As soon as the two drove out of the residential area, Jiang Zhirou spotted the red Ferrari parked by the roadside.
Immediately afterwards, she saw Shu Yi get out of the passenger seat, walk around to the driver's side, bend down, and plant a gentle kiss on the lips of the woman in the driver's seat.
Chi Yu wasn't driving very fast, so Jiang Zhirou got a clear look at the woman in the driver's seat.
It was Wen Yuxuan.
Although she had long known that there was more to the relationship between Shu Yi and Wen Yuxuan than met the eye, seeing it with her own eyes still gave her quite a shock.
It seemed that Shu Yi had really hitched his wagon to the Wen family.
"I really underestimated Shu Yi before," Jiang Zhirou suddenly said.
Hearing this, Chi Yu, who was sitting in the driver's seat, raised an eyebrow. "You just realized this now?"
Hearing his words, Jiang Zhirou gave him a sidelong glance. "You knew about this a long time ago?"
"Not that long. Just a year or two earlier than you."
Jiang Zhirou: "..."
"Why didn't you tell me before?"
If she hadn't noticed something was off about Shu Yi on her own, she didn't know how much longer Chi Yu would have kept it from her.
"Besides being Wen Yuxuan's lover, he hasn't taken any further action against you. There was no need to tell you about this," Chi Yu replied matter-of-factly.
In Hanlin, there were quite a few students like this. It wasn't uncommon for someone like Shu Yi, who was highly skilled professionally, good-looking, and in need of money, to hook up with a rich woman from the upper echelons of the imperial capital.
It was just that Wen Yuxuan was An Ya's best friend, which inevitably made people worry that An Ya might use this relationship to target Qing Mian through Shu Yi.
But now that An Ya had been missing for so long, and Wen Yuxuan had to keep a low profile because of the scandal with Wen Yunxu.
However, now that Shu Yi had moved into Yuhaiwan, Chi Yu couldn't help but start to be on his guard.
"He might not have taken any action before, but there's no guarantee he won't in the future. His move to Yuhaiwan can't be just a coincidence," Jiang Zhirou's voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Chi Yu's train of thought.
Chi Yu turned his head and gave her a complex look before turning his gaze back to the road ahead.
After Jiang Zhirou finished speaking, she suddenly seemed to remember something. She turned to look at Chi Yu. "How did he do in the interview? Are you going to let him into the company?"
As they were talking, the car was slowly driving into the underground parking lot of the mall.
Chi Yu gently stepped on the accelerator. His voice was emotionless. "If it were you, would you let him into the company?"
"I would," Jiang Zhirou replied without hesitation.
Then, under Chi Yu's gaze, she added, "It's better to keep him in sight than to let him cause trouble behind our backs."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chi Yu let out a soft laugh. He turned off the engine and looked at Jiang Zhirou with a smile. "I was thinking the same thing."
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At the same time, in Yuhaiwan.
Shu Yi straightened up and was about to leave when Wen Yuxuan suddenly grabbed his neck.
She hooked her arm around him and leaned in close to his ear. "I won't come to your place tonight. Don't miss me too much."
As soon as she finished speaking, a cold glint flashed in Shu Yi's eyes. He quickly lowered his eyes to hide his emotions and put on a smile. He nodded at Wen Yuxuan. "Okay."
"Go on up," Wen Yuxuan said as she pinched his chest as if in revenge.
Shu Yi tensed up and straightened his body. He watched as the flamboyant red Ferrari drove away. It wasn't until the car had completely disappeared from sight that Shu Yi wiped the smile off his face and turned to walk into Yuhaiwan.
As soon as he entered the door, he rushed towards the bathroom. He quickly turned on the faucet, not bothering to get a cup. He bent down and started gulping down the water from the faucet.
Just thinking about that kiss made his stomach turn.
He braced himself against the faucet. The gushing water drenched his body. The water droplets ran down his neck and dripped onto the marble floor, making a crisp sound.
Because he was drinking too fast, as soon as the water entered his throat, Shu Yi started coughing violently, holding onto the sink.
His face turned red from the coughing. The veins in his throat bulged. There was no trace of the smile from before in his eyes. Instead, there was a deep-seated hatred.
Just then, his phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
Shu Yi looked up at himself in the mirror. He frowned, picked up the towel next to him, and wiped the water off his face before calmly answering the phone.
As soon as the call connected, a deep, angry male voice slurred with alcohol came from the other end of the phone.
"Why haven't you transferred the money this month?!"
Shu Yi walked out of the bathroom barefoot. His eyes were dark. He said into the phone, "I don't have any money."
"No money?!"
Hearing those words, the man on the other end of the phone instantly flew into a rage. His voice rose several octaves. "Are you fucking kidding me?!"
Shu Yi sat down on the sofa in the living room and leaned back. Before he could say anything, the male voice on the other end continued.
"Shu Yi, I know all the dirty things you've been doing in the imperial capital. If you don't want your mom to find out about these things, you'd better transfer the money to my account by today. If you're any later, I can't guarantee what I might say."
Hearing this, Shu Yi's hand tightened around the phone. The veins on the back of his hand bulged from the force.
He was silent for a while before he said, "How much do you want?"
Hearing this, the man on the other end of the phone held up five fingers and said into the phone, "Five hundred thousand."
"Five hundred thousand?!! Zhou Bing, are you crazy?!!"
"Where am I supposed to get five hundred thousand?!!"
Shu Yi's face turned ugly. His grip on the phone tightened even more. It seemed as if the phone would break in his hand at any moment.
Hearing this, the man named Zhou Bing on the other end of the phone suddenly burst out laughing. "Shu Yi, Shu Yi. Aren't you with the daughter of a rich family in the imperial capital now? Five hundred thousand is just a bag or a piece of clothing to them. Just ask her for it."
"Zhou Bing, don't go too far," Shu Yi said with a dark expression. During the time he had been with Wen Yuxuan, she had been very generous to him. But he wouldn't ask her for money unless he had no other choice.
He knew very well that once he asked, he would be putting the blade that could stab him into the other person's hands.
And someone like Wen Yuxuan would definitely make him pay back ten or a hundred times more.
Shu Yi tightened his grip on the phone and said nothing.
Zhou Bing on the other end of the phone started to get impatient. "You'd better think this through. If you don't want your crazy mom to keep being a laughingstock on the street, get the money for me today."
Shu Yi held the phone and was silent for a long time. After a while, he said, "I'll transfer the money to your card within three days."
"That's more like it," the man on the other end of the phone immediately changed his attitude. "Don't worry. I'll take good care of your mom. After all, she's my sister. How could I not take care of her? Right?"