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Xiaoxue looked up, still nestled in Zhao Shucheng's arms, and asked with a sweet smile, "Xiaobai, why are you here?"

Zhao Shucheng looked at Xiaoxue speechlessly and said, "No, what do you mean 'why am I'm here'? Have you forgotten what you wanted to do with me yesterday?"

"what?"

"No, are you really suffering from amnesia, or am I? Didn't you go to the bar yesterday to borrow money from me? You even said that if I made up my mind, I would call you, but I couldn't get through to you, so I had to come to you in person to bring you the money."

Xiaoxue laughed when she heard this and said, "Xiaobai, we can talk about this later. Come with me first."

Zhao Shucheng looked at Xiaoxue with confusion, but did not refuse. He was led across the street by Xiaoxue, and after walking for a long time, they arrived at an ice cream shop. She said:

'Xiaobai, I want ice cream!'

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shucheng couldn't help but shiver. Partly because Xiaoxue was eating ice cream in the dead of winter, and partly because of her coquettish tone—she shouldn't have said that to him at all.

Before Zhao Shucheng could react, Xiaoxue had already ordered two ice creams and was happily eating them while sitting on the outdoor seating area.

"Xiaoxue, is there a generation gap between us?"

Xiaoxue looked at Zhao Shucheng innocently and said, "No!"

"Okay, even if we don't, you have a boyfriend and I have a girlfriend, right?"

"Yup!"

"So it's true that you asked me for money yesterday, right?"

Xiaoxue said, "Yesterday was true."

What do you mean by "yesterday was real"?

Xiaoxue glanced at Zhao Shucheng but didn't say anything, continuing to happily eat her ice cream.

"Xiaoxue, let's have an open and honest talk. Tell me clearly what you're thinking, I really can't figure out what you're thinking."

Xiaoxue said, "It's nothing. I just think being with you is nice. I don't mind that you have a girlfriend. If they can be together, so can I. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. Don't even think about running away."

Zhao Shucheng was stunned when he heard this. What kind of thought process was this? He had seemed unable to accept it before, but after just one night, everything had changed.

"I think we both need to calm down. I think you're being a bit impulsive right now. Let's talk about our issues after you've calmed down. Now, let's talk about the money you borrowed. Are you still going to lend it to me?"

"no need!"

As Xiaoxue spoke, she didn't give Zhao Shucheng time to react and happily ran back to her workplace.

Zhao Shucheng shook his head helplessly, feeling that he had really gone crazy. He had actually thought of lending money to Xiaoxue in order to get some materials. Now it seemed that he had wasted his time.

Zhao Shucheng could only drive home, putting the day's events behind him.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that right after he left, Xiaoxue broke up with her boyfriend.

The other party was also completely bewildered, and kept pressing Xiaoxue to tell him what had happened that made her choose to break up with him. Was it just because he borrowed money from Xiaoxue to start a business?
Xiaoxue coldly replied to the boy, "Yesterday is yesterday, and today is today."

"What's the difference? What about tomorrow? Will you still be with me tomorrow?"

"Of course not, it will never happen again."

The boy looked at Xiaoxue with some confusion and asked, "I really don't understand. Yesterday you told me you liked self-reliant and principled guys, and this morning you even talked to me on the phone. Now you want to break up? What are you thinking?"

Xiaoxue said, "It's just that I suddenly realized I had a better choice, and he was more worthy of my affection, that's all."

Of course, things weren't as simple as Xiaoxue made them out to be. In fact, Zhao Shucheng's visit to her was seen by a colleague, who then excitedly approached Xiaoxue.

"Xiaoxue, your Gu Xiaobai is here to see you. He's waiting for you outside the door."

Before Xiaoxue could go to find Zhao Shucheng, she was stopped by her colleague, who said excitedly, "Xiaoxue, I really didn't expect him to be so young and handsome. I must sincerely apologize to you. It was wrong of me to say that you were dating a rich man."

"This is our stereotype. We think that if you're eating at a fancy restaurant, the people who can afford to eat there are all fat, old, and ugly men."

Xiaoxue asked, "And now?"

