100,000/Hour Professional Stand-in - Chapter 68.1

Chapter 68.1: Goodbye (1)
“Besides, you said that you have fallen for me. That makes things more dangerous,” said Ji Fanyin. “You liked Ji Xinxin but couldn’t attain her; that’s why you had me play her stand-in. Now that you no longer harbor feelings for her, there’s no longer any for us to continue our business transactions anymore.”

While she could earn more money and continue pricking Song Shiyu’s heart by maintaining this business relationship, that would be playing with fire. There was a chance that he would cast aside all reason and pull off something extreme, just like how he had kidnapped ‘Ji Fanyin’ in the alternate future.

Other than that, she had two other considerations.

One, while it had never been her goal to tame Song Shiyu, the latter still ended up confessing that his feelings had moved on to her. Given so, she could put him back into Ji Xinxin’s fishery as a ticking time bomb.

Unlike Bai Zhou, Song Shiyu hadn’t fallen out with Ji Xinxin yet. The two of them could continue playing together with each other for a long time to come.

Two, even if Song Shiyu hadn’t lied, it would mean that his family had started to pressure him for marriage. This might be the first time he was going for a blind date, but the chances were that it wouldn’t be the last. Soon, there would be a second time, a second time, and many more.

Men like Song Shiyu tended not to put much weight on marriage. He could just suddenly choose to get engaged or married out of pragmatic needs one day.

Ji Fanyin didn’t think that there was any need to risk sullying herself.

I should just squeeze whatever I can get out of him and wave him goodbye.

Song Shiyu suddenly calmed down. He interlocked his fingers and slowly spoke, “Aren’t you doing this for money? The only thing that should matter is whether I continue paying you. It should be none of your business why I’m looking for you.”

Ji Fanyin didn’t answer his question.

The truth was that she had already updated the app. All she needed to do now was to log in to the administrative portal and remove Song Shiyu’s account. Everything would be over then.

The invitation she had previously sent to Song Shiyu had expired. Unless she sent him a new invitation, he would never be able to access the reservation app again.

But to avoid excessively agitating him, Ji Fanyin glanced at her watch and asked, “It’s about time. Do you still want to continue with today’s reservation?”

“Of course,” replied Song Shiyu with a smile. He hadn’t managed to fully adjust his mood yet, so his usual graceful smile looked awfully superficial. “Otherwise, I’d be giving Bai Zhou a free treat if he happens to pass by again.”

Ji Fanyin thought that Song Shiyu was thinking too much into it.

There was no denying that Bai Zhou was now her number one client after her agreement with Mrs. Bai, which tripled any earnings she made from him. There was no better money tree than that.

However!

Ji Fanyin would never work for free, not even if it was a request from her number one client!

She just wanted to get a day of paid leave from Song Shiyu, but since the client insisted on proceeding ahead, she had no choice but to get into work mode.

Yes, Ji Xinxin mode.

The client’s needs might have changed, but the agreement they had was based on his previous needs. It was his own personal reasons that affected their transaction, so he should be the one to bear the consequences instead of her.

The waiter diffidently approached the two of them with a glimmer of curiosity in his eyes. He noticed that the tension between the couple had dissipated, but somehow, he found the air of amiability between them even more unnerving. It was to the point that he quickly ran away after confirming the order.

He seriously wondered if those two were suffering from dissociative identity disorder.

Ji Fanyin and Song Shiyu had an unhappening meal till 1 PM.

While they were making their way out of the restaurant, Ji Fanyin noticed a particularly rowdy group in the shopping mall on the floor beneath. It was a group comprising mainly Westerners, though there was a Chinese woman standing amongst them—Ji Xinxin.

Song Shiyu was still footing the bill, so Ji Fanyin continued watching them from the entrance of the restaurant. She wasn’t worried about getting caught by Ji Xinxin; if anything, she was hoping that Ji Xinxin would notice her.

She was curious to know how Ji Xinxin would react upon realizing that Song Shiyu was on the verge of escaping from her fishery.

Ji Xinxin still doesn’t know her frontlines are crumbling. Should I tip her off through Song Shiyu first?