Chapter 167: The Bankbook

Yang Tianxing took the bread and weighed it in his hand twice: "Did you pay for this?"

Liu Jiaoyue gave a soft "Mm."

Yang Tianxing nodded, looked at the small sesame bread, and suddenly exerted force with his palm; with a "pop," the originally fluffy bread was crushed into a small dough ball.

Actually, only at this moment could one see the true weight of the bread; the rest was just puffed up by air. With Liu Jiaoyue's 1.7-meter height, how could she be full eating this? She was likely working on an empty stomach again.

However, neither Liu Jiaoyue nor He Yulin could read Yang Tianxing's mind. He Yulin even complained, "Yang Tianxing, you really are too mean."

Yang Tianxing smiled and handed the dough ball back to Liu Jiaoyue: "I'm not eating it, giving it back to you."

"Ah?"

Liu Jiaoyue gave Yang Tianxing a wronged look. Since he wasn't going to eat it, why had he crushed the cute little bread into a ball? She pouted, took it back, and stretched it out with her fingers bit by bit to restore it.

After much effort, she managed to pull the dough lump back into a flat bread. She put it in her mouth and took a bite, noticing Yang Tianxing was still watching her, so she asked with concern, "Are you really not eating?"

He Yulin truly couldn't watch anymore: "Yang Tianxing, this is Liu Jiaoyue we're talking about, a girl who wouldn't even want to hurt you when she's sick. How can you bear to bully her?"

"I didn't really bully her, just teasing her out of habit."

Yang Tianxing thought to himself that little He had such strong emotions. He smiled, snatched the flat bread from Liu Jiaoyue's hand, ate it in a few bites, and then grabbed a bottle of mineral water, gulping it down with a "glug-glug" sound.

"Alright, I've eaten your lunch, now I'll compensate you."

Yang Tianxing then earnestly selected a sandwich bread, milk, and biscuits from the shelf to pay for them. Liu Jiaoyue followed behind him, saying incessantly, "Don't buy it, don't buy it..."

Yang Tianxing ignored her. Not until he had paid and walked out of the convenience store did he reach out two fingers to pinch Liu Jiaoyue's smooth cheek and gently shake it: "Don't you dare lose any more weight."

He Yulin said indignantly from the side, "Why she lost weight, you don't even know? Now you're playing the good guy. It's only because Liu Jiaoyue spoils you like this; if it were me, I would have kicked you away long ago."

Yang Tianxing thought, little He, you don't know a damn thing. The closer Liu Jiaoyue gets to me now, the greater the pressure will become. That misunderstanding was actually a warning; if I don't take measures, something might really go wrong.

However, seeing that she truly cared about Liu Jiaoyue, Yang Tianxing wouldn't hold it against her and prepared to drive away.

Unexpectedly, the more He Yulin talked, the angrier she got, and she actually blocked Yang Tianxing directly: "You've made money and can afford a new car, but Liu Jiaoyue is already planning to go work part-time at the library again."

Yang Tianxing was stunned for a moment: "She shouldn't be short on money. With her level of frugality, the salary I gave her is enough for her sophomore year expenses."

"Yulin, let's go to work."

Liu Jiaoyue didn't want He Yulin to keep going.

Unexpectedly, He Yulin and Yang Tianxing said at the same time: "Wait."

Yang Tianxing wanted to know the actual situation, while He Yulin felt it had to be said.

He Yulin looked at Yang Tianxing with contempt: "You think you paid her a salary, but have you ever looked into how much she used, or how she used it?"

Yang Tianxing thought there were so many things going on, how would he notice these details? He shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"Hmph."

He Yulin snorted coldly, turned her head to Liu Jiaoyue and said, "If you silly girl don't tell the truth, someone will really think he is the most perfect man in the world, capable of handling everything perfectly."

Yang Tianxing felt something was wrong, walked over, and asked, "How did you use that money?"

Liu Jiaoyue kept her head down, looking at the tips of her white canvas shoes, and whispered, "I gave a little to Grandma and my younger sister, and saved the rest."