"Now we realize, how could this be an old man? Such a young, handsome man, and rich, he's practically a prince charming. You wouldn't believe it, his car costs over a million, and he bought it with his own money. He's a self-made millionaire. If it were me, I would definitely grab it tightly."

Xiaoxue didn't tell her colleagues that Zhao Shucheng already had a girlfriend. After all, if she did, it would be even harder to explain if she was falsely accused of being a homewrecker.

But since they also think Zhao Shucheng is a good match, it seems unnecessary for me to choose someone I don't really like just because of those rumors, and then suffer with him.

So in the following days, Xiaoxue resumed contact with Zhao Shucheng, and even asked Zhao Shucheng to drive her to and from get off work, just so that her colleagues would know that her boyfriend was handsome and rich.

Although Zhao Shucheng didn't understand Xiaoxue's thoughts, he really couldn't find a reason to refuse when a beautiful woman took the initiative to invite him.

Xiaoxue was not satisfied with just having Zhao Shucheng drive her to and from get off work, nor was it just about dating. So after get off work, she went straight to Zhao Shucheng's house and insisted on staying overnight, citing that it was too late.

Zhao Shucheng said, "Xiaoxue, it's inconvenient for you to stay here."

"Xiaobai, you don't like me? Is it because I'm not good-looking, or is there something about me that I'm not as good-looking as Mo Xiaomin or Amy?"

"Of course not, Xiaoxue. You know they sometimes come over, and it's not convenient for you to be here."

"But we're dating, so we need to have more opportunities to spend time together."

Zhao Shucheng said, "But it's too late now. You should go home, otherwise your parents will definitely worry about you."

"But my parents are already asleep at this hour. If I go back and open the iron gate now, it will wake them up."

Zhao Shucheng knew these were just excuses, so he could only say, "Xiaoxue, this is a one-time thing, don't do it again. If you really don't want to live with your parents, I can rent you a place nearby, but this can't be your permanent residence." Xiaoxue looked at Zhao Shucheng with teary eyes, but seeing his resolute expression, she could only say:
"Okay then, but we're boyfriend and girlfriend now. What they have, I have too. You can't treat them differently."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Of course, but I have a condition: I am a very possessive person and cannot accept my woman being ambiguous with other men. So if one day I find out that you have suddenly started dating someone, just like last time, I will definitely break up with you and we will never get back together."

"I promise I won't do it again. Last time I didn't think things through and I was too concerned about what other people thought. I definitely won't do it again in the future."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Okay, you go to sleep first. I still need to continue uploading documents."

"I am not sleepy!"

Although Xiaoxue said that, her constant yawning didn't seem like she wasn't sleepy at all.

Zhao Shucheng naturally knew what Xiaoxue was waiting for by staying up. Anyway, his work wasn't urgent, so he simply walked over to Xiaoxue and said, "Okay, go wash up first, I'll be right there."

When Xiaoxue heard Zhao Shucheng say that, she immediately laughed and felt less sleepy. She skipped into the bathroom.

Zhao Shucheng couldn't help but shake his head, but he also felt that this was quite good, as he could start a new chapter.

Unfortunately, before Xiaoxue could come out, there was a loud knocking on the door. When she opened it, Luo Shuquan was standing there.

Zhao Shucheng looked at him and asked, "Shuquan, why are you here so late at night instead of sleeping?"

Uncle Luo was wearing pajamas, his eyes were still sleepy, his hair was messy, and he looked at Zhao Shucheng pitifully.

"No, you come in first!"

When Zhao Shucheng saw that his neighbor had opened the door and was glaring at them, he could only apologize and quickly let Luo Shuquan in.

After Luo Shuquan came in, he lay down on the sofa, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

"No, Shuquan, are you out of your mind? Why don't you sleep at home at night and insist on sleeping on my sofa?"

Luo Shuquan was woken up by Zhao Shucheng and looked at Zhao Shucheng, saying, "Yang Jingjing is sleeping in my bed."

Zhao Shucheng almost laughed in anger, and said, "No, you came to my house late at night just to show off to me?"

What did I brag about to you?

"So what if you're living with Yang Jingjing? Is it necessary to brag about it? I don't think I've been bragging about anything like that."

