called out, "Hey! Sister Xinyi, it's just a piece of cake for you."
"I won't help even if it's a piece of cake!"
"This hot pot restaurant is incredibly delicious. Most people can't even find it!"
"I still won't help!"
Jiang Xinyi was very stubborn.
But her stubbornness didn't last long.
She just liked seeing Zhou Yuwen be snubbed.
After coming out of Zhou Yuwen's office, It didn't take long before she sent him a ssage: "What is it? Speak."
"?"
Zhou Yuwen sent a question mark.
"Didn't you say you wouldn't help?"
"Are you going to say it or not?" Jiang Xinyi was speechless.
"Oh, right!"
Zhou Yuwen: It's like this. I've been thinking about buying a villa in Jinling recently. I've never bought one before, and my Sister Xinyi is from a wealthy family after all, so I wanted to know if you had any recomndations (Baring Teeth Emoji).
When it ca to villas, the situation is quite complex. If he didn't know Jiang Xinyi, Zhou Yuwen might just buy one randomly, but since he did know her, referring to others' opinions was always the right move.
"You want to buy a villa?"
Jiang Xinyi didn't recomnd that Zhou Yuwen buy a villa.
Zhou Yuwen was just one person. At most, he would bring his girlfriend. A villa was too big, making cleaning inconvenient, and he would have to hire a nanny.
Jiang Xinyi suggested he buy a small room.
It would be comfortable to live in alone.
"My mom knows the boss of Lanting Real Estate. If you want to buy, I can ask her to pick out a good apartnt layout for you."
"..."
"Do you want to or not? Properties in Lan Ting are quite hard to buy in Jinling. Don't think you can just buy one because you have money." Jiang Xinyi didn't know that Zhou Yuwen already owned a place in Lan Ting. After all, she wasn't that familiar with him before.
And it wasn't like Zhou Yuwen would go around telling everyone he t that he owned a big flat in Lan Ting.
"Sister Xinyi, I'm so sad."
"What are you sad about?"
"You don't understand
at all."
Jiang Xinyi: "???"
"No, why would I understand you?"
Zhou Yuwen: "I already have a house in Lan Ting (Smile Emoji)"
Jiang Xinyi:
"A small room?" Zhou Yuwen: "A big flat."
Jiang Xinyi: "Not bad, you nouveau riche!"
"You don't understand
at all. I'm too sad."
Zhou Yuwen sent Jiang Xinyi a few very sad emojis.
This amused Jiang Xinyi so much that she covered her mouth and snickered at her workstation. She pouted, thinking to herself, 'It's not like I'm your girlfriend, why should I understand you?'
Still, the doggy emoji he sent was pretty funny.
She added it all to her collection.
Then, Jiang Xinyi told Zhou Yuwen that since he already had a house, he shouldn't buy another one. Villas were genuinely a hassle.
Zhou Yuwen replied that it wasn't that bad.
"Dostic housing prices should be in a rising period right now. The money I have on hand is just sitting there doing nothing. I figured if there's a suitable one, I'll just buy a set first. It's fine to treat it as an investnt."
Seeing that Zhou Yuwen had such careful planning, Jiang Xinyi said, "You did indeed make one million this month, but you can't guarantee you'll make one million every month."
"If you buy a villa, it will cost at least five million."
"My royalty for this month was four million..."
Playing on her phone at her workstation, Jiang Xinyi's small mouth parted slightly. Writing novels was this lucrative for making money?
The two chatted for a while longer. Jiang Xinyi advised Zhou Yuwen against investing all his money in real estate, but Zhou Yuwen told her that the only reason his earnings were exposed was because he made one million this month. It didn't an he wasn't making money before.
He had already earned quite a lot previously.
How much?
He definitely couldn't say.
"Forget it. I figure you can't help much anyway." After chitchatting with Jiang Xinyi for a bit and seeing that she had no intention of helping, Zhou Yuwen decided to drop it.
"I never said I wouldn't help!"
Jiang Xinyi replied directly. In 2013, the wealthy had actually already begun their layout. Without proper connections, one really might not be able to find a good location. So, Jiang Xinyi asked Zhou Yuwen if he had a preferred property in mind, and she would help him ask around.
Zhou Yuwen said, "Sowhere around the university town."
"Blue Bay is quite nice."
"I'll ask for you."
Jiang Xinyi naturally went to ask her own mother.
Liu Jing actually did know the developer of Blue Bay. They could be considered friends, but she found it strange—why was her daughter asking about this?
"I'm not the one asking. It's your destined person asking."
"?" Liu Jing was puzzled.
"Zhou Yuwen is asking."
"What is he asking about this for?"
"To buy, duh."
"He wants to buy a villa? Does he have enough money on hand?" Liu Jing asked curiously.
"Heh. He said he rely earned one million this month, not that he only has one million. From what he's implying, having tens of millions in cash isn't a problem for him (Eye Roll Emoji)."
Hearing this, Liu Jing exclaid in surprise, "Look at him, and then look at you. I tell you to work hard and you don't. Now such a good guy has been snatched away by soone else, right? (Cursing Emoji)"
"(Eye Roll Emoji) (Eye Roll Emoji) (Eye Roll Emoji)"
"I'll ask for you."
"Heh, now that you know it's about Zhou Yuwen, you suddenly care?"
Liu Jing ignored Jiang Xinyi and called Zhou Yuwen directly.
