“Xiaoyu, let Dad explain—things aren’t what you saw or imagined. We were just… just…”
“Enough.”
Still trying to deny it at this point?
It seems men’s ability to lie through their teeth is a universal affliction.
Knowing Su Jianguo couldn’t possibly fabricate a reasonable explanation now, Su Lingyu simply cut him off.
“Xiaoyu, please don’t be angry. This is entirely my fault. I’ve wronged you. You can hit me or scold me however you want…”
“I just came back to get something. I’ll leave right after.”
Not wanting to hear any of this, Su Lingyu headed straight upstairs.
“What are you getting? Do you need money again? Should I transfer some to you right away?”
Still flustered, Su Jianguo called after her retreating figure before hurriedly looking around for his phone.
The well-dressed woman on the sofa felt an inexplicable twinge of envy—rich kids really have it good!
But Su Lingyu paused mid-step on the stairs.
She thought she might understand why the original owner had a strained relationship with Su Jianguo.
This typical straight-male approach of throwing money at every problem must have deeply irritated the original owner.
Plus, all these romantic entanglements he had outside would make the original owner feel he’d betrayed her long-deceased mother.
…Ah, forget it. She was just an outsider after all.
Soon enough, Su Lingyu found her work pass tucked in the corner of the bedroom sofa.
Seeing her come down, Su Jianguo immediately stood up nervously, looking like he wanted to say something but couldn’t find the words.
“Xiaoyu…”
“I got what I needed. I’ll be going now. You two carry on.”
After saying this, Su Lingyu changed back into her shoes and left without a backward glance.
Su Jianguo slumped dejectedly onto the sofa and silently lit a cigarette.
Sigh. The father-daughter relationship that had just started improving recently—he’d gone and ruined it again.
Xiaoyu must be really angry right now?
He wondered if that transfer might lift her spirits a little.
In reality, Su Lingyu—who had just received a text notification that 500,000 yuan had been deposited into her bank account—was:
Extremely delighted!
After all, she wasn’t the original owner, without those past experiences and emotions.
As for Su Jianguo’s method of comforting people with money, working-class Su Lingyu found it absolutely wonderful.
Seriously, who would complain about having too much money?
How many years would she have to work to save this much?
The lives of the wealthy really were this simple and unadorned!
The only pity was that she couldn’t take this money back to her original world.
If she could return someday with all this wealth, she’d be laughing in her dreams!
Even by the next day at work, Su Lingyu remained in high spirits.
She set down the Starbucks paper bag in her hand.
“Here, brought you breakfast.”
“Huh?”
Qiao Feifei quickly glanced out the window.
“What’s that reaction for?”
“Checking if the sun rose from the west—you actually brought me breakfast?”
“The way you say that makes it sound like I’ve been stingy before?”
“Ahem, not exactly.”
What Qiao Feifei didn’t say was that she’d noticed Su Lingyu recently often borrowing others’ meal cards, rotating between just two bags and two pairs of shoes, and even once saw her taking a taxi to work…
She had once speculated that Su Lingyu’s family might be having financial troubles!
“I previously used your work pass to grab a few free lunches!”
Su Lingyu set down her bag and sat at her workstation. The awkward part about using Qiao Feifei’s meal card was that even when she tried to pay her back in cash, Qiao Feifei never accepted it.
Fortunately, this time her work pass was recovered, so she might as well treat her to breakfast in return!
“Understood.”
So this was about returning a favor.
Since Qiao Feifei hadn’t eaten breakfast yet, she accepted without any hesitation.
While eating, she suddenly leaned over and asked, “By the way, is everything okay with your family situation?”
Su Lingyu was momentarily stunned, and an uncontrollable image of the Su family villa from last night flashed through her mind.
But she quickly replied, “Everything’s fine!”
“That’s good.”
As long as they hadn’t gone bankrupt!
After finishing an avocado chicken bagel, Qiao Feifei contentedly took a sip of coffee. Her wandering eyes suddenly noticed the empty seat not far away.
“Seems like someone hasn’t arrived yet. Looks like they’re going to be late again, huh?”
“Probably not. Maybe they’re already clocking in!”
Hearing that slightly gleeful tone, Su Lingyu knew she was talking about Xia Bai.
“…”
Qiao Feifei suddenly fell silent.
“What’s wrong?”
Su Lingyu turned to look at her.
Could it be that her casual remark, which sounded like she was defending Xia Bai, had upset her again?
“I just remembered—when I came in, I think I forgot to clock in?”
“Then you should go check quickly.”
“But then again, I think I might have already clocked in.”
“Whether you did or not, you still have time now. Go check, and if needed, just clock in again.”
“Alright!”
Seeing the time, Qiao Feifei grabbed her coffee and rushed out.
There was only one minute left—she couldn’t let that woman not be late while she ended up being late herself. That would be too embarrassing!
“Ouch!”
Just as she rushed out the door, Qiao Feifei collided head-on with someone coming in.
The coffee in her hand splashed all over the other person’s clothes and onto the clean white tiles.
“Sorry, I’m in a hurry to clock in right now!”
“You…”
Zhou Qiaoqiao, fuming with anger, held up her wet clothes and was about to curse when she looked up and saw it was Qiao Feifei who had bumped into her.
She immediately swallowed the swear words that were on the tip of her tongue and forced a smile instead. “It’s fine, go ahead quickly.”
“Okay, I’ll pay for your clothes later.”
“No problem.”
Hearing this, Zhou Qiaoqiao’s smile became noticeably more genuine.
“…”
Witnessing this scene, Su Lingyu couldn’t help but facepalm.
Paying for the other person’s expensive clothes might actually be worse than just missing the perfect attendance bonus?
But then again, it was a good thing Qiao Feifei wasn’t short on money.
“Ah—”
“Be careful!”
Just as Su Lingyu was about to sit back down, she heard a man and a woman’s voices nearby.
She looked up and saw that Xia Bai, who had just entered, hadn’t noticed the coffee spill on the floor. Her foot slipped, and she nearly fell.
At that very moment, the Male Lead Fu Yuchen appeared out of nowhere and caught her in his arms!
What kind of idol drama scene was this?
At that moment, Su Lingyu felt as if she could literally see pink bubbles floating everywhere.
Especially the way their eyes met as they spun around—wasn’t this way more exciting than shipping any on-screen CP?
The other female colleagues around them watched with a mix of envy and jealousy, wishing it were them in President Fu’s arms instead!
Behind them, the overlooked Lu Jiuyan silently withdrew his hand that had been extended midair.