Her eyes were red. "Xixi, I really don’t know how to thank you..."
Yan Xixi laughed. "Don’t be silly. Haven’t we always taken care of each other? You don’t need to be so polite with me."
Xu Xiaoya didn’t say anything more. The experiences of the past year had felt like a lifetime. Parents, lover... In the end, she sadly realized she was no different from Yan Xixi—ultimately, still all alone. Luckily, they still had each other.
She tightly gripped Yan Xixi’s hand. Yan Xixi teased her, "Xiaoya, if you keep this up, people will think we’re lesbians."
Xu Xiaoya responded seriously, "Heterosexual relationships are for procreation; homosexual ones are the truest form of human love." The most update n0vels are published on Nove1Fire.net
Yan Xixi burst into laughter.
Xu Xiaoya glanced ahead and saw Wan Donglin standing alone on the large outdoor terrace, holding a cup of tea.
She lowered her voice. "Xixi, the Third Young Master is truly a good man."
"Whether he’s a good man or not, I can’t say for sure, but I do know he treats you extremely well."
"Truly, Xixi, you must seize this opportunity. If you miss this chance with the Third Young Master, you’ll regret it. Did you know? Before opening this store, he came to see me."
Yan Xixi was surprised. "Why did he come to see you?"
Xu Xiaoya recounted what had happened that day and concluded, "Xixi, don’t you understand his intentions yet? He was worried you might befriend the wrong kind of person, so he specifically checked up on me for you. Where else would you find a man like that? Think about it for yourself. In all the time you’ve spent with the Third Young Master, he has never truly hurt you. He’s treated you extremely well and even let you finish college. Think, what other man would do all that? He must be in love with you..."
Yan Xixi responded indifferently, "You heard what Zhou Xiaoxuan said the other day. He already has a fiancée named Zhou Ting."
Xu Xiaoya was dismissive. "A fiancée is just a fiancée; she’s not his wife yet. Besides, who knows if Zhou Xiaoxuan was just talking nonsense? How many times could the Third Young Master have even met Zhou Ting? They might not have any feelings for each other at all! Xixi, listen to me this once: you have to seize this opportunity. We’re not trying to be the other woman here. Wan Donglin is an eligible bachelor, a single man. We can compete for him openly and fairly. And you were with Wan Donglin first, so why should you be afraid of her? Just because her family is powerful, should you hand your lover over to her? If anyone’s the other woman, it’s her, not you..."
Yan Xixi didn’t want to continue the discussion and changed the topic. "Xiaoya, come with me to look at the latest bags."
Xu Xiaoya’s eyes lit up. "Ha! I completely forgot to show them to you. Xixi, pick one you like. It’ll be my treat; you can have it deducted from my salary."
"Haha, no need for that. I’ll buy one myself to support our store’s business."
"Alright then," Xu Xiaoya said. "I’ll get you one next time."
In the VIP room on the third floor, Yan Xixi finally witnessed the legendary VIP service of a luxury goods store. It was also her first time personally selecting from top-tier bags that cost hundreds of thousands, or even millions.
She picked up an ostrich leather bag. Xu Xiaoya said with a grin, "Xixi, I have to tell you, you can only look at these. They’re all custom-ordered by clients and just arrived. They’ll be picked up within three days. Even though you’re the lady boss, if you want one, you still have to place an order. You can only get it once it arrives..."
"Then I’ll place an order too. I want this one; help me order it."
Xu Xiaoya also burst into laughter. "If I’d known you were going to pick this one, I really couldn’t have afforded to gift it to you; even deducting it from my salary wouldn’t be enough!"