Chapter 101 p2
Yu Zhao could still endure an ordinary diamond ring, but this kind of diamond ring that symbolized a lifetime commitment made her burn with jealousy, and she blurted out sarcastically: “You just said that you’ve grown up, and you’re buying this?“
Bo Chi, who was originally a little shy, was stunned by her sarcasm: “What’s wrong with this… Can’t I buy it?“
“You can, of course you can.” Yu Zhao suppressed the jealousy in her heart, her words like a venomous snake in the mud: “This kind of inferior marketing method, this childish declaration to coax little girls, only naive people would believe it. If you want to buy it, I naturally have no objections, and I’ll even applaud you, thank you for paying the IQ tax.“
Even a fool could hear that she was mocking her for being ‘naive’.
The sweet girlish heart full of expectation instantly shattered. Bo Chi couldn’t even speak, her eyes turning red, and she turned and ran away.
Mu Wen glared at Yu Zhao angrily, cursed, and chased after Bo Chi.
Seeing Bo Chi so sad, Yu Zhao became a little more sober, and suddenly felt a little regretful, and asked the assistant beside her in confusion: “Did I… go too far?“
The assistant pushed up her glasses: “Yes, I’ve never seen a CEO like you who does anti-marketing, trying so hard to prevent customers from buying things from our company.“
Yu Zhao was silent for two seconds, looked up at the counter lady, and said: “Customize this diamond ring for me.“
The counter lady and the assistant were both stunned: “You just said that buying this is paying the IQ tax.“
Yu Zhao: “…I’m willing to pay it, just do it.“
The counter lady swallowed her complaints, and said with a smile: “Okay, as long as you’re happy.“
In the mall’s rest area, Bo Chi took a big bite of ice cream, so cold that her vision blurred, and her almond eyes were misty.
Mu Wen sat beside her, touched her head, and comforted her: “Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, you and Yu Zhao have been rivals for a long time, she deliberately said those words to anger you, if you take it seriously, wouldn’t you be falling into her trap?“
Bo Chi muttered: “You don’t understand.“
Mu Wen said helplessly: “Yes, yes, yes, I really don’t understand what happened between you two. You clearly hated Yu Zhao before, not even looking at her, how come you suddenly care so much about her… Wait, isn’t this the legendary love-hate relationship?“
She pondered over these words, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt it made sense. She nervously held Bo Chi’s hand, and said sincerely: “Baby, you’re so soft-hearted and easily swayed, don’t play this kind of exciting game, what if you fall in love with your rival, and she’s still thinking about how to torment you?“
Bo Chi slapped her hand away: “Don’t add to the drama, we’re not like what you said… Forget it, I don’t want to talk about her now! Don’t you want to go shopping? Let’s go!“
Mu Wen was stunned: “Huh? But I was tired from walking, so I sat down to rest… Wait, slow down!“
The two girls walked away.
Among the coming and going crowd, a man slightly raised his head, his eyes under his hat fierce and resentful, looking in their direction, and followed closely.
Large shopping malls were generally very comprehensive, and this one owned by Yu Zhao was no exception. The first and second floors were mostly cosmetics and clothing, the third and fourth floors were food courts, and above that were the cinema and amusement arcade.
It was almost time for dinner. Bo Chi and Mu Wen walked towards the third floor, discussing what to eat later.
After arriving, Bo Chi’s mind became hot, she dragged Mu Wen into a hot pot restaurant, ordered a pot of spicy hot pot base, and ate while venting her anger.
Delicious food had the ability to heal the heart. Coupled with the rare opportunity to eat spicy food so freely, Bo Chi gradually came out of her depression, and started to ask Mu Wen with a smile: “Why aren’t you eating? This bamboo shoot is so crispy, and the shrimp paste is also super good!“
Mu Wen said faintly: “Sister, have you forgotten? I, like you, can’t eat spicy food.“
Bo Chi blinked, a guilty look appearing on her small face, and pretended to be calm: “It’s okay to try it occasionally, come, I’ll give you some beef tripe.“
After her relentless persuasion, Mu Wen reluctantly picked up her chopsticks. As a result, after just two bites, she became a fire-breathing dragon. Bo Chi hurriedly poured her an iced drink, and after seeing her drink it in one gulp, she belatedly said: “I remember your stomach isn’t very good? After eating this spicy and cold food, you won’t be living in the bathroom, will you?“
As soon as she finished speaking, Mu Wen covered her stomach with her hand, her expression subtle, and squeezed out the words: “Give, me, tissue.“
Mu Wen hurriedly ran away.
