Xiao Yao was not only Gu Yueji's roommate, but also Ye Zurong's classmate and fellow townsman. It was Ye Zurong who begged her to act as a matchmaker to bring him and Gu Yueji together. Although Ye Zurong's family was not well-off, he was good-looking and an excellent student, which is why Xiao Yao agreed to be with him.
From their innocent and sweet college days to their arduous entrepreneurial journey after graduation, Xiao Yao knew their story best, including the fact that Gu Yueji had given all her firsts to Ye Zurong, which meant something to a woman that couldn't be forgotten so easily.
Gu Yueji gave a bitter smile. It would be a lie to say she wasn't upset at all, but she had truly accepted it. "Big sister, it's been more than three months. Do you still want me to cry every day?"
"You have the nerve to say it's been more than three months? I really hate your deadpan personality. It's been three months already, were you planning to keep quiet until I asked you?"
Gu Yueji has this kind of personality. She doesn't like to talk to others about herself. If it's someone she doesn't know well, she'll just lie and say she's fine, and she doesn't want to talk about anything else.
"I was thinking you'd find out sooner or later, and I didn't want to think about those things back then."
Xiao Yao then remembered another question, "When did you find out he was cheating on you?"
"On his wedding day."
"Holy crap?!"
Gu Yueji thought about it many times afterward. If she hadn't called Ye Zurong that day, how long would he have kept it from her? "I called him that day to ask when he was coming back, but his mother answered the phone and told me that he was having a wedding and that I shouldn't contact him anymore."
"Even TV dramas wouldn't dare portray it like this! Ye Zurong is truly the worst of the worst!"
Gu Yueji also felt that this matter was as absurd as a TV drama plot.
"How did you know about his marriage?" Gu Yueji asked.
She could roughly guess that Ye Zurong hadn't announced his marriage, because no one around her had asked her about it. She and Ye Zurong were classmates and had many mutual friends. If people who knew them knew about his marriage, they would definitely ask her, or at least Xiao Yao would contact her immediately.
Xiao Yao chuckled, "Today I went to a dinner party with my dad and ran into him at the table. His father-in-law is a friend of my dad's. You have no idea how shocked I was when I saw him walk in with that woman. If my dad hadn't held me back, I would have rushed over and slapped him."
Xiao Yao was furious just thinking about the dinner scene tonight. Ye Zurong didn't dare to look at her, and he clung meekly to his wife's family, as if he was really afraid that she would rush over and beat him up.
"He's living a pathetic life now. He used to be so arrogant; he wouldn't even take the part-time job as a waiter that I introduced him to. Tonight, he was busier than a waiter. One minute his mother-in-law was asking him to pour tea, the next his father-in-law was asking him to toast other people. His wife acted like she didn't have hands the whole time. Even when the food was right in front of her, Ye Zurong had to put it in her bowl for her, peel shrimp shells, and pick out fish bones. She was just ordering him around in all sorts of ways, and he kept smiling obsequiously. But then again, his father-in-law is the director of the Public Security Bureau; he's got a powerful backer."
Xiao Yao couldn't help but launch into a barrage of sarcastic remarks, while Gu Yueji remained silent.
"How does that make you feel better? This man isn't worth it at all."
Gu Yueji couldn't quite describe her feelings. She knew Ye Zurong was a very proud person. During her four years of university, she was willing to do any part-time job imaginable—selling small appliances from dormitory to dormitory, handing out flyers at the school gate, and working in factories with classmates during summer vacations, doing whatever paid for it. As a result, she paid off her student loans by graduation. Ye Zurong, on the other hand, always chose respectable, or as he put it, high-paying, part-time jobs. At graduation, he was determined to start his own business, partly to regain the face he had lost due to failing his postgraduate entrance exam.
Someone she once knew so well has now become such a stranger, and there will be no connection between them in the future; it feels like a lifetime ago.
"Yaoyao, do you believe it? Now, listening to you say all this, all I can think about is what to broadcast on tomorrow's live stream, how much merchandise I need to sell, and whether I've made my minimum repayment this month."
Xiao Yao shouted "Yes!" and reverted to her domineering demeanor, "Women should only focus on making money! Men are everywhere. Once we're rich, we can pick any good-looking, skilled, and well-built man we want!"
Gu Yueji lowered her head and smiled, Ren Jin's image involuntarily appearing in her mind.
With his sharply defined face, tall and broad body, and strong, muscular build, he held her and tossed her around tirelessly.
He's good-looking, good at sex, and has a great physique; he seems to have it all.
**
Ren Jin rode his electric scooter to pick up takeout. As he passed Gu Yueji's residential compound, he glanced inside a couple of times.
During this time, he would think of that night from time to time, especially at night. Several times, he would get an erection while thinking about it and ejaculate. All he could think about was Gu Yueji that night.
Ren Jin felt he was being a bit obsessed. That night wasn't the first time. When had he ever thought about a woman to the point of wanting to sleep with her?
Despite the rain tonight, quite a few people still ordered takeout. After delivering several orders, Ren Jin decided to stop delivering tonight after delivering just one last order, as the rain was getting heavier.
When Ren Jin went to the store to pick up his order, he spotted a familiar address and, after glancing at the last few digits of the phone number and the last name, realized it was Gu Yueji's takeout.
He thought for a moment, and after finding his takeout, he didn't rush to leave.
A moment later, someone pushed the door open and came in.
Ren Jin was staring at the delivery countdown on his phone when he heard the sound and looked up. To his surprise, it was the delivery guy who had introduced him to the food delivery service.
The delivery driver was quite surprised to see Ren Jin. "Brother, you're still delivering food?"
He had delivered takeout to Ren Jin a few times and had seen that Ren Jin's home didn't seem to be short of money. Moreover, when Ren Jin asked him to introduce him to a job, he also said that he was doing takeout temporarily before starting his actual job.
Ren Jin patted the delivery guy on the shoulder, "Go ahead and deliver, why aren't you delivering?" Although he found it hard at first, he has gotten used to it now and decided to deliver food to the construction site before work starts.
"I thought you went back to your old job."
"It's still early."
The delivery driver nodded and started looking for the tracking number on the bag.
Ren Jin, holding the takeout in his hand, asked him, "What number are you?"
29.
The deliveryman picked up Gu Yueji's takeout.
The thought that had just popped into his head was now impossible to suppress: "How about we switch orders?"
The delivery driver was taken aback. "Why?"
Ren Jin casually made up an excuse, "I just happened to be going to the neighborhood to run some errands, so I'll drop you off on the way."
It's not unusual for delivery drivers to take turns delivering, and the delivery guy didn't think much of it. "Oh, okay then, just remember to deliver it on time."
Ren Jin grinned, "No problem, I'm 99% on time now."
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