Volume 7: Mr. Love, Elite Lawyer, and Two Conjectures about Marriage Chapter 497 The Gamble between Yuan Xudong and Xue Kexin
In the living room of the Rose Garden Villa, just as Xue Kexin and Shen Mingbao were about to go to the upstairs room to rest, a cell phone rang. It was Xue Kexin's phone. Looking at the unfamiliar caller ID, Xue Kexin hesitated for a moment before answering the call:
"Hello?"
"Okay, I got it. I'll be there right away. Thank you, police officer!"
After Xue Kexin hung up the phone, Shen Mingbao quickly asked:
"What's wrong? What happened? Why do I hear the police?"
"Chen Tong was just arrested for theft. It must have been that woman who called the police!"
Xue Kexin murmured in a panic. Seeing her like this, Shen Mingbao couldn't help but said anxiously:
"Who is that woman? Did Chen Tong just steal something from her?"
"That was the jewelry my mother left me. I asked Chen Tonggang to take it, and I was the one who told him the password. It must have been that bad woman Zhong Qihua. She must have called the police to arrest Tonggang!"
As he spoke, Xue Kexin looked at Shen Mingbao beside him and said anxiously:
"No, I need to go to the police station to explain everything. Mingbao, can you come with me?"
"Okay, then I'll ask Yuan Xudong to drive us there. Please wait for a moment!"
Shen Mingbao was about to go upstairs to call Yuan Xudong down, when Xue Kexin suddenly reached out and grabbed her, her face slightly red as she said:
"Forget it, don't bother him. Isn't it inconvenient for him at this time?"
Hearing Xue Kexin say this, Shen Mingbao suddenly reacted. Listening to the strange sound coming from upstairs, she couldn't help but blush and said:
"Forget it, let's just go over there. Men are such cheap bastards, they are full of bad intentions!"
"Let's go!"
…
In the bedroom upstairs, on the huge bed, Yuan Xudong and Yang Manman were talking frankly. Looking at Yang Manman who was whimpering and seemed about to cry, Yuan Xudong smiled tenderly while loving her:
"Manman, do you think I should give some gifts to your brother and aunt?"
"If you want to...if you want to give it to me, then...just give it to me...mmmm..."
"Okay, then give them a golden pig and exchange it for your little pig, okay?"
"You are the piglet...ah..."
…
While Yuan Xudong and Yang Manman were in love, Xue Kexin and Shen Mingbao rushed to the police station. After understanding the situation, they came out of the police station. Xue Kexin directly called Zhong Qihua and said angrily:
"No, what do you want?"
"What's wrong with me?"
Zhong Qihua's teasing voice rang out from the other end of the phone. Hearing her indifferent attitude, Xue Kexin became even more angry and said:
"Chen Tonggang was arrested by the police!"
"Yeah?"
"You should come to the police station right now and explain to them clearly. I was the one who asked him to take those things, and I was also the one who told him the password. Those things originally belonged to my mother!"
"Something is missing from the safe, so I have to call the police. The police follow procedures to handle cases. The police said that the thief was particularly unprofessional and left fingerprints all over the house. There are also surveillance cameras. I just heard that the suspect was caught, but I didn't expect it to be Chen Tonggang. Why did you choose a thief when there are so many other people to look for?"
"Zhong Qihua, I have always been polite to you. Do you regard me as a friend or an enemy?"
…
At Xue's house, next to the swimming pool, Zhong Qihua leaned comfortably on a lounge chair by the pool, listening to Xue Kexin's exasperated voice on the phone. She smiled slowly and said:
"Have you been polite to me? Have you always treated me as an imaginary enemy?"
"Zhong Qihua, what on earth are you..."
"I have something else to do later, bye!"
Without waiting for Xue Kexin to finish her words, Zhong Qihua hung up the phone. At this time, Xue Guixiang looked at her and asked:
"Qihua, who are you calling?"
"Bestie!"
Zhong Qihua smiled and said, looking at Zhong Qihua with a sweet smile, Xue Guixiang smiled and said:
"I'm going upstairs to rest first, you should come up and rest early too!"
"OK!"
Looking at Xue Guixiang, who was over sixty years old, Zhong Qihua stood up from the lounge chair by the swimming pool. She was wearing a black lace skirt with hips. She walked to Xue Guixiang swayingly, hooked her arms around his neck and said seductively:
"Old Xue, can you carry me upstairs and let me rest?"
"OK!"
Seeing Zhong Qihua suddenly become charming, Xue Guixiang was excited. Although he was a little older now, his heart was still as restless as when he was young. Now that the beauty took the initiative to throw herself into his arms, he naturally wanted to favor her and let her know how powerful he was. Thinking about how to show his prowess later, Xue Guixiang picked up Zhong Qihua by the waist and then walked upstairs with great difficulty.
