Chapter 433: Tit for Tat

Rejected 99 Times, the Aloof Campus Belle Comes On Strong

Boss Cutie

Jiang Muye narrowed his eyes. As he was pondering, he noticed that the other car was smoking.

The woman stepped forward in her white stilettos and opened the hood. She was clearly checking the situation, but Jiang Muye watched as she pried at something. It was a dangerous situation—one wrong move and it was almost certainly going to catch fire.

Of course Jiang Muye couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

If an explosion really did happen, then wouldn't he be a beast for watching and doing nothing?

"Hey, miss, let me do it!" Jiang Muye hurried out of his car. He opened the trunk and took out his repair tools.

Xiang Shan was stunned for a moment when she saw the handsome, spirited young man approaching with a toolbox.

"Can you actually do it?" Her appraising gaze traveled back and forth over him.

Jiang Muye retorted indignantly, "Better than you messing around blindly."

Her lips moved. Whatever she'd been about to say was instantly swallowed back down.

But she crossed her arms and continued to study Jiang Muye with a probing stare.

Jiang Muye had that competitive streak in him. He wanted to show her whether he could actually do it, so he set to work in one go.

After all, he had a talent granted by the System, and he'd repaired cars before. This problem wasn't too tricky, so he fixed it with great ease.

"There we go. It was just a small component issue. In the future, remember to take your car in to a 4S shop for regular inspections. Alright, you can try starting it yourself and see if it works." Jiang Muye raised an eyebrow arrogantly.

Xiang Shan's red lips curved. "Come, let me give it a try."

So Xiang Shan got in the car.

She tried it, and the car that had been on the verge of being scrapped started up again.

Xiang Shan was just about to respond when, through the car window glass, she saw the young man standing in the bright sunlight directly ahead. He had sword-like brows and starry eyes, and his fit, muscular body gave off a healthy, upward vitality.

It was the sunshine and passion she herself so lacked.

Xiang Shan, who had always possessed a unique appreciation for art, couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Her red lips traced an arc. She directly rested both arms on the edge of the car window and looked at Jiang Muye. "Thanks, it really did work. I never imagined someone as young as you would actually know how to do this."

"Not bad." Jiang Muye let go of the hood coolly, thinking nothing of it.

"You helped me out with a big favor. Let me treat you to a cup of coffee." Xiang Shan looked at Jiang Muye and spoke meaningfully.

If it had been anyone else, Jiang Muye would have turned and walked away.

But the woman before him was a Benefactor who could be of help to him. If he left, it would be the same as missing an opportunity.

And this woman was clearly different from those lovestruck little girls—she was a mature woman, and couldn't possibly be interested in him.

Jiang Muye just wanted to probe her a bit, so he agreed. "Alright."

So Xiang Shan brought Jiang Muye to a nearby café.

【Congratulations, Host, Check-in at the café was successful. You have obtained three hundred Grit Points.】 The System reminded Jiang Muye.

"Order whatever you like, it's on me." Xiang Shan handed the menu to Jiang Muye.

Jiang Muye took a look, then ordered everything he liked—and quite a lot of it.

Xiang Shan watched his brisk manner and smiled. "You really aren't polite about it."

"If you're hurting over it, I'll pay. I don't think it's much—after all, this is a grown man's portion. Besides, taking your car to a 4S shop even once, given that situation, would've cost you tens of thousands. I saved you a huge chunk of money and that's not even good enough? This is enough to cover several meals." Jiang Muye raised an eyebrow and looked at Xiang Shan meaningfully.

Xiang Shan's lips traced an arc. "You're right," she said. She paused, then her pretty, rippling eyes fixed on Jiang Muye with deep meaning as she folded her hands beneath her chin. "So I'll allow you to order a bit more."

"Thanks, but this really is enough. Otherwise it'd be a waste—I'm a man with principles." Jiang Muye said it casually.

A smile appeared in Xiang Shan's eyes. "A man with principles. That's actually quite surprising."

"There's a lot more about me that'll surprise you." Jiang Muye said it bluntly.

His coffee, pastries, and samples all arrived. He had no intention of putting on airs—he just dug right in.

It wasn't like he was eating with someone he liked, so why pretend? Filling his stomach was the key.

While Jiang Muye was enjoying his cake with relish, Xiang Shan rested her hand on her chin and smiled faintly. "First time I've seen a boy who likes sweets this much."

"That's because you haven't seen many boys." Jiang Muye lifted his eyelids and said it directly.

"Yeah, I need to see more boys." Xiang Shan nodded. "Otherwise my youth will run out."

"Don't take such a pessimistic tone. You don't look much older than me." Jiang Muye glanced at her.

Although she was the mature-woman type, she really wasn't old. Her age probably wasn't much—at most five or six years older than him, around thirty or so.

"Pfft." Xiang Shan laughed out loud.

"What are you laughing at?" Jiang Muye was bewildered.

"Getting to know a little brother like you is pretty interesting." Xiang Shan's lips pulled into a smile.

Jiang Muye raised an eyebrow. "That's right."

Xiang Shan handed the business card in her hand to Jiang Muye.

Jiang Muye glanced at it.

CEO of Ruyu Studio—Xiang Shan.

He'd never heard of Ruyu Studio. What did it do?

But Jiang Muye silently noted it down.

The System wouldn't mark someone at random. It had to be that this person was going to have some important intersection with him, would play some role, which was why it had emitted golden light.

"This is my business card." Xiang Shan smiled faintly. "And yours?"

"Don't have one." Jiang Muye shook his head.

"You don't use business cards?" Xiang Shan was somewhat surprised.

"When I stand out there, everyone who should know who I am already knows. And those who shouldn't don't need to know who I am." Jiang Muye said it confidently.

He'd always felt that making business cards was a burden. There was no need to seek this kind of method to let people know—after all, he was already famous enough.

Xiang Shan was about to say something more when Jiang Muye's phone rang.

It was his secretary calling. There was some work that required Jiang Muye to handle.

So Jiang Muye said to Xiang Shan, "I'm heading out, Miss Xiang. Bye."

Xiang Shan watched Jiang Muye's slender figure leave, then rested her hand on her cheek. She felt that everything had become quite interesting.

It seemed it had been a long time since anything had stirred such a strong interest in her.

The next day, at the nail salon.

【Congratulations, Host, Check-in at the nail salon was successful. You have been granted the Odor-Blocking skill.】

Jiang Muye sat on the sofa. He couldn't smell any strange odors anymore, but he drew curious sidelong glances from a lot of girls.

You didn't misread that. Jiang Muye would appear here, and of course it wasn't to get his nails done.

There was only one answer, and that was that he was here accompanying his girlfriend to get her nails done.

Jiang Muye gazed somewhat wistfully at his girlfriend, who had already been in her seat for an hour and still wasn't finished.

Girls' nails were pretty, sure, but they really did eat up a lot of time.

"Ugh." Jiang Muye lowered his head, somewhat listless.

Women were terrifying. Could they really sit motionless in front of this nail machine without even their butts hurting?

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