The eyes of the masses are always bright and clear, but they also have a judgmental gaze based on appearance. Zhou Jianguo, of course, doesn’t need to be mentioned. He is tall and handsome, not inferior to a star in any way. As for Luo Bei, even without makeup, she can still be called a goddess. Su Xian’s appearance is relatively ordinary, and in the eyes of onlookers, Zhou Jianguo and Luo Bei are a perfect match. Originally, everyone was just watching the excitement, but after hearing Zhou Jianguo’s words, they immediately understood and could also empathize.
Su Xian wished she could find a hole to hide in. She was so annoyed by her friend. Did she really have to make a fool of herself like this? Her friend was completely bewildered at the moment. When Su Xian said she had a boyfriend, no one believed her until she posted pictures on her Moments. Until now, people were still saying that Su Xian was lucky to have found such a handsome boyfriend… But in the end, the so-called boyfriend was just a rental to appease her parents?
If she had to lie to her parents, that’s one thing, but why did she have to lie to her friends who didn’t even pressure her to get married or date someone?
So many people were watching, and she had completely embarrassed herself!
Fortunately, she is straightforward and doesn’t beat around the bush. After realizing her mistake and changing her expression, she came to Luo Bei in a very sincere way and apologized, “Miss, I’m sorry, I got it wrong.”
Luo Bei, one of the parties involved, was also very shocked. On the one hand, she was hit by the stray bullet for no reason and was called a third party for the first time in her life. On the other hand, she was dragged into this gossip…
She quickly regained her composure and waved her hand, “Oh, it’s okay. He and I are not in a romantic relationship. We are just friends and partners.”
Regardless of whether others believe it or not, Luo Bei still had to say it.
After Su Xian whispered “I’m sorry”, she quickly ran away without even looking back at her friend. The entire drama lasted only a few minutes from start to finish. Despite its short duration, the plot was full of ups and downs, satisfying the curiosity of the audience.
Zhou Jianguo sat back down again, and Luo Bei gave him a thumbs up. “You were amazing today.”
She actually understood this partner’s personality to some extent. If he was alone, he wouldn’t bother to argue even if someone called him a scumbag. He spoke out today only to defend her in front of everyone, which was expected but still impressive to Luo Bei.
Zhou Jianguo gave her a disdainful look. “People were practically pointing fingers at you and calling you a third party. Could I just sit back and do nothing?”
“But speaking of which, that Miss Su seems to have a crush on you, doesn’t she?”
If it were her who rented a boyfriend to deceive her parents, she wouldn’t hide it from her friends. Maybe she would even use it as a joke. The reason why her friends believed that Zhou Jianguo was her boyfriend was that she did not deny it in front of them, and even pretended to have a boyfriend, who was Zhou Jianguo.
Zhou Jianguo shrugged. “That’s not my concern. Our relationship is like delivering food and ordering food. Once the order is over, the relationship is over.” He paused and sighed, “This kind of money is not easy to earn. I won’t do this kind of thing again. That’s why deceiving one’s parents is not a virtuous deed. As you can see, I received my karma today.”
Luo Bei was amused by his expression when he said that.
“Sorry for the trouble today, it’s kind of affecting you too,” Zhou Jianguo added another glass of orange juice to Luo Bei. “As compensation, I’ll pick you up from downstairs of your office tomorrow.”
“No need, it’s easy to get a taxi around my area,” Luo Bei declined.
Zhou Jianguo shook his head. “When you finish work, other office workers also finish work, that area will also be congested. I made an appointment with someone at 6:30 pm, it wouldn’t look good if I’m late. I’ll borrow a small electric scooter from my colleague, it saves time too.”
What he said made sense, after all, they were there to discuss business and to some extent, they were asking for help, so they couldn’t be late. The restaurant where Zhou Jianguo made a reservation with the hotel manager was in the city center. If she took a taxi from her office, it would only take about ten minutes without traffic, but if she caught the rush hour, it would be a nightmare, and the subway was not close to her office either…
“Okay, thank you then.”
“We’re already so familiar, why are you being so polite?” Zhou Jianguo smiled.
Luo Bei thought for a moment and asked, “Can you ride an electric scooter?”
“I learned it a while ago. How else can I deliver goods to places further away?” Zhou Jianguo glanced at her.
…Oh, right.
