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Ye Wenyu lowered her head, one thought after another swirling in her mind like willow catkins in spring. She wanted to know why she had met him today? And why he had helped her? What were his true feelings for her? Was it simply the help a successful man gave to a poor student? Or something else? More than a month ago, when he paid for her four years of university tuition, he had said he would go back and think carefully about how he wanted her to repay him. Now, so much time had passed, had he figured out his terms?
Because she didn't know where to begin, her thoughts were in turmoil, making her nervous and flustered. Her hands were tightly clasped together, and her body began to feel hot and itchy.
A tiny flame inside the body spreads its heat throughout, causing a flush to rise to the face.
During the long period when she kept her head down, she always felt that he was watching her. However, having learned from her previous experience, she thought that she was just being paranoid. Mr. Lin was focused on driving in front of her, so how could he possibly turn his head to look at her?
Naive as she was, she didn't know that the man driving could see her through the rearview mirror. Her beautiful image was reflected in the rearview mirror, and not only could he see her face, but even the pain, anxiety and tension on her face were all seen by Lin Tingfeng.
Looking at Ye Wenyu through the rearview mirror, Lin Tingfeng thought how wonderful it is to be young. Her incredibly beautiful face was like an open book, with all her emotions written on it.
Finally, Ye Wenyu finished her internal struggle and decided to muster up the courage to ask him one by one. After all, he seemed to be a man of few words, so she had to take the initiative to start a conversation. Since he had kindly taken her back to school, she couldn't let them have an awkward silence.
If she didn't speak, it would seem as if she disliked him; in fact, she didn't dislike him at all, on the contrary—
When a person is young, they always think that it's enough to talk things out. They don't know what adults are most afraid of talking about. Things that can be explained openly are not a big deal for adults. Adults like to achieve their goals smoothly through silent observation and action, just like a poem says, "Now I know the full taste of sorrow, I want to speak but I hold back, I want to speak but I hold back, and say only that the autumn weather is cool and pleasant."
Ye Wenyu's relationship with Lin Tingfeng is a contest between a child and an adult, and this adult is an extremely shrewd and cunning businessman.
Lin Tingfeng remained silent, calculating and shrewd, observing with great ingenuity.
When Ye Wenyu mustered the courage to raise her head, intending to go all out and make everything clear, Lin Tingfeng saw her clear black and white eyes, like the black seeds on a pear. He quickly withdrew his gaze from the rearview mirror and pretended to be focused on driving.
A few more seconds passed, but those few seconds felt like an eternity to both of them.
Ye Wenyu suppressed her nervousness, forced a smile, and said, "President Lin, what a coincidence, isn't it? I never thought I'd run into you today." Lin Tingfeng didn't speak, but a subtle smile appeared in his eyes.
Ye Wenyu broke the silence. Having made up her mind, her words began to flow like a continuous thread. She explained hesitantly, "I used to work as a waitress at this hotel. Today, a group contracted the hotel to hold its 30th anniversary celebration. One of the hostesses was sick and couldn't come. The hotel manager was afraid of offending important guests, so he asked me to temporarily fill in as a hostess. He lied to me, saying that all I had to do was stand there smiling all day. I didn't expect to have to drink. I was fooled."
Her fair face was full of frustration. She thought she had to explain, she couldn't let him misunderstand, she couldn't let him look down on her. No matter how poor she was, she would never stoop so low as to work as a hostess.
She said softly, as if making a vow to herself, "This is the only time, and there will be no next time."
"I see," Lin Tingfeng said gently at this moment, "It's a celebration organized by our group."
"What?!" Upon hearing this, Ye Wenyu glanced at the back of Lin Tingfeng's head in shock. It was actually the Lin Group's celebration! Only now did she remember that she had seen a red banner that read "Lin Group's 30th Anniversary Celebration" and a large red balloon. But she was so stupid; she never expected it to be Lin Tingfeng's company. Yes, if it wasn't the Lin Group's celebration, how could Lin Tingfeng have appeared at the hotel where she worked, and rescued her from a group of middle-aged men indulging in wine, women, and money?
After she figured it out, she couldn't help but be annoyed at her own stupidity. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'm so stupid! I only found out now that it was your group that was holding the celebration. I should thank you for choosing this hotel."
If it weren't for the Lin Group's celebration, she would definitely have been plied with alcohol tonight, and who knows what would have happened then—it would certainly have been terrifying.
Thinking of this, Ye Wenyu felt extremely grateful and fortunate.
Lin Tingfeng fell silent again, and Ye Wenyu became nervous once more. Thinking about her inner curiosity, she had no choice but to muster up her courage and ask again, "President Lin, last time you helped me pay for four years of tuition. Before you left, you said you would think about the terms. Now more than a month has passed, have you thought about the terms?"
When she asked this question, Ye Wenyu's eyes widened, her face tense, and her heart pounded like a drum, she was extremely nervous.
Lin Tingfeng smiled slightly, glanced at her secretly through the rearview mirror, and then slowly said, "I've thought it through."
"What is it?" Ye Wenyu sat up straight, her nerves taut, and beads of sweat began to appear on her forehead. She looked at him, her heart pounding in her throat.
Hopefully, these are conditions she can meet. She's not afraid he'll take back the tuition he paid for her; she's afraid of losing contact with him forever, of never having any interaction with him again.
Lin Tingfeng, however, only looked ahead and slowly said, "The answer is, there are no conditions."
What?! Still no conditions?! Ye Wenyu was surprised and disappointed, and said incoherently, "Then I can't accept your money. I can't accept something for nothing. We're not related, and such a large sum of money—"
Lin Tingfeng said slowly, "When you reach my age, you will understand that it is better to give than to receive."
Ye Wenyu felt as if her head was filled with mush, as if she were in a maze. She stared blankly at Lin Tingfeng's imposing figure, wondering if there really were such good people in the world. Giving a poor girl nearly 100,000 yuan for no reason? And saying that giving is better than receiving? No, she could never do that in her entire life. Let alone giving someone 100,000 yuan, she would even want her flesh if she received 10,000 yuan. Would a pie really fall from the sky? Impossible, could she have heard correctly?
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