Chapter 21: Let Him Disappear?

"You know perfectly well what I mean." After saying this, Zhang Yuanyuan turned her head and left.

"..." Bai Shuruo only felt baffled.

Xiang Feifei also looked baffled: "Did she take the wrong medicine? Why does she snap at you as soon as she sees you? Does she have a grudge against you?"

Bai Shuruo said: "It might be because of Wang Xuekai."

"The senior?" Xiang Feifei naturally knew Wang Xuekai; he was the school heartthrob, after all.

"I heard that the senior pursued you, and you two were together, right?"

"It was only for about half a year. Later, he got together with Zhang Yuanyuan. I only found out a few days before I came here for my internship."

"Then what does that have to do with you? You broke up with the senior a long time ago. Surely Zhang Yuanyuan isn't targeting you just because you dated him?"

"Yesterday, for some reason, the senior called me and wanted to see me, but I didn't agree to it."

"Huh?" Xiang Feifei took a fierce bite of a meatball in her bowl: "Love is truly complicated; I don't understand it at all."

In the afternoon, while Bai Shuruo was photocopying blueprints, Xiang Feifei came back from outside in high spirits: "Shuruo, I just passed by the Human Resources Department and saw Senior Wang Xuekai. He is processing his onboarding paperwork."

Bai Shuruo was stunned: "Then which department is he in?"

"The Export Department, but he isn't an intern. After passing the three-month probation period, he will be a regular employee."

Bai Shuruo asked again: "Then is Zhang Yuanyuan in the Export Department or the Domestic Sales Department?"

"Zhang Yuanyuan is in Domestic Sales." Xiang Feifei knew a lot.

Bai Shuruo had a bit of a headache; she had a premonition that these two would be very troublesome.

That night, Bai Shuruo worked overtime until 9 p. m. before leaving the office.

At this hour, it was still in time for either the bus or the subway.

Just as she entered the subway station, she felt someone following her, and she couldn't help but look back.

It was indeed Wang Xuekai. He still had his company ID badge hanging around his neck and was carrying a backpack. He was young and handsome, but he didn't look very sunny; his face appeared quite gloomy.

Seeing Bai Shuruo look back, he quickened his pace to her side and walked shoulder-to-shoulder with her.

"Bai Shuruo, Zhang Yuanyuan and I have broken up."

Bai Shuruo paused, then asked: "You broke up with her, what does that have to do with me?"

"I've thought it over and over, and I still think you are the most suitable for me."

Bai Shuruo couldn't help but stop, looking at him with an expression of disbelief.

Wang Xuekai narrowed his eyes coldly: "Don't always put on that innocent look; there are some things you understand."

"..." What did she understand?

"Sorry, Senior, I don't know what I'm supposed to understand," Bai Shuruo said, speechless.

"When I was dating you, Zhang Yuanyuan seduced me. It was my fault too; I shouldn't have lusted after her body, but I always felt that she and I weren't a good match. It wasn't until I heard you married an old man that I finally made up my mind to break up with her. Bai Shuruo, leave that old man and be with me; I'll take care of you."

Bai Shuruo watched Wang Xuekai quietly for a few seconds, and only after a long while did she spit out two words: "You're sick!"

Just as she was about to leave, her wrist was grabbed by him: "Bai Shuruo, think about it carefully, I'm serious!"

Bai Shuruo calmly pulled her hand away and said again: "First, I didn't marry an old man; my husband and I have a very good relationship, and there is no need for a divorce. Second, I will not be with you; I don't like you at all."

"You don't like me at all? You're lying!" Wang Xuekai didn't believe that Bai Shuruo would rather have an old man than him.

"Could it be that you like his money? But my family background isn't bad either, and my starting annual salary is 200,000."

"Senior, if you keep talking, I will start to hate you."

"Fine, you say you and your husband have a good relationship? Then why doesn't he come to pick you up from work?"

"There is no need for that."

She could go home by herself, so why would she need someone else to pick her up? Was a man's time not time as well?

Bai Shuruo didn't want to be tugged back and forth with Wang Xuekai in the subway station. Seeing the train arrive, she didn't care what direction it was going; she just got on.

Wang Xuekai did not follow her; he just stood there blankly watching the train pull away.

Returning home, the living room lights were on, but she didn't see Han Yangting in the living room.

Just as she was about to return to her room, Han Yangting's voice came from the direction of the kitchen: "You're back?"

Bai Shuruo immediately turned around and saw Han Yangting's tall figure emerging from the kitchen. He was wearing loungewear, and he looked clean and refreshed.

She couldn't help but feel a moment of daze. He was in his 30s and devastatingly handsome; how was he old?

Aren't there many celebrity idols now who are also in their 30s? Yet their state looks just as young; some can even play high school students.

"Brother Han, I'm back," Bai Shuruo reported.

"Come over and have something to drink," he instructed her, while holding up the two glasses of juice in his hands.

It turned out he had just been juicing in the kitchen.

She happened to be parched, so she hurried over and sat at the bar.

This juice had mango, peach, citrus, and sago; it tasted like mango pomelo sago, sweet and sour, and she gulped it down in a few swallows.

After she finished drinking, he asked her: "You're in a bad mood today; did something happen?"

Bai Shuruo was stunned. Was it that obvious?

He looked at her cute little face. Since she walked through the door, she had changed through three expressions, from gloomy to bright, with a hint of lingering defiance.

It was clearly that she had had an unpleasant encounter with someone outside.

Bai Shuruo, however, was unwilling to mention Wang Xuekai; this kind of thing had nothing to do with Han Yangting.

She said: "It's nothing big, Brother Han, you don't need to worry. I'll be fine after a sleep."

After saying this, she took the two juice glasses inside to wash them, and at the same time, she washed the juicer as well as the pile of knives and cutting boards inside until they were sparkling clean, and she wiped the stovetop until it shone.

……

After Bai Shuruo returned to her room, Han Yangting sent a WeChat message to Ali: Investigate what Bai Shuruo experienced today.

At this moment, Ali was at a street food stall eating barbecue.

He had been tired all day, having to supervise work at the construction site while also being responsible for handling this and that.

As he ate his barbecue, he thought that as long as he worked hard enough, his boss would surely be able to live the life he wanted.

As it turned out, the boss sent another message.

He had no choice but to pack up the unfinished grilled chicken wings, grilled eggplant, grilled tofu, and grilled squid, then immediately return to his car to open his laptop and get to work.

It was very easy to check someone's itinerary; although they had only returned to Fengcheng not long ago, their connections in all aspects were already mostly established.

Half an hour later, Han Yangting received the edited video sent by Ali.

Bai Shuruo was normal during work hours, but after getting off work, she encountered someone pestering her at the subway station.

Ali sent a message saying: This person is Miss Bai's ex-boyfriend, named Wang Xuekai, a graduate student; because he had a collaborative project with CG during his graduate studies, he was recommended by his advisor to work at CG.

Han Yangting watched carefully for a while and saw that Bai Shuruo had no intention of getting entangled with her senior; on the contrary, she refused quite decisively.

Bai Shuruo was the type of person who appeared weak on the surface but was actually very clear-headed once she had set her mind on something.

Ali sent another message asking: Mr. Han, should I make this Wang Xuekai disappear from Fengcheng?

Han Yangting frowned and asked: Why should I make him disappear?