Chapter 634 - 397: An Opportunity to Reach the Heavens in a Single Step

Chapter 634: Chapter 397: An Opportunity to Reach the Heavens in a Single Step

CLICK.

Su Yue, fresh from her shower, opened the bathroom door. Wrapped in a white bath towel, she stepped out of the steamy room.

Her damp, beautiful hair was draped over her shoulders, giving off a refreshing, delicate fragrance.

Her fair cheeks and skin, smooth as fine cream, gave her an enchanting allure.

She walked over to the living room sofa and sat down. Su Yue picked up her phone and unlocked the screen, only to see that the same person had called her several times while she was in the shower.

’It’s him! Why did he call me so many times?’ Su Yue muttered to herself as she looked at the caller’s name on the screen.

The person calling Su Yue was Zhang Xiaohao, whom she hadn’t heard from in a while.

’He called so many times while I was showering,’ Su Yue thought. ’I wonder if it’s something important. Should I call him back?’

RING RING RING...

Just as Su Yue was debating whether to call Zhang Xiaohao back, her phone rang.

’Well, that solves that. I don’t have to wonder whether to call him back anymore.’

Zhang Xiaohao was calling again. Su Yue answered with a tap of her delicate, slender fingers.

Having had several of his earlier calls go unanswered, Zhang Xiaohao had assumed Su Yue was intentionally ignoring him, and he felt quite dejected.

After waiting for a moment, still unwilling to give up, he tried calling one more time. He hadn’t held out much hope, so when she actually picked up, he couldn’t help but sound pleasantly surprised.

"Su Yue, is now a good time to talk?"

"Sorry, I was in the shower and didn’t hear your calls," Su Yue explained, then asked, "Was there something you needed?"

Hearing Su Yue’s explanation and realizing she hadn’t been deliberately ignoring him, Zhang Xiaohao instantly felt a wave of relief. He then told her the reason for his call.

"Well, my parents wanted me to call and ask you... Next weekend is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Are you planning on going home for the holiday? If not, you’re welcome to come celebrate with our family."

Su Yue’s reply left Zhang Xiaohao, on the other end of the line, feeling deeply disappointed.

"Please thank your parents for me, but I’ve already made plans with my own. I’ll be going home for the holiday next week."

"Oh, I see. Alright then, I’ll let my parents know," Zhang Xiaohao replied politely, his tone betraying none of the deep disappointment he felt.

"Is there anything else?" Su Yue asked.

"I was on a business trip abroad for a while and just got back today. I bought some souvenirs and got one for you, too. When are you free? I can drop it off for you," Zhang Xiaohao said.

"There’s no need! You should keep the gift for someone else," Su Yue declined.

"I’ve already got something for everyone else, and it’s not an expensive gift, so don’t worry about it..." Zhang Xiaohao said with a laugh. In truth, the gift he had prepared for Su Yue was quite different from the others and had taken a great deal of thought.

"Alright, then. Tomorrow afternoon, after I get off work..." Seeing that she couldn’t refuse, Su Yue gave him a time.

After settling on a time and hanging up, Su Yue placed her phone on the sofa beside her and got up to find a hairdryer.

’I promised Lin Li I’d play games with him and carry him. I need to dry my hair quickly.’

......

In the study on the second floor of a villa in Rongcheng North District, Zhang Xiaohao—dressed in expensive designer brands and looking very handsome—ended the call. He placed his phone on the desk and picked up a file in front of him, starting to flip through it.

This was a file he had paid someone to compile for him, and it wasn’t the first time he’d seen it.

Zhang Xiaohao had already looked through this file many times, and each time he did, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of irritation.

’This Lin Li guy is just a goddamn loser. I can’t see a single good thing about him. What gives him the right to be such good friends with Su Yue?’

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...

Just as Zhang Xiaohao was fuming, there was a knock on his study door. A moment later, the person outside pushed the door open and entered.

"Mom," Zhang Xiaohao said as he saw his mother walk into the study carrying a small plate of sliced fruit. He then casually slipped the investigation file he was holding into his desk drawer.

Wu Guilan, who was a little on the heavier side, walked up to her son’s desk, placed the small plate of sliced fruit on it, and said,

"You seem really stressed lately; you’ve even got a sore on your lip. Eat some fruit!"

"Mm," Zhang Xiaohao nodded, then picked up a piece of fruit from the small plate and began to eat.

After putting down the fruit, Wu Guilan didn’t leave the study right away. She waited until her son had eaten a few pieces before suddenly asking,

"At dinner, your father and I told you to call Su Yue and ask if she was going home for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Did you ask her?"

Zhang Xiaohao swallowed the fruit in his mouth and replied unenthusiastically, "I just called and asked. She said she is going home for the festival.

"I told you guys at dinner, there was really no need to ask. After all, it’s only a few hours’ drive to Yuwan Town. Of course she’s going home for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"The reason your father and I insisted you ask is that we know her parents are currently in the Capital City on business."