Chapter 14: Sky-high Bride Price

I was stunned.

Why did Jiang Yichen come back suddenly?

Whenever I see him at this time, I always feel embarrassed as if I have been caught doing something bad.

"Come down!"

His voice was particularly cold, and there was an invisible sense of oppression.

Although I was unwilling, I had no choice but to come down the ladder.

Jiang Yichen stared at me coldly without saying a word, and the two of us remained in a stalemate.

But I know that this is just the calm before the storm.

"Gu Mo, come back with me."

In the end, he was the first to break the silence and reached out to hold my wrist tightly.

The force was so strong that it hurt me, and I subconsciously began to resist.

But this action seemed to anger Jiang Yichen even more. He asked me coldly, "Why? Are you still going to look for Song Le?"

I don't understand why he suddenly mentioned Song Le.

"No, I want to go back to live streaming to make money."

I looked up and met his gaze, and immediately denied it.

But the next second, Jiang Yichen's expression became gloomy and his tone was very indifferent.

"Live broadcast? It's just a borderline. Since it can be shown to everyone, why not just let me see it."

The words were extremely harsh.

I clenched my fists, trying to suppress the anger in my heart, "I have to go to work..."

But before I could finish my words, he pushed me into a corner, with a look of deep meaning in his eyes that I couldn't fathom.

"Gu Mo, are you disgusting..."

For a moment, I felt like my brain was bombarded and went blank.

His lips were still moving up and down, but all I could think about was the word "disgusting".

Finally, I couldn't bear it anymore and raised my hand to slap him.

He seemed surprised and looked at me with disbelief.

I withdrew the hand that was not controlled, and my chest was still heaving violently.

"Shut up." I said, frowning.

Jiang Yichen reacted quickly and held my hand even tighter. He pulled and shortened the distance between us.

He reached out and clamped my jaw, "Don't forget who you are."

My body suddenly froze.

Yes, there was an inequality between him and me from the very beginning.

But so what? I am short of money, but I shouldn’t be a toy for him to manipulate.

"You are shameless."

"I make money with my own ability. Why do you think I'm selling myself?"

The words that were weighing on my heart were finally spoken out.

I suddenly felt very happy.

I just want to make money to change the current situation of the Gu family. Is that wrong?

Jiang Yichen didn't seem to expect me to say this. His eyes fell on me, becoming more and more indifferent. "Is this how you think of me?"

What else?

After saying so much, isn't it just to humiliate me and take revenge on me?

Jiang Yichen looked at me with dark eyes.

After a long time, he loosened my wrist slightly and spoke in a deep voice.

"Gu Mo, please go."

I looked at him in surprise, never thinking that he would let me go.

But how could I let go of such a rare opportunity?

Fearing that he would go back on his word, I turned around and left.

After leaving the villa, I felt that my depressed heart was instantly relieved.

But before we could be happy, the moonlight was covered by dark clouds and it soon began to rain heavily.

...This is the second time, oh my god, you did it on purpose!

The heavy rain blurred my vision and made the originally dark and difficult road even more eerie.

Suddenly, my feet slipped and I fell forward to the ground in a mess.

After a long while, I finally managed to get up from the ground.

But after walking for a while, my legs started to feel weak again, and I was staggering and about to fall again.

The pain I imagined did not come, and instead I bumped hard into a broad chest.

"Idiot, how did you get yourself into this state?"

It's my brother.

He caught me, his tone filled with awkward concern.

"I'm fine."

"Go home." My brother squatted down and carried me on his back.

As far as I can remember, he has never carried me like this before.

I was suddenly touched.

It turned out that my brother was worried about me and had been hanging around the villa.

"Did he bully you?"

I was stunned and smiled bitterly.

Now that Jiang Yichen is the master of Tongcheng, isn't it normal for him to bully me?

I really wanted to curse that man, but at this moment my throat seemed to be strangled and I couldn't make a sound, until finally, I completely lost consciousness.

When I regained consciousness, the scene before my eyes turned into a dilapidated neighborhood.

I forced myself to sit up from the bed, trying hard to recall what happened after leaving Jiang Yichen's villa.

It was my brother who brought me back.

I rubbed my temples, got up from the bed and walked out of the room.

My parents came over when they heard the noise, their faces full of worry.

"It's all Dad's fault. He made you suffer."

I paused for a moment before I responded softly, "Dad, it's nothing."

My mother held my wrist tightly. "What happened between you and Jiang Yichen? Didn't he take you in?"

My heart ached as I thought about the days and nights I spent in the villa. I felt that all of this was my own fault.

"They are divorced, and my sister is free to go wherever she wants." My brother suddenly interjected casually.

My parents looked at each other, as if they had guessed something, and stopped talking.

Not long after, my dad came to me again and said, "Momo, Dad will introduce you to a rich family, so you don't have to live a hard life with us."

My mother's eyes were red and her voice was trembling. "Yes, you have never suffered such hardship before. Marry a good family and find someone to protect you."

I didn't expect that even at this time, they were still worried about me.

"If you want, we'll meet in a moment."

My brother didn't say anything and just kept looking out the window.

I hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

"I'll go see you."

I don’t want to see Jiang Yichen’s evil face again, and I also want to help pay off the Gu family’s debt as soon as possible.

My brother looked at me, his eyes seemed to reveal a trace of pity, "Idiot, call me if you have anything."

Before the Gu family went bankrupt, he and I had never been so harmonious.

Now that our family is poor, the friendship between siblings has become even deeper.

The place we agreed to meet was a restaurant. When I arrived, my blind date hadn't arrived yet.

Half an hour later, a man sat down opposite.

Before I even opened my mouth, the man introduced himself.

"My name is Fang Xiong. Let me get straight to the point. What do you want?"

He is not tall and a little fat, and his little eyes kept glancing at me while he was talking.

I stated my conditions.

"The bride price is fifty million."

This amount is astronomical no matter where you look.

But I have to think about my family.

Fang Xiong hesitated for a few seconds, not knowing what he was thinking.

Just when I thought he was going to refuse, he actually agreed readily.

"I can give it to you."

But soon, Fang Xiong added another sentence.

"Sign the agreement and if you get divorced, you will have to leave the house with nothing."

In fact, Fang Xiong’s request was not excessive.

After all, few people are willing to accept a dowry of 50 million.

Just at this moment, there were sudden noises coming from the door.

I subconsciously looked over there and found a familiar figure.