Chapter 37 Rampant

Shi Qingci paced around the living room and saw Cheng Jia's food stash. He poked at the instant noodles with his finger in disgust, and threw away the fancy-looking biscuit packaging, which was all junk food.

I do have a few cartons of pure milk, which I use to soothe my stomach after drinking alcohol.

His expression was complicated: "That's all we'll eat."

No wonder she's so incredibly thin.

He'll find a chance to ask Zhou Minghe when he sees him later.

Has Cheng Jia been paid a salary in the past two years?

But I couldn't bear to see Zhou Minghe.

As Shi Qingci was walking out of the alley, she was almost hit by a stray dog ​​that lunged at her. Cheng Jia reacted quickly and stood in front of Shi Qingci, skillfully shooing away the dirty little dog.

This incident prompted Shi Qingci to ask Cheng Jia as soon as she got into the car.

"Where do you spend all the money you earn?"

"......"money.

Once sober, the driver was, of course, Cheng Jia.

Cheng Jia was fastening his seatbelt, his fingers tightening slightly: "Why did you suddenly think of asking this?"

Is it because his place is too shabby?

So you still find it unappealing.

"Can't I ask?" Shi Qingci adjusted the seat width and said indifferently, "I didn't see you this poor when you were in college."

Send him perfume worth tens of thousands of yuan and buy him the most expensive game skins.

Shi Qingci is someone who has never paid attention to her bank account balance since childhood.

There are always more numbers in my bank account than I can spend.

Seeing that Cheng Jia spent money on him without batting an eye and was able to get into a prestigious private school like Wells Business School, I assumed that Cheng Jia's conditions couldn't be bad, and that's always been my perception.

Today's events have completely changed his understanding of the world.

They're so poor.

Cheng Jia's forehead was covered in sweat, but his voice remained calm: "...What can we do? This is the family's situation. Please forgive us, Mr. Shi."

"Why don't you answer?" Shi Qingci pressed. "You don't earn much money, but it's not enough to live like this."

A monthly salary of tens of thousands is already higher than that of the average person.

They wouldn't have to live in a dilapidated house and eat instant noodles.

To hide her anxiety, Shi Qingci chuckled softly.

"Stop pretending to be pitiful, Cheng Jia."

"......"

In just a few words, Cheng Jia swallowed the words "pay back the debt" that were on the tip of his tongue, not wanting to play the victim.

He reversed the car, turned it around, and said calmly, "It cost money."

"Where did you spend all your money?" This was what Shi Qingci was wondering about.

The food and accommodation were poor.

The clothes they wore were nothing special.

There aren't even many pairs of shoes.

Cheng Jia casually made up a story: "I'm in a relationship, and I spent money on my girlfriend."

"You can be fooled by other people?" Shi Qingci didn't believe it, and became even more irritated by this answer. "Impossible. Someone as cold-blooded and vicious as you wouldn't be stupid enough to be love-struck."

Cold-blooded and vicious.

The vicious Cheng Jia said, "She's a rich girl and doesn't care about my money. But if I want to be a kept woman, I have to pay the price first. Going on dates, shopping, buying gifts—all of these require money. I call it an investment."

Let their reputation be ruined to the very end.

It's confirmed.

"...And then?" Shi Qingci was taken aback.

Because Cheng Jia's speech was fluent and truthful, it fit the persona of a greedy swindler.

Cheng Jia curled her lips in a sarcastic smile: "So you failed."

"You didn't win her over, and you've lost all your money?" Shi Qingci asked.

Cheng Jia: "Yes."

"Why doesn't she like you?" Shi Qingci didn't understand. She turned her head to look to her side and could see Cheng Jia's perfect profile.

Aside from being ruthless and vicious, Cheng Jia had no other flaws.

She is good-looking, has high emotional intelligence, is very interesting, and is extremely dazzling.

How could anyone not like Cheng Jia?

Cheng Jia kept his eyes straight ahead while driving, tapping his index finger lightly on the steering wheel.

