PSMD – Chapter 107

Shen Ningruo even suspected that Guo Ming’an had a hand in adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes, leading to Shen Yuankai finding out about her relationship with Qiu Yang. This possibility was extremely high, and her brow remained furrowed.

Yao Yao was startled. She was also in the car, having just picked up Yue Chu from work. Hearing this, she paused: “What?”

She suspected she misheard the name: “Guo Ming’an?”

“Yes,” Shen Ningruo replied with a single, very firm word.

Yue Chu rested her head on the side, her eyes closed. The car window was slightly lowered, letting the sound of the wind quietly enter her ears. She didn’t intend to eavesdrop, but Yao Yao’s voice was still clearly audible.

“Okay, then how about I come over tomorrow to discuss?”

After arranging a time with Shen Ningruo for after work, Yao Yao ended the call. They had just reached a red light, and she stopped the car. Pedestrians were crossing the zebra crossing, everyone walking quickly.

Yao Yao held the steering wheel, tilted her head, and looked at Yue Chu: “That was Ruoruo calling.”

“Yeah, I know.” Yue Chu lifted her eyelids slightly and rolled the window back up, sealing the car.

Yao Yao pursed her lips and said worriedly, “I don’t know exactly what happened yet, but you remember her ex-boyfriend I told you about? He’s bothering Ruoruo again.”

Yue Chu looked at Yao Yao under the streetlights: “The ex who pursued her even after getting engaged?”

“Yes, him.”

“He’s disgusting. I’ve actually disliked him for a long time, but Ruoruo always has her own ideas, so I never said anything bad about that guy in front of her. But guess what, I directly caught him coming out of a hotel with another woman, hugging and kissing. I took pictures right there.”

“Yangyang is your junior from university, I don’t know if she told you, but the woman he was hugging and kissing with at the time was her ex.”

Yue Chu lightly rubbed her forehead and asked, “How are that scumbag couple doing now?”

“Very well, they even got married.”

“But I don’t know how that guy provoked Ruoruo, Ruoruo said she wants to ruin his reputation.”

Yue Chu blinked, her tone calm: “What about that woman? Doesn’t she need her reputation ruined too?”

Yao Yao: …

Yao Yao: ???

Yao Yao immediately said, “Yue Chuchu, what are you planning?”

“Yangyang isn’t just my junior, she’s my sister. She was hurt so badly by that woman before, shouldn’t I, as her sister, help do something?” Yue Chu’s tone was light. She looked forward again and scoffed, “People without morals obviously need more education, at least enough to… socially die.”

Yao Yao couldn’t help but shiver.

Wow, her girlfriend is fierce.

Qiu Yang still didn’t know what had happened, but when Shen Ningruo returned and she saw Shen Ningruo’s expression, she understood everything.

Shen Ningruo didn’t want her to worry, so she downplayed it, saying, “I had a fight with my dad.”

“It’s the same old topic, I’m tired of it.”

Qiu Yang still looked worried. Pingzi also came over and rubbed against Shen Ningruo’s leg, looking worried too, and meowed.

Shen Ningruo stroked its head, then leaned over and hugged Qiu Yang. Her chin rested on Qiu Yang’s shoulder, her eyes fixed on a random spot on the floor, and she said softly, “Xiao Yang, I didn’t have anything I wanted to protect before, but now I have you and Pangpang, and I want to keep all this beauty.”

“Some things have to be faced. Don’t worry, I won’t lack courage.”

Qiu Yang hugged her back, raised her hand, and gently patted her thin back: “I know, and I won’t lack courage either. The future is still long, and there’s still a lot of time. There are many things we’ll have to face.”

Pingzi stood on the sofa, seemingly affected by the emotions, and also leaned its face against Shen Ningruo’s back. It rubbed against her, offering silent comfort.

Qiu Yang smiled watching its actions and asked it, “Are you thanking your Ruoruo Mom for pleading for your cat food this morning?”

Pingzi: “Meow.”

Shen Ningruo was amused by the conversation between the person and the cat, and her unhappy mood improved significantly. She turned her head and kissed Qiu Yang’s neck: “I’m going to take a shower now.”

Qiu Yang nodded: “Okay.”

She replied and let go of Shen Ningruo. Seeing that Shen Ningruo’s mood was much better, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

The five-day May Day holiday was exchanged for compensatory leave. Even though today was Friday, they wouldn’t have a full weekend off. Tomorrow, Saturday, they still had to work as usual. Everyone knew this news, which made them even more listless.

Qu Yan came to work as usual today. Qiu Yang saw her when she clocked in and returned to the office. She was sitting in her office, looking at the computer screen with a serious expression.

