Liu Xiaoyu had never thought that there would be a day when he would sit in the back seat of Mei Fang's car, and this was when Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi were not present.
She is actually quite embarrassed now.
But Mei Fang obviously didn't think about many things like her.
Now he no longer actively avoids suspicion when he sees Liu Xiaoyu like he did before. After all, all his attention is now on Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi, with whom he has become a lover.
For Mei Fang, Liu Xiaoyu is a friend of the opposite sex and a subordinate with whom he has a good relationship.
The slightly special thing is that Liu Xiaoyu is currently the only girl who knows that Mei Fang is having a threesome.
She avoided too much physical contact with Mei Fang, and even when sitting in the back seat of the car, she just put her hands on the edge of the car.
Fortunately, the electric car Mei Fang bought was very large, so she wouldn't bump into him when she sat down.
I bought such a big electric car on purpose, probably to carry Yuanyuan and Youxi at the same time...
Liu Xiaoyu's mind inexplicably flashed with the scene of Mei Fang, Xia Yuan, and Lin Youxi riding a bike together. At this time, Mei Fang turned around and asked Liu Xiaoyu, almost scaring her:
"Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital to check your foot?"
"No, no, I'll be very grateful if you can just take me home."
Liu Xiaoyu hummed and didn't dare to look at Mei Fang, then lowered his head to look at his phone.
However, Mei Fang rarely met her, and they had basically no contact after the New Year, so he still had a lot of questions.
"Speaking of which, what do you think about the further development in music that I mentioned to you earlier?"
"Um... about that matter—"
Liu Xiaoyu hesitated for a while and said, "I need to think about it for a while."
"Are you having any troubles? Pressure from home?"
"There will be some family issues, and I'm worried that my family will object, so I'm thinking about how to bring this up."
"But I think that if the bonus is taken out, it will be a very convincing thing."
"… "
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with your bonus? Did the finance department not pay you?"
Liu Xiaoyu quickly waved his hands and said, "It's okay. It's not about the money... I just haven't figured out how to tell my family yet."
"Why haven't you told me yet?" Mei Fang was a little surprised. "It's been almost half a month. I thought you had given the money a long time ago."
Liu Xiaoyu lowered his voice and murmured as he nodded, "I'm still thinking about how to explain this to my dad, because my dad is a very chauvinistic person. If he knew that I had been hiding other things from him at school, I'm worried that he would lose his temper."
"Also... my dad has a very strong personality, and I'm worried that he won't accept my help and won't let me continue working with you guys now."
"Why didn't you tell us earlier? We would have helped you solve the problem together."
Liu Xiaoyu shook his head. "You all helped me a lot."
"So what are your plans? You can't just keep hesitating and not do it."
"It's almost the end of the year these days, and someone will probably come to collect debts. I thought if I gave the money to my father at that time, he would probably be more willing to accept it..."
"That would feel a bit passive. Your dad doesn't necessarily have no money to pay back those people, right?"
Liu Xiaoyu lowered his head and said nothing. Mei Fang waited for a while and turned around to look at Liu Xiaoyu.
"Let me ask you... let me ask you a question that may not be appropriate. Are you aware of your family's debt situation?"
Liu Xiaoyu nodded, "It should be several million..."
Mei Fang was shocked. "Since the time when I took over Yuanyuan's hotel, I wouldn't have owed you so much money, right?"
"Not really... Don't misunderstand me."
Liu Xiaoyu said softly, "My family lost a lot of money because we took over that hotel, but we still had a lot of savings at that time."
"After that, my dad started a business with someone else, but they failed several times. Later, my dad had fewer and fewer friends, and he owed more and more money. Now he can only make money by doing things for others."
"That's it..."
Mei Fang lamented in his heart the misfortune of Liu Xiaoyu's family. At least from the Liu Xiaoyu that Mei Fang knew in his previous life, her family had always been quite well-off when she was in high school.
"Thank you for your hard work... It must be hard to be asked to pay back debts at the end of the year, right?"
"Hehe... it's uncomfortable, but I'm used to it."
