Chapter 59 [Update 1 and 2]

She wasn't even ready yet and didn't know how to restore her original appearance without leaving any traces for Xie Yunting to find out.

He came back so suddenly!

Yan Jinyao suddenly became flustered. Her back felt tight and she felt nervous as if she was being caught. Her lips became dry, her brain went blank, and she couldn't even speak clearly.

"Thank...Xie Yunting, you, you're back?"

Her friends were also shocked by this merciless scolding. They were all pampered people and had never been scolded like this before.

What's more, this man is Yan Jinyao's fiancé!

Yan Jinyao looked at Xie Yunting's cold eyes, her heart beating fast, she felt like she was going to cry. She thought that if she was so unlucky to be discovered, Xie Yunting might warn her not to do it again, and might refuse to let her visit for a while, which might leave a bad impression on her.

But she never thought that Xie Yunting would directly scold her and tell her to get out.

Is this reasonable? Is this how he should treat her?

How would she behave in front of her friends in the future?

She was just curious and came to see the dress! It wasn't damaged, and these people knew everything about her and wouldn't leak it to the public in advance. Why did they treat her like this?

Yan Jinyao couldn't hold back her tears any longer. She gritted her teeth and said, "Why would you... be so mean to me... won't this dress be released sooner or later?"

"First of all, am I allowed to wander around my house?"

Xie Yunting just asked this question, and Yan Jinyao was as if her neck was strangled and she fell silent in an instant.

Her eyes widened in panic due to being caught off guard.

——It's over, she was exposed.

The last time she was embarrassed in public was in front of a group of unfamiliar people, but this time, she was surrounded by her good friends, who were all very fond of her. She had just boasted that she would bring them in for a tour, but she didn't expect to be embarrassed so soon.

Yan Jinyao felt a tightness in her chest and a burning pain on her face. She could feel the gazes of the people around her. When she thought about how they would discuss her in private and spread jokes about her in the future, she felt like she was going to collapse.

She sobbed and wanted to speak again, but Xie Yunting said coldly: "Why are you crying? Are you feeling wronged?"

Yan Jinyao choked on her tears.

"You only asked to borrow the yard, and didn't ask me to change the layout of the yard or come into the house. I can assume that you broke into a private house." Xie Yunting's expression gradually turned cold, and he said one sentence at a time, "Compensate for all the items damaged in the yard according to their prices. Remember to compensate for the care costs and my mental damages for the collections you touched, otherwise you will not be able to escape the charges of burglary and damaging a huge amount of property."

"Finally, I don't understand why you thought you had the right to touch this dress."

He seemed a little confused, frowning as he asked her, "What makes you think you deserve it?"

"Is this the experience of your family for more than ten years of using favors to seek rewards and making further demands?"

"Or did you not compensate me enough for my collection last time in the tea room?"

"I'm obviously so fed up with you." Xie Yunting pondered, "Why on earth can't you see it? You think you can do anything that is beyond my tolerance for strangers."

His words stabbed at her like knives. Yan Jinyao was completely cold all over and could not move an inch, as if she would be pierced by his malice if she moved even the slightest.

Her limited brain capacity also began to think.

Xie Yunting hates her so much.

Xie Yunting told her to get out.

She didn't have any special feelings towards him, and if she did, it was a special hatred.

It turned out that she had to repay the favor she received from her family in the past. She was so cautious even when borrowing the yard, not to mention changing his design, visiting his house, and finally touching the dress he made.

Yan Jinyao felt a sharp pain in her heart.

He made this dress so perfectly, but she was not even a candidate. Just now she had regarded this dress as her own, but was immediately ruthlessly slapped in the face. The gorgeous dress that shocked everyone had nothing to do with her at all. She was not worthy of it, and even touching it made her hands dirty.

A huge sense of disappointment swept over her. She had never experienced such a big blow in her life. She clutched the hem of her clothes tightly and could only sob, not daring to say a word.

But at this moment, her friends wanted to stab her in the back, and suddenly said, "Well, Mr. Xie, we didn't mean to touch her. We only did it because Yan Jinyao told us that we could. We thought you prepared this for her..."

"——I said yes?" Yan Jinyao was stunned and looked over in disbelief. This made her laugh out of anger, "Didn't you force me to agree because you insisted on seeing it? Who was it that opened the curtain just now? Do you have any shame?"

"I am more shameless than you, right? You dare to make decisions about things that are not yours? If it weren't for you acting like a mistress, wouldn't we dare to make demands? Right?"

