Su Niannian simply wanted to return the jewelry and had no intention of extorting money. Hearing the man's cunning and venomous words, she felt both wronged and angry.
She pursed her lips, frowned, and argued in an unhappy tone: "Don't wrong an innocent person. I've done nothing wrong and have no intention of extorting you."
Si Lijue leaned back in his chair with a leisurely air, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and stared intently at the charming woman in front of him with a half-smile.
"If you're not trying to extort money from me, then why are you so angry? And why are you returning the gift?"
"I... I just feel that this gift is too precious, and I cannot accept it."
Su Niannian clenched her hands involuntarily, a pang of heartache flashing in her eyes as she looked at the box.
She quickly shifted her gaze away from the box on the table, as if looking at it for even a moment would cause her more pain.
She seemed to be talking to Si Lijue, but it also sounded like she was talking to herself: "As the saying goes, 'One should not accept a reward without merit.' I have no merit whatsoever, and I feel a little guilty for accepting such a precious gift for no reason."
Si Lijue saw through it but didn't say anything, showing unusual patience as he said in a gentle tone, "Who said you didn't contribute? Didn't you help me fend off unwanted suitors tonight?"
Su Niannian hadn't expected him to be so agreeable. After a few seconds of silence, she said with self-awareness, "Today's work was just part of my job, it doesn't count."
Si Lijue's smile deepened, "If tonight's events don't count, then the fact that you gave birth to Xibao for me can count!"
"You risked your life to give birth to Xibao and raised him so well; this set of jewelry is my way of repaying you."
A hint of surprise flashed in Su Niannian's eyes, which instantly brightened. "It's not that it's not possible to say that, but... this is worth eight hundred million, which is still too expensive. I can't afford it."
It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go back to frugality from luxury.
She worried that she would be led astray by this extravagant lifestyle, and that once her contract with Si Lijue expired in a year, she wouldn't be able to live that peaceful life anymore.
She had to control herself as soon as possible, before things got out of control.
Seeing that she still refused to accept his kind words despite his efforts, Si Lijue scolded her impatiently, "Su Niannian, you really are stubborn."
This small amount of money is nothing to me, not even enough to scratch an itch.
Let alone 800 million, even 8 billion, if I wanted to give it to you, I wouldn't even blink an eye.
Ms. Su, please don't underestimate your husband's capabilities, and there's no need for you to save me money, OK?"
After saying that, he reached up and rubbed his aching temples, looking helpless.
He felt that talking to Su Niannian, that stupid woman, was too much of a waste of his brain cells.
Does he look like someone who is broke?
What a joke! If he's broke, you won't find a rich person in the entire capital.
Su Niannian's actions were clearly a slap in his face, as if he couldn't afford a gift worth 800 million.
“This set of jewelry is too flashy to wear…” Su Niannian hesitated, “I just want to live a normal life, I don’t want to be noticed, and I don’t want to be targeted by thieves.”
She wouldn't even wear the diamond necklace worth 30 million yuan that Xi Bao gave her, so how could she possibly go out wearing jewelry worth 800 million yuan?
Moreover, she felt that if she wore such expensive jewelry, she could be slit at any time, and she wouldn't even be able to sleep soundly.
After a long while, Si Lijue finally understood her concerns and said with a gloomy face, "Who told you to wear it on your body for no reason?"
You can put it in the cabinet or just toss it somewhere that won't get in the way.
Besides, it's a gift for you; whether you wear it or not is entirely up to you.
I just thought it looked nice and that it would suit you, so I bought it for you as a gift. It's not like I bought it so you would wear it and display it.
If you really don't like it, you can throw it away.
The speaker spoke casually, but the listener began to ponder.
"Huh?" Su Niannian looked at Si Lijue in disbelief, feeling that this man was deliberately teasing her, joking with her, playing with her, and showing off that he was richer than her.
Throw it away?
How could something worth 800 million be seen by him as something worth only a few hundred yuan at a street stall, worthless at all?
The only person in the entire capital who could say such things is probably Si Lijue.
He's such a spendthrift!
Seeing Su Niannian's distress, Si Lijue assumed she disliked the gift and lost patience, unwilling to argue with her any further.
He stared intently at the bewildered Su Niannian and said, "If you don't want to throw it away, I'll throw it away for you!" With that, he stood up from his office chair and reached for the gift box on his desk.
As Su Niannian saw his hand reach out, she instinctively stretched out her hands to protect the box.
She smiled obsequiously, her face full of fawning, "Don't bother with such a small matter as losing something, Mr. Si. I'll handle it!"
Are you kidding me?!
Eight hundred million yuan just vanished like that?
Since he intended to throw it away, there's nothing wrong with her keeping it for Xibao. Just pretend she found it in the trash!
Si Lijue watched her greedy expression with amusement, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips. "No trouble at all, it's just a simple matter. I'll throw it away myself!"
As he said this, he actually reached out and grabbed Su Niannian's hand, making a move to take the gift box away.
Su Niannian watched helplessly as Si Lijue pried her fingers off one by one, and instantly panicked, shouting without regard for her image: "Si Lijue, you are a CEO worth over 10 billion, how can you try to take this mere 800 million from me?"
At this moment, she truly regretted that her trip to see Si Lijue had been completely unnecessary.
If she had known that 800 million was nothing to him, why would she have bothered to come all this way?
Si Lijue seemed unwilling to let Su Niannian off easily. He kept clenching his fists and lazily lifted his eyelids to watch the panicked woman closely, not missing her every move.
"Since you don't like this gift, I'll help you get rid of it and make sure it never appears in front of you again."
Su Niannian's fingers were caught, and she quickly put them back, muttering, "No! Si Lijue, how can you take back something that has been given away? You just said that I can do whatever I want with the things you gave me."
"Did I say that?" Si Lijue found it amusing.
"I did say that, anyway, I heard it." Su Niannian's tone was certain, as if it were true.
In order to snatch the box from Si Lijue, Su Niannian had to climb her entire upper body onto the desk.
Si Lijue saw that her chest and the back of his hand were only centimeters apart and immediately withdrew his hand.
He took a deep breath and yelled at her with a hint of exasperation, "Su Niannian, can't you be a little more sensible?"
You clearly said you didn't like it and wanted to return it to me, so why are you returning it now?
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