After Breaking Up, I Married the Dying Tycoon in a Flash-Chapter 375: Tender Trap (Part 17)

This answer was unexpected for An Jiayi.

She looked at Lin Le Yao with increasing confusion, asking, "Miss Lin, what do you mean?"

"I hope you can stay by Xie Zhang’s side, of course, I mean after we get married." Lin Le Yao’s smile deepened as she said, "Miss An, I won’t hide from you, I also have someone I love, but with our background, marriage is something we cannot decide on a whim."

Lin Le Yao placed a Black Card in front of An Jiayi, "Consider this a meeting gift, we will have many more opportunities to meet in the future."

An Jiayi pushed the card back, "Thank you, Miss Lin, but I cannot accept your gift."

"Right, you being by Xie Zhang’s side, you probably lack nothing, my apologies for being presumptuous." Lin Le Yao, not showing any anger for being refused, took back the Black Card. Still smiling, she asked, "How old are you this year, Miss An? You must be quite young?"

An Jiayi tacitly agreed and said, "Miss Lin must have thoroughly investigated my background."

"Yes, after all, you are someone by Xie Zhang’s side, I must be cautious. But... seeing you today, I really like you." Lin Le Yao paused and her gaze became serious, "Miss An, would you be willing to have Xie Zhang’s child?"

An Jiayi thought she had heard wrong.

Her astonishment was too apparent, making Lin Le Yao opposite her remain calm.

"I don’t see any issue with my question." Lin Le Yao spread her hands and said, "Miss An, you must be well aware, for families like ours, having descendants is a necessity, just as I mentioned earlier, I have someone I love, so if you are willing to have Xie Zhang’s child, I can treat him as my own."

An Jiayi’s heart clenched painfully, as if it was being pricked by needles.

Her eyes reddened slightly, "I would not stoop so low as to use my own child in a transaction."

"Why say it in such an unpleasant way? I can offer this child a future that you cannot."

Lin Le Yao said, her tone matter-of-fact with barely noticeable arrogance, "Considering your background, Miss An, it seems you can’t provide this child a bright future, can you? But I can, as long as he is under my name, he will naturally be Xie Family’s future heir."

An Jiayi couldn’t listen any longer, she abruptly stood up, her anger clear in her eyes, "Miss Lin, I don’t sell children, nor will I bear a child without legitimacy. Xie Zhang is unwilling to marry me, I won’t demean myself by having his child for him, I think there’s nothing more to discuss, you can leave."

Lin Le Yao didn’t expect the woman Xie Zhang kept by his side to be so spirited.

Initially, upon first seeing An Jiayi, she thought this woman was weak and timid like a little white rabbit.

Now it seemed she not only had a temper, but quite a strong one at that.

Quite interesting.

Lin Le Yao smiled composedly, then stood up, "You must feel very principled right now, but in this world, not everyone has the privilege to talk about principles, Miss An, I would kindly advise you to think about how to stay alive well."

Xie Zhang stood at the door, his expression annoyed.

He didn’t intend to let Lin Le Yao and An Jiayi talk privately, but just now, the two women naturally excluded him.

As time passed, he became more and more aggravated, and now, the long-closed door finally opened, Xie Zhang was taken aback upon seeing Lin Le Yao emerge.

"What did you two talk about?"

"I told her I don’t mind her presence, and of course, I welcome her to have a child, I will treat it as my own," Lin Le Yao said, satisfied with the shock on Xie Zhang’s face. Her expression innocent, she blinked and her smile was laced with malice, "Why that expression? Xie Zhang, you should understand clearly, this is a good outcome for you, not every woman has my magnanimity, to accommodate her."

"You can go now," Xie Zhang said expressionlessly, walking past Lin Le Yao into the room.

Lin Le Yao stood in place, feeling the door close behind her, smiling nonchalantly.

Hurting, isn’t it?

Who isn’t hurting?

She convinced herself to marry someone she doesn’t love, isn’t that also excruciating pain? The pain isn’t just confined to the two of us.

Lin Le Yao’s eyes reddened, she took a deep breath and walked to the elevator.

The elevator doors opened, and a tall young man wearing a duckbill hat, with an expressionless face, watched Lin Le Yao enter the elevator and without hesitation, pulled her hand and embraced her.

As the elevator doors slowly closed, Xie Zhang’s assistant, standing outside, saw clearly; the young man pressed Lin Le Yao against the elevator’s wall, and kissed her fiercely.

The assistant regretted having eyes today, why did he have to witness this scene, should he tell Xie Zhang or not?

In the office, An Jiayi sat motionless, until Xie Zhang embraced her, then she blinked, her thoughts somewhat returning.

"What are you thinking about?" Xie Zhang paused, then said, "Lin Le Yao has someone she likes, I know she won’t make things difficult for you."

"Xie Zhang, what’s the point of you getting married like this?" An Jiayi asked sincerely from the heart.

Xie Zhang didn’t know how to answer, at this moment, all explanations seemed inadequate.

All he could muster was, "Jiayi, as you can see, Lin Le Yao doesn’t mind your presence, we can still be like before, nothing will change."

"I don’t like living this way," An Jiayi said softly, "Xie Zhang, I really don’t like it, please let me go."

Xie Zhang’s hands were trembling.

The fierce conflict of feeling and the current deadly silence, he wasn’t sure which was more hopeless.

Xie Zhang didn’t know how to handle it, all he could say was, "What if... I send you abroad to study? The stuff here won’t affect you if you’re overseas."

An Jiayi didn’t agree, she blatantly ignored Xie Zhang’s suggestion and instead asked, "If I leave you now, would that be considered betrayal?"

"No," he responded.

An Jiayi nodded, finally asking the question she cared most about, "Then would you take revenge on me?"

Xie Zhang felt like he had been struck, he looked puzzled, looking down at the woman in his arms, struggling to ask back, "Why would you think I would take revenge on you?"

"Because of Jiang Yan," An Jiayi said calmly, "I want to part ways amicably with you."

She really hadn’t left any room for Xie Zhang to maneuver; from the moment his marriage came up, An Jiayi had no intention of continuing to linger.

Xie Zhang’s hands trembled even more, "Didn’t you hear what Lin Le Yao said just now? She doesn’t mind, I don’t mind, why are you so troubled."

An Jiayi’s eyes, which had been red throughout, finally filled with visible bloodshots as she said, "Xie Zhang, do I not deserve a relationship with a proper status?"