"How much did you save?"

Yang Tianxing seemed to have grasped the key to the problem and asked with a grim face.

Liu Jiaoyue was most afraid of this expression on Yang Tianxing, so she answered immediately: "7,237 yuan and 5 jiao."

"That much?"

Yang Tianxing was surprised himself. Liu Jiaoyue had been working at 101 for over half a year. At the time, the salary he gave her was 1,200 yuan a month, sometimes even more, because Yang Tianxing felt it made little difference whether the money was with him or with Liu Jiaoyue.

He still thought that way now.

Yang Tianxing had assumed Liu Jiaoyue would send all that money back to her hometown, but he hadn't expected her to save it all.

"Jiaoyue, go get the bankbook."

He Yulin said.

Liu Jiaoyue didn't really want to go, until Yang Tianxing nodded and said, "Bring it down, let me see."

Only then did Liu Jiaoyue run back to the dormitory to get the bankbook, leaving Yang Tianxing and He Yulin alone for a moment.

Yang Tianxing leaned against the car door and silently smoked a cigarette: "Thank you."

"What are you thanking me for?"

He Yulin was a bit unaccustomed to it: "Don't thank me, just think about how to be a bit better to Jiaoyue."

Yang Tianxing didn't say a word, just smoked silently. Before long, Liu Jiaoyue came running back, holding a red bankbook in her hand.

Yang Tianxing took it and flipped to the balance column; sure enough, it was exactly: 7,273.5 yuan.

"Besides what you gave Grandma, have you not used any for yourself?"

Yang Tianxing looked at Liu Jiaoyue and asked.

Liu Jiaoyue looked at Yang Tianxing, pouting without saying a word.

"This bankbook."

He Yulin continued: "Because of the misunderstanding at the hospital, Jiaoyue originally intended to have me pass it to you before she left school. Take a look at the name on this bankbook."

Yang Tianxing flipped the page forward; the account holder was clearly written as: Yang Tianxing.

"She used your ID card to open the account. Every time you paid her salary, except for what she gave Grandma and her sister, she tried her best to save it and deposit it into this account."

He Yulin's voice suddenly became agitated as she said this: "That's why I really can't stand you bullying Liu Jiaoyue. Ever since you walked into her life, she has always been planning for you."

"Yang Tianxing, do you really think you are omnipotent?"

"With Jiaoyue's figure and appearance, will there be no boys chasing her in the future?"

"Or do you think that Jiaoyue can't live without you?"

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Listening to He Yulin's list of accusations, Yang Tianxing didn't refute a single word, while Liu Jiaoyue on the side was anxious and kept trying to pull her back.

Not until He Yulin stopped did Yang Tianxing speak: "Since this bankbook was deposited in my name, I'll keep it. You don't have any objections, do you?"

Liu Jiaoyue shook her head; how could she have any objections?

He Yulin was just about to glare and speak when Yang Tianxing suddenly said to Liu Jiaoyue, "You forgot to take the snacks when you went back to the dormitory just now; you should go take them back first."

Liu Jiaoyue obediently picked up the snacks and went back again.

Not until Liu Jiaoyue had left did Yang Tianxing let out a long sigh: "If this bankbook stays with her, not a single cent will ever be spent."

"So you're going to go over and spend it yourself?" He Yulin said.

"Would I be that tacky?"

Yang Tianxing shook his head and said: "Using this 7,000 yuan as a foundation, I will add some more to it and open a milk tea shop for you two inside the school, so you can also experience what it's like to be a boss."

He Yulin had not expected this outcome: "I'll be a milk tea shop boss?"

"To be precise, you are the general manager."

Yang Tianxing corrected her: "The boss is Liu Jiaoyue, but since there are only the two of you, there is no need to distinguish between boss and general manager so clearly; in short, it's just for fun."

He Yulin said unconvinced: "What if we make it big?"

Yang Tianxing smiled: "If you make it big, then I will be the boss, Liu Jiaoyue will be the boss's wife, and you will still be the general manager."