Seeing Hou Mingzhu’s disgusted look, Ye Tiancheng felt it was a good opportunity. Hou Mingzhu was quite capable and should be able to help him solve his current predicament.
“Since you’ve said it, you can’t go back on your word,” Ye Tiancheng changed the subject and stated his condition. “I want you to rescue Su Muxian. Su Muxian is trapped in the Ouyang family, controlled by Ouyang Xunuo, and is in danger. We need to rescue her quickly; that’s the most important thing.”
“Ye Tiancheng, you’re not bad, just poor. Can you stop bothering me? Go find your own home. If you push me too far, I’ll assassinate you. I suggest you live your own life well, lest you be caught off guard.”
“Alright, well, then I’ll have to go to your house. It seems I’ll be staying at the Hou family for a while. I’m considered your family’s future son-in-law, so staying at your house shouldn’t be a problem.”
Ye Tiancheng’s overly familiar demeanor terrified Hou Mingzhu. Rich people feared being pestered by the poor the most. When Ye Tiancheng became a sticky plaster that couldn’t be shaken off, Hou Mingzhu was naturally the most horrified.
“No, what do you mean by that?”
“Is what I said so difficult to understand? It means exactly what it says. I feel that although I am your fiancé, I have never received the treatment a fiancé should receive. I think it’s necessary to change the current situation.”
“Alright, alright, forget it. You’re amazing. I can help you rescue Su Muxian, but don’t cause trouble for me anymore, okay?”
Faced with Ye Tiancheng, Hou Mingzhu was helpless.
In the past, Ye Tiancheng still had some status and didn’t need to get entangled with Hou Mingzhu. Now, Ye Tiancheng was ruined and was a complete pauper.
As a rich girl, Hou Mingzhu knew a principle: never help the poor. Just getting close to them would bring misfortune. Therefore, Hou Mingzhu had to find a way to distance herself from him.
“Then thank you. We need to hurry. Su Muxian is currently in Ouyang Xunuo’s hands and is very unsafe.”
“Alright, I know. I’ll send people to handle this matter.”
After Hou Mingzhu finished speaking, she solved the issue with one phone call, then got into her subordinate’s car and went to have a meal with all her subordinates.
Ye Tiancheng heard that Su Muxian returned to the Su family that day. Ye Tiancheng wanted to visit Su Muxian and was very worried about her condition. However, he was blocked at the door by the Su family’s servants.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Ye, our master doesn’t allow you to enter.”
If he hadn’t tried to snatch the bride back then, there wouldn’t have been so many complications. It was understandable that the Su family patriarch looked down on him. Ye Tiancheng didn’t want to embarrass himself.
Ye Tiancheng left dejectedly. After leaving, Ye Tiancheng thought that he couldn’t continue to be so down and out; life always had some turning points.
Ye Tiancheng needed to become stronger. Only by becoming stronger could he protect himself and the people he wanted to protect. He couldn’t even see Su Muxian’s face now, which showed how weak he was. In the eyes of others, he was nothing. Being looked down upon and then being chased away like a stray dog was humiliating.
Ye Tiancheng went to find Su Muxian again. Su Muxian had discharged herself from the hospital against the doctor’s advice and was now shopping with her girlfriends at designer stores.
“Help! Ye Tiancheng, why are you pestering me again? Didn’t I tell you? We have no more ties. I did what you asked me to do, and I didn’t ask you for anything in return. I should be seeking revenge, yet you’re still bothering me? This is biting the hand that feeds you.”
“I need a job opportunity. Give me a job opportunity.”
Su Muxian was at her wit’s end. Fortunately, Ye Tiancheng’s request was not too difficult, so she agreed.
“Be my assistant. You can be my assistant at my company. Just serve tea and pour water; it doesn’t require any technical skills. Otherwise, your education isn’t that high, and I can’t trust you.”
It was truly a turn of events. Back then, Hou Mingzhu ran to Ye Tiancheng’s company to serve tea and pour water to get close to him. Now, karma had come too quickly.
“Can’t you give me a job with some technical content? I want to earn more money.”
“You make it sound like I’m so insidious. Your new job, although it’s an assistant, is a very good job. If you really feel it doesn’t match your noble status, then forget it. You can earn ten thousand yuan a month, which is already far above the level of ordinary people.”
Ye Tiancheng desperately needed money now. He shouldn’t worry about his pride at this moment. He would accept the reality and deal with people’s emotions as they came.
“Understood. Let’s leave it at that. I think this job is quite good. Thank you.”
Hou Mingzhu continued shopping with her friends. She glanced at Ye Tiancheng, rolled her eyes, and turned away, never looking back at him, leaving only her retreating figure.
After Ye Tiancheng started his job, he became an assistant to a manager. This manager was quite diligent at work and had good performance, but he liked to drink at bars in private. This was normal; it was a balance between work and rest.
“Little Ye, come to the bar with me. It’ll be convenient for you to serve me.”
Ye Tiancheng was already exhausted from being ordered around by him during work hours at the company. He probably wouldn’t be able to rest even after work and still had to go to the bar with him. He felt some dissatisfaction.