Zhou Jianguo continued, “When our profits go up, I think we should buy a van, it’s cheap and spacious, which would make delivery and restocking easier.”
Although buying a van for deliveries was still a distant goal for them at this stage, Luo Bei nodded in agreement, “Yes, you can buy a van for a few tens of thousands of yuan, it’s not expensive.”
“Do you have a driver’s license?” asked Zhou Jianguo. “I don’t have a driver’s license, and I don’t have time to learn now. If we buy a van, you might have to work a little harder.”
“I do have one. And coincidentally, I learned to drive a manual transmission when I was getting my driver’s license.”
Zhou Jianguo always believed that his memories of the past were not completely erased, and he could feel them in bits and pieces in his daily life. Some memories were hazy, but he knew they were part of his past.
When he woke up with a blank mind, he didn’t seek help from the police station for his own reasons.
He had multiple injuries on his body, and subconsciously, he didn’t want to go to the police. How could he tell if his current situation was good or bad without his memory? How could he tell if the people who might claim him were good or bad? In short, he was very cautious, and until he regained his memory, he had to live as Zhou Jianguo.
He wouldn’t give anyone the opportunity to harm him.
He believed in his subconsciousness and believed that his judgments and decisions were correct.
The street vendors in this area are all famous, and often rich people come here to eat in their luxury cars. After paying the bill, Zhou Jianguo and Luo Bei planned to walk back. This area is not far from the urban village where they lived.
Luo Bei didn’t know much about luxury cars, and she only recognized brands like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi. However, she noticed that some of the cars parked on the roadside had unique designs, and although she didn’t know what they were, she knew they were definitely not cheap.
Several young men passing by stopped or turned their heads frequently, their eyes fixed on the cars parked on the roadside. It seems that the saying is true, that men love cars.
Luo Bei looked at Zhou Jianguo next to her. He was different from those young men. When passing by these luxury cars, he didn’t even glance at them.
“Do you know what kind of car that is?” Luo Bei curiously asked, pointing to a convertible sports car parked on the roadside.
Zhou Jianguo looked in the direction she was pointing and replied plainly, “It’s a Maserati.”
Behind the Maserati was a Porsche.
Somehow, a picture flashed in his mind. He was sitting in the driver’s seat, driving on a road, it seemed to be this Porsche model, just a different color.
Zhou Jianguo shook his head.
His memory was like fragments, sometimes present, sometimes absent, and pieced together, it still couldn’t form a complete picture. This was precisely why he didn’t know who he was.
He had looked up related information and consulted several doctors, who had all said that short-term amnesia could occur when the brain was impacted or stimulated, but when it would recover was anyone’s guess. It could take a few days, months, years, or even a lifetime to remember. Ultimately, it depended on individual recovery progress and fate.
During this period of time, he could vaguely analyze from those memory fragments and some small details in his daily life that he was not an ordinary person, at least not as ordinary as Zhou Jianguo’s identity.
He could read the stock market and even tried to analyze it a few times. Whatever he felt bullish about always ended up rising. Was this some sort of innate talent?
To confirm his guess, he even tried going to places where foreigners were present and found that he could understand almost everything they said. He could also understand everything talked about on the economic channel.
And now, he just saw a picture of himself driving a Porsche, and it seemed like it wasn’t just his imagination…
“These people are really rich.” Luo Bei just made a simple comment. The wealth gap is too large now. “A few days ago, I was chatting with Xiao Jingzhou, saying that when our business makes money, I will buy a commuter car. To be honest with you, I have looked at car websites. My requirements are not high. A commuter car can be bought for 100,000 yuan, but I guess I won’t be able to buy it in the next two years. Even if I pay the down payment, the monthly car loan, fuel and car expenses will be enough to strain me. However, when our business gets on the right track, we can consider buying a van. Then I won’t need to buy a commuter car. Vans are said to be very fuel efficient.”
After listening to her, Zhou Jianguo asked inexplicably, “Luo Bei, do you want to get rich?”
Luo Bei was still thinking about the car, but was suddenly asked this question. She looked at him and smiled and nodded, “Who doesn’t want to get rich?”
“If you trust me, I should be able to help you.”
As he said this, the sun was setting and there was a faint orange light spread over the earth. He was wearing a simple white T-shirt and black sports pants, which were clean and simple, with a strong summer flavor.
I want to get rich too, Zhou Jianguo can you help me 😫
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