Spend Money on Goddess, Use more! Gain more!-Chapter 337 - 211: Wu Wei and Sun Yi in the Laboratory..._2

However, what was strange was that she wasn’t as angry or devastated as she had imagined she would be.

Instead, there was a sense of... "I knew it," "what’s meant to be will be" kind of fatalism.

Even mixed within it was a bit of relief, for which she could hardly find words, at the potential for some kind of "sisterly alliance" in the future.

These complex emotions were something she couldn’t untangle herself, eventually turning into a barely audible sigh.

She didn’t say anything further, but silently started the car, steadily driving toward Kaiyuan Mansion.

...

When He Xinzhu returned to her cousin Li Luoxi’s place, it was already early morning on New Year’s Day.

Li Luoxi hadn’t slept yet and was curled up on the sofa watching the New Year’s Eve gala on TV.

Upon hearing the door open, she immediately turned down the TV volume, looking at her cousin who was walking in, with a face full of concern and curiosity, "Back already? How did it feel meeting Aunt Zhao’s nephew today?"

Upon hearing this, He Xinzhu’s face immediately showed a look of annoyance.

"Not good, really not good!"

She quickly changed her shoes, took off her coat, and walked over to the sofa to sit down, starting to vent to her cousin, "That Zhao Zhili is a hundred times more annoying in person than online! He’s unbearably arrogant, can’t stop mentioning his ’Wharton DBA,’ as if he’s the best in the world, and subtly looks down on the fact that I study dance, belittling my school. During coffee, I just wanted to leave, but he kept pestering and pulling, insisting on having lunch together—it was infuriating!"

"Really? I thought he looked pretty good and well-educated, and Aunt Zhao praised him to the skies. I didn’t expect him to be like that!"

Listening, Li Luoxi’s brows also furrowed, "I’ll have to have a good talk with Aunt Zhao, make sure she understands the actual situation. We can’t let him turn it on you, blaming you instead."

She paused and then asked, "So then, did you end up having lunch with him?"

"No."

He Xinzhu shook her head, her expression softening a bit, "Luckily, later at the restaurant entrance, I happened to run into a friend, who helped me out. The three of us ended up having lunch together; he and I paid. After the meal, Zhao Zhili wanted to send me home—when I refused, he got mad at me, and my friend stopped him. He even wanted to start a fight, but eventually... anyway, it was pretty embarrassing, and he left on his own."

"Well, that’s fortunate, really thanks to your friend. We must thank him properly another day!"

Li Luoxi breathed a sigh of relief and then began to worry again, "Looks like Aunt Zhao’s nephew is a no-go, but it’s okay, I’ll ask around again in a couple of days. There are surely better options out there!"

Hearing this, He Xinzhu immediately showed a look of helplessness and fatigue, leaning back on the sofa, "Cousin, please give it a rest. I really don’t want to go through matchmaking anymore."

"I can give it a rest, but can your age give it a rest?"

Li Luoxi said earnestly, with the tone of someone who’s been there, "A woman’s best years are just those few. If you don’t settle down with someone good while your looks and figure are in top form and you have the most choices, once you’re past thirty, the market value changes and it’ll be harder to find someone suitable!"

She said it, looking at He Xinzhu, "If you don’t want to go through matchmaking, fine, hurry up and date someone yourself! That way, neither I nor your mom will bother you anymore."

At these words, Wu Wei’s image flashed almost instantly in He Xinzhu’s mind.

Today in the restaurant, he first skillfully and sharply used "nonsensical reasoning" to leave Zhao Zhili speechless, and later showed his solid business knowledge, which made Zhao Zhili break out in cold sweat.

Lastly, when he stopped Zhao Zhili, his calm yet assertive demeanor was truly impressive and masculine!

And, a bit handsome!

If... he didn’t already have a girlfriend, she might not actually be opposed to getting to know him more, perhaps even going further.

But alas, there’s no "if."

"What’s wrong?"

Seeing her gaze wandering, as if in thought, Li Luoxi promptly asked, "Oh, the friend who helped you, is he single? What’s he like, what does he do?"

He Xinzhu was pulled back to reality by her barrage of questions, a fleeting unnaturalness passing over her face as she quickly said, "Don’t think about it, he already has a girlfriend."

"See, what did I tell you!"

Li Luoxi slapped her thigh, a face full of regret as if she foresaw it, "Good men, they’ve been snapped up early by sharp-eyed women and never hit the market! That’s why I’m rushing to find you someone!"

She calculated unwillingly, "Oh right, there are a lot of wealthy families at the high-end yoga studio I frequent. I’ll ask around next time I get the chance, see if any of them have unmarried relatives or friends..."

"Okay, fine, suit yourself,"

He Xinzhu was getting annoyed, nodded perfunctorily, not wanting to prolong the subject, and got up saying, "I spent the afternoon hanging out with high school classmates till the evening, I’m too tired, I’ll head to my room to rest."

Returning to her tidy yet slightly cold room, He Xinzhu let herself fall into the soft big bed.

She closed her eyes, and the day’s events uncontrollably replayed in her mind.

Zhao Zhili’s annoying face quickly faded, leaving a lingering image of Wu Wei’s face, full of confidence and smile, his firm hand stopping Zhao Zhili...

Just then, sitting in the Panamera, Wu Wei suddenly saw a system prompt pop up before his eyes.