044: Transaction

If Fu Tingyu's previous actions against Jiang Ze were merely minor skirmishes...

So after today, it's very likely that the man will not let Jiang Ze off the hook again.

“Now,” 073 urged, his tone clearly anxious, “We can’t let the villains make a move against Jiang Ze.”

Huaiyan was still hesitating.

Because amidst the man's violent emotions, he sensed a hint of... jealousy.

Is now really the best time to propose a deal?

Before he could think it through, Fu Tingyu casually grabbed the boy's wrist.

The force was so great that it seemed as if it would break Huaiyan's bones.

The man pushed him onto the sofa, his large hands roaming over his body, causing shivers to run through him.

The pressure from the fingertips on the red tassel suddenly increased.

Huai Yan let out a muffled groan and suddenly gripped the man's clothes tightly: "Ah!"

But Huaiyan didn't dare to struggle; he couldn't even figure out the man's attitude.

I'm afraid I might do something that could anger the other person.

"Ugh..." The boy huddled close to the man, shrinking back sensitively.

Fu Tingyu's other hand gently brushed across Huai Yan's forehead.

Hidden within the slightly cool fingertips is an undercurrent of impending storm.

“It’s alright.” The man’s gaze shifted downwards. “I’ll teach you a lesson.”

The voice contained an extremely cold warning, piercing the ear like solid ice.

Huai Yan's heart skipped a beat.

They realized that if they didn't propose a deal soon, they would truly have no chance left.

He sniffed, suppressing the immense fear welling up inside him.

"gentlemen!"

The wet ends of his hair on his forehead made the boy look helpless and pitiful.

Huai Yan knelt on the sofa, choking back tears as she asked, "You...you can...please let Jiang Ze go? I'll...I'll do anything..."

The room fell silent for a few seconds after he finished speaking.

A fine needle falling to the ground can be heard.

Huaiyan glanced at the man's expression, and her heart sank to the bottom.

Fu Tingyu seemed even angrier.

He pinched Huaiyan's face with one hand, and his thumb rubbed his lips with a little force, as if crushing a rose.

Then, with his other hand, the man slowly and deliberately unbuckled his belt.

The sound of metal buckles clattering together clearly reached the boy's eardrums.

Huai Yan flinched.

For a fleeting moment, he hoped the man hadn't understood his unspoken message.

But men not only understand, they also quite quickly grasp the meaning of those words.

"Baby." Fu Tingyu exuded a low-pressure aura, his voice hoarse, "Do you want us to become a transactional relationship?"

He originally thought that going a little slower wouldn't be a problem.

Even if Huaiyan is slow to understand and doesn't realize what he means, there will always be time.

But now, the boy is humbling himself and begging someone else.

Beg him to let Jiang Ze go.

Huaiyan simply shook her head silently, her flawless white body soaked with tears.

“No, sir…” the boy pleaded, “Please, please let him go, I can… go with you…”

"Beg me?"

Fu Tingyu smiled casually, as if he had heard something amusing, "Baby, what will you use to beg me?"

The tuition fees paid by the boy to go to school were transferred by the man.

The man paid off the millions of dollars in loans without batting an eye.

Even on the night we first met, if he hadn't shown up in time...

What will happen to the boy is still unknown.

Upon hearing Fu Tingyu's words, Huaiyan's face turned pale, and she knelt on the sofa, unable to bear it any longer.

Huaiyan was terrified and wanted to apologize to the man, her tears almost dried up.

Everything he has now is thanks to Fu Tingyu.

So of course, he can't ask anything of a man.

It took Huaiyan a long time to find her voice before she leaned close to the man, her voice trembling.

“I…I can go with you,” the boy said, completely naked, his voice filled with sorrow, “I don’t want money, and I will never see him again…”

So close, Huaiyan could clearly feel the heat of the man's body, the surging power in his taut muscles and veins.

And, as their breaths drew closer and mingled, the man exuded a powerful sense of oppression and possessiveness.

"Hmm," Fu Tingyu responded, his face expressionless. "This is your choice."

They chose to turn their relationship into a transaction.

He had given Huaiyan a chance, but the boy was still stubborn and wanted to make a deal with him.

Then, let Jiang Ze go.

...Let Jiang Ze go.

"I'm sorry, sir..." Knowing he had done wrong, the boy knelt obediently, tears streaming down his face. "I...I..."

Huaiyan wanted to find some excuse to justify himself.

But he couldn't lie to men; he always felt an overwhelming sense of guilt.

So Huaiyan tilted his head back and kissed Fu Tingyu's lips, his mouth stinging with a bitter taste from the wet, salty tears.

This action left his neck and jawbone completely exposed to the air.

The boy's beautiful, delicate lines meandered down his body; his skin was fair and his body was petite, making him especially alluring.

If you ignore the boy's tear-streaked face.

If nothing unexpected happens, the man will most likely sleep with him tonight.

Before proposing the deal, Huaiyan had already made her choice.

But when he mustered up the courage to take things a step further with Fu Tingyu...

