Chapter 13 My boyfriend is tall, handsome, and rich.

Yu Yue was stunned. She cautiously looked up at the other person's expression and tentatively asked, "Um... can you take it off and I'll help you wash it?"

"Ha." Xin Qi laughed in exasperation. He glanced down at the stains on his clothes, his face darkening. "This shirt can't be washed."

Yu Yue was immediately speechless. Generally speaking, she could never afford such delicate clothes that couldn't be washed. Because she had spent a lot of time with Lin Shiya, she knew that the other had many such super expensive clothes that couldn't be washed and had to be disposed of once they got dirty. But Lin Shiya wasn't so rich that she would wear such high-end clothes even when she was relaxing at home.

Xin Qi's idol image... must weigh over a hundred pounds.

Even at home, she dresses so ostentatiously, with an expensive shirt and custom-made trousers. Although she's dressed entirely in black, she doesn't look like she's at home at all. On the contrary, you can tell from the fabric that it's very expensive. It's like she's wearing a red carpet outfit.

Oh right, how could she forget? The other person really is a big star who needs to walk the red carpet.

But who walks the red carpet at home anyway...?

Yu Yue couldn't complain, since she was in the wrong.

"How much is it? I'll pay you back." Since her pet account had already started to make a profit, she felt a little more confident saying this, and she figured she could just pay it back slowly.

Comrade Yu Meili has created her own mess, so let her work hard and earn money.

Thinking this way, Yu Yue felt a little less depressed.

"Forget it," Xin Qi waved his hand impatiently. "You can go now."

I'm really scared of this dog. He watched all the videos on someone's account and secretly liked them, all while laughing at them.

Xin Qi knew all too well how destructive this beagle named 'Yu Meili' was, and he dared not let it stay in his house for even a second longer.

"Oh, I'll be going then." Since the other party was pretending to be generous and didn't want her to pay compensation, she wouldn't insist on going along with it. It was best to leave quickly, in case that guy regretted it.

Thinking this, Yu Yue picked up Comrade Yu Meili, opened the door, went out, and closed the door in one smooth motion, making a quick escape.

Xin Qi: "..."

Truly... as ruthless as ever.

Xin Qi sneered, disdainfully took off her shirt, and threw it into the laundry basket.

As soon as I turned around, I saw the black and white Border Collie run over and knock over the clothes basket, scattering the clothes inside.

Xin Qi: ...

Oh, he almost forgot about the Border Collie.

At that moment, the Border Collie he named 'Happy Heart' was sniffing his black shirt, which was stained with dog urine, while wagging its tail wildly, looking quite pleased with itself.

Xin Qi's lips twitched, and she gave a cold laugh.

"Simp."

I don't know who they're talking about.

As if he had thought of something, his face instantly turned cold, and he lost all interest.

Ten years have passed, and she's still the same—carefree and oblivious.

...

Yu Yue had no idea how Xin Qi had been badmouthing her in her heart after she left.

Right now, she just wants to pack up and move away from here, to get as far away from him as possible.

But that's simply impossible.

Let alone whether she can find a place for Xiao Bi to stay comfortably outside, Lin Shiya has already paid the rent for this place, including the cost of any damage to the furniture. There's no way she'd stay here.

So moving is just a thought for me.

Seriously... why does she always seem to run into that jerk Xin Xiaoqi lately?

Yu Yue was hoping that her partner could go to film a movie and join the crew as soon as possible, and that he wouldn't be back for more than half a year.

They're already big stars, how can they be so idle?

Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned. Yu Yue waited and waited, until her account had over 100,000 followers, but the other party never left, as if he had nothing to do.

Are celebrities really that free? Yu Yue is starting to question the meaning of life.

Lately, the Border Collie that Xinqi adopted has been running to her house every day. Not only that, it keeps running away with her little darling and taking it to the neighbor's house.

Sometimes Xiao Bi would go home on her own, but sometimes she would get so caught up in playing that she simply wouldn't come home. Every time this happened, Yu Yue would have no choice but to bite the bullet and knock on the neighbor's door to bring Xiao Bi back.

This is why she knew the other person had always been there and hadn't left.

Of course, thanks to the Border Collie, she's had more video material lately. For example...

[My friend's Border Collie has been adopted by a kind person]

She updated a post about the Border Collie, pinching her nose as she wrote the words "kind person" to the other party.

For example:

Comrade Yu Meili was lured away by the neighbor's Border Collie.

[It's worrying. I'm suddenly concerned about the intelligence of my beautiful comrade. She's been sold out and is still wagging her tail and counting the money.]

[Comrade Yu Meili has been abducted again, and her elderly mother is chasing after her frantically.]

Each video is filled with hilarious scenes that viewers love, and coupled with her professional, witty, and interesting post-production editing, almost every video becomes a hit.

Yu Yue discovered that hardship could indeed ignite her creative passion. She lived in dire straits every day, and her fan base skyrocketed.

Little Bi is truly her lucky star.

After giving Comrade Yu Meili a bath, she smelled wonderful. Yu Yue held her in her arms and took a deep breath, instantly feeling refreshed.

However, Yu Yue's happy days did not last long; a phone call instantly wiped out her good mood.

"Yueyue, how have you been lately?" The woman on the other end of the phone called her name in a stiff and unfamiliar tone. She was her blood relative, her mother, Ms. Liu Yu.

"It's fine, is there anything I can help you with?" Yu Yue said calmly.

"Oh, it's nothing, I was just asking." The woman on the other end of the phone sounded a little embarrassed. "Yueyue, you still can't forgive your mother... Back then, we really didn't have the means to take care of you, so we left you in our hometown. Later, when things got a little better, we wanted to bring you to live in the big city, but who would have thought I'd get pregnant with your younger brother and sister..."

