Chapter 14. Those who rely on others will always be relied upon by others.

It feels like fate is waving at you with a smile, and then taking the opportunity to slap you twice when you get close.

"It's me! Zhang Haoyu." Seeing that Ruan Tang still had a face full of questions, he simply stretched the corners of his eyes to flatten his unnatural double eyelids and winked at her.

Ruan Tang couldn't help but burst out laughing: Apple! It turned out to be you.

Zhang Haoyu also laughed a little embarrassedly. Ruan Tang quickly looked him up and down. He was wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, and only the pair of sneakers on his feet looked expensive.

She couldn't help but sigh. Zhang Haoyu asked her what was wrong. Ruan Tang said truthfully, "When I saw you the other day, I thought you looked a lot like a Korean actor named... Oh, right! Nam Joo Hyuk. But after getting double eyelids, you didn't look that way anymore. What a pity."

Zhang Haoyu hurriedly asked: Do you like him?

Ruan Tang swallowed back the words "I like money" and nodded, saying that she just thought he was quite handsome.

Seeing Zhang Haoyu's lost expression, Ruan Tang quickly waved her hand and added: But I'm glad you like it. Don't tell me that you have double eyelid surgery... just... your eyes are a lot bigger, so you should be able to see clearly, right?

Ruan Tang was the kind of person who was very afraid of embarrassment. After saying this, she wished she could dig a time tunnel out of the ground with her toes and travel back to the past to shut herself up. She turned around to look at Xu Wei who was still looking at her bag, and said she had something else to do and left first.

Zhang Haoyu got anxious and wanted to block her retreat, but Ruan Tang was too eager to escape and bumped into Zhang Haoyu's chest.

Ruan Tang rubbed his head and asked: Is there anything else?

Zhang Haoyu said somewhat embarrassedly: Actually, after I had recovered from the operation for a while, I went to the hospital to look for you, but they said you had resigned. When I asked for your contact information, they said they didn’t have it.

Ruan Tang was surprised: Why are you looking for me?

"I'm returning the apple to you." Zhang Haoyu said very seriously.

"Really, there's no need..." Ruan Tang hadn't finished her words when Xu Wei came over and took her arm. She glanced at Zhang Haoyu and asked: Is this also your previous...

Ruan Tang quickly took over the conversation: A client of my former company!

She waved at Zhang Haoyu and said: The apples also belong to the hospital, so don’t worry about it. Go home and do your homework quickly. Bye.

After saying that, she pulled Xu Wei and rushed out of the Chanel store as if they were running away from the bill, causing the security guard at the door to stare at the two of them for a long time. He only gave up after confirming that the alarm had not sounded and no one in the store had chased them out.

When the two were having lunch in a tea restaurant on the basement floor, Xu Wei suddenly hooked her chin at Ruan Tang, indicating her to look outside.

Ruan Tang followed Xu Wei's gaze and saw Zhang Haoyu again.

She quickly turned sideways and raised the hand by the window to cover her face, and said helplessly: Sister, there is really nothing going on between him and me.

Xu Wei shook her head and said: I want you to look at the girl next to him.

Ruan Tang looked up again, but only saw the backs of the two people. The girl had a neat short hair, a loose T-shirt, wide-leg shorts and a denim vest, and something that looked like noise-canceling headphones hung around her neck. If it weren't for the two exposed white and slender calves, it wouldn't be wrong to say she was a boy.

Xu Wei continued: Just now when I was checking out at Chanel, she came over and asked if I was Xu Wei. She said she was Jia Yingjun's niece, and the reason she came here today was because Wu Jiahao was going on a blind date for Jia Yingjun, and she followed him all the way. She also said that if I agreed to be with Jia Yingjun, Wu Jiahao would not have to meet other women anymore. Don't you think it's outrageous?

Ruan Tang rubbed his brows and counted on his fingers to sort out the relationships between the characters: You mean, Jia Yingjun's family knew that he failed to pursue you and continued to go on blind dates, so he asked Wu Jiahao to go on blind dates on his behalf, and Jia Yingjun's niece liked Wu Jiahao?

"But what does this have to do with me?" Xu Wei sighed. "The last time I felt so speechless was when I reposted a Weibo post about domestic violence statistics. A bunch of people commented and sent private messages to me, scolding me for creating marital anxiety and holding society back."

Ruan Tang picked up a chicken foot and put it on Xu Wei's plate, comforting her: Come on, bite this chicken foot hard, I wish there were no keyboard warriors in the world.

Xu Wei was still indignant one second, but couldn't help laughing at her words the next second. This is also the reason why Xu Wei likes to get along with Ruan Tang. Although she is worldly and realistic, she always seems to have the magic power to dissolve everything, making people feel relaxed and comfortable for no reason.

She thought of the boy with the sunny smile again and asked: What is your relationship with that boy?

Ruan Tang spat out a bone and said nonchalantly: Maybe he wants to rely on me.

Xu Wei noticed that she didn't use the word "chase" or "flirt", but used the verb "hang out". She was rarely interested in gossip, so she continued to ask: How do you say that?

Ruan Tang put down her chopsticks and began to analyze: "First of all, he's not bad looking, but he's young. I was young once, too. You know, men and women alike, when they get older, they become obsessed with that youthful feeling and are willing to pay for it. And he's dressed simply, except for those sneakers, which must be worth thousands of yuan. And besides, what kind of boy would want double eyelid surgery? It's probably just... my niece likes it."

Xu Wei shook her head and said: Impossible, if they are a couple, there is no way he would come and talk to you under each other's nose, right?

"No, no, no," Ruan Tang shook her finger. "Never underestimate a man's ability to execute in this area. Besides, this trick is nothing new. You can't completely shut down your dating radar just because your date is around. Opportunities are reserved for those who are always prepared."

Xu Wei picked up a custard bun with chopsticks and held it to Ruan Tang's mouth, and asked seriously: Ms. Ruan Tang, I would like to interview you about how it feels to be dressed in luxury brands and be mistaken for a rich woman and approached every day?

Ruan Tang rolled her eyes, took off the custard bun, took a big bite and said angrily: I am doing this to filter and purify high-quality and high-net-worth targets, not to demonstrate purchasing power. I can only say that there is something wrong with the other party's vision in screening targets.

After lunch, Ruan Tang received a WeChat message from Feng Xue, asking her: Are all these things yours?

Before she could reply, he sent another message: It's easy to lose it here, take it back.

Thinking of his attitude in the morning, although Ruan Tang could understand, she still felt a little angry. She replied: Just playing with it, it's nothing, I'm not afraid.

After she finished speaking, she felt that it seemed a bit too much. After all, Feng Xue was now half her landlord, so she added: These are all soft furnishings. I will be back soon. You can lock the door and go about your business. Don't worry.

Feng Xue was typing for a long time, and finally only replied: Yeah.

As she expected, Feng Xue had indeed left when she returned. Ruan Tang hurriedly opened the door and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that all her treasures were still in place.

She touched one of the Chanels and recalled her experience in the Chanel store today, feeling a wave of sadness. Her tarot reading at the beginning of the year had told her she was likely to meet her true love this year, and she needed to be brave and face her true heart.

But now, the men she meets are either romantic giants or gigolos. It feels like fate is waving at you with a smile, and then taking the opportunity to slap you twice when you get close.

Ruan Tang thought, after being unlucky for so long, it’s time for luck to change, right?