"How is that possible!"

"How is this possible!"

The sound of the glass shattering made Hu Yueying, who was standing next to him, shudder.

Staring at the shards of glass on the ground, Hu Yueying's face turned deathly pale. She said tremblingly, "President Li, I heard there's a war outside, that's why the price of gold has risen so sharply, and they say it'll continue to rise..."

"What?!"

Li Yan'an stood up abruptly.

He stared at Hu Yueying, who was speaking, his expression one of utter exasperation.

But he quickly saw the business opportunity in Hu Yueying's words, grabbed her shoulders, and asked with bloodshot eyes that were almost maniacal, "You say the price of gold will rise again?"

"Yes, yes..."

Hu Yueying was quite frightened by his bloodshot eyes and nodded tremblingly.

"I have a friend who knows foreigners and can find out about international gold price fluctuations. I heard that the international gold price has now risen to 42 yuan per gram and is still rising..."

Why didn't you say so sooner!

Bang! Li Yan'an punched the white wall behind Hu Yueying, startling her so much that she screamed and covered her head.

"Of course I don't want to tell you!"

She realized what was happening, and burst into tears, clutching her head, crying, "Mr. Li, why can't you look at me? What do I lack compared to your wife!"

"I know you and your wife were married young and have a deep affection for each other, but I've changed now. I don't necessarily want to interfere in your relationship. As long as she doesn't mind, what's wrong with me being a secret lover for the rest of my life!"

She became increasingly distressed as she spoke, stabbing her own heart as she said:

"I gave up my reputation to be with you. I used up so many connections for you, more than your wife did for you. You clearly said you liked me more, so why did you change your mind again after just a few words from your wife..."

Li Yan'an was furious.

"You compare yourself to her? How can you compare yourself to her? Can you compare to her, a pampered young lady who slept under a bridge with me at the age of nineteen? Or can you compare to her, who bore my children and carried them on her back while I sold goods at a street stall?"

"Compared to her? You're not worthy!"

As he spoke each word, Hu Yueying's face grew paler and paler.

She stared blankly at the man before her, his eyes blazing with fury, and murmured, "I...I can also bear your children..."

"Dream on!"

"How could I be so optimistic?" Hu Yueying retorted, her hoarse voice filled with indignation. "Aren't we penniless right now? She was able to start from scratch with you back then, and I can too now. Why can't you give me a chance?"

"Back then, she was there for me when I was penniless and had no entrepreneurial experience. What about you?"

Li Yan'an retorted, "Now I have brains, connections, and even some status. Who are you with?"

"You're accompanying President Li, someone Wu Yujun has spent over a decade of her life supporting!"

"Hu Yueying, if I didn't have this business acumen I have now, if I were that penniless young man from over a decade ago, a greenhorn who didn't even know how to offer a cigarette to an elder, ask yourself honestly, would you have looked up to me?"

Hu Yueying was speechless.

"Get out of here before I think of killing you!"

Li Yan'an had completely lost patience with arguing with Hu Yueying and shouted sternly.

Hu Yueying collapsed to the ground.

Her legs went weak with fear. Instead of rolling away, she crouched in the corner, head bowed, sobbing, too terrified to look at the horrifying expression on Li Yan'an's face.

No matter how heartbroken Hu Yueying was, she couldn't evoke even a trace of pity in him.

Now, all he cares about is gold.

If Hu Yueying had spoken up earlier, he would have quickly stockpiled gold, and he could have taken 100,000 yuan to see Wu Yujun.

But now...

Ye Yun and Wu Yujun practically monopolized the gold trade in the entire Jinqiao County, with Wu Yujun being the biggest gold merchant. Even if a gold shop had stock, it probably wouldn't sell it to him.

Thinking of this, Li Yan'an felt as if sharp claws were scratching at his heart.

The most painful thing in the world is not not having earned any money, but knowing you have the opportunity to earn money and not taking it.

Moreover, he and Wu Yujun had a bet.

If he loses, he will never be able to have any further entanglement with Wu Yujun for the rest of his life.

But it's probably not too late now.

Since there's still a chance for gold prices to rise, he'll definitely want to get some gold!

Thinking of this, Li Yan'an didn't dare to delay at all. He grabbed his briefcase from the bed and rushed out the door.

The door was slammed shut.

Hu Yueying seemed to only then realize what was happening.

Seeing that no one was in the room, she panicked and quickly got up to chase after them into the corridor.

"President Li! President Li!"

"Li Yan'an!"

But Li Yan'an only left her with a cold back view before hurriedly disappearing into the night.

Hu Yueying stamped her feet in frustration.

"Young lady, do you need any help?"

Hearing the commotion, the manager of the guesthouse came over and asked, "Was that your husband? Has something important happened to him? If you're in a hurry, there's a police station right next door. I can take you there to report it."

Hu Yueying's face stiffened.

Her older sister's words somehow touched a nerve, and her expression changed repeatedly before gradually turning cold.

"No."

After speaking coldly, she asked, "How much longer can we stay in our room?"

"Oh, I'll have to take a look." The older woman walked back to the counter, flipped through the ledger, and looked up at Hu Yueying, saying, "Your husband's room can still be used for another half month, but your room has already expired."

She was also puzzled.

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