Chapter 98

“Guoxiong, are you suggesting that Ye Yao should go over?”

In the evening, it was rare for Li Guoxiong and Li Cheng to finish work on time. The three of them sat together, chatting.

Li Guoxiong suddenly mentioned that the warehouse in the factory was missing a record keeper.

Shen Yun was a bit surprised that he would think of arranging a job for Ye Yao.

Li Guoxiong nodded. “Ye Yao is an adult now. The situation with Dongming has been clarified. This opportunity is just right; I want her to give it a try.”

Even if they weren’t able to become a family in the next six months, there was still some bond between the two families. Zhang Qiufeng was getting older, and Ye Yao needed to start learning to take on responsibilities.

Shen Yun thought for a moment but still had some concerns. “It’s good, but that child hasn’t had much schooling. I’m not sure if she can handle it.”

“This is not a problem. I’ll arrange for someone to guide her first. As long as she is willing to learn, she will adapt,” Li Guoxiong said, clearly having already planned everything out. They just needed Ye Yao’s approval.

“Li Cheng, go to the Ye family now. Talk to Ye Yao and her mother. If they agree, I’ll make arrangements for her to go over as soon as possible.”

Li Cheng froze for a moment, not expecting him to send him over.

Shen Yun also had a puzzled look. She felt that this was something she should be the one to do, as it seemed more appropriate for a woman to handle such matters.

At that moment, Li Cheng stood up and walked out.

“Guoxiong, why did you decide to send Li Cheng instead?”

Once it was just the couple left, Shen Yun couldn’t help but ask.

Li Guoxiong smiled slightly. She understood him well.

“These days, there have been all kinds of rumors in the courtyard. Li Cheng looks down on those people, but he can’t be too obvious. It would be embarrassing for the girl.

For the next six months, let’s just let this boy suffer a little.”

Shen Yun sighed. So, that was his reasoning.

But upon reflection, it made sense. The people in the courtyard really said all sorts of things.

Ye Yao was so eager to stick to Li Cheng, she wasn’t even worthy of being his servant. Li Cheng wouldn’t even spare her a glance.

Though no one knew where these rumors had come from, it was truly unfair to Ye Yao.

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When Li Cheng arrived at the Ye family’s house, Ye Yao was skipping rope in the yard.

It was unclear how long she had been skipping, but she was out of breath, drenched in sweat, and her face was as red as a tomato.

The moment she saw Li Cheng, she was gritting her teeth, trying to push through the exercise with a fierce expression.

Huff! Huff!

She jumped over the rope and wondered if she had overexerted herself, as she was starting to see hallucinations.

Li Cheng looked at her expressionlessly.

He had already heard that she was trying to lose weight. He thought she only ran in the mornings but hadn’t expected her to be skipping rope at night.

“What are you doing here?”

Finally catching her breath, she furrowed her brows and looked at him with a tone of resistance, as if he shouldn’t even be here.

“I need to talk to you… and Aunt Zhang.”

Since it was work-related, he needed Zhang Qiufeng’s consent as well.

Ye Yao stared at him for a couple of seconds, then calmly put away the rope, picked up the towel hanging nearby, and wiped the sweat from her face.

“What’s this about? You go ahead and tell me first.”

Should she tell her mom, or let her decide?

Li Cheng’s gaze swept over her and towards the house. He quickly confirmed that Zhang Qiufeng was inside.

“Who let you in? Didn’t you hear me?”

Ye Yao watched as Li Cheng walked past her and into the house without saying a word, feeling utterly speechless.

This man was always so arrogant and domineering—it was really infuriating.

But even though she didn’t want to let him in, it was too late now. Zhang Qiufeng had heard the noise from the yard and had already come out to greet him…