Chapter 319 - 179: An Opportunity to Make a Huge Profit

At noon, after Qi Sheng and Han Yue finished lunch, he coolly departed.

Han Yue watched his retreating figure, reluctant to see him go.

She glanced at the long string of numbers in her mobile banking app’s savings balance and smiled with satisfaction.

For her, money was the one thing that could give her a sense of security.

Well, except for an exceptional man like Qi Sheng.

An old man like Li Chengqian couldn’t hope to enter her heart, not even in his dreams.

Li Chengqian was waiting for Han Yue downstairs the whole time.

The moment he saw her come out, he walked over.

"Han Yue, I need to talk to you."

"Go on. I’m listening."

Han Yue was getting impatient, but she nodded, remembering that if it weren’t for him, she never would have had the chance to get close to Qi Sheng.

"There’s a coffee shop over there. Let’s talk inside."

Li Chengqian didn’t want to discuss these things right at the hotel entrance.

He found a relatively quiet coffee shop.

He planned to talk to Han Yue about how they were going to handle their relationship going forward.

"Alright, what did you want to talk about?"

Han Yue casually ordered a cappuccino, not even glancing at the price like she would have before.

’This is the confidence that comes with money!’

"That President Qi gave you a fair bit of money, didn’t he?"

Li Chengqian was, at the end of the day, a member of the social elite.

He had figured a lot of things out once he calmed down.

"Yes. So what?"

Han Yue had no intention of hiding it from Li Chengqian anyway.

"Since we’re registered, we’re technically a legally married couple."

"The money President Qi gave you should be considered marital property, which means I’m entitled to half."

Seeing the fire in Han Yue’s eyes, Li Chengqian quickly clarified.

"I’m not trying to take your money. I just hope that for this one year, we can live like a real husband and wife."

"Heh, you’ve got some nerve!"

Han Yue curled her lip in disdain.

"For this year, let’s just cooperate. As long as you don’t go bothering that ex-wife of yours, we won’t have any problems."

"No, you’re being unreasonable."

Li Chengqian looked annoyed.

"After everything you people have put me through, and since we’re legally married, is it really too much to ask you to live with me?"

"Sorry, I can’t accept that. If you’ve got the means, pay the bride price and give the traditional gifts. Then we can talk about living together."

Han Yue knew exactly what Li Chengqian was after.

He just wanted to use this as an excuse to sleep with her for free.

’Heh, in his dreams!’

"Han Yue, I want you to think about this carefully. I, Li Chengqian, consider myself to be doing quite well."

"I have a large, three-bedroom apartment in Chengdu worth three million, and a BMW X5."

"I also have five or six hundred thousand in savings and a respectable job. I should be more than good enough for you."

As Li Chengqian listed his assets, he puffed out his chest and straightened his back arrogantly.

"Heh, and?"

Han Yue was unmoved, retorting with a cold laugh.

’Li Chengqian’s situation was, admittedly, not bad.’

’But what the hell did that have to do with her?’

"I just want you to understand that a rich kid like President Qi is just playing around with you. I’m the reliable one."

"At your age, you have physical needs, right? Having me, your husband, around is better than you getting involved with some random, shady guys."

Li Chengqian fought back his own revulsion as he spewed this nonsense he didn’t even believe himself.

He had thought about it all last night.

He’d gotten the short end of the stick just by marrying Han Yue like this.

At the very least, he had to get his money’s worth by sleeping with her as much as possible during this year.

Only that would lessen the humiliation he had endured.

"Reliable?"

Han Yue knew exactly what he was thinking and rebuked him without mercy.

"I’d advise you to give up on that idea. For this year, our relationship as husband and wife will be in name only."

"As for my ’physical needs,’ you don’t have to worry about them."

"What’s that supposed to mean?"

Li Chengqian couldn’t believe how shameless Han Yue was, still planning to fool around with Qi Sheng.

’Good God, so I’m just supposed to be a cuckold for a year, is that it?’

"Whether you agree or not doesn’t change my arrangement with President Qi. I hope you know what’s good for you."

"I have things to do. Bye-bye now, my dear, sweet husband."

Swaying her hips, Han Yue walked straight out of the coffee shop.

"Fuck, this woman is so damn shameless!"

Li Chengqian angrily slammed his hand on the table, prompting a waiter to come over and admonish him.

"Sir, please keep your voice down."

"Keep it down, my ass!"

Li Chengqian was about to lose his temper, but he saw several other men staring at him.

He couldn’t stop himself from muttering a few curses as he pulled out a red bill and slapped it on the table.

"Keep the change."

Just as Li Chengqian was about to leave, the waiter stopped him.

"I’m sorry, sir, but our coffee is 58 yuan a cup. You still owe another 16 yuan."

The waiter smiled, but inwardly he was scorning Li Chengqian for being so cheap.

"Is this some kind of rip-off joint?"

Li Chengqian hadn’t paid attention to the prices earlier.

He’d seen Han Yue glance at the menu without batting an eye.

He had assumed the coffee here was only about twenty or thirty yuan a cup.

"Sir, please watch your language. We run an honest business here, and I’d ask you not to slander us."

The waiter’s smile vanished.

He shot a look at his coworker, and they moved to block the entrance and his booth.

"What’s the meaning of this? Do I look like someone who can’t afford a cup of coffee?"

Li Chengqian reached for his money, only to find he was out of cash.

Everyone used mobile payments these days, but his iPhone had been smashed.

"Do you have a card reader?"

Frustrated, Li Chengqian had no choice but to pay by card.

"One moment, please."

The waiter breathed a sigh of relief and had his coworker bring over the card reader.

’Look at this guy, all dressed up with a pretty girlfriend, I thought he was some big shot.’

’If I hadn’t been paying attention, he probably would’ve tried to dine and dash.’

...

After leaving the hotel, Qi Sheng decided to drop by the flagship Spicy King restaurant in Taikoo Li.

Outside the Spicy King entrance, many groups of couples or close girlfriends were drinking tea and playing on their phones while they waited.

"Welcome... Boss?"

The hostess, Mei Lin, saw Qi Sheng and thought her eyes were playing tricks on her.