Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 345: Rich Girl's Pursuit

In short, that was exactly how things unfolded that night.Jiang Xinyi's confession.

Zhou Yuwen's rejection.

The reason for the rejection was that they were incompatible and he had not thought it through.

If Zhou Yuwen had rejected her firmly, Jiang Xinyi might have just given up.

However, Zhou Yuwen just had to be ambiguous.

In the end, Jiang Xinyi grew anxious and demanded, "Then tell me, do you like me or not?"

He did like her.

Of course he liked her.

"If you like me, why can't we be together!" Jiang Xinyi pouted.

Zhou Yuwen replied that the main reason was he had simply never thought about it.

"Then think about it right now."

Jiang Xinyi acted very domineeringly, which perfectly suited her status as a rich young lady.

Before her confession to Zhou Yuwen, she had all sorts of worries. However, after the confession, it was as if she had suddenly opened her Ren and Du Meridians, instantly achieving complete mental clarity.

She gave off the vibe of, 'I just like you! Now are you going to accept it or not?'

Naturally, Zhou Yuwen did not dare to accept right away. He said, "Let me think about it. You have to give me some time to process this."

"Hmph!"

Jiang Xinyi let out a coquettish whine, pulling on Zhou Yuwen's collar to make him look directly at her. She said, "Then think about it properly. Think about it seriously, you hear me?"

"Uh..."

Zhou Yuwen appeared relatively submissive in front of Jiang Xinyi, genuinely giving off the feeling of a domineering older sister forcing her love onto him.

But Jiang Xinyi liked this feeling. She quite enjoyed seeing the previously composed and effortless Zhou Yuwen suddenly reduced to a stammering mess after learning that she liked him.

It was fun.

'To think you would see a day like this.'

Had she known earlier, Jiang Xinyi would have confessed long ago.

Looking at Zhou Yuwen sitting in the driver's seat on pins and needles, even profusely sweating, Jiang Xinyi genuinely wanted to laugh.

"Alright, I won't pressure you anymore. Go back and think it over carefully," Jiang Xinyi said.

Zhou Yuwen nodded quickly. "Okay, okay, okay!"

Just as Jiang Xinyi was about to get out of the car, she suddenly seemed to remember something. She turned back and leaned close to Zhou Yuwen. "There is one more thing!"

"What is it now?" Zhou Yuwen had just breathed a sigh of relief, only for Jiang Xinyi to suddenly whip back around.

Seeing Zhou Yuwen like this, Jiang Xinyi burst into giggles. She pointed her index finger at him, pouting her small lips as she instructed, "From now on, you are not allowed to stand so close to that girl when you talk to her, understand?"

"We are not even dating yet and you are already controlling me this much?"

"I want to! Did you hear me?" Jiang Xinyi tilted her head up proudly.

"Alright."

"What do you mean, alright?"

"Ugh, just get out of the car already!"

Zhou Yuwen actually found this rich young lady quite headache-inducing. It was not that he had suddenly lost his spine, but he genuinely could not force himself to be tough right now. To be honest, given the current situation, Zhou Yuwen really did not want anything to happen between him and Jiang Xinyi.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xinyi was beyond thrilled watching Zhou Yuwen stammer, too afraid to put up the slightest resistance. She felt that dating was not difficult at all!

To think she had badgered her mom for several nights, begging to be taught how to win Zhou Yuwen over. After all that fuss, all she had to do was be direct.

'Hmph, with my charm.'

'Wouldn't snagging this younger guy be a piece of cake?'

Jiang Xinyi felt that wrapping Zhou Yuwen around her finger was simply too easy.

'Sigh, I really am a natural-born hunter!'

Originally, Jiang Xinyi had been quite depressed that day, but after confessing to Zhou Yuwen in the evening, she felt a wave of relief. She was even humming a tune as she got out of his car and headed home.

After returning to her room, she casually tossed her small LV bag onto the nearby sofa and then lunged onto her plush Simmons mattress bed.

Her small feet, still dangling off the edge of the bed and clad in nude pointed high heels, rubbed against each other, easily slipping the high heels off so they dropped onto the floor.

During the confession, Jiang Xinyi had acted very domineeringly.

Now that she recalled it, Jiang Xinyi's face actually flushed red.

'To think that I actually confessed?'

The more Jiang Xinyi thought about it, the more amusing she found it. The blush on her cheeks was incredibly pretty, spreading all the way to her ears. She had actually confessed to a boy six years younger than her.

The best part was Zhou Yuwen's awkward and unsettled expression at the time.

Jiang Xinyi genuinely found it so entertaining.

The more she pondered it, the sweeter she felt inside.

Liu Jing came looking for Jiang Xinyi, originally intending to discuss their plans for the Lunar New Year. However, as soon as she walked through the door, she saw her daughter's small feet resting casually on the edge of the bed.

Her pale soles were facing right at her.

More importantly, that pair of high heels had just been discarded carelessly under the bed.

Liu Jing immediately frowned. "You silly girl, is this how you leave your shoes?"