Five minutes later, she told Jiang Xinyi, "I've spoken with your Yuwen. The Blue Bay project was developed by your Uncle Liu. They still have two detached houses left over. The price might be a bit steep, but the location is truly excellent. You go straight over there with Yuwen in a bit."
"Why are you contacting Zhou Yuwen privately?! I was the one who asked you, okay?"
"Isn't it the sa?" Liu Jing didn't understand.
"The human sentint involved is completely different!"
"What kind of human sentint do you have? (Pout)" Liu Jing was incredibly dismissive.
Jiang Xinyi felt a bit angry. Zhou Yuwen had just promised to treat her to hot pot earlier. She wondered if that offer still stood.
Despite Jiang Xinyi's stubbornness just now, she was secretly a foodie. How could she possibly say she didn't want to eat hot pot?
Mainly, Zhou Yuwen's personality genuinely clicked with hers. Jiang Xinyi found it very comfortable to be around him. She felt that spending ti with him was even more enjoyable than her Mongolia trip.
Previously, Jiang Xinyi had thought about going on a trip to clear her mind. However, after leaving, she realized that she still felt sowhat miserable inside.
After all, she had reached the age.
In the past, she only cared about studying and never really thought about being lonely or anything like that.
During her last trip to Mongolia, seeing couples flying in pairs, with others traveling with their boyfriends, Jiang Xinyi unexpectedly began to feel that her solitary state was turning dull. Even eating lamb skewers in Inner Mongolia had lost its flavor.
But when she was with Zhou Yuwen, even eating a simple bowl of duck blood vermicelli soup made her very happy.
Therefore, deep down, Jiang Xinyi was actually quite full of expectation for Zhou Yuwen to take her out for hot pot this ti.
This brat, even though he wasn't a Jinling local, Knew more spots around the city than she did.
He even claid that the hot pot he was bringing her to this ti would definitely be delicious.
Jiang Xinyi really found herself looking forward to it.
As it was winter, eating hot pot was perfectly suitable.
Co to think of it, she hadn't had hot pot in quite a while.
The more she thought about it, the more her craving grew.
She had originally planned to do Zhou Yuwen this favor, smoothly turning it into an opportunity for him to treat her to hot pot.
Who could have expected my old mother to be so active.
To actually bypass her and contact Zhou Yuwen directly.
Later on, Liu Jing even dealt Jiang Xinyi another blow:
"Since he already has a girlfriend, you shouldn't have wild thoughts."
Jiang Xinyi was furious and imdiately sent her mother an eye roll emoji.
Then, she reached out to Zhou Yuwen: "Did my mom contact you?"
"Yeah. We'll head straight there after getting off work," Zhou Yuwen replied.
Hearing Zhou Yuwen say this, Jiang Xinyi breathed a sigh of relief.
It seed the hot pot was still on the nu.
She sent an OK emoji to Zhou Yuwen.
There was still an hour left before getting off work.
Thinking about having hot pot after work, Jiang Xinyi actually beca sowhat absent-minded.
Sigh, this was the first ti she ever felt ti passing by so slowly.
Finally, the ti ca to get off work. The other colleagues hurriedly started packing up their belongings, preparing to leave.
At this mont, Zhou Yuwen also grabbed his jacket and walked out of his office.
Jiang Xinyi was already fully prepared. Seeing Zhou Yuwen erge, she quickly stood up.
"We're heading out, boss."
The part-ti staff all bid their farewells one by one.
Lu Hui had left half an hour early, ntioning she needed to handle checking out the part-ti students. She was rarely in the office.
Zhou Yuwen was already used to it.
He said his goodbyes to the rest of the part-ti staff.
The employees were actually ready to go long ago, so after saying bye to the boss, they naturally rushed out first.
Zhou Yuwen followed behind them. Seeing that Jiang Xinyi was still standing by her workstation, he simply gave her a slight nod and walked out on his own.
"Zhou Yuwen!" Jiang Xinyi grew upset seeing that Zhou Yuwen actually didn't call for her.
Zhou Yuwen turned around, looking at Jiang Xinyi with a suspicious expression.
Jiang Xinyi felt too embarrassed to bring up the hot pot, so she instead asked, "Um, didn't you say we were going to look at the villa together?"
"Oh right. I just got in touch with Boss Liu again. It's too late today, so I scheduled it for tomorrow. I can just go by myself tomorrow. In any case, I still have to thank you, Sister Xinyi. I really didn't expect Auntie to call
personally," Zhou Yuwen said with a smile.
"..."
Jiang Xinyi was left speechless for a mont.
Seeing her strange expression, Zhou Yuwen asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
At this point, under normal circumstances, Jiang Xinyi should have just chosen leaving without a trace.
The problem was, she had already been dreaming about hot pot for an entire hour!
She genuinely wanted to go eat!
Of course, she could go eat alone.
But, eating hot pot as one person?
Was that really appropriate?
So, Jiang Xinyi held it in for a long while before asking, "Did you, perhaps, forget sothing?"
"What?" Zhou Yuwen truly couldn't recall.
"Hot pot! Burning bridges, are we?! Didn't we agree that helping out ant you'd treat
to hot pot!?"
"Huh?" Zhou Yuwen looked at Jiang Xinyi in utter surprise. "Wait, Sister Xinyi, didn't you say you don't cherish it?"
"I don't cherish it, but you can't just not treat , right?" Jiang Xinyi's cheeks were slightly red.
Zhou Yuwen looked at Jiang Xinyi in this state.
He thought for a mont. "Oh, in that case, I insist on not treating you."
"???"
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