In the past, Liu Ruyi only thought Cen Yeming was not a good person, always using her, becoming more and more obvious.

The phrase "sleeping together" was mentioned to her by Xiangnu, after all, she wouldn’t have thought in that direction herself. Xiangnu’s meaning was clear to her, to make the conversation final and not give Cen Yeming a chance.

Originally, she thought this was a ridiculous thing, but Cen Yeming’s reaction left her completely stunned.

Are you even human, Cen Yeming?

In Liu Ruyi’s eyes, no matter what happened, Cen Yeming was still a very charming person, even if he deceived her.

Now all the charm was shattered by his lack of boundaries.

This is something without any moral bottom line.

"Get lost!"

Liu Ruyi had only this one sentence to send Cen Yeming away.

After saying this, she walked straight into the bedroom and then closed the door.

Such a thing, worse than beasts, the farther you get, the better!

She knew there was an evil side to human nature.

But you can’t hide it all.

Cen Yeming could very well be a little hypocritical, say he would rather die than let her suffer such grievances, at least it would show that at some level he still maintains a flimsy boundary.

But Cen Yeming’s refusal to show even the slightest hypocrisy means that his so-called humanity has completely disappeared.

The reason man is called man, is it not because man has a sense of shame?

"Ruyi... Ruyi..."

No matter how much Cen Yeming shouted outside, Liu Ruyi did not respond at all.

...

Cen Yeming returned home and saw his father.

"Yeming, did you get it sorted? We can’t wait any longer now." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Today, Boss Jia went abroad under the pretense of caring about the progress of the car project.

But he couldn’t take much money with him because his bank accounts were under scrutiny due to the current turmoil.

"Dad, Liu Ruyi doesn’t even want the money now, I..."

"What do you mean? What did you do?"

"She suddenly said what if Li Yang asked her to sleep with him, what could I do? There’s clearly no choice."

"Hmm? Why would she say such a thing all of a sudden?"

Cen Yeming said, "From what I know of her, she definitely wouldn’t say something like that without reason. Most likely, she’s already been in private contact with Li Yang, and sleeping with him is the condition Li Yang proposed to her."

With this explanation, it seemed reasonable to both of them.

Cen Yeming’s father said, "Even if that’s the case, you should still be a bit more tactful."

"Dad, wasn’t I just anxious? I only wanted to quickly solve this matter, who would have thought that her rebellious nature would be so strong."

"The more she behaves this way, the less she’s over you. You should play the emotional card more, at worst, use the ruse of self-inflicted injury, and try to sort it out in the next few days..."

...

Li Yang knew Boss Jia had gone abroad, which was a good thing for him.

If Boss Jia hadn’t gone abroad, he might have been able to hold on for a few more months.

The choice to go abroad signified his willingness to let domestic interests implode, or else he certainly wouldn’t have left at this time.

"Master Jiang, want to join me for dinner? I reserved a spot at Ruyi Hall, with a few of my roommates."

It’s Friday, time to have dinner with He Lewei, so Li Yang booked a spot.

Jiang Banxia said, "No problem."

Just as he finished speaking, Li Yang heard Jiang Banxia on the phone say, "Senior, sorry, I’m not available tonight. I’ll treat you to dinner another day when I have time."

Half an hour later, Li Yang arrived at Wanliu Capital and picked up Jiang Banxia.

Jiang Banxia tilted her head and asked, "Liu Yuheng came to me today, wanting to entrust some funds to Wanliu Capital."

Li Yang nodded, "Given your past connection, why not agree to it?"

Jiang Banxia replied, "What kind of connection do I have with him? It’s just that I don’t want to embarrass him, in case he retaliates. I just said that Master Li didn’t allow it. Since I’m your girlfriend now, of course, I have to listen to you, right?"

"Are you saying I’m not afraid of retaliation?"

"Master Li doesn’t step out of the front door or the second door. How could there be any trouble?"

Li Yang: "..."

It was just that he hadn’t come over to Jiang Banxia’s side this week. The coursework in the second half of sophomore year was just too much.

Most were four classes, two each in the morning and afternoon. After completing four classes, his head was spinning, and he had to handle a bunch of stuff, naturally having no energy to visit Jiang Banxia.

Jiang Banxia said it deliberately; if she wanted to refuse someone, she didn’t need an excuse.

So she definitely didn’t tell Liu Yuheng it was because of him. She wouldn’t create enemies out of nowhere.

"I have a lot of coursework recently, so when Friday comes, I’ll look for you."

"But there are a few light bulbs!"

"You always have to turn on the lights when eating, can’t just eat in the dark, what if you accidentally shove food up your nose?"

Jiang Banxia blinked and said with a smile, "Master Li, Wanliu Capital has already grown to 49 billion. Remember to come and collect your rewards in the next two weeks."

Li Yang quickly said, "What rewards? It’s you who let me win, you are the biggest contributor."

"Oh."

Jiang Banxia said nothing more. When they arrived at Ruyi Hall, they all had a meal together.

The process was simple. Li Yang’s roommates were barely friends of Jiang Banxia, so there wasn’t much restraint.

With Li Yang around, it was impossible to feel restrained.

Liu Ruyi personally cooked the dishes, letting Jiang Banxia feel the same as that meal from last year.

This makes it seem like the cost of that meal from last year was rather high.

In her view, any relationship, any emotion, is essentially an exchange of benefits. Some only require emotional value, which seems less realistic. For example, family ties mostly rely on emotional value.