Xie Ning turned to look at Xu Wan and said, "You're really exaggerating too much. I'm gay, you know? I'm attracted to men, and I have trouble getting an erection when I look at women!"
Xu Wan already knew the answer in her heart.
She had seen many men like that at the law firm.
They got married just to appease their families; their wives were pitiful beyond measure.
Xu Wan did not speak again.
Xie Ning took a few steps, then turned around and felt that Xu Wan was walking too slowly. She went back to Xu Wan's side and gave her a hard push, "What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and come with me!"
Xu Wan staggered slightly but didn't say anything, silently following the man.
It was daytime, and Xu Wan listened intently to the sounds around her. It seemed that apart from the sound of their footsteps, there were no other sounds.
By nightfall, there will definitely be none left.
Xie Ning led Xu Wan to a villa in the very center.
Because the villa was not yet completed, there was no staircase between the first and second floors; instead, there was only a long bench that could be used to go up and down the stairs.
"Go up!"
Afraid that Xu Wan would run away, Xie Ning stood on a bench and called her up.
Xu Wan looked at the tall second floor and said, "You can only go up if you untie my hands."
"You wish!" Xie Ning glared at her. "If I untie your hands, you'll just run away, won't you?"
"Do you think I can outrun you?" Xu Wan looked at Xie Ning. "You're a tall man of 1.8 meters, how tall am I? Besides, it's daytime now, you're not asleep or injured, do you think I can outrun you?"
Xie Ning's lips twitched, realizing that Xu Wan's words made sense.
He wasn't unaware of this possibility, but it was his first time committing kidnapping, and he was quite flustered.
After all, he had already gone this far, and there was no way out for him.
Xie Ning used a knife to cut open the plastic binding cord on Xu Wan's hands. After the two of them went up to the second floor, he took a new cord and immediately tied it around her hands.
This time, it was bound even tighter.
Then they tied her to a load-bearing pillar with a rope.
Once everything was settled, Xie Ning sat down, knife in hand, and said slowly, "Attorney Xu, now we can have a proper chat."
"What should we talk about?"
Xu Wan was sitting.
She glanced at Xie Ning's still bulging backpack out of the corner of her eye, feeling panicked, fearing that there might still be explosives inside.
"Let's talk about what your husband does, how much money he has, and how much ransom he can give me. Once we've discussed that, we'll call him."
"He, he..."
"I'm warning you, don't try to fool me. I saw him driving a luxury car that day!"
Xie Ning stared intently at Xu Wan, her eyes filled with warning.
"He is actually a very famous lawyer, and he should have tens of millions of assets under his name. If it is in cash, I am not sure how much he has."
Xu Wan had guessed from her conversation with Jiang Tingzhou that the man had assets worth over 100 million yuan.
However, she couldn't make such a definitive statement, otherwise Xie Ning might not get the money and could very well do something drastic.
Xie Ning couldn't hide her excitement. "I knew it! So, how's your relationship? How much money do you think I could ask him for?"
“We had a whirlwind marriage, and we’ve only been married for three months. You can try asking for more so you can negotiate a better deal. If you ask for less at the beginning, it will be harder to ask for more later.”
Xu Wan said that on purpose.
Xie Ning stared at her, her expression incredulous. "I thought you would advise me to ask for less, but I didn't expect you to tell me to ask for more?"
“I told you, we had a whirlwind marriage, we’ve only been married for three months. His money isn’t as important as my life.” Xu Wan gave a self-deprecating laugh. “But don’t get too excited yet. Given the fragility of our relationship, he might not be able to give us much.”
Xie Ning looked at Xu Wan, who seemed completely disregarding her husband, and said, "It's a pity your husband isn't here, otherwise I'd really like to see his expression when he hears you say these things."
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