Chapter 14
Chapter 14
Shu Yao no longer had any time to think about how embarrassing the whole thing was. She just wanted to get over it safely.
With his back to Shu Meiru, Shu Yao mouthed, "Help me."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shu Meiru walked up to her.
Shu Yao didn't know if he understood, and her heart was beating fast. But she saw Chen Ye politely lean over and greet her mother: "Hello, Auntie, I'm Chen Ye, Yaoyao's boyfriend."
Shu Yao: “…”
Wow, this comprehension is so strong.
Shu Meiru looked at him for a few seconds: "Didn't Yaoyao say that you two broke up?"
"Auntie, we didn't break up, we just had a fight." Chen Ye took out his cell phone from his pocket and said in a serious tone, "Look, she was so angry that she left her phone at my house. I sent it to her to apologize."
Shu Yao: Is it still possible?
Chen Ye's words were logically consistent, and his acting was superb. Even the slightly damp hair on his forehead served as a perfect foil, making him look a bit more pitiful.
Shu Meiru was visibly happy.
"So that's how it is. That's what I was wondering, why were you fine in the afternoon but broke up in the evening?" Shu Meiru made way and motioned him to come in.
Chen Ye walked to Shu Yao naturally, reached out and held her wrist, with his eyes lowered, looking like he was begging for mercy.
The cameras were on.
Whether you want to or not, you have to continue acting.
Shu Yao looked at her mother and said, "Mom, let's go back to the room and talk."
Shu Meiru glanced at her phone, and her anger subsided by about 70%. "Don't go back to your room. Your uncle is here too. I'm leaving now. You two can have a good chat. Think about your work carefully."
As she spoke, she glared at Shu Yao and said, "Don't bring up breaking up all the time. Let's talk it over."
"knew."
After sending their mother to their uncle's car, Shu Yao and Chen Ye returned to the living room one after another.
The moment the door closed, Shu Yao felt as if his feet were floating, as if he had just experienced a life-and-death ordeal.
After landing safely, embarrassment and guilt returned. Shu Yao scratched his hair and spoke reluctantly: "Well, listen to my explanation..."
Shen Ye looked at her solemnly, with an expression that said, "Please start your performance."
"My mother is the person who loves me the most in this world. Ever since my parents divorced, I've become her only spiritual support. She puts all her attention on me and considers me more important than her own life. If I'm sick, she can stay up all night for days. If I want to study, she works hard to make money. And what she cares about most right now, of course, is my marriage."
"I don't blame her. She's never left that small town in her life, and neither has her mindset. But I really felt suffocated. Around that time, the subway photo was posted on Weibo. My mom saw it and thought we were a couple. I figured if she thought I had a boyfriend, I'd be able to feel a little liberated, so I just... went along with it..."
Shu Yao lowered his head in shame, his right hand clenched tightly, and his face was pale.
Shen Ye remained silent, but his eyes became much more serious.
It's normal for people to feel embarrassed and guilty when their lies are exposed, but for some reason, he always felt that Shu Yao's level of guilt at this moment seemed to be beyond normal.
"I'm sorry, I know very well that any normal person would be very angry if they knew about this kind of thing..."
"I'm not angry." Shen Ye interrupted her.
Shu Yao looked up blankly: "Huh?"
"I was just thinking..." Chen Ye leaned against the dining table, his right hand resting behind his back, and smiled nonchalantly, "If you had told me earlier, I might have performed better just now. Improvisational performances are still a test of acting skills."
His gaze was intense and boyishly teasing, but it worked wonders.
Shu Yao was stunned for two seconds, then she let go of a heavy burden and finally laughed. At that moment, a lot of chaotic voices suddenly rang in her mind.
My mother said, "Between marriage and work, you should choose one that will give me peace of mind, right?"
Zhao Tiantian said: "According to your request, you can just go directly to Chen Ye."
And the most important sentence.
Shen Ye’s grandmother said on the phone: “Whenever you get married, I will have the surgery!”
…
It was pitch black outside, with a light rain falling. However, Shu Yao's heart gradually began to clear up because of what he had just said.
The impulse that had been suppressed with great difficulty broke out again.
"Chen Ye—" She put away the smile on her face, her whole body tensed with tension, but her tone was sincere and firm.
