Chapter 16: Can I Admit That I’m Jealous?

After leaving, Tang Yu took a taxi to a car rental company and rented a vehicle for getting around. As for the car that Lou Xizhou gave her, she had no intention of driving it; if she wanted to keep her distance, then she should make it clear. Using her father’s connections was far better than owing favors to others.

Two days was neither too long nor too short. Thanks to Tang Yu’s investigative reporting, the public gained a deeper understanding of the Feng Corporation’s financial situation. However, during those two days, Tang Yu inevitably crossed paths with Yu Shuang, who was also staying in Haicheng.

On the last day, as Tang Yu was leaving Feng Corporation, the two met again in the elevator. Tang Yu showed no intention of speaking. But the moment Yu Shuang saw her, she tried hard to assert herself. “Tang Yu, don’t think you’ve won—next time, who knows?”

“Are you sick?” Tang Yu rolled her eyes. “Is it that hard to beat me? Just work harder and you’ll do it. Quit running up to me with your nagging. Get lost.”

Whether it was Zhou Ruancheng or Yu Shuang, they were so annoying she wondered if in a past life she had dug up their ancestors’ graves.

“Tang Yu, I advise you not to be so arrogant!” Yu Shuang’s face darkened. “You think I don’t know you’re involved with Lou Xizhou? Others might not know, but I do!”

Tang Yu pretended to raise her hand to slap her but stopped, which scared Yu Shuang into silence.

“If I hear you talking nonsense, I’ll beat you to a pulp! You know better than anyone how much more valuable my network is compared to yours!”

Over the past three years, she had endured wind and rain to build her connections. That network was her backbone and the strength that kept her at the top of her field. She didn’t deny there was an element of luck, but Yu Shuang, unwilling to work hard, had no right to challenge her.

Though Yu Shuang always targeted Tang Yu, most of the time she was just a paper tiger because she knew deep down that Tang Yu’s abilities far surpassed hers.

“Tang Yu, don’t get too cocky! Humph!” Yu Shuang said before walking away.

“I’m not cocky. I just hope you keep an eye on Zhou Ruancheng and don’t let him bark around me anymore!” Tang Yu’s words were heartfelt.

Seeing Zhou Ruancheng made her wary of his entanglements. Couldn’t it just end peacefully?

Yu Shuang suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at her. “He came here?”

Hearing that, Tang Yu became even more certain that Zhou Ruancheng hadn’t been tipped off by Yu Shuang; she simply couldn’t want him to remain tangled with an ex.

“Why not?”

With just that retort, Yu Shuang left, her footsteps heavy with anger in the rain.

Tang Yu drove the car back to the rental company, then took a taxi to the dealership to pick up her own car. Having to repair a car twice in a month was certainly unlucky.

After picking up the car and heading back to the hotel, she received a call from Lou Xizhou.

“You haven’t been staying in the hotel suite these past two days?”

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