Chapter 255 - 182: Lu Fan: Yixia, Going to a Hotel Right After the Movie?

Chapter 255: Chapter 182: Lu Fan: Yixia, Going to a Hotel Right After the Movie?

At that moment, Jiang Yixia was tidying up her shop, getting ready to go home.

When she saw the message from Jiang Ming, she asked, [What’s wrong?]

Jiang Ming: [Lu Fan offered me a job as a gym manager. Twenty thousand a month, with full benefits.]

Jiang Yixia was surprised that Lu Fan had offered such a high salary for Jiang Ming to be the manager of his gym.

The reason Jiang Ming messaged her was likely because he was tempted by the offer.

After all, his job at the school only paid six thousand a month.

This was more than triple his current salary.

Jiang Yixia: [So, do you want to go? If you want to, you don’t have to worry about my feelings. I support your decision.]

Jiang Ming: [Really? Sis, if I go, won’t you be upset? After all, that guy hurt you so badly.]

Jiang Yixia: [He only hurt me emotionally. He was actually very good to me in other ways. And ever since he acknowledged Silu and Sifan, he’s been helping them constantly. He even went to your school to sort things out for you when you were in trouble.]

Jiang Yixia: [I won’t be upset. On the contrary, I’d feel more at ease if you worked at his place. You wouldn’t have to deal with workplace bullying anymore.]

Jiang Ming’s eyes grew moist as he read the messages.

He felt so useless.

’Having to rely on my ex-brother-in-law for a job...’

But regardless, credit where credit was due. For this, Jiang Ming had to thank Lu Fan for giving him a ray of hope when he was at his lowest.

So, Jiang Ming replied to Lu Fan: [Thank you. I’m willing to accept the job.]

Lu Fan: [Great. Actually, your sister and I aren’t on such bad terms as you all think. I’m even taking her to a movie another day, so don’t feel burdened by this.]

Jiang Ming was a little surprised when he saw this message.

’Is my sister really going to forgive Lu Fan?’

If Lu Fan was truly willing to come back to the family, Jiang Ming would be more than happy to see that happen.

After all, his sister, Jiang Yixia, had been all alone for years. It seemed she wasn’t interested in anyone but Lu Fan.

If that was the case, it would be better for her to get back together with Lu Fan.

Of course, the condition was that Lu Fan couldn’t cheat on her again.

Jiang Ming: [If you won’t do anything to wrong my sister again, I’d be very happy to see you two get back together.]

Lu Fan: [Don’t worry, I won’t do those things again.]

Jiang Ming: [Okay. In that case, if you need my help with anything later, just ask.]

Lu Fan: [Alright, brother-in-law.]

Seeing that term of address, Jiang Ming didn’t dare reply, ’Alright, brother-in-law.’

After all, Jiang Yixia was the one who had the final say in all of this.

Meanwhile, Lu Fan was sitting at the entrance of the oden shop.

He watched Jiang Yixia tidying up and saw she was about to pull down the flower shop’s rolling shutter door.

Lu Fan immediately went over. "Yixia, let me help you."

Seeing him, Jiang Yixia let go of the door.

She didn’t act coy. For the past few days, Lu Fan had always come over to lend a hand when she was closing up.

At first, Jiang Yixia had refused.

But she couldn’t fend off his shameless persistence.

Over time, she had gotten used to it.

After everything was taken care of, Lu Fan tested the waters. "My lady, it’s getting late. It’s risky for you to go home alone. How about I give you a ride back?"

"I’m not taking your car. I’m riding my own electric scooter," Jiang Yixia replied.

With that, she got on her scooter, ready to leave.

Lu Fan chuckled. "That’s not a problem. I’ll ride a scooter too."

He immediately looked at Chen He, who then lent Lu Fan an employee’s electric scooter.

This particular scooter was a compact model.

At six-foot-one, Lu Fan looked completely out of place on such a small scooter.

Seeing this, Jiang Yixia couldn’t help but tease him, "Do you really think that scooter suits you?"

"It probably doesn’t, but that’s okay. Taking you home is what’s most important." Lu Fan’s mouth was a constant fountain of sweet talk.

Listening to him, Jiang Yixia’s expression remained impassive, but her heart began to beat a little faster.

She then stopped her scooter and looked at Lu Fan. "Forget it. If you don’t mind, just walk me home."

"Sure." Lu Fan put the scooter away and gestured for Chen He to come and clean up.

He started walking with Jiang Yixia.

Jiang Yixia then said, "Thank you. Jiang Ming told me."

"It’s nothing. Jiang Ming is my brother-in-law, after all. I can’t just stand by when he’s in trouble, can I?" Lu Fan said cheerfully.

Jiang Yixia frowned. "I haven’t agreed to get back with you. Don’t go making up relationships on your own."

"It’s only a matter of time. I’m just getting used to calling him brother-in-law so it’s not awkward to switch later," Lu Fan said shamelessly.

Jiang Yixia rolled her eyes at him. Although she still muttered a few complaints,

it was clear she wasn’t as emotionally angry as she used to be.

Jiang Yixia still expressed her gratitude. "In any case, you really helped Jiang Ming out a lot with this. Otherwise, my parents back in the countryside would probably be worrying themselves sick."

"By the way, our parents should be doing farm work in the countryside now, right? Why don’t I bring them over? They’ve worked hard their whole lives, it’s time for them to relax and enjoy themselves," Lu Fan replied.

As soon as he said that, Jiang Yixia grew tense. "You can’t see them. You can’t go looking for them. That’s my bottom line. That’s my one condition."

She continued, "If my dad finds out you’ve shown up and are trying to visit, he’ll probably beat you to death with a hoe. My mom would, too."

Lu Fan smiled. "Alright. For the sake of my own safety, I’ve decided I’ll wait until after we get back together to visit them."

