Su Yan quite liked the layout of the courtyard house, so she asked curiously, "This courtyard house has a good location and a large area. It will definitely appreciate in value in the future. Don't you think it would be a loss to sell it now?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Heqing smiled and said, "Actually, this house was bought by my parents and has now been transferred to me. But I'm not a local of Beijing. I've always lived and worked in Gansu Province. I bought an apartment there, and I've also found someone to marry."

I only come to this courtyard house once a year, and it's just been sitting there doing nothing, so I'm thinking of selling it and using the money to start a small business back in my hometown. As for whether I'll make a profit or not, to be honest, I'm too lazy to keep going back and forth, and I won't be coming to Beijing much in the future. Since I'm selling it, I've definitely considered many factors.”

She nodded and said with satisfaction, "I really like the design of this courtyard house."

"My parents bought this courtyard house back then and hired a decorator to design it carefully. It cost a lot of money. The layout of the house is pretty good, and the quality is guaranteed to be up to standard. You can rest assured about that. Besides, Brother Jiang has been kind to me, and I would never dare to cheat a friend of my benefactor."

Wang Qinghe looked at Jiang Jingxing and smiled like a little sycophant.

Su Yan could hardly bear to look; what kind of immense favor must she have received to be smiling like a chrysanthemum?

"How many rooms are there in total?" she continued.

“There are eight rooms and four toilets in total. My courtyard house is very practical.” Wang Qinghe smiled a little awkwardly as he said this. “It looks a bit old because I haven’t cleaned it much. I’ve lived here less than ten times since the renovation. Even if I come, it’s too much of a challenge for me to clean such a big house by myself. So it’s been left unused year after year. My parents are getting old and don’t want to bother with all this work. They’ve told me to just sell it.”

Su Yan was really satisfied. Wang Qinghe's courtyard house was only old on the surface, with weeds and dust. If it was cleaned up, it would definitely be habitable. She only needed to do a little renovation, which wouldn't cost much.

“Okay, let’s go transfer the property now?” she said readily.

"Huh?" Wang Heqing thought she had many more questions and was ready to answer them, but he didn't expect her to buy it so readily!

Seeing his surprise, Su Yan raised an eyebrow and smiled, "You and Brother Jiang are friends, and you're also my friend. Besides, if you weren't reliable, he wouldn't have introduced me to buy your courtyard house. Since we're good friends, you can ask about the most basic things; there's no need to ask too many."

She was mainly attracted by the location of this courtyard house, but she didn't expect the layout to be so good as well. She's definitely going to make a profit in this deal.

Upon hearing this, Wang Qinghe couldn't help but burst into laughter. He patted Jiang Jingxing on the shoulder and said happily, "Brother Jiang, I wish my younger sister had half of Miss Su's personality."

Jiang Jingxing's deep eyes fell on Su Yan, his expression gentle.

Su Yan felt her face burning for some reason and subtly avoided his gaze.

"Let's go, let's get the paperwork done now."

...

An hour later.

At the bank entrance.

After the transfer was successful, Su Yan went to the bank to transfer the money to Wang Qinghe's account.

Jiang Jingxing and Wang Qinghe were chatting outside the door.

Jiang Jingxing leaned against the wall, his gaze falling on the girl who was handling the paperwork inside the bank. He spoke slowly and deliberately, "I'll transfer the remaining ten thousand to your account later."

Wang Qinghe scratched his head and said helplessly, "Brother Jiang, I told you to forget it, but you just wouldn't listen to me. If it weren't for you, I would have lost my life long ago. If I take your 10,000 yuan, how can I face you in the future?"

Actually, he originally wanted to sell this courtyard house for 45,000 yuan, but after hearing that Jiang Jingxing wanted to buy it, he planned to sell it to him for 30,000 yuan. In the end, the buyer was Su Yan.

Brother Jiang told him to tell Miss Su that it was selling for 30,000, and that he would give her an extra 15,000 after the transfer was completed.

Wang Qinghe was extremely unwilling, but no matter what he said, Brother Jiang insisted that each matter should be handled separately and the amount should be the same. In the end, he had no choice but to compromise and agree that an additional 10,000 yuan would be enough, otherwise he would not sell.

Jiang Jingxing frowned and said calmly, "If this is how you repay a life-saving debt, I am not worthy of it."

If Wang Qinghe's courtyard house were to sell for 60,000 yuan, once the news got out, there would definitely be plenty of people wanting to buy it.

After all, this location is close to everything, not just the Forbidden City, so its appreciation potential will only increase.

"Alright, alright." Wang Qinghe relented, afraid that he would get angry, and then couldn't help but gossip, "Brother Jiang, what is your relationship with this Miss Su? Why are you going to such lengths for her?"

He put in effort and money, and didn't even let Su Yan know. The two of them don't seem to be dating. Could it be that Brother Jiang... has a crush on this girl?

Jiang Jingxing lifted his eyelids and glanced at him, saying calmly, "We're just friends, don't make wild guesses."

Wang Qinghe wanted to say something more, but Su Yan came out after making the transfer.

"Brother Wang, this is the remittance slip. Please check if there are any problems." Su Yan handed over the slip in her hand.

"No problem, no problem, what's so interesting about it?" Wang Qinghe said without even looking at it.

Ignoring him, Su Yan said in a very good mood, "Let's go eat then, it's my treat today!"

Jiang Jingxing looked at her, a smile curving his lips. He didn't refuse, "Okay."

"I won't go," Wang Qinghe explained. "I have other things to do and I'm a bit short on time. You two can go. I'll treat you next time. That's all. I'll be going now."

He spoke as he backed away.

Su Yan wanted to ask Jiang Jingxing to take him, but Wang Qinghe waved his hand and said it wasn't on his way.

She turned her gaze to the man beside her, "Shall we go?"

Jiang Jingxing: "Okay."

He then walked to the passenger side, opened the door, looked up at her, and gave her a look, gesturing for her to get in.

Su Yan stood still, looking at his smooth set of movements with a bit of astonishment.

After a long while, she walked over and, under the man's gaze, awkwardly sat in the passenger seat.

Jiang Jingxing stepped forward and pulled out the seatbelt from the inside to help her fasten it.

Su Yan's pupils contracted sharply, and she grabbed the seatbelt. Meeting his unfathomable eyes, she felt inexplicably nervous. "I can do it myself."

Jiang Jingxing stared at her for a few seconds before finally letting go of her hand, then helping her close the car door before getting in and driving off.

After driving for a while, the atmosphere inside the car became so quiet that only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard.

Su Yan didn't know where he was going, and couldn't help but look at him frequently.

After a long separation, she finally mustered the courage to ask the question that had been lingering in her mind, "Brother Jiang, do you...do you like me?"

The moment she asked the question, she felt a sense of relief, but she couldn't help feeling nervous and even a little regretful for her rashness.