"...She's right, Jinyao, you're really too proud of yourself. You've caused us to be misunderstood by Mr. Xie. If you two are fine, then it's fine. Why lie to others?"

Yan Jinyao was so angry at them that the blood rushed to her head. She turned around and yelled at them at the top of her lungs: "I have never seen such shameless people like you! Who do you think you are to dare to criticize me? If it weren't for me, would you have the money to organize the party? If it weren't for me, would you be qualified to meet so many celebrities?"

"Didn't you volunteer? How come we are not qualified?"

Yan Jinyao was so angry that she almost started to fight. Xie Yunting said coldly: "You are all shameless. There is nothing to fight for."

Those who originally wanted to win his favor also froze suddenly, feeling an indescribable embarrassment.

Xie Yunting felt that it would be stupid to waste his words with them, so he said again: "Get out."

Several people looked at each other for a while and originally tried to say a few more words to save the situation, but seeing Xie Yunting's gloomy look, which seemed like he would really let them have a seven-day tour in the police station for the crime of burglary, they dared to just shut up for a moment, apologized to him one after another, and rolled out in disgrace.

Yan Jinyao was extremely desperate. She had had a smooth life since she was born. People around her had always held her in pampering and caring for her, fearing that she would get hurt. But now, in just a short period of time, she had suffered so many blows.

Only then did she realize that there were people in the world who did not take themselves seriously.

Her family background, which she was proud of, and the privileged environment she grew up in, seemed to be of no value at all in the eyes of some people.

Yan Jinyao felt as if she had been completely cleansed and found it difficult to accept this gap in reality.

Just when she was being kicked out in a miserable state, she happened to meet someone outside.

Shen Yuntang.

She folded her arms leisurely and looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall with a lazy look on her face. She didn't seem to care about them being kicked out, and she didn't even look back when she heard the noise.

Yan Jinyao was stunned for a moment, and was about to ask her why she was here, but then she remembered her relationship with Xie Yunting.

…

She was a distinguished guest who was formally invited by Xie Yunting.

Is a guest of honor.

They are strangers who sneak in quietly and act furtively. If they are discovered, they will be kicked out as thieves.

To her, these people were like dust on the surface of her shoes. When she saw them, she would just wipe them off and she would not even bother to frown at them.

Yan Jinyao stared at her for a long time.

Why.

She herself never thought about having her own career, nor did she ever think that there was anything that her parents and family couldn't give her.

But why can Shen Yuntang possess things that she can't have on his own?

She looked for a long time before a friend grabbed her arm and pulled her out.

When she returned to the yard, she found that the other members of the Yan family and the guests were all sweating as they cleaned up the yard. They tore down the decorations that she had worked so hard to make, and restored the bonsai and lamps to their original positions.

She was stunned for a moment and said, "Dad, what are you doing?"

Seeing this stupid daughter causing trouble, Yan's father was furious and scolded, "You are the one who is meddling in other people's business. Didn't you ask Xie Yunting clearly whether he allowed you to do anything?"

She had just been scolded by Xie Yunting, and she was scolded by her father who always loved her. Her blood boiled all of a sudden.

"You blame me for everything now? Why don't you think about who asked to borrow the yard from him first? Who has been taking advantage of the little favor you gave him in the past to get more and more? How great do you think your kindness to Xie Yunting is?"

Father Yan was choked by her. Being watched by so many people, his face was burning for a moment. He said to himself, "I did help him! If I hadn't helped him, how could he be where he is today? Even if the money is not much today, he should repay me! How did I go too far? Didn't I just lend him a yard?"

Yan Jinyao sneered and was too lazy to argue with him. She just wanted to throw the shame she had just suffered in front of Xie Yunting on him and said angrily: "I don't care! You handle it yourself!"

She picked up her bag, slammed the door and left.

Father Yan was left behind, being stared at by a group of people with extremely indescribable looks.

He was so angry that he almost threw something.

Yan Jinyao regretted it only after her card was suspended after she returned, but it was too late by then.

She didn't expect that Xie Yunting was serious and actually took action when he said he would sue them for burglary. His team of lawyers were also confused by the incident and could only do as he said. By the way, he also added a crime of damaging a huge amount of property.

The damaged property refers to Xie Yunting's skirt, and its actual value after notarization is over 10 million.

The Yan family was furious at the compensation and the aggressive lawyer team. Yan Jinyao suddenly went from being a little princess to being the sinner in the family. Not only did no one pamper her anymore, but everyone looked at her like an enemy. Yan's father even wanted to lock her up for self-reflection.

Yan Jinyao was scolded by her family, and watched those people in her circle of friends spread her jokes everywhere. She was so angry that she couldn't sleep all night and cried.