"Do you want to marry me?"
*
The living room became even quieter.
Time and space seemed to have come to a standstill, and even the sound of rain could not reach his ears. Shu Yao's head was buzzing, and he couldn't believe that there would actually be a day when he would be so impulsive as to make such a request to someone.
She added: "I mean, the fake kind."
To her surprise, Shen Ye did not show any excessive surprise on his face, nor did he think she was crazy. He just asked calmly:
"Why me?"
After the impulsiveness passed and Shu Yao calmed down, she accepted the situation calmly. She analyzed the pros and cons rationally and with an attitude of doing business.
"I never had any expectations for marriage. Since my mother said that marriage or career should always give her peace of mind, then I will sacrifice marriage in exchange for the freedom of career. Last time at Zhao Meier's house, I accidentally overheard you making a phone call. Is your grandmother also forcing you to get married? So I think we might be able to work together..."
"My mother already thought we were dating, so she wouldn't find it strange if we proposed marriage at this time. As for your grandmother, although I don't know much about her, you can tell me and I will cooperate."
"My acting skills are okay."
Chen Ye's slender index finger tapped the table rhythmically and asked nonchalantly, "You're talking about external factors. Isn't there anything about me that you appreciate?"
This feeling of a pie in the sky is just like finding out during the college entrance examination that the last big question is actually the same question you have done before.
She spoke skillfully, "You're smart, you can cooperate with the acting, you're usually quiet, and I don't like noise either. You're independent, so you probably won't interfere with me. You're also good, so my mother will definitely be satisfied..."
Perhaps because the words flowed so smoothly, Shu Yao blurted out, "And your sometimes unpredictable mental state is quite charming, too."
Wait, what is she talking about?
Is this what you should say to the person you are proposing to?
Shu Yao wanted to dig a hole on the spot and bury himself.
I don’t know if Shen Yejie minds or not. Shu Yao only saw him stand up and take out a cigarette box from his pocket: “I’m going to the balcony to smoke a cigarette and answer you later.”
This was the first time Shu Yao knew that he could smoke. After all, she had never seen him do that before. She had only seen him eating lollipops.
But she was very understanding.
Normal people need this time to hesitate when faced with a sudden proposal.
So she just sat in the living room and waited quietly.
The floor-to-ceiling windows were closed, and Shu Yao could see his back as he looked down at his phone through the transparent glass. The light from the balcony cast the screen onto the glass, and faint traces of green strips were hidden in the blur, which seemed to be WeChat messages.
Are you asking for other people's opinions?
But Shen Ye doesn't seem like a person with this kind of personality.
Before she could figure it out, Chen Ye had already turned around and came back. He said he wanted to smoke a cigarette, but it didn't look like he had smoked it.
His relaxed look gave Shu Yao more confidence.
As expected, Shen Ye said: "Deadline?"
"It's up to you. Since I proposed the marriage, it's up to you to propose when to divorce." Anyway, Shu Yao thought, she didn't expect to meet someone she liked, so the later the deadline, the better.
"Okay." Shen Ye turned the phone in his hand half a circle, "But I have a request."
"What?"
"Accompany me to visit grandma every two months."
"No problem." Shu Yao thought that since he was the one who proposed it, he should be more proactive. "You only visit once every two months? The old man is in the hospital, and he will probably want a visit from the younger generation."
Shen Ye raised his eyebrows slightly: "Then how often do you think is appropriate?"
Shu Yao originally wanted to say a week, but then he thought that since they had just discussed cooperation, it would seem too attentive, so he changed his words and said, "About half a month."
"That's fine." Chen Ye extended his hand, his attitude calm and composed. "Then, happy cooperation?"
Shu Yao held his hand, feeling as if she had won the lottery. "Is it that simple? You agree?"
"Well, I am satisfied with the reasons you gave."
Shu Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he was indeed confused by the previous compliments and did not listen carefully to her last sentence.
But unexpectedly, the next second, the corners of Shen Ye's mouth slightly raised, and he added: "I just appreciate people who curse at others in a high-level way."
"..." The feeling of unreality suddenly disappeared. He was still the same him, the sharp-tongued him.
"Then let's get the certificate tomorrow?" The impulse only lasts for a limited time. Chen Ye might regret it in a few days. Shu Yao thought that she had to cut the Gordian knot.
