One hundred million pocket money

Yu Jinli's mother, Yuehua, uttered a question filled with hostility and judgment, which struck the hearts of everyone in the living room like an invisible hammer.

The air froze instantly.

Even the flames burning in the fireplace seemed to pause for a moment, their pulse slowing down by half a beat.

Looking at the beautiful woman in front of her who claimed to be her mother, and seeing the undisguised disgust and rejection of Feng Jinxuan in her eyes, Yu Jinli felt a mix of emotions.

She subconsciously moved closer to Feng Jinxuan.

This subtle movement, like a needle, pricked Yuehua's eyes.

“Child, come here.” Yuehua’s voice unconsciously carried a hint of command. “Come to your mother. Stay away from that jinx.”

A jinx?

Yu Jinli's heart sank.

She could accept their indifference towards her for over twenty years, and she could also understand that they might have some unspeakable difficulties.

But she couldn't accept that the moment they met, they would hurt the person she had risked her life to protect without any reason.

No, not only that, he was also the one who would risk his life to protect her.

“Auntie,” she looked up, meeting Yuehua’s complicated gaze, her voice soft but unusually firm, “You may have misunderstood. He is not a jinx.”

"He... is my patient, my business partner, and more than that..."

She paused, took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.

"...The person I chose."

Yuehua's body suddenly trembled.

Looking into her daughter's eyes, which were just like her own but now filled with stubbornness and protectiveness, she was speechless for a moment.

Yu Zhengdao, who was beside her, sighed softly, patted his wife's shoulder, and gestured for her to calm down.

He looked at the two young people standing closely together, like two hedgehogs huddling together for warmth, and slowly spoke, his voice steady yet carrying an undeniable authority.

"Feng Jinxuan, is that right?"

"yes."

“We’re not here today to argue with you about who’s right and who’s wrong,” Yu Zhengdao said bluntly. “We’re here for only one thing—to take my daughter home.”

He looked at Feng Jinxuan with eyes as sharp as knives.

“Name your price. We can compensate you tenfold or a hundredfold for how much debt you paid off and how much money you spent.”

"As long as you stay far away from her from now on."

These words were filled with the condescension and arrogance of someone in a superior position.

Yu Jinli's face turned pale instantly.

She was about to retort when Feng Jinxuan gently pressed her shoulder.

The man stepped forward and shielded her completely behind him.

He met Yu Zhengdao's scrutinizing gaze, neither humble nor arrogant, and even a cold, mocking smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

“Master Yu, you may have misunderstood as well,” he said, his voice calm yet firm. “First, koi fish are not a commodity that can be traded for money.”

“Second,” he paused, his gaze sweeping over Yuehua and Gu Yanzhi, “where she wants to go and who she wants to be with is her freedom. No one, including you, has the right to interfere.”

"Third, and most importantly."

He turned his head and took a deep look at Yu Jinli behind him. Those usually cold and indifferent black eyes were now filled with a tenderness and determination that could drown a person.

"She won't leave."

"Because I will not let go."

...

That tense "family meeting" ended badly when Yu Zhengdao gave him an ultimatum: "I'll give you a month."

Gu Yanzhi, along with the exhausted Pavilion Master and his wife, left first and went to the villa that had been arranged in advance across the street.

In the large living room, only Yu Jinli and Feng Jinxuan remained.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

It's also somewhat... subtle.

Looking at the man in front of her who had just stood up to her future "father-in-law and mother-in-law" for her sake, Yu Jinli felt a mix of emotions.

There was emotion, heartache, and a touch of... indescribable sweetness.

“Um…” she broke the silence first, trying to ease the somewhat heavy atmosphere with a joke, “Boss, congratulations. You’ve only been a ‘fiancé’ for less than a month and you’ve already successfully offended both your parents-in-law.”

Feng Jinxuan glanced at her but didn't say anything.

He simply walked to the liquor cabinet, poured himself a glass of whiskey, and then took out a bottle of strawberry-flavored Yakult from the refrigerator and handed it to her.

"Calm down."

Yu Jinli: "..."

She looked at the Yakult in her hand, then at the whiskey in the man's hand, and felt that her personality had been greatly insulted.

Why should he drink 1982 Lafite while I can only drink 82-cent Yakult?!

She was about to protest when the man suddenly sat down next to her.

He didn't say anything, but simply reached out and gently pulled her into his arms.

His embrace was warm and spacious.

It carries a faint aroma of wine and a comforting scent of cedar.

"Don't be afraid." His voice was low, carrying a hint of barely perceptible weariness. "I'm here."

Yu Jinli leaned against him, listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat, and the confusion and unease that arose in her heart because of her background were miraculously soothed.

She suddenly felt that she wasn't so lonely after all.

At least, there is still such a person in this world.

He was willing to fight the whole world for her.

The next day, Yu Jinli was still asleep when she was woken up by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

She opened the door with her hair a messy bird's nest and saw Assistant Wang standing in the doorway, dressed in a suit and holding a velvet box that looked very expensive.

"Good morning, Madam." Assistant Wang's address had become incredibly natural. "This is what the boss instructed me to give you."

Yu Jinli took the box with a puzzled look and opened it.

Inside, there was neither the diamond necklace she had imagined, nor the pigeon egg-sized diamond.

There was only one... a black bank card that gleamed with a cold, metallic sheen.

"This is?"

“This is the boss’s supplementary black card, with unlimited credit,” Assistant Wang explained seriously. “The boss said that since you are now a major shareholder of Jinli Technology, you can’t be without some ‘pocket money’ when you’re out and about.”

“He also said,” Assistant Wang pushed up his glasses, conveying his boss’s exact words in a tone of resignation, “You can use this card as you please. Consider it… my advance payment of your ‘salary’ for the rest of your life.”

Looking at the black card in her hand that was supposedly enough to buy an entire island, Yu Jinli felt her worldview being shaken once again.

A hundred million in "pocket money"?

"Salary" for the rest of my life?

Does this guy even know what he's saying?!

Holding the card like a hot potato, she stormed into the study in a huff.

Feng Jinxuan was wearing glasses and processing documents.

Seeing her come in, he looked up and gave her a knowing smile.

"Boss! What do you mean by this?" Yu Jinli slammed the black card on his desk. "Are you trying to keep me as a sugar daddy?"

The man calmly took off his glasses.

He stood up, walked to her, and circled her, along with the black card, between himself and the desk.

He lowered his head, looking into her eyes that were sparkling with anger, his voice low but carrying an unprecedented seriousness.

"No."

He shook his head.

"This is not being kept."

He picked up the black card, put it back in her hand, and then wrapped his warm palm tightly around hers.

"This is... a prenuptial agreement."

He looked at her and declared clearly, word by word.

"What's mine is all yours."