Chapter 22

When Zhou Qiaoqiao escorted the two people downstairs, they still had gentle expressions, showing no signs of discord.

The next day, Zhou Qiaoqiao really received 100,000 yuan from an unfamiliar sender. She Stared at it with wide eyes and burst into laughter, exclaiming, “I just made 600,000 yuan in an instant!”

Unfortunately, sometimes money doesn’t come without a price.

As soon as the 100,000 yuan was deposited, Zhou Qiaoqiao’s father, Zhou Yingjie, called her in the afternoon.

“Zhou Qiaoqiao, I heard from your mother that you swallowed your brother’s money?” Zhou Yingjie’s voice was cold and filled with anger.

Zhou Qiaoqiao asked in confusion, “How did I swallow his money?”

Zhou Yingjie scolded, “You’re still being stubborn? Your brother came back today and said that the boss of the nightclub made him repay an additional 100,000 yuan, claiming that the money was for you. Is that not true?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao held the phone and remained silent for a while before saying, “Although that’s what happened, the money was originally mine.”

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Hbsw Zkdtfkl: “…”

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Ebld Zyd Elk’p nya yaakhle yv vbl alpkeldvkyz nsxrzlm, bl pyo Hbsw Ckysikys awddkdt swv okvb y pxyzz cynjrynj sd bla cynj.

“Ckysikys,” Zyd Elk nyzzle bla yp bl aszzle esod vbl nya okdeso.

Hbsw Ckysikys vwadle yde pyo bkx, vbld iwknjzu tsv kdvs vbl nya yde pyke, “Twaau, zlv’p ts. Yu eye okzz cl blal pssd.”

Yan Wei frowned, signaled Ma Liang to drive away, and then asked Zhou Qiaoqiao, “Why is your dad coming?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao smirked and said, “He wants money!” She took off her bag, leaned back, and continued, “I won’t give that brat Zhou Xiongxiong a single penny!”

Yan Wei shook his head and didn’t pursue further questions. He wasn’t interested in these matters. Instead, he brought up the purpose of their visit. “If you won’t give it, then you won’t give it. I’ll take you to meet my friends.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao frowned at him and asked, “Friends?” She covered her face and said, “Why didn’t you say so earlier? I haven’t prepared anything.”

Yan Wei glanced at her, pondered for a moment, and then picked the perfect answer, saying, “There’s nothing much to prepare. You already look beautiful as you are.”

The person Yan Wei had arranged to meet was Feng Xiyuan and Zhen Guoan, both of whom were Yan Wei’s partners in the new company. They were shocked when they found out that Yan Wei had a girlfriend, especially Feng Xiyuan.

Yan Wei had good looks, came from a good family, and had wealth that others didn’t know about. However, he also had a dark side that others didn’t know, and Feng Xiyuan believed that she understood him better than anyone else in the world.

Yan Wei had never shown any intention of being in a relationship. Even though Feng Xiyuan had hinted at it twice, he either genuinely didn’t understand or pretended not to. So Feng Xiyuan decided to wait, but the result…

It turned out to be true. Men weren’t clueless; it’s just that you weren’t the one they wanted.

If he wanted, he could marry a woman in a day.

Sitting behind the table lost in thought, Feng Xiyuan quickly noticed Yan Wei’s car parking at the entrance of the shop. Yan Wei got out of the car first, then walked around to the other side and opened the door.

Following that, a girl with short hair, wearing a snow silk short-sleeved shirt and light blue long jeans, stepped out. She turned back, seeming to want to grab something, but Yan Wei held her hand and spoke a couple of sentences with an indulgent smile on his face. The woman glanced at the car before reluctantly following Yan Wei towards this side.

Yan Wei helped her open the door of the shop and led her inside.

Zhen Guoan stood up with a smile and greeted, “Oh, Yan Wei! You’re going for younger pastures, huh!”

Feng Xiyuan felt a pang of discomfort. She was already 29, and she couldn’t be compared to that young-looking woman.

Yan Wei smiled and glanced at Zhou Qiaoqiao, then pulled out a chair for her. Zhou Qiaoqiao was treated like a lady all the way, and she was very happy.

After sitting down, Yan Wei introduced Zhou Qiaoqiao, saying, “This is Zhen Guoan, we’ve been childhood friends. And this is Feng Xiyuan, I met her when I was abroad.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao exchanged greetings with both of them. She noticed that Feng Xiyuan seemed a bit embarrassed, so she looked at Yan Wei with a puzzled expression.

“What would you like to eat?” Yan Wei asked her.

Zhou Qiaoqiao glanced at the menu. It had items like burgers and sandwiches. She casually ordered a sandwich and coffee. The others also placed their orders, and the waiter quickly left with the menu.

Feng Xiyuan turned to Zhou Qiaoqiao and looked at her intently. She asked, “When did you meet Yan Wei?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao thought for a moment and said, “We’ve only known each other for a few days.”

Feng Xiyuan took a deep breath, feeling even more uncomfortable. The man she couldn’t move in years was won over by someone else in just a few days. She continued to ask as if self-torturing, “How did you confirm the relationship so quickly?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao was taken aback, and Yan Wei reached out to embrace her. Then, with a cold expression on his face, he looked at Feng Xiyuan and said, “Because I confessed to her first, and luckily she accepted my impolite and rash confession.”

Feng Xiyuan didn’t respond. She just looked at Yan Wei for a while before getting up and saying, “Excuse me, I need to use the restroom.”

