Chapter 96: He Is My Ex-Boyfriend

"……?"

Liu Shishi only felt a pair of large hands slowly tightening around her throat.

She opened her mouth, but was too nervous to say a complete sentence.

Wasn't this question from Ai Xiaomei the very scene she dreamed about every night?

Ever since she reunited with him in the company hallway last time.

Liu Shishi would have dreams about Shen Huai every single night.

In the dreams, they went to many places.

Very happy, very unrestrained.

Liu Shishi was no longer the self-deprecating person she hated.

She could feel that she was smiling very happily in the dreams.

The result of the dreams being too beautiful was that after waking up, she would fall into a long period of emptiness.

In order not to let herself sink deeper and deeper.

She exercised until she was exhausted every night, trying to minimize the number of dreams.

But she never expected.

Team Leader Ai Xiaomei would actually ask such a private question in front of so many people?!

It caught her completely off guard.

It almost made her drop her defenses and reveal her true colors.

Ai Xiaomei noticed that Liu Shishi's expression was off, and her brows tightened: "You... why are you so nervous? Didn't I just ask you a question?"

"Look at that aggrieved expression of yours, as if someone bullied you." Ai Xiaomei frowned in disgust.

"Ai Xiaomei, she isn't even close with Shen Huai, why are you asking her?" Luo Xiaoya couldn't watch anymore and snapped back.

"Oh, so what if they aren't close?"

Ai Xiaomei rolled her eyes, "Won't they be familiar after seeing each other a few more times?"

"Besides, I just wanted to confirm whose aesthetic is actually the problem; my team member isn't even anxious, why are you getting anxious over there?"

Luo Xiaoya was left speechless by the retort and had no choice but to sit back in her seat, pouting.

Ai Xiaomei gave a mocking sound, took a deep breath, and her gaze fell back onto Liu Shishi.

"It's fine, feel free to speak boldly; it's lunch break now, I'm just asking casually, you can just answer casually."

"No matter what you say, I won't take it to heart," Ai Xiaomei said confidently.

"I..."

Liu Shishi lowered her eyes, holding her breath to calm her emotions.

Only then did she slowly open her eyes, look straight at Ai Xiaomei, and say: "Team Leader Ai, I am very sorry, I cannot answer this question for you."

"Why?"

"Because..."

Liu Shishi gritted her teeth, raised her head, and scanned the circle: "Because Shen Huai and I once dated, but for certain reasons, he unilaterally broke up with me."

"What?!"

Everyone exclaimed in unison.

Especially Luo Xiaoya, who was so shocked that her chopsticks fell to the ground.

She stood up in disbelief and scanned Liu Shishi back and forth several times.

A gentle and quiet temperament, with a personality as calm as water.

As for her looks, in an ordinary school, she could be rated as a class beauty.

But in a media company where beauties were as common as clouds, she was completely unremarkable.

As for her figure, it was even more completely crushed.

The jealousy that Luo Xiaoya had originally suppressed was instantly rekindled by Liu Shishi's confession.

She clenched her fists tightly, her eyes staring fixedly at Liu Shishi.

The hostility she previously held toward Ai Xiaomei had now completely shifted to Liu Shishi.

On what grounds? Whether it was figure or looks, she was better than this Liu Shishi, right?

Shen Huai, that president of the "looks-first" club, could actually take a fancy to her? Team Leader Ai Xiaomei was so shocked that her jaw almost couldn't close.

Ever since Liu Shishi came to Xingyao for her internship, her impression of Liu Shishi had been very simple.

She didn't fight or compete, was humble and subservient, and worked without complaint.

Sometimes she even felt that Liu Shishi was so hardworking and diligent that she didn't seem like someone born after 2000 at all.

Instead, she was like a middle-aged person burdened with family responsibilities who dared not resign easily.

Never expected it, never expected it.

Such a low-key person, could she actually have had such a good catch in private? Ai Xiaomei blinked, couldn't help but swallow, and asked enviously: "You... are you telling the truth?"

"Mm, it's true." Liu Shishi nodded.

