Chen Zongyue was still somewhat afraid of Zhou Sui, because she was a woman who would really do something and wouldn't give him any face at all.

So when Zhou Sui looked over, Chen Zongyue pretended not to care, turned around, and walked out of the snack shop.

"Stay away from that person, he's no good." Cheng Yue is still naive and may not be able to distinguish between good and evil, so Zhou Sui really doesn't want that scumbag Chen Zongyue to succeed.

At first, Chen Zongyue kept pestering Zhou Sui, but to no avail. Although Cheng Yue was only the adopted daughter of the Cheng family, the Cheng family valued her very much.

Zhou Sui's path won't work, and neither will Cheng Yue's, even though Cheng Yue is less attractive than Zhou Sui.

"Then should I beat him up?" Upon hearing that Chen Zongyue was not a good person, Cheng Yue's first thought was to beat him up.

Zhou Sui wanted to do the same, but hitting someone comes at a price. She wanted to find a way to deal with Chen Zongyue without getting herself into trouble.

Just then, a girl wearing a purple floral shirt rushed in and hurried to the counter to ask, "Did a boy in a white shirt just leave from here?"

"He's about this tall," the girl said, gesturing as she spoke. "He's quite cheerful and has fair skin."

Zhou Sui felt that this girl looked familiar; she was a regular customer at the store, and her name seemed to be Xiao Min.

As for the boy she described, it seems that only Chen Zongyue was wearing a white shirt when he went out just now.

Zhou Meimei looked at Zhou Sui, and Zhou Sui nodded to him.

"Yes, there was such a person who just walked out."

After hearing this, Xiaomin bit her lower lip and asked incredulously, "Really? Are you sure it's the boy I was talking about?"

Seeing her look of wanting to believe but not daring to, Zhou Sui became curious and went up to ask, "Are you looking for that boy? He shouldn't have gone far; he turned left after he went out the door."

Xiaomin shook her head, looking dejected, and said to herself, "He clearly told me he had to work overtime these two days."

It was only after a classmate told her that she had seen Chen Zongyue that she rushed over in such a hurry. If she hadn't seen him, she would have thought that her classmate had mistaken him for someone else.

But now, when asked, she's unsure whether her classmate misread it or Chen Zongyue lied to her.

"Hmm? That boy in the white shirt? He's been coming over every day these past few days."

As soon as Zhou Sui finished speaking, Xiao Min's face turned ashen, and she glared at Zhou Sui, "You come here every day?"

"Yeah, that kid is no good. He kept bothering our manager, and every time he came, he got kicked out."

"Now that they've found some naive and easily fooled girls, they've moved on to other targets."

As Zhou Meimei spoke, she raised her chin and pointed at Cheng Yue, who was still slurping down her cold noodles.

Xiaomin looked over and realized that when her classmate told her that Chen Zongyue was eating with a girl, it must be that girl.

But that wasn't all that shocked her. "What did you just say? He's harassing Boss Zhou?"

"Yeah, he's been dragged out countless times."

"It's just that you students were still in school when he came, so you didn't see how cowardly he was." Zhou Meimei couldn't help but smile as she thought of Chen Zongyue looking like a little chick.

"It's strange, really. Why does this person always come when students are in class?" Zhou Sui said deliberately, keeping a close eye on Xiao Min's expression.

Xiaomin's hands, hanging by her sides, were clenched into fists. Zhou Meimei, who was behind the counter, didn't see it and belatedly asked a question.

"By the way, do you know that guy?" She had just been cursing Chen Zongyue, saying he was no good. If he's his friend, then things are really messed up.

Xiaomin didn't say anything, turned around and ran out with a dark face. Zhou Sui noticed that Xiaomin's eyes were red.

"Oh no, I just scolded Chen Zongyue, will she tell on me?" Zhou Meimei asked.

Zhou Sui shrugged, indicating that she didn't know.

Judging from Xiaomin's expression, it's unlikely she'll complain, but it's quite possible she'll go and settle scores with Chen Zongyue.

I just don't know how Chen Zongyue managed to deceive people.

Chen Zongyue didn't expect his lie to be exposed so quickly. Before he even got home, Xiaomin called home first, and then Xiaomin's parents called Chen Zongyue's mother.

Chen Zongyue's mother, Gao Juan, was very fond of Xiaomin's family. Although her parents were just primary school teachers in the town, they had stable incomes, respectable jobs, and were considered to be from a scholarly family.

In addition, Xiaomin is a college student, so her future job will be respectable.

So after learning that her son was in contact with Xiaomin, she couldn't wait to invite Xiaomin to her home for dinner. This was only done after Xiaomin's parents gave their approval.

She thought her son hadn't been working properly lately because he was going to see Xiaomin, but now Xiaomin is telling her: "Your son not only lied to my daughter, but he also harassed the shop owner."

Gao Juan is a person who cares a lot about her reputation. She was repeatedly questioned by Xiao Min's parents about what she meant and whether she was trying to play Xiao Min.

She knew nothing, so she could only try to calm the other person down and wait for Chen Zongyue to return so she could find out the details and give them an answer.

After finally calming Chen Zongyue down and hanging up the phone, Gao Juan checked the time. She had never noticed before, but now she saw that Chen Zongyue was coming home later and later. She called Chen Zongyue's workplace and learned that he had been taking leave for several days in a row and was only working four or five hours a day.

“He’s still in his internship. If things continue like this, he might not even make it through his internship, let alone get a permanent position.”

Hearing what the person on the other end of the phone said, Gao Juan's heart skipped a beat. She quickly smiled apologetically and said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely give him a good talking to when he gets back. This child is just too disobedient."

"By the way, I brought back a box of tea from my business trip a couple of days ago. My family doesn't really like it, so I'll have Zongyue bring it to you later."

"Oh dear, what are you saying? It would be a waste to leave this tea at my house. It's just some local tea, and I don't know how to tell the difference between good and bad."

After exchanging pleasantries with the person on the other end of the phone for a while, Gao Juan finally put down the receiver.

The moment the microphone fell, the smile on her face vanished.

When Chen Zongyue returned, he saw his mother sitting on the sofa with a frosty expression, and the living room was cold.

"Mom?" he called out first, then looked towards the dining table. "You didn't make dinner today?"

He was starving. He originally planned to wait outside Zhou's restaurant for a while until Zhou Sui left before approaching Cheng Yue. However, before Zhou Sui could leave, he saw Xiao Min running towards him from afar.

He was so panicked that he had to leave the vicinity of Zhouji first, and it was quite a while before he dared to go back.

The car from the Cheng family had already arrived to pick her up, but he didn't even have time to greet Cheng Yue. He could only watch helplessly as Cheng Yue got into the car.

He wanted to go up and say a word to Cheng Yue, hoping to hitch a ride, but as soon as he walked over, he got a pile of cigarette ash on his butt.

Chen Zongyue even suspected that the car had deliberately driven away after seeing him approach.