Chapter 25: Zhou Yue feels extremely unbalanced inside

Jiangzhou No. 7 Middle School, Grade Eight office.

Zhou Yue hung up the phone, and her face immediately clouded over.

The bell for the end of the school day rang. She glanced at her watch; she had only meant to check the time, but seeing this watch that cost a mere eight thousand, she couldn't help but think of the 3.2 million Patek Philippe on Lin Dazhi's wrist. After a moment of thought, she took her watch off in a fit of pique and tossed it into her bag.

"No. 6 Courtyard? With Bai Weiwei's meager ability, she can afford a house in No. 6 Courtyard? I'll have to go see what kind of trouble she's stirring up again!"

Thinking of this, Zhou Yue stood up, grabbed her small bag, and walked out of the classroom, swaying in her high heels.

Behind her, several colleagues saw her leave and immediately began to gossip half-jokingly.

"Tsk tsk, ever since Teacher Zhou got divorced, her aura clearly feels different!"

"Can it be the same? She's about to be the Director's wife. I'm telling you, Old Ma, you'd better watch your tongue from now on. Don't upset the Director's wife, or she might make things difficult for you."

"Pfft, I'm not even afraid of Liu Haibo, why would I be afraid of her?"

"I heard her ex-husband used to work in education and training, but he went bankrupt. Zhou Yue divorced him because she looked down on her partner. Who would have thought she'd latch onto Director Liu's leg right after the divorce."

"Pfft, you don't know the half of it; those two didn't just start seeing each other today."

"Really? Then didn't she cheat during her marriage and cuckold her husband?"

"In this day and age, what's so fresh about that?"

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Zhou Yue never had a good relationship with her colleagues, but she always kept her eyes on the prize and didn't care much about them. Besides, she looked down on this group of colleagues from the bottom of her heart, especially after rumors spread that Liu Haibo was going to be promoted to Vice Principal; her nose was practically in the air.

After leaving the office, Zhou Yue ducked into her red Mazda. As soon as she opened the door, the smell of plastic unique to old cars hit her, making her frown.

She had bought this car nearly six or seven years ago. When she first bought it, Zhou Yue liked it very much, and the bright red color suited her taste.

However, as the car's mileage increased and its exterior grew more worn, she liked it less and less.

Especially in recent years, as her colleagues switched to electric cars one after another—those young people driving Li Auto L9s, Teslas, and Aitos—any one of them was more imposing and better-looking than hers.

Zhou Yue was a person with an extremely strong desire to keep up with the Joneses; she had long wanted to change cars, but the money in her pocket wouldn't allow it.

Over the years, she had been a big spender. During the years when Lin Dazhi's training institution was booming, she didn't feel anything, but ever since last year, when Lin Dazhi's training institution closed down and he started delivering food, she clearly felt that money wasn't enough. Especially a month ago, when her younger brother Zhou Xiaobing mentioned that he was seeing someone and wanted to buy a car, asking Lin Dazhi to help put up 300,000, Lin Dazhi actually couldn't come up with it. Because of this, she and Lin Dazhi had a huge fight, which was the fuse that made her decide to divorce Lin Dazhi.

"Fine, Lin Dazhi, you're unwilling to give my brother 300,000 to buy a car, but after divorcing me, you start wearing a watch worth over three hundred? Selfish men are truly pathetic!" Zhou Yue sat in the car, smelling that unpleasant old-car scent, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she got!

Taking out her phone, Zhou Yue called Liu Haibo.

"Hello? Where are you?"

On the other end of the line, Liu Haibo lowered his voice and said, "In a meeting, what's up?"

"When will it be over?"

"Soon, in about ten minutes."

"Then come pick me up when the meeting is over. Bai Weiwei moved into a new place and said she's hosting a party; let's go together."

"Alright, wait for me in the parking lot, hanging up now."

Listening to the busy signal on the other end, Zhou Yue boredly opened Little Red Book and started scrolling.

"Sisters, if you meet a man who is unwilling to spend money on you, please stay away as soon as possible. These disgusting, pathetic men should all just die..."

On the screen, a delicately dressed 'little fairy' was chattering away, and gifts were floating up from the bottom of the screen from time to time.

Zhou Yue also sent a few free little red flowers, and before long, a car horn interrupted her.

Zhou Yue turned her head and saw Liu Haibo's black Audi Q5. She quickly closed her phone, turned, and climbed out of the car, heading toward the passenger side.

She pulled the door open, and a pleasant fragrance drifted into her nose.

Looking at the Q5's luxurious leather interior, a look of intoxication appeared in Zhou Yue's eyes.

Although on the internet everyone is a millionaire and the Q5 isn't considered a luxury car, in reality, in a second-tier city like Jiangzhou, those who can drive a Q5 still have some real strength.

At the very least, it was much better than her Mazda.

Once inside, Zhou Yue tossed her bag onto the armrest and pulled down the passenger vanity mirror to start touching up her makeup.

Beside her, Liu Haibo started the car and asked while driving, "Bai Weiwei bought a house?"

Zhou Yue, while drawing her eyeliner, said nonchalantly, "Who knows? I saw her post on Moments today saying she bought a place in our complex, No. 6 Courtyard, and wants to throw a party to celebrate. Who knows if it's true or not?"

Hearing Zhou Yue's words, Liu Haibo immediately perked up.

"No. 6 Courtyard in your complex? Is this Bai Weiwei that rich?" Liu Haibo found it hard to believe.

"Who knows? My friend here is quite resourceful; maybe her sugar daddy has some real power." Zhou Yue said dismissively while applying lipstick.

"What you say makes sense; I've always heard the banking circle is quite messy." Hearing Zhou Yue's words, Liu Haibo chuckled in agreement, and as he spoke, he placed his right hand on Zhou Yue's thigh.

"Oh, stop it, drive properly, I'm putting on makeup!" Zhou Yue lightly slapped Liu Haibo's hand and acted coquettishly.

"Don't worry, you don't trust the skills of an old driver like me?" Liu Haibo said with a strange laugh.

"You're never serious all day long. You're a Director of Academic Affairs, is this how you guide others?" Zhou Yue rolled her eyes at him and said.

"Physical health education is education too, isn't it?" Liu Haibo said with a strange laugh.

"Shameless! I heard you're going to be promoted to Vice Principal?" Zhou Yue asked.

"Who did you hear that from? Let me tell you, don't spread rumors. The Education Bureau is preparing to adjust personnel recently; there are many people watching at this critical moment, and nothing is certain!" Liu Haibo warned cautiously, though a hint of smugness flashed in the depths of his eyes.

"I didn't spread anything, I just heard it from others." Zhou Yue said, while pressing down on that increasingly restless hand.

"Hmm, until the end, no one can say for sure. By the way, I heard your best friend Bai Weiwei also got a promotion? Seems like she was promoted to Manager." Liu Haibo said.

"Who did you hear that from? Isn't she just a teller?" Hearing Liu Haibo's words, Zhou Yue asked hurriedly.

"Don't worry about who I heard it from, there's news of it anyway." Liu Haibo said with a look of certainty.

"Why do you always ask about Bai Weiwei? Tell me the truth, are you harboring some thoughts about her?"

"Hehe, how could that be? I only have you in my heart."

"Hmph, a man's mouth is a lying ghost! Tell me, who is prettier, me or Bai Weiwei?"

"You are definitely prettier!"

"That's more like it!"