"I know, you all have your reasons, and I don't care whether you forgive me or not." Yu Yue didn't want to talk about this. "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up..."

"Wait a minute, you stubborn child!" As Ms. Liu Yu spoke on the other end of the phone, a man's angry voice could be faintly heard beside her, "Tell her to get back here, you ungrateful wretch! I've wasted my time raising her!"

"Say less." That was Liu Yu's voice trying to comfort her.

"Just tell me what's on your mind," Yu Yue said directly into the phone, as if it were a habit.

For so many years, she had little contact with her parents, so when they suddenly called, it meant something was wrong.

Sure enough, Liu Yu spoke up the next second, "It's like this, your dad found you a boyfriend back in your hometown. I've met the boy, he's a nice guy, and it's all arranged. You can come back and meet him..."

Yu Yue immediately bristled upon hearing this, gripping her phone tightly with her knuckles. After calming herself down, she said into the microphone, "I'm fine, don't worry about me. I'm quite busy here and don't have time to go back. If you want to see me, go see me yourselves."

"Oh dear, we've already made arrangements with them, just to meet once..." Liu Yu said anxiously, "I heard you quit your job and are currently unemployed. Making a living in a big city isn't as easy as you think. We're worried about a young girl like you being out there alone. It would be better for you to come home, find a reliable and hardworking man to marry..."

"Stop, stop, stop! Who told you I resigned?" Yu Yue got angry as soon as she heard these words, but more importantly, how did her mother know that she had resigned?!

"It was your roommate, what's her name, Xiaoyan, who told me... If it weren't for her, we'd still be in the dark." Liu Yu said earnestly, "Yueyue, even if you don't want to, we are still your parents, we wouldn't harm you. And your younger brother and sister, they are also your closest relatives in this world. If we're gone in the future, you can support each other..."

Ms. Liu then went on and on, and Yu Yue listened silently until she said, "Come back for the New Year. Your grandparents' death anniversaries are coming up soon; you have to come home."

After hanging up the phone, Yu Yue sat alone by the floor-to-ceiling window, hugging her knees, for a long time.

She wanted to cry, but couldn't.

They ignored her for so many years, but now they regret it and want to care about her.

But this kind of concern made her feel suffocated.

If they remain indifferent from beginning to end, then you don't need to feel indebted to them.

But Yu Yue knew that although they had been working away from home all these years, they did send money back every year. Her tuition fees, and all her basic needs from childhood to adulthood, had been provided by her parents.

All of this made it impossible for her to let go, even though there was no affection between them, even though they loved the twins they had later more, and even though they had never taken care of her for a single day.

If she really had the heart to leave, her relatives and friends would talk behind her back and call her an ingrate.

Yu Yue would rather they were bad people from beginning to end, then she wouldn't have any conscience.

Just as she was feeling down, her trouser leg was suddenly tugged, and the beautiful girl's little head came closer and made two "werwer" sounds at her, different from her usual childish voice, as if she was trying to comfort her.

Yu Yue smiled, wiped her eyes, picked up Xiao Bi from her feet, buried her face in its soft belly, and took a deep breath.

"Mommy's okay, sweetie." Yu Yue kissed it and got up to cook for it.

The days that followed returned to calm, but Yu Yue knew that it was all just the calm before the storm.

With the Spring Festival approaching, she had already decided to leave Comrade Yu Meili at a pet store and go home alone.

I don't know what I'll face if I go back, so it's better to leave Xiao Bi here.

Yu Yue originally thought she wouldn't receive any more calls from her mother before returning home for the Chinese New Year. However, things didn't calm down. In the past few days, Ms. Liu Yu has started nagging her again about finding a partner and getting married.

That day, she was walking her dog, Yu Meili, in the neighborhood when her phone rang again.

"If you don't want to see the girl your dad found for you, then find someone yourself! You're so old and not worried at all; Mom is worried for you!"

'Girls should give birth early; they recover faster.'

'If you don't find someone now, you'll be too old, and it will be even harder to find someone later.'

"Your parents wouldn't hurt you. That boy is really nice; he's a civil servant, his family owns two houses, and although he's a bit older, he's mature enough to take care of people. Why don't you meet him?"

'Don't be so picky. What are you looking for? Do you really think those handsome, rich guys in big cities would even notice you?'

Frustrated by the constant pressure, Yu Yue yelled into the phone, "What's wrong with me? I have a boyfriend! He's handsome, tall, and rich!"

In a fit of anger, she hung up the phone.

Then, looking up, I saw that same guy, fully armed, walking his dog.

The next second, another message popped up on her phone; it was from her mother again.

[Ms. Liu: That's perfect. I'll bring you home for the New Year. I hope you won't lie to your mother, otherwise you'll have to come with me to meet that boy.]

Yu Yue: ……

Oh no, how could she have forgotten about that?

Handsome, tall, and rich—where the hell can she find someone like that?! Even if she hired an actor, it wouldn't be easy to find someone with those qualities. She's not that rich woman, Lin Shiya.

Thinking of this, Yu Yue suddenly looked up at the person in front of her.

Tall, handsome, and rich...

Although I hate to admit it, that annoying guy does fit the description...

He's tall with long legs, broad shoulders and a narrow waist, a face that could be a star, and one more thing... he's very rich.

It's not that he's rich because he's a celebrity, but... he's actually a rich young master from a wealthy family, the kind who would have to slink back home and inherit the family business if he didn't become famous.

"What?" Xin Qi, feeling uneasy under her gaze, asked instinctively. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

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