Her heartbeat was erratic; all she could hear was her own heart thumping wildly, pounding with an intense heat, similar to how it felt on her wedding night.
“Go sunbathe by the lake?”
The man’s voice was captivating, like a spell. Even such an ordinary sentence felt like Cupid’s arrow—striking straight at the heart.
Suddenly, Wen Ci felt a rough hand gently caress her forehead. The calluses on the man’s palm lightly grazed her skin, sending a tingling sensation through her that made her heart itch.
Wen Ci swallowed, pushed the man’s hand away, and took two steps back. She licked her dry lips and said, “Huo Jingyuan, I think you’re dangerous.”
But the kind of danger she meant was not the ordinary kind—it was that kind of danger.
“?”
Huo Jingyuan tilted his head, noticing the blush on her cheeks. His expression softened almost imperceptibly, a faint smile curling at the corners of his lips as he said in a hoarse voice,
“So, my wife wants to do it with me…”
Wen Ci, flustered and exasperated, covered Huo Jingyuan’s mouth and anxiously glanced around. “Stop talking nonsense! I didn’t mean that! I just think you’re… special.”
After all that, she still hadn’t managed to explain herself clearly.
Huo Jingyuan wrapped his arm around Wen Ci’s waist, leaned close to her ear, and said with a laugh, “It’s fine. The courtyard house has excellent soundproofing—no need to worry about the elders hearing.”
“Get lost!”
Wen Ci was determined to keep her distance from him. Nowadays, West Lake had been developed as a scenic area, and workers were already carrying out repairs in many sections.
But by the lake, a few elderly people could still be seen basking in the sun.
Wen Ci stretched contentedly.
…
On the other side, in Jiang Chen’s assigned accommodation.
Gu Che noticed that Jiang Ye’s mind was not at all focused on reviewing her studies. Frowning, he said in a low voice, “There aren’t many days left until the college entrance exam. If you don’t settle down and review seriously, you’ll only end up failing.”
The college entrance exam in the 1980s held significant value.
It wasn’t like in later years, where there were many low-tier universities. Even with minimal effort, one could at least get into a vocational college and graduate after three years of coasting.
Jiang Ye rested her elbow on the table, her chin propped on her hand, staring intently at Gu Che as she carefully recalled how he had started his business in their previous life.
If Wen Ci could go into business, why couldn’t she?
She was a woman who had been reborn. Even though she had spent her past life indulging in pleasure, her memories remained intact. Concepts like shared bikes and the fully intelligent era were still too far off.
But the millennium was approaching.
Jiang Ye spoke up, “Do you want to go into business?”
“Venture into commerce?”
“Yes.”
Gu Che shook his head. He had heard others say that going into business could earn one a lot of money, but there were also stories of those who lost everything, even ending up with broken families.
Venturing into business was both an opportunity and a potential dead end.
“Do you want to try business?” Jiang Ye pressed.
In their previous life, Gu Che didn’t start dabbling in business until after finishing four years of university. But now, with her memories of the future, perhaps he could achieve even greater success without attending university.
“No.”
Gu Che refused without a second thought.
His family had no money to begin with. Studying at Tsinghua or Peking University would not only exempt him from tuition and fees but also provide an annual stipend.
Why choose the risky path of business when such a stable option was available?
“Right now, I just want to study.”
“Aren’t you short on money?”
“I am,” Gu Che nodded, “but A-Ye, going into business isn’t as simple as you think. One small misstep could lead to bankruptcy.”
“It won’t happen,” Jiang Ye insisted.
In their previous life, Gu Che had firmly established himself in the business world without a single misstep. She had full confidence in his vision.
“But neither of us has any money,” Gu Che stated the reality, laughing at himself. “Even if we want to go into business, we need capital to start.”
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