Ye Qing and Liang Youjie looked at each other, both at a loss for what to do.
However, Liang Youjie had a different opinion on what Ye Qing thought was unlikely. He felt it should be Xi Quan, because there could be no one else but Xi Quan.
So Liang Youjie described Xi Quan's general appearance to the waiter.
The waiter said, "The height is about the same, but this person's hair is permed."
It's clearly not Xi Quan!
Xi Quan's hair is short, similar to a buzz cut.
Although I had no clue, since someone had already paid for it and I had saved money, why not? So I didn't ask any further questions.
Because Liang Youjie had something to do, he left first. Ye Qing headed towards the bus stop, intending to take a bus back to school, but before she even reached the bus stop, a car suddenly stopped beside her.
In an era when bicycles were the main mode of transportation on the streets, cars were a rarity. For such a rare item to be parked so conspicuously next to the sidewalk was bound to attract a lot of attention.
But for Ye Qing, the sight of the car was secondary; the key was that he was quite frightened. When he heard the sound, he thought that the car's brakes had failed and it was about to crash into the sidewalk.
Just as Ye Qing instinctively tried to dodge, the car braked suddenly again, and he heard his toes hitting the ground. It was really thrilling!
After calming down and seeing who was sitting in the driver's seat, Ye Qing felt like picking up a brick from the roadside and smashing it over his head.
However, Ye Qing knew that if he just threw it at the person, this crazy and reckless person would definitely blame him. So Ye Qing glared at the other person and turned away.
The person in the car was Xi Quan. When he saw Ye Qing leave, he immediately got out of the car and chased after her.
His blatant act of parking his car so openly on the side of the road had already attracted the attention of passersby, but unexpectedly, Xi Quan got out of the car and chased after Ye Qing. This scene really drew everyone's attention.
The moment Ye Qing was grabbed by Xi Quan, she felt the eager gazes around her. Feeling extremely embarrassed, she tried to shake off Xi Quan but failed. She whispered through gritted teeth, "Let go."
"I haven't eaten yet." Xi Quan was originally furious, but seeing Ye Qing's obviously angry expression, he didn't dare to lose his temper and said with a wronged tone.
Taking the opportunity, Ye Qing shook off Xi Quan's hand, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "Go eat if you haven't eaten yet."
“Come with me.”
Ye Qing: "I've already eaten."
Hearing Ye Qing's words, Xi Quan almost lost his temper: "Ye Qing, we just became a real couple yesterday, not even 24 hours have passed yet, and you're having dinner with someone else, but you're being so indifferent to your real boyfriend, you..."
When Ye Qing heard Xi Quan emphasize the words "real boyfriend and girlfriend," she was filled with regret. She truly regretted dragging Xi Quan into this charade just to spite Quan Zhen.
But as she listened, something seemed off. Ye Qing suddenly turned and glared at Xi Quan: "How did you know I ate with someone else? And that you were the one who paid for the meal?"
After a moment of awkwardness, Xi Quan said, "It wasn't me. Why would I be so foolish as to pay for someone else?"
Ye Qing didn't speak. Even if it wasn't Xi Quan, it should be someone Xi Quan knew.
Feeling extremely uncomfortable under Ye Qing's gaze, Xi Quan waved his hand and said, "It's Liang Lu."
Ye Qing remembered the waiter saying that her hair was permed, and now it made sense. Liang Lu had gotten a perm to keep up with the times and often wore bell-bottoms, which were very popular at the time.
But Ye Qing remained silent, her gaze towards Xi Quan so intense it seemed she wanted to bore a hole through him.
Although Ye Qing was drunk and might not remember his "promotion," it was still his own words. Now, with Ye Qing's sharp gaze, Xi Quan couldn't take it anymore and guiltily offered to explain why he was there: "Liang Lu saw you and Liang..."
Xi Quan was going to say Liang Youjie's name, but noticing the onlookers around him, he swallowed his words and said instead, "Liang Lu saw you having dinner with that guy and told me, so I came over."
Ye Qing glanced at Xi Quan and asked, "Didn't you come here with me?"
"Only a bastard would stalk someone!"
Ye Qing sneered: "And what about you now? If you weren't following me, how come you just happened to stop your car right in front of my toes?"
After saying that, Ye Qing shook off Xi Quan's arm again, refusing to pay him any more attention.
Xi Quan stood there speechless, watching Ye Qing's retreating figure. He had been trapped in the pit Ye Qing had dug, and he cursed himself.
But the thought of Ye Qing having dinner with Liang Youjie and giving him such a cold shoulder made Xi Quan angry. He caught up with Ye Qing and said, "I just got to the restaurant entrance and saw you walking this way, so I followed you..."
"Isn't it still stalking?" Ye Qing said as he walked.
"I really have something to discuss with you. The shop at Huamao Hotel is almost finished, and all that's left is the interior furnishings. Go take a look and see how you want it done so I can have someone arrange it according to your ideas."
Ye Qing had originally been firmly against the idea of opening a shop.
But now... it's possible that my own father, Ye Shuwei, has "returned home in glory." If I were still stuck in that small shop near the knitting factory, working as a tailor who could barely make ends meet each month, my mother's spirit in heaven would be unwilling to accept it.
She doesn't want her biological father to return home in glory, but she also wants to earn respect from others.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing slowed down her brisk pace. When Xi Quan caught up with her, Ye Qing asked, "The rent for that shop must be quite high, right?"
Xi Quan was very happy to see that Ye Qing had agreed, and said, "Then you don't need to worry, I..."
"It's free? From what you're saying, it seems you're the general manager of Huamao Hotel now. If people find out that the shop is free, I might really lose face." Ye Qing was truly assertive, but he wouldn't easily compromise on what he insisted on.
Xi Quan indeed had no intention of taking Ye Qing's money. His intention was to pay the rent himself so that no one would gossip about Ye Qing.
After all, the rent for that shop was no small sum for Ye Qing.
In Xi Quan's view, although Ye Qing received dividends from the coal mine in Xiaoyao Village, he supported Ye Qing not using that money. Ye Qing was only a freshman in college, and there would be many more places to spend money in the future. He couldn't be without any savings.
Although Ye Qing had never inquired about the rental prices of houses near the Huamao Hotel, just by looking at the surrounding environment, he knew that they were definitely not cheap.
But since Ye Qing had decided to open a shop there, she had already thought of a solution. She asked Xi Quan, "When will the buildings near the knitting factory be demolished?"
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