30: Chapter 30 The Demoness is in Love

Song Yuan didn't say anything more to embarrass her; after all, with so many outsiders present, letting others see her as a joke would also be seeing himself as a joke.

Since they had been together, it was best to part amicably.

As for the wedding two days later, when the time came, she would naturally know the truth.

Whether she could bear that truth was her business, not his; everything was her own choice.

Lin Xueyao looked at him stubbornly, then turned and went back into the house.

She had a lot of things, and they were all fragmented, so Lin You and Wang Chunmei both came to help her pack.

The moving company Lin Xueyao called arrived quite quickly, moving her belongings out one by one. Song Yuan watched the house gradually empty, feeling as if he had done a large-scale decluttering.

From now on, there would be no memories left between them, let alone any items to remind him of her.

Those expensive bags, cosmetics, jewelry, designer clothes…

All of it was the 'empire' he had built for her over the past three years, and also the lesson he had bought for himself. Buying a lesson and losing some money was not a loss; it was better than losing one's life.

After Lin Xueyao's things were cleared out, Wang Chunmei directed the moving assistants to also move out the refrigerator from the kitchen, and a stereo system.

Song Yuan was a bit exasperated.

“Lu Chi’s Aunt, I’ll replace the refrigerator for you.”

Lu Chis Aunt saw that the person occupying the house had left, and her hanging heart finally settled.

“Song Yuan, it’s alright. You go back to work. I was going to replace the refrigerator anyway, so it doesn’t matter if it’s moved. It wouldn’t sell for more than a hundred yuan as scrap. I don’t fuss over such small gains.”

“Thank you for your understanding, Lu Chi’s Aunt. You’ve seen me at my worst.”

Song Yuan called two cleaners to thoroughly clean the house, inside and out. After completing the handover with Lu Chis Aunt, this house no longer had any connection to him.

On the other side, Lin Xueyao sat in the moving vehicle with her parents and younger brother, the whole family looking furious.

Wang Chunmei was usually a chatterbox, cursing one family after another. This time, their family was kicked out, losing face, and her son’s blind date was also ruined.

She was afraid this matter would spread among relatives, and then who would dare to arrange marriages for her family?

The thought of it affecting her son’s marriage was like the sky falling for her.

Wang Chunmei cried all the way, cursing all the way, cursing Song Yuan for being inhuman, a scumbag, for freeloading off her daughter. Then she started cursing Lin Xueyao, saying she was cheap, loose, and had slept with a man for three years without even getting a house out of it.

Lin Xueyao was already annoyed at this point; she couldn't stand to hear these words.

She felt that Song Yuan’s actions today were inextricably linked to her own mother.

“Mom, stop cursing him. Who paid for the four-story house in our hometown? And who paid for Lin You’s tuition and living expenses these past few years?

Stop calling him a freeloader. He turned against me today because you forced him to!”

After Lin Xueyao vented, Lin You slapped her across the face.

“You unfilial daughter, how dare you talk back to your mother! You can’t keep a man, and you blame your own mother? Any capable woman wouldn’t fail to hold onto a man. Look at what you are now?

You’re like a piece of discarded rags after being played with by a man!”

Lin Xueyao burst into tears with a somewhat hysterical voice.

“What nonsense are you talking about? Song Yuan won’t abandon me. We’re still having our wedding in two days. Since you’re so biased towards your son, don’t even think about my dowry later. I won’t give you a single cent.”

Wang Chunmei was crying so hard she was almost out of breath, shouting loudly,

“Money pit, money pit…”

Lin Xueyao’s phone rang amidst the noise. She wiped away her tears and saw it was from Ms. Xu, the General Manager's assistant. She dared not ignore her superior’s call.

After composing herself, she answered. Ms. Xu’s voice came through the phone.

“Lin Xueyao, why aren’t you at your post again today? General Manager Gu has an important guest this afternoon and needs someone to entertain them. I don’t care where you are, get back here within half an hour. You know the consequences if General Manager Gu finds out!”

Lin Xueyao quickly replied,

“Assistant Xu, I’ll be back at the company immediately.”

Lin Xueyao got off the car halfway, hailed a taxi, and changed direction back to the company. As she rushed into the building, looking disheveled, she ran into the “she-devil” who was just coming out of the General Manager’s private elevator.

Walking out of the elevator with Gu Shiyu was also the CEO of the internet company giant who had recently partnered with their company. The two General Managers chatted about their collaboration, followed by their respective assistants and bodyguards. Employees encountered in the lobby all bowed in greeting.

In her panic, Lin Xueyao saw Gu Shiyu glance in her direction, and she instantly felt her scalp tingle.

She thought, “It’s over.”

The “she-devil” would either scold her severely or, worse, fire her.

She returned to her workstation with trepidation. Sure enough, less than ten minutes after she sat down, the internal line from the President’s Office rang. It was Ms. Xu’s voice.

“Lin Xueyao, General Manager Gu has a meeting in ten minutes. Be ready to take meeting minutes. Now, first bring General Manager Gu a cup of coffee.”

Lin Xueyao brewed the coffee according to the method her seniors taught her and carefully carried it to the President’s Office.

She placed the coffee on the desk and tried to minimize her presence, hoping to slip away unnoticed. Just as she was about to move, Gu Shiyu called out to her.

“Your name is Lin Xueyao, right?”

Lin Xueyao responded,

“Yes, General Manager Gu.”

Gu Shiyu put down the documents in her hand and looked up at her.

“What happened to your face? And your eyes.”

Lin Xueyao felt a sudden tightness in her chest.

“I argued with my boyfriend, then I argued with my mom, and my dad hit me…”

Gu Shiyu: …

“I’ll give you one day. Go deal with your family issues first, then come back to work. Go home and reduce the swelling on your face. Don’t bring negative energy to your colleagues.”

Lin Xueyao lowered her head.

“Thank you, General Manager Gu.”

The “she-devil” miraculously didn’t scold her this time. Lin Xueyao felt relieved, but she was sharp-eyed and quickly noticed a dark mark on Gu Shiyu’s neck.

From her experience, it looked like a hickey.

Sure enough, even the “she-devil” had a touch of humanity when she was in love.

As Lin Xueyao was about to leave the office, Gu Shiyu took out a box of eye masks from a drawer.

“These are very good for reducing swelling. Take them and use them. Remember, if you don’t debase yourself, no one can debase you. Crying for others isn’t worth it.”

Lin Xueyao looked up at Gu Shiyu. Perhaps because they were both women, the “she-devil” was actually comforting her. If this story got out, it would cause a sensation among all the employees in the secretarial department.

As Lin Xueyao took the box of eye masks, she also noticed the ring on Gu Shiyu’s ring finger. It was understated yet luxurious. She found it very familiar but couldn’t recall where she had seen it.

“General Manager Gu, are you married?”

Gu Shiyu hummed in affirmation, “The wedding is happening soon!”

Lin Xueyao dared to ask another question,

“Is it General Manager Lu of Lu’s Real Estate?”

The only person she could think of who would catch Gu Shiyu’s eye, among the powerful and attractive capitalists in their circle, was the General Manager of Lu’s Real Estate.

Gu Shiyu shook her head and replied,

“No, he’s a technology talent.”