Chapter 25 I'm afraid you'll suffer a loss
After chatting with her uncle for a while, Qiao Xing returned to her room, where she tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
Qin Ce hasn't returned yet, and we don't know how he's handling things.
As Qiao Xing was thinking, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open, and she sat up abruptly from the bed.
It was Qin Ce who had returned. He was wearing a black shirt and stood out in the light.
"You're back. How did that... go?"
Qin Ce rolled up his sleeves, pulled out a chair from the desk, sat down, and stared intently at Qiao Xing, as if he wanted to negotiate with her.
Qiao Xing subconsciously tensed up.
"To settle this privately, I'll have to pay 150,000 yuan in compensation."
"so much?"
"Hmm." His expression didn't change much, and it was impossible to tell if he was angry or not. He said, "The problem now is, my car has been towed away, how am I going to get to work?"
"This..." Qiao Xing bit her lip, "I'm sorry, I should have known better than to let you borrow the car."
"There's no point in talking about this now; we need to solve the problem."
He had previously stated that the car was purchased with a loan, so if a new car suddenly appeared, Qiao Xing would definitely become suspicious.
Qin Ce's biggest headache right now is not having a car; he has a car but can't drive it.
"That car owner wants 150,000 yuan, is there no room for negotiation?" Qiao Xing thought of what her aunt had said, and she began to feel troubled again.
"He wanted 300,000, but the final negotiated price was 150,000. Even with insurance, it would still be around 100,000."
Qiao Xing rubbed the tip of her nose, suddenly unsure of what to do.
She racked her brains for a while, then suddenly had a brilliant idea. "Can I ask you for something?"
"explain."
Qiao Xing thought for a moment and said, "I'm still short 100,000 yuan from my uncle when I buy the house. I'll discuss it with him and sell it to us for 400,000 yuan so they won't have to pay the car owner."
"Then I'll use the remaining 50,000 to buy an electric scooter and take you to work every day! Can that offset the cost? If not, I'll pay you back when I make money in the future."
Qin Ce was slightly taken aback. "An electric car?"
"Yes, electric cars are great, they don't get stuck in traffic, and they're fast. Then there's the house. All things considered, it's like you've contributed 300,000. Later we'll get a notarized document or an agreement, just in case we get divorced..."
Qin Ce stared at her as she chattered on and on, but he didn't hear a word she said except for the word "divorce."
While Qiao Xing was still talking non-stop, Qin Ce suddenly interrupted her, "Are you calculating so clearly because you're preparing for a divorce?"
Qiao Xing's voice stopped abruptly. She stared blankly at Qin Ce, whose brows were slightly furrowed, as if he were somewhat displeased.
After a while, she whispered, "I'm afraid you'll get taken advantage of."
Hearing this, Qin Ce's brows relaxed slightly. "As long as your uncle agrees, I have no objection."
"Really?"
"Um."
He still didn't seem very emotional. Qiao Xing suddenly realized how good-tempered he was; he wasn't even angry that his car had been towed away.
Qiao Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief. She smiled and said, "Thank you. By the way, is the 150,000 yuan enough to compensate them?"
"I borrowed some from a friend, that's enough."
"Your friend is so kind. Don't worry, I'll pay it back with you."
Qin Ce suddenly wondered if this girl was stupid. She had just said that the house was equivalent to him contributing 300,000 yuan, and now she wanted to pay back the money with him.
Is she still struggling to figure things out after all this time, or is she simply naive, thinking she can't let him suffer a loss while being willing to suffer a loss herself?
To be honest, this was the first time Qin Ce had ever questioned Qiao Xing's judgment of people.
However, it cannot be ruled out that she heard some news about him from the old man and is playing the role of a virtuous woman to him.
It's no wonder Qin Ce was suspicious, because he had seen far too many women like that.
She pretended not to know his identity and acted as if she wanted to share his joys and sorrows, but in reality, she had her own ulterior motives.
The most unpredictable thing in this world is the human heart.
The conversation between the two had come to an end. Qiao Xing was prepared to face his anger, but she did not expect it to be resolved so calmly.
She couldn't express her feelings.
"Well, go to bed early. I'll try to check out electric bikes after get off work tomorrow. You'll have to squeeze onto the bus in the morning."
She could understand; Qin Ce was a returnee from overseas, and he cared about his image to some extent, otherwise he wouldn't have taken out a loan to buy a car as soon as he got back.
So taking the bus was indeed a hardship for him.
"Go to sleep." Qin Ce stood up, turned around and left the bedroom with a heavy heart.
Qiao Xing assumed he was upset because of the car, so she didn't pay him any attention.
When Qiao Xing woke up in the morning, she found Qin Ce sitting on the sofa with his arms crossed and his eyes closed.
Did he sleep on the sofa all night?
Qiao Xing felt a little guilty, so she took the keys and tiptoed downstairs to buy breakfast.
He doesn't eat eggs, and there wasn't enough time to make anything else, so he just bought a few servings of porridge and steamed buns.
There are plenty of steamed buns; buying two steamers is enough for several people.
When he returned, Qin Ce had just come out of the bathroom. Qiao Xing waved the breakfast in her hand and said, "Time to eat."
Qin Ce glanced at the packaging bag in her hand. "Did you buy this outside?"
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