430: A Pure Hearted Little Boy

A Pure Hearted Little Boy

Huo Ningxin was a wealthy woman who would not go back on her word.

How wealthy was she?

Her brother and sister-in-law would give her money whenever they had some, she had a company under her name, and her son owned the Li Corporation.

Eighty million was a small amount for her.

After all, a problem that could be solved with money was not a problem at all.

Huo Ningxin pulled another check out and wrote down a '9' and a few zeroes on it with a black pen. Then, she held the check between her index and middle fingers and sarcastically flung the check at Ye Jiu.

Ye Jiu lowered his head and counted the number of zeros on the check. Then, he jerked his head up and looked at Huo Ningxin.

Huo Ningxin gracefully took a sip from her coffee and said, "Just treat the extra money as pocket money."

The reason Ye Jiu had demanded 80 million yuan was that he was fully aware of the status of the Li Family in the capital. Calling them affluent would be an understatement, and he was certain that 80 million yuan was merely a small amount of money to them. 

However, they had to be honest when making a deal, right? 

Ye Jiu was a man of principles as well. He pointed at the zeros on the check and said with a straight face, "You're missing a zero."

Huo Ningxin was stunned for a moment as she looked at Ye Jiu in disbelief. However, she soon regained her composure and cleared her throat. She took the check back and added a zero.

After she returned the check to Ye Jiu, she pulled her hair behind her ear and said, "Find an opportunity, preferably on a rainy night, and tell her that you don't love her and you approached her because she's pretty and you wanted her money. Tell her that you're a playboy and she isn't the only girl you're seeing, so you don't deserve her at all."

'Great. She's even prepared a playbook for me.'

That said, Ye Jiu's eyes were glowing with interest, as he loved this kind of heart-tormenting plot the most. 

"What if she asks me why I chose to tell her this now after hiding it from her for so long?"

"You also need me to teach you that?" Huo Ningxin glanced at Ye Jiu. Perhaps she felt that the young man in front of her was boneless, as her eyes were filled with contempt and her voice was thick with disdain as she said, "If she asks why you only confessed now, just tell her that you have cancer and you need to go abroad for treatment. If she refuses to leave you, tell her that your days are numbered and ask her to look for another man who can give her a happy life."

Ye Jiu then said, "Well, you do have a point, but I'm sure you know that girls nowadays are pretty stubborn. What if she insists on following me abroad for treatment and promises to stay with me for the rest of my life?"

Besides, living abroad could be very costly, and 90 million yuan was only enough to pay for Ye Jiu's taxi ride. 

Thus, Ye Jiu decided to ask her for more money.

However, Huo Ningxin did not get what Ye Jiu was implying. She played with the jade bracelet on her wrist as she said, "As long as you are determined to leave her for money, there's nothing she can do. Besides, if necessary, you can lie to her and tell her that you're actually her half-brother, so God will never allow you guys to be together. If this still doesn't work, you can fake your death in front of her so that she'll get over you completely. Anyway, this is what happens in TV dramas and novels, and people always say that all art is based on life, so we should definitely learn from them."

Ye Jiu did not know what to say.

This was the first time he came across someone who had read more novels than him.

Huo Ningxin then added, "In any case, I already gave you the money you needed. You're a smart kid, and I hope you'll keep your word. I believe you don't want me to turn against you, do you?"

Initially, Huo Ningxin had thought Ye Jiu would be heartbroken, as he had to leave the girl he loved the most in his life.

However, she had not expected Ye Jiu to just take the check and nod indifferently.

Huo Ningxin was stunned, and for a moment, she wondered if she had the wrong person.

Then, she saw Ye Jiu pull a phone out and make a call. "Hey, are you the loan shark who used to live at the old street corner of the capital? Nope, nope. I'm not calling to loan money. I'm Ye Jiu. Your boss and the other people in your shop should know me well. Anyway, here's the thing... Please relay this message to your boss. Tell him that I have money now, so I won't force them to lend me money anymore. They can now come out of hiding, and I should be able to return the millions I owe you for the Maserati I bought for my brother."

Perhaps the staff had put the call on speaker, as the voice of his boss erupted from the phone. "It's okay, it's okay. You don't need to return the money anymore. Let's end our relationship after this. I've had to work as a cleaner at a hotel for 4 years to support myself ever since I started to do business with you, so please, I'm begging you. Please let me go. I have a whole family, a dog, and a cat to feed!"

Ye Jiu then said, "Are you sure about that? My sister taught me that I shouldn't owe other people money…"

"Does your sister understand the hardships of poor people like us?!" The boss interjected. "Please, I'm begging you. Please let me go. I wish you happiness, good fortune, and prosperity! You don't have to return the money anymore!"

