205: Thank you very much!
205: Thank you very much!
He really could just push the door open, get out of the car, and walk away, but if something were to happen to this woman afterward, there was no guarantee it wouldn’t come back to haunt him.
“Failure to save a dying person”, although he might not be legally responsible, the Shi Family probably wouldn’t reason that way.
Damn it.
He was a kidnapper, after all!
Why did this woman act as if she was oblivious, almost as if she had caught him in a trap?
“Miss Shi, we’ve known each other for less than a week, you should be aware that I’m under no obligation to help you with anything…”
Seeing that she was about to retort in anger, Jiang Chen quickly changed his tone and continued, “However, being helpful is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, so I can lend you a hundred thousand to address your urgent needs.
Once you’re in a better position, you can pay me back.”
A hundred thousand.
Jiang Chen felt he had done more than enough.
It was almost the equivalent of an average person’s annual salary.
Even if the young lady used to burn money like it was nothing, as long as she planned her spending a little, she should be able to make it through three to six months without issues.
Little did he know, the young lady really failed to grasp her current situation and instead of being grateful, she responded with humiliation, “I’m not a beggar!”
Jiang Chen’s eye twitched.
“You could easily shell out eighty million for that woman without batting an eye, but when it comes to me, you’re reluctant to part with even such a small sum of money.
A hundred thousand, huh, Jiang Chen, if you don’t want to help me, just say so.
There’s no need to insult me like this!”
Jiang Chen truly felt a bit stifled.
Please.
The relationships between people are different.
I’ve only known you for three days.
In a sense, we could still be considered enemies.
The fact that I am willing to possibly make amends and extend a helping hand is already commendable.
This woman has clearly been spoiled in the past, seemingly taking it for granted that everyone must comply with her unconditionally, that the whole world should revolve around her.
“Get out of my car!”
Shi Qianxi lost control of her emotions and kept pushing Jiang Chen.
Before she could push him out of the car, she suddenly burst into tears.
“Sob…”
She hung her head, her shoulders trembling, tears rolling down her cheeks and falling onto the car’s interior, making it seem to the unknowing observer that she was deeply wronged.
Jiang Chen had a splitting headache.
If outsiders were to see this, who knows, it could become the hottest news at school tomorrow.
“Why are you crying again?
Can’t we have a proper discussion?”
He was full of helplessness.
“Who told you to bully people, sob…”
When did I ever bully you?
Is lending you money despite our past grievances considered bullying?
This spoiled princess’s thinking is truly beyond ordinary people’s comprehension.
“If you keep crying, believe it or not, tomorrow I’ll send the photos from my phone to every major magazine?”
Jiang Chen suddenly threatened in a fierce voice.
The effect was immediate.
“You wouldn’t dare!”
Shi Qianxi glared at him immediately, her eyes like overfilled reservoirs, with shimmering tears still falling.
Indeed.
With this woman, being gentle was completely useless; only a tough approach would work.
As long as she stopped crying, everything else could be discussed.
“Didn’t you say you’d rather sell yourself to some random man?
If you don’t even cherish your own body, why would you care about your reputation?”
“If you expose those photos, I’ll take you down with me, neither of us will live!”
Shi Qianxi threatened, but her voice inevitably choked up, devoid of any real threat, instead making her seem pitiable and laughable.
Jiang Chen shook his head.
“Enough, wipe your face.
You’re almost thirty years old, crying at the drop of a hat, how embarrassing is that?”
“You’re the one who’s almost thirty!”
Shi Qianxi pulled out a tissue and dabbed at her tears, but as she wiped, she suddenly burst into an inexplicable fit of laughter.
Jiang Chen sighed inwardly.
This woman, she truly was the most bizarre flower he’d ever encountered in his life.
“Your parents are probably just trying to scare you.
They only have you as their daughter, how could they really bear to do anything to you?
Just swallow your pride, admit your mistake, and you should be fine.”
Jiang Chen consoled her.
He really didn’t want this woman to stir up any more trouble.
Just continue being the pampered Miss Shi of the Shi Family, tormenting that young master of the Sun Family, wouldn’t that make everyone happy?
“I’m not wrong, why should I admit to something I didn’t do?!
It’s clearly them who are in the wrong!
They’ve never cared for me from childhood to adulthood, only concerned with their own happiness.
To them, I’m just a pet, something to amuse them when they feel like it, and their punching bag when they’re upset!”
Jiang Chen was left speechless.
However, through their interaction over the past couple of days, he had more or less figured out this woman’s character.
Her words were not to be taken seriously.
“There must be countless people who would want to be a pet in your family.”
Jiang Chen muttered under his breath.
“Since they don’t care about my feelings, then I don’t need to consider theirs.
Jiang Chen, I’ve made up my mind.”
Seeing her talk like this, and suddenly staring directly at him, Jiang Chen suddenly felt a strong foreboding.
“You’ve decided what?”
“I’m going to break off my engagement with the Sun Family.
Let whoever wants to marry go marry them!”
Shi Qianxi declared emphatically.
Although this seemed to have nothing to do with him, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but feel a jolt of unease in his heart.
“Miss Shi, it’s one thing to be angry with your parents, but it’s not okay to joke about such matters.
A marriage alliance concerns the well-being of both families.
Both of you come from prominent families, and your sudden withdrawal from the marriage will definitely affect the reputation of both families, and might even make them turn against each other and become enemies.”
Jiang Chen spoke earnestly and seriously.
“What does it have to do with me?
If they don’t care about my life or death, why should I sacrifice myself to cater to their interests?!”
Miss Shi was full of resentment.
“How can you call it a sacrifice?
Young Master Sun is a catch, a perfect match.
Didn’t you say you had feelings for him too?”
“When did I ever say I had feelings for him?
I’ve told you, I just don’t dislike him, that’s all.”
“Not disliking someone means you like them.”
Jiang Chen argued righteously.
“I don’t want to talk about this.”
Jiang Chen couldn’t ask for more, “Then you better hurry back home.”
“I’m not going back.”
“Then what do you want to do?”
“You treat me to night snacks.”
Shi Qianxi stated matter-of-factly: “I haven’t even eaten anything this evening.”
“I’ll give you money, go eat by yourself.”
Jiang Chen just wanted to keep his distance from this woman at this point.
She was like a mental patient, impossible to predict what she was thinking.
She might just light a fire and burn him alive at any moment, dragging the people around her into the inferno.
“Then I won’t leave.”
Shi Qianxi stated decisively, acting like a complete hooligan, nothing like a lady from an illustrious family.
This woman’s nature was such that she did what she said, and meant every word she spoke.
Jiang Chen, having experienced her caprice and being totally out of options, could only ask, “Will you go back right after eating?”
“Yes.”
Shi Qianxi’s tone was like that of negotiating terms.
“But you have to give me money for gas.”
“…”
Jiang Chen was silent and frustrated, exhaling softly as he leaned back in the seat and fastened his seatbelt.
“Let’s go.”