jdhmnovel Chapter 38 Does He Deserve to Be Here?
Chapter 38 Does He Deserve to Be Here?
Toot——
Yanting stared blankly at the phone he had accidentally hung up on.
Chase her?
Yanting was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
I can't say whether I'm moved or apprehensive.
But more than anything, it's a feeling of unease.
Looking back now, Chen Xiao's appearance on the way to the banquet that day was very sudden. He just suddenly appeared in front of her and then came to her rescue time and time again like a savior.
There was even one instance where she was unaware of it.
But regardless of whether Chen Xiao was joking or genuinely liked her, Yan Ting did owe him a lot of favors.
There is no doubt about this.
Therefore, Yan Ting frowned slightly, his heart filled with sorrow.
Favors are always the hardest to repay.
buzz-
Mobile phone vibration.
It was Chen Xiao who sent the message.
He seemed to know exactly how Yanting was feeling at that moment.
"Don't feel burdened, pursuing you is just my wishful thinking."
Yan Ting paused, her gaze momentarily fixed.
Then, she tapped the screen with her fingertips and asked the question that had been on her mind for the past few days: "Did Mr. Chen know me before?"
There was no immediate reply.
Just when Yanting thought Chen Xiao might not reply to the question, a message popped up in the chat box:
"know."
Yan Ting frowned and typed, "Where?"
"In my dreams."
Yan Ting: "..."
She suppressed her speechless frustration and sent a question mark: "?"
The question mark was sent and the other party replied in less than two seconds.
This time it's a voice message.
Yanting clicked on it.
The next second, the man's deep, magnetic voice chuckled softly.
"I dreamt that Miss Yan was pursuing me relentlessly and even forced herself on me. Alas, I, a weak and beautiful man, could only submit to Miss Yan in the end."
Yan Ting: "..."
She shouldn't have asked that unnecessary question.
What does it mean to force oneself on someone?
Yan Ting's lips twitched slightly.
She never went to this level of madness when she was pursuing Lu Huai.
Yanting: "Dreams are the opposite of reality."
Chen Xiao stared at the chat box and smiled lazily.
It's unclear whether dreams are the opposite of reality.
But the key point is that it is not a dream.
Before his time travel, he was much more domineering than she is now. He usually seemed indifferent to desires, but he would take the initiative to pursue anything he set his sights on.
Although Chen Xiao was the one who fell in love first, it was Yan Ting who pursued him.
Jiang Taigong fished, and those who were willing took the bait. He only used a few tricks to catch Yanting, such as playing hard to get or playing hard to get, and made his childhood sweetheart pursue him ardently.
Of course, Chen Xiao didn't persist for long. In less than ten days, he reluctantly and officially became a couple with his childhood sweetheart.
When his friends in the industry found out, they exclaimed, "No way, Brother Chen, you just gave in to her like that? Where's the backbone of the Chen family heir in Beijing?"
"Spirit?" Chen Xiao glanced at him and scoffed, "Can you stew it and eat it?"
The brother exclaimed in surprise, "Honestly, I would believe you if Yanting tried to take things by force, but for Yanting to take things by force from you sounds like a complete fantasy."
"Do you know what's going on outside? They say that you broke up Yanting and her lover, and that you forced her to separate from the person she loved."
Chen Xiao: "?"
He leaned back, stretched out his long leg and kicked the man's butt, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Is this how you use the phrase 'breaking up a loving couple'?"
Pei Li hissed as he was kicked, but Chen Xiao's kick wasn't actually that hard. Seeing Chen Xiao's half-smile, he coughed and said, "Mainly because they thought Yan Ting liked that guy surnamed Yan, and then they even made a bet saying that childhood sweethearts and sudden love, childhood sweethearts are bound to—" Before he could finish the word "lost," he was choked by a casual glance from Chen Xiao.
A slightly amused smile appeared on Chen Xiao's lips: "From the sky?"
Seeing his reaction, Pei Li sensed something was wrong and quickly said, "Brother Chen, I'm firmly on your side. That guy surnamed Yan who cut in halfway is nowhere near as good as you."
Chen Xiao squinted: "The one surnamed Yan?" He had no recollection of this person at all.
“His name is Yan Shi, Brother Chen, you've forgotten. He was there once when we organized a gathering. His company had an engineering project that needed your approval to be approved, so he asked a friend of mine to act as a go-between to meet you.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao pondered for a moment before finally managing to recall a tiny bit of memory about Yan Shi.
It seems to be related to some relatives on Yanting's mother's side.
To be honest, if Yan Shi were placed in the general social circle, he would be considered a highly desirable person by many, given his good looks, his prestigious university degree, and his entrepreneurial spirit.
But our young master has never really taken this person seriously.
A handsome and talented man?
In his opinion, the man was only barely presentable in appearance, and his abilities were also questionable.
At the time, he mainly agreed to the project approval because of Yanting's influence.
I didn't pay much attention to it after that.
But I overheard Xiao Qingmei mention that the project lost a lot of money.
Immediately, Chen Xiao frowned, and said in a somewhat displeased tone, "He thinks he's worthy of being called a genius?"
Xiao Qingmei's eyes shouldn't be that badly blind.
Pei Li choked.
I thought to myself, "Of course I can't compare to you!"
But some people outside believed it!
As if struck by a thought, Chen Xiao suddenly asked, "How much did you bet?"
Pei Li felt a sudden chill run down her spine: "..."
Fearing that Chen Xiao might misunderstand him, he immediately pledged his loyalty: "Brother Chen, don't worry, I'm betting that you'll win."
Chen Xiao glanced at him, his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly: "Isn't it only right that you bet on me?"
"..."
"Not much, just five million." Pei Li's tone sounded inexplicably weak when she said this.
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao chuckled and said, "You're playing pretty big games."
If it were a casino betting five million, it would be understandable, but to dare to place such a large bet on such a trivial mistake shows a lot of audacity.
Pei Li coughed lightly and said, "This matter is mainly because of you, Brother Chen. Ordinary people don't have such a grand display."
Moreover, his 500 million bet is nothing compared to several others who bet tens of millions. After all, who wouldn't want to see the prince's antics?
For these privileged children, a few million or tens of millions of dollars is really not much money.
To be honest, those who reach their level can sign several projects worth hundreds of millions every day, with money flowing in like water.
As the head of the Chen family, Chen Xiao lived up to his name, acting arrogantly and even more so when it came to making money, calculating every second.
As for how wealthy the Chen family is, no one can truly estimate it.
However, considering that Chen Xiao frequently gifted Yanting limited-edition luxury cars, luxurious estates, and several large villas in different locations, and that this gentleman even specially gifted Yanting a small island for his 18th birthday, it is enough to demonstrate just how valuable this gift was.