"Well, if you insist…" Ye Jiu smiled sweetly. "You really are the kindest person I have ever met!"

The boss and Huo Ningxin were speechless.

*

The weather was getting colder.

By the time Fu Zhi arrived, Ye Jiu had hung up the call and finished talking with Huo Ningxin about his relationship with Fu Zhi.

Clutching the check in his hand, Ye Jiu asked one more question before he left. "Are you sure your son can be with Fu Zhi forever? Anyway, here is my WeChat number. If anything happens to them and they break up in the end, should your son need anything, you can let me know through WeChat. I'd be willing to be your son-in-law."

Startled, Huo Ningxin hastily replied, "I'm sorry, but my son and I don't want that!"

Fu Zhi, who was standing not far away, was stunned by Ye Jiu's shamelessness as well.

She had no idea what had happened, but the check that Ye Jiu was holding reminded her of the soap drama plotline of a rich woman forcing a girl to leave her son with money after watching her. 

Fu Zhi craned her neck and looked at the check in Ye Jiu's hand. 

'One, ten, 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000… Oh god! How many zeros is 90 million? Oh, that doesn't matter anymore.' 

Fu Zhi turned to look at Nuo Ningxin. Before Huo Ningxin could say anything, she grabbed Ye Jiu's hand and attempted to take the check from him but failed.

She turned her head and looked begrudgingly at Ye Jiu. 

Then, she jerked her head back and asked Huo Ningxin, "You want me to leave your son, right? Well, I've seen your sincerity, and I'm not against it. However, why did you give the money to my brother? You should've given it to me."

Huo Ningxin was dumbfounded. 

'She's willing to leave my son? And he's her brother?!'

Huo Ningxin was devastated. 

'So I've been talking to her brother this whole time?!'

Ye Jiu wanted to stop Fu Zhi, but apparently, he was too late. Fu Zhi had exposed everything to Huo Ningxin and foiled his plan. He pinched Fu Zhi's finger and said, "Stop talking nonsense. I got this by pretending to be an innocent, pure-hearted little boy!"

Fu Zhi looked at him in confusion.

'Huh? Pure-hearted? Little boy?'

"Are you sure you're still a little boy? At your age, aren't you an old wretch?"

Ye Jiu was stunned.

Probably all rich mothers-in-law liked good-looking daughters-in-law, or Huo Ningxin had not had any requirements in mind for her daughter-in-law from the beginning. Attracted by Fu Zhi's good looks, she explained everything that had happened just now to Fu Zhi with a good attitude and a soft voice. She even said that the 90 million was a gift for Ye Jiu.

Ye Jiu knew Fu Zhi was the reason he had gotten the money. Therefore, he pulled Fu Zhi to one corner and said, "Let's split the money 50-50, or else I will tell your mother that you're seeing someone on the side!"

"No. I will take 80%, and you'll take 20%," Fu Zhi said expressionlessly.

Ye Jiu just wanted money and did not care how much he got. He nodded and said, "Deal!"

Then, Fu Zhi dragged Ye Jiu back to the seat. Then, she asked Ye Jiu, "What should you say after taking Mrs. Li's check?"

Ye Jiu said, "Do you have more?"

Fu Zhi and Huo Ningxin were left speechless.2

Perhaps she already knew that Ye Jiu was Fu Zhi's brother, as Huo Ningxin did not feel Fu Zhi and Ye Jiu would make a good couple anymore, and her attitude toward him had changed slightly. 

"Nope. No more."

Just as Fu Zhi was about to cover Ye Jiu's mouth because she feared he might say something improper, Ye Jiu just nodded. He took her bag and went out of the coffee shop, leaving Fu Zhi alone with Huo Ningxin.

Fu Zhi could not be quite sure what had brought Huo Ningxin to Yu City today, but she still greeted her with grace.

Huo Ningxin measured her future daughter-in-law from head to toe and felt that Fu Zhi was really the most good-looking person she had ever met in her life.

She had seen a lot of girls, but none of them could match Fu Zhi's beauty. Besides, most importantly, the young lady in front of her had not tried to butter her up like the others did when they saw her.

She carried herself with poise and confidence. Her eyes were filled with so much light that they seemed like stars in the sky. Huo Ningxin had never been so satisfied with a future daughter-in-law before.

After a short while, Huo Ningxin retracted her gaze and said, "Before I came here, I heard from Secretary Liu that Xiao Li likes you very much. In the past, when the Li Family was in a very unstable situation, he was sent to the army by his grandfather, and he later went to F Country for a few years to carry out a mission…"

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