Upon hearing this, Xie Ming seemed to understand a little better and sighed, "Fate is truly a mysterious thing."
Although Jiang Che didn't say anything, he agreed with his statement in his heart.
He had wondered what if he and Ye Zhao had met first? Would she have fallen for him too? Would they have ended up together? But then he thought about it and realized that such a hypothetical scenario was impossible. Perhaps the Ye Zhao of the past and the Ye Zhao of the past wouldn't have been able to attract each other at all. Four years had passed, and both of them had grown and experienced a lot. These growths and experiences had slowly settled over time, allowing them to become who they are today, and who Ye Zhao is today.
After Xie Ming finished sighing, and not hearing Jiang Che speak, he asked again, "Does Adu know about this?"
Jiang Che nodded: "I know."
Xie Ming asked curiously, "What did he say?"
Jiang Che looked at him and asked, "What is he trying to say?"
Clearly sensing Jiang Che's displeasure, Xie Ming wisely kept quiet.
It's also his fault for asking the wrong question. He was just curious: Ye Zhao's engagement to Shen Du a few years ago caused quite a stir. After disappearing for several years, she returned and immediately got together with Jiang Che, who was in the same circle. He wondered what Shen Du thought about this.
Moreover, Shen Du and Jiang Che hold extraordinary positions in City A. Both are successors of listed companies, and are young, promising, capable, and good-looking. They are truly the top figures in City A. It's unbelievable that these two figures could be associated with the same woman. He couldn't even imagine what kind of turmoil this would cause if it were made public.
However, these things were not his concern. Seeing that Jiang Che remained silent, he spoke again: "It's only been a few years since I last saw Ye Zhao, but I think she has changed a lot. She's almost unrecognizable."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Che asked in a calm tone, "What do you mean?"
Xie Ming began, "I remember she had a bad reputation in the industry before. At the time, I thought it was just rumors spreading, that people were jealous that Ye Zhao could find such a good backer, but after meeting her a few times..."
Seeing his hesitant expression, Jiang Che slowly asked, "What is it?"
Xie Ming asked in a low voice, "Don't be angry if I tell you the truth."
Jiang Che raised an eyebrow and said directly, "Just tell me."
Xie Ming then spoke up: "Anyway, I didn't have a very good impression of her back then. She was too infatuated with Adu, and she was also a bit vain and arrogant. Even before she entered the Shen family, she acted like a rich lady, which made her particularly unpopular..."
As he spoke, he noticed Jiang Che looking at him, and his voice trailed off. He quickly said, "You're the one who told me to say it."
Jiang Che nodded and said softly, "Okay, you can continue."
Xie Ming glanced at him tentatively a few times, and seeing that he didn't seem angry, he continued, "I'm not talking about her behind her back. Before I met her, I didn't have any issues with her. It's just that after we met a few times, her arrogant and bossy attitude towards people in the industry was indeed unpleasant. And I remember that at the time, A-Du had just hired a female assistant, and when she found out, she went to Shen's and made a scene, and in the end, that person was fired..."
As if to increase credibility, he quickly added, "I saw it with my own eyes. What she did was really a headache, and it was really difficult for Ah Du."
Jiang Che didn't speak. He was just wondering if people could really be this different from before. The Ye Zhao Xie Ming was talking about and the Ye Zhao he knew had such different personalities, yet they were the same person.
Seeing his expression, Xie Ming tried to smooth things over, saying, "I'm not saying anything bad about her, just stating the facts. After all, you didn't know her a few years ago..."
"Of course! She's changed a lot. Her whole demeanor is different now. She's much more reserved, has higher emotional intelligence, speaks with great tact, and has become more beautiful. She's definitely worth liking!"
Jiang Che nodded, and when the waiter came in to bring fruit and dessert, he changed the subject.
The fruit brought by the waiter was very fresh and sweet, and the dessert was soft, sticky, sweet but not cloying, which Ye Zhao enjoyed perfectly.
She and Lin Yu leaned against the edge of the hot spring pool, enjoying their meal in a very pleasant manner.
Lin Yu looked at her with a smile, and after a while, sighed, "Zhao Zhao, you're so kind."
Ye Zhao smiled and retorted, "What's wrong with me?"
Lin Yu replied, "You were in a bad state for a while, like you were possessed, but thankfully we didn't give up on you."
Ye Zhao vaguely realized what Lin Yu was going to say, but remained silent. Lin Yu continued, "When you were engaged to Chen Du, you weren't quite right in the head."
Ye Zhao nodded casually, without saying anything more.
Lin Yu added, "Anyway, you're always so anxious and insecure, and you keep doing things we don't really understand. You've become quite strange..."
Ye Zhao agreed, replying, "I think so too."
Lin Yu immediately added, "But you're doing very well right now. You have your own child, your own small business, and you're living a good life while also loving yourself."
Ye Zhao nodded, but before she could say anything, Lin Yu suddenly hugged her and said gently, "Zhao Zhao, what I mean is, no matter who you fall in love with in the future, please love yourself first."
Ye Zhao's eyes welled up with tears for a moment, but she forced them back, smiled, pushed Lin Yu away, and said with a hint of disdain, "Why are you talking like that out of the blue? It's so cheesy."
Lin Yu rolled her eyes at her speechlessly. Before she could say anything, Ye Zhao's phone rang. Worried that it was Yuanbao calling, she hurriedly got up and went inside, forgetting to put on her shoes.
Seeing that she had slipped several times, Lin Yu quickly said, "Slow down, what's the rush?"
Ye Zhao just wanted to answer Yuanbao's call as soon as possible. She hadn't been able to spend time with him during this period, and she really missed him.
She hurriedly went inside, picked up her phone and saw that it was indeed Yuanbao. She quickly answered the call, and the mother and son talked for a long time. Ye Zhao coaxed Yuanbao to sleep before getting up and leaving again.
Ye Zhao and Lin Yu's room was right next to Jiang Che and Xie Ming's room. The two hot spring pools were separated only by a screen. Ye Zhao didn't notice when she came in, but she found out when she came out that the screen had been opened at some point, leaving a narrow passageway that was only wide enough for one person.
She rushed forward to pull the screen shut, but her foot slipped on a wet stone, and she stumbled and fell forward. Ye Zhao panicked and tried to grab the screen, but suddenly a person appeared behind it. Ye Zhao's eyes widened in surprise, and the next second she fell into his arms.
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