Insufficient balance

  When the lunch was over and they were about to part ways, Hu Youcai made an appointment with Ye Jun for tomorrow afternoon to go to Wangjiacun together. Since getting on the car, Hu Youcai has been collecting that seemingly silly appearance, with a gloomy face, making it impossible for people to see what he is thinking in his heart. As for Yang Wei, she didn't have the image of a fierce wife who 'pressed people' in the restaurant at all, but instead hung a faint gentle smile, guarding her good wife's demeanor.

  "What's your take on Ye Jun?"

  Hu Youcai asked calmly, his face as usual, eerily quiet. Yang Wei, however, was used to it and thought for a moment before smiling: "Since I'm willing to eat this meal with him and even got to leave, it shows that this kid is not bad, at least he's not like others who take advantage of me. As for anything else, sorry, we didn't chat much, but the woman beside him isn't simple, at least she's not an ordinary vase."

  "Oh? Is that the woman named Su Wen Yu? Ye Jun's girlfriend?" Yang Wan's answer was mostly within Hu You Cai's expectations, but it was his evaluation of Su Wen Yu that made Hu You Cai feel a little surprised.

  "She is not Ye Jun's woman." Yang Wan said resolutely.

  "How did you know? Did Su Wen Yu let it slip?"

  "On instinct."

  Upon hearing Yang Wan's response, Hu Youcai wisely sidestepped the issue. Yang Wan's intuition had always been accurate, and her strategic thinking was in no way inferior to his own intelligence. It could be said that Hu Youcai had always believed that his current success was due 30% to the backing of a powerful figure, 30% to his own luck and ability, and the remaining 40% to the careful assistance of the woman by his side, Yang Wan. In other words, if he hadn't captured the heart of this beautiful woman in his youth, Hu Youcai wouldn't have achieved his current glory.

  He parked the Hummer by the side of the road, too lazy to care about the no-parking signs on the roadside. Hu Youcai took out a cigarette and lit it: "So what do you think? Should we go ahead with that deal Ye Jun mentioned?"

  "That kid brought up this deal with you, obviously he had planned it out beforehand, but we've analyzed it for so long and still can't figure out what he's really after. Is he trying to get close to you, take advantage of you? Doesn't seem like it, at least not with your judgment, I believe that since we can't figure it out, it's just a small amount of money, 180 million, it won't bankrupt you, might as well play along with this kid. As the saying goes, one day the fox will show its tail, and besides, you're close to Ye Jun, not Mayor Ye, as long as you keep that in mind, even if something big happens, it's no big deal." Yang Wei touched the earring on her right ear, looking charming but with a sharp and wise expression, like a female Zhuge Liang.

  "Good."

  Hu Youcai had just taken two puffs of his cigarette when he suddenly accelerated and sped away in his Hummer.

  In another car, Ye Jun was lazily lying in the back seat, constantly thinking about what to do next. Although today's conversation with Caishen had a series of verbal agreements and the atmosphere was good, Ye Jun was very clear that all this was just an illusion, if he simply thought that Caishen trusted him so quickly, then the name of Caishen would be in vain.

  "Xiao Jun, actually I talked to Yang Jie about a lot of family matters today, but somehow I feel that every sentence she says is hiding some kind of probing." Su Wen Yu suddenly spoke up, as if feeling the silence in the car was terrifying.

  "Oh? Tentative?"

  Ye Jun hastily sat up straight and said: "Su Jie, don't you think that Yang Jie is a special person?"

  Su Wen furrowed her brow and said, "It's hard to say for now, but somehow I feel that both Yang Jie and Cai Ge are extremely skilled at hiding their true selves. It can also be understood this way - from start to finish, they seemed like they were acting out a play."

  "I've noticed that too, but it's not important. If the God of Wealth is as simple as what we see, he wouldn't be able to dominate Jiangling City with just one hand covering the sky. As for the God of Wealth's woman, if she were just a shallow flower vase with big breasts and no brains, the God of Wealth probably wouldn't bring her out to lose face."

  Ye Jun was able to return to this era through rebirth, with memories of the next decade or so, knowing the hidden tolerance and depth of the God of Wealth. As for Yang Wan, Ye Jun indeed felt that he had heard of her before, and it was clear that she was not an ordinary character. To be honest, there were not many people who could leave an impression on Ye Jun, especially a beautiful woman. However, Su Wen Yu was able to see through Yang Wan's abnormality through brief conversation, and even more so, saw through Hu You Cai's pretentiousness, which was extremely rare. But thinking back to Dong Su Ning's evaluation of Su Wen Yu, it made sense, after all, not everyone could enjoy the honor of being trusted by Dong Su Ning.

  When returning to 908, Ye Jun returned to his room in the first time and started planning for the rainy days. As for Su Wen Yu, except for delivering dinner to Ye Jun in the evening, he quietly stayed in his room reading books. After experiencing a thrilling drama of demonic disturbance, the two men and women who lived together but slept separately seemed to have tacitly avoided unilateral contact, especially on this sultry summer night filled with ambiguity and wild thoughts.

  That night, around 7 o'clock, Su Wenyu suddenly received a strange phone call, but what was even stranger was that on the other end of the line was a timid woman, to be precise, a girl.

  Yue Jun, who was knocked on the door by Su Wen Yu, opened the door in surprise and found Su Wen Yu pointing at the phone with a strange expression. Yue Jun, not understanding what was going on, could only pick up the receiver and say, "Who is it?"

  "Hello, Ye classmate, I am Han Yun."

  What's going on?

  Class Monitor?

  What did she call for? How did she know the phone number at home? Could it be that something happened in class and asked her to pass on the message?

  Ye Jun flashed a series of thoughts and smiled: "Class leader, what's up?"

