Yu Wan: “…”
It seemed there really was such a thing.
“That was a momentary lapse of judgment,” Yu Wan now felt a pang of regret thinking about the money she had spent. “Tell the old man I won’t do it again and have him unblock my card.”
“I’m sorry, Miss,” Assistant Ding sounded hesitant. “The Chairman is in a meeting.”
Yu Wan glanced at the reply on her phone and laughed. “What meeting? I just checked with the President’s Office—there’s no meeting at the company right now.”
Her father was clearly avoiding her call.
Assistant Ding held the phone and slowly turned to look at Yu Zhenhong, who was sitting nearby.
“Dad, I know you’re listening,” Yu Wan spoke into the phone. “I’ve said I won’t go looking for Xie Shiyuan anymore. Unblock my card.”
Yu Zhenhong snorted coldly. He knew his daughter’s nature all too well.
The bodyguards had reported that she went out shopping today, heading straight to a luxury store without even bringing them along.
With Xie Shiyuan’s birthday in a couple of days, it was obvious why she was at the luxury store now.
“Your card won’t be unblocked this month,” Yu Zhenhong stated firmly. “Ding Cheng, hang up. Don’t answer any of her calls from now on.”
The next second, the dial tone echoed from the phone.
Yu Wan: “…”
The shop assistant cautiously spoke up, “Miss Yu, about the items…”
Asking her to return them? Impossible.
These were all things she liked. If she returned them, would she have to wear her old clothes again?
Not a chance!
Besides, some were bought for Xie Mingyan.
Yu Wan picked up her phone, opened a group chat, and started typing rapidly.
[Yu Wan: Anyone here?]
The group wasn’t large—only four people—but each was a well-known figure in their circle and very close to Yu Wan.
Seeing Yu Wan’s message, they popped up almost instantly.
[Why Doesn’t the Company Go Bankrupt: Here, here! What’s up, Sis Wan?]
[Jianbing Gouzi: Are you asking about Xie Shiyuan’s whereabouts again?]
[Jianbing Gouzi @ Why Doesn’t the Company Go Bankrupt: Jiang Zhe, with a name like that, aren’t you afraid your dad will beat you to death?]
Who in their right mind would curse their own company to go bankrupt?
[Why Doesn’t the Company Go Bankrupt: If it goes bankrupt, I won’t have to work. Who the hell actually enjoys this damn job?]
[Social Daredevil: By the way, what’s up, Sis Wan? Is it still about Xie Shiyuan?]
[Social Daredevil: Just say the word, Sis Wan, and I’ll go dig him out even if he’s hiding in a pit of shit.]
[Why Doesn’t the Company Go Bankrupt: Don’t go, that’s disgusting. Besides, Sis Wan doesn’t like Xie Shiyuan anymore.]
[Jianbing Gouzi: ?]
[Jianbing Gouzi: Really? Since when?! How come you don’t like him anymore?]
[Yu Wan: Just in the last couple of days. Suddenly lost interest.]
[Social Daredevil: …That is pretty sudden.]
After chasing him for over a decade, suddenly losing interest—how could it not be sudden?
They strongly suspected that bastard Xie had upset Sis Wan again.
They’d always said, what was so great about Xie Shiyuan? Wouldn’t it be better to hire eight or ten male models instead of hanging herself on one crooked tree?
Yu Wan watched as the messages in the group kept popping up, all discussing Xie Shiyuan.
Yu Wan: …The topic has gone off track.
Forget about Xie Shiyuan for now. The most important thing was…
[Yu Wan: Lend me some money. The old man froze my card.]
The group chat that had been buzzing with activity just moments ago fell completely silent the instant Yu Wan sent her message.
The screen was dead quiet.
Not a single message, not even a punctuation mark.
Yu Wan: ?!
[Yu Wan: Where is everyone? Come out, stop playing dead.]
[Jianbing Gouzi: Hehe (guilty version) Sis Wan, it’s not that I don’t want to lend you money, but my sister warned me not to transfer any to you, or she’d banish me to the borderlands.]
[Why Doesn’t the Company Go Bankrupt: Emmm, well, my dad said the same thing.]
[Social Daredevil: My mom called and warned me too, saying if I dared give you money, I’d have to drift back from a deserted island on my own.]
Having been close friends with Yu Wan for so long, this group of hers had long been thoroughly figured out by their families.
Knowing they might collude,
Yu Zhenhong had already contacted their families in advance to teach Yu Wan a lesson this time.
Yu Wan gritted her teeth: “…”
The old man was really playing hardball this time.
Just then, a message from Jiang Zhe came through.
[Jiang Zhe: Sis Wan, is this enough?]
Ding dong—a text alert sounded on Yu Wan’s phone: “Jiang Zhe has transferred 5,000,000.00 yuan to you.”
Yu Wan paused: [Didn’t your dad forbid you from lending me money?]
[Jiang Zhe: Yeah, but he never said I couldn’t repay you.]
[Jiang Zhe: Did you forget? This is your dividend from the previous investment. It was always your money—I’m just returning it.]
Back when Jiang Zhe wanted to start a project but had no funds, everyone thought he was fooling around and ignored him. In the end, Yu Wan bailed him out, saying she believed in him. Unexpectedly, it actually turned a profit.
He was simply returning the money to its rightful owner—surely there was nothing wrong with that.
If you called it exploiting a loophole, so what? Loopholes exist to be exploited.
Yu Wan: Come to think of it, that does sound familiar.
[Jiang Zhe: Besides, even if my dad finds out, the worst he’ll do is ground me at home. What’s so bad about that? I wouldn’t have to go to work—I’d be thrilled!]
Reading the words “wouldn’t have to go to work,” Yu Wan could almost feel his joy overflowing through the screen.
Meanwhile, Xie Mingyan stood nearby, his fingers lightly tapping on his phone screen.
A message came through from the other end: [Boss, we’ve contacted the store manager.]
[Should we pay for Miss Yu now?]
“Swipe the card.”
At the same time, Yu Wan looked up from her phone and handed over another card.
Xie Mingyan’s fingers stilled on his phone as he glanced at the young lady settling the bill.
After a moment, he replied: [No need.]
The store clerk took the card and returned shortly, handing it back to Yu Wan.
“Miss Yu, your total comes to 4.88 million yuan. Here is your card, please keep it safe.”
Yu Wan: “…”
Great. Penniless in an instant.
She had originally planned to browse other stores.
After all, if you buy clothes, you must buy shoes. If you buy shoes, you must buy accessories. If you buy accessories, you must buy bags…
But now, the cash-strapped Miss Yu had no choice but to head home.
Though she didn’t continue shopping, she had already accumulated quite a haul—with tie-in sales, it was a massive pile.
The back seat of the car was stuffed full. Yu Wan dug through the mountain of items and pulled out a few pieces, handing them to Xie Mingyan.
“For you.”
After handing them over, she seemed to remember something and turned to stare at Xie Mingyan. “I treat you pretty well, don’t I?”
Xie Mingyan looked at the bags she had fished out from the pile and curled his lips. “Mm, not bad at all.”
At least you still have a conscience. If you dared to deny it, Yu Wan would have punched you twice right then and there.
“Even when I’m this poor, I haven’t forgotten you.”
Yu Wan declared with righteous conviction, “So, you should remember my kindness and learn to be grateful.”
Don’t be that ungrateful wretch who ends up destroying the Yu family.