Jiang Mianmian looked at him for a while, then asked him softly, "I'm not reconciled, but what can I do? The Gu family is so powerful, crushing us is as easy as crushing an ant for them."
"Actually, this is my fault." She smiled bitterly. "I shouldn't have impulsively reported their products as having problems, and I shouldn't have joined forces with other merchants to boycott them... Ha, in the end, I'm the one who suffers the most. Those merchants I contacted are still selling Gu's products to this day!"
"Well, it's good that you can recognize your mistakes." Huo Junyu said calmly.
Jiang Mianmian lowered her eyelids and remained silent.
“A company like the Gu family, which has no conscience, will only disrupt market order if it continues to exist.” Huo Junyu looked at her. “So you’re upholding justice, which is the right direction, but you’re using the wrong methods.”
Jiang Mianmian bit her lip.
I always thought he was a man of few words, but today I heard him say so much.
"Then..." she hesitated for a moment before asking, "Do you have any good ideas?"
"No." Huo Junyu refused her directly.
Even if I do, I won't tell her.
If this girl isn't telling him the truth, he doesn't need to tell her the truth either.
"Oh..." Jiang Mianmian nodded, the atmosphere was a little awkward, and neither of them knew what to say next.
Seeing her troubled expression, Huo Junyu suddenly felt a strange sensation in his heart.
He raised an eyebrow, a hint of slyness in his eyes, and said softly, "But if any good plans come up in the future, how about we all work together?"
"Hmm?" Jiang Mianmian was taken aback at first, then smiled sweetly, "Okay!"
The distant lights reflected on her profile, while the sea and starry sky behind her complemented each other.
Huo Junyu thought he had seen many socialites and ladies since he was a child, all of whom were beautiful and charming.
However, this was the first time he had ever stared at a girl like he had seen Jiang Mianmian, completely still.
His mother controlled half of the entertainment industry, and many female celebrities saw him as a stepping stone to avoid twenty years of hard work, vying to get close to him. He, on the other hand, had been too well protected since childhood and was unaware of the unpredictability of people's hearts. Time and again, he was photographed by reporters and sent to the top of the trending searches.
When he was embroiled in a scandal for the N+1th time, Huo Zhixing couldn't sit still any longer: "What exactly are you trying to do? Have you thought about your future?"
Huo Junyu stubbornly remained silent.
He had certainly thought about his life. Perhaps because of Xiaoyouzi's disappearance at sea, subconsciously, he hoped that the girl he would spend his life with would come from the seaside, with starry skies and ocean waves in her eyes, and a lifetime of tenderness...
And at this moment, Jiang Mianmian is standing before me...
"Hey, Huo Yu!" Jiang Mianmian waved her hand in front of his eyes. "What are you spacing out for?"
Huo Junyu suddenly came to his senses, and for the first time in his life, he felt that his heart was beating faster than he could control.
"Huo Yu?"
"Oh..." He turned his face away from her eyes. "It's okay, it's quite hot."
"Is it hot?" Jiang Mianmian was taken aback. "I think it's okay! The sea breeze is quite cool, I'm actually a little cold!"
Huo Junyu paused for a moment, took off his long-sleeved shirt, and intended to drape it over her shoulders naturally, but his hand moved on its own and covered her up directly.
"Ah!" Jiang Mianmian was startled, her head popping out from under her shirt, staring blankly at him.
"Aren't you cold?" Huo Junyu's voice was colder than the sea breeze. "Put this on and go back!"
After saying that, he put his hands in his pockets and strode ahead with his long legs.
Jiang Mianmian had to jog to keep up with his pace.
"Hey, Huo Yu, wait for me!"
"It's very dark here, and there are no lights. Would it kill you to wait for me?"
"Huo Yu!"
Hearing the hurried footsteps behind him, Huo Junyu looked up at the starry sky, and for some reason, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up, and he couldn't stop smiling.
...
The Jiang family's life has been peaceful and normal these past few days.
However, the neighbors have been gossiping about this unexpected guest in their home.
Fortunately, Jiang Youcai and Su Ai were not people who cared about what others said. They comforted their son and daughter, saying, "People can say whatever they want! As long as we are comfortable with our own lives, that's enough."
Jiang Mianmian had just finished tidying up the snacks on the shelf when she turned to look at her mother and said, "You two have such great attitudes!"
"Your mom doesn't have that kind of mentality!" Jiang Youcai chuckled. "She doesn't care if people say a few things about her, but they can't touch her money! Try touching her money and see what happens!"
"Jiang Youcai!"
Su Ai threw a bottle of water at him, almost hitting Jiang Youcai on the head.
“I’m serious,” Su Aiqian said, glancing at Huo Yu who was unloading goods outside. “Since this guy came along, our family has had a much more peaceful life!”
"Didn't Xiaowei say that Mianmian found us a guardian spirit?"
"How long can this door god stay? Are there any other people living in his house?"
What are you doing?
"I want to find out more about him!" Su Aiqian thought for a moment. "Don't get involved in these things. I'll interrogate him slowly and make him tell the truth!"
Jiang Mianmian glanced at her mother, both amused and exasperated, and chuckled softly.
After Jiang's parents finished tidying up the goods, they went home for dinner. Jiang Mianmian didn't have any classes, so she stayed here to watch the shop.
Huo Junyu sat in the shade by the door, gulping down large mouthfuls of cold boiled water.
Suddenly a slender white hand reached out, carrying two cups of milk tea.
"Give!"
Huo Junyu looked up and met those sparkling eyes.
"One is mango pomelo sago, and the other is taro bouncy balls. Which one do you prefer?"
"No need, I..."
"Just drink it!" Jiang Mianmian said, handing him the mango pomelo sago. "This is iced, it'll cool you down!"
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