Chapter 26 (1/2)
The store attendant of Armani extended a hand to retrieve the bank card in Sun Yi’s hand. Before she could do that, Sun Yi drew her hand back abruptly. Her sudden movements shocked the attendant.
“Miss, you’re…”
Sun Yi pretended to look at the clothes once more. Her eyebrows mashed together to form a frown and said, “I’ve decided that the colors on this attire don’t look good on him at all. We’ll browse for another.”
Without waiting for anyone’s response, Sun Yi grabbed ahold of Ye Chen’s hand and headed toward the exit.
If anyone found out she did not have enough money on her card, she would end up embarrassing herself for real.
Before they could leave the Armani store, He Qian appeared—no one knew when—and blocked the entrance. Her amused grin was affixed on Sun Yi’s face.
“Sun Yi, oh, Sun Yi. Don’t tell me you don’t have enough money to make the purchase? If that’s true, why bother coming to a place that only the upper-class can afford?”
He Qian raised her fair chin up high. Her eyes were full of disdain and contempt as she looked at Sun Yi.
Anger burned in Sun Yi’s heart, yet she replied politely, “It’s my right to decide what I want to buy. It doesn’t concern you. I think the colors don’t suit him at all. What’s the problem with that?”
He Qian sneered, “Oh, I know the truth. You don’t have enough money in your card, do you? There’s only so much you can earn from selling beauty medicine. Oh, that’s right. You still have a boyfriend, right? Don’t tell me he’s broke too? Two broke asses in Armani. Haha! What a joke.”
He Qian was getting ahead of herself. She took a few steps forward and teased, “Don’t expect me not to know how poor you were since senior high. You managed to gain more than six hundred marks in Gaokao that year, didn’t you? You should’ve been able to enroll in the Key University in the Capital City, but why didn’t you? That’s because you wanted to earn some quick money to foot your younger brother’s medical bills, right? Why is it so hard to admit that you’re broke?”
Redness bloomed on the rims of Sun Yi’s beautiful eyes. There was nothing she wanted more right now than to walk over and give He Qian a slap!
However, she knew very well that if the slap found its way to He Qian’s face, Sun Yi would lose her footing in River City.
He Qian had a good relationship with Chu Shuran. The Chu family had immense power and influence in River City. If Chu Shuran decided to target Sun Yi, Sun Yi would no doubt become unwelcome in River City.
It did not matter to Sun Yi if she was forced out of River City. However, she was concerned that they would target her brother too. She did not want that.
Therefore, she must swallow her grief and make sure the slap never happens, no matter what.
“Cat got your tongue? I’m right, no? It’s sad enough that you’re poor, but pretending to be rich? What a joke. Then again, you’re quite a looker. So, why don’t you marry a rich man and be done with it? You’d get whatever you want then, wouldn’t you?”
He Qian was getting carried away. She pointed to her boyfriend and said, “Oh, right. I forgot to introduce you. This is my boyfriend, Zhao Jun. Wanna know where he’s working at? I’m sure you’ve heard of North Name Corporation, haven’t you? North Name Corporation is worth so much more than your pathetic Magnificent Group. My Jun is none other than the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) in North Name Corporation, earning five million annually. Would you think about that!”
He Qian was about to continue when a lazy voice intercepted her.
“What CFO? I’ll give you a UFO.”
The voice belonged to no one else but Ye Chen.
He could not endure the conversation any longer. He Qian remained the same after so many years had passed. Give her the chance to speak, and she would bullshit her way to heaven, as though she was above everyone else in the world. He could never comprehend where people like her get their confidence from.
He Qian finally noticed Ye Chen’s presence after he had interrupted her speech. She scanned him from head to toe and said, “Oh, I forgot about you, you poor f*cker. I was just starting to wonder what your greatest achievement might be. Don’t tell me you’re a garbage collector? We have a bottle of mineral water in the car. Do you want it?”
He Qian and her boyfriend laughed.
Ye Chen shook his head. Sounding rather confident, he said, “I’m a miracle doctor. A miracle doctor with the power to decide life and death.”
Everyone lapsed into a deafening silence after he spoke. Then, they exploded in laughter.
“Haha! Sun Yi, oh, Sun Yi. You’ve got yourself an interesting boyfriend there. Miracle doctor? Deciding life and death? Hahaha… I can’t do this anymore… I’m going to laugh myself to death… Ow, my stomach hurts…”
Sun Yi rolled her eyes at Ye Chen too. She whispered, “Mentioning that job of yours in front of me is fine, just not with anyone else…”
The image of the ridiculous banners he made popped up in her head.
Ye Chen touched his nose with a helpless feeling forming in his heart. Why was it that no one believed the truth even when they were being told nowadays?
He was an authentic miracle doctor.
Was there not a fella named Shen Haihua who was tearing the world down to search for him? Must he drag that fella over to testify?