Chapter 191 All are Dramas

Chapter 191: Chapter 191 All are DramasYe Yunzhu put on a stern face and said to Li Yifei, "I’m telling you, old classmate, this is where you’re wrong. A woman as great as President Xu is hard to find even with a lantern, and yet you still disagree. What kind of woman are you looking for?"

Although she was scolding Li Yifei on the surface, Ye Yunzhu also wanted to know his answer. Of course, she didn’t want Li Yifei to be with Xu Yingying, and she also wanted to know the reasons why Li Yifei turned Xu Yingying down so she could learn from Xu Yingying’s shortcomings.

Li Yifei lit a cigarette and said, "Fate, I guess. No one can really say for sure."

Xu Yingying pinched Li Yifei’s arm and chastised, "That’s all you’ve got, always evasive. Okay, okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. Mayor Ye, let’s talk about business instead, shall we?"

Xu Yingying had shown her feelings enough and quickly switched back to work mode. What mattered most was to start building the factory as early as possible.

Ye Yunzhu knew that now wasn’t the time to delve into the relationship between Li Yifei and Xu Yingying, so she discussed things seriously with Xu Yingying.

Both were strong women, and as they ate and talked, they quickly lost themselves in the discussion, almost completely leaving Li Yifei out of it.

Li Yifei didn’t mind. He ate his food, drank his drink, and was quite at ease. Time flew, and an hour and a half passed quickly.

"Mayor Ye, if we can get these preferential terms, then setting up our factory in your township shouldn’t be a problem. But the main thing is to ensure that these benefits are actually implemented. I don’t want to find out later that it’s all just empty promises."

"President Xu, when Ye Yunzhu makes a promise, I will see it through. We’ll put it in black and white in the contract. Even if I’m not in the township in the future, with the contract in hand, your company will definitely continue to enjoy these benefits from our township."

"Great, let’s leave it at that. We’ll discuss the specifics next time. I’ll prepare the necessary documents in the next two days, and, Mayor Ye, it would be best if you could get things ready too. Our company is in an active phase of production, and I don’t want anything causing unnecessary delays."

"No problem, dragging my feet is definitely not my style, Ye Yunzhu. Give me three days. By next Tuesday, I’ll have everything ready."

"Mayor Ye, let me wish us a successful partnership in advance."

"To a successful partnership."

Both raised their glasses, clinked them together, and drank them down. Clearly, the main purpose of the meal had been achieved, and it seemed they held a certain mutual respect for each other.

Ye Yunzhu insisted on paying the bill. The three of them headed to the parking lot together. Ye Yunzhu hadn’t driven, and Xu Yingying quickly offered, "Mayor Ye, let us drive you."

Without any pretense, Ye Yunzhu laughed and said, "Then I’ll trouble you," and then she gave Li Yifei a sidelong glance.

The three got into the car with Li Yifei driving and Xu Yingying and Ye Yunzhu sitting in the back. Xu Yingying said, "Let’s drop Mayor Ye off first."

Ye Yunzhu objected immediately, "No, I’m staying in the township, it’s rather far. Yifei, you should drop off President Xu first, and then take me. I have something to tell you later."

Although Xu Yingying got on well with Ye Yunzhu, she didn’t want Li Yifei to have too many opportunities to be alone with Ye Yunzhu. However, Ye Yunzhu made the offer directly, leaving Xu Yingying with no way to refuse. She could only smile and say, "Since you old classmates have something to talk about, drop me off first."

Seeing that the two had come to an agreement, Li Yifei drove straight to Xu Yingying’s home. At this time, Xu Yingying smiled at Ye Yunzhu and said, "Mayor Ye, it seems you have a good relationship with your old classmate."

Ye Yunzhu glanced at Li Yifei and said, "It’s true, but our relationship was forged through battles. This guy was such a troublemaker in school. I was the class president, and I don’t know how many worries he caused me." Sёarᴄh the Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Xu Yingying laughed generously and said, "Yeah, this guy isn’t the type to give people peace of mind either, getting into trouble every three days and making me have to clean up his messes."

Ye Yunzhu nodded vigorously and said, "It seems he hasn’t changed at all. Back then, every time he got into trouble, I had to clean up after him. I don’t know how many times he would have been expelled if it weren’t for me. Because I always helped him, some even thought we had an early romance."

Xu Yingying expressed surprise, "Really? That’s a glorious history? I’ll have to make him tell me all about it later."

Ye Yunzhu giggled and said, "Hehe, he would never talk about such embarrassing things. But if you want to know, I can tell you later."

Li Yifei, being teased by the two like this, could only pretend not to hear. He sensed that both women were trying to show off their closer relationship with him. He had learned his lesson with Xu Yingying and Xu Shanshan; saying anything now would be like asking for trouble, so he definitely couldn’t interject.

After dropping off Xu Yingying outside her residential complex, just before getting out of the car, she said to Li Yifei, "Yifei, make sure you get Mayor Ye home safely and be careful driving."

Li Yifei replied impatiently, "I know."

Xu Yingying sighed at Ye Yunzhu and said, "You see? The nicer I am to him, the more impatient he gets. Mayor Ye, see you Tuesday."