Shen Ye hesitated for a while: "Okay, I'll try to make time."
"Don't you need to tell your parents?"
“They never bother me with these things.”
Shu Yao felt a little uncomfortable listening to this. She thought that what Zhao Tiantian said about Chen Ye's parents being partial was probably true.
Shen Ye's performance was very calm throughout.
I agreed calmly and left calmly.
Shu Yao was unusually excited. This decision was impulsive and bold. If she asked a hundred people, ninety of them would probably ask her in return, "Will you really not regret it?"
But, Shu Yao thought, it seemed that the situation could not be any worse than it is now.
*
For Shu Yao, getting a marriage certificate is out of reach.
So when she actually sat down in the waiting room, she felt lost as to where she was.
Shen Ye next to him was calm, with his right hand on the armrest and his index finger tapping as if counting down.
Shu Yao quietly leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Why are you still wearing yesterday's clothes?"
Shen Ye looked down at the black sweatshirt on his body and said, “I have ten sweatshirts like this.”
“…” Shu Yao almost forgot that this was a rich person.
"Oh, right." Shu Yao pulled out a contract from her bag. "Last night, I drafted a prenuptial agreement based on what we discussed. I've already signed it. If you think it's okay, you can sign it too."
After much thought, she felt that since it was a fake marriage after all, some things should be kept clear.
Chen Ye took over. The previous ones were all commonplace, such as the independence of each party's property after marriage, etc. The interesting thing was the last one.
“Party B has the priority to walk the biscuit—” Chen Ye chuckled and tilted his head to look at her, “What do you mean?”
I didn't expect that such a small selfish motive could be discovered so accurately by him.
Shu Yao cleared his throat and acted as if it was a matter of course: "I just think that even though it's fake, we can still help each other. If you're busy and need someone to take care of Little Cookie, you can always find me. After all... it's quite inconvenient to always have to ask someone to help take a walk, right?"
The two of them just looked straight into each other's eyes.
Unlike before, this time, the distance was too close.
It was so close that Shu Yao could clearly see her reflection in his dark pupils.
It was Shen Ye who retracted his gaze first.
"That makes sense," he said.
"Do you have anything else to add?"
Chen Ye turned a page of the document and said quietly, "In order to avoid affecting the image of both parties and the family, both parties need to maintain an appropriate distance from the opposite sex during the marriage."
Shu Yao remembered what Zhao Tiantian had said before, that the Chen family was even photographed by paparazzi when they went out traveling, so this request was very reasonable.
And for Shu Yao, who had no friends of the opposite sex, this wasn't a problem at all: "Okay, I'll go back and revise it and print another copy."
"That's it." Chen Ye added a sentence directly after the last sentence, and then signed his name in the signature area of Party A.
The contract was in duplicate, but seeing that it was inconvenient for him to carry it, Shu Yao put both contracts into his bag and lowered his head to continue his daily tasks in Treasure Notes.
Several friend requests pop up in the upper left corner.
In this game, some tasks require interaction with friends to complete, so many people will add friends in batches through the system recommendations. Although Shu Yao has never taken the initiative, she will not refuse as long as someone adds her.
Gradually, there were more than forty people in the friend list.
Today was no exception. Shu Yao pressed the button to add someone and was attracted by one of the IDs.
So poor that all I have left is money.
But it’s still a level 2 account, probably just started playing this game.
Shu Yao thought secretly, maybe in a month or so you will have to change your name to: So rich that only cards are left.
The daily tasks were not difficult, but they were a bit demanding. Shu Yao moved his slightly sore wrist, and seeing Chen Ye sitting there doing nothing, he blinked his sincere eyes and asked caringly, "Are you bored? Do you want to play some games?"
Shen Ye glanced at her coldly: "Just say it."
"I'm tired of fighting."
"What's the benefit?"
Shu Yao said sincerely: "You can enjoy the happiness of helping others."
Shen Ye: “There is no lack of happiness.”
"I'll give you a red envelope." Shu Yao still had a bottom line, "but the maximum is 8.8 yuan."
Chen Ye chuckled lightly and took her phone away with a disapproving tone.
Shu Yao tilted his head and said, "You rich people, are you still short of these eight dollars and eighty cents?"