Feng Xiyuan was beautiful, much more attractive than Zhou Qiaoqiao thought of herself. She knew how to dress up, with her beautiful black hair and sharp phoenix-like eyes, just like Yan Wei. It was the look of someone who had been through battles, different from Zhou Qiaoqiao, who only had to calculate daily financial transactions upstairs a small supermarket.

Feng Xiyuan stood up, and Zhou Qiaoqiao noticed that she was also tall, about 1.7 meters. Standing next to Yan Wei, she reached his shoulder perfectly, creating a perfect height difference.

Feng Xiyuan was dressed beautifully, coincidentally wearing a chiffon blouse like Zhou Qiaoqiao. However, the chiffon blouse on her looked of better quality and more exquisite in style. Feng Xiyuan was wearing sky-blue wide-leg chiffon pants, tucking the blouse inside and highlighting her seemingly slender waist.

As Zhou Qiaoqiao watched her walk away, her expression gradually faded.

Seeing Zhou Qiaoqiao’s expression, Zhen Guoan stood up with a hearty laugh and said, “Let me go remind them, why are a few cups of coffee taking so long!”

After Zhen Guoan left, Zhou Qiaoqiao lowered her head and played with her fingers.

Noticing that Zhou Qiaoqiao remained silent, Yan Wei felt a pang and asked her, “What’s wrong with you?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao pursed her lips, her hands were about to be tangled together. Yan Wei furrowed his brows and reached out to free her hands, speaking with a slightly commanding tone, “Speak up.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao looked up at him and said, “Yan Wei, are you bullying me?”

Yan Wei furrowed his brows, not understanding how it came to this. He asked her, “Why do you say that?”

“She likes you,” Zhou Qiaoqiao blurted out.

Yan Wei remained silent as Zhou Qiaoqiao continued, “She likes you, that’s her business, it shouldn’t be your fault. But…” Here, Zhou Qiaoqiao paused and said, “Yan Wei, although I may be slow, I still understand. The intimacy between us today was intentional on your part, you were doing it for her to see.”

Yan Wei lowered his gaze and said, “I don’t like her.”

“It doesn’t matter, Yan Wei. You’re using me. Yesterday, you told me that we are family now. But today, you’re using me,” Zhou Qiaoqiao said, lowering her head.

Yan Wei suddenly realized and held Zhou Qiaoqiao’s hand tightly, looking at her as he said, “I’m sorry, I didn’t intend to use you. I just wanted to make her back off. She and I are friends, good friends, and I didn’t want our relationship to be ruined because of this. So, I thought if she knew about our relationship, she would give up on me.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao looked up at him and asked, “So, did you start dating me because of that?”

Yan Wei smiled and said, “If that were the case, I would have found someone a long time ago. Qiaoqiao, I’m serious. Although I used you today without telling you, it was my mistake, but I’m serious.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao nodded and after a while, she said, “But I’m still very angry.”

Yan Wei said, “…Then, what should we do?” It was his first time in a relationship, and he had also searched “What to do when your girlfriend is angry?” yesterday, so he was also clueless now.

“Buy me an ice cream! That way, I won’t be angry anymore,” Zhou Qiaoqiao replied.

Yan Wei stared at her and said, “Ice cream?… Alright! I understand. If I buy it, you won’t be angry anymore.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao obediently nodded, and as soon as Yan Wei left, she immediately took out her phone and started playing with it.

Feng Xiyuan returned quickly and sat back, curiously asking, “Where’s Yan Wei?”

Just as Zhen Guoan returned, he heard and said, “I saw him rushing out just now.”

Zhen Guoan had many things in his hands, and Feng Xiyuan turned to ask Zhou Qiaoqiao, “Where did Yan Wei go?”

Blushing, Zhou Qiaoqiao shyly said, “Um… How should I say this?”

Zhen Guoan: “???”

Feng Xiyuan: “???”

Zhen Guo’an asked her straightforwardly, “Tell the truth!”

Zhou Qiaoqiao opened her grape-like eyes and said, “Can I?”

Feng Xiyuan furrowed her brow and decisively said, “Speak up!”

Zhou Qiaoqiao silently took out her phone and then said, “He went to buy something.”

Feng Xiyuan and Zhen Guoan leaned over to look at her phone interface, and both of them sat back in shock.

When Yan Wei returned with an ice cream, he saw Feng Xiyuan and Zhen Guoan looking at him strangely.

He furrowed his brow, glanced at the two of them, and handed the ice cream to Zhou Qiaoqiao, asking her, “I bought it, as you promised.”

Blushing, Zhou Qiaoqiao nodded slightly.

Yan Wei: “…” Wait, I asked her not to be angry, so why is she shy?

Zhen Guoan chuckled and said, “What’s there to promise or not? You bought it, so use it!”

Yan Wei: “…” Ice cream?

Feng Xiyuan also looked at Yan Wei with a pained expression, which confused him even more. He asked Zhen Guoan, “What did I buy?”

Zhen Guoan smiled and said, “That thing! That… con… you know, what brand did you buy?”

Yan Wei looked at Zhou Qiaoqiao in shock and said through gritted teeth, “Du, Lei, Si ¹ Durex – brand of condom .”

Zhou Qiaoqiao praised, “Sounds good.”

Yan Wei: “…” Do you even know what that is?

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Sansukini: So I’m guessing there was a picture or ad for a condom when she was fiddling with her phone when she showed them her phone screen, thus the misunderstanding.

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