be interested in someone like you."
Celia didn't respond. She simply turned and walked back into her office.
After work, Celia had just stepped outside CC when she heard a familiar voice.
"Celia!"
It was Emily, running toward her with a bright smile."What are you doing here?" Celia asked, surprised.
"I came to see my boyfriend!" Emily beamed, holding an envelope tightly in her hands.
"What's that?"
"My salary from yesterday—and some pocket money. It adds up to 30,000 yuan. I'm giving it to Ethan."
Celia blinked. "...All of it?"
Emily nodded enthusiastically.
Lately, Emily had been scrimping on everything, working odd jobs, rarely buying anything for herself. Yet she handed over tens of thousands of yuan each month to Ethan without hesitation.
"Emily," Celia said gently, "I get that you've been supporting him while he studied for his civil service exam, but he's working now. You shouldn't have to carry his entire financial burden."
Emily hesitated. "But... Ethan said his dad's in poor health and can't work, so—"
"So you're supporting his whole family?" Celia interrupted, her tone calm but pointed. "That's... very generous of you."
Emily fell silent.
At that moment, Rosalie and Chloe Zhao exited the building. Chloe glanced at Emily and immediately recoiled."Oh my God, that birthmark on her face is huge! So ugly."
Rosalie hadn't yet realized that this "ugly girl" was the very niece she was hoping to cozy up to.She sneered, "Celia, seriously? Why are you hanging out with someone like that? Then again, ugly girls do tend to stick together."
Emily stepped forward, head held high like a little princess, and gave Rosalie a cool once-over."You're Rosalie, aren't you?"
Rosalie froze.Why was she being looked at like that?
"I am."
"Then let me offer you a piece of advice," Emily said sweetly, "Watch your mouth—or you'll die single."
Rosalie: "..."
Just then, Ethan came jogging over. "Emily!"
Her eyes lit up. She immediately grabbed his arm."Ethan, you're here!"
Rosalie's expression changed. "Ethan, she's your girlfriend?"
Ethan nodded without hesitation. "Yes. Emily is my girlfriend."
Chloe Zhao bit her lip and looked Ethan up and down with reluctant admiration.Ethan gave her a brief glance, then turned back to Emily. "Let's go, Qianqian."
Rosalie tugged Chloe away quickly.
As they walked off, Rosalie asked with a sly smile,"Chloe... you like Ethan, don't you?"
Chloe sniffed. "So what if I do? He already has a girlfriend."
Rosalie grinned. "All the more reason to go after him. That just makes it more fun."