Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 310: Flowers Bloom in Ten Thousand Ways

Zhou Wang was startled and quickly stepped back and stood up. After seeing the figure standing behind the sofa, he was stunned, but also relaxed a lot.

"you……"

The person standing behind the sofa at this time was Xu Lingyue.

But compared to just now, she had changed a little. The main change was that she took off her long windbreaker and hung it in her hand.

She wore a light blue tank top and a pleated skirt underneath the long trench coat, which showed off her slender figure.

The neckline is white, embellished with a silver necklace. Under the skirt which is so short that the curve is revealed, there are no stockings on the two white thighs. However, it is precisely this that shows the youthful vitality unique to young girls.

Facing Zhou Wang's surprised gaze, Xu Lingyue did not dare to look into Zhou Wang's eyes. She just turned her head slightly and explained shyly:
"Well, I was in the bathroom just now, so..."

"Is that so?"

Zhou Wang looked at her for a while before he said, "You are also from the property management company, right? Then I will take you out?"

Zhou Wang still didn’t recognize himself?

At this time, Xu Lingyue felt inexplicably relieved, because this made her feel less ashamed, so she did not deny it.

After walking for a while with Zhou Wang, they were almost at the gate. Xu Lingyue finally gritted her teeth and summoned up the courage to speak: "Um, Mr. Zhou... Mr. Zhou..."

"Ok?"

Zhou Wang stopped and looked at her in confusion.

Thinking of the original reason why she stayed, Xu Lingyue, who had been hiding in the bathroom for a long time to prepare herself mentally, finally said it out in one breath.

"I heard that you guys are going to have a party soon. Can I go with you?"

The atmosphere became quiet. Zhou Wang was silent for about two or three seconds, but Xu Lingyue felt as if he had been in agony for a century.

During the process of Zhou Wang taking over the house, Xu Lingyue felt shocked several times and was really unwilling to let it go. This might be her only chance that slipped away from her.

So when Huang Duming and others left, she somehow hid in the bathroom and did not come out until this moment. She took off her windbreaker, trying to grasp some unknown result, but Zhou Wang still seemed unperturbed.

She could only be brave and take the initiative...

"I noticed you and that little yellow guy were very close just now, you guys..."

Zhou Wang finally spoke, but he asked other questions.

"I have nothing to do with him."

Xu Lingyue quickly waved her hands to deny it.

"That's fine."

Zhou Wang nodded thoughtfully, "If you want to go, come with me."

"Okay, thank you...thank you."

Hearing Zhou Wang's agreement, Xu Lingyue felt relieved.

"There's still some time, come and sit down first."

Zhou Wang sat down on the sofa again and waved to Xu Lingyue.

Xu Lingyue put her windbreaker aside, walked over and sat down obediently, bringing a gust of fragrant breeze.

"By the way, what should I call you?"

Zhou Wang asked with a smile at this time.

"Just call me Xiaoyue."

Xu Lingyue pursed her lips and said in a low voice.

"Little Moon..."

Zhou Wang muttered something, then took out his cell phone and started playing, ignoring her.

Seeing Zhou Wang stopped talking, Xu Lingyue waited for a while. As her initial nervousness subsided, her mind began to become active. She leaned back slightly and then exclaimed in her heart...

Does this sofa really cost more than 400,000 yuan?
When Xu Lingyue heard Huang Duming's introduction just now, she couldn't help but be shocked. A sofa is enough to buy a three-bedroom apartment in a place like Jingcheng...

She looked up again, her eyes sweeping over the chandelier worth $660,000, the refrigerator worth $320,000 not far away, and the carpet worth nearly $100,000 under her feet.

At this moment, she and Zhou Wang were the only ones in the living room. In a trance, Xu Lingyue also had an illusion that she was the mistress of this house, and all these riches belonged to her...

Xu Lingyue tilted her head to look at Zhou Wang again, and felt a little proud again.

Although Zhou Wang didn't recognize her, she is still attractive to him, right?

Maybe this was the beginning of the story she had been hoping for.

She decided to take a group of photos and post them on WeChat Moments later, including Zhou Wang in the photo, at least so that her colleague Wu Lili could see it. She was not bragging.

Snapped!
Just as Xu Lingyue was daydreaming in her mind, Zhou Wang's hand suddenly rested on her smooth thigh.

