Chapter 73

Chapter 73

The fourth ring that Shu Yao made for Chen Ye had a traditional Chinese character for "Fa" on its main body. The tiny character was embedded in dense ruyi patterns, which did not look tacky but rather extremely delicate, perfectly suiting the festive atmosphere of New Year's Eve.

Shen Ye pulled her to sit sideways on his lap, and with his left hand he curled a strand of hair on her back and played with it: "What does this mean?"

"That's exactly what it says." Shu Yao lowered his head while peeling an orange. "Tomorrow is New Year's Day. I wish you great fortune. This is called the New Year's Get Rich Ring."

Chen Ye turned the "Pure Heart and Absent Desire Ring" in his hand and chuckled: "I thought you were trying to persuade me to be less lustful in the New Year."

Shu Yao: “…”

Once again shocked by his understanding, Shu Yao's nails accidentally dug into the orange, and the orange juice flowed down the back of her hand. Chen Ye took the orange and took a tissue to help her wipe her hands.

However, he also noticed a small scratch on the tip of her index finger.

His brows tightened: "How did it happen?"

"It's okay." Shu Yao clenched his fist and hid his fingers in his palm. "It's inevitable to get injured occasionally while working."

Chen Ye guessed something: "I don't really want you to make a hundred rings."

"I know." Shu Yao smiled. The sunlight poured in through the French window behind him, making her eyes sparkle. "But don't you think it's quite memorable? Different time periods, different stories, finally condensed into these small rings. It should be fun to look back at them when we're old."

Due to Shu Yao's personality, she rarely expresses her feelings directly. Once after he confessed his love to her, she immediately said "I like you too", which was probably her limit.

So when she mentioned so naturally that they would grow old together, Shen Ye felt as if something had suddenly struck his heart. He kissed the corner of her lips and said softly, "Thank you, old lady."

A soft "tsk" sound came from behind.

Shu Yao looked back and saw Chen Yang covering his eyes with his hands with disgust on his face: "I said, can you two go back to your room after showing your affection?"

Shu Yao wanted to get off his legs, but Chen Ye held her waist tightly. He leaned his head on her shoulder like a clingy puppy and cast an indifferent look at Chen Yang opposite him.

"You don't have a girlfriend, why are you jealous?"

It's true that Shen Yang had many girlfriends in the past, but Shu Yao heard from Shen Ye that the relationship between them was actually no different from that between friends.

Shen Yang's poor health was partly the reason, but the more important reason was that Shen Yang had no idea about relationships.

This is also why, when Shen Yang was hospitalized, his ex-girlfriends actually came to visit him together, and even had a great chat in the ward, almost forming a mahjong table.

Perhaps the relationship between them is one in which one party provides money and the other party provides companionship.

However, ever since Shen Yang stayed on the island for a long time to recuperate and was dumped because of the long distance, Shu Yao has never heard of him being in a relationship again, let alone after he returned to China.

Some time ago, with the encouragement of Shu Yao, he tried to post his wood carvings online. Unexpectedly, he really received support from many young people. In just two months, the number of followers on the video website exceeded 100,000.

This was like a bright spot in Shen Yang's dull life, or in other words, it made him find some value in life, so he immersed himself in it and could spend more than ten hours in the studio a day.

That's it, and you still have time to fall in love?

Shu Yao lowered his voice and asked Chen Ye secretly: "When did this happen?"

"You ask him." Chen Ye sneered, "He's already old, and he's still having an online romance."

Chen Yang lay down on the sofa, looking a little guilty as he frantically changed channels with the remote control: "It's not an online romance, okay? It's just a friend I can talk to. I'm so busy right now, I don't have time for these romantic things."

Shu Yao agreed: "I think your brother is actually much more career-savvy than you."

"What's my brain?"

Shu Yao tapped his temples: "You're in love."

"No." Shen Ye smiled, "I'm Shu Yao Nao."

Shu Yao was amused by him. She glanced at the coffee table and found that his mobile phone screen was lit up. It was a call from Zhou Jinghuai.

She patted his arm as a reminder.

Chen Ye picked up the phone and responded twice. Shu Yao vaguely heard Zhou Jinghuai asking him to find a document.

She finally freed herself from his lap.

Chen Ye rubbed her head and disappeared at the elevator entrance. Shu Yao withdrew her gaze and dug out her cell phone from under the pillow next to her.

As soon as Shen Ye left, the living room seemed unusually quiet, and she opened Weibo out of boredom.

It’s New Year, and maybe the paparazzi are on holiday, so there aren’t any particularly eye-catching entertainment topics on the hot search list. The top hot search is [Annual Ziwei Star Ji Ning].

Shu Yao had never heard of this name, so she clicked on it out of curiosity. Ji Ning was the heroine of a hit suspense movie during the Spring Festival, and this was also her first work after her debut.

In the poster, Ji Ning has chestnut curly hair, dazzling red lips, and wears a slim black miniskirt. She leans lazily on the desk and smiles charmingly at the man on the office chair. Her appearance alone is enough to make people feel pleasing to the eye.

But there were a lot of positive reviews on Weibo, most of which were due to her superb acting skills in the movie.

Many people believe that she will become a strong rival to Lu Wanqiao, an actress of the same type.

Shu Yao silently included this movie in his wish list. After exiting the hot search and refreshing the page, he found that in just two or three minutes, the top spot on the hot search had changed.