Shen Ye lowered his head, his thumbs operating the screen skillfully: “Wealth needs to be accumulated, otherwise how can you become a rich man.”
Shu Yao: “…”
So aware.
He completed 80% of her daily tasks in ten minutes, which took her half an hour to complete.
There seemed to be some movement in the distance. Shu Yao looked over and saw a man and a woman. The girl was holding a microphone with a sign that said "Couple Observation" on it, while the boy was holding a camera, and it was unclear what they were filming.
The girl looked around the hall, her eyes suddenly lit up, her face showed surprise, and she walked quickly towards them.
She stopped in front of Shu Yao with a smile on her face, leaned over and asked, "Hello, I'm a reporter from Couple Observer. I'm currently collecting materials for an event. Could I conduct a brief interview with you?"
Shu Yao originally wanted to refuse because they were not a real couple and it would be embarrassing if it was exposed.
But as a journalist, Shu Yao knew too well the frustration of being rejected for an interview.
Why make things difficult for colleagues?
She softened her heart and looked at Chen Ye, asking him what he thought with her eyes. Chen Ye said lightly, "It's up to you."
So Shu Yao chose a compromise: "Can you mosaic it?"
This would definitely not work for other couples, but the couple in front of her was so pleasing to the eye that the girl compromised: "Of course!"
Shu Yao agreed.
The girl's smile became even wider: "What's your name?"
"My last name is Shu." Shu Yao answered for Chen Ye, "His last name is Chen."
"Okay, Ms. Shu, I remember seeing you guys on Weibo. You're the couple that was photographed on the subway earlier, right? Are you here to get your marriage certificate today?"
Shu Yao gritted his teeth and said, "Yeah."
"First of all, congratulations to you two on your happy marriage! It's already mid-May, and there's a day worth celebrating in a few days. Do you know when it is?"
Shu Yao blurted out: "518?"
International Museum Day.
Due to her profession, this day is simply engraved in her DNA.
But the moment the words came out, the situation became awkward.
"Sister, you're so funny, hahahaha." The girl tried to smooth things over, "We're here today to film a 520 special! The theme of this year's special is, Our Past."
As she spoke, the girl handed them two flyers. In addition to the introduction of the "Love Observation" account, they also printed a paragraph about the so-called "Three Obediences and Four Gains" for men that was circulating online.
[You must follow your wife when she goes out, and obey her orders...]
Shu Yao was looking down when he heard the girl ask, "Excuse me, how did you two meet?"
She raised her head, lost in thought.
Telling lies can easily be exposed.
But half-truths greatly increase credibility.
Shu Yao replied, "We were high school classmates, but not in the same class."
"Wow, so it's a love story from campus to wedding dress!" the girl said, "So who liked who first?"
Saying that he pursued her first seems too narcissistic. Shu Yao was about to take the blame, but Chen Ye next to him took the lead: "I went first."
“Can you share a moment that touched your heart?”
Shu Yao relaxed and gave him the same "please start your performance" look from last night.
"The senior year sports meet." Chen Ye's voice was low and lazy as he spoke slowly, "When I was running, she called my name on the broadcasting station."
The reporter didn't think anything was wrong at all. "The encouragement of young people is truly heartwarming! I'm sure the scene at that time must be unforgettable when you think about it now, right?"
Shen Ye chuckled and nodded: "It is indeed unforgettable."
Shu Yao's mouth twitched.
During the sports meet in her senior year of high school, she was indeed dragged by her teacher to the radio station to read a cheering speech.
Generally, the cheering articles for sports games are very positive, with the motto being "no regrets about youth, forging ahead bravely", friendship first, competition second.
There was only one article cheering for Chen Ye. I didn't know who wrote it, but it seemed like Lin Daiyu was possessed.
Shu Yao still remembers some of the sentences in it:
If my brother has such a negative attitude, he should just not come. In that case, it would seem that our cheering and cheering are unnecessary.
Never mind, just do your best, brother. If you say more, it will seem like your sister is being talkative and annoying.
Normally, this kind of cheering script should be read out with a sarcastic tone, but Shu Yao is not that kind of person. Her tone was flat and cold throughout the whole process.
