Chapter 68: Classmate and Bet

Chapter 68: Classmate and Bet

"Fu Yining, you—"

Zhong Qi's expression was agitated, though it was unclear if it was from anger or something else.

When no one expected it, she suddenly bent down, reached out, and pinched Fu Yining's face, sneering, "I owe you money?"

"That's right!"

"How much?"

"One dollar!"

Fu Yining was certain that Zhong Qi owed her a dollar.

Neither of them backed down, while Song Qingyu stood nearby, nervously clutching her hands.

Zhong Qi stared at Fu Yining for a long time, her lips moving slightly, "Then tell me, why do I owe you money?"

"Because—" Wait, what was the reason again?

Seeing that Fu Yining couldn't give a proper answer, Zhong Qi pouted and let go of her.

"Come on, Fu Yining, you actually forgot something so important?"

"Ah?" Was it important?

Fu Yining was puzzled.

Zhong Qi didn't explain further. She took her daughter Youyou's hand and walked away without a word, her head held high.

Watching her receding figure, Fu Yining wondered, why did the other woman owe her money? And why did she suddenly recognize her?

Song Qingyu relaxed, seeing no conflict between them.

"Mom, who was that person just now?"

"My high school classmate."

Fu Yining rubbed her reddened cheek, complaining that even after so many years, Zhong Qi's grip was still so strong.

Hearing her seemingly complaining yet joyful tone, Song Qingyu couldn't help but laugh, "Mom, you and this aunt must have been very good friends back then!"

"Probably, right?"

Actually, Fu Yining wasn't too sure. The memories she inherited from her previous life didn't include Zhong Qi. She could only rely on her intuition and vague impressions to interact with her.

But for now, it seemed to be working well.

Although Zhong Qi appeared fierce and unwilling to talk to anyone, before she left, she gave Fu Yining her phone number and told her to call once she remembered.

Looking at the note in her palm, Fu Yining wondered how they had fallen out.

"Mom, aren't we going to buy clothes?" Zhong Qi took her daughter Youyou's hand, and the little girl looked up with a sweet voice.

"Sweetie, let's go upstairs and have something to eat first, then we'll come back down to buy clothes, okay? Mom will buy you an ice cream!"

At the mention of ice cream, Youyou's eyes lit up.

"Mom, Mom, I want to eat ice cream, strawberry ice cream!"

"Okay, Mom will buy it for you, but you can only have one."

"Yes, yes, Mom is the best!"

Zhong Qi managed to calm her daughter down, but her thoughts drifted elsewhere.

A few months ago, she had run into Fu Yining, who was still laughing and chatting with Fang Fei. She had only glanced at them before distancing herself.

If it weren't for seeing Fu Yining sitting with an unfamiliar woman today and accidentally overhearing her disdain for Fang Fei, Zhong Qi would never have taken the initiative to approach her.

After all, in high school, Fu Yining had been closest to her, while Fang Fei was notorious for being two-faced. The classmates didn’t really like her.

Especially since Fang Fei had once tried to smear Fu Yining and even made advances towards Yu Zhili, who was already taken. When the scandal broke, the classmates all scorned her shameful behavior.

But after high school graduation, it was as if Fu Yining had lost her memory, forgetting all of Fang Fei’s misdeeds, and soon became friends with her, even best friends.

The classmates couldn’t understand it, especially Zhong Qi.

Zhong Qi had confronted Fu Yining, accusing her of being blinded by something to hang out with Fang Fei. At the time, Fu Yining, who had just given birth, had a weak expression but firmly forbade her from saying anything bad about her new friend.

The two parted on bad terms, and after that, Fu Yining began ignoring her calls and messages. Zhong Qi stopped reaching out too, but she continued to watch from a distance as Fu Yining was deceived by Fang Fei, losing everything she had.

In short, Zhong Qi felt that Fu Yining had been trained like a well-behaved dog by Fang Fei, following her every command without realizing she was being manipulated.

So over the years, whenever Fu Yining and Fang Fei were together, Zhong Qi never got involved. She knew Fu Yining wouldn’t be interested in hearing from her anyway.

Except for today…

After buying ice cream for her daughter, Zhong Qi opened her contact list, found Yu Zhili, and sent him a message—

[What's going on with your wife?]

Thinking about how Fu Yining mentioned owing her a dollar, Zhong Qi felt an odd sensation.

After graduating, Zhong Qi joined her family's company and recently succeeded her father as its new head. The company was one of the top three entertainment companies in the country, Chasing Stars Entertainment.

Even without that status, Zhong Qi could afford a dollar, but she just didn’t want to give it to Fu Yining, especially since Fu Yining had forgotten their bet.

Before leaving, Zhong Qi hesitated but eventually gave Fu Yining her new number.

Now, as she stared at her phone screen, she couldn’t help but wonder what she was waiting for.

"Mom, you eat too!"

Youyou offered a small spoon to Zhong Qi, who smiled and let her daughter feed her.

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As soon as she returned to Shanhai Bay, Fu Yining received apologies from representatives of several luxury brands.

They had removed the charges Fang Fei had made to her account, refunded the money, and promised such mistakes wouldn’t happen again.

Seeing the large sum refunded to her account, Fu Yining felt satisfied.

Fang Fei trying to take advantage of her? No way!

She watched as Hu Ma and the others brought the large bags she had bought for Song Qingyu back to the room but decided to sit in the living room for a while first.

Fu Yining took out the note from her jacket pocket and stared at the number, wondering why Zhong Qi owed her a dollar.

Hmm, it was some kind of bet. In the end, she won.

But what was the bet?

Fu Yining racked her brain for any clues, losing track of time as she sat in the living room. She only came back to reality when she heard Wang Yue’s voice from outside.

“Boss!”

“Hmm.”

With the sound of footsteps, Yu Zhili’s figure appeared in the living room, pulling Fu Yining out of her thoughts.

“I’m back, Madam,” he said.

“Okay.”

Fu Yining nodded, her eyes landing on the handsome man before her, when suddenly, it clicked.

“...!”

Oh, hell! It clicked—she remembered the bet!

Without thinking twice, Fu Yining pulled out her phone right in front of Yu Zhili and sent a friend request to Zhong Qi using the number on the paper.

[Hey, about that money?]