120: Shocking statement

[XX Bank: Your card ending in 9539 received a transfer of 155,232 yuan on May 8th at 09:46.]

He had just arrived at the classroom and barely had a chance to sit down when the money from the gold bars he sold yesterday successfully arrived in his account.

Ye Su opened his calculator and added the money he had just received:

"That's 437,000 now. If I sell the ruby this afternoon, I should have another 70,000 coming in, which will push my savings over 500,000."

"At this rate, I reckon I'll be able to buy a shop in a month or two and open an antique and second-hand boutique."

At his age, Ye Su wasn't particularly desperate for a house; renting or buying didn't make much difference to him.

Compared to a house, Ye Su was more interested in opening an antique shop.

Besides being able to sell the antiques he picked up from good deals, Ye Su also wanted to use this shop to gradually build his own network, just like Wan Bowen and his son, so he could gain a firm foothold in Yangcheng.

Once he was established, the next step would be to look toward the whole country, then the whole world—maybe even take a stroll onto the Forbes list!

"In the future, I'm definitely going to have my own page in the family genealogy!"

"Hey!"

While Ye Su was still dreaming his sweet dream of having his own page in the family genealogy, Lin Jingjie suddenly nudged him with his elbow.

"You're on the wall."

"You're the one who's on the wall!"

"I'm talking about the confession wall."

"Oh..."

So he had been posted on the confession wall; Ye Su had thought Lin Jingjie meant he was literally hung on a wall.

Taking Lin Jingjie's phone, Ye Su saw the post was one of those "Looking for someone" or "Saw a classmate today" types, accompanied by a candid photo taken from afar showing a bit of his face. Judging by the clothes and background, it was the photo taken at the parking lot just moments ago.

"Boring." Ye Su lost interest and handed the phone back to Lin Jingjie.

"You're a campus celebrity now, you know."

"Celebrity my foot. Just focus on class."

Lin Jingjie ignored Ye Su, took a screenshot of the post, sent it to their dorm group chat, and started gossiping about Ye Su with the other two in person.

Ye Su couldn't be bothered with the three of them and dutifully sat through the morning classes.

...

Before 2:30 in the afternoon, Ye Su had already driven to the Poyun Jewelry flagship store.

Seeing Ye Su enter, a Female Sales Clerk with exquisite makeup immediately walked up to him.

"Hello, sir. How can I help you?"

"Hello, I'd like to see Ms. Li Mengyao."

"Are you Mr. Ye Su?"

"Yes, I am."

"President Li has already given instructions. If you arrive, you can go straight to her office. Would you like me to show you the way?"

"No need, I remember the way."

"Very well."

Nodding at the Female Sales Clerk, Ye Su walked toward Li Mengyao's office, following his memory from last time.

Behind Ye Su, the Female Sales Clerk couldn't help but steal a few more glances at him.

Working at a jewelry store, people came and went every day; there was no shortage of high-quality, attractive men and women.

But for some reason, watching Ye Su's back, the Female Sales Clerk always felt there was something different about him compared to other customers, something that made people want to look a few times more.

"What's the relationship between this handsome guy and President Li? Could it be that President Li has finally found a boyfriend!"

Ye Su didn't know that he was being gossiped about at school and was still being gossiped about at the jewelry store. He followed his memory to the door of Li Mengyao's office, straightened his clothes, and knocked.

Knock, knock—

Li Mengyao's magnetic voice sounded from inside: "Come in."

"Ms. Li."

Seeing it was Ye Su, Li Mengyao quickly sized him up, and then her eyes brightened imperceptibly:

"Ah, Ye Su, sit down."

After sitting down, Ye Su opened the storage box and placed it in front of Li Mengyao: "This is that ruby."

Li Mengyao gave Ye Su an annoyed look: "Seriously, do you have to be in such a rush? Getting straight to business the moment you arrive."

What else could he do if not talk business?

Talk about feelings?

They didn't have any feelings to talk about.

"I was just worried you were busy and didn't want to waste your time."

Li Mengyao rolled her eyes at Ye Su, not believing his nonsense for a second.

Picking up the ruby and giving it a simple inspection, Li Mengyao nodded at Ye Su:

"Alright, the item is fine. How much do you want for it?"

"70,000."

"That's acceptable." The price was close to her psychological estimate, so Li Mengyao was very straightforward: "Send me your bank account number, and I'll have someone transfer the money to you later."

"Alright."

Ye Su had his bank account number recorded in his notes; he copied it and sent it to Li Mengyao.

He still had to go to the Agricultural Science Institute to sign a contract, so after sending the bank card number to Li Mengyao, Ye Su wanted to find an excuse to leave.

It wasn't that Ye Su didn't want to spend more time with Li Mengyao to improve their relationship.

On the contrary, whether it was Li Mengyao's external conditions, her status as the eldest daughter of the Poyun Group, or the resources behind her, Ye Su was very willing to make friends with her.

It was just that Ye Su worried that fawning over her without reason would make Li Mengyao suspect he had ulterior motives, causing her to distance herself, which would be counterproductive.

Just as Ye Su was thinking about what excuse to use to leave without it seeming too abrupt, Li Mengyao took the initiative to start a conversation:

"Didn't I help you contact Xinyue last time to see if they could acquire your flowers? How did that turn out?"

"It went quite smoothly. The genetic testing passed, and I'm going over to sign the contract with them later. I also have to thank you for helping me contact the Agricultural Science Institute and for buying my ruby."

"Stop with the constant thank-yous. Isn't that what friends do—help each other out?" Li Mengyao blinked her long eyelashes, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ye Su's: "Or do you not consider me a friend?"

"Of course I consider you a friend."

"Hehe, if you really consider me a friend, then why do you keep calling me Ms. Li this and Ms. Li that?"

Ye Su now knew not to ask a beautiful woman who was older than him if he should address her as "Sister":

"If you don't mind, I can call you Mengyao from now on."

"That's more like it." Li Mengyao smiled slightly: "Hearing you call me that makes me feel younger."

"Whether I call you that or not, it doesn't change the fact that you're still very young, right?"

Judging by Li Mengyao's expression, she was clearly very pleased with Ye Su's words.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Handsome, capable, and such a smooth talker—you must have tricked quite a few young girls at school, right?"

Li Mengyao's attitude made Ye Su gradually loosen up, and he started to slowly stop acting so serious all the time:

"Heaven knows, I have never tricked any female classmates at school; they are the ones who insist on chasing me!"

"Hehe."

Watching Ye Su's vain appearance, Li Mengyao scoffed on the surface, but she knew in her heart that with conditions like Ye Su's, he must have huge lethality toward the young girls at school.

It was probably normal for female classmates to take the initiative to chase him.

"Since you're so popular at school, did you find some campus belle or department belle to be your girlfriend?"

"Of course I did, it's just that we broke up later on."

"Oh?" Li Mengyao was a little surprised: "There's someone at your school who doesn't know a good thing when they see it?"

"You bet."

"Good thing I know a good thing when I see one. How about you be my boyfriend?"