Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Lin Yu spoke with a sense of resignation, "I heard about it a couple of days ago when I was setting up my stall; someone from my class mentioned it, saying that their family moved into the same neighborhood as Yan Shi's family."

"Zhou Mianmian reported Yan Shi's family. Can they let her go?" Xie Xiao asked, frowning.

"I don't think so. She isn't stupid. She left by herself, away from here, and nobody knows where she went. Yan Shi's family brought people to smash her grandmother's house to find her, but it turns out Zhou Mianmian never went back there," Lin Yu said with irritation. "If you ask me, Yan Shi is like this because there are issues with his family, too."

Spoiling their child.

Lin Yu had only heard about this in broad strokes—whether it was true or not he didn't know yet, but it seemed pretty reasonable.

In August, Yan Shi's family went through a demolition and received compensation in the form of housing and money.

At first, Yan Shi and Zhou Mianmian even opened a snack shop together.

But ever since Yan Shi's leg became less mobile, he was irritable and restless, making it impossible for him to seriously run the shop.

He often mingled with some shady characters, too.

It was said that he often quarreled with Zhou Mianmian at home, and sometimes it even came to blows.

Zhou Mianmian always had bruises on her.

"I heard that once in the community garden, Zhou Mianmian was spotted running outside, and Yan Shi's parents helped him pin her down on the ground. In front of so many people, Yan Shi began to hit her. It didn't stop until a neighbor who couldn't stand it threatened to call the police."

This kind of thing happened often.

Later on, Yan Shi was reported.

The police arrived that day, but Zhou Mianmian didn't go home.

"So everyone says it was her who reported it. Yan Shi's family has been looking for her, but they can't do much. Although they threw a banquet before, they never got a marriage certificate, so it has no legal effect. In the eyes of the law, they aren't considered married. I heard Zhou Mianmian is now denying their relationship, saying she was forced. Yan Shi's family is trying to figure out how to get him out now," Lin Yu explained, then took a sip of his Coke. "I think it's hopeless, how can they get him out? He's involved in drug trafficking."

Xie Xiao unscrewed the lid of his drink and took a sip, surprised that Zhou Mianmian had managed to stir up such a storm in just a few months.

But it seemed understandable, too. Experience more tales on empire

"Doesn't her grandmother look for her?" Xie Xiao asked.

Lin Yu shook his head. "I'm not sure about what's going on with that, but considering how indifferent her grandmother seemed toward Zhou Mianmian before, I doubt she would bother looking for her."

Indeed, Zhou Mianmian's grandmother had completely ignored her in the past. Otherwise, Zhou Mianmian's personality might not have turned out this way.

Xie Xiao shook his head, "Let it be, it's none of our business anyway. Just forget about it after hearing this."

Lin Yu looked at him, smiled, and nodded, "You're right, it has nothing to do with us. Are you coming to set up the stall with me tonight? Want to do a live stream together? The girls have been nagging that they haven't seen us together for days, they even thought we'd gone solo."

"That can't happen. We'll definitely do the live stream together. Oh, by the way, I wanted to tell you something—I've started a company with my roommate…" Xie Xiao chatted with Lin Yu about the company's affairs, "Would you be willing to bring your account over?"

Xie Xiao had hesitated for a long time about asking Lin Yu to bring his account over to the company.

There were pros and cons to signing with a company, but for Lin Yu at the moment, it would be a lot easier. After all, they could provide him with an assistant, and he wouldn't have to handle everything regarding his account personally anymore.

He would have much more time, but at the same time, he would eventually have to share his advertising fees with the company.

"Don't worry, if you want to join, I've discussed your situation with Qi Yan. For the first five years, the advertising fees split will be 1:9. The company gets 1, you get 9. But later on, the share will likely have to be reassessed," Xie Xiao said. "However, you will have to follow the company's arrangements when it comes to selling goods on the live broadcasts."

This was already a very advantageous deal for Lin Yu in terms of signing with a company.

With Xie Xiao around, he wasn't afraid of getting the short end of the stick. Without much thought, he said, "Then let's sign. So, does that mean you'll become my boss?"

Xie Xiao let out a sigh of relief and said smilingly, "Yeah, that's right. Work hard, because I'm going to exploit you from now on."

The two exchanged a glance and both laughed.

In the end, Xie Xiao said, "Let's sign that contract for five years first. If you start working later and it becomes inconvenient to manage this account, we can discuss what to do then."

The company basically made no profit from Lin Yu's account, so initially, Qi Yan thought five years was too little—they should at least add another two years with a 3:7 revenue-sharing contract, right?

But Xie Xiao refused, saying, "Lin Yu is going to be a doctor in the future, and he'll probably have graduated in five years. Boss, how about this? I'll consider my account as working for free, okay?"

At that time, Qi Yan looked at Xie Xiao for a long time and suddenly smiled, "You really don't look like a businessman who would pass, but being your brother is great."

"You're my brother too, and I would protect you as well," said Xie Xiao with a smile at the time.

It was then that Lin Yu suddenly understood what it was all about; he knew Xie Xiao just wanted to lighten his burden.

Lin Yu's Adam's apple bobbed as he wanted to say something, but it seemed inappropriate to say anything, as that would make the relationship seem distant.

He sighed, "I won't say anything else, but it's remembered in my heart."

Xie Xiao snorted with laughter, "Who asked you to say anything? But grandma's professional knowledge is really solid. I was just thinking about you two going back and forth with questions and answers."

"Where do you think I first came across a medical book? In grandma's room..."

After accompanying the elderly lady to lunch, the two men helped set up the street stall's items.

Originally, the old lady made onigiri by herself.

Now that Lin Yu had come back, she also made some milk tea.

In summer, they served hand-squeezed lemon tea, while in winter, they switched to hot milk tea—it was heartwarming, wasn't it?

This combination sold quite well.

In the evening, while Xie Xiao and Lin Yu were sitting in the yard smoking, they received a phone call from Luo Yanran.

Even though he knew she couldn't see him, he still fumbled to put out the cigarette hurriedly, "Hello, wifey."

Lin Yu rolled his eyes from the side.

"Where are you?" Luo Yanran's gentle voice came from the other end, "I miss you."

A smile appeared on Xie Xiao's face, "I'm at Lin Yu's place. I'll be setting up the stall with grandma in a bit."

"Ah, that's great. I'm going to eat out with Liu Ou, and then we'll come to find you," Luo Yanran said happily, "or maybe we shouldn't eat out at all. I want to eat grandma's onigiri."

Xie Xiao quickly replied, "You guys should still eat out and then come over, and then call grandma to make you a couple of smaller ones."

Only then did he hear her agreement from the other side.

They talked for a few more sentences and then hung up the phone.

After hanging up, Xie Xiao was in a good mood, but he remembered what Luo Yanran had just said. He turned to look at Lin Yu, "Does Liu Ou come to eat onigiri often?"

Lin Yu took his last puff of his cigarette and looked at him, "Ah."

And that was it.

Xie Xiao let out a laugh. "You were just looking all downcast a second ago."

"It's not that. What does her coming to eat onigiri have to do with me looking downcast?" Lin Yu rolled his eyes, "She comes for the onigiri, not for me."

But Xie Xiao stood up with a smile and stretched, "Who knows? Who would eat onigiri meal after meal, day after day? What do you think?"

Having said that, he didn't wait for Lin Yu's response and turned to enter the kitchen—this confused lover.