Later, Zhao Tiantian described the feeling of reading this, saying that it was not like Daiyu, but like a female version of Zhang Fei calling her brother.
But the effect was still good. Chen Ye had been lazily following the back of the long-distance running team, seemingly having no intention of participating in the competition. However, after hearing the sarcastic remarks and the laughter from all around, he suddenly came back from last place to first place, like clockwork.
Shu Yao thought at the time that he probably felt extremely embarrassed, so he wanted to end it as soon as possible and get rid of it as soon as possible.
"What about Miss Shu? Was there any heart-beating moment?" The girl's words interrupted Shu Yao's thoughts.
Although not, Shen Ye's half-truth just now gave her inspiration.
She racked her brains and finally picked out one of his highlights from the few memories of Chen Ye in her mind.
"Not long after the start of our senior year, the school organized a class basketball game. Our class played against his class, and he was very good."
"I see! You were cheering him on at the time, right? Wow! The love between a young boy and a young girl is so romantic!"
"……Um."
Shu Yao couldn't say that she actually had no interest in basketball at all. The reason she went there was because Zhou Beichuan asked her to help deliver a bottle of water.
The basketball hall was packed with people. Shu Yao stood outside the door with water in his hand and sent a message to Zhou Beichuan, asking him to come out and get it, but Zhou Beichuan said it was inconvenient for him to leave.
She could only enter the basketball hall with mineral water.
It was halftime, and there were conversations going on. Their class five had temporarily won over class eight where Chen Ye was with an 11-point advantage.
Zhou Beichuan was discussing strategy with his teammates, with his back to the door, and was completely unaware of her arrival.
When Shu Yao walked towards them, he passed by the rest area of Class 8 and heard several boys encouraging each other.
"It's okay, Brother Shen is almost there, we can catch up in the second half."
"Please ask him to come quickly, we can do it with him!"
It was the first time that Shu Yao encountered this kind of encouragement that "completely placed hope on others", and she couldn't help but be impressed.
She walked behind Zhou Beichuan and touched his arm with the mineral water bottle.
Zhou Beichuan turned around, took the water from her hand naturally, unscrewed the bottle cap and drank several sips.
"Hey." The boy next to him joked, "Isn't there water right next to it? And you even brought it to me. How thoughtful of you?"
Shu Yao turned his head and saw that there was a box in the corner.
Zhou Beichuan smiled and explained, "I'm not used to drinking it at room temperature."
As soon as he finished speaking, cheers came from behind him.
Shu Yao instinctively turned around and saw a figure in basketball uniform running in from the door.
Chen Ye has very fair skin. He is not a strong but not skinny person either, and the muscle lines on his arms are just right.
Shu Yao felt that he seemed to glance towards Class 5, but quickly retracted his gaze and was surrounded by the members of Class 8.
"Oh my god." A boy from Class 5 said, "Why is he here after all? I thought he wasn't going to appear anymore. What did that look he just gave me mean? Is he trying to provoke us?"
Zhou Beichuan screwed the cap back on and said nonchalantly, "The gap is so huge, why should I be afraid of him?"
"You just transferred here so you don't know. Chen Ye was recruited by the provincial team coach before, but he just didn't go. In the past two years, his class never lost. I was glad that he didn't participate this time, but I didn't expect him to come after all."
The boy beside him patted his shoulder and said, "Forget it, think positively. Even if we lose today, we can still get second place. Besides, everyone knows that Chen Ye is famous for giving face. In this kind of friendly match between classes, he can only win us by three points at most."
Zhou Beichuan frowned and said nothing.
Shu Yao knew that it was a manifestation of his dissatisfaction and anger.
She was about to leave, but he grabbed her wrist and said, "Since you're here, just watch for a while."
"I..." Shu Yao hesitated, the grip on her wrist gradually tightening. She nodded, "Okay."
Three minutes later, the second half officially began.
With the appearance of Shen Ye, the audience's enthusiasm soared.
In his hands, the basketball is like a toy that can be manipulated at will.
He looked at Zhou Beichuan in front of him calmly, turned smoothly to avoid his defense, jumped, exerted force with his right hand, and the basketball drew a perfect parabola in the air.
"Bang——"
The basketball didn't even touch the backboard, it went straight through the rim and fell to the ground.
Excited cheers rang out in the venue.
