43: Fatal Fury

"Your hand is quite steady." Ye Su took out the bracelet box and handed it to Chen Xinyi: "A gift for you."

The intel already said that if this bracelet were sold secondhand, it would only fetch three hundred yuan.

Furthermore, the offline retail price is opaque. Ye Su didn't think three hundred yuan would be easy to get; he would still need to find a buyer who actually wanted it.

It was a hassle, and on top of that, he would only make three hundred yuan.

But now, giving it to Chen Xinyi, this bracelet was worth its full retail price of [1199], not a cent less.

Making the best use of everything, when he picked up this bracelet on Monday, Ye Su had already decided to give it directly to Chen Xinyi.

"For me?"

Chen Xinyi's eyes lit up. Without even bothering to act coy, she took the bracelet box directly from Ye Su's hand.

As someone who loved shopping, she could naturally recognize at a glance that this was a jewelry box from a certain brand.

Opening the box and seeing the hexagram bracelet inside, little stars lit up in Chen Xinyi's eyes.

"Did you buy this specifically for me?"

"Are you kidding? Am I the kind of person who buys things specifically for girls? I picked this up on the side of the road."

Ye Su swore that he was telling the truth; it really was something he had picked up on the side of the road.

But since she didn't believe him, what could he do?

"Right, this is something you picked up on the side of the road, not something you bought specifically for me."

Happily, Chen Xinyi handed the bracelet to Ye Su: "Put it on for me."

Ye Su took the bracelet, wrapped it around Chen Xinyi's wrist, and began to fasten it:

"Fine, usually you're the one putting things on me, now it's my turn to put it on you."

"Hmph—"

Considering Ye Su had carefully chosen a gift for her, Chen Xinyi didn't bicker with him.

"All done."

Chen Xinyi excitedly fiddled with her right hand:

"I didn't expect you to have such good taste in jewelry. It seems you've bought plenty of things to please girls in the past, haven't you?"

"Like I said, I'm all about 'passing through ten thousand flowers without a single leaf sticking to me.' How could I buy things for girls? In the past, it was always others insisting on buying me gifts."

"Oh, sure, sure, sure—" Chen Xinyi pouted and said sarcastically.

Ye Su leaned in: "I gave you a gift, after all. Don't I deserve some kind of reward?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xinyi looked troubled: "I'm really on my period these few days. It'll have to wait a few days."

Ye Su looked at Chen Xinyi with disdain: "Not to lecture you, but why is your mind only filled with thoughts of that?"

As he spoke, Ye Su tapped his own cheek: "I just meant for you to give me a kiss. Where did your mind wander off to? Besides, I asked you to reward me, not the other way around."

"You hooligan!"

Teased by Ye Su, Chen Xinyi puffed up her cheeks in anger, but in the end, she still gave Ye Su a firm kiss on the cheek: "Is this good enough now!"

This man, how can he be so infuriating even when giving a gift!

"Hehe." Ye Su smiled triumphantly.

"I bought you a set of pajamas; they've been washed and are in the closet. If you want to get in bed, you have to change out of the clothes you're wearing, and also, wash your feet!"

"Fine..."

Ye Su was impatient in words, but he still followed Chen Xinyi's instructions, changing out of the clothes he had worn all day and washing his feet.

Taking advantage of this time, Chen Xinyi took out her phone, placed her right hand wearing the bracelet next to her face, changed poses several times, and took several beautiful selfies.

Once Ye Su finished cleaning up, he couldn't wait to crawl into the covers and catch up on the drama with Chen Xinyi.

As expected, humans are social animals.

Having a fragrant and soft member of the opposite sex for company is much better than staying in a rented room all by oneself.

However, Chen Xinyi's taste in dramas was clearly not on the same wavelength as his.

After only a few minutes, Ye Su lost interest in those romance dramas and his hands and feet started getting restless.

"Hey!"

"What are you doing!"

"How am I supposed to watch the drama like this!"

Ye Su was unmoved and continued to act like a hooligan, eventually forcing Chen Xinyi to surrender, give up resistance, and let Ye Su do as he pleased while she watched the drama on her own.

...

Just as Ye Su and Chen Xinyi were enjoying their world for two, back at the home in Guying, Ye Jianguo used his phone to transfer the last 8,000 yuan of the month to his creditor via WeChat, then changed the note from 58,000 to 50,000.

[Boss Zheng, this is all I can give for this month. I will pay back the rest as soon as possible.]

[Boss Zheng - 50000: Received.]

[Boss Zheng - 50000: Brother Guo, I trust your character.]

[Boss Zheng - 50000: But you know, business is really hard to do right now, and I need money for turnover. If possible, I hope the remaining money can be settled as soon as possible.]

[Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back as soon as possible.]

[Boss Zheng - 50000: Good.]

Exiting the chat box and looking at the top three in his conversation list: [Boss Huang - 60000], [Boss Lin - 53000], and [Boss Zheng - 50000], Ye Jianguo couldn't help but rub his temples wearily.

Between the bank loans and the three creditors, this month he had managed to pay off fifty thousand yuan in one go, which was unprecedented.

But that was entirely thanks to the thirty thousand yuan Ye Su transferred to Su Wan, and the twenty thousand yuan withdrawn from Ye Xin's record-breaking online store sales. Only then could the family pay off so much money at once, while also allowing him to save the money he earned this month and the household expenses Ye Ruo contributed for emergencies.

However, the time he had been in debt was getting longer and longer. Even though Ye Jianguo split the money into three parts every month and transferred it to the three creditors to show them he hadn't forgotten the debt and was always thinking of ways to pay them back, the frequency of their urging grew more and more frequent.

"Sigh..." Ye Jianguo let out a long sigh.

This month, thanks to the unexpected income from the Ye Xin brothers, he was able to deal with the three of them, but he didn't know how he would explain things to them next month.

...

On the other side, inside the Yangcheng apartment.

He could only recall the sensation, yet couldn't engage in any substantial actions. The longer he stayed, the more agitated he became. After dinner, he waited until past eight o'clock and prepared to change clothes and return to school.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xinyi suddenly hugged his arm and rubbed against it forcefully: "Leaving already?"

Ye Su curled his lip: "What else is there to do if I don't leave?"

Chen Xinyi smiled slyly: "Nothing."

Great, the tactics he usually used to tease Chen Xinyi were now being used against him.

If it weren't for the fact that she was in the seven-day protection period, Ye Su would definitely give her a harsh lesson and let Chen Xinyi know the consequences of provoking him!

"Don't be so practical. Stay and keep me company tonight."

"I have class tomorrow. As a model student, I definitely can't skip class."

"Oh? A model student? You can't skip class, right?" Chen Xinyi leaned into Ye Su's ear: "Stay and keep me company tonight, and I can..."

Hmm!

There is someone in the capital skilled in oral techniques!

If one doesn't have to rely on oneself, who would want to do it by themselves?

Ye Su instantly changed his tune: "Actually, the class on Monday morning isn't that interesting. In my major, it's mainly about self-study anyway, so missing a few classes doesn't really matter."

"Hehe." Chen Xinyi wore an expression that said, 'I see right through you men.'

Thus, Ye Su, having changed his plans, stayed at the apartment, and after showering, waited single-mindedly for Chen Xinyi to fulfill her "promise."

In the end, Jacky Cheung's "Legend of the Hungry Wolf" began playing in the apartment:

The gentleman is rushing into the fire, unable to blow away the warm smoke; she adds her mouth, giving me a trial.