She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

"Of course," Yuan Tianye's voice suddenly rose a few decibels on the other end of the phone, "It's my honor."

I breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, it’s fake that I’m attending a party, but it’s real that I’m looking for a getaway.

But if it is like the clues provided by Wu Ling, Xiaoyao Ke once appeared in Jingshui Villa, then did Yuan Tianye know about it or not?

"Sister, I have another unwelcome favor."

The clear voice brought my thoughts back, and I wondered: "What?"

"As you know, Han Shuo likes to dress up in fancy outfits, and tomorrow night's party is the theme of the Republic of China," Yuan Tianye paused at this, "So I might have to trouble my sister when it comes to dressing up."

The theme of the Republic of China, does that mean that I have to dress up in the style of the Republic of China?

I was suddenly embarrassed.

"Don't worry, sister. There is a red tailor in our family who lives in southern Anhui. Now we can go over and customize a set. We should be able to work overnight."

Although I thought it was cumbersome, I then thought that since I agreed to attend with Yuan Tianye, I should follow other people's rules, so I agreed: "Okay, I will do as you say."

"Then sister, wait for me, I...I'll pick you up now!"

Before I could answer the call, the phone was hung up.

An hour later, I followed Yuan Tianye to an antique and time-honored tailor shop.

It is a very traditional Chinese decoration style, with wood tones, which cannot be said to be luxurious, but at first glance it gives people a solemn and restrained beauty.

The owner looks like a stylish person at first glance.

"Young Master Yuan, sir, you have been waiting for me for a long time." The waiter's attitude was respectful, polite and neither humble nor overbearing. "Please come in."

After a while, we were led to a man in Mao suit, about fifty years old.

"This is Master Li," Yuan Tianye also put away his cynical look, "The leader of the Republic of China's first tunic suit was sewn by his grandfather."

Hearing this, I was also shocked. I only knew that I was here to customize clothes, but I didn't know that this red gang tailor had a great background.

"Is this the lady with stunning beauty you mentioned?" Master Li spoke earnestly, looked me up and down, and said, "Young Master Yuan has really good taste."

I looked at Yuan Tianye curiously and saw him scratching his head in embarrassment and urging: "Stop being so nagging. Come on, get her a jacket and skirt that matches my youth tunic suit."

Master Li nodded: "Put it on me."

The whole process of selecting colors, patterns, and the buttons on the coat and skirt, as well as matching women's leather shoes, actually took more than an hour.

"Come pick it up on time tomorrow." Before leaving, Master Li patiently explained, "This time, for the sake of the old lady, I will jump in the queue for you. There will be no next time."

Only then did I realize that this opportunity to customize the suit was actually requested by Yuan Tianye.

I felt complicated for a while.

At the intersection of the street, Yuan Tianye suddenly stopped me, pointed to the ladies' slippers on the stall and asked: "Sister, which color do you like?"

I was confused: "Why do you ask this suddenly?"

Yuan Tianye glanced at his ankle and said, "When I was trying on the shoes just now, I saw that your sprain has not healed yet. You are not at work anyway. You should change to a pair of comfortable shoes."

After he finished speaking, he knelt down, took out a pair of grass green slippers with a small red heart in the middle, handed them to my feet, and said, "Give it a try."

This guy is so meticulous at times that it's staggering.

In fact, wearing these shallow, mid-heeled, pointed-toe boots is indeed a bit tiring. When Amano said this, I suddenly felt sore in my steps, as if they were filled with lead.

Five minutes later, Yuan Tianye and I were walking on the commercial street in southern Anhui wearing a pair of cotton slippers. In his words, it was quite majestic.

But just when we were complacent, I suddenly saw Zhou Hanzhi standing not far away.

The alley is not wide, and the man is standing on the bluestone road against the light. His face is half dark and half clear. The changing light is like a knife, chiseling out the man's cold outline and cold brows.

I don’t know why, but during this second of looking at each other, my heart suddenly panicked.

