Cheng Yuan’s Adam’s apple bobbed slowly. "It’s not an unreasonable request. I just hope you’ll accept these."
He handed over the file folder. "When you’re ready, we’ll go through the transfer procedures."
"How much is in here?"
"Tens of billions."
"You’re really willing to give it to me?"
"Yes."
Not to mention these material possessions; Cheng Yuan would even give his life.
"Anything you want, I’m willing to give," Cheng Yuan said firmly. "Even my life."
"I don’t plan to take your life for now." Jiang Xiao couldn’t stand the smell of disinfectant on him. She waved her hand. "Alright, you can go now."
Cheng Yuan left reluctantly, still looking back before entering the elevator.
Jiang Xiao showed no hesitation and mercilessly closed the door in his face.
Cheng Yuan told himself, it’s okay, as long as she agreed to be together.
*
Shen Yue also learned about this.
"Cough, cough, wait," she said. "I didn’t catch that. Say it again."
Jiang Xiao was eating an apple and said slowly, "I agreed to be with Cheng Yuan."
"You really agreed? Why?" Shen Yue exclaimed. "Have you forgotten how he treated you before?"
"I haven’t forgotten," Jiang Xiao said without hiding anything. "Since I can’t drive him away, I’ll make sure he doesn’t have it easy."
Shen Yue sensed something. "You mean you’re pretending to agree to be together?"
"Sort of," Jiang Xiao smiled. "I’ve been in pain for so long. I can’t let him off without some pain too."
"Xiao Xiao, you’re playing with fire."
"No, I’m playing with him."
Jiang Xiao said, "He came to me willingly. I’m not to blame."
Who says only men can be scumbags? Women can too.
Shen Yue slapped her thigh. "Great, I support you."
Jiang Xiao picked up a wine glass nearby and took a slow sip. "Thank you, Yue Yue."
"Do you have any plans?" Shen Yue asked.
"Plans? Not for now," Jiang Xiao said. "I’ll go with my mood. I’ll do it when I feel like it."
"Going with the flow works too," Shen Yue clucked her tongue. "As expected from my sister."
While they were chatting nonstop, at the K Club, Zhou Jin was also talking.
"What did you say? Jiang Xiao agreed to get back together with you?" he asked. "Are you sure? Could it be a post-accident hallucination?"
"No," Cheng Yuan said. "She said so herself."
"That doesn’t add up," Xu Cong said. "We all saw how much she loathes you. How could she possibly get back together? Isn’t there something fishy?"
"I agreed to give her all my assets."
"What!!!!!"
Lin Xu’s eyelids nearly flipped back. "No, why are you giving her all your assets? Have you lost your mind?"
"I’m not crazy," Cheng Yuan said. "I was planning to give them to her anyway. I just did it earlier. I think it’s fine."
They had seen lovesick people before, but never someone so desperate. "Bro, are you possessed?"
Cheng Yuan waved off Zhou Jin’s hand. "You’re the one who’s possessed."
"If you’re not possessed, why are you giving all your assets to Jiang Xiao? Have you forgotten that she’s getting close with that Zhao Kai? Maybe they’ve even done more intimate things. Don’t you care?"
No man wouldn’t care, but compared to that, Cheng Yuan cared more about whether Jiang Xiao wanted him. He raised his glass, downed it in one gulp, and then slammed the glass down. "I don’t care."
"You’re lying to ghosts," Lin Xu said. "With how possessive you are, how could you not care? You’re going crazy with jealousy."
Yes, he was going crazy with jealousy, jealous to the point of wanting to die, but what could he do?
Xu Cong put a hand on his shoulder. "A Yuan, we know you like Jiang Xiao, but this kind of liking isn’t right. I think Jiang Xiao is just playing with you."
"Can you even bear that?"
If it were the old Cheng Yuan, he definitely couldn’t bear it, but now—
He said, "I just want her. Nothing else matters."
"…"
Xu Cong said admiringly, "Fine, you’re something. For a woman, you’ve thrown away all dignity."
Zhou Jin wanted to persuade him more, but it was useless. Cheng Yuan wasn’t listening at all. He took out his phone and started researching what breakfast to send Jiang Xiao tomorrow morning.