Back inside the shop, Jiang Anran immediately pulled Chen Xiaoxiao aside and asked, “Xiaoxiao, do you know who those people were just now?”
While rearranging the flowers, Chen Xiaoxiao replied, “It should’ve been the young master of the Fei family and their butler. The younger voice must be the eldest son, Fei Yangyao, and the more mature one is their housekeeper, Butler Fu. Butler Fu comes here every day to collect flowers for their young master. Today was the first time Fei Yangyao came himself.”
Even though she couldn’t see, Chen Xiaoxiao was well aware of what was going on. Butler Fu had never mentioned his name, but from the way Fei Yangyao, the butler, and the bodyguards addressed each other at the door, she had heard everything clearly. Besides her best friend Anran, no one knew how sharp her hearing was.
“It was him… I heard he’s a spoiled rich playboy? He just asked me to go work at their villa and even gave me money in advance,” Jiang Anran said without any intention of accepting the money. “I don’t want to go. I already have a job, and he’s got a bad reputation. I’m worried he might try something funny if I go to the Fei house.”
“Where’d you hear he’s a bad person?”
“Everyone says so,” Jiang Anran said as if it were obvious.
“Really? I think he’s pretty nice.” Chen Xiaoxiao found it strange. “I can feel it—he’s not the kind of arrogant young master everyone says he is.”
Chen Xiaoxiao understood very well. The reason Fei Yangyao had gone to pack the flowers himself was because he didn’t want her to overwork herself.
She also knew that although Fei Yangyao wanted to help her, he took her pride into account since she was blind, so he chose to support her business instead of offering direct assistance.
She also knew that whenever male customers visited the shop, they often stared at her like hungry wolves, and some even tried to touch her. Thankfully, her best friend was often there to help. But Fei Yangyao never did anything like that. He even kept murmuring something about carrots. Just thinking about that made Chen Xiaoxiao want to laugh.
If Fei Yangyao knew she held him in such high regard, he might slap himself for underestimating her.
“You met him once and now you think he’s a good guy? What if he’s faking it?”
“Heaven closed a door for me, but left me a window—actually, my window works even better. I know I’m right!” Chen Xiaoxiao had great faith in her intuition. She could feel Fei Yangyao’s sincerity. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
“Also, didn’t you say he gave you money?”
Then Chen Xiaoxiao repeated everything she had overheard earlier when Fei Yangyao gave instructions to Butler Fu.
Yes, even though Fei Yangyao had purposely pulled Butler Fu aside, he didn’t know how sharp Chen Xiaoxiao’s hearing was. She had heard every single word clearly.
“So, if that’s true, then he doesn’t seem so bad… But why does he have such a terrible reputation?” Jiang Anran was now genuinely curious.
“I don’t know either. But if you go work at the Fei house, maybe that mystery will be solved soon. And your current boss is pretty awful, right? Maybe it’s a good time to leave.”
“I’ll think about it…” Jiang Anran suddenly remembered the reason she came. “Oh right, I saw Supreme Roses at the nursing home yesterday. The nurse said someone anonymously donated hundreds of them to all the nursing homes in the city.”
“Hundreds of them? Supreme Roses are only sold at my shop. And the only person recently buying them in bulk is him. It must’ve been Fei Yangyao. That proves my point—he has a good heart.”
“Really…?” Hearing this, Jiang Anran felt a surge of curiosity. “Then I really need to find a chance to meet him properly and see what kind of person he actually is.”
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By dusk, after a busy day of work, Gu Xiyue stepped out of Gu Corporation in long strides. Her figure looked somewhat weary, but there was a trace of helplessness and frustration in her eyes.
Looking back on the day, her heart was filled with unease and emotional turmoil. Even though nothing had gone wrong, she couldn’t concentrate on her work. Her mind kept drifting, as if something had been lingering there all day.
Standing outside the company, Gu Xiyue looked around with a hint of imperceptible expectation in her gaze.
For some reason, before leaving home today, she had put extra effort into her appearance. She wore her favorite outfit and carefully applied makeup. Read this novel at novelping dot com for the best experience.
But when she realized that the annoying guy who always drove her crazy hadn’t appeared like usual, she let out a quiet sigh.
He didn’t show up yesterday. Nor today. It had already been almost three days. Where on earth had he gone?
Even though she had repeatedly rejected him and made it clear she didn’t want him bothering her anymore, now that it was really happening… she felt empty inside.
That discomfort from having her routine broken suddenly overwhelmed her, making her feel like all the color had vanished from her life.
“President Gu?”
She snapped back to reality at the security guard’s call.
She cursed herself silently.
Gu Xiyue, what are you doing? Didn’t you hate that guy? Isn’t it better that he’s not bothering you? So why are you hoping he shows up?
You’ve got more important things to do! The Gu family is counting on you, and tens of thousands of people in the company are waiting on you.
You’re Gu Xiyue, heir of the Gu family! You have to make those who once looked down on you see you in a new light!
There’s no time to act like those romantic drama heroines who fall in love all day long. Love? That’s not happening in this lifetime. Maybe in the next one.
With that thought, Gu Xiyue shook her head quickly, trying to chase away those chaotic thoughts.
She pulled herself together and got ready to get into her car. But just as she reached for the door handle, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a familiar car…
Her hand paused, and her movements slowed involuntarily…