Chapter 267: She had a crush on him first. Chapter 267: She had a crush on him first. “That look in her eyes should be exactly what I guessed,” Wen Zhi thought to herself, feeling suddenly less confident. When she spoke again, her voice was much quieter, “I will work and pay you back in the future.”

Nian Xun scoffed lightly.

Wen Zhi immediately asked, “Are you laughing at me working, saying it’s not enough to pay back what you’ve spent on me?”

Driven by her pride, she became anxious, “I said I would pay it back, and I definitely will. We can write an IOU. I will pay back whatever I owe…”

She hadn’t finished her sentence when suddenly Nian Xun interrupted her—

“Let Shang Hexing help you pay?”

His tone was light and indifferent, but Wen Zhi could hear the disdain in his words.

He looked down on her.

However, Wen Zhi wasn’t angry. The contempt of others wouldn’t cause her any physical harm.

She was very calm, “I don’t need anyone’s help to pay you back. I have hands and feet, I can always make money. Even if I had no hands and feet, I’d pick up trash to repay you. You just have to wait, picking up trash earns too little, it’s not that fast.”

Her initial words carried a lot of force.

As she continued, Wen Zhi’s momentum slowly diminished because she envisioned the scene of picking trash to repay debts—it would be very tough.

Nian Xun was already laughing uncontrollably. He closed the laptop on his lap, looked up at her, and said, “I am always compassionate; I wouldn’t push you into such poor and desperate conditions.”

Wen Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

“Actually…” Nian Xun suddenly said, “Although your father didn’t give me money, he did leave some money for you.”

Upon hearing that her father left her money, Wen Zhi’s eyes brightened, “How much did my father leave for me?”

Nian Xun spoke suggestively, “Guess for yourself.”

There was no way she could guess that.

A million was too high, Wen Zhi dared not imagine.

A few thousand was disheartening.

But, whatever the amount, it was money. Even a few tens could be urgent relief.

She boldly guessed a number, “Ten thousand.”

Nian Xun: “…”

At that moment, Nian Xun’s speechless expression could have been made into an emoji.

Wen Zhi gave a sheepish smile, “Too little?”

Nian Xun didn’t engage.

“Then, fifty thousand?” Wen Zhi continued to guess, but seeing Nian Xun’s expression unchanged, she ventured a bolder guess, “Two hundred thousand?”

Nian Xun hissed, turned to look at her, “Can you be bolder?”

Wen Zhi muttered, “It can’t possibly be five million.”

Nian Xun: “Ha!”

Ha? What did he mean by that?

Was five million too little?

Nian Xun stood up, picked up a fruit plate from the coffee table, popped a grape into his mouth, and before leaving, told Wen Zhi, “The money your father left you is enough for you to splurge for several lifetimes. As for the amount, with your unbelievable courage, I won’t mention it now, afraid it might scare you to death.”

Wen Zhi: “…” That must be a lot of money…

She was rich!

…

A light rain started in the afternoon.

The light rain of early autumn always had a melancholy vibe, drip-drop, the rain fell from the leaves to the windowsill. Wen Zhi drew the curtains, having waited since the afternoon, too afraid of any mishap, she went to the piano room to find Nian Xun.

High-pitched melodic sounds came from the piano room.

When Nian Xun finished playing a piece, Wen Zhi finally knocked on the door, “Nian Xun, it’s raining outside. Can I still see Meng Fan today? Did you help me contact her? Does she know I want to see her?”

Nian Xun stood up and came out of the piano room.

As he brushed past Wen Zhi, he said, “I just received a message that your friend’s husband is returning to Bai City today, and your friend is already on the plane with her husband.”

After saying this, Nian Xun left.

Wen Zhi stood there stunned, taking a long while to recover before quickly turning and chasing after Nian Xun, “You’re lying, aren’t you?”

Nian Xun stepped down the stairs, “There’s no point in lying to you.”

“Meng Fan knows I want to see her. How could she leave without seeing me first!” Wen Zhi simply didn’t believe it.

Nian Xun didn’t explain and continued down the stairs.

Maddened, Wen Zhi kept pestering Nian Xun, “You clearly promised to take me to see Meng Fan at three o’clock this afternoon, you liar!”

Nian Xun didn’t concern himself with Wen Zhi’s ranting, “I only said three o’clock, but I never said I’d take you to see Meng Fan at three. That was just what you assumed.”

“But you said you’d arrange a meeting with Meng Fan for me today at three o’clock! That’s exactly what you said, you can’t deny it.” Wen Zhi tried to prove she hadn’t misheard.

Yet, Nian Xun paid her no mind.

He simply continued walking out.

Eyes red with anger, Wen Zhi didn’t chase after him this time, “I’ll never believe you again, jerk.”

Just after she cursed, the housekeeper Aunt Xu entered through the front door, saying, “Miss Wen, a lady claiming to be called Meng Fan is looking for you; she says she’s your friend.”

Wen Zhi was stunned.

Her expression instantly confused.

Seeing no response from Wen Zhi, Aunt Xu asked again, “Miss Wen, do you know Miss Meng Fan?”