The hot search words at this moment are obviously more explosive——

[Six girls jointly made a PPT to expose the scumbag man]

Shu Yao originally clicked on it with the mentality of watching onlookers, but the moment she saw the scumbag's name clearly, she couldn't help but open her eyes wide in surprise.

This scumbag turned out to be Lin Ruiyang.

Shu Yao had never heard of this name since leaving the job. Seeing it now, he actually felt a bit confused as to whether he really knew him.

The PPT was very carefully produced, with a comparison of the timelines of the six people and various chat screenshots.

Although there were no photos, the chat logs revealed some information, such as him saying he was going to report on an exhibition, and him bragging about being a schoolmate of a certain business tycoon...

These seemingly fragmented clues were quickly pieced together by netizens. They dug out Lin Ruiyang, revealing everything from the school he graduated from, the company he used to work for, and even his current mobile phone number.

Condemnation and curses poured down on Lin Ruiyang like a flood.

This guy is a master of time management. He can watch a movie with Person A, flirt with Person B, and listen to Person C's complaints at the same time.

Oh my god, I've met someone I know! Isn't this my senior from college? I've heard he's not very good back in college. Not only is he incompetent, but he's also petty and jealous. Because he couldn't get a scholarship, he secretly reported his roommates. I didn't expect he'd still be such a jerk a few years later.

Can men like this be castrated directly instead of being a nuisance to society?

[Give the girls a thumbs up! On this festive New Year's Eve, I want to see how the scumbag's family celebrates!]

【Go back upstairs, Amitabha, what a sin.】

Even in Shu Yao's circle of friends, some former colleagues started to talk nonsense without naming names.

For Lin Ruiyang, this was undoubtedly a devastating social death.

But everyone is responsible for what they do.

He deserved it all.

Shu Yao exited the Moments expressionlessly, only to see an avatar he hadn't seen in a while pop up at the top of the screen—

Zhou Yue.

Zhou Yue transferred 10,000 yuan to her.

I apologized for taking so long to return it and thanked her for her help, but didn't say much else.

Shu Yao was just skeptical about whether Zhou Yue was involved in this matter, because in some chat screenshots, the woman's way of speaking was very similar to Zhou Yue's style.

But at this moment, Zhou Yue returned her money at such a coincidental time, Shu Yao felt that the answer was already obvious.

It had been a long time since they last spoke. Shu Yao took the money, but found that no matter what he said, he felt awkward.

So in the end I just replied with an "ok" emoticon.

Zhou Yue didn't reply.

Zhou Yue's changes over the past six months can be seen from these short words.

In the past, no matter what others sent, even if it was just an emoticon, she would definitely reply with an emoticon, vying to be the one to end the topic.

Perhaps Lin Ruiyang's incident did change her a lot after all, and Shu Yao could only hope that this change could be called growth in the future.

She sighed silently, and just as she was pulling herself out of this mood that didn't quite fit in with New Year's Eve, she suddenly heard Shen Yang's low voice across the coffee table ask, "What are you doing?"

Shu Yao turned around and found that he was having a voice chat with the person on the other end of the phone. Unlike his usual cheerful and cheerful self, Chen Yang at this moment seemed particularly serious, both in his expression and tone.

"I just returned home and am packing my things. I'm so annoyed. I had a fight with my dad and he suspended my credit card."

The moment the robotic loli voice came out, Shu Yao realized that these two people...even their conversation was processed by voice-changing software.

If it is a love relationship, then both of them must be very cautious.

"Is it enough for you? If not, I can transfer it to you."

"With your little fucking income, come on, just keep it for yourself and buy some wood."

Shu Yao smiled and didn't disturb them. She was also embarrassed to eavesdrop, so she took a Bluetooth headset from the coffee table.

The gentle singing sounded in her ears, but Shen Yang's generous behavior just now made Shu Yao inexplicably think of the 10,000 yuan balance in her WeChat.

Her income is relatively stable now, and ten thousand yuan is not a huge sum of money for her.

Looking up at the stairs, Chen Ye had not returned yet, and Shu Yao suddenly had an idea and transferred ten thousand yuan to him in a very domineering tone.

[Take the money and let me hold you and sleep with you for one night.]

Shu Yao had a bad sleeping posture. She used to occasionally sleep with him in her arms, and when she woke up in the morning, there would always be no quilt on her. After she caught a cold because of this, Chen Ye no longer allowed it. He always held her tightly in his arms, not giving her any chance to do anything wrong.

But sometimes she also wanted to become a landlord from a farmer.

However, as soon as the message was sent, Shu Yao realized that he had typed a typo.

"Hold you" becomes "wrap you".

The difference of one radical made a world of difference in the meaning. Shu Yao tried to withdraw the money in a panic, but before he could do so, the money had already been accepted.

The other end shamelessly replied with several sentences -

[Thank you, sister. Start at nine o'clock?]

【Eight o'clock is also fine.】

[I'm barely free at 7 o'clock.]

【How about coming up now? 】

Zhou Jinghuai: Have you found the file?

Chen Ye: I’m not looking for one anymore. I’m planning to resign.

Zhou Jinghuai:?

Chen Ye: Sorry, someone has raised me (cocky

The next chapter will be out tomorrow at 18:00, so come earlier just in case... (But don't expect too much, hahaha)