"Xiaobai, you simply don't understand." Luo Shuquan looked at Zhao Shucheng with a hint of resentment and said, "If only we could really live together, but things are..."

Although Zhao Shucheng had long known that Yang Jingjing and Luo Shuquan would behave this way when they were together, he still found it quite funny when he actually heard it.

"No, you're not going to tell me that you've been together for so long and nothing has happened, and you've just been patting her to sleep every day?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Shucheng looked at Luo Shuquan and said, "Shuquan, if you're not feeling well, go get treatment. There might still be hope."

“I’m not sick, I’m perfectly fine. I don’t know what’s wrong, it just won’t go that way, and she doesn’t mean it at all. I can’t force her, can I? That’s illegal.”

Seeing Zhao Shucheng remain silent, Luo Shuquan explained:
"Actually, the key point isn't here. If I don't want to do it, I don't want to do it. It's not like I absolutely have to do something with her. I was fine when I was single before. It's not like you, who acts like you can't live without doing that kind of thing."

Zhao Shucheng glared at Luo Shuquan and said, "Just talk about your own business. Why are you dragging me into this? Are you going to talk or not? If not, get out of here. I have an appointment."

Luo Shuquan had initially thought that if Zhao Shucheng had a date, he would have left long ago, and there was no way he would still be at home so late. But then he suddenly heard the sound of water running in the bathroom, and realized that there really was someone else at Zhao Shucheng's house. Did that mean their conversation had been overheard?

Thinking of this, Luo Shuquan felt so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl into a hole. All the blood rushed to his head, his vision went black, and he almost fainted.

"No, why didn't you tell me that there were other people in your family?"

"No, brother, you came knocking on the door in the middle of the night, and barged in before I could even say anything. How can you blame me? So now, what questions do you have? Hurry up and say them, then get out of here. I have important business to attend to."

Luo Shuquan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yes, tell me your analysis. What is Yang Jingjing really thinking? If she doesn't want to, why does she sleep next to me wearing so little every day, and why do I have to hold her and coax her to sleep? She sleeps soundly, but I'm suffering terribly. How am I supposed to live like this?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Maybe this is his test for you? If you pass the test, you can naturally be together, get married, and have children. If you fail, it just means you're obsessed with that kind of thing and aren't the person he wants to spend his life with, so naturally, he'll choose to separate."

Upon hearing this, Luo Shuquan looked at Zhao Shucheng with a skeptical expression and asked, "Really?"

"Of course it's true, don't you believe me? So what you need to do now is go back and stay by her side. Of course, once your relationship progresses further and you spend more time together, you can also ask her what she really thinks."

Although Luo Shuquan was still somewhat skeptical, when he heard the sound of water in the bathroom stop, he knew that the person inside was about to come out, and it was indeed not appropriate for him to stay. He could only leave with his pillow in his arms.

After Xiaoxue opened the door, she peeked out first and, seeing that only Zhao Shucheng was there, asked, "Xiaobai, did someone come by just now?"

"Yes, Shuquan. Didn't you hear everything?"

"I didn't hear it all, I only heard it for a short while."

As Xiaoxue spoke, she walked directly up to Zhao Shucheng, hugged his arm, and said, "Xiaobai, if I were like Yang Jingjing, could you also be like Luo Shuquan, able to remain unmoved by a woman in your lap?"

Zhao Shucheng laughed and said, "Sorry, if you want to have this kind of pure love, or rather, a spiritual Platonic love, I can only say you should find someone else. I'm a meat-eater, I'm not going to stay a vegetarian forever."

Xiaoxue couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, and said, "Then why did you let your friend continue to accompany Yang Jingjing without giving her any advice?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "You can't blame me for this. He likes her, what can I do? Besides, maybe it's really a test. I can't let Shuquan break up with her because of this, can I? Furthermore, if Shuquan doesn't take the initiative, I can't force him to. We outsiders can't understand other people's feelings. They have to handle it themselves."

"Okay! By the way, should we tell Sister Min and the others about me being with you, or maybe we could exchange contact information and schedule when we come to see you?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "I already informed them on the first day of our date, so you don't need to worry about them being unhappy or causing trouble at your workplace. As for your division of labor, I don't object in principle, as long as you're happy." (End of Chapter)