“Brother, I’m inviting you for a drink. Won’t you give me this face?”
Working under someone wasn’t that casual. It wasn’t like when he used to run his own company. Ye Tiancheng decided to swallow this bitter pill and followed Manager Zhang to the bar.
“Ouyang Qianqian, you’ve been back in the country for so long, why haven’t you found a place to work? You only have one brother. Your family’s business should have a share for you. Go be a manager or something, preferably in charge of finance.”
This beautiful woman with a graceful figure was Ouyang Qianqian, Ouyang Xunuo’s sister. She had been studying abroad and had only returned for less than three months.
“No rush. Work is something that happens with fate. Although our Ouyang family’s business is quite large, there are many positions, and I’m spoiled for choice. I haven’t found one I like yet.”
Ouyang Qianqian sat at the bar, drinking. She had a great figure. The person talking to her was her best friend. The two of them, feeling bored, came to the bar to drink and relieve their boredom.
“I’m Miss Ouyang. What kind of man do you like? Why don’t you just let Grandpa give you the company? Your brother isn’t capable either. He lost face recently because of the marriage, and Grandpa doesn’t favor him.”
“Forget it. Grandpa is very biased towards men. He’s just saying that on the surface. The company will definitely go to Ouyang Xunuo; I probably won’t get any share.”
Manager Zhang clearly liked beautiful women and liked to climb the social ladder. If he could get involved with the Ouyang family’s only daughter, he would surely have a prosperous future.
Manager Zhang walked over with a glass of champagne and politely asked,
“Hello, are you Miss Ouyang? Are you alone?”
Ouyang Qianqian didn’t give Manager Zhang any face. She pulled her best friend closer and said, “You have small eyes, which is no good. I’m with my girlfriend. Don’t disturb us.”
“It’s alright, it’s no disturbance at all. Miss, could you please move over there?”
Ye Tiancheng watched from the side and felt awkward. This Manager Zhang was too clueless. He was bringing his work efficiency into his personal life.
What girl would like a man like this? Did Manager Zhang think he was a domineering CEO? In reality, he was quite shameless.
Ouyang Qianqian was not to be trifled with either. She directly slapped Manager Zhang. As an assistant, Ye Tiancheng naturally had to stand in front of Manager Zhang, otherwise, Manager Zhang would take his anger out on him later.
“Hey, little brother, you look familiar. Haven’t you been on some financial magazines? But you’re so handsome, and you’re still an assistant to someone like that. I don’t think you’re anything good either.”
After speaking, Ouyang Qianqian pulled her best friend and left, as if she couldn’t bear to even come to this bar again.
Ye Tiancheng was worried that Manager Zhang would cause trouble for him. Fortunately, due to his identity, it was rumored throughout the company that Ye Tiancheng was Hou Mingzhu’s fiancé and would only be involved with Hou family businesses in the future. Therefore, Manager Zhang was relatively polite to Ye Tiancheng.
During work hours, Manager Zhang asked Ye Tiancheng to buy a book for him. Ye Tiancheng went to the nearest bookstore to the company and searched for a long time before finally finding the book.
Unfortunately, the administrator checked it on the computer and found that it had just been bought. The current copy had to be kept as a template, and it was an old book, so it couldn’t be sold to Ye Tiancheng.
“Alright, then I’ll buy a book here first.”
“I’m sorry, this book cannot be sold, and it’s an old book. The computer cannot scan its price.”
With a scent of orange perfume, a tall and beautiful woman appeared. She saw Ye Tiancheng and recognized him with great surprise.
“It’s you, the assistant kid.”
Ye Tiancheng spoke to Ouyang Qianqian generously. Ouyang Qianqian then realized that Ye Tiancheng wanted to buy a book. The one she had bought earlier was the very one she had just purchased.
“It’s okay, I can give you that book.”
“Okay, then I’ll pay.”
It was about fifty yuan. Ye Tiancheng felt embarrassed to just take it like that; he couldn’t take someone’s kindness for granted.
“No need. I’ve already paid. Treat me to a cup of coffee.”
Thus, Ye Tiancheng and Ouyang Qianqian went to a coffee shop together. They each ordered a cup of coffee, and while drinking, they naturally started chatting.
“Our family, in fact, hinders me quite a bit. Every man who shows me affection is after my billions in assets, as well as our company’s revenue, which has increased by 130% this year.”
It seemed that being the daughter of a wealthy family wasn’t easy, which made Ye Tiancheng laugh.
“From today onwards, you can try to break free from this mindset. Just hide your identity and dress modestly, like an ordinary girl.”
While they were talking, a girl dressed very plainly came over and asked them to fill out a survey.
Ye Tiancheng readily agreed. Ouyang Qianqian was playing with her phone and soon discovered that Ye Tiancheng wasn’t just a small assistant but a young entrepreneur who had recently gone bankrupt.
“I knew it. You looked so familiar. By the way, have you offended my brother recently? You snatched my sister-in-law away.”