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"Oh dear, are you stupid!" The boss paced back and forth on the floor in a panic, like an ant on a hot pan. He rubbed his big hands together, his face flushed, and earnestly advised her, "Xiaoyu, didn't I tell you? At first, someone introduced you to work here. But later, you did a great job, and I liked you very much. The bookstore can't do without you. Because of you, such a good employee, I even wrote a letter to thank Boss Chen. So, you don't owe the person who introduced you any favors at all."
Ye Wenyu knew that her boss wanted to keep her, which warmed her heart, but she still shook her head with a very firm expression.
The neat rows of bookshelves in the bookstore, the lush green Monstera deliciosa in the corner, and the smell of ink in the air—all these things made her reluctant to leave. She didn't really want to leave, but she had no choice.
The boss became even more anxious when he saw that she didn't want to stay, and sweat beaded on his forehead. He wiped his sweat and said to her, "Even if you don't want to owe anyone a favor and you want to leave, fine, I agree."
Ye Wenyu smiled with relief, a huge weight lifted from her heart.
But the next second, the boss changed the subject, kindly extended his hand, smiled at her, and said, "Ye Wenyu, you have done an excellent job. As your boss, I intend to rehire you. Would you please agree?"
What? Unexpectedly, the boss would come up with such a way to keep her. Ye Wenyu felt warm and touched. On such a cold and rainy night, her hard work was recognized by the boss, and a warm feeling swept through her heart.
The boss is a really nice person.
But if she continued working, she would still owe Lin Tingfeng a favor. What difference would there be between this change in form and substance? Therefore, she said gratefully, "Boss, thank you, but I really can't stay."
"Why? Don't you need this job? Isn't the salary high enough? Let me tell you, your salary is about the same as mine, it really can't be increased any more. You know, the bookstore business is bad right now, we can't sell more than a few books a day." The fat boss was sweating profusely.
"No, no, I really can't work here. Okay, boss, I promise you, I'll come here to sell books via live stream whenever I have time, but please don't pay me a salary anymore. I really can't owe people favors. Some favors are like a mountain, something I can never repay in my lifetime. So please respect my decision."
The boss had no choice but to agree.
Ye Wenyu then started selling books for him via live streaming. And sure enough, good looks really do have a way of generating revenue. With her live stream recommendations, the bookstore sold two thousand books in one night!
The boss was beaming with joy, constantly printing out shipping orders and saying things like, "I'm rich! I'm rich! There's hope for the bookstore! Youyan is amazing!"
Because of her live-streamed book sales, Ye Wenyu didn't get back to school until very late. She walked wearily to the girls' dormitory, her throat burning as she strained to sell books during her live stream.
But I'm very pleased inside.
She touched her throat and looked up to find a familiar face standing under the camphor tree. He smiled and called her name. Ye Wenyu looked up, stopped, and saw that it was Cai Wenchuan.
For a moment, I was stunned and a little scared.
Recalling the truths Lin Tingfeng had revealed today, she felt a sharp pain in her heart.
The cold wind of the night hit her in the face, making her feel as if countless steel needles were pricking her all over.
Lin Tingfeng, although he is cunning and deep, he has never lied to her, so he definitely wouldn't deceive her.
In her freshman year, she had nothing. She had just started college and needed to make a living on her own. She longed for warmth and care. As a result, Cai Wenchuan confessed to her that he was with her not because he loved her, but because he wanted to forget Lin Tingyue!
This blow was as heavy as the earth for Ye Wenyu.
At this moment, the night rain was still falling heavily, and when it fell on my body, it felt like I was frozen. The north wind was also howling, like a knife pricking my skin.
The ground was wet and glistened under the dim streetlights. Occasionally, one or two passersby would walk by, hunching their shoulders and crossing their arms as they jogged along.
It's so cold. Ye Wenyu hugged her arms to her chest, both to keep warm and to maintain a resistant yet safe posture in the face of Cai Wenchuan's arrival.
Standing there, her heart seemed to feel less pain and fear.
Ye Wenyu had also thought that one day, when her heart no longer ached, she could calmly go to Cai Wenchuan and casually ask for an answer: whether he had ever truly loved her. If he said he didn't love her, she could leave quietly without crying or making a scene, but definitely not now!
She isn't that powerful yet.
She is now as fragile as a piece of glass; a gentle touch could shatter her.
At this moment, she pretended to stand calmly, but inside she was terrified, as if the sky was about to collapse and smash on her head, and then her whole world would be destroyed!
Therefore, Ye Wenyu pretended not to see him, took another step, passed by Cai Wenchuan, and walked quickly towards the girls' dormitory with her head down.
The trees on both sides moved backward like lightning, and the cold wind whipped her long hair. Under the streetlights, she saw the shadow of her long hair stretched into a straight line. She felt as if she were flying, so fast that it was terrifying. She avoided Cai Wenchuan as if she were fleeing.
“Xiaoyu—” Cai Wenchuan stopped her in bewilderment, standing in front of her like a wall.
It's over! Ye Wenyu stopped abruptly, her lips trembling uncontrollably as if they were filled with scalding hot oil, her face as pale as a dead person. She was thankful that the darkness of the night was like a blind well, so Cai Wenchuan couldn't see the despair and pain on her face.
Cai Wenchuan remained handsome and refined, dressed in a camel-colored overcoat, exuding an air of gentlemanly elegance.
But thinking that he approached her not because he loved her, but for other reasons, she couldn't help but feel a pang of pain, as if a sharp knife had been suddenly plunged into her heart.
Every cell in her body was bleeding.
The ground was wet because it had been raining for several hours. In addition, the light was dim. When Ye Wenyu looked down, she had a terrible illusion. It was not rainwater, but her blood, seeping from her feet and spreading outwards, forming a large dark red lake.
It's absolutely shocking!
Her hands, hanging by her sides, trembled, and she felt like she was really going to die.
A tiny voice whispered in my heart, "Cai Wenchuan, please let me go now, okay?" But the voice was very weak, like a spider's web in the wind.
Cai Wenchuan, unaware of her inner thoughts, smiled at her, a mixture of joy and sorrow in his eyes, his gaze like a continuous autumn rain. He remained silent for a long time.
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