190 Jade Bracelet 2 in 1 (2/2)
To put it lightly, the man had a capricious personality.
To put it bluntly, the man was insane.
As long as he felt like it and had set his sight on it, no one would be able to stop him. Therefore, Zhou Yue not only did not calm down, he became even more angered. ”You think I'm poor, that I cannot afford this bracelet‽ I've made purchases at your store how many times already? There are even records of me taking stuff first before paying. Give me your phone, and I'll talk to your manager myself!”
The man talked big, but if the salesman really allowed him to walk away with such an expensive bracelet, he really would have been dumb. Thus, he could only smile bitterly and explain, ”I'm sorry, sir, but our manager's phone is out of battery, and I've already tried to reach him earlier…”
Ye Shuang watched this with interest. It was rare that she was given a chance to see such a show. Just at Zhou Yue was looking around, probably looking for someone who would vouch for him, his eyes lit up when he spotted Ye Shuang standing outside the store. Then, his expression changed like he was suddenly reminded of something.
Since she had already been discovered, Ye Shuang walked over with a smile. Just as she wandered within one meter of Zhou Yue, the man stepped subconsciously backwards. However, he probably believed Ye Shuang would not dare do anything in broad daylight, so he stopped himself when he made the half-step, and with a grit of his teeth, Zhou Yue forced himself to stand where he was.
The salesman was a good judge of character. As he noticed Zhou Yue shut up after Ye Shuang's arrival, he realized instantly this was a great character and quickly came over to serve his savior. Ye Shuang smiled at the salesman and lowered her head to look at the bracelet that sat on the counter. Then she turned to look at Zhou Yue with a half-smile. ”Is Mr. Zhou planning to rob the store‽”
Zhou Yue stared at her but did not dare open his lips to say anything. Ye Shuang did not make things more difficult for the man; she turned back to look at the price tag and sighed. ”20000 plus is not really that expensive…”
Zhou Yue's lips moved for several times before he forced out a few words. ”Can you… borrow me some money?”
His volume was so small that no one could hear. If not for Ye Shuang's enhanced hearing, she would not have known what the man said.
”What‽” Ye Shuang's acting was on full display, the confusion on her face flawless. ”Did Mr. Zhou ask me something earlier?”
The salesman also turned to toss Zhou Yue a confused look.
Zhou Yue turned away with a cough. Right then, the phone in his pocket rang. He took it out to take a look. After glancing at the caller ID, Zhou Yue ended the call without answering it. However, he seemed to have rushed to a decision by this call. After Zhou Yue pocketed the phone, he turned his head back and repeated his question. ”Can you lend me some money?”
As the saying goes, lose money to avoid misfortune. If Zhou Yue really took money from Ye Shuang's hand this time, the amount aside, he would owe Ye Shuang a favor. Ye Shuang would have used the money to practically purchase a good relationship. When Zhou Yue wanted to find trouble in the future, he would have to avoid her. Furthermore, Zhou Yue would definitely return this money.
Zhou Yue's thought was even simpler to understand. He was probably really in an urgent situation, and Ye Shuang happened to walk by. He thought about it, and of course, as someone who attended that New Year's Eve party, such an amount was probably small change. Zhou Yue did not know that his trick to come after Father Ye had been exposed and thought the history between them was only that fight at the spring. He had been the one being beaten up that time!
After hearing the news from the secretary, he extinguished the idea to go after members of the Ye family. Combined that with the fear of Ye Shuang's martial prowess, the possibility of so-called revenge was zero. Since they would not have another conflict, at least on the surface, in the future, what was wrong with asking for a loan‽
He, Master Zhou, was willing to lower himself to ask for a truce, so the other party should hurry to accept it. That way, both parties would have the chance to save face, and things would be more harmonious in the future.
However, that was ultimately a perceived scenario in his mind; Zhou Yue really did not expect Ye Shuang to be such a horrible person.
After enjoying Zhou Yue's awkward expression with a smile, Ye Shuang waited until all the shades of a rainbow crossed the man's face before she slowly opened her lips to throw out one word.
”Nope.”
It lit up Zhou Yue like match to a pool of lie. After she said that, Ye Shuang turned to leave.