Xu Lingyue's body tensed up instantly, and she looked at Zhou Wang with some panic and surprise.

But Zhou Wang still kept his head down and played with his mobile phone, stroking it very naturally, as if it was just an unintentional action.

Xu Lingyue wanted to endure it at first, but as Zhou Wang's actions became more excessive, she could no longer pretend nothing had happened and stood up from the sofa.

"what happened?"

Only then did Zhou Wang look up at her in surprise.

"you……"

Xu Lingyue's face was flushed, and there was some shame and anger between her brows, but she did not dare to directly condemn Zhou Wang.

Zhou Wang smiled faintly at this time, "I thought you had already realized it."

"What...what enlightenment?"

Xu Lingyue was stunned.

"Of course it's the awareness of being a female companion. Didn't you say you wanted to go to the party with me?"

Zhou Wang said calmly, "Or do you regret it?"

"I want to go with you, but...but I didn't say you can put your hands on me, right?"

"Then why should I take you there?"

Zhou Wang laughed disdainfully, "Do you know what such a party means? A bottle of wine you open is equivalent to your annual salary, and a small tip is enough for you to buy an LV bag... Or do you think such a 'ticket' is free?"

When Xu Lingyue was speechless, Zhou Wang suddenly stood up and moved closer to her.

"Don't tell me this is your first time doing something like this... I saw you were dressed so provocatively, I thought you had already marked a price for yourself."

Zhou Wang smiled frivolously, and suddenly raised his fingers, brushing across her smooth shoulders, and gradually placed them on the straps around her neck. When Zhou Wang hooked up the straps, Xu Lingyue was overwhelmed by helplessness, shame, anger, and panic. She wanted to resist, but somehow, she couldn't muster the strength.

At this time, Zhou Wang suddenly stopped, leaned back on the sofa with his hands on his head, his eyes deep.

"Take it off yourself."

Faced with Zhou Wang's humiliating order, Xu Lingyue's body trembled.

Her mind was in a mess, and her hands were subconsciously raised to grab the hem of her tank top, revealing a glimpse of the white waist.

"See, you still know something. Why are you pretending to be innocent with me?"

Zhou Wang's laugh finally broke down Xu Lingyue's psychological defenses.

"Zhou Wang, you bastard!"

She cried out "Woo", cursed loudly, then grabbed her windbreaker and bag and ran out without looking back.

……

Xu Lingyue wrapped herself in her windbreaker again, covered her face and ran out of the elevator, just in time to meet Huang Duming who was wandering in the lobby.

Huang Duming was hesitating whether to go up and take a look. When he saw Xu Lingyue running out, he was about to step forward to ask what was going on, but Xu Lingyue pushed him away and ran out without looking back.

Under Huang Duming's blank gaze, Xu Lingyue ran all the way out of the garden, out of the community, and only stopped when she came to an empty bus stop.

After squatting beside the pillar and crying for a while, Xu Lingyue calmed down a little. At this time, her cell phone rang.

Xu Lingyue picked it up and took a look, and was shocked.

After a brief moment of shock, she quickly opened the email.

Then, Xu Lingyue's expression became more and more confused.

The email that was sent to her was from the Human Resources Department of Douyin Group, which contained a personnel transfer order regarding regularization.

She had only been working at Douyin for a month. According to the company's regulations, she would have to wait at least two months before she could be converted to a regular employee. But now, the process had been advanced by two months.

Not only that, she was no longer working at the front desk, but was transferred to the "Brand Marketing Department".

This department ranks among the top ten within the Douyin Group. She has heard Wu Lili say more than once that many middle and senior leaders came from the marketing department.

The most obvious change is that even though she just became a grassroots employee in the marketing department, her job level was instantly raised by two levels, and her basic salary increased from "5,600" at the front desk to "9,800".

This means that as long as she works a little harder, and with performance benefits, her monthly income can easily reach over 20,000.

Xu Lingyue was in a state of bewilderment and surprise, and even wanted to find someone to ask if there was a mistake, when her WeChat rang with a "ding dong" sound.

Xu Lingyue clicked on it, but it was a message from Liu Zixi, her class monitor in junior high school, whom she hadn't contacted for a long time.

Liu Zixi: [Hello, you must be Xu Lingyue, right? Although it may be a little abrupt, I don’t know what Gou Ge is talking about. Well, he asked me to tell you something: Come on, old classmate. Your future deserves more possibilities.]

