Watching the backs of He Li and Miao Xiaoyu inside the pharmacy, Liu Yuyan’s face turned pale as anxiety surged in her heart.
Beside her, Li Feng’er, still unsettled by Miao Xiaoyu’s earlier words, didn’t have the mind to care about Liu Yuyan’s mood and quickly explained, “Yuyan, Miao Xiaoyu is just trying to stir up trouble between us. You must not believe her.”
“We’ve been best friends for years!”
“I would never betray you!”
As she finished speaking, she subtly exchanged a glance with Li Lingjie. He immediately understood and added, “Li Feng’er is right.”
“You two have shared a deep friendship for years.”
“Miao Xiaoyu is clearly trying to come between you. Yuyan, how about we get something to eat and think things through calmly?”
“It’s almost noon anyway!”
“There’s a nice restaurant nearby. My treat!”
As he spoke, Li Feng’er quickly voiced her support. Liu Yuyan, her heart in turmoil, didn’t argue. She really did need to calm down and think things over.
Still, just before leaving, she couldn’t help but glance once more toward the pharmacy, hoping He Li might turn around. But inside, He Li was focused on discussing medicine with the clerk and didn’t look her way at all.
Liu Yuyan’s anxiety grew stronger. Yet with no idea what else to do, she could only walk away for now.
Inside the pharmacy…
“Are you sure you want all three hundred boxes?”
The store clerk, holding the Shennong brand Stomach Capsules priced at 80 yuan each, looked at He Li in astonishment.
He Li nodded, “That’s right!”
“This… alright then!” Though puzzled why he wanted so much medicine, the clerk wasn’t about to refuse a big sale. Only, He Li didn’t have that much money on him, so he borrowed from Miao Xiaoyu and successfully purchased the entire stock, worth over 20,000 yuan.
But the quantity was too large to carry, so the medicine remained at the store for the moment. He Li planned to spend all the money they’d earned together yesterday, then call Wu Gang to come drive over and pick everything up.
“That Shennong brand capsule really failed the quality inspection?” Miao Xiaoyu asked as they exited.
He Li nodded, “It shouldn’t be wrong!”
“But…” He smiled and added, “If I’m wrong, I’ll lose everything.”
“I wouldn’t even be able to pay back what I borrowed from you!”
“So what would I do then?”
Miao Xiaoyu pouted and muttered, “That little bit of money doesn’t even count as a tenth of my pocket money. If I gave it to you, then so be it. If you go broke, I can take care of you for life!”
“Hmm? What did you say?” He Li leaned closer.
Flustered, Miao Xiaoyu blushed and replied softly, “N-Nothing… I said if you don’t have the money to repay me, then I’ll… I’ll cling to you for the rest of my life until you pay me back!”
Though her words were spoken, they didn’t quite sound right.
Realizing what she’d said, Miao Xiaoyu blushed even deeper and grew more flustered.
“No, I… what I meant was…” she stammered, trying to explain.
But He Li squinted and interrupted with mock seriousness, “You trust me that much? I’ll definitely pay back your money!”
Hearing this, Miao Xiaoyu suddenly calmed down, but also looked a little disappointed and softly replied, “Oh.”
Her head lowered, her expression dimmed—she looked like a wilted little cabbage.
He Li, seeing this, suddenly thought of something and said again… This story is hosted at g.com.
“But…”
Miao Xiaoyu instantly perked up her ears.
He Li smiled, “But I’m planning to start a business, and I’ll need a lot of startup capital. I might have to borrow your money for a long time. If I lose it and can’t pay you back, don’t blame me!”
Upon hearing that, Miao Xiaoyu’s face bloomed into a radiant smile.
“It’s fine! Use as much as you want!” she said joyfully, as if only one sentence short of adding, “I’d be happy if you never pay me back so I can cling to you forever.”
Looking at her beaming face, He Li seriously wondered if this girl might deliberately cause him to lose money just so she’d have an excuse to stay close to him. Hopefully, she’d go easy on him.
Still, he knew clearly—Miao Xiaoyu wasn’t the type to mess around.
If he really needed her help…
She’d give everything she had to support him.
“By the way, aren’t you really good at drawing?”
He Li suddenly asked, as if remembering something.
