Chapter 11 (1/2)

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“There’s no one else here. You’ve seen me in my underwear while in university, so you don’t count.” Xiaoyue handed Yu Dong an apple.

Yu Dong looked at the huge apple being offered and her jaw already felt tired just from seeing it. So she shook her head and sat next to Xiaoyue on the sofa and said: “Hey, when picking a new project, could you maybe find a better one? This TV series was so melodramatic I almost gagged a couple of times while I was dubbing!”

“Ha, that’s why I didn’t dub it myself!” Xiang Xiaoyue gloated.

“You’re going to have to pay me more if the next TV show is as awful as this one.” Yu Dong said, only half-joking.

“Get lost!” Just hearing the title made her want to throw up.

Xiang Xioayue laughed, and after finishing her apple said: “Nevermind. It’s still pretty early, let’s go clothes shopping.”

Yu Dong turned towards a clock, and seeing that it was only 3:00 p.m., nodded happily.

Driving her red BMW, Xiaoyue passed by several shopping malls and Yu Dong couldn’t help but ask: “Miss Xiaoyue, where exactly do you plan on going?”

“I’m taking you to a private boutique.” Xiaoyue said, “Nowadays clothes sold in malls use low quality fabrics, wear it once and it’ll fall apart.”

“OK, I’ll listen to you.” Xiang Xioayue’s taste had always been very reliable, so Yu Dong was rest assured.

“When we get there, find an extra dress to wear for Xinxin’s engagement party next month.”

“Yeah? Why do you look so surprised? Did she not invite you?” Xiang Xiaoyue wondered.

Invite? Yu Dong did recall being invited, but at that time she was so inconsolable from her breakup with Fang Hua. She ended up not attending. Then, 2 years later she heard that Ren Xinxin committed suicide.

Yu Dong hasn’t heard that name in over 7 or 8 years.

“What’s up with that face? I’m asked you something!”

Yu Dong came back to herself and smiled: “Nothing, I was just thinking about the 3 of us. I had the longest lasting relationship, but it ended when I graduated. You had countless boyfriends and is now only left with ex-boyfriends. Xinxin never fell in love during our time in university, but now she’s the first to be married.”

“Then how many boyfriends have you had, do you think?”

“Wait, let me count.” Xiang Xiaoyue pondered for a while and found that she couldn’t remember the exact number.

“Countless.” Yu Dong sneered.

“But how can Xinxin be someone who had never fell in love?” Xiang Xiaoyue said, “She and her fiancee are childhood sweethearts!”

“What? Then in the 4 years of university, why haven’t I seen Xinxin’s fiancee once?” Yu Dong was confused.

“I guess she didn’t want to talk about such things while we were in school. Anyway, it’s useless to think about such things now that we’ve graduated. We’ll just have to see when we go to the engagement party next month.” Xiang Xiaoyue looked ahead and slowed down when she saw the boutique.

“The designer is quite well-known in China, and occasionally works for a few third-tier stars.” Xiang Xioayue brought Yu Dong to a red villa.

Yu Dong admired the surrounding scenery while she walked, the villa had a pretty garden layout.

“What’s the matter?” Yu Dong was puzzled and turned her head, only to find two other people inside. It seems that the boutique already has a few guests, one of them being Yu Dong’s ex-boyfriend Fang Hua.

“Let’s just come back some other time!” Xiaoyue suddenly said.

“Come on, what are you saying? Why should we be the ones to leave?” Yu Dong said indifferently as she strode in.

“Yu Dong?” The first one that noticed Yu Dong wasn’t Fang Hua, but another man. Yu Dong had no idea who he was.

Fang Hua heard Lei Zhen call out and turned his head, seeing Yu Dong. His face immediately turned ugly.

“What’s wrong with your face? You look constipated.” She hasn’t done anything yet he dares to show such a face.

“Haha!”

“Pffft!”

Lei Zhen and Xiang Xiaoyue laughed at the same time.

“I haven’t seen you in a while and you already mastered the ‘mother-in-law scolding’ posture?” Yu Dong praised him.

“Hahaha!!” Xiang Xiaoyue laughed wildly and had to support herself with Yu Dong’s shoulder. Li Zhen stood awkwardly, desperately trying to hold his laughter in.

Yu Dong completely ignored Fang Hua. Instead, she turned towards Xiang Xiaoyue and said:”What have you been eating? So heavy!”

Fang Hua was angry at Yu Dong’s attitude and wanted to say something, but Li Zhen caught him and advised: “Don’t make a scene, Sister Enna is here.”

Fang Hua could only endure, staying silent.

“Are you clothe’s shopping too?” Li Zhen asked the girls with a smile.

“Yes!” Xiang Xiaoyue and the man apparently knew each other. “I heard you were on TV?”

“Yeah, I fortunately managed to get a role!” Li Zheng stayed modest, then turned towards the silent Yu Dong, complimenting her, “I haven’t seen you in a while, you’ve become  beautiful Yu Dong.”

Yu Dong thought hard, but couldn’t remember this person. He was probably just one of the scum man’s friends anyway so Yu Dong didn’t hold back: “Thank you, but I have to warn you, the man next to you is a total scam. You don’t need to buy him gifts, your money would be better spent buying clothes for yourself.”

“What are you talking about? When do I spend other people’s money?” Fang Hua angrily said, “Didn’t I pay you back when we broke up?”

“Oh? I thought the 10,000 yuan was a break up fee?” Yu Dong said without an ounce of embarrassment.

“You…” Whether it was paying Yu Dong back or a break up fee, neither sounded very good.

Lei Zheng could see that Yu Dong was far better at cornering Fang Hua, so he had to pull the person aside, then rush to placate Yu Dong: “Nevermind us, we’ll be sitting on that side, why don’t you two go ahead and look at the clothes?”

“Haha! Look at his stupid look!” Xiang Xiaoyue said gleefully.

At this moment, the shop assistant came up to them and politely asked the 2 girls what kind of clothes they needed.

“Where are all your new designs?” Xiaoyue was familiar with the process.

“Come with me please!” The pretty clerk guided the 2 girls to a showroom on the other side of the room and said, “These mannequins are wearing our new designs, if you want to try them on directly, there are changing rooms over there, no need to ask an assistant.”

“That’s Li Enna, the evening host of the City TV station.” Xiaoyue suddenly said.

“The woman who just left?” Yu Dong nodded and continued, “No wonder. She looked classy.”

“You’re being stupid! Think a little,” said Xiang Xiaoyue. “Fang Hua and that woman work at the same TV station. I heard that Li Enna’s partner was recently arrested for taking drugs. It also looks like the station’s looking for new people.”

“You mean she’s thinking of making Fang Hua her new partner?” Yu Dong said, “But there are people who think Fang Hua’s IQ is so minuscule, he would probably fumble hosting the weather forecast!”