"Then you can forget about seeing them for the rest of your life! Hmph!~" When Jiang Yixia said this, she was clearly being petulant.

To anyone else, Jiang Yixia’s words might have sounded harsh.

But Lu Fan knew that her "hmph" was more pouty than angry.

It was as if she was punishing him for his past philandering and cheating.

Of course, that was perfectly normal.

’Women tend to hold grudges, after all.’

But Lu Fan was confident he could win her over in the future.

’He had conquered a mighty business empire. A single woman?!’

’I can do this!’

So, Lu Fan said deliberately, "If you really want to thank me, then how about..."

He glanced at a nearby mall, at the words "Cinema City" on the sign, and suggested, "You could go to a movie with me tomorrow."

"No..." Jiang Yixia was about to refuse out of habit, but then she considered how much he had actually helped.

After hesitating for a long moment, she finally said, "Fine. I’ll close the shop tomorrow evening. We can see a seven or eight o’clock show. I won’t go if it’s any later."

"Why?" Lu Fan asked, feigning innocence.

Jiang Yixia’s face reddened as she retorted, "Don’t think I don’t know your tricks! If it’s too late, you’ll just come up with all sorts of excuses to keep me from going home!"

Lu Fan couldn’t help but laugh. He hadn’t expected Jiang Yixia to still remember their dating days.

Back when they were dating, Lu Fan had deliberately picked an eleven o’clock show.

By the time it ended, it was already past midnight, so he suggested getting a room at a nearby hotel.

At the time, they had just become a couple. Although Lu Fan had already "tricked" her in a room once before, the Jiang Yixia of back then was still very innocent, and she felt that this kind of "deep communication" should be saved for later.

Beforehand, Lu Fan had repeatedly promised he would book a room with two beds and that he wouldn’t cross the line.

But when it was actually time to sleep, the scoundrel had still reached out his sinful hands.

And just like that...

...the next morning, Jiang Yixia woke to the sight of tissues scattered all over the floor, her face flushing an even deeper shade of crimson.

Now, Lu Fan wanted a repeat performance.

Jiang Yixia wasn’t about to give him the chance.

Soon.

They arrived back at Jinmei District.

Jiang Yixia looked at him and said, "Alright, I’m back. You can go now."

"I’m your neighbor, remember? I have to go upstairs too," Lu Fan explained.

"Can you really get used to living in such a small place?" Jiang Yixia retorted. "Shouldn’t you be wearing the best and using the best of everything?"

"Yixia, you don’t understand me. Even though I have money now, do you know when I was happiest, what I miss the most? It was when we lived in that rented apartment," Lu Fan said with feeling.

He continued, "Remember? We’d squeeze onto that tiny little bed. It was so cozy and happy. Back then, you even complained that I wanted it too many times in one night."

"Stop, stop, stop! Don’t say any more." Jiang Yixia’s face flushed. "I never complained... No, wait, I..."

She realized she had fallen right into his verbal trap.

She opened her door and hurried inside, her face still red.

Lu Fan chuckled. "Alright then, see you in the morning."

"No, you won’t."

Although Jiang Yixia still put on a tough front,

after she closed the door, she shut her eyes and recalled the things that happened in the past, the blush on her face refusing to fade.

Remembering the things Lu Fan used to do in bed, Jiang Yixia’s heart couldn’t help but race, and her breathing grew ragged.

It had been so many years since she’d done those things.

To calm herself down, Jiang Yixia went into the bathroom and closed the door...

「Meanwhile.」

The contest between Jiang Sifan and Xu Junjie had been ongoing for several days.

Because Jiang Sifan had mobilized his classmates to go out and promote the business, the surrounding shops had learned about their package service model.

More and more people were becoming interested and wanted to inquire about it.

Although Xu Junjie had quite a few people helping him at the start, they were all just in it for the part-time pay he was offering.

If there was pay, everything was fine. If not, they wouldn’t lift a finger.

Xu Junjie was using the money his mother sponsored him with while personally trying to handle the accounting.

But the accounts were frequently wrong, earning him criticism from many of the shop owners.

One boss even came directly to the school.

He found Xu Junjie and said angrily, "How the hell are you doing these accounts? You took my money and made a complete mess of it. If you keep this up, you’re going to give me my money back."

Since this happened during class, the teacher and students were all startled.

Seeing this, Xu Junjie quickly and politely ushered the boss out of the classroom.

Then he apologized, "I’m sorry, Boss Yang. I haven’t been sleeping well the last couple of days, so I made a mistake with the accounts. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely redo them for you properly. Also, I’ll be sure to give you another discount next month."

"We’ll talk about next month’s partnership next month. For this month, you’d better get the accounts right. If you can’t, I’ll just find someone else." Boss Yang finally left.

But these harsh words left Xu Junjie feeling very annoyed.

’Damn it, what are you acting so arrogant for? You’re just a food stall owner.’

’Whining on and on... It was just a few numbers off.’

Just when Xu Junjie thought it was only this one boss nitpicking, more and more of his business partners began to complain.

[Boss Xu, what’s going on?]

[You said you’d deliver the account book on the 3rd, but it’s already the 6th today.]

[Xu Tongxue, if you can’t handle this, we’re canceling the contract.]

[What is wrong with you? Either do the job or quit.]

[If you can’t handle the accounts, then give us a refund. If you can’t give a refund, I’m coming to your school.]

Since Xu Junjie was only a junior in college, he didn’t have much real-world experience.

Faced with this situation, he began to panic.

He was naturally worried his teacher would find out.

But if he didn’t hurry up and fix the accounts for these bosses, it would inevitably lead to even bigger trouble.

After thinking it over and over, Xu Junjie decided to go find Jiang Sifan!