Ever since she broke up with her best friend in junior high school, Liu Xiaoyu has never talked about these family matters with her peers, not even with her close friend Xia Yuan. After talking to Mei Fang for a while today, her tense heart relaxed a little, and she suddenly felt aggrieved.
"But if possible, I really don't want to endure..."
“I know that feeling.”
"Will you understand it too?"
Liu Xiaoyu was just expressing his doubts, but after he said it, it sounded a bit like irony, so he quickly waved his hand to deny it, "I'm not questioning you, it's just... I think your family background is pretty good, so-"
Mei Fang did not directly take up Liu Xiaoyu's topic, but said softly while facing the winter wind, "Other families are celebrating the New Year happily, but you can't buy the beautiful clothes you see, and you don't have pocket money to buy the delicious snacks. There are many beautiful fireworks, but you can only watch others play from afar, and hope that your neighbor's friends can give you some fairy wands to play with."
"And the most uncomfortable thing is that at the end of the year, you have to turn off the stove and lights. Especially when strangers show up at the door and your parents are not at home, they keep knocking on the door. You can only turn off all the lights and the TV, and then hide in the corner and shiver, waiting for their sudden knocks to stop, so that you can feel a little relieved."
"But the most painful part is that you can't tell your family about the pain you're going through because of their debt, because you know they're already working very hard to pay off the debt, and you're afraid they'll feel even more psychological pressure after knowing it. You also don't dare tell people around you, because you're afraid they'll look down on you, or give you too much sympathy, and then you won't be treated equally."
"Once you get used to it, you swallow it in your stomach and heart, and then you dare not try anything, and you are always hesitant about everything. Then you get used to silently enduring all kinds of unfairness and grievances, and you even dare not lose your temper with others, for fear of causing trouble to your family..."
As Mei Fang was talking, he realized that he had already arrived at Jiantao Road, so he turned around and looked at Liu Xiaoyu, "By the way, which way is your home—"
He saw Liu Xiaoyu's expression fall silent after hearing these words, because Liu Xiaoyu, who had not spoken before, was now in tears.
"Why... you know it so clearly... as if you have experienced it yourself..."
Her eyes were red and she was sobbing softly. Seeing this, Mei Fang quickly took out a tissue from his pocket and handed it to Liu Xiaoyu to wipe her eyes.
"Sorry... I was thinking about a lot of things and accidentally brought up your sad story."
Mei Fang watched Liu Xiaoyu wiping her tears, all she could think about was the debt her family owed in her previous life.
What Liu Xiaoyu is experiencing in this life is the past that Mei Fang experienced in his previous life. Even though he is now wealthy, the inferiority complex shaped by the childhood shadow brought about by the debt of his original family in his previous life is deeply rooted in Mei Fang's bones. Looking at the present Liu Xiaoyu is like looking at his past self. How could he help but sigh a few words
Liu Xiaoyu has fallen to this point in his life, even if it was not intentional, Mei Fang must have some responsibility.
But he would not regret it, because doing so also saved Xia Yuan's life.
As for Liu Xiaoyu's current situation, he would think about making up for it as he happens to have the ability to do so.
He stood quietly to one side, waiting for Liu Xiaoyu in the car to cry for a while and use up all the tissues Mei Fang had prepared for Youxi. Only then did she come to her senses and sort out her gaffe:
“I’m so sorry…”
"I'm the one who's sorry for making you cry."
Mei Fang smiled at Liu Xiaoyu, "You are Yuanyuan's good friend and a very important partner in the Ximilu game. I know these experiences are not easy, but if someone can understand, I think the pressure on you will be less."
"You're a good girl, but you should also think more about yourself."
Mei Fang patted Liu Xiaoyu's shoulder gently. This was the most intimate gesture he had ever made to Liu Xiaoyu.
"Talk to your family. If that doesn't work, I can talk to Yuanyuan and talk to your father together."
"No matter how chauvinistic he is, he should understand how much you have suffered since you were a child. He will not stop you from pursuing your dreams."
"But if he turns a deaf ear to your appeal and stubbornly insists on what he thinks is his face, I don't think it's necessary for you to spend so much on such a father. You are almost an adult, and the most important thing is to be happy and be yourself, and don't leave any regrets in your youth."
