Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 354 - 352: Don’t end up losing even your pants
Seeing Si Wen, Xiang Qing was startled.
Just moments ago, she was in the office with President Xue, talking about the big boss. She didn’t expect to run into her the moment she stepped out the door. It seemed the big boss came to the company as soon as her vacation started, not wanting to spend a moment apart from President Xue.
"Big Boss!" After regaining her composure, Xiang Qing immediately bowed to Si Wen. "Good day, Big Boss."
Bai Ling was also taken aback, but she quickly reacted and chimed in, "Good day, Big Boss."
Si Wen grunted in acknowledgment, pushed the door open, and went inside.
Even after Si Wen had entered, Bai Ling still hadn’t fully recovered.
"Manager Xiang, the big boss is so beautiful."
"Of course. Our big boss is the most beautiful woman in Yancheng. I have never seen anyone as pretty as her."
"President Xue is so lucky to have found such a beautiful and wealthy girlfriend."
"Alright, that’s enough. Get back to your post. President Xue is usually quite approachable, but I’m not sure what the big boss’s personality is like."
"Oh, okay."
Bai Ling immediately returned to her workstation and focused on her work.
When Si Wen arrived at the office, Xue Yang put down the documents he was holding.
"As per our agreement, you’ve finished your college entrance exams, so it’s time to hand the company back to you."
Sitting opposite him, Si Wen glanced at the piles of documents and felt a headache coming on.
"You’ve already gotten the hang of it, so why don’t you just keep doing it?"
"You know the new energy vehicle market in Hui City is about to open. I’ll have to travel between these two places and won’t have as much time to manage Trendy Apparel anymore."
"Hey, tell me, is this new energy vehicle venture of yours actually going to work? Don’t end up losing everything, down to your last pair of shorts. I’ll definitely laugh at you."
Xue Yang smiled faintly. "If that happens, I won’t have any regrets. At the very least, I’ll have done what I wanted to do."
Si Wen didn’t understand much about business, but since Xue Yang was set on it, she felt it wasn’t her place to say anything. After all, he was Lin Xi’s boyfriend, not hers. If he were her boyfriend, she probably wouldn’t let him do this. The domestic car market was already becoming saturated. Many cities were implementing license-plate lottery systems and driving restrictions based on plate numbers. These measures were all intended to reduce emissions, and new energy vehicles seemed to be the perfect solution. Perhaps the future really would belong to new energy. Only... could he really hold on until then? Maybe he could!
Si Wen had thought she would get to relax and have fun now that her vacation had started. Instead, she had to take over the company right away and was completely flustered just getting started.
"I don’t want to do this anymore," she whined.
Xue Yang looked up and glanced at her. Si Wen immediately abandoned the thought.
"I’ll continue."
Xue Yang sat to the side and nodded in satisfaction. He poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip. His gaze drifted to the floor-to-ceiling windows, taking in the clear sky and the delightful view outside. It felt like a long time since he’d had the leisure to just sit down and drink tea like this.
He glanced at his phone. It was already past eleven.
That little girl should be awake by now.
Xue Yang opened Lin Xi’s WeChat and sent her a message.
「Meanwhile.」
Far away in Hui City, Zhong Hailan was on a video call with Lin Xi. She angled the camera around the house, giving Lin Xi a full tour of the newly renovated space.
"Xiao Xi, what do you think? Is this room just as you imagined?"
"Auntie, the room is beautiful. I love it. Thank you."
Considering that Xue Yang’s family wasn’t very wealthy, Lin Xi hadn’t made many requests for the room. Instead, she had let Zhong Hailan decorate it according to her own ideas. She had never experienced what a room decorated by a mother would be like. The result was a pleasant surprise. She really liked the room Zhong Hailan had decorated.
"As long as you like it. Your liking it is the best thanks I could ask for."
As they were chatting enthusiastically, Xue Yuanxia’s loud voice drifted up from downstairs.
"Yuanqing, where’s Hailan?"
"Oh, she’s upstairs."
Xue Yuanxia looked up toward the second floor. The whole village knew their house was being renovated.
"I mean, you’re not getting a daughter-in-law anytime soon, so what’s the rush to renovate? Unlike my Xiao Zhi, who has already brought his future wife home."
Xue Yuanqing smiled. Who said he wasn’t getting a daughter-in-law soon? His daughter-in-law was gorgeous—a hundred, no, a thousand times prettier than Chen Fang.
Zhong Hailan’s voice came from inside the house.
"That’s right, Big Sister. Your family is about to welcome a daughter-in-law, so why haven’t you started renovating yet?"
Xue Yuanxia’s expression shifted slightly.
"Hailan, you have no idea. That Xue Yang of yours has gotten quite successful recently. He... collaborated with a big international company to open... what’s it called? Let me think... Oh, I remember, a New Energy Vehicle Market. It’s about to have its grand opening. See? It just goes to show that a good education isn’t everything."
Zhong Hailan smiled. "Oh, congratulations on becoming the mother of a boss."
What collaboration? To put it bluntly, he was just working for someone else. They didn’t even have the money to renovate their own house, so where would they get the funds to open such a large New Energy Vehicle Market? That was no small amount of money. She may not have been well-educated, but she understood the basics.
Xue Yuanxia beamed, her eyes nearly disappearing into her smile. Having achieved her goal, she left.
Zhong Hailan was practically fuming.
"Why are you getting so worked up over my sister?" Xue Yuanqing asked.
"I just can’t stand her smug attitude."
"Ever since they were little, Xiao Zhi was the model child in everyone’s eyes. His suddenly dropping out of school was a huge blow to them. It’s a good thing that he’s finally making something of himself."
"A good thing, sure, but that doesn’t mean she has to come here and brag about it every single day. My ears are getting callused from hearing it. I can’t even get a moment of peace to talk with my daughter-in-law."
This was what truly frustrated Zhong Hailan. All she wanted was to have a quiet conversation with her daughter-in-law.
Hearing her mention their daughter-in-law, Xue Yuanqing asked with concern, "Is our daughter-in-law satisfied with the renovations?"
"She’s satisfied. She said she really likes it." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Then... did she say when she might come visit?"
Xue Yuanqing, much like Zhong Hailan, had always regretted not having a daughter. Now, Lin Xi filled that void, so he truly hoped she would come to their home soon.
"Eh, speaking of that... I think I... forgot to ask her."
"How could you forget something so important?"
"It’s because your sister upset me! How can you blame me?"
"Well, ask her now."
"Wouldn’t it be a bit forward to call just to ask our daughter-in-law when she’s coming to visit?"
"Then call that rascal Xue Yang! If he can’t bring our daughter-in-law back with him, tell him not to even bother coming home for the summer vacation."
