Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 342: Sister Xinyi, I Found You an Assistant

Leaving the subway, Zhou Yuwen held Li Shiqi's hand, leading her out of the station.He had no choice; the subway station was packed with people.

Given how frail Li Shiqi looked, Zhou Yuwen naturally had to take the initiative.

However, when Zhou Yuwen grabbed her hand, Li Shiqi's chest definitely tightened for a moment.

Then, she looked up at the back of Zhou Yuwen as he pulled her forward, unable to keep the corners of her mouth from lifting into a smile.

And so, she let Zhou Yuwen pull her through the dense crowds of the subway station.

Then again, Zhou Yuwen rarely took the subway ever since his rebirth. On this rare occasion, he almost failed to find the exit for Nanjing University.

Fortunately, he had Li Shiqi to guide him, saving him from making a fool of himself.

Just like that, Zhou Yuwen escorted Li Shiqi to the ground floor of her female dormitory. The two did not chat much. Li Shiqi was still rather shy as she lowered her head and murmured, "Thank you for walking me back."

Zhou Yuwen replied that it was no trouble at all.

It took a long while before Li Shiqi thought of her next sentence. She asked if she could really go help out at Zhou Yuwen's company.

Zhou Yuwen told her to come over if she did not mind the hard work.

"Because we really are quite busy these past few days. Do you know how to make spreadsheets?"

"Yes, I do. Our teacher taught us."

"Alright then, just come find me tomorrow morning."

The two settled the matter.

At the end of the semester, gatherings were indeed incredibly common. It was not just the freshmen having parties; even postgraduate students like Jiang Xinyi would come out to share a meal and chat before heading home for the winter holiday.

Their topics of conversation were perhaps even more numerous than those of the freshmen.

After all, they were no longer young. They faced academic pressure, career pressure, and the persistent urging from their families to get married.

Among the four girls in Jiang Xinyi's dormitory, Jiang Xinyi was arguably the happiest. Her family was the wealthiest, and she was genuinely the most talented, making her the teacher's favorite.

However, the other three girls were not bad either. During today's gathering, one of the girls suddenly announced that she was pregnant and planned to hold her wedding during the winter holiday.

"You guys remember to come!"

The girl's sudden wedding announcement startled the other three, Jiang Xinyi included.

Marriage?

Pregnancy?

These things felt so far away. Yet on second thought, after this year, she would be twenty-five. She really was not that young anymore.

Jiang Xinyi and the others had met their roommate's partner once. He was a university classmate who, after graduation, worked at a professional services firm in Jinling. His family's financial situation was decent, and he had already bought a house.

"What about your studies?" Jiang Xinyi could not help but ask.

"It depends. It shouldn't get in the way. If it really becomes an issue, I'll take a leave of absence." Her roommate smiled. She was only two months pregnant right now, so it probably would not affect her studies.

After they finished eating, the roommate was picked up by her boyfriend in his car.

They were both ordinary people; the only extraordinary thing about them was perhaps how much they loved each other.

When the boyfriend arrived, he even brought her favorite sugar-roasted chestnuts.

And Jiang Xinyi could see that the happiness on her friend's face was entirely genuine.

After this roommate left.

Jiang Xinyi walked back to the university with her other two dormmates. The distance to the campus was not very far anyway.

They chatted about many topics. At their age, even if they were not married, they definitely had boyfriends. One of them had no plans for marriage yet but had agreed to study abroad in the United Kingdom with her boyfriend next semester.

The other was currently in a cold war with her boyfriend.

The main issue was that her boyfriend wanted to return to his hometown to build his career, while she wanted to stay in the big city.

Time really flew. In the blink of an eye, they were twenty-five.

It seemed like ever since graduating from university, time had been passing incredibly fast.

Those freshmen and sophomores would probably never understand.

Walking along the school's Sycamore Avenue.

After finishing the gossip about the other two dormmates' trivial matters.

One of them suddenly asked, "Hey, Xinyi, we've been chatting about our stuff this whole time, why haven't you mentioned anything about yourself?"

"Yeah, is there really no chance left between you and Little You?" Speaking of which, Jiang Xinyi's dormmates were all aware of You Changjin's existence.

From an outsider's perspective, everyone felt You Changjin was actually a pretty good guy, and they could not understand why Jiang Xinyi refused him.

Hearing this, Jiang Xinyi curled her lips in a pout. "Oh, please. That was ages ago. I've already swapped him for someone else."

"Swapped?!"

Hearing this, the two dormmates' eyes lit up, and they immediately started to gossip. "What do you mean swapped? Swapped for who? How come you've never mentioned this before?"

"Exactly! What kind of man could possibly catch the eye of our rich young lady? Hurry up and tell us!"

The two dormmates instantly grew far more interested.

But Jiang Xinyi deliberately kept them in suspense, offering a slight pout. "I'm not telling you!"

After saying that, Jiang Xinyi giggled and ran off.