At this moment, her mind was filled with a question that she wanted to know no matter what, and it almost became an obsession -

Who can I give that dress worth tens of millions to?

That’s all in the past.

After sending everyone away, Xie Yunting finally pinched his brows tiredly and took Shen Yuntang to the living room to sit down.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh, Miss Shen."

He poured two cups of tea and was about to explain why he had left so hastily when Shen Yuntang said, "It's okay, let's not talk about anything else. I want to talk to you about something more important."

Xie Yunting paused.

He gently pushed the teacup in front of Shen Yuntang and said, "I'm all ears."

"That day you said Zhuo Mei said something to you that made you doubt that this world is not real." Shen Yuntang raised his chin and said, "This world is indeed not real."

She didn't give Xie Yunting a chance to interrupt and continued, "I'm looking for everyone who has awakened. If we share our information, maybe some clues will be revealed."

Xie Yunting raised his head and looked at her. "Miss Shen, do you have any ideas? I can cooperate."

"I feel like this world is being manipulated by someone, making these characters helpless. But the manipulator's goal doesn't seem very clear. He wants to target me but also help me. I suspect that this manipulator wants to lift me to a high place and then let me fall hard."

Xie Yunting was surprised and stunned by this idea for a while. Then he reacted and became cautious, "How can I help you?"

"I think the manipulator will soon attack my business." Shen Yuntang said calmly, with a very confident expression, "For example, my perfume may have problems, or my investment may fail, and I may face a huge crisis. If such a thing happens, I hope you can help me. For example, if the mall refuses to let me enter, then you can open a counter for extraordinary perfume in ST like we said last time."

"I have already thought of solutions to the other problems. This is the only one I need your help with. I hope that as people with awakened consciousness, we can support each other and keep each other warm."

Shen Yuntang stretched out his hand.

Xie Yunting looked at her deeply.

Finally he nodded and shook her hand gently.

"good."

"Okay, that's enough talking," she said. "Let's take a look at the clothes."

Xie Yunting tensed up for a moment, then said in silence, "It's still a work in progress, not perfect yet—"

"It's just a good opportunity for me to give you some advice." Shen Yuntang said as if it was a matter of course.

He was silent for a long while before he gently pulled the corner of his lips.

"Okay." He agreed.

Xie Yunting stood up and took Shen Yuntang to the studio.

He pressed a button on the wall, and the light turned warm. He then held one side of the curtain and whispered, "I hope you like it."

He drew aside the curtain.

The dress had just been straightened by him, every wrinkle was neatly arranged, and the ribbons that had been touched were untied and thrown aside, so that the waist looked empty.

But it is already breathtaking enough.

Shen Yuntang seemed a little surprised as well and stared at it for a long while.

After waiting for a long time without any response, Xie Yunting tightened his hands, relaxed his voice, and said gently: "Are you dissatisfied with anything?"

"It's very beautiful." Shen Yuntang said, "It's so beautiful that it overshadows the main subject."

Xie Yunting tensed for a moment, realizing that she meant that she was not a star, but an investor attending such an event. Just as he was about to say that he could change it, Shen Yuntang continued, "I like it."

“…”

Sure enough, Shen Yuntang is Shen Yuntang.

How could she be afraid of stealing the show?

Even if she became the center of the world and the most eye-catching part, she had no doubt whether she could hold it up.

So he also paused, smiled gently and said, "Okay."

Are there people in the world who are born eye-catching?

Before he met Shen Yuntang, his answer was no.

Xie Yunting was silent for a moment, then said, "Those people just touched this dress. I want to fix all the places they touched. But this will take some time."

Shen Yuntang raised his eyebrows, "Where did you touch?"

"The belt." Xie Yunting lowered his eyes, "The rhinestones on the hem of the skirt, and the zipper at the back."

"Then let's do it this way. Change the zipper to a backless one and remove the diamonds. The fabric is already shiny enough." She looked at the belt thrown on the ground and said, "Change the waist belt."

Xie Yunting was stunned for a moment and went over the revised version in his mind.

Shen Yuntang knows him better than he knows himself.

She always knows where her beauty lies and how to make herself more beautiful.

It has to be said that it is a rare talent.

Xie Yunting looked at her with a complicated look and nodded in agreement.

"good."

Huo Yuyan has been unhappy since Shen Yuntang left home.

Huo Xihuai even brought his homework to the living room and did it next to him. While he was writing, he carefully advised: "Brother, this is all for the purpose of solving the mystery."

