"Is that interesting to you?" Mr. Yuan scoffed coldly, "Whether it’s you or not, you know it in your heart, and so do I."
"To tell you the truth, I don’t think your son’s life is worth a penny in my eyes, although I didn’t kill him. But since I discovered it, if I don’t offer some consolation money, you would certainly pester me. You once gave 20 million for your son’s sake. Isn’t your son’s life worth 20 million in your eyes? I’ll also give 20 million; take it if you want, or if not, I’ll accompany you to the end. Weigh it out for yourself, how about that?"
Mr. Yuan seemed to understand his stance. After pondering for a dozen seconds, he looked up and said, "Then 20 million it is."
Long Yubei cracked a slight smile, "Good."
"Changzhi, you’re back?" Gu Lili hurried forward and took two big bags of groceries from his hands, "Why did you buy so much food?"
"I went to the supermarket at the foot of the mountain." Su Changzhi looked at her and asked, "What have you been doing at home lately?"
"Just idling around, reading books, stitching cross-stitch, cleaning up, laying the foundation to be a good wife and mother in the future."
He laughed, "I think it looks good; the house is so tidy and spotless."
While speaking, his gaze landed on the male portrait on the wall, clearly startled, "You...who is that stitched portrait of?"
"The Ninth Prince," Gu Lili replied as she put the groceries in the fridge, "You definitely haven’t seen the Ninth Prince; this is what he looks like."
Su Changzhi walked closer. The cross-stitch had been framed and was hung high on the wall above the sofa. He studied it carefully.
When Gu Lili came out of the kitchen, he asked, "Is this really the Ninth Prince?"
"Absolutely," Gu Lili sat down and added, "He got divorced."
"Because he said he didn’t want to wrong me," Gu Lili continued, "He suffered a lot from his divorce. I feel quite undeserving, wondering what virtues and abilities I have that made him treat me . It’s astonishing; despite having met only a few times, why would he be so good to me?"
"Maybe you knew each other before, but you’ve just forgotten."
"I don’t know." She shook her head, "Now that you’re not at home, I have no one to talk to. When I get home, I’m alone again. Gu Xichen stays in his room and doesn’t come back to live here; he’s also extremely busy lately. Antonio and my small company are starting preparations for our first big project."
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"Doesn’t your company only have 50 million? Is that enough to make a big production?"
"Of course, it’s not just 50 million." Gu Lili giggled, "Originally, the Gu Family was going to invest 100 million, but I didn’t want Xichen to take on such a big risk. I also wanted to invest more, so we split the 100 million in half. I’m personally investing 50 million in my name. If there’s a loss, it’ll come out of my shares."
"So, you’re saying you’re the major boss of this project?"
"Xichen really loves you." Su Changzhi grinned sardonically, "He’s only been the company boss for a short time, yet he dares to invest so much money in your small company, which has yet to produce any works. He’s facing the pressure of the board to help you."
"He is indeed being extremely good to me now, but I only see him as a brother. I made that clear to him before; the timing is off. If he had been this good to me before, I would have married him already."
"What are you going to do; you’re in high demand." Su Changzhi laughed with his eyes sparkling, "What if the Ninth Prince worries?"
Gu Lili with a flowing gaze, "I’ll give him a sense of security."