"Such an important matter, why didn't you say so earlier? You're being too much of a stranger."

Ai Xiaomei instantly changed to a kind expression and leaned in toward Liu Shishi.

"... Because Shen Huai and I broke up a long time ago." "When I saw him at the company, to be honest, I was very surprised; after all, counting it up, we haven't seen each other for almost two years..."

Two years?...

Luo Xiaoya's heart skipped a beat.

She and Shen Huai broke up in the second half of their freshman year.

Calculating it this way, doesn't that mean.

So, this Liu Shishi before them had essentially transitioned seamlessly? At the thought of this possibility.

The look in Luo Xiaoya's eyes instantly became incomparably sharp.

The gaze she directed at Liu Shishi also became filled with even more hostility.

Yet Liu Shishi remained completely oblivious to all these changes.

She assumed they were simply shocked by this piece of gossip.

Just as she was about to explain it properly, her arm was suddenly yanked by Ai Xiaomei.

Ai Xiaomei leaned into Liu Shishi's ear in a mysterious manner and whispered with a wicked smile, "Then... you must know Shen Huai very well, right?"

"How is he?"

"How is he what?" Liu Shishi asked, somewhat confused.

"Tsk, obviously... that kind of thing!" Ai Xiaomei wore an expression of exasperation at her lack of progress and glared at Liu Shishi with resentment.

"……?"

Liu Shishi froze for a moment before she finally realized what was meant.

Her cheeks instantly flushed a deep red.

"Team Leader... why are you asking so bluntly?"

Ai Xiaomei was dismissive: "It's the 21st century already, what's there that can't be said? Who in the media business isn't gossipy? Hurry up, hurry up~ tell me and satisfy my curiosity."

"He's... very strong, I'm always very tired every time."

Liu Shishi stammered.

The more she spoke, the lower her head hung, and her voice became as small as a mosquito's.

"Then... does he have any special fetishes? Does he like big breasts?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Shishi lowered her eyes to look at the two landmines on her chest, thought about it seriously, and said, "I think... he likes them."

"Ahhhhh? Really?"

Ai Xiaomei was so fired up hearing this that she wished she could tie Shen Huai up the next second to put it into practice.

One side was happy, the other was miserable.

After hearing this, Luo Xiaoya's entire face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

She was furious.

She was simply furious to the point of death.

At this moment, Luo Xiaoya only wanted to rush in front of Shen Huai and press his head down to make him explain clearly.

When exactly did he meet Liu Shishi?

Was it while he was dating her? Or during their breakup and cold war? The more Luo Xiaoya thought about it, the angrier she became.

For his sake, she hadn't found a new boyfriend for so many years.

Yet he, on the other hand, was switching partners with such delight.

Why should he be allowed to be so carefree?

This was simply unfair! While Luo Xiaoya was fuming to the point of a splitting headache, Ai Xiaomei continued to fan the flames on the side: "You said you two have already broken up, right?"

"Then can you help me ask him out for a meeting?"

Ai Xiaomei rubbed her hands in excitement, her eyes flickering with anticipation: "I've sent snacks to his office several times and even left my WeChat number, but he never adds me."

"Since you're his ex-girlfriend, can't you do a good deed to the end? If you can't be lovers, you can at least be a matchmaker~"

"If this works out, I guarantee I'll make you a permanent employee at Xingyao!"

"？？？？？Huh?"

Liu Shishi was completely shocked.

She had never anticipated that things would take such a turn.

To play matchmaker for the person she liked and give another woman the chance to take advantage of the situation? How could that be possible?

She, Liu Shishi, could agree to any condition, but when it came to Shen Huai, there was absolutely no way.

Facing Ai Xiaomei's questioning.

Liu Shishi gritted her back teeth, narrowed her eyes, and pursed her lips in long silence.

Just as she was racking her brains, agonizing over how to refuse gracefully.

A low voice rang out coldly from behind the crowd.

"Team Leader Ai, so it was you who left that WeChat number?"

"I'm really sorry, I thought it was some kind of advertisement card, so I just threw it away."

(End of chapter)