Chapter 118: Chapter 118: Are You Living Together?
Ye Shu’s brows furiously twitched as she glanced at Sun Nanjue and then at Ou Linlin, whose little face was flushed red.
She lowered her voice and charged at Ou Linlin, “Are you and Sun Nanjue living together?”
Ou Linlin’s face turned so red it looked as if it might bleed, and she nodded emphatically.
Ye Shu gave an awkward smile, “Well then, it seems I can only stay in a hotel.”
“Don’t sweat it, Little Shushu, worst comes to worst, I’ll sacrifice myself and let you have Linlin for these few days…” Sun Nanjue said, dragging a stool over to sit directly in front of Ye Shu, “Knowing Ah Chen as I do, he must have some unspeakable difficulties…”
“Isn’t the ‘unspeakable difficulties’ you men have just about having other flowers and grass to tend to?” Ou Linlin took the chance while Ye Shu was there and gave Sun Nanjue a cold stare.
Sun Nanjue frowned, “Ah Chen is not like me…”
“So what you mean is, you’re with me but still have other irons in the fire?” Ou Linlin raised her eyebrows questioningly.
Sun Nanjue let out a chuckle, “You know me from the first day? Asking such foolish questions! We’re talking about Ah Chen right now…”
“Sun Nanjue, I appreciate your concern, but I don’t want to hear anything about him right now. I just want to be alone, you understand?” Ye Shu leaned her little head on Ou Linlin’s shoulder, sounding worn out.
“Alright, alright, I’ll stop, I won’t say more… Little Shushu, take your time to think things through quietly. I’ll deal with Ah Chen’s side of things…”
“Still talking!” Ou Linlin pinched Sun Nanjue speechlessly.
With a yelp, Sun Nanjue jumped up and cast several apologetic glances at Ye Shu before leaving.
Once Sun Nanjue had left, Ye Shu completely collapsed onto Ou Linlin’s shoulder.
“You’re serious about Sun Nanjue?”
“Yes! She was my pillar of support during the most difficult times in college, my ultimate dream, you could say.”
“And what about him?”
Ou Linlin’s expression dimmed, and with a bitter smile, she shook her head before lighting another cigarette and offering it to Ye Shu, “Ye Shu, I wanted to comfort you with some words, but you just had to hit where it hurts the moment you arrived! Forget it, let’s not talk about it. Matters of the heart, they’re all fucking irrational.”
“…” Ye Shu reached out, took the cigarette, brought it to her cherry-red lips, and took a deep draw.
Amid the swirling smoke, a trace of sorrow appeared on her moist and delicate face.
From outside the lounge, a noisy clatter of footsteps was heard.
“Sister Xinyu, the Ye Group’s snagging of Shengshi Group’s new project is really a cause for celebration. It’s said that now, all the medium and small businesses in Jin City are scrambling to invest in the Ye Group.”
“Of course, the Ye Group’s stock is rising. If you want to get rich, you better snap up Ye Group’s shares quick.”
“Yes, yes, they’ve gone up five points in just a few hours. Sister Xinyu, the Ye Group is likely to soon become one of Jin City’s top ten financial conglomerates. Soon you’ll be a genuine, fully-fledged, high-society heiress. Don’t forget about us little sisters here when that happens.”
“Forget? No way, I remember clearly who’s been kind to me and who’s been stabbing me in the back!” Ye Xinyu spoke, and her gaze fixed directly on Ye Shu.
The atmosphere instantly turned tense.
Everyone awkwardly retreated behind Ye Xinyu, looking ready to watch Ye Shu humiliate herself.
“Damn it! This bitch is really getting too big for her boots!” Ou Linlin angrily flicked her cigarette butt toward Ye Xinyu’s direction.
“Sister Xinyu, are you alright?” The nearest little star immediately used her body to block the cigarette butt, as if she wanted to worship Ye Xinyu like a deity.
“Bootlicker!” spat Ou Linlin disdainfully.
The little star immediately stood with hands on her hips, arrogantly charging, “Who are you calling a bootlicker?”