One three-pointer after another, Shen Ye quickly caught up with the 11-point gap and continued to widen the gap.
Shu Yao didn't think anything of it, but the substitute player next to him couldn't help but swear.
"Damn, what's wrong with Shen Ye today? Did he eat explosives?"
"I also think he's not acting normal today. Did we offend him?" The boy thought for a moment and said, "It must be you."
"What's wrong with me?"
"Didn't you instigate their class's sports committee member to put his name on the 1200-meter race at the sports meet a while ago without their permission?"
"Shh! He probably doesn't know about this, right? I was just joking. Who knew that Liu Yang would actually write it?"
…
Shu Yao finally understood why he felt so exhausted when he ran the 1200 meters.
In this basketball game, Class 8 finally won against Class 5 with a score difference of 28 points.
It’s not a happy thing to say, but Class 5 is ranked second.
But speaking of being happy, that’s 28 points.
After the game, the question of why Chen Ye suddenly refused to give face became a hot topic among many people in the school. It was said that someone actually asked Chen Ye this question in person, but he simply said that he was too immersed in the game and didn't pay attention to the score.
At the same time, the name Chen Ye has become something that most girls in the school dream of but cannot reach.
And at this moment, this person was actually sitting next to her, waiting to get the marriage certificate with her.
Shu Yao felt a bit confused.
For the next few questions, both of them answered almost all of them with such irrelevant stories.
After the reporters left satisfied, Shu Yao let out a long breath.
Too tired.
You still can't be soft-hearted in the future.
"Although he doesn't talk much, he's very handsome when he refuses to admit defeat." Chen Ye beside her suddenly repeated her answer word by word and asked lightly, "How much of this is true?"
Shu Yao came back to his senses and thought for a moment: "60%."
"Oh." It's okay, I've passed.
"Nine of the fifteen words are true."
Shen Ye:?
"Which nine words?"
"...remove these six words: 'Although, I refuse to admit defeat.'"
He is particularly handsome when he is quiet.
Shen Ye: "..."
Shen Ye returned the phone to her, leaned against the wall without saying a word, and closed his eyes to rest.
Shu Yao looked at the progress bar that was about to be filled and couldn't help but laugh: "Are you angry? I was just teasing you."
Shen Ye still didn't speak, and pointed with his slender index finger at the words on the flyer that had just been distributed:
You have to listen to your wife.
Shu Yao: “…”
*
The time it takes to get the certificate and go through the process is not as long as the waiting time.
When Shu Yao walked out of the door with the two little red books, he did not feel any uneasiness. Instead, he felt a sense of relief that everything had settled.
She had asked for two hours' leave, so Shen Ye sent her back to the company gate.
She swiped her card and went upstairs, but before she entered the office, she was stopped by Zhang Yanqiu who was passing by.
"Yaoyao, was your account hacked? Why did you suddenly submit your resignation?"
"No." Shu Yao handed her the resignation letter from his bag. "I submitted it myself. I'll keep this for your reference."
"No, what's going on?" Zhang Yanqiu pulled her into a small meeting room nearby and closed the door. "Your promotion was so hard-earned! Isn't it a shame to give it up just like that?"
Shu Yao shook his head: "Not a pity."
After working together for almost three years, Zhang Yanqiu told Shu Yao that she had some understanding of his personality. He looked gentle, but once he made a decision, no one could pull him back.
She didn't say much.
"Well, I wish you all the best in the future." Zhang Yanqiu sighed regretfully. "You're the most talented person I've ever hired. Last time I went on a business trip to the capital, the editor-in-chief said I had a keen eye for talent. I didn't expect this talent to stay long. Are you really mad at Lin Ruiyang, or at those inexplicable rumors?"
"Really not." Shu Yao patted her arm, reassuring her, "I just want to try doing something I really like again."
"That's good. You know, when there are a lot of people in a company, there will be all kinds of messy things. Don't take it to heart."
Shu Yao smiled without saying anything and chatted with Zhang Yanqiu for a while.
When she returned to the office, she saw the empty cup on the table, so she put down her bag and went to the tea room.
The door of the tea room was closed, and it seemed like someone was there. Shu Yao was about to knock on the door when he heard the voices of two boys coming from inside.