"Isn't it normal for girls not to like me given my circumstances? Cinderella marrying a prince is a fairy tale, and a princess marrying a beggar is even rarer. Even a king wouldn't agree to that. At the very least, we should be well-matched in terms of social standing."

“Oh, she doesn’t really like you,” Shi Qingci confirmed.

I really like it.

I don't care whether the other person has money or not.

It's enough if I have my own money.

Cheng Jia became increasingly annoyed as they talked: "I'm a kept man, yet I expect him to be sincere towards me? Mr. Shi, do you even know what it means to be a kept man?"

“I don’t understand, nobody eats my food,” Shi Qingci said.

He has a lot of money now.

More than five years ago.

A meal that's filling.

"......"

The car fell silent for a moment.

Cheng Jia forced himself to explain patiently: "You have high standards and are quite picky. The princess I pursued was also very picky. She had the means to choose someone better, so I couldn't be a kept man and I lost my money. I deserve it for having bad intentions. Do you understand now?"

Let's end this topic; it's getting weirder and weirder.

"...I mean, if she doesn't like you, why did she accept your gift? Gifts given with the intention of marriage can be recovered through legal means," Shi Qingci said seriously. "Zhou Minghe has a responsibility to help you recover it; he is your boss."

That money came from Cheng Jia drinking glass after glass of wine.

Not a single penny should end up in someone else's pocket.

Even if you hire a lawyer, you have to get it back.

Shi Qingci was willing to help.

Cheng Jia was speechless: "I won't pursue her, I'm willing to spend money on her."

There was no such person who told him to go somewhere to chase after.

It was something the liar made up on the spot.

"?" Shi Qingci's expression froze, and her voice became much lower, "You... like her very much."

Didn't you say you only wanted to live off a woman?

Isn't it just about the money?

Cheng Jia's lie was hard to cover up, but she was quick-witted: "Liking someone and wanting to be a kept woman are not mutually exclusive. I like rich women, and she is both beautiful and rich, so I genuinely like her."

"Besides, I am a man after all. Once a gift is given, it is gone forever. Once it's given, it's gone."

Unlike someone else.

Even a ring that cost over sixty yuan had to be asked for back.

Cheng Jia despised this behavior.

"......"

Wow, that's impressive.

I've genuinely come to like it again.

Shi Qingci licked her back teeth with a cold smile, then turned to look out the window: "So where is she now? Are they still in contact?"

"Why are you asking about this?" Cheng Jia really didn't want to talk about it, she was tired of making things up. "Anyway, this is my current situation. I'm already miserable enough without you having to help me get back at me."

Imagine Qing dynasty porcelain as white clouds in the sky.

Cheng Jia is just a little ant in the countryside.

There's no need to deliberately trample them; they'll die on their own in no time.

Shi Qingci agreed with Cheng Jia: "I admit, as you said, your current situation is really terrible, there's almost no lower limit, but I still hate you and can't stand to see you doing even a little bit better. What can I do?"

"How annoying that you sleep next to me." Cheng Jia bit her lip in time, swallowing the rest of her sentence, "You're so shameless," and frowned in annoyance.

Shi Qingci: "!"

"......"

The car fell silent again.

I've said it before, if Cheng Jia talks back, this guy has no chance of winning.

She was afraid that if she revealed Shi Qingci's true intentions, he would pinch her again.

After all, I almost suffocated last time.

But he spoke too quickly, and even the first half of the sentence was enough to stir up a hornet's nest.

Shi Qingci heard it clearly: Cheng Jia was mocking him for taking advantage of him while he was drunk and lying in bed with him.

How dare a vicious liar who toys with other people's feelings mock him?

He hadn't seen this person for five years, and the search was so arduous that he couldn't resist lying down beside him and staying overnight to see him more, without doing anything else.

What's there to laugh at?

Is it embarrassing?

Damn, I should have just done it.

Let this swindler run rampant.