Chapter 2175: Friends Are Actually Divided by Distance

Liu Yiming's impression of Yan An was largely still from before she went to college.

They were about five or six years apart; when Yan An was in high school, Liu Yiming had already graduated from university.

In recent years, he had been away most of the time, and when he occasionally came home, he left immediately, so he never had a chance to see Yan An and didn't know how she was doing.

Meeting today, although Yan An was very beautiful.

But the problem was that among the people Liu Yiming interacted with, there were too many beautiful women.

Whether in Future Advertising or Future Film and Television, there were beautiful women.

Moreover, he was with Zhao Fusheng all day long, and even when he went to Korea, the service staff at the Shilla Hotel who received them were true beauties.

So, he basically ignored Yan An's beauty.

And he had things on his mind now, thinking that after sending Yan An to her place, he would go to the company to pick up some documents. It seemed that Future Investment had sent news, and Miss Dong had passed a report to the chairman.

There was no help for it; as Zhao Fusheng's secretary, he was equivalent to the butler of the Future Group. Whatever reports Zhao Fusheng needed to read each day, in fact, as the secretary, Liu Yiming had to read them too.

Otherwise, he couldn't even give Zhao Fusheng any opinions.

Even though Zhao Fusheng might never ask him.

But there was no help for it; that was the responsibility of being a secretary.

"Xiaoxue, let's forget it. I haven't seen Brother Yiming in years. My mom said I should follow him here."

Yan An hesitated for a moment, then rejected Zhou Ping's suggestion.

Regardless, although Zhou Ping and Wang Xue had known each other for years, Liu Yiming had known her longer, and there was also the family connection.

Yan An felt it was better to listen to her mother.

Even if Liu Yiming didn't seem to be doing well now, unlike Zhou Ping, who looked more like a successful person.

"It's okay."

Zhou Ping had somehow charmed Wang Xue; hearing his words, Wang Xue said to Yan An, "Anyway, we have to find a place to stay. The apartments we looked at before were so expensive!"

As for Zhou Ping, he wore a smile but didn't speak.

Liu Yiming frowned, naturally understanding the ins and outs.

In his view, this Zhou Ping was no pushover.

It was a kind of intuition.

After all, having followed Zhao Fusheng for so long, Liu Yiming had learned to read people.

His intuition told him that this Zhou Ping might really not be a good person.

Otherwise, he wouldn't take the initiative to invite two young and attractive women to live with him.

To be honest, showing such goodwill for no reason—was it possible there was no ulterior motive?

Frankly, if it didn't involve Yan An, Liu Yiming might have turned a blind eye to such a situation.

It was obvious that Wang Xue and Zhou Ping had something going on; otherwise, it wouldn't be like this.

But regardless, Yan An was entrusted to him by his mother, so he certainly couldn't let her suffer, even if Zhou Ping's target might not be her.

With that thought, Liu Yiming smiled and said to Yan An, "Haven't found a place to stay?"

"Mm."

Yan An nodded: "Xiaoxue and I looked around; renting here is too expensive."

After all, she had just graduated and still relied on her family.

The issue of financial conditions often limits many young people.

"Stay at my place."

Liu Yiming smiled and said to Yan An, "Your Sister Yan has a room; she doesn't usually come back often. When she does, you can sleep with her. Is that okay?"

"Ah?"

Yan An was instantly dumbfounded.

Zhou Ping and Wang Xue were also stunned.

What was going on?

Yan An herself was confused; her mother hadn't mentioned this before. Why was she suddenly being asked to stay at his place?

"Is, is that appropriate?"

Yan An looked at Liu Yiming.

Liu Yiming chuckled: "It's fine. I don't usually stay at home much either."

Then he shrugged: "My boss always likes to travel on business..."

There was no help for it; thinking of Zhao Fusheng flying from New York to Italy, then from Italy to the capital, back and forth, he felt a bit helpless.

But there was no help for it; his boss's business was too big.

"Alright then, I'll impose on you."

Yan An nodded to Liu Yiming.

Compared to the complete stranger Zhou Ping, she still trusted Liu Yiming more, after all, they had grown up together.

Zhou Ping's face immediately darkened.

Wang Xue's expression also turned sour.

"Well then, Yan An will come with me."

Liu Yiming said to Wang Xue, "You two can catch up later, okay?"

Since it had come to this, it was time to make things clear.

To be honest, even on first meeting, Liu Yiming didn't have a good impression of this Wang Xue.

Having followed Zhao Fusheng for so long, Liu Yiming considered himself fairly good at judging people. In his boss's words, it was normal for people to like taking advantage, as everyone has the potential to be an egoist. But the problem was, if someone liked to take advantage of everything, even ignoring safety concerns, then one had to be careful.

Wang Xue's expression was awkward. She hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and left in Zhou Ping's car.

Watching them leave with some concern, Yan An turned to Liu Yiming: "Brother Yiming, just now..."

"Is this classmate of yours particularly close?"

Liu Yiming asked casually as he carried Yan An's suitcase forward.

Yan An was startled: "What's wrong, Brother Yiming?"

"If you're very close, later you can persuade her to stay at my place with you. Your Sister Yan bought a house here." Liu Yiming said indifferently.

"If not, then forget it. Everyone has their own choices. If she likes Zhou Ping, then she can live with him."

He paused, then said flatly: "But since Zhou Ping is already married, this isn't a long-term solution for her."

"Ah?"

Yan An was instantly dumbfounded after hearing Liu Yiming's words.

She never expected such a thing.

What was going on?

How did Liu Yiming know? How could he tell?

"Let's go."

Seeing her reaction, Liu Yiming smiled but said nothing more, walking straight ahead.

Following behind Liu Yiming, Yan An felt more and more that this older brother from next door, who had watched her grow up, was different from before.

She had known Liu Yiming for a long time, basically since childhood. Compared to his sister Liu Yan's beautiful appearance, the somewhat chubby Liu Yiming had always given the impression of being not very successful.

Everyone praised him as honest and simple, but no one had ever thought he could make a foothold in the capital.

Yet it was precisely this Liu Yiming who had found a decent job in the capital, though that was what his parents said, and others hadn't verified it yet.