"Open a garment factory?"
Xiao Yao stared wide-eyed in surprise; she hadn't heard Gu Yueji mention this before.
Gu Yueji nodded. "Yes, I want to take over the garment factory I've been working with before."
This idea came to her after searching for a week without finding a suitable garment factory.
Gu Yueji had originally planned to ask Xiao Yao for her opinion tonight. Xiao Yao was currently working in management at her family's food processing plant. Although the industry was different, she had experience managing a factory. She never expected to run into Xiao Yao, who was thinking of changing jobs.
Xiao Yao lowered her eyes and began to think. Her brother mainly managed the family factory, and she didn't have any real work, just receiving a salary. In fact, she also wanted to have her own career, and this was a good reason to temporarily separate from Zhong Xuyang.
Have you estimated how much investment will be needed?
"The minimum price might be seven or eight hundred thousand."
"Ren Jin invested money in you?"
Gu Yueji shook her head. She had calculated that the money she had was obviously not enough, but she did not tell Ren Jin that she wanted to take over the garment factory. The main reason was that Ren Jin needed a lot of funds for his engineering projects, and she did not want to touch his money.
“If you start a business with me and share the cost, I will take out a loan.”
Xiao Yao suddenly dropped a bombshell, "Ye Zurong recently asked me for your contact information."
"who?"
Seeing Gu Yueji's surprised expression, Xiao Yao raised an eyebrow. "You don't even recognize anyone else after breaking up so soon? Well, it makes sense. Right now, all you can think about is Ren Jin."
Gu Yueji was a little embarrassed. "No, I'm just a little surprised. What does he want with me?"
"He said he wanted to pay you back. Aren't you short of money right now? Besides, that was originally your money. Do you want to consider giving it to you?"
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The next evening at dinner, Gu Yueji, after thinking it over all day, finally decided to speak directly to Ren Jin: "I have something to tell you. Ye Zurong contacted me today and said he wants to meet with me."
Ren Jin paused for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "Who?"
Gu Yueji wasn't sure if he genuinely couldn't remember or was deliberately asking, so she directly stated, "My ex-boyfriend."
Ren Jin then curled his lips into a cold smile, "Heh, you know he's your ex-boyfriend, so why do you want to see him?"
It seems he was unhappy and deliberately asked that question.
Gu Yueji quickly explained, "Don't be angry, listen to me. He contacted me about the previous debt. He said he's going to pay me back part of the money."
Ren Jin frowned. "How much is 'partial'?"
“I have paid back a total of 380,000. If he can pay me back half of that, I will have 190,000.”
"Didn't you say you didn't want any trouble with him and that you'd pay that money yourself? I offered you money to pay him back, but you refused. Why are you asking him for his money now?"
Gu Yueji was momentarily at a loss for words when Ren Jin asked her question.
She hadn't planned to ask Ye Zurong to repay the money before, and now that the debt was paid off and she and Ren Jin were living a good life, she didn't want to see Ye Zurong again.
But now she wants to take over the garment factory and needs a sum of money, so she didn't hesitate for long before having Xiao Yao give her contact information to Ye Zurong.
If she told Ren Jin this reason, he would definitely rather give her money than let her see Ye Zurong. And the matter of taking over the garment factory was still far from settled; she wanted to plan it further before discussing it with Ren Jin.
"Now he's the one who's offering to pay me back. I'll meet with him tomorrow to sign an IOU, and then he can just transfer the money to my account. We won't see each other again."
Ren Jin opened his mouth, wanting to say that his family wasn't short of money and that he didn't want her to see Ye Zurong. But then he thought about it again, and realized that it was money she had worked hard to earn, not his, and felt that he had no right to say those words.
He lowered his head and ate a few bites of food before reluctantly saying, "Go ahead and see her if you want, I won't stop you." He continued eating, ignoring her.
Seeing his sullen expression, Gu Yueji couldn't help but want to laugh, but she quickly suppressed it and poured him some soup. "I know you're the most generous person. This soup is your favorite corn and pork rib soup. Have another bowl."
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The next day, Gu Yueji went to see Ye Zurong.
Looking at the restaurant sign, Gu Yueji smiled to herself and pushed open the door to go inside.
As soon as she entered, she heard someone call out to her, "Yueji, over here."
Gu Yueji looked up and saw that Ye Zurong had changed a lot. He had never worn any designer clothes before, but now he was wearing a T-shirt covered in logos. She had just seen it in a boutique when she and Ren Jin were shopping the other day; it cost four figures.
His smile hadn't changed much, just like when he first met her, but it also seemed to have changed quite a bit. Before, she would find his smile dazzling, making her unconsciously smile along with him, but now she just found it ordinary, even fake and disgusting.
I couldn't help but think of that roguish and wicked face when it smiled. I wondered if that person would be angry with themselves when they got home tonight. As I thought about it, a smile crept onto my face without my realizing it.
Ye Zurong watched Gu Yueji walk by, his gaze involuntarily following her.
She had changed a lot. When they were together, he was always busy building their business and never had any extra money for her to dress up, so she mostly wore the cheap clothes they were selling. At first, he just thought this girl was really nice; she looked good in everything. But slowly, he had to admit that he also wanted his girlfriend to dress up beautifully so that he could look good in public and feel proud to be seen with her, so that she would make his heart flutter.
And now she has become the one who makes his heart flutter. She is wearing a light blue lace dress with a waist-cinching design that highlights her slender waist. Her long, wavy hair and light makeup exude fashion and sophistication. She is so radiant that it is impossible to look away.
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