Zhuang Xu was still a little uncomfortable with this change in their relationship, but he steeled himself and reminded Wang Yue, "Zhuo Hui may have offended you, but you don't have to make him fall out with me over a woman!"
Wang Yue shook his head helplessly and decided to be even more direct. "I know you still like Ye Rong, but let me tell you this: you'll always be nothing more than her backup!
"Of course, if you show some interest in another girl, I think she'll get nervous. Maybe she'll even get together with you!
"So you should think about what I said!"
Hearing Wang Yue put it that way, Zhuang Xu couldn't help feeling tempted.
He was both extremely insecure and extremely proud. He liked Ye Rong, of course, and understood some of what she was thinking, too.
Before, he could pretend not to know and just let things slide.
But now that Wang Yue had said it outright, Zhuang Xu had no choice but to face the truth.
He couldn't help thinking, Maybe I really could give it a try!
But a moment later, Zhuang Xu quickly shook his head and changed the subject. "I remember that when Nie Xiguang graduated, she sent out résumés. Shuangyuan Photovoltaics was one of the companies she applied to. Did you arrange that?"
Wang Yue glanced at Zhuang Xu in surprise. He hadn't expected the guy to pick up on anything. He knew that trying to hide it would only make people more suspicious, so he simply said, "My Little Watermelon wanted to start at the bottom, but I couldn't bear to let her, so I had her start out as a supervisor in the finance department.
"By the way, how's Xiang Qun?"
At the question, Zhuang Xu smiled. "He's