Jiang Chen was carrying two cans of beer as he headed up to the rooftop garden, only to find someone already "waiting" there.

"So soon?"

The other person heard him, turned around, and showed no signs of having cried miserably not long ago. Her clean face was full of mischief.

It’s only with a natural face that you can truly tell if someone is a real beauty.

Unlike Zheng Jingjing and Guo Ran, Xu Siyi had a competitive spirit, even a desire to win. But the fact that she could stay by Li Shuru’s side undoubtedly showed she was confident in her looks.

It made sense.

If someone looks like a different person after removing makeup, how could they be worthy of a multi-million-dollar apartment?

You can question the character of those social elites, but never doubt their taste.

"You could try some light makeup; it’s a different style."

Jiang Chen ignored the teasing, walked to a nearby moon chair, sat down, and placed down one can of beer. He opened the other and took a sip.

Xu Siyi must have showered, given how her makeup was a mess from crying. She probably put on a facial mask—her face was clean yet glowing with moisture.

"You men, really, make no sense. Some like women dressed maturely and meticulously, while others like purity and innocence."

They really were thinking alike.

Xu Siyi had also brought a few cans of beer, having already finished one.

"No need to figure out men, just understand yourself."

Jiang Chen’s simple response made Xu Siyi smile, and she lifted her beer can, "Let’s go～"

Being in someone else’s house and knowing a man had returned, even though it was late at night, Xu Siyi was well-covered against the garden’s wind. Her warm white, two-piece pajamas were probably her most conservative attire.

It seems the phrase "wilted flowers," still had some impact on her.

"Sorry."

Jiang Chen moved the beer can away from his mouth, hesitated, then finally apologized.

Xu Siyi smiled nonchalantly, "What for. You corrected me accurately."

She looked at the view of the top-tier wealthy district under the night and sighed, "For women, the most valuable has already been pawned off for millions. Not a bad trade."

"Now that you’re a little rich lady, maybe lower the standards a bit for the future."

"Haha."

Xu Siyi let out several rare laughs, shedding her beautiful lady persona, before nodding in agreement, "That’s what I think too. Although I can’t compare to you rich people, as long as I don’t spend carelessly, I can live comfortably. When you have no money, of course, you want to find someone wealthy. Now, I can try a different taste."

"But no pretty boys, you know."

Jiang Chen advised.

"Hahaha～"

Xu Siyi laughed even louder, and her laughter might have traveled far. But since these were standalone villas spaced absurdly far apart, there was no worry of disturbing anyone.

Casually making a woman go from crying to laughing—only Mr. Jiang has that skill.

"Don’t worry～, you know me well. I, Xu Siyi, would never be interested in a man living off a woman. No money is fine, but ambition is a must!"

Jiang Chen nodded, sipping his beer, "An epiphany."

"Oh～"

Xu Siyi, not understanding, sighed heavily, then leaned a little closer to Jiang Chen and lowered her voice.

"I don’t even ask to be a mistress, but can I be a lover? I don’t want anything, and I promise, Shuru will never find out."

Jiang Chen smiled knowingly, "Helping her test me?"

"No."

Xu Siyi immediately said, "Absolutely not. I swear to God."

"Then what are you after?"

Jiang Chen was nonchalant.

"Can’t it be for emotional value?"

Jiang Chen laughed again, "Like I’m a kid? If it’s just emotional value, you can change one every day, never the same."

Xu Siyi immediately elbowed him in dissatisfaction.

"I’m talking about you. Don’t you get it? Only you make me overlook things."

Jiang Chen tilted his head, slightly smiling, "Am I that charming?"

Xu Siyi met his gaze but didn’t hold it for long. She glanced away, seemingly genuinely a little shy.

Similar to a woman being shy in front of her loved one.

"Want to hear the truth?"

"Are you sure it’s the truth?"

"Promise me you won’t tell Shuru."

"Then you’d better not say it."

"No. I have to say it."

Xu Siyi took a big swig of beer, wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, "If not for Shuru, I wouldn’t have given up back then."

"Give up? Give up what?"

"Stop pretending. Don’t tell me you can’t see I have intentions towards you, even Shuru surely knows."

Jiang Chen smiled silently, drinking beer as he looked at the garden landscape, "Have you been helping her take care of these plants recently?"

"Don’t change the subject."

Xu Siyi continued: "If it weren’t for Shuru, for another woman, I’d have figured out a way to win you over, even if it meant using drugs."

Jiang Chen’s eyelid twitched.

Why drugs again?

Isn’t that a trick normally used by men?

"But Shuru... I still can’t be ruthless."

Xu Siyi lifted her beer, thinking about her situation today, a sadness seemed to rise within her, tears welling up again.

"Alright."

Jiang Chen laughed and said, "If you really drugged me, I’d surely call the cops, and you’d be somewhere else now, in jail."

"You’d be the death of me～"

Xu Siyi’s composure broke, and the melancholy that had just resurfaced was instantly swept away by laughter, as she playfully hit him.

Men are indeed different from men. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Is it money that makes her laugh so heartily now? Or is it status?

"Why is Shuru so lucky."