"Hey, if you don't want to tell us, then don't! Why are you running?"

"Yeah, why run!"

Despite their words, the two dormmates chased after her.

At the end of the semester, there were not many people on the school's Sycamore Avenue. One blindingly bright incandescent light hung after another under the trees. Jiang Xinyi ran ahead, letting out silvery, bell-like laughter.

The other two girls kept chasing her from behind, demanding that Jiang Xinyi stop running.

If you keep running around, we'll show you what we're made of once we catch you!

Jiang Xinyi felt amused in her heart. Honestly, while everyone was discussing their boyfriends just now, Jiang Xinyi genuinely felt the urge to blurt out the situation between her and Zhou Yuwen.

Take her two dormmates' boyfriends, for instance.

The one planning to study abroad had a good family background, but his personality was frivolous. He felt like a child who hadn't grown up, still wearing an earring to this day.

The other, although somewhat fair and clean-cut, was incredibly stingy. He always insisted on splitting the bill whenever he went out to eat with her dormmate.

So, listening to them chat about their boyfriends.

Jiang Xinyi felt that Zhou Yuwen was absolutely a ten-out-of-ten boyfriend. He was handsome, had a mature personality, and was deeply driven by his career.

If they knew about her current target, they would probably die of envy.

She had wanted to tell them initially, but then she remembered the saying that secrecy breeds success. What if things didn't work out?

So she continued messing around with her dormmates for a while longer.

It was not until they reached the dormitory area that Jiang Xinyi turned around, only to realize that her two dormmates had suddenly disappeared. Where did they run off to?

Huh?

Jiang Xinyi felt suspicious.

Before she could react.

Her two dormmates suddenly sprang out from both sides.

They grabbed Jiang Xinyi's arms, one on the left and one on the right.

"Ah!"

"Hehe, let's see where you run now!"

"You give up now? Hurry up and tell us!"

The two girls interrogated Jiang Xinyi together.

Seeing that there was nowhere to hide, Jiang Xinyi momentarily lost her nerve. "Oh, it's not that I don't want to say. It's just that nothing is set in stone yet, and I'm afraid to get your hopes up for nothing!"

"Oh my! To think there's a day when our rich young lady is actually afraid of failure. Is the guy really that excellent? How did you meet?"

"Hey, look! Xinyi is blushing!" "I am not!"

Jiang Xinyi stubbornly bit her lip, refusing to admit it no matter what they said.

However, the moment the words left her mouth, her face turned even redder as if by reflex. Under the glow of the pale incandescent light, it was exceptionally noticeable.

Seeing Jiang Xinyi blush, the two girls exchanged a glance, made eye contact, and couldn't help but snicker, laughing even louder.

They continued to walk forward, step by step.

Except now, the two of them were practically dragging Jiang Xinyi forward, pestering her in exaggeratedly sweet voices, "Good sister, hurry and tell us about your Mr. Right."

"Who exactly is this master?"

"Exactly! We want to know too. Who has such immense charm to captivate you?"

"Ugh, you guys are so annoying!"

Jiang Xinyi was genuinely shy, but being bombarded with questions from both sides was truly starting to annoy her.

Furthermore, Jiang Xinyi didn't care all that much to begin with. Lightly biting her teeth, she said, "Fine, fine! If you want to know so badly, I'll tell you!"

Just as she was about to speak.

The short-haired dormmate looked up and let out a sound of surprise. "Xinyi, isn't that guy your small boss?"

"?"

Curious, Jiang Xinyi followed the direction her short-haired dormmate was pointing.

In front of a certain teaching building.

Zhou Yuwen, dressed in a wool coat, looked incredibly handsome and graceful. He stood there in front of the dormitory building, smiling at the girl standing before him.

And the girl was genuinely beautiful. Even wearing a down jacket, she exuded elegance.

It was unknown what the two were chatting about, but they were clearly very happy.

Given Zhou Yuwen's reputation.

It was not at all strange that Jiang Xinyi's three dormmates recognized him.

Back when Jiang Xinyi first wanted to join Zhou Yuwen's company, her three dormmates thought she was just looking for a casual job to kill time. But as Zhou Yuwen's company gained more and more renown, her dormmates changed their tune, saying Jiang Xinyi really had good luck finding such a job.

Especially this time, when Zhou Yuwen had practically unified all the labor outsourcing in Xianlin University Town in one fell swoop. They had even chatted about this matter over dinner earlier.

They said Zhou Yuwen possessed great drive. If Jiang Xinyi kept following him, she might really end up as the CFO of a publicly listed company in the future.

One dormmate even joked during dinner that they would rely on Jiang Xinyi to take care of them in the future.

Yet they never expected to actually run into Zhou Yuwen right at the entrance of their own dormitory.

"Is that his girlfriend? She looks so pretty. Didn't he just break up?"

"Isn't it perfectly normal to find a new girlfriend after breaking up? Young people nowadays aren't like how we used to be."

"That's true."

