Ye Yun was different from other men. Their gazes were as if they wanted to strip her bare and throw her onto the bed. Ye Yun's gaze, however, was pure. Therefore, Wu Ziqiong felt no aversion to spending time with Ye Yun.
The four of them, along with Tongtong and Keke, descended the stairs while chatting. Although Ye Yun kept declining, saying there was no need to escort them down, Wu Ziqiong insisted. She truly wanted to spend a little more time with Ye Yun. Even a brief moment could significantly improve her mood.
The four chatted and laughed, and those who didn't know them might have mistaken them for a family of four: a handsome man and a beautiful woman, with two lovely daughters, living a sweet and happy life.
Watching Keke and Ye Yun drive away, Wu Ziqiong and Tongtong stood for a long time. Even when the car's taillights disappeared, the mother and daughter remained standing in the wind.
"Mom, when will Uncle Ye come back?" After an unknown period, Tongtong tugged at Wu Ziqiong's clothes.
"Tongtong, be good. Let's go home and eat," Wu Ziqiong didn't answer her daughter's question directly, taking her daughter's hand and turning to go upstairs. Her back was somewhat forlorn.
However, mother and daughter didn't know that on the third floor across the way, a middle-aged woman was watching this scene through her balcony. She had seen Ye Yun leaving the Wu family's residence with perfect clarity! The middle-aged woman quickly took out her phone and dialed a number.
"Mr. Zhong, I saw a man just coming out of that woman's apartment..."
...
Ye Yun was not a god and had no way of knowing that in the residential complex opposite Wu Ziqiong's home, a neighbor was watching them! It was now nearing twelve noon, and the overtime for Kexin Advertising Company was nearing its end.
"Ah, I'm so tired. Overtime every day, my arms are killing me."
"Yeah, it's true. Some people have all the luck. Think about it, she married so well, her wedding car was a supercar. We're stuck here grinding away at overtime, rushing jobs. My head is spinning!"
"Exactly, it's all Tengcheng Pictures' fault. Why did they have to have Wang Wenwen and Wang Xiaohong collaborate on an MV? One command from above, and we're running our legs off, exhausted to death!"
"Forget it, forget it. We're all doing this for work. Maybe we'll get a bonus at the end of the year."
A group of people grumbled and complained to each other.
"Ah, who told us we weren't born lucky? We work overtime for a living, but some people work overtime purely for pleasure. Who wouldn't if they had rich lovers!" Zeng Shaoyan said loudly to a few colleagues, seemingly ensuring Li Mengyao could hear her, purely to annoy her.
Li Mengyao couldn't be bothered to respond and quickened her pace. But as she reached the company entrance, she froze.
"Mengyao!"
"Mom!"
Before she could say anything, two figures, one large and one small, spoke. It was Ye Yun and Keke. Most of the colleagues had seen Ye Yun before. Even those who hadn't could tell Ye Yun's identity from the expressions of others.
"Weren't you waiting for me in the parking lot?" Li Mengyao asked.
"Cough, cough, Keke was being restless in the car, saying she had to come down to pick Mom up from work. Wife, this is for you!" Ye Yun explained, then produced a large bouquet of roses he had prepared from behind his back. He had seen a flower shop on the way and, remembering he had never bought Li Mengyao flowers in his previous life, bought them immediately.
"This, this..." Li Mengyao was taken aback, then a sense of bitterness gradually welled up within her. What was going on today? Ye Yun had never sent her flowers before. Could it be... he was buying her flowers out of guilt because he had another woman? And that he wanted to take her shopping this afternoon was just a form of compensation?
"Alright, let's go eat first. We still have shopping to do later!" Seeing Li Mengyao lost in thought, Ye Yun assumed she was happy about the flowers and quickly pulled her along.
"Oh, Li Mengyao, your husband is really playing along. Did you two plan this?"
"Listen to him, 'shopping'... Wow, sounds like some rich big spender."
"You two are quite a pair, one claims her husband drives a Lamborghini, and the other talks about 'shopping' as soon as she opens her mouth. Aren't you afraid of getting your tongues twisted by the wind!"
"Yeah, it's normal not to be afraid of even the strongest wind when you can brag like that in front of your own child." Zeng Shaoyan's mouth was as sweet as honey, spewing venom. Li Mengyao's face changed. This Zeng Shaoyan was truly annoying; why was she always targeting her!
Ye Yun, however, didn't get angry. He glanced at Zeng Shaoyan. Although it was a sidelong glance, his eyes were not as gentle as they were for Li Mengyao, but rather quite cold.
Ye Yun slowly took a set of keys from his pocket and pointed to the yellow bull emblem on it. "This is my car. Tell me, what else could it be if not a Lamborghini?" Then, he brought two fingers together and produced a card. "This card has twenty million in it. This afternoon, I planned to take my wife and daughter shopping, intending to spend it all before going back."
...
Silence! A deathly silence!
At this moment, everyone in the company had their mouths wide open, as if they could swallow an egg! Everyone looked at Ye Yun in disbelief, as if they couldn't believe these words were coming from his mouth. They were indeed surprised, but not by Ye Yun's ability to have so much money. They were surprised by how he could speak such obvious lies so casually, as if they were true.
"Ye Yun, are you joking? Unfortunately, your joke isn't funny at all."
"I say that's not a Lamborghini car key, but a lighter! I saw it on Douyin, someone sells these model lighters for only 38 yuan and 8!"
"And twenty million in the card, you're really bragging. I could say I have a hundred million in my card!" Zeng Shaoyan led the way, and many colleagues chirped in discussion. If it were usual times, Li Mengyao would still be their superior, and they wouldn't dare say much. However, it was the weekend, and everyone was supposed to be resting. All because of Li Mengyao's performance, they had to come in for overtime. Who wouldn't hold some resentment? Moreover, Ye Yun's bragging was too outrageous. A Lamborghini? Swiping a card with twenty million? Weren't you afraid your bragging would blow up in your face!
"You have quite the nerve. Your wife got out of someone else's Lamborghini, and then to help her cover up the lie, you claim that Lamborghini is yours. You must have a thick skin, practically a whole Hulunbuir grassland on your head." Zeng Shaoyan said to Ye Yun, hands on her hips, dismissively.
"Exactly, exactly. You said that Lamborghini was yours, right? If you have the guts, take us to see it. I don't believe someone who can afford a Lamborghini would only buy their wife a broken Levin!" someone in the crowd taunted.
Under the crowd's mockery, Zeng Shaoyan's mind suddenly had a flash. That's right! Ye Yun bragged that the Lamborghini was his. Li Mengyao wouldn't expose him, so why not let him take them to see it! As soon as Li Mengyao's lie was exposed in person, what face would this woman have to continue staying in the company?
"If you want to follow, come along."