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In the beauty salon, the staff eagerly handed Xu Yangyang two boxes of face masks.
“Welcome to visit again next time!”
Xu Yangyang took the face masks with satisfaction. After her beauty treatment, her skin was smooth and tender, perfect for the camera. It was a shame, though, that she had just posted on Weibo saying that she had sprained her right foot while working out and would be unable to move for a week, so she had to cancel her appearance on the show Let’s Travel Together.
Moreover, due to this sprain, she couldn’t accept any bookings for the week.
Having just had such a great beauty treatment, Xu Yangyang felt it was a real waste.
What was even more infuriating was Yan Xi. Today, she was clearly here to make things difficult for her. If it weren’t for Yan Xi, the crocodile-skin bag from B brand would have been hers by now!
But the worst part was that Zhou Qingyu was especially protective of Yan Xi, always siding with her.
Xu Yangyang knew that she and Zhou Qingyu weren’t exactly friends; at most, she was just Zhou Qingyu’s follower. Xu Yangyang also wanted to get closer to Zhou Qingyu, but every time Zhou Qingyu looked at her with that cold, sharp gaze, it made her feel like she didn’t deserve it.
Fortunately, Xu Yangyang had secured an S-level slow variety show guest appearance and the travel expenses from her previous itinerary. She thought to herself, at least it wasn’t a total loss.
However, the recording for Leisure Life wouldn’t start for another two weeks, and Xu Yangyang hoped she would look good on camera by then. The effects of the beauty treatment she had now wouldn’t last that long.
As she was about to reach the door, Xu Yangyang’s eyes flicked, and she sent a message to Zhou Qingyu, saying she had something else to do that evening, then called the manager over.
“I’m a friend of Miss Zhou. Her membership card got lost, so she asked me to come and replace it. That way, it’ll be more convenient for her next time.”
In a beauty salon like this, either the phone number or the membership card is recognized. As long as Xu Yangyang had Zhou Qingyu’s membership card, she could come here to shop countless times.
Xu Yangyang believed that Zhou Qingyu most likely wouldn’t come back here again. Even if she did, once she found out the membership card had been used up, she wouldn’t bother investigating. She’d probably just think she had forgotten to top it up.
For someone like Zhou Qingyu, a wealthy young woman, a million yuan was nothing. She had already given millions worth of resources to Pei Yubai and his company—what was one million to her?
The manager, having seen Xu Yangyang accompanying Zhou Qingyu for the spa, assumed Xu Yangyang was a friend of hers. Without suspicion, they had the front desk issue a new membership card and handed it to Xu Yangyang.
Xu Yangyang took the card with a smile, her eyes gleaming.
Beauty treatments for celebrities could cost a lot of money—each session was tens of thousands. With over 800,000 yuan left on Zhou Qingyu’s membership card, it was enough for her to enjoy several more treatments!
Walking out of the beauty salon, Xu Yangyang felt relaxed and satisfied, thinking it was worth the trip. But when she turned around, she saw Zhou Qingyu and Yan Xi standing right behind her.
Xu Yangyang’s expression stiffened, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly. “Qingyu, Yan Xi, you haven’t left yet?”
Zhou Qingyu shrugged. “Yan Xi said she left something in the beauty salon and wanted to go back and check.”
“Oh, I see.” Xu Yangyang, feeling guilty, casually touched her nose. “Well, you guys go ahead. I’ll be leaving now…”
She turned to walk away, but behind her, Yan Xi deliberately raised her voice. “By the way, Qingqing, didn’t you say you lost your membership card? I think this beauty salon is really nice. Why not get a new one? It’ll be more convenient next time.”
Zhou Qingyu looked at Yan Xi with confusion.
Losing a membership card was something she did often. Usually, just providing her name or phone number was enough to verify her account. Why go through the trouble of getting a new card?
But when Zhou Qingyu saw the sly look in Yan Xi’s eyes, she immediately knew Yan Xi had something else in mind. She didn’t refuse her suggestion and simply replied, “Alright.”
Zhou Qingyu called the beauty salon manager over. “I can’t find my membership card. Could you issue me a new one?”
The manager looked surprised. “Miss Zhou, we’ve already issued the replacement card for you.”
Zhou Qingyu was stunned. “I didn’t receive it. How could that be?”
Xu Yangyang hadn’t gone far, and the manager immediately pointed at her. “Look! Your friend just said you needed a new membership card and asked us to replace it. We’ve already handed it to her!”
All eyes instantly turned toward Xu Yangyang.
Xu Yangyang felt a shiver run down her spine, as if she were under intense scrutiny, and cold sweat began to bead on her forehead.
Yan Xi hadn’t lost anything earlier, and now, of all times, she chose to lose something? It wasn’t like her to suddenly want to replace a membership card either. Why now?
Xu Yangyang felt like she could sink into the ground in embarrassment.
She turned with great difficulty, walked over to Zhou Qingyu, and handed her the membership card. “Qingyu, I was just worried you’d forget, so I had a new card issued. I thought you’d already left, and I was planning to give it to you at the company later!”
Zhou Qingyu looked at Xu Yangyang with a somewhat amused expression. “Alright, I understand. Thank you for the trouble.”
She deliberately emphasized the word “trouble.”
Xu Yangyang felt even more uncomfortable, as though Zhou Qingyu’s words were invisible slaps to her face, leaving her humiliated and exposed.
“I’m going to have dinner with Yan Xi. Want to join us?” Zhou Qingyu asked Xu Yangyang.
“No, no!” Xu Yangyang quickly declined. “I have something to do tonight, I’ll leave now.”
With that, she hurriedly made her exit.
Behind her, Zhou Qingyu let out a light laugh and handed the membership card to Yan Xi. “I can’t be bothered to carry the card, it’s easy to lose. You take it.”
Then, she pinched Yan Xi’s cheek. “Look at you. If I hadn’t brought you here today, your skin would be all dry! Hurry up, stop staring at your thesis all the time. You should get more beauty treatments, okay?”
Yan Xi looked up at Zhou Qingyu with puppy eyes. “Got it!”
For dinner, Zhou Qingyu took Yan Xi to a private Chinese restaurant.