Bow to tempt the peach

Chapter 18
Zhang Mingyang was stunned, and then felt unbelievable.

Is this still the Lu Chenyan he knows?

When I introduced him to someone in college, he said very coldly that wasting time on falling in love was the stupidest thing.

Later, they started a business together, and some big shots in the business world took a fancy to Lu Chenyan's potential and wanted to help him connect, but he still couldn't make it.

In recent years, many rumors have spread in the Shanghai business community, saying that Lu Chenyan... has a hidden illness, otherwise how could he be like a weirdo and not have any love at all.

As his good brother, Zhang Mingyang had a vague guess. He felt that Lu Chenyan not only felt that men and women loved to waste time, but was also afraid of spending money. The title of "miser" in the contemporary era was not for nothing.

Zhang Mingyang's mind was spinning, and his voice suddenly rose an octave, "Have you finally enlightened? Or have you found a super rich woman who is willing to spend money on you?"

His response was silence, and after a moment, Lu Chenyan said coldly: "Get lost."

Zhang Mingyang felt that he had guessed correctly, he must have encountered someone who was taken advantage of.

After all, a person likes nothing more than watching others spend money on him.

Lu Chenyan was tight-lipped, and Zhang Mingyang's harsh words failed to reveal any information, but he was not discouraged at all, and instead sent Li Shang a WeChat message.

Inside the carriage, the air-conditioning circulated silently, and the bustling night scene outside the window faded in and out.

After Li Shang received Zhang Mingyang's WeChat message, he betrayed him without hesitation.

"Boss." He reported to Lu Chenyan sternly.

"Mr. Zhang sent me a WeChat message to inquire about your private itinerary."

Lu Chenyan closed his eyes and leaned on the back of the chair to take a nap, and replied simply and concisely, "Ignore him."

Li Shang: "Yes."

The car was moving forward at a steady speed, but Lu Chenyan suddenly opened his eyes, then took out his cell phone and took a photo outside the window.

He lowered his head and fiddled with his phone. There was a layer of warmth in the corners of his eyes and brows that he didn't even notice.
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On the other side, Xu Youtao did not escape the torture of her best friend after she returned.

Zhou Yao had previously thought that Lu Chenyan was a very suitable love partner, but after he confidently asked Xu Youtao to treat him to dinner, she didn't like him and was deeply afraid that Xu Youtao would be brainwashed.

"Just had a meal." Xu Youtao sat on the sofa and looked at Zhou Yao helplessly, paused, and then said: "Actually, his character is not that bad."

Zhou Yao's heart suddenly rang with alarm bells, "Huh?"

Xu Youtao talked about how Lu Chenyan helped her at the noodle shop, and what he later said was that his goal in life was to marry a rich woman. She sighed quietly, "It's a pity that I was blinded by money."

Instead, Zhou Yao lowered his guard and smiled, "That's good, he's quite a smart man."

"Sometimes soft rice is really delicious."

Xu Youtao:?

It turns out that my best friend’s outlook on life is also a bit crooked?
Zhou Yao tore off a piece of facial mask, carefully applied it to his face, and said slowly: "This way I won't be afraid that he will fall in love with you."

Xu Youtao:?

She suddenly became competitive and asked angrily, "Why?"

Zhou Yao glanced at her and almost put the words "self-knowledge" on her forehead.

"You are still far from the standard of a rich woman he wants to be with."

Xu Youtao:......

"Just say I'm poor."

The mask on Zhou Yaoxiao's face wrinkled, "Oh, wasn't I being more tactful?"

Xu Youtao said in a faint tone, "Thank you, I'm not comforted." As he joked, the night gradually deepened.
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The next day, it was another sunny day.

Xu Youtao and Zhou Yao caught the high-speed train back to Shanghai in the morning.

One went straight to the creative park to work, and the other went back to the rental house to carry his luggage.

There were still a lot of empty seats on the subway, which had avoided the morning rush hour. Xu Youtao chose a seat to the side and sat down. Then he took out his phone and scrolled through Moments to pass the time.

She was scrolling through the friend circles boredly, and suddenly, her finger stopped on the screen.

It was clearly Lu Chen Yanfa's circle of friends. There was only a simple photo, like a night scene taken casually through the car window - the trees were blurred to the point of becoming shadows and the tall buildings with bustling neon lights.

The time of sending was nine o'clock last night, not long after they separated.

Xu Youtao liked this circle of friends, continued to slide her fingers down, and unconsciously curved the corners of her mouth in a small arc.

The mural design work in the creative park is progressing very smoothly. Du Yan and Fu Ling, a young couple, are bickering and coloring the mural.

One said that the other party's color was wrong, and the other said that the other party had an eye problem. The two of them were arguing so much that the deserted lobby became lively.

Xu Youtao stood at the door for a while and shook her head helplessly.

At that time, she was coming to Shanghai to explore new markets. Some of the old employees in the company were starting a family and it was inconvenient to raise a family, while others thought the new market was too risky. No one was willing to follow her, except for Du Yan and Fu Ling. New employees eagerly agreed.

Fortunately, they get along very happily.

"Du Yan, Xiaoling." Xu Youtao called the two of them.

The young lovers who were bickering were startled. When they turned around and saw Xu Youtao, they all smiled.

"Sister Youtao."

Xu Youtao put the coffee and pastries he was carrying on a clean piece of cardboard and waved to them, "I brought you food, come here and rest for a while."

The two of them came over happily, drinking coffee and eating pastries, and did not forget to ask Xu Youtao if she had fun these two days.

Fu Ling: "Sister Youtao, the wedding must be lively, right? Isn't the bride very beautiful?"

Xu Youtao smiled lightly, "It's very lively, and the bride is also very beautiful."

"That's great." Fu Ling glanced at Du Yan without any trace, and the shyness on her face flashed across her face.

Xu Youtao put on cheap and durable work clothes. Seeing that Fu Ling and Du Yan were also coming, she waved to them, "You guys need to rest a little longer. You have worked hard these past two days."

After that, he picked up his toolbox and started patrolling the lobby.

The Party A of the creative park was very easy to talk to. Except for making a few requests about the theme of the mural at the beginning, he almost never showed up again. It seemed that he completely trusted Xu Youtao and left the design work to her.

This kind of Party A is easy to get along with, but it also means that she needs to shoulder greater responsibilities, and she dare not slack off at all.

After looking at the remaining area and silently planning the next arrangements in her mind, Xu Youtao carried the scaffolding to a blank wall, and then devoted herself to the boring and tedious work.

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Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was Wednesday.

Xu Youtao sent a message to Lu Chenyan early in the morning, fearing that the other party would forget the noon arrangement.

However, more than an hour passed and Lu Chenyan still didn't reply.

Xu Youtao was sitting on the scaffolding, with a gloomy look on her delicately made-up face. After looking at her phone again, various speculations couldn't help but emerge.

Lu Chenyan shouldn't let her go!
I should have asked him for his phone number if I had known earlier.

　Friends, see you tomorrow~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)