Chapter 166 The Peeper

Chapter 166 The Peeper

"I think this place is quite good. Although the house is old, it can be renovated," Ye Xiaoxiao explained a bit awkwardly.

Mr. Song asked, "How much is the house?"

Ye Xiaoxiao replied, "The owner is asking for six thousand yuan."

Mr. Song said, "Six thousand yuan isn't a lot. If you want to buy it, it seems quite suitable."

Song Guoxian couldn't understand the younger generation, "Buying a house isn't just about living in it, right?"

Ye Xiaoxiao went to discuss the follow-up matters with Mr. Li.

Hearing that they were willing to buy, Mr. Li was very cooperative in handling the subsequent procedures.

When Ye Xiaoxiao was about to pay, Song Xiaoguang took out the money from his bag and gave it to Mr. Li.

"The boss said he'd take care of it," Song Xiaoguang explained.

Ye Xiaoxiao objected, "How can that be!"

Song Xiaoguang said, "The boss wants you to save your money for the renovations."

Ye Xiaoxiao didn't know what to say.

Song Xiaoguang was quite curious, "You didn't buy this place just to live in, did you? It's far from your school, and no one can live here for now."

Ye Xiaoxiao said, "I think it can be quite nice after some renovation."

Song Xiaoguang didn't press further, although he was very curious why Ye Xiaoxiao would buy such a dilapidated yard here.

Ye Xiaoxiao gave a mysterious shake of her head and went to take care of the paperwork with Mr. Li.

Mr. Li was quite pleased with the payment.

He handed the keys to the yard to Ye Xiaoxiao.

"Young lady, the yard is all yours now," Mr. Li said.

Ye Xiaoxiao took the keys.

The keys were pretty much useless anyway, as everything was to be demolished.

Before leaving, Ye Xiaoxiao told Mr. Li, "If anyone else around here wants to sell their place, feel free to get in touch with me."

Ye Xiaoxiao gave Mr. Li her address, and if it was urgent, he could wire her.

Mr. Li said, "Alright, I'll see what I can find out. But what are you planning to do with all these yards?"

Ye Xiaoxiao smiled, "It's not really for me. I'm just helping someone else out."

Mr. Li nodded, "You young folks are hard to figure out. If I hear anything, I'll wire you."

Ye Xiaoxiao said, "Thanks, Mr. Li."

Ye Xiaoxiao left feeling satisfied, carrying the property papers and keys.

Instead of heading straight back to school, she dropped by Song Guangjing's place.

Ye Xiaoxiao spent some time reading, had a meal, and discussed factory matters with Song Xiaoguang.

The first batch of products hit the market successfully, and the feedback has been positive. The results were on par with the previous cream, showing the new production line is up to standard.

Ye Xiaoxiao's face mask formula was still in the tweaking phase. Song Xiaoguang was puzzled by the product's popularity, but since Ye Xiaoxiao called the shots, he just followed through.

After eating, Ye Xiaoxiao headed back to school.

At the dorm entrance, she spotted Tang Xiuxiu and Zhang Kaining.

They appeared to have wrapped up their talk, and Zhang Kaining's expression suggested he struck out.

Ye Xiaoxiao approached, "Were you and Zhang Kaining discussing something?"

Tang Xiuxiu replied, half-amused, half-annoyed, "Your classmate is interesting, but he's not my type."

Ye Xiaoxiao asked, "Did he confess?"

Tang Xiuxiu nodded.

Ye Xiaoxiao had seen it coming.

Tang Xiuxiu explained, "It's not just that I don't feel anything for Zhang Kaining. I'm actually into someone else."

Ye Xiaoxiao glanced at her, and Tang Xiuxiu smiled, "But I'm not sure if it'll work out. I'll keep you posted."

"I hope it works out for you."

"Thanks, I appreciate it."

...

Over at the Lu household.

Cheng Min finally managed to visit the Lu family, using a health check-up for the elderly couple as her excuse.

Even though Lu Hanchuan had turned her down, she wasn't ready to give up.

"Grandpa, Grandma, I met Hanchuan's girlfriend at Grandpa Han's birthday party."

Grandma Lu hesitated briefly, then smiled, "Xiao Min, you met Xiao Xiao, right? She's lovely. Hanchuan is lucky to have her."

Cheng Min caught Grandma Lu's drift and felt a twinge of sadness.

"Grandma, you're aware of this?"

Grandma Lu replied, "Yes, Xiao Min, I know you care for Xiao Chuan, but after all this time with no progress, it seems it's just not meant to be."

Cheng Min looked down, silent for a moment, then said, "I understand, Grandma."

"That's my girl."

Grandma Lu gave Cheng Min's hand a pat.

Outwardly, Cheng Min appeared to have moved on, but deep down, only she knew her true feelings.

After leaving the Lu household, Cheng Min made a phone call.

"Help me investigate someone."

It was unclear what the person on the other end said, but Cheng Min hung up the phone.

At the same time, Ye Xiaoxiao had felt like someone was following her for the past few days.

Previously, Mr. Song had arranged for a bodyguard to protect her, but Ye Xiaoxiao had not actively contacted this bodyguard.

This time, she found Song San.

"Besides you, has anyone else been following me recently?"

Song San was a man around thirty years old, with an average appearance and build, the type who would disappear in a crowd.

Ye Xiaoxiao didn’t know his real name, just that he went by "Song San."

Usually, Song San stayed at the school gate and would only follow Ye Xiaoxiao when she left the campus.

When Ye Xiaoxiao didn’t seek him out, she could hardly sense his presence.

She also didn’t know where Mr. Song had found someone like him.

Song San nodded, "Since yesterday, someone’s been lurking near the campus entrance. He’s holding a camera and doesn’t seem like he’s here to harm you."

"A camera?"

Ye Xiaoxiao spoke briefly with Song San, then turned back to the school.

...

The sneaky photographer hadn’t yet gotten the chance to capture what the employer wanted.

Although it was easy to take candid photos of Ye Xiaoxiao’s daily life, that wasn’t what the employer was after, so the photographer had been secretly tailing her.

That day, Ye Xiaoxiao left the campus and went straight to the fruit stall across the street, bought two fruits, and turned into a small alley.

The photographer followed right behind.

Once in the alley, Ye Xiaoxiao spun around.

"Had your fill of photos?"

The photographer froze, then bolted.

Song San, blocking the alley entrance, stepped forward and punched the photographer.

"Ouch!"

The photographer covered his face, and his camera hit the ground.

Ye Xiaoxiao dashed over and snatched the camera.

Since it was a film camera, she couldn’t check the photos right away, so she kept the camera.

Meanwhile, Song San pressed the photographer for answers.

"Who are you, and what do you want?"

"Stop hitting me!"

The sneaky photographer covered his head and curled up on the ground.

"I was just hired to take some photos. I haven't done anything."

Ye Xiaoxiao asked, "What were you trying to photograph?"

"If it was just individual photos, you wouldn’t have been tailing me for days."

"Taking a few photos of you with someone else."

The photographer had no choice but to come clean.

Ye Xiaoxiao stayed silent after hearing this, but she wasn’t about to give the camera back.

"What do we do with this guy?" Song San asked.

"Turn him over to the cops," Ye Xiaoxiao replied.