The man, however, casually walked away.

His every move exudes an air of refined elegance and aloofness.

A few seconds later, when Huai Yan blinked again, Fu Tingyu was already standing on the edge of the sofa with his computer.

The man's gaze swept over, his dark red eyes conveying both indifference and burning intensity.

Huaiyan was a little panicked and wanted to speak up and act cute.

He hadn't even had a chance to say anything that showed weakness.

Fu Tingyu then left.

Before leaving, the man also closed the iron gate of the rented house.

The living room fell silent instantly.

All that remained was the incessant chirping of cicadas outside the window and the ticking of the second hand on the wall.

The boy looked at himself blankly, his hand suddenly falling to the ground. He clenched his fist, and involuntarily felt a little wronged.

The man ignored him, even though he knew the man wanted to make peace, he still cruelly left.

This feeling was as if his heart was being squeezed tightly, making it hard for him to breathe.

It hurts so much, I can't breathe.

Even the current state of the rented room makes it seem as if the man has never been there.

-

When Huaiyan woke up the next day, her eyes were swollen.

The thought of the man's attitude last night made him feel breathless.

A wave of disappointment and sadness washed over me.

Yesterday, Huaiyan sent a message to the man.

They usually chatted, including when the man transferred money to him, using WeChat. So last night, after the message was sent...

Huaiyan naively believed that his relationship with Fu Tingyu would return to what it was before.

So he waited for a full three hours.

The man didn't reply to the message; nothing happened in the chat window.

Later, Huaiyan, refusing to believe it, sent several more messages and even made a phone call at 073's urging.

The voice call kept ringing until the call ended, but no one answered.

"I'm going to go see him today..." The boy sat on the edge of the bed, swinging his legs, and asked 073, "

The sunlight outside the window slanted through the glass and onto the floor.

The pattern on the floor was stretched out and covered the boy's rounded toes.

The sudden light made Huaiyan squint, her beautiful eyes half-closed, her eyelashes long and thick.

The boy looked incredibly frail, as if he would break at the slightest touch.

“Send it,” 073’s voice was filled with obvious sighs and helplessness, “After all, this deal doesn’t sound very pleasant.”

But I had to bring it up, otherwise the man wouldn't have helped Jiang Ze.

This is a situation where no matter what we do, we're stuck in a dilemma.

Soft strands of hair fell across her forehead. Huaiyan nodded gently and replied, "Okay, I understand."

This morning, Huaiyan has two more classes, which will run from around 9:00 to 11:40.

Huaiyan went straight to school without eating breakfast.

It wasn't that he wasn't hungry, it's that he simply wasn't in the mood to eat.

When will the two meet again after Fu Tingyu's departure?

Or perhaps the conflict hasn't been resolved yet, and the man might really come looking for him again next time.

I doubt anyone would like such an tactless lover.

What kind of people haven't a man in a high position been around? What kind of people haven't he seen?

Even if you want to find someone more obedient, it's just a matter of snapping your fingers.

Moreover, the one they find will definitely be more obedient than Huaiyan.

At least the other party won't anger Fu Tingyu, nor will they make mistakes repeatedly.

“Don’t think about these things,” 073 sighed and said, “Look on the bright side. At least you brought up the deal. If Fu Tingyu agrees, the mission will be half successful.”

Let's assume that Fu Tingyu starts helping Jiang Ze, enabling Jiang Ze's company to rise rapidly.

Then, Jiang Ze's redemption value will increase, and he will indeed be close to completing the mission.

“But I feel,” Huaiyan said, biting her lip nervously as she stepped into the school gate, “...he won’t agree.”

Unless they were men, they never considered Jiang Ze a rival from the very beginning.

“Actually, I think it’s very likely,” 073 said, expressing his speculation. “Fu Tingyu has so much power that it’s fair to say he has connections everywhere in City A.”

So how could this arrogant and contemptuous leader possibly take Jiang Ze's small company seriously?

The Fu family has been in business for hundreds of years; how could the Jiang family possibly compare?

“But… I heard from Jiang Ze,” the boy said softly, “that Fu Tingyu has already begun to deal with him.”

If you don't care, then why go after Jiang Ze?

073 fell silent for a moment.

He spoke in a mechanical, tactful tone, "Hmm... do you think it's possible that Fu Tingyu is because of you?"

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain.

Moreover, it seems that this is the only possibility right now.

"H-How could this be..." The boy's cat-like green eyes widened. "It's not like this in the story."

If it really was because of him, then Huaiyan's approach to Jiang Ze was a mistake in the first place.

If he had approached the man directly from the beginning, none of this would have happened.

Huaiyan sat down in his seat while pondering the matter.

Suddenly, someone sat down next to him.

The boy instinctively looked at the person who had come from the crowd.

It was Miao Yu, the class monitor who had always wanted to harm him.

When Huai Yan looked over, Miao Yu also seemed to have just noticed him, and smiled with feigned surprise.

“Huaiyan,” Miao Yu said in surprise, “I thought you wouldn’t be coming to class today.”