Bo Chi had a premonition that she would roar when she came back, so she seized the time to eat, trying to fill her stomach before being scolded.
Just as she was eating happily, the door not far away opened, and the enthusiastic waiter said: “Welcome, wel, please sit here, Miss Yu Zhao!“
Bo Chi’s chopsticks paused, she glanced over there, and seeing Yu Zhao come in and look straight at their table, she immediately put on a cold face and ignored her.
——She said she wasn’t following her, in such a big mall, bumping into each other wherever she went, if this wasn’t following, then what was it?
If this had happened before, when Bo Chi had just woken up from the car accident, she might still be immersed in her lovestruck state, thinking that this was Yu Zhao’s secret love for her.
Now?
Heh, pervert.
Having been heartbroken repeatedly, Bo Chi had already decided to calm down.
She didn’t go up to her wife and be clingy anymore, and just picked up food for herself.
Yu Zhao on the other side, however, didn’t go to the seat the waiter pointed to, but came to sit opposite Bo Chi accurately – unceremoniously occupying Mu Wen’s seat.
Bo Chi hummed: “Go away, that’s Mu Wen’s seat.“
Yu Zhao said calmly: “I know, I saw you pouring her a drink intimately when I passed by just now.“
Bo Chi guiltily suppressed her guilt towards Mu Wen, and said coldly: “So what? Do you want to drink too?“
She was purely provoking her.
Mu Wen’s stomach wasn’t good, and neither was Yu Zhao’s.
Compared to Mu Wen’s weak constitution, Yu Zhao’s stomach had been ruined by hunger when she was young. If she didn’t eat regularly and often drank warm water, she would easily have stomach cramps.
Bo Chi knew about this problem of hers, and also knew that she couldn’t drink ice water, so she deliberately used this to provoke her.
Unexpectedly, Yu Zhao followed her words, and said softly: “If you pour it for me personally like you did for Mu Wen, then I’ll drink it.“
Very good, not backing down at all.
Bo Chi, who was retorted, opened a bottle of iced drink, filled the clean empty glass, and put it in front of her, and said angrily: “Drink it, if you don’t finish it, you’re my grandson!“
Yu Zhao: “…”
Grandson or not wasn’t important, she mainly wanted to drink the water poured by Bo Chi.
Yu Zhao picked up the glass, drank it all in one gulp, and when she put the glass back on the table, she saw Bo Chi’s red lips slightly parted, her almond eyes wide open, as if she hadn’t reacted at all.
Bo Chi hurriedly said after a while: “I told you not to be discharged immediately, look at you, your brain really isn’t working properly!“
After being scolded by her, Yu Zhao wasn’t angry at all, but instead lowered her eyes, and slightly curled her lips, quite enjoying it.
After a glass of ice water, it was too late to regret. Bo Chi went to pour a glass of warm water, came back and stuffed it into Yu Zhao’s hand, and said fiercely: “Drink it!“
Yu Zhao obediently finished it.
Bo Chi’s face looked better, but thinking that she couldn’t help but care about her again, she immediately became angry with herself, and simply ignored her, burying her head in her food.
Yu Zhao stared at her spicy-red lips, her constantly opening and closing mouth, her faintly visible red tongue and little white teeth, and finally stood up, poured another glass of warm water, and came back.
Seeing her pick up her chopsticks, Bo Chi had a bad premonition.
As expected, this ‘rival’ who always controlled her, just like every time they ate together before, put the spicy dishes in the water and rinsed them, removing most of the spiciness, and then put them in her bowl.
Bo Chi: “…I don’t eat this bland stuff.“
Yu Zhao didn’t say anything, put the rinsed spicy dishes in her own bowl, and ate them in a few bites.
