CHAPTER 272: CHAPTER 157-158: CONFLICTED / GRADUATION_3

"This girl!" Qu Yue, dumbfounded, touched his forehead and quickly pulled out his phone to call Luo Feng. After describing the situation, Luo Feng replied, "I know who it is; you can trust them."

Qu Yue hesitated a bit, "Luo Feng, you know what I am thinking, but Ye’er is too young. I don’t want to make it difficult for her, at least not until she finishes her exams. Can you give me a clear answer, what is the relationship between that guy and Ye’er?"

"For now, there is no relationship. He hasn’t appeared for a long time, and Ye’er probably just ran into him by chance. As for whether he has the same intentions as you, I can’t be sure.

Qu Yue, I won’t meddle in my sister’s affairs recklessly, but no matter who it is, if they dare to wrong my sister, I, Luo Feng, will go out on a limb to get justice for her."

"I know, I know, why so serious? You know what kind of person I am, don’t you?" Qu Yue sighed softly, "I’ll tell you, I’ve secretly opened a few stores in Sha City. The capital didn’t come from Liangyou Chain. If I didn’t genuinely want to treat her well, why would I do this?"

"Qu Yue, it’s because you never put pressure on Ye’er and care for her like a real brother that I approve of you. But she’s still so young, I don’t know what to say, I just hope that in the future, no one gets hurt." Luo Feng felt conflicted – he hoped that other boys would cherish and pamper his sister, but he was also worried about her being taken away too soon...such a dilemma!

"Thank you, Luo Feng. No matter what the future holds, thank you!" Qu Yue responded with a brilliant smile, "Even if Ye’er doesn’t choose me, I will still treat her well as always. Wherever she goes, that’s where I’ll expand my business!"

...

Ye Xuan’s car was a semi-new Beijing Jeep with semi-automatic air conditioning. Once he adjusted the temperature, it was comfortably warm, without any whooshing wind noise or drifting dust. Luo Ye leaned back in the seat contentedly, "The air conditioning almost killed me on the way here."

"Ye’er, does Liangyou Chain have your investment?" Ye Xuan glanced at Luo Ye, seemingly asking casually.

Luo Ye nodded, "Yes, I hold 18%, originally it was 15%, but since Qingqing practically took over all the management tasks, Qu Yue voluntarily increased it to 18%. He focuses most of his energy on Qu Group. At Liangyou, we have a meeting each month. Oh, and Fu Mo also has a 7.5% investment. Brother Ye should be aware, right?"

"Why do you call him Brother Qu Yue?" Ye Xuan asked out of context.

"It was his own request; he said ’Brother Qu’ felt too distant, and asked me to call him ’Brother Qu Yue’. We’ve been cooperating very happily and often hang out together, so I just went along with what he wanted."

"Oh!" Ye Xuan nodded and fell silent again.

Luo Ye, bored, leaned on the back of the seat, sizing up the perfect silhouette of someone’s face, her eyes rolling around, "Brother Ye, tell me the truth, have you ever had a girlfriend?"

"Never!" Ye Xuan answered without hesitation.

"Then, have you ever liked a girl?" Luo Ye continued gossiping.

"No!" This time, he paused for quite a while.

Luo Ye snorted, "Hmm..., you definitely like someone. Oh well, I’ll let you off the hook. I won’t ask who it is." She glanced outside and quickly poked Ye Xuan, "We’re almost at the door; stop quickly, don’t let anyone see you."

"No worries, I’ll stop at the door."

It was only after Luo Ye’s figure vanished that Ye Xuan started the car, turned around, and drove away. A few hundred meters later, he abruptly stopped the car, banging his head in frustration. Why did he blurt out such strange comments?

But hearing her sweetly call "Brother Qu Yue," why did it feel so uncomfortable in his heart? He realized it - definitely because he hadn’t seen Qing Zhu for a long time, and his brotherly affection got transferred to this little girl.

Ah, truly a little troublemaker!

...

"Hello?" Luo Ye answered the phone, still groggy.

"Ye’er, thank you. I caused you a lot of trouble last night, didn’t I?" Song Xiaoyang’s voice came through, sounding completely sober.

Luo Ye squirmed up against the headboard, glancing at the time – it was just 5:00 AM, "It’s nothing, the waitstaff helped out. Why are you up so early? Do you have a headache?"

"Ye’er, I’m catching the 5:30 AM bus back to the provincial city. I hesitated for a long time because I didn’t want to worry you, but I decided to wake you up. I’m really sorry."

Luo Ye quickly laughed, "It’s nothing, under normal circumstances I get up at 6:00 AM to exercise anyway, so I’ll just get up a bit earlier today. Early birds catch the worms, right? Have a safe trip, Sister Xiaoyang!"