The subtext is that you shouldn't be too petty and prevent Shen Yuntang from performing well.

Huo Yuyan still had a sullen face.

What's wrong with his brain? Why does he have to go find Xie Yunting?

Even to provoke him, he used Xie Yunting's phone call to provoke him. Shen Yuntang was really too much. He knew very well that he couldn't stand to hear this word.

The more Huo Yuyan thought about it, the uglier his expression became.

It turns out that guy is also one of the awakened people. Doesn't that mean they need to communicate more often in the future, or even stick together as teammates?

Is this appropriate? Isn't this handing a ladder to someone with evil intentions?

If the truth is really found out by then and everyone is freed from control, wouldn't Xie Yunting be considered a hero?

As time went by, we had many opportunities to meet each other.

Huo Yuyan felt that he could no longer defend himself against the enemy with only his shallow marriage experience.

He might need some professional help.

So he hesitated and opened the chat interface of a contact in the address book.

He added it on a whim a while ago, and he also heard from others that this team is very good at solving marriage problems and has helped many people who are lost in their marriages to get out of trouble and find happiness.

He thought about it and added it as if possessed.

What if it might come in handy someday?

Huo Luyan: Hello.

He spoke coldly.

This will make it seem that his needs are not very urgent, and the other party will hurriedly come up with various alternative plans to retain him as a customer.

The other party quickly and enthusiastically replied.

"Hello, teacher. This is the divorce prevention studio. What can I do for you? Is your divorce in a hurry? If we need help, we need a little tip..."

Divorce, what do you mean by divorce? That is a normal and reasonable question about marriage. He just needs some advice and analysis on his wife's reaction. How is that related to divorce?

Huo Yuyan took a deep breath and replied: "Don't worry, I just have a small problem that requires expert consultation."

Professional team: "Then we are very good at it. Teacher, are you employed or a full-time homemaker? How long have you and your husband been married?"

Huo Luyan: "...It's me and my wife."

“There is work.”

"Married for a year and a half."

The account with the profile picture of a successful man with his arms folded was typing for a long time.

Huo Luyan: "What, is there a problem?"

After a while, the account called Professional Team said: "Usually it is women who have this demand. We are surprised to see male customers."

Huo Yuyan was angry: "Are you still engaging in gender discrimination?"

Professional team: "No, no, no, it's just that our successful cases tend to be female. I wonder what your needs are?"

Huo Yuyan took a deep breath and typed slowly: "My wife and I have been married for a year and a half, and our relationship has never been very close. Until a while ago, I found that I...liked her. She also saw it, and we have had some confessions, but her attitude towards me seems to be hot and cold, which makes me feel very insecure."

Professional team: "What is the hot and cold method? Can you tell me more about it?"

"She...she took the initiative to hold my hand, and we slept... in the same bed, and she also kissed me."

Huo Yuyan paused and emphasized, "But she told me to get out after she kissed me."

The professional team seemed to take a deep breath on the other side of the screen.

He said politely: "These are all ordinary behaviors between husband and wife that are not worth mentioning. Teacher, do you and your wife have a harmonious night life?"

Huo Luyan: “…”

Huo Luyan: "I don't have that kind of thing, thank you."

The professional team was even more regretful: "If there is discord, we can infer that your wife is not satisfied with you, but if not, then there is nothing we can do. The advice our experts give you is that being hot and cold usually means not loving enough. Isn't it said that love brings cowardice to men and courage to women? Since your wife is not brave, she must think that there is no such thing as love for you, teacher."

Huo Yuyan: "..."

You won’t die if you’re more tactful, you know?

He felt a knife stabbed in his heart, and said patiently: "Then what solution do you have?"

Professional team: "We usually recommend a divorce with property division based on the man's hot-and-cold mentality. Don't expect a man to change his mind. So our consultants are all economic lawyers. The last person who received our help has become the richest woman in the world."

Huo Yuyan really wanted to hit someone. He thought that if you guys continued to help Shen Yuntang like this, she would be the next richest woman.

He patiently asked, "What about women's psychology?"

"I don't know. We haven't analyzed it."

“…”

Huo Yuyan threw his phone away.

After a while, he picked it up again and asked for the last time: "Do you have any good ideas to make my wife treat me better?"

The professional team was embarrassed for a moment: "This... In the past, we usually suggested developing romantic interests for such stubborn clients who insisted on getting married, but your conditions don't seem to be suitable."

Before he could get angry, the professional team sent him a message in time: "However, we can still provide some help on how to please women."

Huo Luyan: "What? Tell me in detail."

The other party sent a file package over.