After chatting for a while longer, Xu Donghe finally stood up to take his leave, and Shu Ya saw him out.
In the elevator, Xu Donghe said to Shu Ya with a smile,
"Little girl, you must be that young man's girlfriend, right?" Discover stories at empire
Shu Ya was taken aback for a mont, her pretty face involuntarily blushing as she asked shyly, "What makes you think that?"
"You might not know, but that kid is extrely proud deep down, and in his life, he never asks anyone for favors. Today he made a special call, asking to co and help you resolve the crisis at your company, which is enough to show how much he values you.
If it were anyone else, he probably wouldn't have bothered to give them the ti of day," Xu Donghe said with a smile, noticing that Shu Ya didn't understand Hao Jian as well as he did.
"No. Really?" Shu Ya's mind went blank, could it be that guy... was interested in her?
Xu Donghe didn't explain further but said aningfully to Shu Ya,
"If you truly love him, then treat him well. Don't be fooled by the carefree facade he puts on all the ti, he's actually been through a lot of hardships, so try not to hurt him."
"Yes, I understand," agreed Shu Ya, nodding earnestly.
"See you when I see you."
Xu Donghe smiled, got into his car, and then the vehicle started up and drove away, leaving a trail of dust behind.
Shu Ya watched as the sedan beca smaller in the distance and muttered to herself,
"Hao Jian, Hao Jian, what kind of person are you really?"
...
On the weekend, Hao Jian specifically went to the departnt store not for anything else but to buy a wedding ring for Shu Ya that would make her heart sing.
Even though it was a fake marriage, he could not skip this ritual.
After browsing for a while, he found a Shu Ya Group owned store inside the mall and walked straight in.
"Sir, what kind of jewelry would you like to pick out?"
A sales associate approached him, but when she took a clear look at Hao Jian's face, she paused, then covered her mouth in shock.
Hao Jian looked around, then touched his head, puzzled as he looked back at her,
"Look, beauty, although I know I'm unreasonably handso, you don't have to give that expression, right? Tell I'm not looking exceptionally devastating today?"
The sales associate bit her lip, and then hesitantly asked,
"Are... are you Hao Jian?"
"Eh? Am I really that famous? I've been laying so low, and you still recognized ?" Hao Jian also let out a small surprised sound.
Pfft!
The sales associate was instantly defeated by Hao Jian's shalessness, her smile blooming like a flower!
After taking a few deep breaths and hiding her amusent, the sales associate finally said,
"Hao Jian, don't you rember ? I was your desk mate in high school, Chen Zhiyan!"
Chen Zhiyan was full of surprise, not having expected to encounter Hao Jian here.
"Chen Zhiyan?" Hao Jian thought for a mont and then suddenly slapped his hand,
"I rember now, you're Little Fatty Girl? Whoa, this is not scientific, did you have plastic surgery? How did you beco so beautiful?"
"You're so annoying! I've not been fat since junior year of high school, okay?" Chen Zhiyan said, a bit angry, obviously not fond of the nickna.
"Yes, yes, yes, but I've gotten used to calling her Little Fatty Girl, you know."
Hao Jian laughed heartily. At this mont, as he looked Chen Zhiyan up and down, he found that she had beco even more radiant, almost unrecognizable from her high school days.
"Right, what brings you here?" Hao Jian asked curiously.
"? I work here." Chen Zhiyan replied with a sowhat forced smile as Hao Jian asked this question.
"But I rember your dad was a real estate chairman. Back in high school, he used to have the driver drop you off at school, which made all of us 'loser' students green with envy. How co you're working in this tiny store now?"
Hao Jian didn't understand. To his knowledge, Chen Zhiyan was supposed to be a wealthy heiress.
"Oh, I get it, you're here to experience life, right? I've heard about this before - you city folk really know how to live it up."
With this thought, Hao Jian burst into hearty laughter.
But Chen Zhiyan did not laugh. Instead, her face beca shrouded in gloom.
Seeing this, Hao Jian instinctively closed his mouth and shrank his head, saying:
"Sorry, did I say sothing wrong?"
Chen Zhiyan shook her head and said, "I'm not here to experience life. About five years ago, my dad's company went bankrupt and he racked up a huge amount of debt, which now requires to work continuously to pay off."
Hao Jian was taken aback, and then scratched his head sowhat embarrassingly:
"I'm sorry. I didn't know."
"It's alright, it's all in the past." Chen Zhiyan smiled again and changed the subject:
"Anyway, what brings you here? Looking to buy so jewelry?"
"Yes, I'm getting married and want to pick out a pair of rings for my fiancée," said Hao Jian with a smile.
"No way?" Chen Zhiyan looked at Hao Jian with surprise.
"Why are you looking at like that?" Hao Jian asked, not understanding:
"Is there sothing wrong with a handso guy like getting married?"
"No, it's just strange. Back in school, you said you'd rather die than get married."
Chen Zhiyan clearly rembered this. Back then, when Hao Jian was chatting with a bunch of boys, he ntioned this, and it had upset her for a long ti.
"Damn, so I was already so unrestrained back then? Huh? You can tell you paid a lot of attention to . You rember things even I don't recall," Hao Jian joked.
"Of course. You were quite the figure in high school, and half the topics girls chatted about during breaks were about you. I wasn't an exception," Chen Zhiyan replied straightforwardly, "I had a crush on you back then too. But as Little Fatty Girl, I felt like an ugly duckling next to you and never dared to confess."
"Ah? The handso suffer from their charm," said Hao Jian, scratching his head awkwardly.
"Alright, I'll stop teasing you. So, when's the wedding? Are you going to invite , an old classmate?" Chen Zhiyan asked with a teasing smile.
"Of course, I'll invite you. I haven't decided on a date for the banquet yet, but I'll definitely let you know when I do."
Hao Jian replied promptly, then suddenly thought of sothing and asked:
"By the way, I heard you were dating Sun Renyao a while back. So many years have gone by; are you two married yet?"
The mont Hao Jian brought this up, Chen Zhiyan's expression froze, and then she suddenly burst into tears. It was as if she'd been deeply wronged, and without caring about the many custors around, she lost control and sobbed uncontrollably.
Hao Jian was dumbstruck. Had he said the wrong thing again?
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