Chapter 77 A Unique Coincidence on Jinjiang Literature City
When Su Ruyi saw Zhang Qingfeng, she immediately recognized the girl beside him as Li Yiyi, the female protagonist of the original story.
Li Yiyi is very beautiful, and she and Zhang Qingfeng are very affectionate. Zhang Qingfeng takes good care of her.
The department store was newly opened and very crowded. Zhang Qingfeng kept protecting Li Yiyi, preventing her from being bumped into.
Li Yiyi is not tall, with a petite and delicate figure. The tall Zhang Qingfeng kept his head down when talking to Li Yiyi, his eyes full of tenderness.
Like Su Ruyi, Li Yiyi also recognized Su Ruyi instantly.
Unlike the real Su Ruyi, the current Su Ruyi is youthful and beautiful, lacking the sharp and domineering aura of her older self, who always had an air of superiority. She now possesses a gentle and approachable appearance.
Unrequited love changed Su Ruyi's temperament in real life.
Although Li Yiyi could recognize Su Ruyi at a glance, the person in front of her was completely different from what Li Yiyi had imagined, and also different from the character she had created in the story.
Li Yiyi couldn't understand why there was such a big difference between her and the book, since she had transmigrated into it.
The overall setting is clearly consistent, but she changed the timeline of some major events for the sake of the plot, and they have all been returned to their original positions here.
Li Yiyi didn't think it was a big problem, because her current identity was exactly the same as in the original story; she was a fictional character who didn't exist when Zhang Qingfeng was young.
Zhang Qingfeng's family background wasn't much different from what she had imagined. In reality, he didn't have that domineering CEO vibe; he just had some family background in the past and was among the first to try new things after the opening up.
Although she borrowed from other works, she made many changes, some for fear of being exposed, and others to serve the plot.
But now that Li Yiyi has seen Su Ruyi, she is a little uncertain. In the original story, she designed Su Ruyi to be a person who likes to dress up and is vain.
This Su Ruyi was dressed simply and without heavy makeup. She was very pretty and had a scholarly air about her, like a pure white moonlight.
This thought flashed through Li Yiyi's mind, but she quickly came back to it.
This kind of appearance is typical of a pure and innocent girl!
Li Yiyi has already sensed that the world in the book is clearly merging with the real world, which explains how a country girl like Su Ruyi managed to bind such an outstanding Zhang Qingfeng with gratitude.
Such an appearance is indeed very deceptive, the kind that elders like.
Li Yiyi scrutinized Su Ruyi with a critical eye. Although she had expected Su Ruyi to be good-looking, after all, her original form was still radiant even in her old age.
Although she was reluctant to admit it and always found fault with the signs of aging on her face, she knew it in her heart.
Therefore, she prefers to highlight her age advantage; no matter how beautiful a face is, it can never compare to youth when it has been ravaged by time.
At this moment, Su Ruyi was in full bloom. Although she was not as beautiful as a peony, she was as elegant and beautiful as a lily, which made Li Yiyi feel very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, she is now Li Yiyi, not Li Jing, and is the most beautiful in the entire book.
Along the way, many people were so amazed by her that they almost didn't know how to walk. Although she had been treated like this ever since she transmigrated into the book, Li Yiyi was still very excited.
She used to be quite pretty, a little beauty since childhood, but she's nothing like she is now.
Moreover, she has a good family background, and more importantly, she knew Zhang Qingfeng earlier than Su Ruyi.
With that thought, Li Yiyi straightened her back even more.
"Ruyi, what are you doing here?" Zhang Qingfeng was quite surprised to see Su Ruyi and walked over to greet her.
Su Ruyi: "I've come to buy some things."
"Grandpa has always thought about you. Go back and visit him when you have time."
"Okay, I'll go when I have time. You guys keep looking around, I'm in a hurry, so I'll be going now."
Su Ruyi clearly sensed Li Yiyi's hostility and just wanted to leave this place of trouble.
Before Zhang Qingfeng could say anything more, Su Ruyi had already left quickly.
Zhang Qingfeng took a deep look at Su Ruyi's departing figure.
"Brother Qingfeng, is she Su Ruyi?"
"Hmm." Zhang Qingfeng looked away.
"I noticed she was staring at you the whole time," Li Yiyi said, her voice tinged with jealousy.
Although Su Ruyi's gaze seemed to be on her, Li Yiyi knew that was impossible. She was definitely looking at Zhang Qingfeng; it was just a misalignment that made her feel like the gaze was on her.
Zhang Qingfeng's eyes flickered slightly. "You must have seen wrong. She was just looking in our direction, not staring at me."
"You have to trust a woman's intuition. She's looking at you, and she's obviously interested in you."
Zhang Qingfeng's lips trembled slightly: "Don't talk nonsense. If she had that intention, she wouldn't have been so careful to avoid suspicion and would have left very quickly."
"That's a ploy to get her. I suspect she knew you were coming to go shopping with me today and deliberately came looking for you. How could we possibly run into each other? The things in this mall are so expensive; she can't afford them at all."
Zhang Qingfeng's expression remained unchanged. Although he had heard from his grandfather that Su Ruyi's business was doing very well, he did not think that a country girl could accomplish anything remarkable.
Grandpa Zhang kept mentioning Su Ruyi, just to let everyone know how outstanding she was, so that everyone would compete to become Su Ruyi's son-in-law.