Logically speaking, Zhou Hanzhi should not appear here at this point.

What was unexpected was that not only did he appear, he was also a person.

The gaze is so intense that it is impossible to ignore.

Yuan Tianye also noticed this. He put away the smile on his face and said seriously: "Can sister handle it?"

"Well," I didn't want Yuan Tianye to get involved in the conflict between me and Zhou Hanzhi, so he said, "Let's go here today and pick me up on time tomorrow night."

There was a flash of hesitation in the beautiful peach blossom eyes, and I heard Yuan Tianye say: "If sister can't handle it, I can actually do it for you."

I pretended to be relaxed: "Are you looking down on me?"

Yuan Tianye then gave up and left without looking back.

But the gaze behind me was still glued to me.

I composed myself and walked towards Zhou Hanzhi pretending to be calm.

"What a coincidence," I said calmly, "I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to be so leisurely and relaxed."

His cold eyes glanced up and down my body, and finally stopped on the cotton slippers at my feet: "When did your aesthetic become so low-interest?"

Slippers are a very kawaii style, and I actually liked them in the past.

I once wanted to buy Zhou Hanzhi the same style, some couple slippers, couple pajamas, etc., but because his words were too childish, I kept pretending that I didn't like it.

Unexpectedly, when it came to Zhou Hanzhi's mouth, it turned out to be in bad taste.

But I was too lazy to argue with him and said casually: "Nothing else, I'll excuse you now."

After saying that, I turned around and left, but Zhou Hanzhi's questioning voice rang in my ears: "Is this the reason why Manager Meng refuses to cooperate with Rongyu?"

The man's voice was cold, as if wrapped in thousands of years of ice, making people shudder.

After many years of getting along with him, I clearly realized that Zhou Hanzhi was angry.

That's right, he is a person who is used to playing with things at his fingertips. He must not have expected that I would refuse the "olive branch" he offered me, right?

My heart trembled slightly, and I said calmly: "Mr. Zhou should be happy. Without me as a competitor, you will have less trouble, right?"

Hearing this, Zhou Hanzhi's eyebrows knitted together and he said coldly: "In the past few days since you came to Wannan, you have tried your best to find the whereabouts of Xiaoyaoke, but now you actually gave up just because you found such a tree. Big tree? Meng Nanxu, you are nothing more than that!"

Zhou Hanzhi lost control at the end, and even his voice sounded trembling.

But what is he angry about?

Could it be that if he and Lin Xixi stretched out their hands, hooked their fingers at me, and showed me some mercy, I should just lick my face and accept it?

"Didn't Mr. Zhou say that?" I took a breath, suppressed the anger surging in my heart, and said, "I, Meng Nanxu, am good at making choices, right?"

"Do you think you can stop my plan without providing clues?" Zhou Hanzhi said with disdain in his tone: "Meng Nanxu, you only have one chance. You should understand that I can get what I want without you."

This is hinting to me that he, Zhou Hanzhi, cooperates with me to give me face.

Sometimes, he and Lin Xixi really look alike.

"I appreciate Mr. Zhou's kindness," I suppressed the discomfort in my heart, "but I'm sorry, my mind has been made up."

Hearing the sound, Zhou Hanzhi's black eyes froze, as if he had heard some incredible news, and he stood there blankly.

After a while, he pointed in the direction Yuan Tianye left and said, "Just for such a thing? Meng Nanxu, can you like such a young person?"

When he said this, his eyes were full of disdain, and the tone of disgust almost overflowed from his eyes.

Also, Yuan Tianye seemed a little out of tune, and his behavior was really incomparable to that of the shrewd and experienced Zhou Hanzhi.

It's normal for him to look down upon her.

Just like he has always looked down upon me.

"Speaking of tenderness, doesn't Mr. Zhou also like girls like Lin Xixi who are so tender that they can squeeze out water?" I drew a clear line and said warmly: "Sometimes our tastes are surprisingly consistent."