Chapter 224: Chapter 202: Do You Hate Me?
Qiao Yuxian hung out with Zhao Meng and the others almost every day before their internship started.
Zhao Meng interned with her.
Zhou Yunbing and Han Yangliu worked in their own family businesses, giving them relatively more freedom.
However, worrying that Qiao Yuxian and Zhao Meng would have no time after starting their internships, the four of them got together every day before that.
Even if it was just for an hour, it was still a gathering.
Besides meeting up with them, Qiao Yuxian also brought Lu Mengyi and Shang Yue out to play.
Lu Mengyi took her to climb a mountain, letting her experience the peril of over seven thousand steps. She led them on a shopping spree for half the afternoon plus four hours in the evening.
She let them experience the joy of shopping.
Lu Mengyi and Shang Yue were not people who enjoyed shopping.
The two grew up together and never shopped for more than an hour.
When they wanted to buy something, they always had precise targets, going directly to get it, and leaving once they were done.
Completely different from Qiao Yuxian’s way of not skipping a single store.
By the end, Lu Mengyi was basically fine.
Only Shang Yue’s usually cold face looked somewhat collapsed.
A face that had been cold for over twenty years suddenly looked exhausted, like a frost-damaged eggplant, wilted...
When the three of them separated at the end.
Lu Mengyi looked at Qiao Yuxian and said, "I’m traumatized from going out with you."
Hearing her words, Qiao Yuxian laughed and said, "Same here."
Lu Mengyi also smiled, seeing the driver finally load all their purchases into the car, she said, "This is the first time I’ve bought so many things at once."
"Don’t worry, there’ll be many more times in the future." Qiao Yuxian said.
Lu Mengyi laughed again but didn’t dare to respond to that, saying, "I’m off."
Qiao Yuxian nodded, watching her get into the car. As she rolled down the window, she took a few steps forward, standing by the window and said, "Miss Lu."
"Hm?" Lu Mengyi looked at her.
"You are wonderful and outstanding." Qiao Yuxian said, her eyes bright as she looked at her, "You’ve never lost to anyone."
Shang Yue glanced back at her from the passenger seat.
He looked wilted, with no spirit left in his eyes.
Lu Mengyi sat in the car looking at her, her cool expression slightly startled, she paused and smiled, "But Gu Yanjing still didn’t choose me."
Qiao Yuxian looked at her in silence for a couple of seconds and asked, "That persistent?"
"Yes." Lu Mengyi admitted, "I’ve liked him for over twenty years. It’s not something you can just let go of."
Qiao Yuxian suddenly didn’t know what to say.
Seeing her purse her lips in silence, Lu Mengyi asked, "Do you hate me?"
Qiao Yuxian blinked her eyes and asked, "Why would I hate you?"
Lu Mengyi looked at her and said nothing.
Qiao Yuxian asked again, "Then do you hate me?"
Lu Mengyi seriously thought for a moment and said, "No, I don’t."
Qiao Yuxian laughed, "You don’t hate me, why should I hate you."
Lu Mengyi looked at her.
She felt that Qiao Yuxian had a kind of innate energy that made people like her.
She didn’t hate her, she even liked her a little.
But liking her didn’t conflict with not being able to let go of Gu Yanjing.
At least she really couldn’t let go right now.
"Miss Lu, I think there’s something you said that isn’t quite right." Qiao Yuxian leaned on the car window, her eyes curving into a smile as she looked at Lu Mengyi, "Not being able to be with the one you love just means there wasn’t that fate or sentiment between you, it doesn’t mean you lost. There’s no winning or losing in this."
Lu Mengyi looked at her for a while longer, finally saying, "Alright. Got it."
Qiao Yuxian smiled at her, stood up straight, took two steps back and said, "Goodbye. Once I get my intern salary, I’ll invite you out again."
"Okay. I’ll wait for it then." Lu Mengyi said.
"Alright."
After seeing Lu Mengyi off, Qiao Yuxian glanced at Shang Chen, who was standing like a post nearby.
Seeing her look over, Shang Chen immediately prepared to start the car.
Qiao Yuxian walked over to the car with him, suddenly saying a few steps later, "Shang Chen, do you think it’d be better if I or Lu Mengyi were to be with your Mr. Gu?"
Late at night, Shang Chen looked at her as if he’d seen a ghost.
Seeing him silent, Qiao Yuxian asked, "Why aren’t you saying anything?"
Shang Chen looked at her again, still staying silent.
Qiao Yuxian pressed, "It’s okay, say it. If you say something I don’t like, we can just have a fight."
Shang Chen: "......If you want to fight, just say so."
Then he added, "You."
"Hm?" Qiao Yuxian looked at him in surprise.
Shang Chen glanced at her again, simply said five words, "You. Mr. Gu is happy."
Qiao Yuxian tilted her head to look at him, then after a while, laughed and said, "Gu Yanjing’s happiness is Gu Yanjing’s happiness, your distaste is your distaste, right?"
Shang Chen let out a light snort, awkwardly saying, "You’re always at odds with me."
"You’re the one who bullied those plants first." Qiao Yuxian said in a bland tone.
Shang Chen frowned, seriously and coldly emphasized, "I was protecting them."
Qiao Yuxian: "......"
Brother, your protection made the plants give up their lives!
...
The two reached the car, Shang Chen opened the back door, Qiao Yuxian just about to get in, when she suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice.
The voice was drunk, the words were slurred.
"Stop pretending to be reserved. When you poured the wine just now, your legs brushed against mine, came out crying and said I misunderstood. Isn’t it about wanting more money? Rest assured, I’ll satisfy you."
Qiao Yuxian looked up.
Shang Chen also looked over.
It was Dong Qian.
His car was parked just one car apart from theirs.
In the night, Dong Qian’s face was flush red, his expression hazy, pulling a woman’s arm to stop her from leaving.
The woman wore a restaurant uniform, hair in a bun, trying her best to keep her head down, not wanting anyone to see her face.
Qiao Yuxian could only vaguely hear the woman’s voice, tinged with fear and sobs.
"I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I really didn’t mean to, I really accidentally bumped into you. I still have a child to support at home, I can’t go with you. My child is still waiting for me at home."
Dong Qian gripped her arm tightly, his voice becoming more disgustingly repulsive: "It’s not by accident that you’re wearing such a short skirt, not by accident that you work here, isn’t wearing these clothes just to get someone’s patronage? Already have a child, stop pretending to be pure."
The woman kept her head down, her voice small, afraid to be noticed, softly pleading, "Boss, I really didn’t. Please let me go. I’m begging you to let me go."
Dong Qian came out with five or six people.
These people surrounded them by the car.
Qiao Yuxian looked at them across the car. When locking eyes, Dong Qian’s people gave her a mind-your-own-business look.
But when they saw Shang Chen, their expressions clearly stiffened, showing fear.
Dong Qian tugged the woman toward the car, "Alright, I’ll let you go, after tonight I’ll let you go."
He pulled her toward the car, the woman struggled desperately, hands braced on the car door, refusing to get in.
Initially, the woman didn’t dare to make a sound, afraid of being noticed, not wanting to stir up trouble. Seeing her pleas had no effect, she started to shout.
But as soon as she shouted out, Dong Qian’s men covered her mouth.
Pushing her into the car...