Xia Mingyue had been busy with some company accounting, but when she heard Jiang Miaoke's words, she immediately looked up at Ye Xiao. Just one glance had her momentarily stunned; she always thought Ye Xiao was not handsome, and his personality wasn't great either. The only reason Ye Xiao remained at Blue Star Technology was that he once saved her. However, now seeing him in a cashmere coat caused her heart to skip a beat.

Ye Xiao wasn't ugly; he had that clean-looking appearance, but he wasn't particularly handsome either. Thus, he usually didn't pay much attention to his attire, which left the impression that he was quite ordinary—both in looks and in person. But now, dressed in the right clothes, he seemed different; it was a significant change. At this moment, Xia Mingyue seemed a bit dazed. Was this the same Ye Xiao she had always known? After all, even when Ye Xiao had changed into formal attire before, Xia Mingyue hadn't felt this way, but now she did.

"Sister Mingyue, why aren't you speaking?" Jiang Miaoke didn't know what was going on, so seeing Xia Mingyue staring at Ye Xiao without a word, she was very confused.

Being addressed like that by Ye Xiao snapped Xia Mingyue out of it, and she realized she had lost her composure. She immediately responded with a laugh, "Didn't you ask me to look at the clothes? That's what I'm doing, looking at the clothes."

Jiang Miaoke immediately said, "How does the coat look on Ye Xiao? It fits him well, doesn't it?"

"It's okay, I guess. I mean the clothes!" Xia Mingyue clearly did not want to compliment Ye Xiao, especially in front of Jiang Miaoke.

Ye Xiao was used to this and laughed, "See, Mr. Xia doesn't like me wearing this suit, so let's just forget it, cancel it. If you really have too much money to spend, you could lend me some. I'll use it first, and when I win the lottery and get rich, I'll pay you back."

Jiang Miaoke: "..."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Xia Mingyue coughed lightly and then said, "I didn't say it really didn't fit. Fine, just wear it. Coco has never returned clothes."

Jiang Miaoke immediately said, "Exactly, I'm not about to break that record for you. Just wear it. Oh right, this coat wasn't bought by me."

"Oh?" Ye Xiao was clearly puzzled upon hearing Jiang Miaoke's words. The coat was brought by Jiang Miaoke, how could it not be bought by her?

After thinking for a bit, Ye Xiao turned to look at Xia Mingyue and said, "Mr. Xia, thank you so much. I'll work even harder for this coat."

"Eh?" Xia Mingyue, puzzling over Ye Xiao's words, seemed to understand what he meant and smiled slightly. She lowered her head to look at the accounting and said nothing, but Ye Xiao could see a hint of mockery on her face.

Seeing this reaction, Ye Xiao was even more perplexed. Why such an expression? Clearly, this question could only be answered by Jiang Miaoke.

Jiang Miaoke laughed and looked at Ye Xiao, saying, "The coat isn't expensive, only 1999 yuan."

"Damn, why didn't the seller just price it at 2000 yuan? It's just a deceptive tactic. To you, this price might not seem expensive, but if the coat wasn't bought by you, then who could it be? It doesn't look like Mr. Xia would buy it, heh, it's not like I bought it myself, right?" Ye Xiao said with a chuckle. He couldn't afford such expensive clothes; even though he had money, he wouldn't spend it on showing off.

However, Jiang Miaoke suddenly giggled and said, "It's yours."

Ye Xiao looked at Jiang Miaoke as she took out a brand-new banknote. It was one yuan.

Seeing Jiang Miaoke give him a single yuan, Ye Xiao was puzzled. Could it be that his words had worked and she had too much money to spend, so she decided to give some to him? But why only one yuan? That was way too stingy.

"Just one yuan?" Ye Xiao didn't feel like this money was a handout.

He wasn't afraid of charity. If others had money, they could of course give him some. He'd take as much as they wanted to give, and it was all legal, no stealing, no robbery, what could be better?

Hearing Ye Xiao's comment, as if he was complaining about the small amount of money, Jiang Miaoke glared at Ye Xiao and said, "Hmph, just one yuan. Besides, didn't you just want to ask who bought the coat for you?"

Ye Xiao nodded, "Yeah, who bought it?"

"That person is…" Jiang Miaoke looked at Ye Xiao's curious face, revealed a mischievous and proud smile, then said, "It was you."

"What?" Ye Xiao was shocked to hear Jiang Miaoke's words, exclaiming, "How could it be me? Besides, I don't have any money. I haven't even been paid my two thousand yuan salary yet."

Two thousand yuan!

That was when it hit Ye Xiao after he said it, remembering the 1999 yuan coat and the one yuan given to him.

The mocking look on Xia Mingyue's face.

The smug cunningness of Jiang Miaoke!

No, that can't be right!

Ye Xiao looked at Jiang Miaoke and said, "Coco, you're not planning on making me repay you, are you?"

"There's no need to repay," Jiang Miaoke said.