"Hey, Xinyi, aren't you going to go over and say hello?"

"Hey, Xinyi, why are you leaving?"

Jiang Xinyi's two dormmates had originally wanted to have a good gossip with her about this small boss of hers.

They never imagined Jiang Xinyi would just walk away without saying a word.

The two dormmates were baffled. Did she really not want to know the gossip about her own boss?

Right, remember, this small boss was even one of You Changjin's students, wasn't he? Isn't that right, Xinyi?

After returning to the dormitory, hearing such questions, Jiang Xinyi said nothing at first, before suddenly dropping a muffled, "I don't know."

"But you still haven't told us who the boy you like is!"

"Did I ever say I liked a boy?" Jiang Xinyi put on an expression as if she had lost her memory.

'What Zhou Yuwen did is way too much!'

'How long has it been since his breakup, and he's already started a new romance!'

'Scummy man!'

'An absolute scummy man!'

Jiang Xinyi ground her teeth in anger. She wouldn't be able to fall asleep tonight either. She picked up her phone, wanting to send Zhou Yuwen a message:

"I saw you at school tonight!"

"You're starting to date this fast? Is that fair to your ex-girlfriend?"

Jiang Xinyi typed out message after message, but in the end, she didn't send a single one. She realized she had no right to send them.

But she was so angry!

It was a kind of stifled frustration, bottled up inside her chest with no way to let it out.

Just as Jiang Xinyi was fuming on her bed.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yuwen took the initiative to send her a message.

"Sister Xinyi, are you there?"

He even sent a cute emoji.

'Hmph!'

'What is this, a guilty conscience?'

Naturally, Jiang Xinyi wouldn't give him a good attitude. She snorted and left Zhou Yuwen hanging for a few minutes before replying, "What!?"

By this time, Zhou Yuwen had already escorted Li Shiqi back to her dormitory.

Tonight, he was staying at Lu Lin's place.

Previously, when Zhou Yuwen bought three houses, he gave one for Tao Tian to live in, intending to keep another as a rendezvous spot for him and Lu Lin. After all, he couldn't just keep doing it with Lu Lin behind Zheng Yanyan's back while she was sleeping.

So, occasionally, he needed to spend time alone with Lu Lin.

When Zhou Yuwen arrived at Lu Lin's place, she was just about to go to sleep.

Seeing Zhou Yuwen walk in, she spoke with a rather sour tone, "I thought you weren't coming."

After entering the room, Zhou Yuwen scooped Lu Lin into his arms and smiled. "How could I not come?"

The moment they entered, the two engaged in turning clouds and overturning rain. Lu Lin actually had a bit of a chest. However, having once seen the vast ocean, other waters are not water. As Zhou Yuwen kissed Lu Lin and caressed her small peaks, he couldn't hold back a comment, wishing they were just a bit bigger.

These words left Lu Lin utterly speechless. "What? Do you think they're too small?"

"No, I just happen to like them small."

"Tch!"

After the rain had settled, Lu Lin went to take a shower.

Only then did Zhou Yuwen have time to chat with Jiang Xinyi.

Jiang Xinyi did not give Zhou Yuwen a good attitude.

Yet Zhou Yuwen immediately began asking after her well-being. "The company has been so busy lately, you've worked hard."

"I wouldn't dare. After all, I'm drawing a salary, so being a bit busy is to be expected!" Jiang Xinyi had certainly mastered the art of sarcasm.

Zhou Yuwen said, "I've hired a new temp worker who will arrive at the company tomorrow. You should be able to take it a bit easier then."

Jiang Xinyi originally didn't want to pay any attention to Zhou Yuwen. But seeing this message, she thought, 'Forget it. He still has me in his heart, and it's enough that he can see the effort I put in.'

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to actually have a conscience. (Pout)" Jiang Xinyi and Zhou Yuwen's chat returned to its normal rhythm. She reasoned that bumping into Zhou Yuwen and Li Shiqi today did not necessarily mean anything.

After all, she and Zhou Yuwen didn't have an official relationship yet, so she had no reason to control what he did.

"So this temp worker you hired for me, does that mean they will be under my management?" Having someone under her to boss around made Jiang Xinyi quite happy.

Zhou Yuwen said that was one way to put it.

"She's not in this major, but she's quite smart. You can hand any odd jobs over to her. It's mainly because there are too many things to do this week."

"Alright then."

Jiang Xinyi thought about it. The recent workload didn't necessarily require professional expertise; it was just incredibly tedious. After all, tasks like purchasing and compiling calculations weren't exactly technical, but they did eat up a lot of time.

Jiang Xinyi complained to Zhou Yuwen, saying that if she stayed this busy, all her hair would fall out.

Zhou Yuwen replied, "Well, we can't have Sister Xinyi losing her hair. If all your hair falls out, you won't look pretty anymore. (Grin)"

Jiang Xinyi felt the urge to laugh upon seeing Zhou Yuwen's grinning emoji.

"Hmph, you jerk!"