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Chapter 454: Chapter 454: Do You Still Remember What I Said Before?
This sudden flirtation left Lin Man unsure how to respond.
Before she could speak, Shi Yan stood up and said with deep affection, "Manman, I know you don’t like me. Don’t worry, I’ve learned to let go. I won’t hound you anymore. I came over this time just to check on you, and since you are doing well, I’ll be relieved."
With those words, Shi Yan turned and walked out the door without hesitation, as if once he left this time, he would never return, truly ready to let go.
Seeing this, Lin Man didn’t rush to chase him. She knew that if she did, she would completely put herself in a passive position and would never regain the initiative.
However, she was worried that Shi Yan planned to let go for real. If she didn’t take advantage of his drunkenness this time, it would not be easy to reach him in the future.
After all, she had despised Shi Yan and their relations were unpleasant.
Shi Yan runs a tea shop that could steal Tong Yao’s business. If she could control Shi Yan, she would have the capital to confront Tong Yao.
As Lin Man was arguing with herself, Tong Xiangqiao burst out from the room, pushing Lin Man out without a word, cursing as she did.
"Why are you dazed? Hurry up and chase him! It’s clear Shi Yan has feelings for you. Coax him. If you can’t settle him, don’t come back. I won’t let you in"
Lin Man, who had been hesitating, found herself locked out and had no choice but to follow him.
"Shi Yan." She caught up with him at the front gate and called out.
Shi Yan feigned incomprehension and asked, "Manman, what’s the matter so late at night that you’re not sleeping and ran out after me?"
With a concerned expression, Lin Man said, "You’ve drunk too much. I’m worried about you. Where do you live now? Let me take you back."
Shi Yan hesitated, "I’m temporarily staying at a hotel. It’s not very convenient for you to send me back so late at night, right?"
As Lin Man figured out Shi Yan’s motives, the hand hanging by her side clenched into a fist. Seeing this, Shi Yan smiled, "You should hurry home! I’m staying at a nearby hotel, I can walk there."
Lin Man loosened her fist, forcing a smile, "How can I be at ease letting you go home alone in this state? We’ve known each other for so many years, there’s nothing inconvenient, unless you have a girlfriend now."
"Don’t you know whether I have a girlfriend or not?" Shi Yan looked at her, "There’s someone I have kept in my heart."
They gaze into each other’s eyes for a moment, Lin Man took the initiative and hooked her arm through his, against his chest, "You are drunk, let me take you back to the hotel."
Shi Yan claimed he was staying at a nearby hotel, but in reality, it was Lin Man who led him there. They reached the hotel, where Shi Yan used the excuse of forgetting his room number to get a new one, Lin Man didn’t call his bluff.
Once they got into the room, they didn’t turn on the light. Everything happened naturally, neither of them spoke, yet they were very much in sync.
For the next few days, Lin Man acted like a woman in the throes of a budding romance, frequenting the mall and various luxury shops, she also met Xiao Mingqiang with Shi Yan, only to be mocked by Xiao Mingqiang.
Lin Man was very angry. After finding out Xiao Mingqiang was Shi Yan’s business partner, she instigated Shi Yan to get rid of Xiao Mingqiang, but Shi Yan found a way to ignore it.
After several days of interaction, Lin Man finally understood how Shi Yan and Xiao Mingqiang came into sudden wealth: they had met a businessman not long after the accident with Xiao Mingqiang’s parents. Following him, they travelled to country E to trade goods, each trip earning them thousands of yuan. 𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑝𝘶𝘣.𝑐𝘰𝘮
Things that were worthless here became valuable there, and goods that were cheap there became popular here, some even increased their prices by tens of times.
Of course, businesses that make money also come with risks: if nothing goes wrong, there’s money to be made. But when something does go wrong, it’s a matter of life and death.
This is precisely why Xiao Mingqiang and Shi Yan spend money like water, making so much money and not spending. What if something happened one day? Wouldn’t all this money become worthless?
At first, the two of them were diligent and brave in their business travels, but as they made more money, they became less bold.
From New Year to now, neither of them has mentioned the idea of going on a trading trip.
Instead, they focussed their attention on their tea shop.
Ever since he met Tong Yao at dinner that day, Xiao Mingqiang has been dreaming of ruining her tea shop. Of course, he knew it wasn’t easy, but that didn’t stop him from doing things to upset Tong Yao.
If he couldn’t mess with Tong Yao, he would mess with people connected to her to vent his spleen...
Gu Hongwei received the expulsion notice a week after the fight. The reason was someone reported him for fighting and kicking somebody outside and sending them to the hospital.
The principal took the trouble to find Gu Hongwei to understand the situation, and once he confirmed that he had indeed injured someone to the point of needing hospitalization, he implemented the expulsion of Gu Hongwei.
Naturally, fights among students are deemed serious issues, especially when it ends up in the hospital and involves the police station.
In consideration of Gu Hongwei’s good behaviour at school, he was given a one-year retention of his student status.
When Tong Yao learned about this, she immediately decided to go to the school to talk to the principal. Gu Hongwei was carrying out a just act, the school should reward him, and not expel him?
But Gu Hongwei already had plans, and directly stopped Tong Yao. He seriously told Tong Yao about his thoughts: he no longer wanted to continue studying and intended to take this opportunity to start a business.
"Are you sure you’ve really thought this through?" Tong Yao was worried Gu Hongwei was just being impulsive and would regret it later.
Deng Wenwen also looked at Gu Hongwei, the rims of her eyes turning red uncontrollably. She felt it was a pity for Gu Hongwei to drop out just a little more than a year from graduation. Moreover, the incident started because of her; it was not fair for Gu Hongwei to take the blame.
But Gu Hongwei nodded seriously, "The purpose of my going to university was to secure a good job, earn money to change my life. Now I see that there are many paths to making money. Over the past year, I have been closely following the socio-economic and breeding conditions. I feel like this is a good opportunity, if I wait until graduation, who knows what the circumstances will be like. I should seize this opportunity while I can."
"But without a college degree, you can’t get a loan." Deng Wenwen didn’t want to discourage Gu Hongwei, but she had to point out some harsh realities.
Business requires investment, she knew Gu Hongwei’s family condition, they were barely sustaining themselves, where would they get money for business?
Gu Hongwei pursed his lips in silence, seemingly considering this problem.
Seeing this, Tong Yao suddenly smiled, "Hongwei, do you remember what I said before?"
