I finished the drink in one gulp, then closed my eyes tightly, swallowing the extremely spicy aftertaste... I've gotten used to using pain to escape the contradictions in my heart, and I'm even less willing to imagine such a scene in my mind.
Throughout this process, An'an kept looking at me, as if she really wanted to get an answer from me.
I wiped my face hard with both hands before speaking to her, "One is morning, the other is dusk. If it were you, who would you choose?"
After thinking for a while, An An replied, "I understand what you mean."
"I understand!"
“I think you want both… because morning represents vitality; dusk is the most beautiful time of day, like a fine wine that gets better with each sip.”
I almost dropped the lighter in my hand. After staring at her for a long time, I finally replied, "I didn't expect you could say something so absurd!"
"Isn't having two women on your left and right the thing you men dream of the most?"
"Whether it's something we've always dreamed of or not, as long as we live in a society governed by the rule of law, we must discuss matters in accordance with the law."
"Only in fairy tales can there be so many romantic fantasies between a man and a woman... In the adult world, there are too many choices... Many times, you can see these choices... I am a prime example... He didn't want to divorce his wife because he was afraid of damaging his image; he also didn't want to leave me, so he could only keep me with money and material things, and then maintain a delicate balance between me and his wife... Anyway, he succeeded, although in different ways, he did keep both women by his side."
I looked at An'an, not knowing what to say for a moment. She's always like this; as she talks, she'll start to analyze herself or a social phenomenon from a particular perspective.
This is of no reference value to me, because I will never be the kind of man who controls others in my life. I have my own bottom line and loyalty, which has nothing to do with social status or money.
An'an seemed to realize this as well, and she said to me apologetically, "I'm sorry, not every woman in this world is like me, and not every man is like him... We are the negative example of this society... It can't last!"
After a moment of contemplation, I asked, "Have you never thought about escaping this kind of life?"
"I've thought about it, I think about it every day... But I'm like a caged canary. Even if I break free one day, I'll be completely disconnected from society. I don't know how to survive... If you ask me to go back to the entertainment industry, I'll only be more humiliated than I am now... You know what that industry is like!"
"Have you ever thought about making some investments?"
An An replied with a wry smile, "I have no one I can trust, and no reliable investment channels."
What do you think of this bar?
An'an looked at me with a puzzled expression; she didn't know why I would suddenly ask her that.
I quickly explained, "It's like this, I have a project that urgently needs start-up capital, so I want to liquidate my shares in this bar, but the price I asked for isn't low, and after talking to a few people, none of them are able to take it."
How many shares do you own, and how much are you willing to transfer them for?
"Thirty percent of the shares, transfer price, 00 million."
An An tapped her temples and replied after a while, "He did leave a bank card with me. If it was only two or three hundred thousand, he probably wouldn't have noticed... Although two million isn't a lot of money, it will definitely attract his attention. If he asks me where the money went, I won't know how to explain it."
I was a little surprised: "He won't even let you make some investments yourself?"
“He is an extremely suspicious person. If I think about making investments, he will definitely suspect that I have ulterior motives… He also understands that once I can become financially independent, our relationship will become fragile… So, he always tells me that he can support me for the rest of my life, that I don’t have to do anything, and that I’m not allowed to think about making money… In his opinion, he has already given me more than enough!”
I know in my heart that this relationship is very abnormal, but I can't say too much, because no matter what choice An'an makes, I can't be responsible for her future. If she makes a choice that she will regret because she listened to me, she will hate me.
After a moment of hesitation, I finally spoke up: "I understand your difficulties. Just pretend I didn't say anything."
An'an seemed to want to say something more, but in the end she held back... I could tell that she wanted to take over the shares from me, but she really didn't dare to upset that man, so after weighing the options, she could only choose this way.
...
After leaving the bar and returning to my place, it was already 11:30 PM. I quickly washed up and lay down in bed. After thinking it over, I contacted Jian Zihan on WeChat to ask if she was asleep.
Perhaps because they hadn't been in contact for a while, Jian Zihan replied with several surprised emojis, then asked, "Is something wrong?"
Without saying a word, I transferred 100,000 yuan to her via WeChat.
"Are you crazy?... Even if you won a hundred million in the lottery, this isn't how you play the game... Why did you transfer 100,000 yuan to me? We're practically strangers!"
"Stop pretending... I know everything."
"What do you know?...This is ridiculous!"
"There's no point in explaining it all; just take the money."
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