Chapter 73: A Shocking Discovery

Zhou… Zhou Ruoyu?

The moment she saw that name, Gu Xue could barely keep her hands steady on the resume. Her pupils trembled violently, and then… a cold sweat broke out on her back.

W-Why? What was going on?

That little green tea’s name was… Zhou Ruoyu?!

Wasn’t that her boyfriend’s name? Hadn’t she said her name was Liu Ruyan? No… no…

Although Gu Xue hadn’t really believed the little green tea’s story and had guessed that Liu Ruyan was most likely a fake name, how could she suddenly turn up with the same name as her boyfriend?!

W-What… what was happening?

Gu Xue took several deep breaths, then began to think seriously. That little green tea lived in Ruoyu’s house, slept in Ruoyu’s bed, and even had the name Zhou Ruoyu?

How… how was that possible? Wasn’t that too much of a coincidence?

And if it was really the same name, hadn’t she found it strange from the start? The person Gu Xue had been looking for from the very beginning was called Zhou Ruoyu, yet the woman had never reacted, only saying she didn’t know any Zhou Ruoyu…

How could that be? Didn’t she even remember her own name?

Hiss…

So…

No, that wasn’t right! That woman was definitely off!

At that moment, all the explanations she’d heard before lost their credibility in Gu Xue’s mind. The idea that Ruoyu had moved away and she was just a new tenant with no connection to Ruoyu—all nonsense!

That woman… definitely had something to do with Ruoyu!

Hmm… but what exactly was the relationship?

Gu Xue glanced blankly at the resume in her hand, then began to think seriously. Suddenly remembering that she had clearly seen Ruoyu’s figure last night, but when she woke up, only that little green tea was there, Gu Xue pinched her chin. Could it be… that Ruoyu had entrusted her to the little green tea’s care?

If that were the case, then the little green tea was helping Ruoyu with something? Could it be… that Ruoyu didn’t want to face her and had arranged an informant by her side?

This…

Then what was Ruoyu’s goal? Could it be to test her? Why would he do that? She…

Hey, that’s not right!

After some thought, Gu Xue suddenly realized something. No, that’s not right. That little green tea didn’t seem to have been arranged by her side, did she?!

Yes, that’s right. The one the little green tea was actually getting close to… was her father!

She… had only stumbled upon it and then started getting involved with the little green tea, right?

Hiss—

With that, Gu Xue’s brain completely froze. She launched into a brainstorm, thinking hard. If Ruoyu had sent this little green tea to get close to her father, what could his purpose be?

Could it be…

Ruoyu wanted… to take revenge on her?

This…

Gu Xue’s heart skipped a beat, then she couldn’t help but lower her head dejectedly…

Why? Did Ruoyu really hate her that much?

Not only did he break up with her to make her sad, but he also arranged for a little green tea to seduce her father and take away her family affection. Was that his plan?

If that was the case, if that was the case…

Hmph—hehehe~

After a moment, Gu Xue’s lips curled up slightly, revealing a cold smile.

Then… that was actually pretty good for her~

Sure enough, Ruoyu still cared about her~ Could it be that he wanted her to be utterly disheartened, and then when she was most in need of love, he would return to her side, like a victor, mocking her? To make her develop a strong dependence on him until she couldn’t live without him?

Hoo~

Ah, she didn’t expect Ruoyu to come up with such a trick. He was a bit of a schemer after all.

But he still couldn’t let go of her. Gu Xue squinted with a cold smile, analyzing like this. After all, if he had truly made up his mind to break up, he would have just cut ties completely. Why play such games?

For Gu Xue now, even if Zhou Ruoyu deeply hated her, that was far better than him not caring at all. After all… hate could last longer than love~

As long as Ruoyu still hated her, it meant he couldn’t forget her, that he still wanted to reconcile with her~

So…

What should she do?

After a moment, Gu Xue silently picked up her phone and dialed her father’s assistant, Xiao Lin.

As soon as the call connected, Gu Xue lowered her voice and asked the busy Xiao Lin in a serious tone that left no room for refusal:

– Xiao Lin, tell me! Do you… do you know a girl named Zhou Ruoyu?

– Uh… ah?

Hearing the question, Xiao Lin on the other end awkwardly scratched his face, but after thinking it wasn’t a big deal, he replied:

– Yes, I know her. Miss Zhou Ruoyu isn’t… the girl in President Gu’s office yesterday? Miss, you… don’t you know her name? I thought you had known her for a long time…

Gu Xue’s hand holding the phone trembled even more. She looked at the clothes with an even more disturbed gaze. She did know her, but she hadn’t expected… that little green tea to approach her father using her boyfriend’s name!

Wasn’t that a blatant declaration of war? Ruoyu had given the little green tea his name to get close to her father. Was it that he didn’t expect her to find out, or was he telling her plainly what his intentions were?

– What’s her relationship with him now? How far has it progressed? Does she work at Chensi or somewhere else?

Gu Xue fired off another series of questions. Xiao Lin really didn’t know how to answer, but facing this young lady, he was always at a loss, so he could only sidestep the issue:

– She… she doesn’t work at Chensi now; she’s at Longyu. She was in customer service before, but this morning President Gu specifically arranged for her to be transferred to the planning department.

– Longyu?

Gu Xue squinted, then calculated in her mind. Longyu was good. Her father rarely worked at Longyu, so news didn’t travel fast, making it easier for her to make trouble.

– Fine, I got it… Don’t tell my dad who called! Or else you’ll be in trouble!

After saying that, Gu Xue hung up immediately, took a deep breath, shook her head, and coldly smiled again.

Well…

Ruoyu, Ruoyu~ Why won’t you show yourself?

It’s not like I don’t love you anymore. Why make things so complicated?

And that little green tea, why is she cooperating with you so much? Even willing to sacrifice her looks to get close to my father?

Hoo…

But it’s okay. Even though I can’t find you now, I can still hit the target you left behind~

Heh, no matter what, that little green tea must be someone very important to you! Could she be a sister or something? I really don’t know much about Ruoyu’s family situation…

But whoever she is! If she gets bullied to the point of being unable to take it, you’ll have to step in, right? It seems… the pressure my dad put on that little green tea isn’t enough yet, hmph…

Then, I’ll do it myself! When that woman can’t stand the bullying anymore, Ruoyu… will come out and meet me!

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