Seeing her actively eat the things she didn’t eat, without any hesitation, Bo Chi couldn’t help but say: “You’re not distancing yourself from me now? Are you just here to freeload?“
Yu Zhao was puzzled: “When did I distance myself from you?“
Bo Chi said angrily: “You’re still pretending? I tried to help you several times, but you weren’t willing, isn’t this treating me as an outsider?“
Yu Zhao suddenly understood why she was angry before, but understanding was one thing, Yu Zhao couldn’t tell the truth, so she silently closed her mouth, didn’t respond to Bo Chi’s words, and just diligently rinsed the vegetables for her.
Bo Chi complained for a long time, and when she came back to her senses, she found that all the dishes in the pot had been taken out, and all of them had been rinsed. She immediately exploded: “You did it on purpose, didn’t you!“
Yu Zhao looked innocent.
Bo Chi put down her chopsticks, stood up, and said: “I’m not eating anymore!“
Yu Zhao also stood up, as if nothing had happened just now, and said calmly: “There’s a restaurant ahead that’s quite good, the food is generally sweet, which suits your taste. Do you want to go and try it with me?“
Bo Chi walked out of the hot pot restaurant with her head down, not wanting to pay attention to her.
There were people coming and going in the corridor. After bumping into people a few times, Bo Chi unknowingly came to the railing.
Because she was worried that Bo Chi would misunderstand her as being pushy, Yu Zhao kept a distance from her, and slowly followed her from behind.
The crowd moved, and a man’s back appeared beside Bo Chi, seemingly a passerby.
Yu Zhao subconsciously glanced at him, and didn’t think much, only inexplicably feeling that this back view seemed a bit familiar.
She thought casually, wondering why this thought popped up in her mind.
Before she could figure it out, the man in front of her suddenly made a move, and pushed Bo Chi, who was walking by the railing, outwards, and outside – was a three-story drop.
Yu Zhao’s pupils constricted, and at this moment, forgetting everything around her, she rushed over like an arrow leaving the bow, pounced on the railing, and narrowly grabbed Bo Chi’s wrist.
Only then did screams ring out. In the chaos, the man took the opportunity to escape, and Yu Zhao didn’t have time to pay attention to him at all, only holding Bo Chi tightly, and shouting the assistant’s name.
The stunned assistant came back to her senses, hurriedly stepped forward to help, and the other passersby also came over, and together with Yu Zhao, they pulled the dumbfounded Bo Chi up.
Sounds of relief rang out, occasionally mixed with the clicking of cameras and flashes.
Bo Chi’s legs were weak, and she couldn’t stand steadily. Yu Zhao held her tightly, her mind a mess, only hearing the rapid heartbeat in her ears.
As she listened, she gradually calmed down, hugged Yu Zhao back, patted her back gently, and comforted her: “It’s okay, it’s okay, I’m still fine.“
Yu Zhao’s hug was tight, but her voice was trembling, her tone unusually fragile: “I was so scared just now… afraid that something would happen to you again. Last time, we were together, if you left me this time… Chi-Chi, I would collapse.“
Bo Chi herself was also covered in cold sweat. Hearing her words, her heart suddenly softened, and she said with a sore throat: “It won’t happen, I won’t go anywhere, I will always be with you, whether in life or—“
“Chi-Chi!“
A raised voice interrupted Bo Chi’s words. Mu Wen ran over, confused: “Why did you run away without saying a word? The waiter was afraid that you were dining and dashing, and even went to the bathroom to find me, you, why are you hugging each other? And there are so many people around?“
Mu Wen’s eyes were full of confusion, obviously not understanding how they, who had just had an argument, could be hugging each other tightly like lovers in just one day.
Bo Chi and Yu Zhao came back to their senses when she called them, and realized that this wasn’t the time to be afraid, so they separated.
Yu Zhao called her assistant, and said gloomily: “Go check the surveillance footage, and find that man… hiss.“
She frowned halfway through her words, and covered her right arm with her left hand.
Bo Chi’s attention was all on her, and seeing this, she said anxiously: “Did you hurt your arm just now when you pulled me up? Mu Wen, you go downstairs and get the car, I’ll take Ah Zhao to the hospital.“
Yu Zhao moved her lips, originally intending to refuse, but thinking that Bo Chi had also been frightened and should go to the hospital, she swallowed her words.