CH 10.1

Chapter 10: A Pit As Round As The Head (1)

Ye Yuqing breathed out a cold sigh of relief, the hands that held onto the hood of the vehicle were slightly pale from exertion.

I must keep up appearances, just like the sun that rises every morning as usual!

She straightened out her chest and tucked in her belly as she turned her head and smiled, revealing her eight teeth and started to create something from nothing.

“Well my friend was in a hurry to leave just now, so I parked the electric scooter for him at the designated place, and he accidentally drove out of the prescribed range.”

Li Che: “Oh, the accomplice failed to commit an offence.”

“???”

The mental construction that Ye Yuqing had only managed to do was on the verge of collapse in a second. Fortunately, she had experienced several ups and downs today, her mind was somewhat dull, she didn’t break down immediately.

“No, don’t say it like that.” Ye Yuqing defended in a low voice, the roots of her ears gradually turned red.

“He was joking with you.” Lu Wan saw her embarrassment and started to help her out of it. Then glancing at the electric scooter, she asked, “So, do you really need help?”

“Thank you, I’ll leave right away.” Ye Yuqing took out her phone with much difficulty in her heart to scan the code and pay. If I knew it would be like this, why did I even bother making excuses?

“I saw the cup you gave him just now. It’s cute, did you make it yourself?”

“I painted the floral design myself,” Ye Yuqing said, and stole a furtive glance at the woman in the car. She and Jason were getting on well with a relaxed atmosphere. Are they really just ordinary friends?

Her voice softened as she asked, “If you like it, I can give you a set of it, your … relationship seems very good.”

“Actually it’s not that good. He didn’t attend my wedding last month.” Lu Wan shrugged.

She knew that Li Che couldn’t get away because of something, as such she didn’t care about it.

“Oh, oh, oh, I wish you a happy married life.” Her eyes lit up. She had been overthinking! She smiled and said, “Why don’t I give you a set of cups! If you think it looks good.”

“Will it be troublesome?”

“There’s no trouble! But how will I reach it to you?”

“You can give it to Li Che, I will ask someone to pick it up from him, your name is…” After a pause, Lu Wan turned her head and asked the person next to her with her eyes.

“Ye Yuqing.” Li Che’s voice seemed to have the chill of a lake, without ups and downs.

Ye Yuqing froze. Hearing her name from his mouth… It felt very subtle.

So he knows her name??? It turns out that his name is Li Che.

Their gazes met, Li Che saw the shock in her eyes, and slightly pressed his lips. This young lady has been very proactive in reaching out to me but obviously has no plans as to how to go about the whole thing. She even forgot to introduce herself!

“Then I will give it to him.” Ye Yuqing raised her leg, stepped on the electric scooter, and waved her hand. “Bye-bye, I will leave first.”

The electric scooter had driven a little over ten meters when the sound of the sports car rang behind her. The McLaren passed by her and disappeared around the corner ahead.

Ye Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief, her taut body slightly relaxed. Actually, she didn’t want to go home too early. She was thinking about going around and getting closer to Jason. Although this idea was naïve, she didn’t expect to meet him.

But that girl was so nice and invited her to be a guest together with Li Che. And because she wanted to give the other party a cup, she now had a reason to find Li Che!

———

Inside the car

“I haven’t seen her before, she isn’t your employee right?” Lu Wan asked

“No.”

“Very good, she is very cute.”

Lu Wan was a little surprised, Li Che was superficially easy to get along with, but he held a strong sense of boundaries. He had a deep, complicated mind, and even the interests of friends were clearly divided.

A few years ago, in order for the Lu Group to develop new business, she and her rivals competed for access to market opportunities, and both sides madly consumed their own capital and hit several hundred millions of loss within a financial quarter.

Li Che had a wide network of contacts. He mediated, the two sides shook hands and made peace. After reaching an agreement, they decided to jointly develop the market.

Thereafter, her cousin transferred the clubhouse and the bar under him to Li Che at a low price. Once the fellow took over, he changed the club to a membership system and revamped the bar. A year later, when he saw that the benefits were substantial, he opened a new and bigger bar right across the street from the original one.

These two bars looked to be in competition, few people were privy that behind them was the same boss. Each had a nightly flow of 2 million that doubled on holidays and other events.

After finishing his master’s degree in finance, Li Che naturally invested in stocks and bonds, but he preferred to invest in industries where water flowed in and out.

“She is naïve.” His voice was a tad carefree.

Li Che’s eyelids pressed down, his eyes were very bright, and his light brown pupils seemed to be covered with light. When he smiled, they seemed brighter.

Relationships that were tied to benefits were the least problematic, such as a variety of paid services, money exchanges, and cold restraint.

If a relationship relied on emotions, it had great risks. Questions like, “I’ve done so much for you, but why?”; “After all, I’ve done for you, how can you do this?” were very stupid. Thus, the people around him were divided into three categories – One was a profit community, another a competitive rivalry, and then those he hired with money.

However, this girl didn’t seem to be in any category.

Apparently, the method of approach was childish and not bold enough, yet he kept trying despite it all. How do you say it, it was almost written on his face “I’m easy to deceive, why should you try?”

———

Ye Yuqing fell asleep early but suddenly woke up in the middle of the night.

The scene from the day flashed in her mind.

Li Che turned his face and asked her, “Are you stealing an electric scooter?

“——”

Oh my god, it was so embarrassing!

She reached out to her phone and checked the time, it was one in the morning.

She opened her Weibo. Her followers had climbed up rapidly in the past half month. In the past week, the number had soared by several hundred, and in the last half month, it had risen by 8,000. Some new fans were concerned because of the illustration she put up. It was also partly because she showed some affection.

Ye Yuqing created two Weibo posts about “Mr. J”. The first was the unclear face and

the second a photo of a few tea leaves:

[Thank you Mr. J for the black tea.]