Yang Zi clutched an expensive bottle of red wine, drinking fiercely.

These days, she felt as if her spirit had suffered a heavy blow. During the few days of the New Year, Yang Zi hardly went out, using alcohol daily to numb herself. She tried hard to forget her own existence, her own consciousness. Yet, the more she did, the more painful it became.

Before the New Year, Yang Zi always used her busy work to numb herself. However, once on holiday, her inner loneliness instantly surfaced. She couldn't maintain her composure anymore.

"Lin Chuan, you ungrateful man." Yang Zi roared hysterically, "It's been days since the New Year, and you not only haven't come to see me, but you haven't even called me. You slept with me a few times, was it for nothing?"

"Lin Chuan, I'll make you regret and suffer." Yang Zi screamed angrily.

Screaming while drinking.

Not long after, the woman was dead drunk on the carpet in the living room.

The bottle in her hand fell to the floor, and a large amount of red wine spilled out from it. Yang Zi lay solitary on the carpet, appearing particularly desolate and depressed, her eyes closed, sleeping on the carpet. Tears streamed down, mingling with the spilled red wine.

Unconsciously, she slept away like this.

And slept until the next morning.

Until the morning sun shone through the floor-to-ceiling window, she gradually woke up, feeling dizzy due to the excessive drinking, along with waves of pain. Yang Zi took a deep breath, got up, her clothes disheveled, hair unkempt.

Yang Zi stood up, slowly walked towards the full-length mirror, and looked at herself. The reflection in the mirror was neither human nor ghostly, her face pale, eyes swollen. Completely devoid of that angelic beauty.

Yang Zi showed a bitter smile, "Lin Chuan, everything today is caused by you."

Yang Zi blamed all her pain today on Lin Chuan. In her view, if Lin Chuan hadn't suddenly appeared in her life, maybe none of this would have happened. If it weren't for Lin Chuan's excellence, if he weren't so attention-grabbing, she wouldn't have developed feelings for him.

As if that's not enough, Lin Chuan refused her over and over again. It's sheer humiliation.

Yang Zi took a deep breath, she decided she must make Lin Chuan remember her forever, make him unable to forget her for a lifetime. Even if she couldn't be his woman, she definitely wouldn't let Lin Chuan forget her.

Yang Zi slowly walked into the room, like a walking corpse.

Sitting at the vanity, she meticulously applied light makeup. After the application of foundation and cosmetics, Yang Zi transformed back into that beautiful, charming woman. She donned a cold and aloof outfit. Yang Zi had always been a very delicate and elegant woman, always giving off a fashionable and cold impression.

On the third day of the New Year.

Yang Zi drove around the streets of Jiangbei City. Her eyes empty, her car aimlessly wandering. She didn't know her destination until she suddenly saw Zhou Rui on the street. She immediately pulled over.

"Yang Zi?" Zhou Rui looked at Yang Zi in surprise.

"Zhou Rui, why are you out shopping too?" Yang Zi beamed, with smiles piled on her face, giving no hint of those sleepless nights, those nights spent like a lunatic.

"Yeah, what a coincidence." Zhou Rui said with a cheerful smile, "Want to join us for a stroll?"

"Sure!" Yang Zi nodded.

Zhou Rui laughed, "Yang Zi, you probably don't know the two girls beside me? They were classmates of ours back then."

"Really?" Yang Zi looked surprised.

"Haha, Yang Zi used to be the goddess in many boys' hearts, how could she remember us?" The two women were both mothers now, relaxing a bit over the holiday, tagging along with Zhou Rui for shopping. Of course, most of the reason was to latch onto Zhou Rui, who is now the executive president of Sichuan University Group, her worth having skyrocketed. Naturally, people hoped to establish connections, hoping to secure a job at Sichuan University Group post-holiday.

"I'm really sorry." Yang Zi responded with great poise.

"It's okay." The two women said with a laugh, "You're our goddess too."

"Haha..." Everyone laughed together.

Yang Zi felt somewhat comforted inside. The four started shopping shoulder to shoulder. On the street, the four women walking together attracted countless gazes. Yang Zi and Zhou Rui's beauty left men unable to look away, and made women feel ashamed.

Everyone felt somewhat remorseful.

Shopping, buying—it's a natural love for women.

After sweeping through several shopping malls, exhausted, they found a dessert shop to sit down and rest. While savoring dessert, they engaged in joyful discussions about today's loot. Everyone seemed highly spirited.

Yang Zi appeared quite composed, she asked with a smile, "Yang Zi, where's Lin Chuan?"