Qiu Yang glanced at her twice, then started her own work.

During the routine morning meeting, several colleagues looked sleepy, clearly not having adjusted their body clocks yet. This included Peng Kaimiao, who looked like he was about to collapse any second. However, Qiu Yang didn’t pay much attention to him and just heard Qu Yan talking about the collaboration with Qiyao Company.

“The first batch of products customized by Qiyao for our company has been completed and will be ready for inspection next week. This is a major breakthrough in our cooperation with Qiyao. This afternoon, Manager Ke from Qiyao Company and her team will come to the company…”

Starting with Manager Ke meant Shen Ningruo wouldn’t be there.

Qiu Yang pursed her lips, feeling nothing in particular.

After the meeting, she returned to her seat. Qiu Yang didn’t focus on Qu Yan anymore. She concentrated on her own section of work; being diligent was her basic requirement for herself.

In the afternoon, Qiu Yang was tapped by a colleague at the next desk. She was a woman named Qi Rong, one year older than Qiu Yang but with the same position.

She quietly moved her chair closer to Qiu Yang, patted Qiu Yang’s shoulder, and asked a somewhat gossipy question: “Yangyang, you’re closest to Qu Jie, do you know what’s been up with Qu Jie these past two days?”

“What’s wrong?” Qiu Yang put down her work. She was almost done with her tasks for the day, so she wasn’t in a hurry.

Since Qu Yan wasn’t in the office, Qi Rong wasn’t worried. Seeing Qiu Yang’s equally confused expression, she was a bit bewildered: “Don’t you think Qu Jie is acting differently?”

Qiu Yang still looked the same: “I don’t know.”

“Never mind, that’s not the point. I don’t know who spread it, but they say Qu Jie has a new boyfriend.” Qi Rong lowered her voice significantly, her expression becoming more gossipy.

Qiu Yang was startled by this and then heard Qi Rong laughing, “I think it’s true. I saw a man waiting for Qu Jie on the street downstairs today, giving her flowers. She just didn’t bring them up.”

“This… I really didn’t know.” Qiu Yang’s tone was a bit awkward.

Qi Rong said it was nothing: “Well, now you know, right?”

After Qi Rong finished sharing what she knew and went back to her seat, Qiu Yang looked back at her computer screen.

Qu Yan has a new boyfriend? She really didn’t know.

She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt her relationship with Qu Yan was very stiff now. They used to chat a bit during work, but now there was no chatting, just like ordinary colleagues.

Her phone on the desk vibrated twice, pulling Qiu Yang back to reality.

Someone had sent a WeChat message, but she didn’t have detailed notifications on, so she didn’t know who it was. She unlocked her phone.

It was from Yue Chu.

Yue Chu: 【Yangyang, our station is launching a new channel soon. It’s not exactly new, it was canceled before because the performance wasn’t good, but now the leadership thinks it might get a good response, so they’re bringing it back.】

Yue Chu: 【Are you… interested in participating?】

Yue Chu’s new job was still as a host. Besides having a pleasant voice, she also had a unique style and could handle various sudden situations. In just this past month, she had managed to revitalize a channel with extremely low listenership. Now the leadership highly valued her and planned to bring back a previous show.

Qiu Yang pursed her lips. Her fingertips hesitated. While wanting to refuse, she couldn’t help but type a reply: 【What kind of show is it, Jie?】

Yue Chu’s reply came a few minutes later: 【It’s related to emotions. People can share their emotional experiences, most of which are… not very good.】

Qiu Yang stared at these two lines of text and still refused: 【Jie, I don’t have that idea for now. I’m doing quite well right now, and I don’t want to give any more attention to people from the past, unless they pop up again.】

【Okay.】

【I understand.】

The conversation with Yue Chu ended there. Tao Sixian’s face appeared before Qiu Yang’s eyes.

She rubbed her eyes, unable to describe how she felt at the moment.

She just felt that people living in this world didn’t necessarily have to get married. She used to think Tao Sixian and Guo Ming’an married because they loved each other, but now it seemed they just found each other’s conditions satisfactory.

Two players, even after marriage, continued to play their own games.

So what was the meaning of marriage? Did it mean gaining more benefits?

Qiu Yang didn’t know the answer, and she didn’t want to know.

Shen Ningruo had something to discuss with Yao Yao after work today, and Qiu Yang knew this, so she didn’t ask Lao Yu to drive her home. She reached the ground floor of the office building and happened to see a man holding a bouquet of flowers, waiting for someone.

The bouquet was very familiar; it was champagne roses.