Xu Lingyue understood something. She stood there in a daze. The shame and resentment she had felt before disappeared in an instant, replaced by a feeling of relief and shame.

Did he recognize me a long time ago?
After a moment, Xu Lingyue couldn't help laughing again and whispered softly: "Zhou Wang..."

……

boom!
In the duplex unit of 707, the living room finally became quiet again until the door was closed.

Zhou Wang also restrained his previous smile and his expression became a little complicated.

He picked up the phone beside him, which was still on the chat screen between him and Liu Zixi——

"You're talking about Xu Lingyue. Last time at the party, I heard another classmate mention her. It seems that she stayed in Beidu to work. It is said that she also joined Douyin. She should be doing well... Hey, Brother Gou, why are you suddenly asking about her? Are you trying to rekindle your old relationship? Hahaha..."

"Get lost, how could she and I have any previous relationship?"

"Tsk, Brother Gou, it's meaningless if you say that. Others may not remember it, but I know that you wrote a love letter to her, and I was the one who checked for typos for you..."

After seeing Liu Zixi's teasing, Zhou Wang couldn't help but smile.

"Damn, I remember it clearly."

What happened in junior high school is a long time ago, but there are always some details that flash in my memory.

To be honest, when Zhou Wang saw Xu Lingyue at Douyin Group today, he did not recognize her, he just felt familiar with her.

When he came to inspect the house in the evening, he saw Xu Lingyue again. Because the distance was close enough and a string in his mind was pricked, Zhou Wang had actually vaguely recognized her, but he was not sure.

Until just now, when the two of them faced each other, and saw the other's name "Xiao Yue", Zhou Wang flipped through the previous graduation photos, and he was finally sure... this was really Xu Lingyue.

Zhou Wang was not a fool. After a little probing, he already knew what Xu Lingyue wanted to do.

Such a wonderful development revived many long-lost memories and made Zhou Wang remember more things.

In fact, although he did have a "secret crush" on Xu Lingyue when he was in junior high school, it was just a momentary impulse of adolescence. After all, in the small junior high school campus at that time, Xu Lingyue, who knew how to dress up and wear little skirts, was so eye-catching.

He was just one of the many boys who had fallen in love with Xu Lingyue, and no unforgettable stories had ever happened between them.

He did write a love letter under Liu Zixi's urging, but did not receive any response from Xu Lingyue. After entering high school, these memories had long faded. In Zhou Wang's own understanding, Xu Lingyue probably didn't even remember him...

When they met again, Zhou Wang couldn't help but feel sad that the girl who was once so arrogant and never spoke to any boy used such a "scheming" way to get to know him.

He and Liu Zixi inquired about each other's recent situation, just to find out whether Xu Lingyue had already become like this, or was about to become like this...

Considering the other party's reactions just now, Zhou Wang, who is now quite experienced, finally decided to help her in his own way.

He didn't know whether Xu Lingyue would come to her senses after what happened today, nor was he sure whether the other party would appreciate it in the future, but it didn't seem that important anymore.

After all, she was someone who had shone for a short period of time in his memory. He at least hoped that he was not the one who led her to depravity...

If he really wanted to, there were ten thousand ways to strip Xu Lingyue naked without even taking any responsibility.

Although he is not a good person, never mind. Occasionally, let your conscience prevail.

Zhou Wang thought about it, called Zhang Xuan, and briefly stated his request. Zhang Xuan immediately said that it was a trivial matter. He was working overtime in the company at the time, so he helped Zhou Wang deal with it.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Wang spoke to Liu Zixi again, and after confirming that the other party had Xu Lingyue's WeChat, he asked him to help convey a message to the other party.

After finishing all these things, it was almost eight o'clock and Qiu Zeyu's message came.

Zhou Wang stood up and prepared to go downstairs. At this moment, with a "ding" sound, the system prompt suddenly sounded.

Ding!
[What you gain or lose is not as good as peace of mind]

[It is detected that the host's momentary kindness has completely changed another person's life, and "Golden Orb" x1 is dropped]

[There are ten thousand ways for a flower to bloom before it blooms]

　Alas, I received the notification and still have to continue editing the article...

　　Sorry, the promised word count was not reached. It’s my fault.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)