Zhang Qingfeng returned Li Yiyi's gentle smile: "I'm here to keep you company today. Let's not concern ourselves with other people's business."
Li Yiyi was delighted to hear this and happily took Zhang Qingfeng's arm and continued strolling around.
After Su Ruyi left, she uttered the word "bad luck" and continued her shopping spree.
Since there were no mandatory tasks from the system, she couldn't let the appearance of the two of them disrupt her plans.
She was able to leave the newly opened factory smoothly thanks to the help of many people.
Li Mei is one of them. She has her own business to run, but she still goes to the factory to help out every day and then calls her to report on the situation.
She wanted to bring something for everyone who helped her; she couldn't let them work for nothing.
However, it's unclear whether the plot was divinely inspired, but despite being able to avoid such a large shopping mall with four floors, Su Ruyi still bumped into it twice.
The two people's expressions were clearly off, as if she was doing it on purpose.
Unfortunately, the other party didn't say anything, and she didn't even have a chance to clarify, which made Su Ruyi feel frustrated.
After all, if he had taken the initiative to go up to you and say, "I didn't mean to bump into you," it would have been like protesting too much.
Su Ruyi always felt that Li Yiyi's gaze was strange. According to the original text, Li Yiyi did not know of Su Ruyi's existence at first. It was only after Su Ruyi started acting up that Li Yiyi learned of Su Ruyi's existence.
But she's been behaving very honestly now, with no contact whatsoever with Zhang Qingfeng. Why is she giving me such a scrutinizing look, with the air of a victor?
Grandpa Zhang probably didn't reveal his true feelings, right? After all, she wasn't happy about it.
The moment Li Yiyi saw her, she clearly recognized her, even faster than Zhang Qingfeng, even though the two had never met before.
Recalling their first meeting and Li Yiyi's arrogant words, how she belittled the mall, criticized the beautiful clothes, thought the styles were particularly silly, and looked disdainful.
A thought suddenly occurred to Su Ruyi: Could this guy also be a time traveler?
Such a thought flashed through her mind, and Su Ruyi went to do other things.
Regardless of Li Yiyi's identity, Su Ruyi didn't want to get involved.
Su Ruyi quickly finished shopping and left, but unexpectedly ran into the two of them again at the gate.
Zhang Qingfeng stepped forward, wanting to take the bags and packages from her hands, but Su Ruyi dodged him.
"No need, I can carry it."
"Grandpa always told us to take care of you, so you don't need to be so polite with me."
"Really, no need," Su Ruyi insisted, tossing the bag behind her. "I can do it myself."
Zhang Qingfeng didn't press the matter further, but Li Yiyi, looking at the many bags, said meaningfully:
"What did you buy? You bought so much stuff, it must have cost a lot of money, right?"
"It's definitely not cheap."
Zhang Qingfeng couldn't help but frown. He guessed that his grandfather had secretly given it to him, otherwise why would he be willing to spend so much money at once?
I'm very careful when it comes to spending money I've earned myself.
Su Ruyi is so bad at managing money, yet she bought so much at once. I guess it's for someone else's gifts, otherwise there's no way to explain it.
However, gift-giving should be based on one's own financial situation; one shouldn't try to appear wealthy than one actually is.
They didn't exchange more than a few words before Su Ruyi left with a large pile of things.
Li Yiyi: "Brother Qingfeng, do you believe it now? There's no way it could be such a coincidence."
Li Yiyi didn't voice any further speculation, as it wouldn't fit her kind and innocent persona.
Zhang Qingfeng is a smart man; he can understand it with just a slight hint.
Just as Li Yiyi thought, Su Ruyi was indeed very vain. She had some money but didn't know where it came from, yet she dared to go on such a lavish shopping spree.
This relieved Li Yiyi. If Su Ruyi changed too much, it would easily attract attention, which would be disadvantageous for her.
"Maybe it's just a coincidence, don't overthink it. Even if it's not a coincidence, we'll just ignore it."
Zhang Qingfeng reassured her, but his gaze drifted towards Su Ruyi as he fell into deep thought.
Su Ruyi rushed to the bus station early the next morning. When she came downstairs, Lu Ting's car was already waiting in front of the hotel.
When Lu Ting saw Su Ruyi, he quickly got out to help and stuffed the things into the trunk.
"Why didn't you call me when you arrived? When did you get here?"
Lu Ting laughed and said, "We just arrived not long ago, no rush, there's plenty of time. If we miss the train, I can drive to catch it, it won't cause any delays."
Once in the car, Su Ruyi handed over a box.
Lu Ting was slightly taken aback: "What is this?"
"A gift."
The most direct way for Su Ruyi to express her love is to give her gifts, and a watch is one of the best choices.
This watch isn't a top-tier international brand, but it's a decent domestic brand, and it's the most expensive gift she bought.
This was a completely unexpected surprise. Lu Ting was stunned for a moment, then his lips immediately curled into a wide smile.
"Why did you suddenly decide to give me a gift?" Lu Ting took the box and opened it, revealing a watch that perfectly suited his taste.
"It looks great, I really like it."
The quality of the goods is secondary; the fact that Su Ruyi could cater to his tastes so well shows that she had observed him beforehand.
"I just wanted to give it to you, no reason needed. I have good taste, right?"
"Excellent."
Lu Ting immediately felt that he hadn't done enough. How could he let the woman give the gift first while he hadn't prepared anything? He had to keep trying.
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