Ye Xiao felt some relief when he heard Jiang Miaoke's words. Since she wasn't asking for repayment, that was good.

"This is good, asking me to repay, but the key point is I don't have any money now." Ye Xiao lamented his poverty.

Jiang Miaoke said, "I know you don't have money now, so, let's use your salary to offset it. This one yuan is the last remaining balance of your salary this month."

"What?" Ye Xiao trembled and immediately looked again at the brand-new one-yuan bill.

With slightly shaking hands, Ye Xiao picked up the one-yuan bill and looked toward Xia Mingyue, asking, "Mr. Xia… is this for real?"

Xia Mingyue glanced at Ye Xiao and said, "You and Coco aren't really involved, so why would she buy you clothes for nothing? Where do you find such good luck in having pies fall from the sky these days? Moreover, she already bought you a suit yesterday, you can't really expect her to buy you more clothes, can you? So, to save the honor of your manly pride, I paid your salary in advance to Coco. You don't mind, do you?"

"I... I..." At this moment, Ye Xiao was overwhelmed with mixed emotions. He had only worked a few days, but, after all, it was his hard-earned salary. And there were more than twenty days of work left. Was it all just for one cashmere coat, worth 1999 yuan?

Suddenly Ye Xiao thought of something, immediately looked at Jiang Miaoke, and said, "Coco, aren't we boyfriend and girlfriend? We are just fooling someone, right? So, you shouldn't be taking this little bit of money from me."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Jiang Miaoke immediately chuckled and said, "Stop right there. We are just pretending. Don't take it too seriously."

Once Ye Xiao heard Jiang Miaoke's words, he was left speechless. He now truly understood the meaning of reaping what you sow. He realized it was his own claim during the phone call that they were pretending to be boyfriend and girlfriend. This was Jiang Miaoke's revenge.

But even with Jiang Miaoke's revenge, he couldn't expose her. If Jiang Miaoke were to deny it and he had to confront her, Ye Xiao would feel even more embarrassed.

So, at this point, Ye Xiao had no choice but to accept defeat.

"Ah, I'm hungry. Sister Ming Yue, let's go eat," said Jiang Miaoke, looking at Xia Mingyue while rubbing her tummy.

"I'm a bit hungry too. Let's go," Xia Mingyue said as she stood up and stretched.

Ye Xiao, now feeling rather helpless and looking at the cashmere coat on him, truly wanted to cry but had no tears. He was indeed a bit hungry now, so he turned to Xia Mingyue and asked, "Mr. Xia, what are we eating for lunch today?"

Xia Mingyue glanced at Ye Xiao and then at Jiang Miaoke before saying, "Coco said she'd treat us earlier, so you better ask Coco what we're eating."

Ye Xiao immediately turned his gaze to Jiang Miaoke.

Jiang Miaoke was rather ruthless, raising an eyebrow, glancing at Ye Xiao, and saying, "Ye Xiao, we pretended to be boyfriend and girlfriend to fool my family, and since none of them are here, do you still need to pretend? Hehe, if you really, really want to join us for a meal, I don't mind, but you'll have to pay for your own food."

It's better to offend a gentleman than a villain, yet it's even worse to offend a woman than a villain.

Ye Xiao fully grasped this principle today. Yes, he completely understood that women should not be trifled with.

Ye Xiao said, "I had a big breakfast, so I'm not hungry right now."

"Not hungry? Well, that's perfect, we're going to eat. Goodbye!" Jiang Miaoke wore a smug look.

Ye Xiao became even more resigned.

Then Xia Mingyue and Jiang Miaoke started walking out, and as they did, Xia Mingyue said to Ye Xiao, "Ye Xiao, lock the door when you leave."

"Of course!" Ye Xiao replied with a smile.

Once the two women left the office, Ye Xiao could hear Xia Mingyue and Jiang Miaoke talking.

It wasn't that Ye Xiao was eavesdropping; he just had exceptionally sharp hearing, and Xia Mingyue and Jiang Miaoke weren't speaking softly.

"Coco, didn't you say Ye Xiao was pretty decent before? Why has your attitude changed so suddenly?" Xia Mingyue asked curiously as they walked away.

Jiang Miaoke immediately retorted with indignation: "That Ye Xiao is too much, deceiving me is one thing, but even on the phone, he stressed that we were just pretending. Humph. Since he emphasized that point, do I have to shamelessly throw myself at him? Ugh, it's so infuriating."

Hearing Jiang Miaoke's words, Xia Mingyue burst into laughter, "Why do I feel like you care a bit about Ye Xiao? Coco, you haven't really fallen for Ye Xiao, have you?"

"How... how could that be possible? How could I possibly fall for him? Absolutely not!" Jiang Miaoke flatly denied.

However, as Jiang Miaoke finished her denial, even she felt her voice sounded a bit hollow. But could she have really fallen for Ye Xiao? That jerk!

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