Hearing this, Li Jing couldn’t help but laugh, "Why do I feel like you’re talking like a housewife complaining about chores?"
"Aren’t I?"
Wei Jia crossed her arms, her soft, full chest almost spilling out from the loose trench coat’s neckline:
"This company is like a ho for you and . I help you make money while you date won outside. You have it too easy.
No wonder you are willing to give a company; in the end, you’re just treating as your tool."
Seeing her complaining expression, Li Jing wasn’t sure if she was genuinely displeased or just pretending, so he laughed and said, "I wouldn’t dare treat Boss Wei as a tool.
If you really achieve the three-year goal, I’ve already thought of the reward for you."
"What reward?" Wei Jia scoffed. "Don’t tell it’s clothes or jewelry to fool little girls. I won’t fall for that."
"I’ll give you this company completely."
Li Jing smiled calmly and sincerely, "I’ll transfer all my shares and ownership to you unconditionally, making you the true master of this company. How about that as a gift?"
"What?"
Wei Jia thought she misheard, her pupils narrowed as she looked at him in shock and doubt.
Staring into Li Jing’s serious and sincere eyes, she still couldn’t believe it and frowned, "This kind of joke is not funny."
"You should be able to see I’m not joking."
Li Jing gently lifted the hair by Wei Jia’s face and smiled at her, "Although I provided the money, this company was built up by you. Don’t you want to truly own it?
You wouldn’t want it to end up like your previous company, where you were kicked out after finally developing it, right?"
Thinking of her past experiences, Wei Jia’s expression changed subtly, and she stared tightly into Li Jing’s eyes:
"But why would you give the company to ?"
"Didn’t I say? If you achieve my goal, that’s your reward."
Li Jing maintained his subtle smile, making it hard to read him: "Of course, there’s another reason.
Because you are my woman."
After hearing this, Wei Jia’s pupils trembled slightly, leaving her speechless for a long ti.
She couldn’t understand Li Jing, didn’t know what he was thinking, and didn’t understand the motivations behind many of his actions.
However, having been with Li Jing for so long, she had never suffered a loss; instead, she gained a lot of help from him.
Thinking of this, she looked into Li Jing’s eyes and finally asked again, "If, in three years, everything happens as you say and you give the company, what are you planning to do next?"
"Next?"
Li Jing blinked and then said nonchalantly, "I don’t know, but maybe leave Tianhai and see a broader world."
"Leave Tianhai?"
Hearing this answer, Wei Jia’s expression changed slightly, and she felt an inexplicable panic inside.
She suddenly realized that she seed unable to leave this man before her.
Even just imagining a scene of separation made her anxious and uncomfortable.
But she understood that she couldn’t completely possess or control this man, not even able to persuade him to stay.
Thinking of this, Wei Jia felt a sense of powerlessness and discomfort for the first ti in her strong and confident life.
Looking at Li Jing’s handso, young face, she slightly gritted her teeth and suddenly squatted down in front of his legs.
Li Jing looked surprised, "What are you doing?"
Wei Jia gathered her long hair, revealing the seductive charm beneath her clothes:
"Of course, it’s to make the most of this chance. Who knows when you might suddenly disappear..."
...
In July, Tianhai’s weather beca increasingly stuffy.
People who enjoyed walking outside all hid indoors, enjoying the cool air conditioning.
However, at quitting ti, they still had to bear the heat wave outside while heading ho.
Under the shade of the French plane trees, a young slim man in an old T-shirt picked up his phone to make a call, looking particularly impatient.
"Liang, co on, tell the truth. Have you been gambling outside?!"
"What are you talking about? Who told you that?"
The slim man’s expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but he imdiately responded firmly, "Don’t listen to those gossiping won in your village. Would you rather believe outsiders than your son?"
"You still won’t admit it. I wish it were just rumors, but the debt collection ssages have been sent to and your dad’s phones, saying they’ll even sue you."
The elderly woman on the phone was both anxious and angry, "I called your previous factory, and they said you quit a long ti ago and owe a lot of colleagues money. What on earth are you doing in Tianhai?"