Ye Yunzhu shook hands with Xu Yingying and said, "Now I’m really envious of this guy, having someone like President Xu fancying him. Let’s meet on Tuesday."

Only then did Xu Yingying get out of the car, and Li Yifei immediately made a U-turn and drove off quickly.

"Stop the car." Not long after they started, Ye Yunzhu called out from the back.

Li Yifei was puzzled but still pulled over to the side of the road. Ye Yunzhu opened the door and got out, further confusing Li Yifei. He was about to call out to her when she pulled open the passenger door and got in.

"Drive," Ye Yunzhu buckled her seatbelt and shouted at the dazed Li Yifei.

Only then did Li Yifei refocus and steered the car back onto the main road. However, being alone with Ye Yunzhu, he suddenly found himself at a loss for words. Ye Yunzhu also looked silently out the window, and for a good five or six minutes both remained quiet until Li Yifei finally said, "Yunzhu, are you heading back to the township?"

"No, I’m going home."

"And where is your home?"

"You’ve been to my house so many times, how can you not know?" Ye Yunzhu said irritably.

Li Yifei instantly felt awkward. When their relationship was at its best, Li Yifei had snuck over to Ye Yunzhu’s house countless times; how could he not know? He let out a dry laugh and said, "Mile City has changed a lot over the years, so now I’m a bit hesitant to trust my memories."

"Hmph, of course, you can forget," she snorted, "now that you have such a gorgeous President Xu entangling you, and a college student girlfriend to boot, hmph, you’re really not short on romantic blessings, are you?"

"How do you know about Yiyi?" Li Yifei immediately furrowed his brow.

"What, are you afraid I’ll go looking for her?" Ye Yunzhu turned to glare at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei managed a bitter smile and replied, "She’s a pitiful girl. How could she compare with you, the big Township Chief?"

Ye Yunzhu snorted twice and said, "And what about this Xu Yingying? She’s boasting in front of me as if she’s afraid I’ll have an affair with you."

Li Yifei quickly said, "I don’t have anything going on with her."

"Nothing?" Ye Yunzhu curled her lip, "Nothing, yet you run off to her company to become the HR Manager? Nothing, and she calls you so affectionately, a president being so humble towards you?"

Li Yifei sighed helplessly and replied, "Maybe that’s just wishful thinking on her part. I’m not interested in her."

Ye Yunzhu was satisfied with Li Yifei’s answer and calmed down as she said, "Then tell me, when did you and Su Yiyi get together?"

"With her... it’s been about a week, I guess."

"Only a week... So you’re saying you got together with her after I lost my temper that day?" Ye Yunzhu suddenly erupted again.

Li Yifei knew Ye Yunzhu would react this way, but he still told her the truth, "Yes, in fact, Yunzhu, I didn’t want to hide it from you. I’ve not had a girlfriend before because I was still thinking about you. But when we met for real, I felt the distance between us had grown so large, we have different worldviews, different ways of living. You are ambitious, while I now seek a very peaceful life. You want me to stand out, but I just want to be ordinary, so..."

Ye Yunzhu interrupted him, "So that day, because of that little girl’s interruption, you didn’t explain to me?"

Li Yifei nodded and replied, "That’s right, it’s exactly on that day, when Su Yiyi came to me, that I agreed to be her boyfriend."

Ye Yunzhu humphed, "Well, it turns out it was me who pushed her into your arms."

Li Yifei slightly smiled and said, "Yunzhu, didn’t you say we should just be good friends now? I think that’s pretty nice."

Suddenly, Ye Yunzhu reached out and twisted the back of Li Yifei’s hand, angrily saying, "You jerk, you’ve got a girlfriend now, it’s natural for you to feel nice about it."

"You were the one who said it, and now you blame me," Li Yifei felt somewhat wronged.

Ye Yunzhu gave Li Yifei a sidelong glance and said, "Don’t you know that women often say one thing and mean another?"

"So what do you really want?" Li Yifei was truly at a loss for words.

Seeing Li Yifei’s frustrated look, Ye Yunzhu suddenly burst into giggles. After laughing for a while, she contemptuously said, "You really think too highly of yourself, as if I, Ye Yunzhu, couldn’t live without you. Let me tell you, you’ve always been a huge burden in my heart, and now that I’ve finally let go, I can’t tell you how relieved I feel."

Li Yifei couldn’t quite believe Ye Yunzhu’s words and tentatively asked, "You’re not teasing me?"

"Why would I tease you? You’ve already got a girlfriend now."

"Thank you, Yunzhu."

"Alright, don’t be so saccharine with me now. You’ve really helped me out this time. So tell me, how should I thank you?"

Li Yifei laughed heartily and said, "Thanks for what? It’s purely mutual benefit. Besides, with the relationship we have, why mention thanks? If you asked me to, I’d even risk my neck for you."

"You know your place," Ye Yunzhu said proudly, tilting her chin up. She looked just like the Ye Yunzhu Li Yifei had met seven or eight years ago.

After dropping Ye Yunzhu off at her home, Li Yifei drove away. Ye Yunzhu, however, stood in the shadows, lingering for a long time with a complex, difficult to decipher expression on her face, mostly filled with sadness and reluctance.