Saying that, Liu Jing walked over, bent down, and picked up Jiang Xinyi's high heels.

Seeing her mother, Jiang Xinyi gave a cheeky grin. "Oh, I forgot to put them away. Mrs. Jiang, please help me tidy them up."

"?" Liu Jing looked up and glanced at her daughter.

She saw that Jiang Xinyi's eyes and brow were brimming with joy.

Liu Jing asked, "Did something happen? Why are you so happy?"

"You aren't officially together with Little Zhou now, are you?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xinyi was left speechless. She said, "Mom, you are so boring. In your eyes, is this the only important event in your daughter's life?"

"I do not know how many major events you have going on, but as far as I am concerned, this is the only one that truly matters. After the New Year, you will be twenty-five."

"Ugh! I am not listening!"

Jiang Xinyi really hated it when her mother acted like this.

Constantly bringing up her age at every turn.

What was wrong with being twenty-five?

Plenty of women were still unmarried at thirty.

If it were any other time, Jiang Xinyi would have definitely argued with her mother over this.

But today, there was no need. Today, Jiang Xinyi was in a good mood.

Although she was not together with Zhou Yuwen just yet.

But in Jiang Xinyi's eyes, it would happen soon.

"Soon?" Hearing Jiang Xinyi say this, Liu Jing's interest was piqued. She sat on the edge of the bed and asked Jiang Xinyi to explain everything in detail.

How exactly was it going to be soon?

Speaking of today's events, Jiang Xinyi was actually quite proud of herself.

She had originally thought that making a confession would be a terrifying ordeal.

However, after her confession, she never expected Zhou Yuwen to completely chicken out.

Lying prone on the bed, Jiang Xinyi could not stop giggling as she recalled the scene. She laughed, saying that if she had known it would be this easy, she would have confessed ages ago.

Hearing this, Liu Jing pouted and said, "Oh, I thought you two had actually gotten together. After all that, you are still just at square one?"

"How is this square one!"

Jiang Xinyi disagreed with her mother's assessment. She argued, "Zhou Yuwen already admitted that he likes me!"

Liu Jing retorted that with her looking like a man-eating tigress, anyone would say they liked her just to save themselves!

"Mom!" Jiang Xinyi was upset.

Liu Jing yielded, "Alright, alright, alright, I won't say any more."

"Regardless, this still counts as a good start. You two can figure out how to get along. But let me warn you, even though Zhou Yuwen is younger than you, he has at least been in a few relationships. Make sure you don't fall too deep."

"Tsk, he's just a kid. It's not like he's the only one who knows how to date. Just you wait and see. Before, I simply did not want to waste my time on dating. If I want to date, it will definitely be an effortless capture~" Propping herself up with one hand, Jiang Xinyi rolled over, using her other hand to make a pinching, completely-in-control gesture.

This was the first time Liu Jing had seen her daughter act like this. Finding it secretly amusing, she replied, "Then do your best. Just don't end up getting your eyes pecked out by the eagle and come crying to me."

"Hey! Who's going to cry? Do you think I'm completely love-struck?"

Jiang Xinyi scoffed. There was absolutely no way she believed a day like that would ever come.

However, she was already sinking deep into the trap of love.

How could she listen to anything else?

Once Liu Jing left the room, Jiang Xinyi quickly sent a message to Zhou Yuwen. "Are you home yet?"

She waited for about three minutes, but Zhou Yuwen did not reply.

Jiang Xinyi furrowed her brows slightly, growing a little displeased.

She wondered if she should just call him.

Fortunately, at that moment, Zhou Yuwen replied just in time: I am here (Sweating)

Lying prone on the bed, Jiang Xinyi stared at the message and hmphed. She mumbled to herself that he was lucky he replied so promptly.

"Have you thought it through?"

"How could I possibly figure it out so quickly..."

"Fine. I was just talking to my mom about you. Are you really not coming to Sanya with me for the winter holiday?"

"I don't have the time, Sister."

"You are not allowed to call me Sister, it makes me sound old."

"Then what should I call you, Auntie (Question Mark)"

"Do you think you are very funny? (Angry)"

"(Grin) (Grin)"

Jiang Xinyi told Zhou Yuwen to call her Xinyi, then added that if he was not going to accompany her to Sanya, she would just go to Hawaii with her family.

Zhou Yuwen told her to go ahead, as he truly could not get away from his work.

"Alright."

That night, the two of them ended up chatting extensively.

Jiang Xinyi felt that Zhou Yuwen did want to date her, but he just thought it would look bad. For example, You Changjin was her ex-boyfriend, she was six years older than him, and so on. These factors caused his hesitation.

Jiang Xinyi did not mind at all. She figured the worst-case scenario was just giving Zhou Yuwen time to consider it.

After all, she had already made her feelings clear; whether to accept or not was his business.

"Hey, what are you doing? Why aren't you replying to my messages?"

"I am writing novels. You should go to sleep first..." Zhou Yuwen had only stopped replying for about ten minutes, yet Jiang Xinyi was already finding it unbearable.