"Is this true? Do Shu Yao and Mr. Chen from the department next door really have that kind of relationship?"
"Anyway, I heard that it was true. She was on a business trip to the capital, and Mr. Chen entered her room in the middle of the night. Someone saw them. And think about it, how could she, an undergraduate with only two years of experience, compete with Brother Ruiyang, who has been working for six years, for the position of editor-in-chief? And she actually won. It seems like there must be someone behind her."
"Yeah, you know what, she looks gentle and kind, with an attractive figure and a beautiful face. No wonder her career is so successful."
…
She didn't know whether these rumors were spread from Lin Ruiyang or whether Lin Ruiyang just received one of these rumors.
But it was strange. She thought she would be angry, but at this moment, she just felt it was ridiculous.
Gradually, there was no sound in the tea room, and Shu Yao knocked on the door and came in. Perhaps because some time had passed, the two of them did not think that Shu Yao might have heard their conversation, and instead greeted her politely.
Shu Yao nodded slightly, walked to the dining table, and slowly poured himself a glass of milk.
She took a sip and suddenly seemed to remember something. She turned to the two boys and said, "Hey, by the way, have you heard something?"
They looked at each other and said in unison: "What's the matter?"
"When I first came here, someone told me to wait a moment. They said there were two men doing... that kind of thing in the tea room. Did you see it?"
The man wearing black-framed glasses looked disgusted. "No, there was no one in the tea room when we came in."
The other man tutted his tongue and threw away the disposable cup in his hand. "Forget it, let's go buy a bottle of water. I don't know if the cups here are contaminated with anything."
"How could that be?" Shu Yao looked puzzled. "It was only a few minutes apart. Didn't you see it? I heard it was a new employee from the marketing department next door. A lot of people saw it. It was quite a big deal."
"Marketing Department?"
The two of them looked at the marketing department ID cards hanging around each other's necks at the same time.
“…”
The man with black-framed glasses reacted first: "Sister Shu Yao! You're not talking about the two of us, are you? We just came in to get some water."
"Oh, it's you guys?" Shu Yao hesitated, then said caringly, "Don't worry, I respect all sexual orientations, but please don't do that kind of thing during work hours."
"Sister Shu Yao!" The boy's face flushed red. "We really aren't! I have a girlfriend! How could you just believe those rumors?"
"Can't we just believe rumors?"
Shu Yao's eyes suddenly turned cold, like the cold light that flashed when a sword was suddenly unsheathed.
"I think you believe it quite casually."
The two boys' ears turned red, and they kept apologizing. Finally, they walked out of the tea room in shame.
Shu Yao felt refreshed and suddenly felt that something was right: after going crazy, his mental state was much better.
After quitting the job, it turns out that medical beauty is more suitable for the physique of office workers.
*
Over there, Shen Ye also looked refreshed.
The bartender's face was filled with worry. When he saw him come in, he rushed over as if he had found a savior: "Brother Chen! There's a disturbance upstairs!"
Shen Ye remained calm, as if he didn't care at all: "What's the matter?"
The waiter hurriedly led him upstairs, saying, "That regular customer with the two big tattoos, Brother Long, I heard his wife ran away, and he's drunk and making trouble upstairs."
"My wife ran away?" Chen Ye chewed on these words carefully, and finally said, "Oh, that's quite tragic, I can understand it."
?
The waiter's expression was exactly like that old man's meme on the subway looking at his phone. What's going on? Why is he so understanding today?
There were roars and sounds of breaking glass from the stairs.
Chen Ye pushed aside the person in front of him and saw a familiar face with a face full of flesh. Brother Long was a frequent customer he met again and every time he came, he was accompanied by a large number of younger brothers.
The waiters were all wary of him, but since he had never caused any trouble, they couldn't turn him away.
I didn't expect you to come today.
Brother Long's eyes were red, his face was full of drunkenness, and he waved the broken beer bottle in his hand: "No one, don't come here! I'll stab anyone who comes over!"
Xu Zhaoli has a good personality, but when he encounters this kind of person, there is nothing he can do. He stands beside Shen Ye and lowers his voice: “Why don’t we call the police?”
"No need." Chen Ye leaned over and picked up a beer bottle from the ground. He held the bottle mouth with his right hand and shook it in the palm of his left hand.
