Chapter 136 The Coal Boss's Dark Moonlight 04
That morning, as soon as Shen Xinran arrived at the art troupe, Feng Xue pulled her into a corner. She only heard Feng Xue whisper, "Shi Qian, your blind date has been exposed."
Shen Xinran said nonchalantly, "There's nothing shameful about this. Just expose it."
Feng Xue glared at Shen Xinran and said unhappily, "You have a blind date named Tang Hao. His cousin is in the drama department, just like Jiang Ying. She's been saying bad things about you in the troupe, saying that you're too ambitious and want people to spend money on you before you even start dating them."
She had met too many weird men these days, and it took Shen Xinran a long time before she remembered who Tang Hao was. It turned out that he was the stingy man who didn't even want to buy a bottle of water on a blind date.
She didn't let him spend a penny on her, but instead asked her to dance in public as soon as he arrived.
Shen Xinran patted Feng Xue's shoulder and comforted her, "Don't worry, rumors stop at the wise. They have their mouths, so let them say whatever they want."
Looking at Shen Xinran's indifferent expression, Feng Xue stomped his feet in anger. It's true that the eunuchs are anxious even when the emperor is not!
Shen Xinran didn't take it to heart and continued dancing and going home from work as usual. On her way home, she saw a flower vendor on the roadside and bought a bouquet.
As soon as she entered the house, she heard He Hongxia ask her: "How was that young man yesterday?"
Shen Xinran shook his head and said, "Not very good."
He Hongxia then noticed the flowers in Shen Xinran's hand. She frowned and said, "Why are you buying flowers again?"
Shen Xinran put the flowers in the vase and said with a smile, "Because it looks beautiful."
He Hongxia looked at Shen Xinran fiddling with the flowers and said unhappily, "What a waste of money. Flowers can't be eaten or drunk."
Shen Xinran turned a deaf ear to this. In her heart, her own happiness was the most important thing. Anyway, she was a troublemaker now and could do whatever she wanted.
However, rumors are like ripples on the water. At first, it is just a small dot, but as time goes by, it gradually spreads, and the ripples become larger and larger, even covering the entire pond.
When Shen Xinran went to work in the afternoon, no matter where she went, she could feel that people would turn their heads around 100%. When she looked at those people, they would look away very unnaturally.
Especially when she was practicing dancing, there would always be people who came in under the pretext of borrowing something, but in fact they wanted to take a peek at her.
Chen Xinran thought this was ridiculous. Those who knew about it understood that it was just because everyone was too gossipy, while those who didn't would think she was a celebrity.
The rule in the group is to practice posture in the morning and movements in the afternoon, from basic steps and jumps to complex movement combinations.
After Shen Xinran finished practicing two sets of movements, it was time to get off work. She packed up and prepared to go home. As soon as she walked out the door, someone called out, "Shi Qian, wait!"
Shen Xinran turned around and saw that it was Wang Haitao, that scumbag. She said expressionlessly, "What's wrong?"
Wang Haitao panted and said, "I've heard everything about you. I want to tell you that even if we're not together anymore, you don't have to humiliate yourself like this."
Shen Xinran looked at Wang Haitao with a puzzled expression. "Who are you? Why are you meddling in her affairs?"
She took a deep breath and said with a stiff smile, "First of all, you are not worthy of me humiliating myself. Secondly, no matter what I do, it is my business and has nothing to do with you."
Wang Haitao looked hurt. He stepped forward and grabbed Shen Xinran's wrist. "Shiqian, don't be like this. I just want to care about you. After all, we have known each other for so many years. Even if we break up, we are still friends."
Because of the rumors in the morning, Chen Xinran became a little famous in the group. In addition, it was just after get off work, so more and more people gathered to watch.
Shen Xinran frowned and tried to shake off Wang Haitao's hand, but women were not as strong as men after all, and she couldn't shake it off for a while. She could only suppress the anger in her heart and said coldly: "Let go!"
The light behind Shen Xinran was suddenly blocked by someone. She turned around and saw Zhou Yaoqi holding a bouquet of flowers.
He smiled at Shen Xinran, "Shi Qian, I waited outside for a long time and didn't see you come out, so I took the initiative to come in. You won't blame me, will you?"
After Zhou Yaoqi finished speaking, he took the flowers and stood between Shen Xinran and Wang Haitao. He handed the flowers to Shen Xinran, still smiling, "I wonder if you will like the gift I brought this time."
The moment she saw the flowers, the corners of Shen Xinran's mouth curled up slightly. She sighed in her heart: I have to say, Zhou Yaoqi came at the perfect time. She took the flowers and smiled lightly, "It's okay this time."
Facing this man who suddenly appeared, Wang Haitao felt a surge of jealousy. "Who are you?"
Zhou Yaoqi smiled and said casually, "I'm just a coal miner."
Upon hearing this, Wang Haitao looked at Zhou Yaoqi with a hint of contempt, "Not everyone can join the art troupe. You'd better get out!"
Zhou Yaoqi didn't say anything, just stood there quietly.
At this moment, a short-haired man watching nearby pointed at Zhou Yaoqi's watch and exclaimed, "I saw that watch at the mall a few days ago. It's said to be a new model from Hai City. There's only one in the entire city."
The woman next to him also nodded and said, "I saw it too. My girlfriend wants to buy one too, so she asked. It seems that watch costs more than 2,000 yuan."
The short-haired man shook his head and sighed, "A watch of theirs is worth several years' salary to us. It's really frustrating to compare yourself to others!"
The two of them were talking loudly, and the people around them could hear clearly. This made Wang Haitao's expression turn ugly. He gritted his teeth and said, "Even if you are rich, it doesn't matter. Judging from your appearance, you must be quite old. When I reach your age, I can also afford such an expensive watch."
Zhou Yaoqi smiled and said, "Then I wish you success."
This sentence can be said to be murderous and heartbreaking.
Wang Haitao's face was as red as eggplant skin, and he gasped: "Don't be complacent, Shi Qian is not that kind of superficial person."
Shen Xinran thought that since the rumors were already spreading, let's make it more real!
"I'm so sorry, I'm really a superficial person." After Shen Xinran finished speaking, he held the flowers in one hand, held Zhou Yaoqi's arm with the other, and turned to leave.
When he reached a corner, Shen Xinran suddenly heard Zhou Yaoqi say "wait a minute".
Before she understood what was going on, she saw the man and woman who had just spoken for Zhou Yaoqi running over and extending their hands to Zhou Yaoqi.
Seeing this, Zhou Yaoqi took out ten yuan from his pocket and handed it to the two men.
This scene made Shen Xinran's mouth twitch uncontrollably. She asked doubtfully, "Were you pretending just now?"
Zhou Yaoqi nodded. "That's called saving when you should save and spending when you should spend. You don't really think I'm crazy enough to spend two thousand dollars on a watch, do you?"
Shen Xinran: “…”
In this era when the average wage is less than fifty yuan, a watch worth two thousand yuan seems a bit of a luxury.
She asked curiously, "How much is this watch?"
Zhou Yaoqi smiled and said, "This was given to me by my father. He wore it for twenty years, and I wore it for nearly ten more. I had it refurbished a few days ago. Not many people know about it. The watch is not expensive, but the friendship is priceless."
When Shen Xinran heard this, he immediately patted Zhou Yaoqi on the shoulder and said seriously: "Then you should keep it. Maybe this watch is still an antique!"
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