CHAPTER 176: CHAPTER 176 FAREWELL KISS

After leaving Mr. Chen’s residence, Wen Lan specially expressed her gratitude and apologies to Li Jing.

She felt guilty for doubting Li Jing’s recommendation earlier, and also thanked Li Jing for finding an excellent young actor for her.

After chatting with Li Jing and Yang Xiaoxiu for a few moments, Wen Lan saw Wei Jia standing by a nearby Porsche, hesitating to leave.

Wen Lan had a slightly peculiar expression, then reminded Li Jing, "Wei Jia is waiting for you over there, she’s heading back to Linshui today."

"She’s going back to Linshui?"

Li Jing was a bit surprised, turned to look at Wei Jia over there, bade farewell to Wen Lan, and walked over.

"What, you’re leaving already?"

Upon hearing Li Jing’s voice, Wei Jia put down the lady’s slim cigarette between her fingers and turned around, "Do you think I have as much free time as you? There’s still a lot at the company waiting for me to handle."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing snatched the cigarette from her hand and put it in his own mouth, "Smoke less, it’s bad for your health."

Wei Jia was stunned, looking at him as he held the cigarette she just smoked, feeling an inexplicable stirring inside, but on the surface, she said disdainfully, "I can’t smoke, but you can?"

"My body can handle it better than yours."

Li Jing finished the cigarette, extinguished it, and tossed it into a trash bin nearby, then raised his eyebrows and asked, "Want me to give you a lift?"

"How are you going to give me a lift?"

Wei Jia frowned, "Both you and I have cars, what, are we going to drive side by side?"

"Of course not."

Without waiting for a reply, Li Jing opened the passenger door of her car and got in, "I’ll ride with you to the highway entrance, then take a cab back to the city on my own."

Wei Jia frowned, looking from outside at Li Jing, who was already in her car, "Are you sure you can catch a cab back to the city from the highway entrance?"

"You don’t need to worry about that."

Li Jing looked at Wei Jia, who was still standing outside, and couldn’t help urging her, "What? Don’t want me to send you off? Then I’ll just get out and walk."

"You..."

Wei Jia did want Li Jing to accompany her a bit longer, but didn’t expect him to offer to see her off.

Seeing his confident demeanor, Wei Jia couldn’t be bothered to worry about him, walked to the driver’s seat, opened the door, and got in, "Suit yourself, but don’t expect me to turn around to bring you back if you can’t find a cab."

"Don’t worry, if there really are no cabs, I can just make a call, and there’ll be a line of girls ready to pick me up..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Jing saw Wei Jia’s murderous gaze, and his expression changed slightly, so he had to curl his lips, shrug, and drop the joke.

This woman really cares when I mention other women in front of her.

After that, Wei Jia drove quickly on the city’s roads with Li Jing in the car.

"Is your company busy lately?"

"Of course, do you think everyone’s as idle as you?"

Saying this, Wei Jia had a thought, with a slight smile on her lips, "Why don’t you come to Linshui with me?"

"No way, the production team is at a critical moment, I still have several scenes to act."

Upon hearing this, Wei Jia snorted, "You speak as if you’re so important; those who don’t know would think you’re the lead actor."

"I could always invest in a movie and make myself the lead actor, I just don’t want to."

Li Jing leaned comfortably against the passenger seat, speaking with confidence and ease.

Wei Jia glanced at him, her thoughts slightly shifting, then said, "With just the two of us here, why don’t you tell me how much money you actually have?"

Hearing this, Li Jing intentionally said, "What? Woman, you really have your eyes on my assets too?"

"Hahaha."

Amused, Wei Jia went along with his words and replied, "All your lovers are eyeing your property. I’m a woman too; can’t I be like them?"

Hearing this, Li Jing was slightly stunned, finding that she had a point.

All the women involved with him were more or less linked with money, yet Wei Jia never asked him for any money from the start.

Li Jing thought she didn’t need money because she was wealthy, assuming it was natural, but now it seems that aside from money, he might have nothing else to offer her.

Yet she remains so ambiguous with him...

Thinking of this, Li Jing turned to look at her exquisitely made-up face, "Could it be you seriously like me?"