The salesman was stunned. Aren't these two friends‽
Zhou Yue exploded almost instantly. He was so angry that he looked like he might turn into Hulk. ”Stop right there!”
”What do you want?” Ye Shuang did as she was told. She turned around with a sweet smile on her face, looking completely harmless and cute. ”I don't have any money to lend you; do you plan to rob me‽”
Rob your head! Zhou Yue's face was white from anger. ”If you weren't going to lend me money, why did you walk in here?”
To watch me make a fool of myself‽
”To watch you make a fool of yourself, of course.” Ye Shuang was so open and direct that even the salesman felt like escaping the scene. ”We are not even considered acquaintances. Why should I lend you money‽”
Lose money to avoid misfortune? To buy a good relationship‽ The idea was not bad, but Zhou Yue currently had nothing that could cause a threat to Ye Shuang, so why should she accept this relationship‽
The residual issue with Yao Zhixing aside, based on Zhou Yue's personality, the man would come up with more things in the future to test Ye Shuang's bottom line, and they would have to tear each other's faces off one day in the future. Since that was going to happen anyway, why waste time trying to make friends?
For example, Ye Shuang accepted An Zixuan because they were enemies previously due to their stance, but since Zhou Yue was the type who would go around professionally to find trouble, Ye Shuang could not do anything about that.
…
After toying with Zhou Yue, Ye Shuang felt much better. Where was one going to find a dummy who would not counter after being attacked?
Following a gentle stroll around the mall and a few purchases, about one hour later, she received the call from Mother Ye. The other party had already arrived at the booked restaurant. There was the voice of a middle-aged man asking for the menu coming through the phone—that was probably Mother Ye's old flame. An alarm rang in Ye Shuang's mind instantly. Even though, probability wise, the chance of Mother Ye falling into an extra-marital affair was impossible, it was still wrong to be so friendly with her former pursuer.
For every other family, the parents would show up with their children because they were the main reason that they were there, but Mother Ye did it differently. She started things off with a meeting with the old friend and then would call the main characters when enough time had passed. Just what was Mother Ye thinking‽
After shoving the stuff that she had bought into her bag, Ye Shuang charged to the restaurant without wasting any more time. After giving the table number to the front of house, a waiter showed up to lead Ye Shuang to Mother Ye's table. Ye Shuang glanced at the table. The man who sat across from Mother Ye looked like normal guy, but he dressed like a successful person. His clothes and watch were branded, and he looked like he came from money.
”Xiao Shuang, you're finally here!” It looked like Mother Ye had enjoyed catching up with her old friend. When she saw Ye Shuang, she happily called Ye Shuang to come sit down next to her. Then she made the introduction to the man across from them. ”Ol' Zhou hasn't met my Xiao Shuang, right? She is now a professional player at the Go association. However, she does not have a job of her own. Compared to your son, she is not that impressive.”
”If only my son was as trustworthy as you make him out to be. Even after so much beating and scolding, he still refuses to clean up his act and keeps creating trouble for me.” The man smiled kindly. ”Xiao Shuang is the impressive one. She is a talented young woman and a pretty one on top of that.”
Ye Shuang greeted the man kindly as she tried to pull his attention away from Mother Ye. ”Uncle Zhou, nice to meet you.”
Come aim your cannon at me! Let go of that housemaker!
When he heard Ye Shuang call him uncle, the man was very happy. He responded with big smile before lowering his head with shame to look at his watch, and he grumbled angrily, ”Where is that boy? I just told him to run some simple errand, and it's taking him so long!”
”It's okay. It's just dinner…” Mother Ye tried to smooth over the atmosphere, but she was only half-finished when the man's eyes lit up as he turned to the door.
”There he is!”
Ye Shuang followed the man's gaze and saw Zhou Yue rushing toward them with sweat falling down his face. ”Dad, earlier I…”
Zhou Yue was about to explain his tardiness, but when the young woman who sat across his father turned around, the rest of his words got stuck in his throat instantly.
What the f*ck!
Should I stay, or should I run‽
Zhou Yue widened his eyes to look at Ye Shuang in disbelief, and he was caught in a conundrum.