"Yao Ziyu?" Sun Xuewen furrowed his brow slightly, muttering to himself, "This name sounds familiar, oh, I remember now!"

Sun Xuewen slapped his thigh suddenly, his face showing a moment of realization. "Isn't she the girl honored at the school ceremony yesterday?"

Li Ze raised an eyebrow. "You know her?"

"Exactly." Sun Xuewen nodded, explaining to Li Ze, "Yesterday, the school held a recognition ceremony for new students, awarding some outstanding students. Yao Ziyu was one of them."

"Because it just happened recently, I remember it. I still have the files of those honored students here."

As he spoke, Sun Xuewen pulled out a file from a large stack beside him and handed it to Li Ze.

Li Ze took the file. With just a glance, he confirmed that she was the person he was looking for!

In his mind, some descriptions about her from the book immediately came to mind.

Yao Ziyu, the second female lead after the antagonist, Wang Jingjing, and also the main character Ye Tian's official wife.

She is a highly significant female character in the book.

Yao Ziyu's family background was tragic. She was abandoned at a young age and grew up in an orphanage until she was adopted by her current foster father, which brought her a relatively peaceful life.

However, fate played a cruel joke on Yao Ziyu. During her high school years, her foster father became paralyzed from a car accident and later suffered from kidney failure, an expensive and chronic condition. Yao Ziyu struggled to cover his medical expenses with her meager savings and part-time jobs, barely managing to sustain their livelihood.

After entering university, the medical bills for her foster father continued to rise, causing financial strain and deepening Yao Ziyu's sense of despair. It was during the darkest period of her life that Ye Tian, a destined figure exuding the aura of a protagonist, intervened miraculously. Without resorting to a kidney transplant, Ye Tian used his exceptional medical skills to cure Yao Ziyu's foster father.

Deeply grateful to Ye Tian, Yao Ziyu's admiration for him grew, and their relationship naturally blossomed into a romantic one, officially establishing her as Ye Tian's main girlfriend. Recognizing Yao Ziyu's talent in singing, Ye Tian further supported her entry into the entertainment industry. With her voice and appearance, Yao Ziyu quickly became a renowned singer, earning the title of Song Queen across the country.

Throughout the later stages of the protagonist's career, Yao Ziyu provided significant support.

Even Li Ze wanted to applaud, feeling inwardly impressed: "They are simply made for each other, like a match made in heaven. It's tempting to want to break them apart!"

His lips curled into a cold smile at the thought.

Sun Xuewen asked, "Mr. Li, do you need me to bring Yao Ziyu here? If so, I can immediately send someone—"

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"No need." Li Ze waved dismissively, cutting off Sun Xuewen's eagerness. "I'll go myself."

Regarding Yao Ziyu, the secondary female lead in the book, caution was necessary to avoid any complications.

Sun Xuewen was momentarily taken aback, silently wondering if Li Ze had taken a liking to Yao Ziyu and intended to pursue her. After all, the girl was indeed very beautiful.

But such private matters of wealthy young masters were not within his purview.

With that, Li Ze stood up from the sofa. Seeing Li Ze about to leave, Sun Xuewen quickly got up to escort him to the door.

"Mr. Li, please come by whenever you're free!"Sun Xuewen called out.

Turning back, Li Ze smiled cryptically. "Director Sun, don't forget what I entrusted you with."

Sun Xuewen assured him solemnly, "Mr. Li, rest assured, I will handle it."

Leaving the office building, Li Ze walked along a secluded path lined with lush greenery and flowers. At the end of it was a side entrance to Sun University.

Near the entrance was a street vendor's cart, surrounded by a crowd of people, suggesting good business.

"Found her." Li Ze's expression shifted as he looked in that direction.

Inside the cart, a girl in an apron was bustling around. She was tall, wearing tight jeans that accentuated her shapely thighs. Her hair, tied back with a headband, cascaded loosely behind her. Her skin was smooth and delicate, radiating an ethereal charm that seemed out of place in the earthly realm.

Such a girl should have been adored and radiant, yet here she was, cramped in a narrow cart, her apron sticky with grease and dust, busily serving customers.

Her face bore a heartbreaking weariness.

Yao Ziyu, in order to earn money, set up her stall outside the school gate every morning and noon, selling scallion pancakes, sausages, and the like.

Without hesitation, Li Ze headed towards the stall.

At that moment, several students were queuing up. At the front of the line was a boy with bangs.

"Here's your scallion pancake," Yao Ziyu said, wrapping the freshly made scallion pancake in an oiled paper bag and handing it to the boy with bangs.

As he took the bag, the boy with bangs took advantage of the opportunity to intentionally touch Yao Ziyu's smooth and delicate hand.

"Ah!" Yao Ziyu startled, stepping back a few steps, then glaring indignantly at him. "Sir, please behave yourself!"

The boy with bangs, who had been playful moments ago, now felt embarrassed under everyone's gaze focused on him. His face flushed with anger.

"Damn it, is this how you treat customers? If you don't apologize today, this isn't over!" the boy with bangs shouted, his saliva flying.

Someone behind couldn't bear it and wanted to step forward to reprimand him. But the boy with bangs turned around fiercely, glaring at them menacingly. Seeing his intimidating stature, the others hesitated, not daring to approach further, standing awkwardly in place.

"Pah! Bunch of cowards."

The boy with bangs spat in disdain, then turned his head aggressively, continuing to press, "Apologize, or this isn't over!"

"It's not my fault, why should I apologize?" Yao Ziyu stubbornly stared at him, lips pursed. However, her slightly trembling hand betrayed her inner turmoil despite her outward calm demeanor.

Suddenly, Yao Ziyu looked up in surprise, glancing behind the boy with bangs.

"Huh?"

Confusion filled the boy with bangs' mind, but then his body stiffened abruptly. A hand had landed on his shoulder.

The boy with bangs jerked around, only to see a hand slowly enlarging in front of him. Eventually, under the shrinking of his pupils, it made intimate contact with his face.

"Smack!"

The slap was powerful and resounding. The boy with bangs was left dizzy, several teeth knocked loose, and he sat down heavily, completely bewildered.

Soon after, a shadow loomed over him.

Clutching his face, the boy with bangs looked up in terror at Li Ze, who was towering over him.

Li Ze reached out and grabbed the boy with bangs' somewhat stylish hair, lifting him up.

"Ah!!"

A scream akin to that of a slaughtered pig rang out.

Li Ze held the boy with bangs' hair, suspending his head in mid-air and bringing it close to his own face. His pitch-black pupils stared into the boy's distorted face, contorted with pain.

"Is bullying girls all you're capable of?"

With that, Li Ze delivered a forceful kick, sending the boy with bangs flying several meters away.

"Get lost!"

Fear etched across his face, the boy with bangs seemed to forget the pain as he stumbled to his feet and fled, not daring to look back even once!