When Sun Hao saw Li Yuzhu standing at the door, he quickly dried his feet with a towel, put on his shoes, and said, "Why haven't you come to see me in so long? I've been wanting to see you for a long time. If you hadn't come soon, I would have come to your house to look for you."

Li Yuzhu thought to herself, "I'm not afraid of you barging into my house."

These words could only be thought in his heart, not spoken aloud. He went inside and said, "I've been too busy. I just got back from a trip yesterday, and today is the opening of the bean product factory. I also met with the company manager this afternoon. Didn't I come to see you tonight?"

Sun Hao couldn't believe his ears. He didn't know how big Li Yuzhu's business was, assuming she and her ex-husband only sold some porcelain. He thought the two of them couldn't make much money in a year. He asked, "You started a company? I didn't hear wrong, did I?"

Li Yuzhu said, "To be precise, it's a company jointly owned by us, my ex-husband Dong Qing and me. We already have three companies under our names."

Sun Hao was half-convinced when he heard this. Perhaps none of this concerned him. The person he cared about was Li Yuzhu. She and her ex-husband were inseparable every day. After all, she was the woman he loved. He himself didn't believe that he wasn't jealous.

However, Li Yuzhu is not his girlfriend at the moment. She has never promised him anything. At most, she is just an ordinary female friend. Nothing more.

Sun Hao said, "I can't interfere with who you do business with, but I want to know, even if you become a big boss, will you marry an ordinary person like me? That's what I want to know. Don't make me wait like an idiot, okay? I really can't afford to wait."

Sun Hao's concerns were not unfounded. Even if he took over his father's job, his monthly salary of a few dozen yuan would be similar to that of a farmer. A farmer could earn a few dozen yuan a month working away from home. He would only have a stable job. Would Li Yuzhu, now the big boss of a company, even look at him? He really didn't dare to think about it.

Li Yuzhu said, "It seems I have to make things clear to you tonight..."

Li Yuzhu recounted the entire story of Dong Qing's investment and their divorce to Sun Hao in detail. She said, "After hearing this, you should understand that my relationship with Dong Qing was not broken. Our divorce was just a dispute over some investments."

It's only a matter of time before Dongqing and I remarry, but my mother has too much prejudice against my ex-husband. It was my mother who forced me to go on this blind date with you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have pretended to be mute when we first met. I apologize to you. I shouldn't have used you to drag this out.

Perhaps my request is too selfish. Could you please help me keep putting it off? At least help me before your wedding. I need your help. If you don't want to help, I won't force you; I'll handle the rest myself.

Upon hearing this, Sun Hao understood everything; he realized that he had been used by Li Yuzhu all along.

However, he was willing to be used by her and wasn't angry after hearing it. Perhaps his behavior was all due to the power of love. When you love someone, you're willing to do anything for them.

Sun Hao said, "Why didn't you explain this to me sooner? I'm not the kind of person who doesn't understand things. I would help you, but my parents keep pressuring me to get engaged to you. What am I supposed to do?"

This is really a difficult situation. Sun Hao can't tell his parents he doesn't want the marriage, and he doesn't dare to say that. If he does, Li Yuzhu's mother will immediately ask someone to introduce her to another man. In this day and age, there aren't many other options, but there are plenty of older single people who are looking for a second marriage.

They've been meeting for so long, it really can't be delayed any longer, and Li Yuzhu was at her wit's end after hearing this.

Sun Hao asked, "Why aren't you saying anything? You're not going to pretend to be mute again this time, are you?"

Hearing this, Li Yuzhu couldn't help but burst out laughing, saying with a smile, "You're so funny. Do I really need to pretend to be mute in front of you?"

This was the first time Li Yuzhu had smiled in front of Sun Hao in the months they had known each other. Although her smile revealed an indescribable bitterness, it was still so beautiful in Sun Hao's eyes.

Sun Hao said, "Our two families are pressuring me to get engaged. You can afford to delay, but I can't. I'm not getting any younger, and I need to get engaged and get married eventually."

Li Yuzhu said, "Can you help me stall for as long as possible? I really don't want my mother to force me to go on blind dates again. Another man wouldn't be as good as you; he definitely wouldn't let me drag this out."

Li Yuzhu was telling the truth. Any other man would never have cooperated like that. Sun Hao is indeed a good person. If she and Dong Qing really break up and get divorced, Sun Hao would truly be the best choice for her to marry.

Sun Hao said, "How can I not explain it to you? Your mother and third aunt aren't urging me, they're urging my parents. It's my parents who are urging me. Besides, my parents wouldn't directly urge you, would they? Don't you understand this simple logic?"

How could Li Yuzhu not understand all this? Her mother had been nagging her so much that her ears were calloused, but she kept putting it off, saying she didn't have time and to wait a little longer.

I can drag it out, but an engagement is absolutely out of the question. An engagement means I'm Sun Hao's fiancée, and the next step won't be just urging me to get engaged; it will be forcing me to register our marriage. How can I keep dragging it out then? Besides, an engagement wouldn't be fair to Sun Hao.

Li Yuzhu said, "Forget about them. Just keep them in check for as long as you can. Don't worry, I won't ruin your marriage. Find a suitable girl when you meet her, and I'll figure out the rest myself."

Sun Hao said, "This is the only way. Can you accept me as a friend of the opposite sex?"

“We’re friends, after all. If we weren’t friends, what good would it do to ask you for help? Besides, I wouldn’t ask you for this kind of favor if I didn’t consider you a friend. You are the most trusted male friend I, Li Yuzhu, have ever had in my life.”

After Li Yuzhu finished speaking, she took out 200 yuan from her bag and handed it to Sun Hao, saying, "You can't do much with your monthly salary of a few dozen yuan. Take this and buy yourself some decent clothes."

Sun Hao refused to accept the money, but Li Yuzhu said, "If you think highly of me as a friend, then accept the money; otherwise, you don't need to."

Sun Hao accepted the money and said, "You've put it that way, how can I refuse? Go back now, and don't come here again unless it's absolutely necessary!"

Li Yuzhu said thank you and turned to walk out the door.

Just as Li Yuzhu reached the door, Sun Hao said, "Wait a minute?"

Li Yuzhu turned around and asked, "Is something the matter?"

Sun Hao said, "Can I hug you?"

Li Yuzhu knew not how to answer the question that her body was only allowed to be held by her husband and not by any other man.

Sun Hao looked at Li Yuzhu without speaking for a long time, then said, "Please forgive me for being presumptuous. You can go back now. Don't worry, I will do my best to help you."

With Sun Hao helping her like this, Li Yuzhu really couldn't just leave. She went inside, closed the door behind her, hugged Sun Hao, and whispered in his ear, "Sun Hao, you are the most precious male friend I, Li Yuzhu, will ever have in my life."

After Li Yuzhu finished speaking, she left Sun Hao's embrace, said goodbye, turned around, opened the door, and walked downstairs.