"Are you asking me for Ye Ruoxin?"

Pei Minghan's question made Li Mochuan raise an eyebrow.

He seemed surprised that Pei Minghan would ask such a question.

He couldn't help but sneer inwardly, but instead of explaining, he felt a desire to make a joke.

All that could be heard was Li Mochuan asking a question in return.

"What if that's the case? I wonder if Young Master Pei would be willing to reluctantly part with your fiancée and let me have her?"

Pei Minghan was stunned and couldn't speak for a long time.

His hands, resting on the table, were clenched tightly together, his fingers turning slightly white from the force. He was torn between two opposing forces, as if two little figures were conjuring up his mind. One was a devilish figure urging him to betray Ye Ruoxin and demand benefits from Li Mochuan, while the other was an angelic figure telling him to uphold his principles and respect Ye Ruoxin.

The two little figures were entangled with each other, and before long, the demon figure had overwhelmingly trampled the angel figure under its feet.

Pei Minghan slowly raised his head. Li Mochuan, sitting opposite him, had his hands folded over his stomach, leaning back leisurely in his chair, looking down at him with a smile, waiting for his final answer.

Pei Minghan swallowed hard, opened his mouth, and uttered a hoarse sound with difficulty, speaking to Li Mochuan with great determination.

“If Mr. Li likes her, I can give Ye Ruoxin to you, but in exchange, I want the biggest contract from the Li Group for the second half of the year.”

Li Mochuan raised an eyebrow, looking at Pei Minghan with a mocking smile.

"You're greedy, trading a woman for a business deal worth hundreds of billions. Do you really think Ye Ruoxin, a mere woman, is worth that price?"

Pei Minghan had calmed down by now. He took a deep breath and slowly calmed down. His tightly clenched hands gradually loosened, and he smiled as he looked at Li Mochuan opposite him.

“Mr. Li, what you want is not just a woman, but my fiancée, the face of the Pei family. I might even be stripped of my inheritance rights by my grandfather because of this. I have taken a huge risk in this matter. Shouldn’t you give me enough incentive?”

Li Mochuan laughed and gave a very confident assessment.

"You don't like Ye Ruoxin at all; you've lost all interest in her. You think you can use a woman you have no interest in to negotiate with me? You think I'm too easy to fool!"

Pei Minghan smiled and took a step back.

"Then Mr. Li should give me something, after all, breaking off the engagement with Ye Ruoxin is not a simple matter."

Li Mochuan found Pei Minghan's expression amusing.

He lit a cigar, took a deep drag, and exhaled a thick smoke ring.

"Young Master Pei truly lives up to his reputation as a man destined for great things; those who achieve great things don't concern themselves with trifles. It's just a pity, however, that the reason I agreed to meet you today isn't because of Ye Ruoxin herself, but rather..."

Li Mochuan's long, slender fingers with distinct knuckles touched a spot on the photograph, tapping it lightly twice with his fingertips.

"It's this one."

Pei Minghan looked down at the direction Li Mochuan was pointing and suddenly realized what was going on.

He frowned and said to Li Mochuan.

"You mean the jade pendant with two dragons that Ye Ruoxin is wearing around her neck?"

Li Mochuan said.

“This jadeite double dragon pendant looks a lot like the one my mother used to wear. It’s a pity that my mother’s pendant was lost in an accident. Her birthday is coming up soon, and I want to buy a similar one as a birthday gift for her.”

"I heard that this jade pendant with two dragons was a gift from you to Ye Ruoxin. I'd like to ask where you bought it?"

Pei Minghan nodded, but did not completely believe Li Mochuan's words.

After all, Li Mochuan is a man of deep thoughts; how could he possibly explain so much to me just because of a small jade pendant?

Pei Minghan said with a smile.

"Actually, Ye Ruoxin's jade pendant with two dragons belongs to her. Women always say things that are not true in order to show off, so as her fiancé, I don't need to embarrass her."

Li Mochuan seemed to be deep in thought.

After a moment, his sharp eyes stared at Pei Minghan, his gaze like a knife, almost able to dissect Pei Minghan and see into his soul.

"You're saying this jade pendant with two dragons belongs to Ye Ruoxin?"

Pei Minghan took her hands off the table, placed them on her lap, and clenched them into fists.

After a long while, he finally suppressed his hesitation and said with a confident smile.

"Yes, this belongs to Ye Ruoxin. I don't know where her things came from. If Mr. Li is interested in this jadeite double dragon pendant, I can make a connection for you and get Ruoxin to part with it. I believe she will agree."

Li Mochuan pondered for a moment, then finally shook his head.

"There's no need to trouble Young Master Pei. I'll just go find Miss Ye myself."

After saying this, Li Mochuan stood up and looked down at Pei Minghan, speaking calmly.

"Thank you very much, Young Master Pei. I'll take my leave now."

Pei Minghan also stood up and spoke politely to Li Mochuan.

"I'll take you there."

Li Mochuan raised his hand, stopping Pei Minghan from seeing him off.

"No need to be so polite."

After saying that, Li Mochuan turned and left.

Pei Minghan stood there, watching Li Mochuan's departing figure, and hesitated again, wondering whether she should tell Li Mochuan the truth.

If he tells Li Mochuan that the jade pendant with two dragons belongs to Ye Ningwan, could he get some benefit from Li Mochuan?

Thinking about this, Pei Minghan hesitated again.

On the other hand, Pei Minghan was also worried. Li Mochuan's investigation of that jadeite double dragon pendant was definitely not simple. If she told him the truth, would it cause trouble for Ye Ningwan? In that case, she wouldn't even be able to save her!

The thought of this possibility made Pei Minghan feel as if she were being tormented between water and fire.

Is it for profit or for Ye Ningwan?

The benefits were clearly within their grasp, but Ye Ningwan... that woman had already married Pei Fengzhi and no longer belonged to them. As her ninth aunt, they would absolutely never have another chance, at least in public!

Is it necessary for him to give up those benefits for a woman like that?

That's just too stupid!

Pei Minghan didn't want to admit that he was a fool who couldn't weigh the pros and cons, nor did he want to admit that Ye Ningwan, whom he had given up with his own hands, was really that important to him.

Pei Minghan gritted her teeth, almost blurting it out.

"Mr. Li..."

Almost simultaneously, Li Mochuan suddenly turned around and glanced at Pei Minghan, looking at her with a half-smile, and asked unexpectedly.

"Pei Minghan... if the person I want today is Ye Ningwan, would you still agree so readily?"

Upon hearing this question, Pei Minghan's pupils dilated dramatically.

"I……"