Ye Zhou turned around and saw his team member Hu Lai.

"I'm sorry, Team Leader Ye. It was all because I was blinded by greed. I still really want to stay in the 5G project team. I'm sure you can lead our team to successfully complete the mission. I promise this kind of thing will never happen again!"

Ye Zhou sighed, "Alright, I'll give you another chance. I valued your abilities, and I hope you cherish it. If this happens again, you won't be able to bear the consequences."

Hu Lai stood there, staring blankly at Ye Zhou's back.

I initially thought Ye Zhou would fire him righteously, just like he did with that HR person before. But now it seems Ye Zhou is actually a forgiving person...

...

Ye Zhou hailed a taxi and headed straight for "Qingzhou Supermarket".

I wandered around the supermarket for a while, but I couldn't find An Youhe anywhere.

"Mom, didn't Youhe come this afternoon?"

Zhou Ping was checking the items on the counter when she said, "She didn't come. I haven't seen her all afternoon. She used to be very diligent at work and always came early. Could Xiao An have left?"

"What?"

“Xiao An has been working here for a month, and I paid her her wages yesterday.”

"They're gone?" Ye Zhou couldn't help but frown.

Why did she leave so easily? Is she trying to completely sever ties with him?

Ye Zhou ran out.

We headed straight to Anyouhe's rented apartment nearby.

Even if you're leaving, packing your things will take time, right?

When Ye Zhou arrived at the rented room, his white shirt was already soaked with sweat.

Sweat streamed down his face.

The rusty iron gate opened with a gentle push.

The blankets and other items inside were all in their original state; Ye Zhou had even forgotten to turn off the fan when he left.

After Ye Zhou left, An Youhe never returned...

Ye Zhou turned off the fan and sat on the edge of the bed, deep in thought.

An Youhe wasn't at the supermarket or in the rented apartment, so could she just leave?

Are you saying you don't want any of these things anymore?

Ye Zhou walked back somewhat dejectedly, deciding to go to "Qingzhou Supermarket" for now.

He began to think about his relationship with An Youhe.

Aside from the few times they met in their previous lives, he had known An Youhe for two months.

His intuition told him that An Youhe liked him.

But what about him? He wasn't sure whether he liked An Youhe more, or An Youhe liked him more?

Initially, he only wanted to completely sever ties with Jiang Jiayan, and An Youhe's appearance and figure were his type.

Later, he discovered that the girl was naive and easily embarrassed, and he developed a desire to tease her.

He's an experienced player; chasing girls is child's play for him. But when faced with a naive girl like An Youhe, he didn't need to use any bait; she just took the bait.

But he himself didn't realize when it started.

His feelings for An Youhe were definitely not just a fling.

He had already taken it seriously.

I can't help but be attracted to girls every time.

Gradually, he could no longer tolerate anyone else.

He didn't want to let go of such a lovely girl; he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her...

Walking to the side of the street, there were piles of red ropes on a stall not far away.

Ye Zhou shook his head. The stall was still the same stall, but in just a few days, everything had changed...

Wait a minute!

The small figure in front of the stall, that girl.

The stall owner couldn't stand it anymore. "Young lady, you've been standing here looking for two hours. There are so many words, how can you find the one you want? Can you just take one? If you take one, consider it a free gift."

"No, no, it's not the same."

Ye Zhou stood across the street, watching that stubborn figure.

When the red light turned green, he crossed.

The girl's sweaty hair clung to her forehead as waves of people came and went.

"Youhe."

"I found it!" the girl exclaimed excitedly.

The two spoke almost simultaneously, then looked at each other in bewilderment.

An Youhe smiled and held the red rope in both hands as if it were a sacred object, placing it in front of Ye Zhou.

Ye Zhou slightly curled the corners of his lips, but his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

Panting, the girl giggled and said softly, "It's okay, if the red string is lost, we can just buy another one, it's alright."

Ye Zhou looked at the red string on An Youhe's hand, which had the character "舟" written on it.

It was the word she had been looking for but hadn't been able to find last time.

Ignoring the heat, Ye Zhou grabbed the girl's head and buried her face in his chest.

My heart was pounding.

Does this girl even know how to write the word "angry"?

If you have no temper at all, you'll be bullied terribly.

An Youhe pressed herself against the violently beating chest, her eyes wide open.

It was the first time she had ever realized that a human heart could beat so loudly.

Then she heard a sound of chest vibration; it was Ye Zhou's voice.

"Silly girl."

The two separated slightly.

Ye Zhou said, "Let's switch."

An Youhe looked on in bewilderment as Ye Zhou untied the little rabbit-head red string from her hand and handed it to her.

Ye Zhou meant that the little rabbit was tied to his wrist, and the character "Zhou" was for himself.

The girl's long eyelashes were still damp with sweat, and her fingertips trembled slightly as she tied the red rope with the rabbit attached to Ye Zhou's wrist.

"Tie a knot that's impossible to untie," Ye Zhou reminded him.

That way, no one can solve it.

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