CHAPTER 1540: CHAPTER 1444: ARE YOU INVITING ME?

Xia Yangyang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Xingxing is easy to fool.

But looking at Xia Ye, he appeared very calm.

Alright, Xia Yangyang knew in her heart that this son of hers could not be easily fooled.

However, Xia Ye showed no expression, as if he hadn’t seen anything.

The bookstore hadn’t been cleaned for a long time and was covered in dust.

Xia Yangyang and Gu Qichen tidied up the bookstore.

The entire bookstore suddenly looked as good as new.

But by the time they finished, it was already eight in the evening.

Actually, she could have hired someone to do it.

But Xia Yangyang really loved this place, so she preferred to take care of it herself.

Xia Yangyang planned to open it for business tomorrow.

Xia Yangyang initially followed Gu Qichen back.

She felt utterly lost about the future.

With only memories from when she was eighteen, what could she do now?

Now her heart suddenly felt much fuller.

At least she had a place to belong.

After coming out, Xia Yangyang felt quite grateful to Gu Qichen.

Gu Qichen was the president of Shengyuan, busy with countless matters.

Yet he stayed here and helped her clean the bookstore for a full four hours.

Xia Yangyang generously said, "What do you want to eat? I’ll treat you to a big dinner tonight."

Gu Qichen started to seriously think about it.

Xia Yangyang suddenly felt a bit anxious, "Let me say first, I only have two thousand on me, if it’s more than that, I can’t afford it."

Actually, Xia Yangyang wasn’t without money.

Before, she and Gu Qichen ran a small tofu pudding shop near the university town, and business was always good.

All the profits were actually kept by Lu Haotian with Xia Yangyang.

At that time, Xia Yangyang thought they would definitely live together in the future.

So when Lu Haotian insisted on leaving the money with her, Xia Yangyang didn’t oppose it.

However, Xia Yangyang never used it and kept it in her bank account.

Before this, she worked as a little assistant and only received a month’s internship salary.

So naturally, it wasn’t much.

Xia Yangyang didn’t expect that after just half a month.

The world turned upside down, and everything had changed.

But she was not going to touch Lu Haotian’s money.

She planned to return it to Lu Haotian when there was a chance.

Lu Haotian’s situation was actually very bad now.

Previously Gong Xue’er schemed everything, leaving him without a job and forcing him to open a small shop.

But now Gong Xue’er had been taken away by the police.

Things should slowly get better from now on.

Perhaps this money could be used as his initial fund to start over.

Thinking of Lu Haotian brought an indescribable bitterness to Xia Yangyang’s heart.

Gu Qichen suddenly ruffled Xia Yangyang’s hair, treating her like a child.

"No need to look so worried, I won’t eat so much as to sell you over there."

They finally went to eat at an old hotpot restaurant.

The hotpot place was hidden in an old alley.

The business was booming, and they had to stand outside in the cold wind for half an hour before getting in.

But the hotpot there was indeed worth the wait.

The taste was very authentic.

Xia Yangyang asked Gu Qichen, "How does a big president like you know about such affordable and delicious little shops?"

Gu Qichen casually replied, "You brought me here before; you said you liked the lively atmosphere."

Xia Yangyang suddenly understood.

After finishing the hotpot, they went back.

Since it was very late, Xia Ye had already fallen asleep in the car.

Xingxing was also dozing off.

The two of them each carried one child and took them into their rooms.

After leaving the children’s room, Gu Qichen headed straight to the study.

Xia Yangyang looked at the time; it was already eleven o’clock.

Xia Yangyang hurriedly called after Gu Qichen, "It’s so late, why not just go back to your room and sleep? There’s no rush to work."

Gu Qichen stopped and turned around, "Are you inviting me?"