"You called my factory?!"
The slim man’s expression changed again, and he retorted, "Wha... What am I doing? Leave it alone, as I can take care of myself."
"You’re in debt everywhere. How can you take care of yourself?! How much do you owe? Tell your dad and ; we can help pay it off."
"With that broken house of yours, what can you use to pay?! Even if you sell the house, it’s not enough. I told you to leave it alone!"
"Selling the house isn’t enough? Chen Xuliang, be clear, how much do you owe in total?" Upon hearing this, the elderly woman’s tone beca more agitated on the phone.
"Three hundred thousand! Is that clear enough?!" The slim man was annoyed by the questioning and angrily shouted, "Three hundred thousand! Can you afford that? If you and dad could actually make money, would I be like this?"
"What? Three hundred thousand?"
As soon as he said this, the elderly woman was shocked, her voice imdiately becoming choked with sobs, "What did I ever do to deserve this? How did you owe so much? We couldn’t pay it back even if we sold our lives..."
"Crying, crying, crying! All you know is crying. I told you not to get involved, but you just had to ask! Once you asked, all you do is cry. What’s the use?! Don’t call again!"
After yelling, Chen Xuliang angrily hung up, his face still full of fury. Seeing the trunk of the French plane tree beside him, he couldn’t help but punch it hard.
But with a muffled thud, Chen Xuliang instantly pulled back his crimson fist with a sharp intake of breath, then angrily kicked the tree again and again.
"You dare bully , I’ll kick you to death, kick you to death!"
After kicking a dozen tis, Chen Xuliang was slightly out of breath.
Though he looked thin, he was quite strong, and because of years of physical labor, the tree beside him lost quite a few leaves from the pounding.
"Money, money, money... This society needs money for everything..."
Chen Xuliang gritted his teeth silently, thinking of his experiences these past few months, filled with regret and anger.
He had co to work at the Celestial Sea Factory this year, only to be pulled into gambling by coworkers in less than a year.
Initially, he could win a few hundred, sotis even over a thousand if his luck was good.
But as he played more often, he lost more than he won, losing even the initial winnings and all of his salary for these past few months.
In an attempt to recoup his losses, he started borrowing money to gamble, losing more and more, wanting to win back more, and as the stakes grew bigger, trying to turn the tide in a single ga.
Finally, he even resorted to online loans, only waking up when he had lost three hundred thousand and was being pursued by debt collectors, realizing he couldn’t even afford to eat and would literally sell his life if this continued.
Yet, he wanted to pay back the debt, but was penniless, and the company fired him for gambling addiction.
Those coworkers he borrowed money from were looking for him everywhere, forcing him to change phone numbers, hiding from Tianhai Suburb to the bustling old district.
"I have to find a way to get money, whether it’s to buy food to survive or to pay off the debt..."
After pondering for a long while, Chen Xuliang concluded, "Yes, I need money; no matter how, I need to get money first. Otherwise, I’ll starve to death..."
"Xinxin, don’t talk about us, that bag in your hand must be worth forty to fifty thousand, right?!"
At this mont, a young female voice ca from not far away, making Chen Xuliang’s expression change slightly.
He instinctively turned his head and saw two won and a man passing by. Seeing the elaborately dressed threeso, he instinctively ducked behind the greenery to secretly observe.
"And this dress of yours must be over ten thousand."
"Lili’s right, your shoes, your bracelet, which one doesn’t make us envious."
After the short-haired girl spoke, the boy, who looked even more enchanting than the girl, also lifted his handbag, agreeing, "Stop being so show-offy. We know you’ve found yourself a wealthy guy; it’s your birthday today. Is he really going to co?"
"Of... of course."
Decked in trendy attire, Zhang Xinxin imdiately replied but still felt uncertain.
It was her birthday today, and she had specially invited two friends over to celebrate, hoping Li Jing would co, so she sent a ssage.
Although Li Jing replied he would co if he had the ti, she still felt unsure.
But to save face in front of her friends, she firmly said:
"Brother Jing likes the most; he will definitely co."
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