Jiang Xinyi gave an "Oh" and asked, "Then should I wait for you to finish writing?"

"It might take a very long time."

"It's fine. I will just wait."

"Alright then."

And so, after Zhou Yuwen finished his writing, the two of them chatted for a long time again.

Jiang Xinyi told Zhou Yuwen that from now on, he had to chat with her for half an hour every night before bed.

Zhou Yuwen replied, "No way, Sister, you aren't even my girlfriend yet."

"Call me Xinyi."

"Xinyi..."

"That is why I am only asking you to chat with me for half an hour. Do you have a problem with that?"

"N-no..."

Although the two of them were not officially dating right now, for Jiang Xinyi, it already carried the sweet taste of romance. This was far more interesting than her previous relationship with You Changjin. In the past, the two of them had merely interacted like friends, and perhaps they hadn't even truly counted as friends.

But being with Zhou Yuwen was entirely different.

She had only just finished chatting with Zhou Yuwen.

Yet Jiang Xinyi already could not help but start missing him.

She looked up at the ceiling. Zhou Yuwen...

'You bad guy!'

Currently, it was the critical period for the winter break job labor outsourcing, and Jiang Xinyi was one of Zhou Yuwen's core employees. She had no prior romantic experience. If Zhou Yuwen rejected her too harshly, it might make it impossible for them to work together. Therefore, Zhou Yuwen figured he would just ride out this period for now.

However, Zhou Yuwen had never anticipated that when Jiang Xinyi decided to pursue him...

She would be so relentless.

The next morning, a red Porsche 911 was parked at the entrance of the company.

As it was already nearing the end of the year, most of the female part-time workers at Zhou Yuwen's company had already returned home. However, a small fraction of the students had chosen to stay behind and continue their part-time jobs.

Seeing the Porsche suddenly appear in the downstairs parking lot, they inevitably started whispering among themselves.

They wondered which wealthy person had arrived.

'Could it be Zhou Yuwen's new car?'

But when Jiang Xinyi stepped out of the car, everyone was momentarily stunned.

Wait, wasn't that the older sister working at Zhou Yuwen's company?

Her family was actually this rich?

Jiang Xinyi stepped out of the Porsche, wearing a pair of Burberry sunglasses on her face.

She completely exuded the aura of a young lady from a rich family.

Hearing the chatter in the office, Lu Hui grew curious. When she stepped out and saw Jiang Xinyi emerging from the car, she froze.

Wait, she knew Jiang Xinyi's family was wealthy.

But she never expected them to be this wealthy.

She and Jiang Xinyi had been colleagues for half a semester now. Seeing Jiang Xinyi suddenly display such wealth left Lu Hui feeling extremely unbalanced and resentful.

Of course, no one cared about what was going on in her mind.

Previously, before she had completely figured out her own feelings, Jiang Xinyi would at least pretend to be modest. Now, she was openly and boldly pursuing Zhou Yuwen.

She even brought him breakfast after waking up in the morning.

She had learned this trick online. Didn't they say that if you brought someone breakfast every day, the other person would eventually get used to it?

So, Jiang Xinyi had specifically brought Zhou Yuwen a Starbucks sandwich.

Driving the Porsche here today was already flashy enough.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she carried the Starbucks packaging right into Zhou Yuwen's office.

Zhou Yuwen was currently immersed in reading some documents.

Suddenly, a Starbucks paper bag was placed right in front of him.

"?" Zhou Yuwen looked up in confusion, asking her what she meant by this.

"Breakfast. I bought it specifically for you." When Jiang Xinyi said this, she acted quite proud and aloof.

Zhou Yuwen tilted his head to look outside, only to see several employees staring in their direction, whispering to each other.

Uh oh!

Zhou Yuwen felt incredibly awkward and quickly stood up to close the office door.

"No, Sister Xinyi, what kind of stunt are you pulling?"

Jiang Xinyi replied, "I'm pursuing you. Isn't this what the internet says to do?"

"..."

"Cough... Xinyi, this is still a company after all... Can you restrain yourself a little bit?"

Zhou Yuwen kept the door closed for nearly twenty minutes.

The people outside had already begun discussing the situation, wondering what on earth was going on.

"Could they be dating now?"

An accounting girl wearing black-rimmed glasses, who had recently been hired, had a face utterly full of gossip.

"That is impossible... That Jiang Xinyi... I think she is the ex-girlfriend of our boss's counselor."

"Doesn't that make it even more scandalous?" The gossipy excitement on the accounting girl's face grew even stronger.

"It looks like Jiang Xinyi is the one pursuing our boss?"

"Wow, the boss has so much charm!"

"Did the company hire you all just to gossip?" Lu Hui asked with a stern face. Hearing this, the other colleagues awkwardly dispersed.

After all, Lu Hui had managed to establish herself as a junior leader.

Twenty minutes later, Jiang Xinyi was chased out by Zhou Yuwen.

His implication was clear: 'You can pursue me, but Sister Xinyi, we cannot let this affect work.'

Hearing this, Jiang Xinyi pouted. Stingy.