There was actually another story between Ye Tian and Jin Duoduo. Back then, there was a troublemaker in the department named Chen Guangda, who claimed to have learned boxing and was the thirtieth-generation successor of a certain martial art. No one dared to mess with him.
This Chen Guangda had taken a fancy to Jin Duoduo and would come to her class whenever he had nothing else to do, but Jin Duoduo had no feelings for him and repeatedly refused him.
Ye Tian was usually too lazy to get involved in such matters, but one time, Chen Guangda tricked Jin Duoduo into the small grove behind the campus and had several of his cronies guard the area, intending to force himself on her.
Jin Duoduo let out a piercing scream. Ye Tian happened to be passing by and, hearing the noise, walked in. He was blocked by Chen Guangda's cronies. Influenced by Young Master Ye since childhood, he was capable of fighting and was hot-tempered. He immediately knocked one of them down with a punch and strode further in.
Then he saw Jin Duoduo, her clothes half-stripped, being pinned to the ground by Chen Guangda.
Without a word, Ye Tian kicked Chen Guangda away and followed up with a few more kicks. Chen Guangda's claim of having learned boxing was false; Ye Tian beat him black and blue, and he fled in disgrace.
Ye Tian took off his jacket for Jin Duoduo and escorted her back to the dormitory. After that, Chen Guangda, perhaps feeling guilty, avoided Ye Tian whenever he saw him and never dared to bother Jin Duoduo again.
From then on, Ye Tian felt that Jin Duoduo's attitude towards him had become somewhat ambiguous. She often brought him food and even helped him get meals.
Less than a month after that incident, something happened at home, and he went to prison. He never saw Jin Duoduo again.
Their eyes met, and Jin Duoduo smiled slightly, "Ye Tian, long time no see."
After they sat down, Jin Duoduo's beautiful eyes flickered as she asked, "I heard later that you had some trouble. Are you okay now?"
Ye Tian grunted, "It's fine, it's all in the past. And you, have you started working?"
Jin Duoduo nodded, "I work at a bank. My workplace isn't far from here."
Ye Tian chuckled, "A bank is good, quite relaxed."
Jin Duoduo shook her head and gave a wry smile, "What job is truly relaxed? I have performance pressure every month, needing to reach a certain deposit amount. Alas, to meet my targets, I've contacted all my relatives, and now they all avoid me."
Ye Tian asked, "Banks have performance pressure too? How much do you need to deposit each month?"
Jin Duoduo replied, "For our team, it's at least five million in deposits per month. This month is almost over, and we're still short by over a million. I'm quite worried."
Ye Tian said, "That's not much. I'll have my friends deposit money with you later."
Jin Duoduo thought Ye Tian was just saying it casually and didn't take it seriously. She then asked, "Ye Tian, and you, are you working now?"
Just as Ye Tian was about to speak, three young men walked in. One wore a plaid suit, was not tall, and looked quite sharp. He was Deng Mingsheng, whose family owned a factory.
The second man was about 1.78 meters tall, wearing a gray casual outfit with several ear piercings. He was Luo Zihui, who had started his own new media company.
As soon as they entered, their eyes fell on Jin Duoduo. Luo Zihui smiled, "Duoduo, you're here early? Heh heh, I said we should send a car to pick you up."
Jin Duoduo smiled, "No need, my workplace is very close to here."
Deng Mingsheng smiled, "Duoduo, you're getting more beautiful. You truly live up to being the campus belle."
The two walked straight to the table and sat down, one on Jin Duoduo's left and the other on her right. This made Jin Duoduo feel a bit uncomfortable.
Deng Mingsheng took out a pack of cigarettes, offered one to Luo Zihui, and then asked Ding Wenbin, "Do you smoke?"
Ding Wenbin waved his hand, "I don't smoke."
He didn't offer a cigarette to Ye Tian but looked up at him and said, "I heard from Wenbin that you want us to help you find a job?"
Ding Wenbin was taken aback. When had he said that?
Ye Tian said calmly, "Wenbin told me he wanted to help me find a job. Actually, it's not necessary. I'm already working at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital."
"Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital?" Deng Mingsheng shook his head. "You're not a medical student, so how could a hospital possibly hire you? I say, Ye Tian, we're all classmates. You don't need to pretend. If you don't have a job, you don't have a job. We can help you figure something out."
Jin Duoduo said, "Ye Tian does have a job, I know."