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Chapter 134: 134 I won’t be going tonight (please subscribe for the first time)

It was night, the wind had started to blow.

The car hadn’t reached the intersection yet when Chen Xu stopped and said, “I’ll get off here.”

“Okay.”

“Go home and rest early.” Chen Xu unbuckled his seat belt, leaned over, gave her a light kiss on her face, and then got out of the car.

He didn’t turn to walk home until the car disappeared down the road.

…

From then on, Chen Xu picked up Yang Jinxia from work every day, dating in the evenings, living a leisurely and sweet life.

He was satisfied with this life, thinking it would be perfect if only he could pay off the family debts and buy two apartments—one for his parents and one for himself.

He was confident that he could achieve these goals within two years.

But was Yang Jinxia willing to keep living with him?

He didn’t know; in this world, what can be said for certain?

Before they knew it, it was New Year’s Eve; Chen Xu and his family had their reunion dinner around four or five in the afternoon.

After dinner, Chen Xu watched TV with his parents for a while, and around seven, he said goodbye to them and left.

After he had gone, Zeng Wenli complained, “This child, I don’t know what he is thinking. Despite all the persuading, he just won’t bring his girlfriend home.”

Chen Xinwen said, “Xiao Xu has his own ideas; forcing him won’t help.”

“How can I be at ease without seeing the girl for myself?”

Chen Xinwen replied, “What if you see her and don’t like her? Do you think you can force him to break up?”

Zeng Wenli was at a loss for words; it wasn’t that she would do it, but even if she did, her son definitely wouldn’t listen to her.

Her son’s advantage was his independence and strong opinions. The disadvantage was that he was too opinionated, never consulting them about anything. Whether it was contributing his salary to help pay off the family debts or dating a girlfriend, it was always the same.

She said somewhat awkwardly, “I’m just curious, I want to see what kind of girl she is. I don’t believe you’re not interested in meeting her at all.”

Chen Xinwen said, “I trust Xiao Xu’s judgment.”

Finding him impossible to persuade, Zeng Wenli lost interest in arguing and turned to ask Chen Ziqi, “Ziqi, you must have seen the girl.”

Chen Ziqi blinked and said, “I saw her from afar once.”

“What does she look like?”

“Very pretty.”

“Really?” Zeng Wenli became interested and asked, “What about other aspects?”

Chen Ziqi shook her head, “I don’t know much about that.”

“Ziqi, you get along with your brother, could you maybe find out a bit more?”

“Oh, right.” Chen Ziqi seemed to remember something, “Her family must be quite wealthy.”

Zeng Wenli suddenly felt guilty, “How wealthy?”

“The car she drives costs more than four hundred thousand.”

Zeng Wenli fell silent; the total amount of their debts was only a few hundred thousand.

At that moment, Chen Xinwen sighed, “Children have their own fortunes; let’s not worry too much.”

Zeng Wenli couldn’t suppress her anger and said, “Isn’t it all because of you? If you hadn’t trusted the wrong person, would our family be in this situation? I told you before, that person is unreliable, but you just had to…”

“In front of the children, what are you saying?” Chen Xinwen’s face couldn’t maintain its composure.

Zeng Wenli wanted to say more, but Chen Ziqi quickly pulled her aside and said, “Auntie, it’s New Year’s Eve, let’s talk about happy things.”

Zeng Wenli snorted but stopped talking about those topics.

…

Chen Xu was unaware that his parents almost fought because of him. He was walking toward Yang Jinxia’s workplace; it being New Year’s Eve, finding even a scooter was difficult.

The wind was strong on the street, and the temperature was around seven or eight degrees—a bit cold.

He walked for a while but worried that Yang Jinxia might be waiting, so he started to run.

Her company had just launched a new property two days ago, and she had become busy, working overtime until after nine every night. Every day, he brought her food.

Even on New Year’s Eve, she had to work overtime.

When he arrived at the property, he was slightly sweaty, but it wasn’t serious. He took off his coat, held it in his hand, adjusted his hair, and entered the sales office.

As soon as he entered the lobby, there was a massive model of the community surrounded by quite a few people, including salespeople in suits holding laser pointers, enthusiastically explaining the details.

“Hey, Chen Xu, coming to see Jinxia on New Year’s Eve? Are you that worried she might change her heart?” a female salesperson teased when she saw him.

Chen Xu had become familiar with Jinxia’s colleagues as he had been picking her up every day.

He smiled and asked as he walked, “Still working so late?”

“Not yet, oh, we all have a tough life.”

