Exclusive Love: Pampered by the Scheming Tycoon-Chapter 369 - 370: Because I Still Love Him

Zhang Yike had a self-satisfied expression on her face as she smiled faintly and said, "I used to think getting a job at the Huo Group was as hard as reaching the heavens. But now that I think about it, it’s nothing special."

Lin Banxia listened to her dismissive and smug tone, forced out two dry laughs, and sipped a glass of water, pretending to drink seriously.

"Banxia, back then when I begged you to help me, I admit I was being too demanding. I didn’t understand your situation in the Huo Family. You don’t hold my unreasonable behavior against me, do you?" Zhang Yike’s tone suddenly shifted to one of concern.

Lin Banxia’s beautiful eyes showed a fleeting expression of surprise as she looked at Zhang Yike, waiting for her to continue.

Sure enough, Zhang Yike’s tone turned sympathetic: "Banxia, Mr. Huo treated you badly, didn’t he? When you divorced this time, he was so cold and heartless that he just kicked you out of the Huo Family. You must have suffered terribly."

Lin Banxia stared, astonished, at her former friend. Where exactly was she getting all this information?

Could it be... the internet again?

The magical and all-encompassing internet—it really could turn white into black.

Lin Banxia couldn’t even be bothered to clarify. Let her misunderstand; it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

"Yike, you’re so considerate. I never noticed you had this quality before. Now that you’re showing such concern for my affairs, I’m truly moved," Lin Banxia said with a forced smile.

Seeing that Lin Banxia herself had admitted to suffering in the Huo Family, Zhang Yike’s tone immediately shifted: "Banxia, can you tell me how you managed to snag Mr. Huo?"

"Me?" Lin Banxia didn’t expect her to ask something like that.

"Yeah! I’m working at the Huo Company now, and I might run into Mr. Huo in the future. As your good friend, can’t you help me out a bit? For instance, tell me about Mr. Huo’s preferences, or some of his unique personality quirks." Zhang Yike immediately began scheming about Huo Yanting with blatant enthusiasm. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Yike, he’s my ex-husband..." Lin Banxia was once again floored by how Zhang Yike kept managing to break her worldview.

Was she really planning to openly seduce her ex-husband right in front of her?

"I know! You already said he’s your ex-husband. There’s nothing left between you two, right? Don’t worry. I’m very generous. Even if I end up with Mr. Huo in the future, I won’t hold anything against whatever happened between you two in the past. So, can you tell me now?" Zhang Yike instantly exuded an aura of so-called magnanimity.

Lin Banxia was utterly dumbfounded by her words. So this was the real reason she’d invited her out for a meal.

It all made sense now. Someone like Zhang Yike, who was frugal to the point of being stingy, had gone out of her way to spend money to invite her to the nicest hotpot restaurant near the university. Of course, it had to be because she was after her ex-husband.

Lin Banxia suddenly felt irritated. If Zhang Yike claimed to be her friend, shouldn’t she at least consider her feelings?

Was a meal really supposed to buy her loyalty?

Setting aside the fact that Lin Banxia still had feelings for Huo Yanting, even if she didn’t, there was no way she’d stand by and watch her so-called good friend get together with her ex-husband. She wasn’t that big-hearted.

"Yike, there’s something you might not know—sorry, I can’t help you with this," Lin Banxia said, her tone cooling.

"Why not?" Zhang Yike’s face immediately darkened.

"Because—I still love him!" Lin Banxia’s reason hit Zhang Yike like a brick wall, leaving her face flushed with a purplish hue.