Under Mei Fang's earnest instructions, Liu Xiaoyu pursed her lips tightly, nodded vigorously, and answered Mei Fang with a sobbing voice:
"I should be able to make up my mind today..."
"Thank you so much, thank you for understanding me."
"Okay, thank me every day, don't keep saying this."
Mei Fang smiled at Liu Xiaoyu and said, "As long as you put this gratitude into your work and work hard to make money for me, then my help to you will not be in vain."
"You really are... becoming more and more like a political person."
Liu Xiaoyu rarely joked with Mei Fang. Looking at Boss Mei in front of her, she had some new understanding.
"In fact, there was a time when I thought you were pretty scary."
“I’m terrible?”
"Well... that is, when we first met I thought you were okay, but later I found out you can do a lot of things, like develop games, sing, write songs, play guitar, and even start your own company... I wondered how someone like me could meet someone as amazing as you."
Liu Xiaoyu said softly, "Then... Then it was you and Yuanyuan Youxi—"
"Ah... I'm not saying I don't approve of you! I think this is a private matter between the three of you. If you three are willing to do this, I will also wish you happiness."
Mei Fang was also very happy after hearing what Liu Xiaoyu said, "Thank you very much for understanding. The relationship between me and the two of them is very close and complicated. We can no longer separate..."
"Yeah, I know."
Liu Xiaoyu nodded. "In short, I will have a good talk with my dad about this. I will give part of the bonus to my family to pay off their debts. I also want to keep some for myself to learn music theory. I want to form a band with Yuanyuan and be a keyboardist. I also want to learn from Yuanyuan and write some songs myself... In terms of games, I also want to try many styles of game music, especially for this match-3 game we are working on now..."
Mei Fang listened quietly to Liu Xiaoyu's vivid description of her next plan. In a trance, he seemed to see the girl who was once the star of his life.
He once backed off after seeing her glamorous appearance. They had a good friendship, but from then on they became strangers who no longer kept in touch. The past and the present life had replaced each other, and now their identities had been swapped. Liu Xiaoyu became the girl who admired him in the audience, and made almost the same choice as he did at the beginning.
Although they are not destined to be together in this life, they can become good friends, and he also has the opportunity to help her make up for her regrets.
Perhaps realizing that he had taken up too much of his own time, Liu Xiaoyu suddenly stopped talking and muttered a little embarrassedly:
"I've wasted so much of your time today. You were supposed to go meet Youxi and Yuanyuan, right? I'll explain everything to Yuanyuan later."
"I have already informed Yuanyuan Youxi in advance, it's okay."
"So that's how it is... That's good. It seems that you are really loyal in a sense and you really won't be unfaithful..."
Liu Xiaoyu felt a little embarrassed after saying this, "I, I didn't mean, that thing..."
"Okay, I understand, I understand."
Mei Fang smiled and said, "Let me take you home. Where is your home?"
"Just turn left at the street intersection ahead."
"OK."
Mei Fang rode the electric bike again, but Liu Xiaoyu, who was sitting on the back seat, had a different mood.
She moved her body to sit up a little, and then unconsciously wanted to put her arms around Mei Fang's waist -
But she still didn't do it. She just kept her hand suspended on Mei Fang's waist for a while, and then put it back on the horizontal bar on the edge of the electric car seat.
She remembered that when she first met Mei Fang, she had an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if she had often seen him somewhere since she was very young.
But even if I really saw it, I wouldn't expect anything from it.
There have already been two people occupying the place in his heart.
Now do this as friends...
Isn’t that good
They are all very interesting and trustworthy partners.
He can also understand the hardships he suffered since childhood.
I should also work hard to repay everyone, especially Mei Fang and Yuan Yuan’s expectations…
She couldn't let Yuanyuan wait any longer.
For the first time, Liu Xiaoyu was so determined to have a face-to-face talk with his father.
It was also the first time that Liu Xiaoyu was so determined to do something he liked and pursue his dream.
This chapter is not easy to write separately. Today's Yuan Xi volume is almost 0. There will probably be one more update tonight. You can look forward to my combat power.
I had finished writing this at 2 a.m., but I was afraid you would scold me for updating like hell, so forget it. It was your choice.
(End of this chapter)