Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 367 - 365: The Ugly Bride Must Meet the In-Laws
Si Wen gave her a teasing look. "Auntie Zhong is Xue Yang’s mother, right? Well, well, the future daughter-in-law is finally going to meet the in-laws."
Lin Xi’s pretty face flushed. "Si Wen, if you keep making fun of me, I won’t come see you anymore."
"Hey, don’t be like that. I’ll stop. But can I go to Hui City with you guys then?"
"Hmm..." Lin Xi hesitated. She and Xue Yang had previously agreed that he would only be bringing her home for the summer vacation.
"Don’t worry, I won’t go to their house. I just... want to find someone," Si Wen said through gritted teeth.
"Who?" Lin Xi asked curiously.
"A... detestable person."
It had been several months, and he still hadn’t replied to her messages. They were like stones dropped into the ocean, vanishing without a single response. Just great.
Lin Xi studied Si Wen, her expression a little bewildered. "Si Wen, I don’t know why, but the look on your face right now seems so familiar."
"Huh? Really? You must be imagining things. I’m starving. Did you order any food?"
"You didn’t order lunch?"
Si Wen patted her famished stomach. "I was too busy. I forgot."
"For you of all people to forget to order food... It seems work really can make a person forget to eat or sleep."
Wouldn’t that mean Xue Yang is even more likely to forget to eat?
"What’s that supposed to mean? Do I love to eat that much?"
Lin Xi nodded earnestly. "You do. You always know where to find the best food."
Si Wen mused, "I’ve got money. So what if I love to eat?"
"Nothing’s wrong with it. I just ordered afternoon tea, but I’m not sure if it’ll be enough for you."
"Afternoon tea? Definitely not enough. I’ll just order my own."
Si Wen took out her phone, made a call, and reeled off several dishes, asking for them to be prepared and delivered.
"Si Wen, add an extra portion for one more person."
"Why? It’s fine if you don’t order for yourself, but are you also planning to take some to go?"
"Xue Yang said he won’t be home anytime soon and told me not to wait for him. He’s so busy at work that he definitely doesn’t eat on time. After I finish eating, it’ll be on my way to drop some food off for him."
Before leaving, she had checked the refrigerator at home. It was packed with ingredients: chicken, duck, goose, fresh and dried vegetables, and both chilled and dried seafood. Some were semi-prepared and just needed to be heated up, while most had to be cooked from scratch. All of it had been specially sent by Zhong Hailan from Hui City for her to eat.
Lin Xi really wanted to meet this auntie who treated her like her own daughter.
"On the way? It’s not even remotely on the way to Xue Yang’s office from here."
"If I say it’s on the way, it’s on the way."
Si Wen was left speechless. It was pointless to argue about such things with someone so deep in love. She asked the restaurant to add one extra portion, then hung up.
...
Xue Yang arrived at the company at two in the afternoon.
"Well, well, President Xue has finally graced us with his presence. How rare. No need to watch over your girlfriend?" Cui Hao shouted from the main office area as soon as he walked through the studio door.
In an instant, everyone in the company knew that Xue Yang had skipped work to spend time with his girlfriend.
Cui Hao was a classic case of someone who would forget the pain the moment a wound healed. Whenever he needed Xue Yang, he’d practically call him "Godfather," but the moment the crisis passed, he would go right back to secretly trying to trip him up. Of course, he was always the one who ended up getting hurt.
"Boss Xue, why don’t you bring your girlfriend over so we can all meet her?"
"Yeah, Boss Xue Yang, we want to see the lady boss in person!"
"If she’s that beautiful in photos, she must be stunning in real life."
Yu Kexin, who was focused on her coding, scoffed inwardly at the comment. Stunning? That woman is devastatingly gorgeous. She had no desire to be completely outshone by the boss’s girlfriend, so she kept quiet.
Cui Hao had intended to make fun of Xue Yang, but now everyone was clamoring for him to bring his girlfriend over. He couldn’t let that happen. If a girl like that showed up, he’d never be able to mock Xue Yang again.
"Xue Yang, I need to talk to you about something. Come on, let’s go to your office."
Xue Yang had his own office. It was quite large, about sixty square meters, with one side for his desk and the other set up as a meeting area to make it easier to hold discussions with the team.
Seeing that the main subject of their gossip had left, everyone else returned to their desks.
Yu Kexin shook her head. That Cui Hao... why does he even bother?
"Xue Yang, these are the advertising expenses from Weibo for the past period."
As Weibo’s influence on King’s Game grew, the earnings of these gaming bloggers also rose significantly.
Xue Yang wasn’t oblivious to Cui Hao’s little schemes; he just couldn’t be bothered to call him out on them. He began flipping through the files on the influencers. They were all well-known "Big V" bloggers, several of whom Xue Yang already followed.
After handing the documents to Xue Yang, Cui Hao went to the tea table and started brewing a pot of tea for himself. Suddenly, a thought struck him. Wait a minute... I think Chen Ying’s file is in there.
Cui Hao’s expression changed. He put down the teapot and rushed over to Xue Yang. "Boss Xue, I just remembered, there seems to be a mistake with one of the documents. Let me take it back and fix it."
"You mean this one, don’t you?" Xue Yang didn’t even look up as he placed a file from the stack in front of him.
Cui Hao looked closely. Sure enough, Chen Ying’s name was written on it.
"Explain," Xue Yang said calmly. "Why is she on this list? You’ve never mentioned her to me before."
Cui Hao had reported on all the other Weibo influencers, but never Chen Ying. Furthermore, according to the file, she had been helping them with promotion since King’s Game first launched last year, yet this was the first time any payment information for her had appeared.
"It has nothing to do with me," Cui Hao said, avoiding Xue Yang’s gaze guiltily. "She offered to help us with promotion on her own and said she didn’t need any advertising fees."
"She said she didn’t want any, so you just didn’t give her any?"
"Boss Xue, if she said no, I couldn’t just force the money into her hands, could I?"
Xue Yang shot him a sharp glance. Cui Hao immediately shrank back and took a few steps away. "Boss Xue, I was wrong. What should we do now?"
"Pay her all the advertising fees she has generated since she started, at the standard rate."
Cui Hao lowered his head. "Okay."
Xue Yang went back to reviewing the other documents.
Cui Hao took a few steps away, then turned back. "But Boss Xue, won’t that be... too hurtful? She obviously just wants to help you. It’s one thing not to accept her kindness, but now you want to humiliate her with money." Cui Hao felt he couldn’t bring himself to do something like that.
"Not paying her would be the real insult," Xue Yang stated. "After all, it’s money she’s rightfully earned. Our studio doesn’t need to skimp on promotion fees."