Miao Xiaoyu nodded, “I used to be interested in drawing, and my family hired a private tutor for me.”
“Why are you suddenly asking this?”
Back when He Li had a birthday, Miao Xiaoyu had given him a hand-drawn greeting card, so he knew she was skilled at drawing. He was asking now as preparation for what came next.
“Actually, I have two directions I’m thinking of for starting a business.”
“One of them is the gaming industry!”
He Li thought for a moment and continued, “I plan to make a small game first to see if we can earn some extra funds and build a bit of reputation as a foundation for future development.”
“You know, designing game characters requires an artist…”
“You want me to handle the art?” Miao Xiaoyu immediately understood.
He Li nodded, “What do you think? Are you up for it?”
“Of course I am!” Miao Xiaoyu nodded without hesitation.
Then, curious, she asked, “Do you even know how to make a game?”
“Game development takes real skill!”
“Don’t worry!” He Li smiled.
In his past life, he had always liked programming.
Even though he didn’t follow his passion because of Liu Yuyan and entered another industry, in his spare time, he often took freelance work from game companies.
So he was very familiar with the field.
As memories from his previous life surfaced in his mind, He Li and Miao Xiaoyu continued to move from pharmacy to pharmacy, buying up medicine.
They had already gone through most of the shops on Hongyun Street.
By now, it was already noon!
He Li had originally planned to take Miao Xiaoyu to a nearby restaurant for lunch.
But Miao Xiaoyu stopped him, blushing, and said, “Actually… actually, I prepared lunch today and brought it with me!” As she spoke, she opened the small backpack she’d been carrying.
Two lunchboxes appeared in front of them.
He Li was surprised, “When did you make these?”
He Li suddenly understood—no wonder when he called her earlier, she wasn’t ready until 9 a.m. Turns out she’d spent most of that time preparing their lunch.
“Let’s eat over there?” Miao Xiaoyu pointed to some benches nearby.
He Li nodded, “Okay. Wait a moment.”
“I’ll go get something to drink!” With that, he jogged over to a nearby milk tea shop and bought two drinks.
When he returned to the bench, Miao Xiaoyu was pleasantly surprised to see he’d brought her favorite pure coconut jelly milk tea. She couldn’t help but ask softly, “How did you know I liked this?”
“I saw it once and remembered,” He Li replied gently with a smile.
Miao Xiaoyu said nothing, only lowered her head with a shy smile, her cheeks blushing like blossoming peach petals.
He Li didn’t say more. He picked up the lunch she had prepared and began to eat, occasionally praising her cooking skills. Each time he did, Miao Xiaoyu would happily serve him more food, her smile never fading.
They looked like a real couple, sweet and loving, drawing envious glances from passersby.
Meanwhile, in a nearby restaurant…
Liu Yuyan and the others, who were eating inside, saw through the window the sight of He Li and Miao Xiaoyu on the bench.
They saw Miao Xiaoyu had brought lunch for He Li…
They saw He Li buying a drink just for her…
They saw the two of them smiling, exchanging food, sweet and affectionate…
Liu Yuyan’s heart filled with endless panic.
She felt that He Li was slipping away from her.
Maybe Miao Xiaoyu really would take away what once belonged to her.
The thought of He Li no longer being hers brought a sudden pain to Liu Yuyan’s chest. She vaguely realized that He Li wasn’t playing any game of hot and cold.
If she didn’t act now, she and He Li would become strangers—there would be no going back.
With that thought, Liu Yuyan could no longer hold back.
She took out her phone and tried to call He Li.
Only to discover that she had been blocked!
She didn’t even know when it happened.
Because she hadn’t taken the initiative to call him these past few days.
But right now, Liu Yuyan didn’t care when He Li had blocked her. What mattered was that he had done it at all—proving to her that He Li truly had no intention of pursuing her anymore.
Panicked, she opened every social media app she had where she might still be able to contact him.
She couldn’t hold back anymore. She had to reconcile with him!
“Miao Xiaoyu, I won’t give you the chance!”
“He Li is mine. I will never let you have him!”
“As long as I lower my pride, He Li will definitely choose me again…”
She muttered to herself, her eyes filled with hostility as she stared through the glass at the distant figure of Miao Xiaoyu.