Chapter 141 — Old Buffon's Origins
Years of Heartflutter · Page 214 of 214
Besides, property management had only said to throw out the useless garbage; they were not particular about exactly where it should be piled.
Seeing that the discarded lumber was not too much, Yang Ce parked the car nearby and intended to get out and move the garbage himself. Fearing he would dirty his clothes, Yang Ce took a military overcoat that Hou Lin had left in the trunk and put it on.
He had moved only half of it when he saw Li Yixun approaching, carrying a large bundle of roses. Upon seeing Yang Ce, Li Yixun was clearly taken aback. Looking at Yang Juehuan's attire and connecting it with what Yang Ce was doing, he said, "Are you working here?"
Yang Jincong laughed and looked down at what he was wearing—no wonder Li Yixun had misunderstood. But Yang Ce and Li Yixun were not especially close, so there was no need to explain. An explanation would only make it seem as though he were covering something up, so he simply gave a vague nod and said, "Mm."
"Come on, how hard can that kind of work be? Chen Shutang has connections in his family—couldn't he just introduce you to some job?" Li Yixun said. "If you don't want to ask a woman for favors, then tell me. What's there between us brothers to be embarrassed about? I'll find you a good job."
Yang He laughed. "No need. This is fine. If you've got things to do, go on ahead."
"What things do I have to do? Ah—" Li Yixun sighed. "It's just my routine visit, once a day, and she won't even answer my calls. Looks like these flowers were a waste of money today too."
"What do you mean she won't answer calls, and the flowers were a waste? What are you talking about?" Yang Xutang was baffled.
"Wang Yanqiu bought a villa here," Li Yixun said with a sigh. "Damn. Now I finally get it—why she wasn't in a hurry to get her money back when I borrowed from her. Turns out her family has no shortage of cash."
Yang Puqi was stunned. Wang Yanqiu had bought a villa here?
Seeing Yang Ce's puzzled expression, Li Yixun pointed and said, "Right over there—that's the villa she just bought."
"She's already moved in?" Yang Ce said in surprise.
"Yeah, been living there for days now." Li Yixun nodded.
Yang Puqi slapped his forehead. So he really had wronged those renovation workers after all. There really were neighbors in the villa next door—he just never imagined the neighbor would be Wang Yanqiu.
"Well, keep at it then." Fearing Li Yixun would cling to him and demand he keep teaching him some secret manual on picking up women, Yang Ce gave a perfunctory reply and went back to hauling away the waste materials.
"Hey—" Something suddenly occurred to Li Yixun, and he smacked Yang Juehuan hard on the shoulder, then let out a yelp: "Ow, damn it, that hurts like hell!"
Yang Ce fought back a smile. Serves you right for being such a jumpy fool, he thought.
It turned out Yang Ce had been holding a wooden board in his arms. When Li Yixun smacked his shoulder, Yang Ce let his hands slip along with the motion, and the board landed squarely on Li Yixun's foot, sending him howling in pain.
"Oh, sorry about that, you see—you patted me and gave me a fright," Yang Ce said, shaking his head.
"It's not your fault. Ah, what rotten luck," Li Yixun said through gritted teeth, his face twisted in pain. "Do me a favor, would you?"
To be continued.