Looking at Xue Guixiang who was slightly suppressing his heavy breathing and the sweat on his forehead, Zhong Qihua sighed helplessly in his heart, but smiled slightly on the surface:
"Okay, put me down. I can get up by myself ."
"No, I just worked out for a while and now I feel a little tired, but I can still hold on!"
"Okay, then you better pay attention!"
"It's okay, it's nothing. When I was young... ouch... my waist..."
"Old Xue, are you okay?"
"Ouch, my waist is twisted, please support me... Ouch..."
"Walk slowly, or should I take you to the hospital?"
"It's okay, it's just an old illness. Just help me back to my room and rest for a while. There's no need to go to the hospital."
"All right!"
Being helped upstairs by his young wife, Xue Guixiang looked a little embarrassed. Zhong Qihua never mentioned what happened just now. But when Xue Guixiang couldn't see, Zhong Qihua looked a little lonely, and there was even a hint of resentment in his eyes.
After helping Xue Guixiang into the room, Zhong Qihua hesitated for a moment and said:
"Then I'm going to rest first, you should go to bed early too."
After saying that, Zhong Qihua turned around and was about to leave. She had her own room in this house before, but now she moved into the room where Xue Kexin's mother used to live. She and Xue Guixiang did not sleep in the same room. Seeing Zhong Qihua turning around and about to leave, Xue Guixiang suddenly got up from the bed, hugged Zhong Qihua tightly from behind and murmured:
"Qihua, please don't leave me, okay?"
"Lao Xue, I won't leave. Let go first. You're hurting me!"
"Qihua, I really love you!"
While expressing his love, Xue Guixiang pushed Zhong Qihua down on the bed behind him. Zhong Qihua did not resist but let Xue Guixiang do what he wanted.
…
After about three or four minutes, the sea calmed down and Xue Guixiang lay on the bed like a salted fish. Zhong Qihua sat up from the bed, straightened her clothes a little and said:
"Lao Xue, I'm going to rest first. You should also go to bed early. Good night!"
"Good night!"
After taking a look at Xue Guixiang who was lying on the bed and didn't want to talk, Zhong Qihua turned off the light in his room, then left his room and walked towards her own bedroom.
…
On the other side, at the entrance of the police station, after Zhong Qihua hung up the phone, Xue Kexin called her again, but no one answered. She called several times in a row, but still no one answered. Xue Kexin couldn't help but get angry:
"She still doesn't answer my call. I'm so mad. No, I have to go find her!"
"Hey, wait a minute!"
Seeing Xue Kexin was about to rush home angrily, Shen Mingbao quickly stopped her and advised:
"It's so late now, you should go tomorrow. Remember to talk to her nicely. The situation now is that you need something from her, not that she needs something from you, do you understand?"
"I know. I'm not stupid. At worst, I'll just give in to her. A gentleman's revenge is never too late!"
"Oh, you're still a gentleman?"
Seeing that Xue Kexin had figured it out, Shen Mingbao couldn't help but tease her:
"I don't know who was crying to me just now, and even cried and asked for wontons or something. Is he a crybaby?"
"Okay, you stinky Shen Mingbao, you still dare to make fun of me?"
Hearing Shen Mingbao dare to laugh at her crying, Xue Kexin couldn't help but get angry and said:
"Believe it or not, I'll tell your mother that you and Yang Zheng are divorced and you're still living with Yuan Xudong...mmmm..."
Before Xue Kexin could finish her words, Shen Mingbao covered her mouth and said angrily:
"Don't talk nonsense, or I'll tear your mouth apart!"
"You are so vicious that you actually want to tear my mouth apart?"
Xue Kexin broke free from Shen Mingbao's hand and laughed. Shen Mingbao couldn't help but rolled his eyes at her and said:
"I am vicious, what can you do?"
"Then I'll go find your Yuan Xudong to take care of you. If that doesn't work, if you bully me, I'll go bully your sister!"
Emphasizing the tone of the word "sister", Xue Kexin smiled and said:
"It's that little girl named Manman, haha~~"
"Xue Kexin, I'm going to tear your mouth apart!"
"Come on, are you angry and embarrassed?"
"Shut up, crybaby!"
"Shen Mingbao, what is a crybaby?"
"A crybaby is a crybaby, that's you!"
"Don't give me nicknames!"
"I'll get up, crybaby, crybaby!"
"You annoying bastard!"
…
After returning to the Rose Garden Villa from the police station, Xue Kexin rested in the villa for a night. Early the next morning, she left to find Zhong Qihua to resolve Chen Tonggang's issue. When Xue Kexin returned home, Zhong Qihua had been idle at home for some time because he had given his position in the group to his younger brother. Xue Kexin found her on the open-air balcony at home.
