"no."
He Lingchuan rejected Gu Chengze's suggestion without hesitation.
His expression turned serious, and his tone became solemn: "Cao Xue must never know about this. I cannot involve her."
"Just consider it a loan from her."
Cao Xue is, after all, a young lady from a wealthy family, so she can definitely come up with the money.
"That won't work either."
He Lingchuan was adamant; he couldn't let Cao Xue know about this. He reminded Gu Chengze, "Right now, don't let anyone know about this except you."
Gu Chengze hesitated for a moment, then had no choice but to agree.
But he also had a condition: the patent could not be sold.
He Lingchuan knew how much Gu Chengze cared about his project, so he agreed and promised to finish it.
Hearing him say that, Gu Chengze was finally relieved.
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Don't worry, I'll help you figure out how to make the rest of the money."
After hanging up the phone, He Lingchuan planned to write programs for other companies first.
With his skills, he should be able to raise that ten million quickly.
He wasn't in a hurry to give the money to the Shen family, but he couldn't let the school fall behind on its debts.
When He Lingchuan ran into Zhou Mingyan, he was just about to go to the company he had arranged to have the program written for him.
He kept his head down, not wanting to have any contact with Zhou Mingyan.
Clearly, the other party doesn't think that way.
"He Lingchuan, where are you going?"
Zhou Mingyan blocked his way, crossed his arms over his chest, and looked at him leisurely: "Why are you so relaxed? Have you raised the money yet?"
"It has nothing to do with you."
He Lingchuan turned to leave, but Zhou Mingyan stopped him with his hand: "I do have a way to help you raise the money, it just depends on whether you're willing to agree."
He Lingchuan raised his eyes, looking at him with a mixture of disbelief and skepticism: "You would be so kind?"
Zhou Mingyan chuckled and looked He Lingchuan up and down.
He fixed his gaze on He Lingchuan's face and slowly said, "Of course I'm not that kind."
He emphasized the last few words and said as He Lingchuan frowned, "As long as you leave Xixi, I will make up for the money."
"That's a hundred million."
He Lingchuan looked puzzled: "You can come up with so much money?"
Zhou Mingyan shrugged, looking relaxed: "It's a piece of cake for me."
His expression didn't look like he was joking.
He Lingchuan pondered for a moment, his face full of suspicion: "Are you sure you can give me one hundred million?"
Leaving Shen Yanxi wouldn't be a bad idea.
He was completely disappointed in Shen Yanxi, and leaving her would not cause him any loss.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingyan's eyes lit up instantly: "You agreed?"
Are you telling the truth?
He Lingchuan looked him up and down: "If you can really give me 100 million, I might consider it."
However, Zhou Mingyan's words should not be taken entirely at face value.
Before leaving, He Lingchuan patiently reminded him: "If you really intend to give me 100 million, bring the money to the school and find me tomorrow. I have other things to do, so think it over carefully."
After saying the last word, He Lingchuan didn't linger.
Watching him leave, Zhou Mingyan grinned and took out a recording pen.
He said smugly, "He Lingchuan, let's see how you explain this to Xixi this time."
...
Zhou Mingyan found Shen Yanxi with a recording pen. He cut off the beginning and end of the recording, and the content became that He Lingchuan asked him for 100 million yuan, and in exchange, he would leave Shen Yanxi.
He Lingchuan's voice was very distinctive. Shen Yanxi listened to it three times and confirmed that it was He Lingchuan who had spoken.
"He doesn't even want the child anymore?"
Shen Yanxi frowned, her face growing increasingly somber.
She was so angry that her muscles were tense. She paced back and forth in the office, and she was somewhat incoherent, clearly driven mad by He Lingchuan.
"I knew it. I knew this person had wanted to leave me for a long time. I knew it all along. I should have known it all along."
Looking at Shen Yanxi, Zhou Mingyan's jealousy grew stronger.
He hugged Shen Yanxi from behind and gently comforted her, "Xixi, don't be sad. Even without He Lingchuan, you still have me."
Zhou Mingyan forcibly turned Shen Yanxi's body around: "I will always be with you."
Shen Yanxi raised her eyes, her eyes filled with disappointment and grievance.
...
He Lingchuan didn't get back until 3 a.m., and in order to save enough money as soon as possible, he only allowed himself four hours of sleep each day.
He stood at the door, hesitating whether to go into the room to check on the child.
He hadn't seen Nan Chen and Bei Chen all day and wondered if they had been bullied at school.
After hesitating for a long time, He Lingchuan couldn't resist and tiptoed towards the two children's room.
"Nanchen? Beichen? Daddy's back."
He Lingchuan spoke very softly, afraid of disturbing the two children.
Looking through the light from outside the door, he was dressed in an empty suit, as if no one was there.
He Lingchuan was a little confused. He carefully reached over and touched a cold, hard bed.
His face turned pale, and he was covered in a cold sweat.
"Southern Star? Northern Star?"
He Lingchuan immediately turned on the light, and sure enough, the bed was empty.
His hands, hanging at his sides, clenched into fists as he gritted his teeth and muttered Shen Yanxi's name: "Shen Yanxi..."
Just as He Lingchuan was about to go out to confront Shen Yanxi, he heard a series of light footsteps.
The door was pushed open, and Shen Yanxi's fair face came into view: "You still know how to come back."
He Lingchuan didn't bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point: "Where's the child? Where did you send the child?"
"Didn't you say you didn't want children anymore? Why are you asking me?"
Shen Yanxi leaned against the door, recalling He Lingchuan's words, her heart filled with disappointment.
She didn't know why she was so angry; she should have been happy.
She had finally managed to leave He Lingchuan and openly be with Zhou Mingyan, so why was she so angry?
It must be because He Lingchuan doesn't want children. Shen Yanxi pursed her lips, becoming even more convinced of this idea.
He Lingchuan's expression was even more unpleasant than hers. He was completely bewildered and questioned Shen Yanxi, "When did I say I didn't want children? Don't make false accusations."
"Am I making baseless accusations, or are you just feeling guilty?"
Shen Yanxi walked up to He Lingchuan, almost pressing her body against his: "He Lingchuan, stop pretending to be stupid. I heard what you and Mingyan said. You said you would leave me if he gave you 100 million. Isn't that what you said?"
He Lingchuan was stunned. Shen Yanxi interpreted his silence as tacit agreement.
In that instant, the last glimmer of hope in Shen Yanxi's heart vanished completely.
She looked disappointed, as if her heart was being gripped tightly by a pair of large hands.
She felt like she was suffocating, especially when she saw He Lingchuan hesitate.
Her mind was filled with He Lingchuan's words. Shen Yanxi frowned and angrily questioned him, "For a hundred million, you'd even abandon your child?"
He Lingchuan frowned: "I didn't say I didn't want you, I just don't want you."
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