Adored by Him: My Blissful Days as the Girl Next Door-Chapter 117 - 116: The Final Relaxation

Qu Chaozong rolled his eyes: "Do you think firing someone is as easy as picking out things in the supermarket and tossing them away if you don’t like them?"

Shi Yang crossed his long legs and turned to look at Qu Chaozong: "So, this matter is up to you. You’re better connected with them than me, and you know who’s capable and who’s not."

Qu Chaozong immediately glared sharply at Shi Yang: "Damn! You’re unbelievable! I handle all the dirty work and take all the blame?"

Shi Yang leisurely said: "You can just announce it was my decision. After all, I was the one who arranged this, so saying that wouldn’t be wrong."

Qu Chaozong slapped the seat hard: "Shi Yang, I’m telling you, you’re really something! Every time you go out, we switch projects just after making some progress, you’re like a bear grabbing corn!"

Shi Yang wagged his long index finger at him: "No, this time I’ve grabbed a watermelon that I expect will stick around for seven or eight years without a problem."

Qu Chaozong’s eyeballs almost popped out: "Do you think I’m an idiot?! When you were doing that website, how did you sell it to me?!"

Shi Yang thought seriously for a moment: "I don’t recall saying I wanted to do it for several years back then."

Qu Chaozong was choked up for a moment and shouted: "I don’t care! I just want to work on the website!"

Shi Yang chuckled mischievously: "What’s so good about working on websites?! Here, take my wallet for tonight, take everyone out for a good meal, then decide whether to go sing or take a sauna, and find a couple of pretty girls to relieve some stress."

Qu Chaozong stared at him without moving, rolling his eyes.

Shi Yang put his arm around Qu Chaozong’s shoulder: "Chaozi, listen to me this time. I’m really determined to go all in. I made up my mind only after much consideration, and I plan to take this on. Trust me, we can definitely make it work this time."

Qu Chaozong shrugged off his hand: "Get lost! Is there anything else you can do besides pressuring me?"

At the meeting that night, Shi Yang didn’t attend and left it to Qu Chaozong to arrange. He drove off to pick up Zhao Meimei.

Starting tomorrow, he needs to work overtime to finish the current tasks thoroughly from scratch. He estimates he’ll be quite busy before the year ends. He wanted to have one last celebration tonight by taking Zhao Meimei out for a nice meal and spending quality time with her.

Shi Yang parked the car next to the bus stop, without notifying Zhao Meimei in advance, wishing to give her a surprise.

At the moment this thought popped up, Shi Yang shook his head helplessly, feeling a mix of sweet and bittersweet sensations.

Previously, he rarely put effort into small matters like these. Nowadays, however, he’s increasingly focusing on them, realizing that Zhao Meimei especially enjoys occasional small surprises and romance.

If making Zhao Meimei happy brings her joy, Shi Yang feels he can and is willing to do anything.

The early winter weather hadn’t seen the first snowfall yet; the wind is dry and cold, chilly but not unpleasant.

Shi Yang rolled down half the window, resting his arm on the car door, quietly smoking, his eyes watching the school gate that had not yet opened.

As he smoked halfway through, the school gate slowly opened, and about three minutes later, the sound of the school bell faintly reached on the wind, causing Shi Yang to extinguish his cigarette and instinctively fan the interior to disperse the smoke, grabbing some gum and popping it into his mouth, chewing casually.

Shortly thereafter, students with backpacks began leaving through the school gate one after another. The sky had darkened somewhat, but visibility wasn’t too impaired.

Shi Yang sat up straight, leaning on the steering wheel, carefully watching the students heading towards the bus stop. Around five minutes later, he effortlessly spotted Zhao Meimei in the group wearing identical school uniforms.

Zhao Meimei, with her backpack, was smiling and chatting with Xu Xu, while Wang Jiayue silently followed beside them. Unless called by name, Wang Jiayue would chime in with a couple of words but otherwise kept her head lowered like she found money on the ground.

Xu Xu had started growing taller, unknowingly surpassing Zhao Meimei’s height by a bit. Spending time with him every day, Zhao Meimei hadn’t noticed, but Shi Yang sitting in the car saw it clearly.

With the growth spurt, Xu Xu’s features had started changing, his formerly adorable face with bold eyes and cute features gradually transitioned into a man’s charm, losing its childish innocence in favor of a cooler look.

Amid his peers, female classmates discreetly pointed and whispered about him, creating a spectacle akin to Moses parting the sea, drawing much attention.

Zhao Meimei’s slim and tall figure made her stand out, her skin not as fair as the other girls, but her tanned face glowed with a youthful, radiant smile, looking stunning."

She was smiling while chatting with Xu Xu, his face carrying a delighted smile, occasionally responding while his gaze never left Zhao Meimei’s face.

The harmonious interaction between the young boy and girl resembled a poster from afar, dazzling and perfectly matched.

Shi Yang, usually calm and composed, found himself feeling a rare urge to snatch and tear that poster in half, crumpling the boy’s half into a ball and making a three-pointer shot into the trash can by the roadside.

Shi Yang pushed open the car door and stepped out, feeling a childish sense of competition.

He stood tall, a sharp suit accentuating him against the backdrop of blue school uniforms, drawing extra attention as he waited for Zhao Meimei to approach, then reached through the open window to honk the car horn twice.

Honk! Honk!

Pedestrians around turned to look, Zhao Meimei was listening to Xu Xu speak, she turned reflexively at the sound, and froze seeing him.

Shi Yang leaned casually against the car door, half-cloaked by the car’s body, only showing his upper body in a sleek suit and shirt, his handsome face exposed.

Zhao Meimei paused mid-step, her Brother Yangyang smilingly watching her.

"Brother!" Zhao Meimei shouted cheerfully.

The nearby people collectively looked at her, then followed her gaze to the handsome young man by the car, causing commotion and whispers.

Zhao Meimei turned to Xu Xu and Wang Jiayue, saying: "My brother’s here to pick me up, I’m off, see you tomorrow!"

With that, she rushed over hurriedly, simultaneously waving goodbye as she ran.

Wang Jiayue watched confusedly as Zhao Meimei embraced the man she didn’t know and murmured: "Oh, so that’s her brother."

Xu Xu kept silent, Wang Jiayue instinctively turned to look at Xu Xu.

Xu Xu’s face remained expressionless, his gaze was fixed on Zhao Meimei, his beautiful lips tightly pursed into a line. After a while, he averted his gaze, a fleeting flicker of discontent quickly flashed in his lowering eyes, disappearing in an instant.