Zhong Qihua was seen wearing big sunglasses and a bright red silk pajamas, lying on a recliner, enjoying the gentle breeze under the sun. She had a graceful figure and exquisite curves, and she exuded a lazy aura.
Looking at the lazy Zhong Qihua, Xue Kexin frowned slightly and said:
"Zhong Qihua, let's talk!"
"sit!"
Zhong Qihua said calmly, glanced at her, and Xue Kexin sat down on the chair next to her and said:
"I allowed him to take the jewels, and I gave him the password. What do you want?"
"Your boyfriend is such a loser. He listens to you in everything. He steals and robs whatever you ask him to do, right?"
Zhong Qihua was still lying on the recliner without even opening his eyes. After listening to her, Xue Kexin excitedly explained:
"That's not stealing. The things in that safe were originally left to me by my mother!"
"Xue Kexin, is this your attitude when you ask me to withdraw my report?"
Zhong Qihua opened his eyes and glanced at the excited Xue Kexin and smiled. Hearing her say this, Xue Kexin's attitude softened. She said in a soft voice:
"Then what do you want in exchange for your withdrawal? How about this, I return the jewels to you?"
"Xue Kexin, have you ever looked at me straight in the eye in all these years?"
Hearing Xue Kexin's soft and sticky voice, Zhong Qihua couldn't help but get up from the recliner. She took off her sunglasses, looked at Xue Kexin and smiled:
"You suddenly beg me like this, don't you think it's weird too?"
"You are targeting me so blatantly, aren't you afraid that my dad will know?"
"Then go and tell him, be honest with him, do you know what that is called?"
Zhong Qihua looked at Xue Kexin and said with a smile:
"Slap your face, slap your own face, and also slap your father's face!"
"I'll tell my dad and let him deal with you!"
Xue Kexin was about to get up and go to her father to complain. Seeing her like this, Zhong Qihua couldn't help laughing. Although she and Xue Kexin were only a few years older, in name, she was still Xue Kexin's mother. In fact, Xue Kexin was indeed as immature as a little girl. She liked to do things according to her own temperament. In the final analysis, she was almost like a little girl who had not grown up. She was already 30 years old, but whenever she encountered a problem, she wanted to find her father to solve it.
Hearing Zhong Qihua's unbridled laughter, Xue Kexin couldn't help but look back at her, frowning slightly and saying:
"why are you laughing?"
"What am I laughing at?"
Zhong Qihua looked at the angry Xue Kexin, slowly stopped laughing and said:
"Have you always thought that your father was a poor fellow deceived by a bad woman? Did you know that the former boss of Zhirui Tianjie, Smiling Tiger, opened a new advertising company? He brought all the previous clients with him, and Zhirui Tianjie was left with only an empty shell."
"How do you know this?"
"Because I am an investor and major shareholder of that company."
"It's you? It turns out that you have been the one behind all this time. Why? Did Chen Tonggang provoke you?"
"Yes, my lady, why am I doing this?"
Seeing Xue Kexin still not understanding, Zhong Qihua simply said:
"Your father is a very controlling man. If he wasn't like this, he wouldn't have achieved what he has today. And you, his precious daughter, make him feel out of control."
After hearing this, Xue Kexin finally understood that it was her father who was behind all this. Zhirui Tianjie was, after all, a medium-sized company with an annual profit of more than 10 million. Although Chen Tonggang did not have much ability, the company's specific affairs were still handled by the original old employees. How could it go bankrupt so soon? Of course, it could have been barely supported, but Chen Tonggang cut off the company's capital chain by directly cutting off its funding. Although Xue Guixiang was making trouble behind the scenes, which increased the difficulty , Chen Tonggang was really incompetent and he was indeed not suitable for running a company.
Finally figuring out the root of the problem, Xue Kexin looked at Zhong Qihua and said with a smile:
"Zhong Qihua, how does it feel to be my father's woman?"
"tired."
…
In the afternoon, Zhong Qihua went to the police station to withdraw the case, and Chen Tonggang was released. Xue Kexin told Chen Tonggang all the news she had heard from Zhong Qihua, complaining that her father was unreasonable. Unfortunately, Chen Tonggang was not in the mood to listen to her. After staying in the police station for a night, Chen Tonggang thought about many things. He looked at Xue Kexin and smiled:
"So your dad likes to play God. Do all rich people like to play God?"
"No, don't think too much. I know you've been wronged this time. I will compensate you, okay?"
"Compensate me?"
Hearing Xue Kexin coaxing him like a child, Chen Tonggang burst out laughing and said:
"Will you buy me a new car, a watch, or a new company?"