After a brief silence of a few seconds, Wei Jia smiled and replied, "What’s wrong with that? You may be a jerk who doesn’t fall in love, but that doesn’t stop me from liking you, right?"

Saying this, she seized the opportunity at the traffic light to turn and squint at Li Jing, "Otherwise, do you think I’m a frivolous woman who lets any man touch her?"

Looking into her sharp yet captivating eyes, Li Jing was slightly startled, then avoided her gaze, looking forward, shrugging, "Suit yourself, but I’ll warn you, giving me your true feelings might get your heart broken. Let me reiterate, I am a jerk."

At those words, Wei Jia restarted the car and continued driving, "No need for reiteration, I know you’re a complete scoundrel."

She paused, then raised her chin slightly, exuding some dominance and pride, "But don’t worry, I’m not a little girl. Even if you, a bastard, break my heart, I wouldn’t make a scene with you."

Li Jing’s expression shifted slightly, turning to look at her cool face, curiously asking, "If I do break your heart, what would you do?"

After a good while, Wei Jia squinted her eyes and turned to look at Li Jing, speaking in a low voice, "I’ll just consider myself blind, and never believe in men again. If I meet you again, I’ll crush you with my career and financial strength."

After hearing this, Li Jing clicked his tongue in surprise, without making a comment.

However, he knew she was probably speaking sincerely.

If he really broke her heart, she indeed wouldn’t behave like a naive girl with him but would likely channel her sorrow into her career, and once successful, look down on him from above.

What a highly ambitious woman she truly is...

Unfortunately, Li Jing has the system, and not just Wei Jia, even those big entrepreneurs might not be able to make money faster and easier than me.

They might fail, whereas my only difference is making more or less.

In terms of future economic strength, Li Jing truly fears no one.

...

Forty minutes later, they finally reached the highway entrance.

Since it was a weekday, there weren’t many vehicles at the highway entrance.

Wei Jia parked by the side, turned, and lifted the strands of hair hanging by her temple, raising an eyebrow, "Big jerk, you can get off now, don’t blame me if you can’t find a cab here."

Li Jing chuckled, "I kindly see you off, and this is how you treat me?"

Wei Jia tilted her head, "What, how else would you have me treat you, this jerk... mmm?"

Before she finished her sentence, Li Jing already pulled her head over for a passionate kiss.

Wei Jia, slightly surprised, symbolically struggled a few times, then quickly gave up resisting, closing her eyes to enjoy this farewell moment.

A few minutes later, Li Jing separated from her lips, smiling broadly, "All right, satisfied now? I’m leaving."

Hearing this, Wei Jia, catching her breath, still feeling somewhat reluctant after the kiss, regained her senses.

Seeing him actually opening the door to leave, her expression wavered, finally taking off her cool mask, slightly frowning, with a bit of concern, "There aren’t any cars here. How exactly are you getting back?"

"I told you not to worry about it, I’m a grown man, not afraid of getting lost."

Li Jing got out, closed the door, and through the open window, flashed a smile at Wei Jia in the driver’s seat, "Oh right, I remembered something. You previously asked me a question, now I have an answer for you."

Wei Jia was puzzled, "What question?"

Li Jing smiled, "Remember in Linshui, when you asked if becoming my friend would mean I’d help you like I did with Huang Jun. I said it depended on what kind of friends we are."

Recalling this past question stirred something inside Wei Jia, and she couldn’t help but ask, "And what’s your answer now?"

Li Jing leaned over to the window, smiling confidently, "If it’s about money, you can always come to me."

Upon hearing this, Wei Jia was astonished, faintly perceiving the weight of his words.

And Li Jing, holding her slightly trembling gaze, continued, "Remember, you’re my woman now, so stay away from other men from now on."

With that, Li Jing turned and left, giving her no chance to respond.

Wei Jia was about to retort, but watching his departing figure, a strange emotion arose inside her, so in the end, she just quietly muttered:

"That guy, not only a jerk but also a double-standard man."

Saying this, the corner of her mouth slightly lifted, "Honestly though, even if he is double-standard, there’s some charm in what he said just now."