While talking, Chen Xu turned into the nearby corridor; the first room was the payment window, where seven or eight people were lined up, waiting to pay. Some were discussing in pairs, and some were making loud phone calls, making the place somewhat noisy.

Chen Xu looked through the window but didn’t see Yang Jinxia.

One of his colleagues saw him and said, “Are you looking for Jinxia? She seems to have gone over there to fetch something.”

“Thank you.” Chen Xu thanked her and looked in the direction she had pointed, only to see Yang Jinxia walking towards him, followed by a tall man.

The man was over 1.8 meters tall and handsome, continuously talking to Yang Jinxia.

Yang Jinxia, holding a stack of folders, appeared cold and unresponsive to him, “I’m not in sales. If you want to buy a house, go to the hall and find…” Mid-sentence, she looked up, saw Chen Xu, and her face lit up with joy, “Chen Xu, you’re here.”

The man, seeing this ice queen’s face transform in an instant, was startled to see her running into another man’s arms. Then, he saw the man kiss her on the lips.

In a moment, he felt like his heart had been stabbed, a sharp pain coursing through him.

“Did you miss me?”

He faintly heard the man asking.

“Mhm.” The woman answered.

He stared blankly at the uniquely charismatic woman he had fallen for at first sight, then suddenly turned away dejectedly.

That man, in terms of looks, was no match for him. But the way this girl looked at the other guy made him realize he stood no chance.

…

After the tall man left, Chen Xu released Yang Jinxia, who was still holding a stack of files against her chest, feeling slightly uncomfortable.

“Jealous?” she whispered in his ear, leaning close.

“Why would I be jealous?”

“You’ve never kissed me like that in front of so many people before.”

“It’s New Year’s Eve; I just got carried away.”

Yang Jinxia gave him a glance and said, “Keep pretending.” After saying this, she walked into the payment room, arranged the files, grabbed her bag, bid her colleagues goodbye, and left.

“Let’s go.” She took Chen Xu’s hand and walked out.

“Goodbye.” Chen Xu waved to her colleagues.

These days, he had confirmed that Yang Jinxia, just as she had said in her dream, had indeed entered the company through connections and held a significant position there. If other colleagues made mistakes, the manager would scold them, but if she left early, the manager was always very polite.

As for her family’s specific situation, she hadn’t mentioned it, and he hadn’t asked. But it did add some pressure on him, making him think of how to earn more money in the shortest time.

Previously, although he was also eager to make money, he did not put too much pressure on himself. Now, however, there was a sense of urgency.

That urgent feeling was like when, in his junior year, he watched his father humbly begging the admissions office teacher to let them defer part of the tuition fees.

…

They didn’t go out but instead went to Yang Jinxia’s place, located in a nearby newly-built residential area.

She lived on the top floor in a two-bedroom apartment, about seventy square meters, beautifully decorated with complete home appliances. She mentioned that she rented the place.

After entering the apartment, they both took off their coats. The indoor heating was always on, keeping the temperature above twenty degrees.

This detail alone showed Yang Jinxia’s spending habits.

“What do you feel like eating today?” Chen Xu rolled up his sleeves and entered the kitchen.

“See what’s in the fridge. I’m going to change my clothes,” Yang Jinxia, tying her hair back, went into the bedroom.

Chen Xu opened the fridge door, where vegetables purchased the day before still lay mostly untouched, enough for several meals. He selected a few and started washing them under the tap.

Soon, Yang Jinxia returned wearing a white short-sleeved T-shirt and came over to help him.

Chen Xu gave her a smile and, after a while, couldn’t help looking at her again, thinking to himself, ‘There really are people who look good in any attire—a plain T-shirt looks so beautiful on her, so different from when she wears a shirt.’

Yang Jinxia liked his admiring gaze and said, “Is it only people who enjoy cooking that can make it taste so good? I’ve been following your methods, but they just don’t taste the same.”

“Actually, I don’t really like cooking. I hate the grease and feel uncomfortable whenever I see such greasy stuff.” Chen Xu shook his head, “I just treat it as a job.”

“Then I’ll cook next time.”

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Chen Xu still shook his head, “It’s nice doing it together.”

Indeed, with both of them washing the vegetables, one stir-frying and the other assisting, it didn’t seem hard at all.

They quickly finished preparing four dishes and a soup, and set them on the dining table.

Yang Jinxia had already opened a bottle of red wine, pouring it into the decanter. After sitting down, she poured a glass for each of them and raised hers, “Happy New Year.”

“Happy New Year.” Chen Xu sipped the red wine and said, “I’m not going back tonight.”

Seemingly from the alcohol, two red patches blossomed on Yang Jinxia’s cheeks.

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