  Han Yun seemed to be at a loss for words for a moment, only muttering "uh, ah, en, uh", and after a long while, she mustered up the courage to say: "After looking at Ye's exam paper, I have great admiration for you. I was wondering if you could spare some time to help me with my studies? Is that possible?"

  "Sorry, I don't have time."

  Ye Jun didn't think much and directly refused, while subconsciously glancing at the caller ID display. For a moment, he was puzzled because the phone number seemed somewhat familiar.

  "Really? Sorry, in that case, I won't bother Ye classmate anymore."

  Han Yun didn't expect Ye Jun to refuse so bluntly, and just as she was about to hang up the phone, a surprised cry came from the receiver: "Wait, I suddenly remembered that I'm usually free in the evenings. Of course, it's hard to walk on dark roads and easy to run into bad people, so I'll come to your house instead, how about that? But let's agree first, we can only help with homework for two hours a day."

  "Really? That's enough, thank you, Ye classmate." Han Yun said with surprise.

  Ye Jun's face was filled with a smile, completely disregarding Su Wen Yu's fiery gaze that was almost about to explode. He happily noted down the address of Han Yun's house. As soon as he hung up the phone, Su Wen Yu coldly laughed and said: "How come? You've already forgotten our agreement, aren't you not allowed to return late?"

  "Sister Su, I'm helping a classmate with their studies, not doing anything bad." Ye Jun said dryly.

  "That won't work either! Since you don't even go to school anymore, why do you have to go at night instead of during the day? Are you eyeing someone and trying to get into trouble?"

  Su Wen Yu wouldn't have believed Ye Jun's words, but seeing Ye Jun staring at her with a strange expression on his face, she subconsciously checked her clothes to make sure there were no exposed areas that might stimulate Ye Jun's youthful desires. Su Wen Yu was indeed frightened, fortunately, there was nothing out of place, and she couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong? What's so interesting?"

  "Sister Su, are you jealous?" Ye Jun said very innocently and seriously.

  "Shut up! You... you're just jealous! No way!"

  Su Wen Yu's face was flushed with shame as she ran back to her room, actually she was also very puzzled. Since receiving the phone call from Han Yun, the more she looked at Ye Jun, the more displeased she became, always feeling like picking a fight with him. At this moment, closing the door behind her, breathing rapidly, flustered, "Could it be that I'm really jealous? Is this saying...I like Xiao Jun? No way, this is impossible!"

  Ye Jun was also surprised by Su Wen Yu's emotional drop, almost scared to death, and couldn't help but think, could it be that Su Wen Yu is really jealous? As soon as he thought of this possibility, Ye Jun's good mood suddenly picked up the note with Han Yun's home address on it, took a deep breath, and hummed Huazi's red song - "Foolish Kid".

  The reason for the sudden reversal was that Ye Jun suddenly remembered that this string of familiar phone numbers had a simple origin. It was the number that called the most before and after Ye Yang's funeral in his previous life.

  Han Qiansheng, Chairman of the Jiangling Municipal Political Consultative Conference, a veteran cadre with real power, one of the few state cadres in Jiangling City who does not abuse his power for personal gain. Unfortunately, he has always maintained an independent stance, refusing to take sides in party struggles and remaining absolutely neutral. If Han Qiansheng had been willing to stand on Ye Yangsheng's side back then, it would have at least made many of the two-faced leaders who were secretly disobedient to restrain themselves!

  Looking at the note in his hand, Ye Jun couldn't help but raise a faint smile. Could it be that Han Yun was actually Han Qiansheng's precious granddaughter? It seemed that as long as he could win over Han Yun, he would have a chance to get close to Han Qiansheng. Of course, Ye Jun wasn't crazy enough to strip off Han Yun's clothes and ride on her back, then act like a ruthless Chen Shimei.

  One night passed, Ye Jun got up early in the morning and hastily ate breakfast before starting his morning exercise as usual. As for Su Wen Yu, she didn't linger in bed either; just as Ye Jun left, she followed closely behind him, pushing open the door.

  Lunch, naturally, was made by Su Wen Yu. The man and woman seemed to have secrets that they couldn't tell each other. Ye Jun ate the simple home-cooked dishes on the table while flipping through the newspaper he bought during his morning exercise. As for Su Wen Yu, she focused her attention on the TV in front of her. From eating to washing the dishes, the two did their own things without saying a word, which reminded Ye Jun of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", both vivid and sarcastic.

  After lunch, Ye Jun left the unit building and walked to the entrance of the alley, then hid under a shaded eave, quietly waiting for Cai Shen. This time going to Wangjiacun, he didn't plan to invite Su Wenyu to come along, not because they had a falling out, but because the road was bumpy and the rural area was humid, fearing that Su Wenyu would relapse into her old illness.

  "Hey, Xiao Jun, so early? Cai Ge thought he'd have to wait for you a while."

  Before long, the iconic Hummer of Caishen drove over. Hu Youcai rolled down the window and looked around, chuckling: "Where's that pretty girlfriend of yours?"

  "The village road is difficult to walk, didn't let her follow, Cai Ge, you're the same, didn't bring your wife together." Ye Jun also didn't stand on ceremony, opened the car door and got in.

  "Great, it seems we're on the same page, brother. Today I've brought a whole box of money."

  Hu Youcai smiled and picked up a large suitcase from the back seat, opening one corner to reveal stacks of 100-yuan bills inside. Ye Jun took a glance and couldn't help but laugh: "Cai Ge, it looks like you're planning to devour this windfall in one bite today?"

  "That's right! Haha!"

  "Haha."

  The car again came the sound of laughter, seemingly frank, but Ye Jun and Hu Youcai both knew that this was just a starting point under the tie of interests. However, Hu Youcai had an extra thought, secretly hoping that this would not be the end of his cooperation with Ye Jun.