*You guys really are outsiders,* Xue Yang thought. *Just because you’re a little pretty, you really think you’re all that? What does my studio’s profitability have to do with you? Does not making money an I’m not worthy of speaking to you?*
Xue Yang’s nonchalant attitude successfully angered Yin Susu.
"How la. So you opened a studio and made a little money? What’s so great about that? You could grab any random person off the street in Yancheng, and they’d be richer than you."
Wu Xiaoya couldn’t listen anymore and said angrily, "Yin Susu, you’re going too far."
Yin Susu? Sounds like *that* Yin Susu. A beauty who likes to deceive people, right?
"What’s this, Wu Xiaoya? Defending your boss already? You’re such a model employee. I wonder if President Xue will give you a raise."
Xue Yang raised an eyebrow and said, "I know, that’s why I’m trying to keep a low profile. Please, seniors, just spare . I’m only trying to earn a little tuition money, not trying to be flashy."
Seeing Xue Yang back down, Yin Susu was instantly delighted. She sneered, turned to leave, and the other four won hurriedly followed.
Xue Yang stood out too much at school. Just as Chen Ying’s beauty overshadowed the other girls, Xue Yang outshone both the guys and the girls. So, in private, plenty of people resented him.
Yin Susu was one of them. She had never found a chance to talk to Xue Yang, and today, she finally got one. As long as she could knock him off his pedestal, her goal would be achieved.
"Xiao Ya, I recently opened a New Energy Vehicle gamarket in Hui City, and I need talented people. Are you interested in going over there?"
Xue Yang’s voice wasn’t loud, but it was just loud enough to reach the ears of Yin Susu and her friends.
Yin Susu’s expression changed, and she stopped in her tracks.
A New Energy Vehicle gamarket? Taken separately, the words don’t seem like much. But together, their aning changes completely. The term "new energy" has only recently erged, and many people don’t fully understand it yet. But that doesn’t stop so novelty-seeking rich people from trying it out. So, opening a new energy 4S dealership would be considered normal. However, Xue Yang said he had opened a New Energy Vehicle gamarket. Putting everything else aside, the cost alone would be astronomical. Where did Xue Yang get so much money? Is King’s Ga really that profitable? Isn’t he afraid that if the new energy sector fails to take off, all the money he invested will go down the drain?
Yin Susu walked back to Xue Yang and asked, refusing to give up, "Xue Yang, didn’t you just say you... only wanted to earn a little tuition money?"
"Yes, that’s what I was thinking a mont ago. But now, I’ve suddenly realized I can earn a bit more to spend. Mmm, to spend on my girlfriend." Xue Yang’s expression remained calm and nonchalant, but to Yin Susu, his words felt like a stinging slap across the face.
She couldn’t stand it any longer. Before Xue Yang could finish, she spun around and hurried away.
Once Yin Susu was gone, Wu Xiaoya said, "Boss Xue, when you asked to go to Hui City, you were just saying that for Yin Susu to hear, right?"
"Not at all. I’m genuinely considering it and wanted to ask if you’d like to go. The new energy automobile industry is an erging field. Judging by current trends, its future prospects are definitely promising. Xiao Ya, if you go now, you’ll be one of the founding figures down the line. I definitely won’t treat you unfairly."
"Since you’re asking, Boss Xue, of course I won’t refuse." Even if she got unlucky and things didn’t work out, she wouldn’t regret it.
"You have good judgnt, Xiao Ya. Don’t worry, I don’t make losing investnts."
"A pleasure to work with you!"
"A pleasure to work with you!"
...
Chen Ying, about to start her senior year, landed her dream internship at Lin Corporation. Her beauty brought her many conveniences. While other interns from her cohort were still figuring out how to get along with colleagues, Chen Ying had already firmly established herself at Lin Corporation.
Not everyone who received an offer from Lin Corporation would get to stay. After a year, thirty percent would be eliminated. Although these people would be let go, they would still be highly sought after by major companies once they entered the workforce. Having worked at Lin Corporation ant they had built a network of contacts, and in today’s society, connections are what matter most.
"Ying Ying, how’s your internship at Lin Corporation going?" Wu Xiaoya asked as they walked side-by-side across campus.
"It’s pretty good. My colleagues are all very warm and welcoming. I thought the workplace would be full of scheming and backstabbing like on TV, but after starting, I found it’s completely different. It’s a sha you couldn’t join , Xiao Ya."
"Really? I heard from others that it’s not that simple."
Chen Ying smiled faintly. "Then I wouldn’t know."
"I know why. It’s definitely because you’re too beautiful. If I had a colleague as pretty as you, I’d want to live at the company, let alone sche against you."
"You think everyone is as shallow as you?"
"I am shallow. When I see a pretty girl, my feet get glued to the spot."
"You think you’re one of those lecherous guys? ’Glued to the spot,’ honestly."
Their playful banter on the path drew the gazes of many male students, who turned to look, mostly at Chen Ying. After a bit of roughhousing, both of them were slightly out of breath. A rosy blush made their already lovely faces even more radiant.
Wu Xiaoya suddenly said, "By the way, Ying Ying, in about a month, I might be leaving Yancheng."
Chen Ying froze and blurted out, "Huh? Why? Aren’t you..."
...staying in Yancheng with Xue Yang?
Chen Ying didn’t say the rest out loud. In her eyes, Xue Yang would always be a thorn in her side. She both wanted him to do well and didn’t want him to do *too* well. The better he did, the worse her judgnt seed. That was why she had recently stopped promoting his ga on her Weibo. She had also stopped asking about him.
"Xue Yang opened a New Energy Vehicle gamarket in Hui City. It’s officially opening during the sumr vacation. Didn’t you know?"
"I didn’t know about that."
After she had left him, Xue Yang’s life just kept getting better and better. So good that she almost had to look up to him.
"I thought you would have known. Hui City is your hotown, after all."
Chen Ying hadn’t contacted her family since leaving ho after the New Year, and now, half a year had passed. In that ti, by not keeping in touch with her family, she also hadn’t kept up with news from Hui City. Being thousands of miles away, she naturally wouldn’t hear any news from there unless she actively sought it out.
Seeing Chen Ying fall silent, Wu Xiaoya didn’t press the matter.
"So when are you leaving?" Chen Ying asked.
"Probably during the sumr vacation. We could go together then."
Chen Ying smiled. "Okay, sounds good."
The two of them walked toward the school exit together.
...
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