After returning from her hometown, facing an entire floor of office space, Jiang Liuyue thought it over and finally decided to start her own business.
She established a Douyin MCN live-streaming company.
Under its banner, she recruited many young, attractive women and men to do group live streams.
Transitioning from working solo to becoming a boss, during this period, Huo Yaochuan, who had entrepreneurial experience, helped her a great deal.
Their daily interactions were just like many sweet young couples.
Of course, Huo Yaochuan's identity couldn't be exposed, so everything had to be done on the sly.
As for Zhou Che being called away, it was because the family elders had arranged a banquet, intending to set him up with An Yan.
At the banquet, he directly gave An Yan a harsh scolding on the spot.
He made it clear that his childhood crush was just youthful folly, and now he already had a girlfriend.
Taken! Hands off!!!
He even expressed his determination by running away from home.
Of course, before leaving, he also investigated why An Yan had returned out of the blue and why the elders had arranged for him to go back for a blind date.
All of this was due to his 'good brother' Huo Yaochuan 'quietly helping' behind the scenes.
Furious, he sent Huo Yaochuan a text message.
"Fight at the S City boxing gym. Whoever loses leaves Yueyue."
After receiving the message, Huo Yaochuan remained calm and composed, even having the mood to hand his phone to Jiang Liuyue for a look.
"Xiao Yue, Zhou Che challenged me to a duel."
Jiang Liuyue was buried in work, fully devoted to her career, simultaneously monitoring five or six group live stream rooms, and answered without looking up.
"Go ahead."
Huo Yaochuan wasn't angered upon hearing this. Instead, smiling, he messaged Zhou Che back.
"Not going. Xiao Yue said she can't bear to see me get hurt."
Zhou Che: "Damn you! Yueyue is my girlfriend. What right do you have to say something like that?"
"You despicable bastard, stealing your brother's girl. I'm going to kill you."
Huo Yaochuan leaned back in his chair, comfortably curling the corners of his lips.
He replied: "As her other boyfriend, of course."
Zhou Che: "You wait. Send me your location. I'm coming right now!"
Huo Yaochuan replied in a very 'green tea' manner:
"I won't say. If you hurt me, Xiao Yue would be heartbroken."
Zhou Che: "Stop pretending! Wait! I know where you are."
Twenty minutes later.
Zhou Che arrived at the office in a rage, just in time to see Huo Yaochuan standing at the entrance with a smile.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
Huo Yaochuan pointed at the glass door and said, "You don't have an access card. I came to open the door for you."
Zhou Che laughed in exasperation.
How considerate.
"So I should thank you?"
Huo Yaochuan smiled faintly: "You're welcome."
He pressed the button on the white electronic lock.
The glass door slowly slid open from left to right.
Zhou Che strode in, his fingers tightening into a fist, holding back no strength.
A fist carrying a gust of wind shot fiercely towards Huo Yaochuan's handsome face.
Huo Yaochuan dodged backward. "Don't hit the face."
The fist landed heavily on his chest.
Huo Yaochuan clutched his chest, pretending to collapse to the ground, putting on a weak and frail act:
"Che, I know it's all my fault."
"Even if you beat me to death today, I won't utter a single word of complaint."
Just as Zhou Che was about to curse him, his sharp eyes caught sight of Jiang Liuyue walking out in her high heels.
She looked at the scene before her.
And curled her lips.
"Well, isn't this lively?"
"Causing trouble at my company. People might think I'm some kind of heartbreaker, with two boyfriends showing up at the same time."
Although, she was.
But she wouldn't admit it.
She then glanced at Huo Yaochuan lying on the ground.
"You two, come with me. To the meeting room."
...
In the meeting room.
Jiang Liuyue sat in the boss's chair, with the other two men on her left and right.
Their gazes collided in mid-air, hostile as fire and water.
Jiang Liuyue tapped her fingertips on the table.
She pointed at Zhou Che. "You speak first."
Zhou Che's heart leaped with joy.
Ah! Yueyue still likes him the most.
Suddenly remembering something, his expression turned strange:
"Huo Yaochuan, this shameless dog, said he's your other boyfriend. It's complete nonsense..."
Jiang Liuyue interrupted: "It's not nonsense."
Zhou Che was stunned: "Huh?"
"Huh?"
"Ahhhhh!"
He stood up angrily, raising his fist again to swing at the man opposite him.
He stated with certainty:
"Yueyue is so innocent, how could she agree?"
"It must be you who coerced or tempted her! Huo Yaochuan, you shameless, despicable dog!"
Jiang Liuyue fell silent for a moment.
She turned her gaze to Zhou Che.
"Che Ge, he proposed it, but I agreed."
Zhou Che froze.
Jiang Liuyue lowered her head, seeming somewhat sad.
She said slowly:
"I'm a bad woman."
"I've fallen for two men at the same time."
Huo Yaochuan raised his hand, indicating he had something to say.
"Xiao Yue, people do tend to have some polyamorous inclinations."
"When you can't find one person who fulfills all your needs and desires..."
"So falling for two men is perfectly normal."
The core idea was that he, the 'other man,' wasn't ready to exit the stage yet.
Zhou Che glared at him fiercely.
Of course he'd say that; he benefits from it.
Jiang Liuyue took a deep breath, raised her head, and looked at Zhou Che with sincere eyes.
"Che Ge, you were my first boyfriend, my first love. I can't bear to let you go."
"But Huo Yaochuan... he's also been by my side and helped me so much. Faced with such an outstanding man, I still made the mistake all women are prone to make."
"If... you're unwilling to accept this..."
Zhou Che held his breath.
Huo Yaochuan also held his breath.
Jiang Liuyue looked up, her tone decisive: "I will break up with him completely and thoroughly."
Zhou Che: "...!!!" Wild joy flashed in his eyes.
Huo Yaochuan: "..." Disbelief, his eyes dimmed.
Fine, fine, fine.
Jiang Liuyue, you really are a bad woman, yet just like a poison, once tasted, it's hard to leave.
After his initial joy, Zhou Che saw the forced smile on Yueyue's face.
Her voice was downcast:
"As long as you're happy, I'm happy."
Actually, she probably couldn't bear to part with Huo Yaochuan either.
Before the two of them had their falling out, before he started calling Huo Yaochuan 'brother,' he really was a reliable, steady, and charismatic older brother figure.
It's only normal for Yueyue to fall for someone as outstanding as him.
Zhou Che fell into internal conflict.
He knew that if he said he wanted her to break up with Huo Yaochuan, Yueyue would definitely do it.
But...
Then she wouldn't be happy.
That's not what he wanted to see.
Zhou Che closed his eyes.
When he opened them again, his gaze was firm.
Although when it swept over Huo Yaochuan, he was still gritting his teeth fiercely.
"Yueyue, I feel the same."
"As long as you're happy, I'm happy."
"So... if you really like Huo Yaochuan, then let's keep things as they are."
After saying this, Zhou Che felt as if a weight had been lifted.
Huo Yaochuan's eyes brightened again.
Jiang Liuyue looked at the two of them with a troubled expression.
"You really don't mind both being my boyfriends?"
Both men shook their heads.
Jiang Liuyue curved her lips into a smile. With one hand, she actively took Zhou Che's hand, and with the other, she took Huo Yaochuan's hand.
Finally, she brought all three hands together.
"He's here to join our relationship, not break it apart."
"From now on, we are one family."
