Xia Shiyu took the contract without even looking at it and signed her name directly.
"Aren't you going to look at what's in the contract? This is an employment contract. All your future duties are written inside. Aren't you afraid I might sell you off?" Su Lin raised a brow.
"Sell me off? Even if you wanted to sell me, I don't think I'd be worth six hundred thousand."
"As for the job duties, you can just tell me later." Xia Shiyu said sweetly.
After Su Lin had considered her pride and produced the IOU, she knew that she would never be able to leave the man before her for the rest of her life.
"Hehe, what if this is a contract of sale? The kind where you have to warm my bed at night?"
"Hehe~! Then I'll warm your bed every day."
"Uh..."
Su Lin rubbed Xia Shiyu's head. "Silly girl."
"I'm not silly. You're the silly one." Xia Shiyu pouted.
"And you say you're not silly? You invested eighty thousand and lost every penny." Su Lin teased.
"This will be the only bad investment of my life." Xia Shiyu said seriously.
Thinking of how Ye Feng had confidently assured her that nothing could go wrong and that they would definitely make money—
Xia Shiyu wanted nothing more than to slap herself across the face.
She had no idea what spell she had been under to believe Ye Feng's nonsense.
Su Lin nodded. "I believe you. A setback makes you wiser. I'm sure Xiao Yu won't end up in such an awkward situation the next time she invests."
"Hehe, what am I supposed to invest in? I'll just work hard for you from now on."
Su Lin merely smiled without saying anything. She would have plenty of places to invest in later.
Su Lin knew exactly how strong her business talent was.
She could easily support a trillion-yuan conglomerate all by herself.
It couldn't be helped. The female leads in novels were just this absurdly overpowered.
"All right, everything's signed."
Su Lin picked up the contract. "One copy each. Starting today, you're one of my employees."
"Then, Boss, what should I do now?" Xia Shiyu looked at Su Lin and smiled sweetly.
With the issue of her father's surgery resolved, Xia Shiyu felt as though a massive weight had been lifted from her shoulders. Her entire body felt much more relaxed.
She had never truly been able to let go before, living under constant oppression.
It could even be called despair.
Especially when Ye Feng told her that all the investment money had been lost, she had truly felt like dying.
But when she thought of her father still lying in that hospital bed, she could only force herself to hold on.
It was not until Su Lin appeared, and did a few "slips of the hand" things to her, that she came to her senses.
There was more than family in this world. There was also love.
And her love had already appeared at some point.
"You don't need to worry about Uncle Xia's surgery anymore. Want to celebrate?" Su Lin suggested.
Xia Shiyu nodded. "Sure. We don't have class tomorrow anyway, so let's celebrate."
"But it's so late. How are we supposed to celebrate?"
Su Lin laughed. "The one thing this house never lacks is cigarettes and alcohol. Wait here, I'll go get some."
Watching Su Lin run off excitedly, Xia Shiyu found herself looking forward to it as well.
After being in the villa for so long, Xia Shiyu finally had the mood to look around at Su Lin's furnishings and decor.
Su Lin's villa was a typical duplex, with a courtyard and a garage outside.
Aside from the sofa, there was also an old-looking piece of calligraphy hanging on the living room wall.
Although Xia Shiyu did not understand such things, she could tell that the calligraphy was no ordinary piece.
It was probably the work of some great figure from ancient times.
The villa's decor leaned toward an old-fashioned style, with cool tones, yet Xia Shiyu did not find it stifling. Instead, she felt that it was very retro, with a distinctive sense of taste.
But Xia Shiyu's attention was quickly drawn to the coffee table beside her.
Many photographs were pressed beneath the coffee table, most of them pictures of Su Lin as a child.
He looked incredibly adorable.
"Xiao Yu..."
"Xiao Yu, what are you staring at so intently?"
"Hehe, Su Lin, I never expected you to be this cute when you were little."
Following Xia Shiyu's gaze, Su Lin saw that the child in the photo was around five or six years old, sitting on a little wooden horse with a cape draped over his shoulders and a wooden sword in his hand, like a great general setting out on campaign.
"Uh... I took that at a photo studio back then."
"Hehe, so cute."
As she spoke, Xia Shiyu pinched Su Lin's cheek. "What a pity. Your face used to be so chubby, but now you've gotten thinner."
"Isn't it normal to get thinner?" Su Lin caught Xia Shiyu's hand, stopping her from pinching him further.
"Let me pinch you a few more times. You pinched my face just now, and I let you do it."
"Cough, cough..."
Drunkenness—Asking for Flowers and Votes
Inside the villa.
At this moment, Su Lin deeply regretted suggesting that he and Xia Shiyu celebrate.
Watching Xia Shiyu clutching a bottle of alcohol, her face flushed red, her eyes hazy and charming, her entire body swaying as though she could collapse at any moment, gave Su Lin a headache.
He had not expected this girl to have such a poor tolerance for alcohol.
"She was downing a whole glass at a time earlier. I thought she could really drink. Now look at her, she's practically about to start drunken boxing."
Xia Shiyu waved her little hands and said happily, "Su Lin, Su Lin, come drink! Why are you standing over there?"
Su Lin shook his head. "Xiao Yu, you're already drunk. Stop drinking and get some rest early."
Clutching the bottle like a puppy guarding its food, Xia Shiyu shouted, "No! Su Lin, we agreed that you had to drink with me until I was happy today."
"You have no idea, I nearly jumped into the river today. I almost died."
"If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't even want to live anymore."
Seeing Xia Shiyu like this, Su Lin sighed. He had played no small part in turning her into what she was now.
But Su Lin did not regret it.
Strictly speaking, he and Ye Feng had no real grudge against each other.
But there was no helping it. Their positions were different. It had nothing to do with personal enmity; because their positions differed, he was destined to suppress Ye Feng. If necessary later, he might even have to kill Ye Feng.
"Su Lin, drink with me~!!"
Seeing Xia Shiyu's misty drunken eyes and adorably foolish appearance, Su Lin's heart softened. "All right, all right, I'll drink with you. Let's drink to our heart's content today."
"Yeah, Su Lin, you're so good to me. Love you."
"Mua~!!!!"
"Hehe~! Drink."
Su Lin touched the side of his face where Xia Shiyu had kissed him. It still carried a faint scent of alcohol.
"You little rascal. I wonder if you'll be too embarrassed to face anyone when you wake up tomorrow and remember this."
"Come on, drink, Su Lin. Drink."
"All right, all right, I'll drink."
As he spoke, Su Lin took the glass Xia Shiyu handed him and gulped it down.
"This damned body enhancement. Great, now I can't even get drunk from drinking."
Su Lin drank quite a lot with Xia Shiyu, and they drank rapidly, yet he did not feel the slightest bit drunk.
This was truly tormenting him. Xia Shiyu was already making such a fuss, constantly rubbing herself against him. He was still a hot-blooded young man, after all.
"Hehe, Su Lin, come drink."
"All right, all right~!! Let's drink."
He kept indulging Xia Shiyu's antics until midnight before this farce finally came to an end.
Xia Shiyu clung to Su Lin like a sloth, both hands tightly wrapped around his neck.
Her legs were hooked around his waist.
Supporting Xia Shiyu with one hand, Su Lin walked upstairs.
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