He leaned casually against the corridor wall and threw the bottle at Brother Long.
Although Brother Long was drunk, his reaction speed was not reduced. He caught the bottle with one hand. He thought it was a sneak attack and was about to get angry, but he heard Shen Ye say leisurely: "If you are not satisfied, keep smashing."
“…”Brother Long felt as if his brain was a little clearer.
Is this still Shen Ye?
He still clearly remembered the man who had harassed a girl in the bar before and was stepped on the chest and unable to move.
But Shen Ye remained calm and didn't even bend his waist, as if he was treating a powerless ant.
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
Could this be some new way of torturing people?
He's not that stupid.
Brother Long held the beer bottle tightly, and the aggressiveness in his body slowly disappeared.
The younger brother beside him rushed over to support him and brought him into the box.
The door closed, and the waiters outside were stunned, including Xu Zhaoli.
Just like that, effortlessly, it was solved with just one sentence?
"As expected of you." Xu Zhaoli patted his shoulder. "What's your new trick?"
"What?"
"What are you going to do if he continues to go crazy?"
Not only was Shen Ye not angry, but he chuckled: "What can I do? Let him smash it. It will be fine after he vents his anger."
Xu Zhaoli's jaw almost dropped: "Just let him smash it like that? Big brother, repairing the wall doesn't cost money?"
Shen Ye: "It's on my account."
"..." Xu Zhaoli squinted his eyes and looked at him, "What's wrong with you today? Why are you in such a good mood?"
"Ah." Shen Ye nodded and pushed the door open, "Yes, it's true."
"What happened?"
Shen Ye did not hide it and said bluntly: "I went to get a certificate."
"Oh." Xu Zhaoli didn't care and blurted out, "What certificate are you taking again? I'm telling you, don't be so eager. It makes us look like we're not ambitious."
Shen Ye slowly squeezed out three words from between his teeth: "Marriage certificate."
"..." Xu Zhaoli touched his forehead with the back of his hand. "It's okay if you just dreamed about it last night, but you're having this dream in broad daylight?"
With his right hand in his trouser pocket, Shen Ye gently pinched the edge of the little red book and placed it directly on the table.
Rare is not throwing.
But place it carefully.
This operation really surprised Xu Zhaoli.
And this surprise was magnified a hundredfold when he saw the woman in the photo clearly.
"Holy crap! Am I fucking dreaming?" Xu Zhaoli pinched his arm, "Hiss."
Shen Ye followed suit and pinched it too.
"Hiss——" Xu Zhaoli took another breath.
Shen Ye put the little red book into his pocket and leaned back leisurely: "It seems that this is not a dream."
Xu Zhaoli: “…”
You can't pinch yourself?
"So, those things you said last night weren't just dreams? Were you serious?" This made his "get out" last night seem so naive and uncultured. Xu Zhaoli then asked, "Then why didn't you just post an official announcement on your Moments?"
Shen Ye said: "It's too obvious."
Xu Zhaoli didn't understand what "too obvious" meant, but he didn't care too much. After all, Chen Ye was usually mysterious.
What he cares about is: "Then why are you telling me?"
"Dad is getting married, but you must tell your son." Shen Ye looked at him leisurely.
"..." Only then did Xu Zhaoli remember the outrageous words he said during the truth or dare game last time.
Xu Zhaoli wasn't the type to be embarrassed. Instead of feeling awkward, he leaned over, resting his arm on Chen Ye's shoulders and gossiping: "Dad, tell me, how did you suddenly end up with my Yaoyao's mom? Did you really like her in high school? When did it start?"
"..." Chen Ye took off a stick, his left cheek slightly puffed, leaning on the sofa with his eyes closed, his voice sounded lazy and cocky: "Turn on your x sound."
"how?"
"There's an account called Couple Observation. Check it out for yourself in a few days."
Xu Zhaoli searched in the search box, his expression gradually changing from curiosity to speechlessness——
"You can make up a good story, why would you let me read it?"
Chen Ye raised his eyelids and saw Xu Zhaoli holding the phone directly in front of him.
On the mobile phone screen, the homepage of Couple Observation had a horizontal prompt: This account has been blocked for violating community rules.
The date of the ban is today.
Shen Ye: "...?"
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