Chapter 79

“Mom, what are you thinking about? Li Cheng helped me back because I cramped up, and everyone in the neighborhood saw it. After all, I’m still the unofficial daughter-in-law of the Li family; he just couldn’t let his face be tarnished.”

Finally recovered, Ye Yao quickly interrupted Zhang Qiufeng’s speculations.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiufeng’s excitement finally calmed down a bit.

She had indeed been overthinking it; after all, this kind of thing had never happened before.

“Anyway, you and Li Cheng have had some contact now…”

“Not really contact, I just had some bad luck today.”

Ye Yao’s gaze deepened. Someone had actually paid to hire people outside to target her? And the first time she was pushed into the river…

“Mom, I really didn’t expect exercise to be so dangerous. Muscle cramps can hurt this much. You really should be careful; health is more important than being thin.”

Zhang Qiufeng couldn’t help but remind her. Seeing Ye Yao in pain had scared her.

“Mom, today was just an accident. It won’t happen again.”

This was both a promise to Zhang Qiufeng and a reminder to herself not to be careless again.

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“What did you say? Failed?”

In the evening, Zhao Qingqing and Wang Lanlan were on their way home from school, and only then did Wang Lanlan dare to tell her.

Wang Lanlan’s face was also grim. They had been excited all day, only for the person she contacted to report just before school ended that the operation had failed.

Now she didn’t even dare to look at Zhao Qingqing’s face.

“Yes, that’s what they said. Apparently, Ye Yao escaped.”

“Useless! All of you are useless! Wang Lanlan, is this how you handle things for me?”

Zhao Qingqing’s anger flared, and she even shouted loudly in the middle of the street.

Wang Lanlan’s head almost dropped to her chest. She didn’t want this to happen either.

“So, where’s the money? The plan failed, bring the money back! We’ll find someone else!”

Zhao Qingqing tried to force herself to calm down. That was no small amount of money. If the job didn’t get done and her mom found out, she’d be done for.

Wang Lanlan stood there, silent.

“I’m asking you, where’s the money?”

Zhao Qingqing impatiently demanded.

Wang Lanlan anxiously mumbled, “I… I can’t get the money back. Those people are just thugs. Whether they get the job done or not, they don’t return the money…”

“What did you say? Say that again!”

Zhao Qingqing roared, her expression ferocious…

—-

Three days later.

“Mom, I’m going out for a while. Don’t wait for me for lunch.”

Ye Yao said goodbye to Zhang Qiufeng and left the house.

It had been ten days since she returned from the clothing store, and it was about time to check how the sportswear designed based on her blueprint was doing in the market.

At the same time, she also wanted to push forward with her next plan.

Her pace was quick, and within twenty minutes, she arrived at the clothing store. Almost immediately, she saw the sportswear displayed in the window.

Of course, it was the standard size version. The slightly smaller sportswear fit perfectly on the mannequins, looking elegant and sporty.

“Not bad,” Ye Yao complimented, then walked inside confidently.

The store was much busier than the last time she visited, and even Cai Qingyuan was behind the counter giving orders.

The smile on her face grew wider. This was definitely a good sign.

“Boss, I want the sportswear in the window.”

“Boss, I want the sportswear in the window too.”