"So what do you want to do?"
"What do I want?"
Chen Tonggang smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly, then looked at Xue Kexin and said:
"Xue Kexin, can't you accept being with a fitness coach? In your heart, you have expectations for your partner. You hope that he must be what you want him to be. I don't mean in appearance, but that he must be like your father, with skills, ability, wealth, and status?"
"How is that possible? I hate my dad the most!"
"Humph, you keep saying how your father controls you, but in your heart you admire him very much. You want to change me, turn me into a so-called business elite, and then plan my life according to your father's image."
"Yes, I admit that I admire my father in my heart. He started from scratch, but he was able to create a listed company like Kunbo Group. I want to transform you and make you as good as him. Isn't this also for your own good?"
"You are kidnapping me. I spent the whole night in the police station thinking about what went wrong and why I became like this. Later I figured it out. Xue Kexin, because I love you, I became your hostage. You want me to be this way and that way, but in your heart, in your subconscious, you always feel that as long as I, Chen Tonggang, don't succeed, I will never be worthy of you. You and your father have been playing chess all the time, and I am just a small chess piece on your chessboard. Respect is mutual. I will not turn you into what I want you to be, and I don't want you to change me and turn me into what you imagine."
"No, what should I do to satisfy you? Aren't I doing all this in the hope that you can be better?"
Looking at the dejected and desperate Chen Tonggang, Xue Kexin said angrily:
"Are you going to be a fitness trainer for the rest of your life? Is that all you can do?"
"I don't know. I'm only 25 years old. I will slowly discover what I am suitable for and what kind of person I will become in the end."
"What do you mean you're only twenty-five?"
Looking at Chen Tonggang who had no ambition, Xue Kexin couldn't help but said angrily:
"Chen Tonggang, can you be as responsible as a man? Do you have a house? A car? Savings? A stable job with a good income? You have nothing. If I leave the Xue family and live with you, do I have to live with you in a cheap rental house and eat instant noodles every day for you to think I love you?
If you still need my dad to support us, and you don't strive for progress and just want to be a fitness coach to make a living, then what's the difference between you and those men who live off their wives?"
Hearing Xue Kexin say this, Chen Tonggang's face froze slightly. After a short silence, he looked at Xue Kexin and said:
"Xue Kexin, let's separate for a while!"
"Chen Tonggang, do you want to break up with me?"
Without responding to Xue Kexin's words, Chen Tonggang turned around and left. Xue Kexin left in the opposite direction from him. She liked Chen Tonggang, but not to the point of self-degradation. She, Xue Kexin, would never be interested in a man without ambition.
…
At night, Xue Kexin went to Yuan Xudong's Rose Garden Villa to eat and drink, and also stayed there.
After telling Shen Mingbao, Yuan Xudong, and Yang Manman what happened during the day, Xue Kexin said angrily:
"Tell me, did I do something wrong?"
"He did nothing wrong. If there was any mistake, it was Chen Tonggang. He is just being pretentious, okay?"
After listening to Xue Kexin, Yuan Xudong said with a smile:
"I bet you that someone like Chen Tonggang is just a puppy. He barked at his master twice on impulse. When he returns to his kennel and calms down, he will definitely regret it. Then he will come to you to get back together, saying that he loves you and is willing to change himself for you. Even if your father plays him like a monkey, he will stick with it. Do you believe it?"
"I can't?"
After hearing what Yuan Xudong said, Shen Mingbao hesitated a little and said:
"I don't think Chen Tonggang would do this, right?"
"I don't think so either. He spoke to me very seriously today. He must have made up his mind."
Xue Kexin also said that there was only one person left, Yang Manman, who had not expressed her opinion. Yuan Xudong simply ignored her. The child's opinion was not important. He looked at Xue Kexin and Shen Mingbao and smiled:
"It's funny to think that a man without ambition is determined. If he really had the determination, he wouldn't be like this. Let's make a bet. The deadline is one month. If he comes to you to get back together, I win. Otherwise, even if you win, the loser must agree to a condition that the winner can do and is not excessive. By the way, I'll add one more condition. If you take the initiative to find Chen Tonggang to get back together, I win too. What do you think?"
"I don't think it's that good, just stay away!"
Knowing that Yuan Xudong was cunning, Shen Mingbao would not fall for his trick. Unfortunately, Xue Kexin didn't know. She felt that this bet was in her favor. If Chen Tonggang didn't come to her to get back together, then she would win the bet. If Chen Tonggang came to her to get back together, although she lost the bet, the result didn't seem to be a loss. Thinking of this, she looked at Yuan Xudong and smiled:
"Okay, I'll make a bet with you!"
"Okay, let's wait and see!"