"Lin Chuan?" Zhou Rui paused, then said with a smile, "Seems he went to Beijing."

"What's he doing in Beijing?" Yang Zi asked curiously.

"What's wrong? Are you looking for her for something?" Zhou Rui asked.

"Not really." Yang Zi smiled and said, "I was just thinking of paying her a New Year visit. We've all been old classmates for many years, and besides, we have some connections in the Jiangbei City market, don't we? We're all members of the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce; we should contact each other more often on regular days."

"That's true." Zhou Rui nodded and said, "It's just that Lin Chuan went to Beijing to pay New Year visits to the elders. He might be back in the next couple of days."

"Oh." Yang Zi nodded and said, "Then I'll give him a call later."

"Sure." Zhou Rui smiled.

Yang Zi is currently single, although she's a divorced woman. However, she has a lot of pursuers behind her. Yet, Yang Zi doesn't care about those so-called pursuers. Zhou Rui knows that Yang Zi's target is Lin Chuan. Zhou Rui is very clear about this.

However, Zhou Rui didn't plan on letting Lin Chuan and Yang Zi get together.

Looking at Zhou Rui's happy smile, Yang Zi felt envious and also very jealous. After thinking for a long time, Yang Zi suddenly stood up and smiled, saying, "I'm going to the bathroom. You guys sit here first. We'll be right back."

"Alright." The three of them nodded.

Then, Yang Zi got up and left, walking slowly toward the bathroom.

Once inside the bathroom, Yang Zi immediately took out her phone and dialed a number.

"Old Si, do me a favor," Yang Zi said.

"Hehe, if you want me to make a move, the reward can't be small." A deep voice spoke on the phone.

"Of course!" Yang Zi immediately nodded and said, "I won't short you even a penny, and I'll add a hundred thousand more, one million and one hundred thousand."

"Alright," Old Si immediately nodded and said, "Tell me, what's the task?"

"Kidnap me," Yang Zi said through gritted teeth.

"Pfftt..."

A sputtering sound suddenly came through the phone, and Old Si, astounded, said, "What? You want me to kidnap you? You're offering one million and one hundred thousand to kidnap yourself?! Did I hear that right? Missy, don't mess around."

"That's right." Yang Zi said firmly, "I want you to kidnap two people, one of them is me, and the other is Zhou Rui, the CEO of Sichuan University Group."

"Uh..." The other party immediately asked, "Why?!"

"I have my reasons. Just follow my instructions." Yang Zi coldly laughed.

"Alright, for the sake of the money." Old Si hung up the phone, muttering under his breath, "I really can't understand the games you rich people play."

After hanging up the phone, a strange smile appeared on Yang Zi's face. She immediately deleted the call record, then put her phone back into her bag. She went to the sink, washed her hands, tidied her hair, and then returned to her seat from the bathroom.

After sitting for a while, Zhou Rui suggested, "Let's go, we'll continue shopping. Since there's a big New Year sale now, we should hurry and buy everything we want."

Zhou Rui is quite a frugal girl. Before the New Year, she bought clothes and bags worth over a hundred thousand. However, a lot of stuff got discounted after the New Year, so she decided to hit the stores immediately and try to buy more affordable and pretty clothes.

Afterward, the group wandered around various major shopping malls in Jiangbei City until after four in the afternoon. Women indeed have a knack for shopping; no matter how far they walk or how many malls they visit, they never seem to tire. They can keep walking and remain enthusiastic.

At around four in the afternoon, the sun was already beginning to set.

"Wow, we actually shopped for the whole day." One of the women said, "I can't take it anymore, I have to hurry back; otherwise, my mother-in-law will give me hell."

"You see, marrying so early, now you have no freedom at all," Zhou Rui laughed.

"Exactly," the woman said helplessly, "I don't have the freedom you do."

"Alright, hurry back then." Zhou Rui patted her shoulder.

At this moment, another woman also said her goodbyes, and the two married women hurriedly left. Zhou Rui and Yang Zi remained standing in place. Zhou Rui glanced at Yang Zi and said, "How about... we find a restaurant to have dinner?"

"Sure." Yang Zi nodded and said, "The Michelin restaurant at Jiangbei Building is nice."

"But..." Zhou Rui hesitated and said, "Isn't it too extravagant?"

"What's the problem?" Yang Zi laughed and said, "I'm treating you."

"It's not about who's treating whom." Zhou Rui awkwardly smiled and said, "I just think that place is too extravagant. One meal costs as much as a family's half-year income in underprivileged areas. With the money for this meal, it would be better to donate more to children in poor mountainous areas."

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