CHAPTER 346: CHAPTER 346

"Huahua?" Xue Junyi was somewhat surprised; he had explained so much, promised Ling Hua a beautiful future, yet still got scolded by her.

"You haven’t stepped into society yet, don’t know how hard it is to earn money, let alone how difficult it is to earn enough for a house. There’s a shortcut available to us now, why wouldn’t we take it?"

Xue Junyi tried again to make Ling Hua understand him, only to be met with her cold mockery.

"Even if we can’t earn enough for a house, we can be happy living in a rented place. As long as two people work hard together, there’s nothing they can’t do. Why would you harm innocent people for a bit of money?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Junyi knew that Ling Hua looked down on the money he had obtained through his first marriage; his face turned cold as well.

"In this society, hard work doesn’t ensure yield! Our background dictates that we have to put in several times the effort to achieve the same affluent life as others! And I did make sacrifices, I’ve spent countless effort on Cheng Huiyan. Cheng Huiyan also gained happiness, she isn’t at any loss!"

Ling Hua looked at the transformed face of Xue Junyi, only feeling that the less said, the better!

So she said, "You deceive a woman for money, and it just makes me sick. I don’t want to see you again, please don’t appear in front of me in the future."

After speaking, Ling Hua turned around to enter the house.

But Xue Junyi couldn’t swallow the humiliation, his malicious speculations slipping out.

"Ling Hua, do you think you are so much nobler than I am? You are staying in your master’s house, dressed like that, aren’t you just trying to catch the male master’s fancy?"

Yes, from the moment Xue Junyi saw Ling Hua in the mansion wearing pajamas, he felt she was trying to seduce the owner.

He hadn’t erupted earlier because he felt somewhat guilty towards Ling Hua for having registered a marriage with Cheng Huiyan.

Moreover, if Ling Hua could really get involved with the male master of the mansion, she would definitely score big when they part ways.

When that time comes, he, Xue Junyi, with the property of Cheng Huiyan, and Ling Hua with the hefty severance fee from the male master, reuniting would be a powerful alliance.

But what Xue Junyi didn’t expect was for Ling Hua to belittle him, making him feel worthless; why then should he show her any respect.

Ling Hua originally intended to enter the house, but after hearing Xue Junyi’s bitter speculations, she became furious and simply called the bodyguards to chase Xue Junyi away.

In the end, Xue Junyi could only leave the Ling Mansion in disgrace, returning to his rental apartment.

Cheng Huiyan was cooking, the food being pork and vegetables bought from a nearby cheap market.

Chen Mei was watching Cheng Huiyan work, purposely nitpicking.

"I think these vegetables aren’t washed clean; wash them a few more times. And for dinner, I don’t want to eat such greasy pork, make something lighter for me."

"Junyi’s clothes should be hand washed to be cleaner. A man has to do important things outside, a tidy appearance can leave a deep impression."

"Right, you must not wash your clothes with Junyi’s, it could bring him bad luck."

Yes, Chen Mei was determined to nitpick as much as possible to make Cheng Huiyan feel living with her was inconvenient, hoping she would take the initiative to ask for her own apartment.

Once the first apartment is exposed, the issues regarding the ownership of the other properties will also be close at hand.

But Chen Mei originally thought that Cheng Huiyan, such a pampered rich girl, would not tolerate her nitpicking for long; however, Cheng Huiyan was accommodating to the point of utmost submission.

"Mom, I’ll rewash the vegetables later, and I will prepare a light dish for you in the evening."

"I’ve always washed Junyi’s clothes separately, it won’t affect his luck."

"Don’t stand around here, go rest in your room for a bit. When I finish cooking, I will come and call you for dinner..."

Cheng Huiyan being so accommodating left Chen Mei no choice but to walk away from the kitchen, feeling depressed.

As soon as Chen Mei came out, she saw Xue Junyi leaning on the sofa and hurried over, lowering her voice to ask him: "You said you and Huiyan have registered for marriage for several days now, and she hasn’t even mentioned the house issue to you, what does this mean?"

Xue Junyi, already irritated by being looked down upon by Ling Hua, answered dismissively: "How would I know?"

"You don’t know? Not knowing doesn’t mean you can just let things continue this way! She doesn’t regard you as important now, doesn’t give you the house, it will be even worse in the future."

Chen Mei also said: "Only if you change the name on the property deed to yours will you have a better way out in the future. So now you should stop everything else, and just focus on this!"

Chen Mei’s words served as a reminder to Xue Junyi.

He couldn’t afford to be dejected by Ling Hua’s contempt, but instead, he should strive to catch up.

He was waiting for the moment when he could throw the house property deed, transferred in his name, in Ling Hua’s face, to see if she would still dare to look down on all of Xue Junyi’s efforts now.

Therefore, Xue Junyi quit all his part-time jobs on the same day, quietly, and then called the landlord: "Sorry, I can’t renew the lease at the end of this month."

Cheng Huiyan, who had just finished doing the household chores, overheard this.

She quickly asked Xue Junyi: "If we don’t renew the lease by the end of the month, where are we going to live?"

Xue Junyi hurriedly hugged Cheng Huiyan around the waist, pleading pitifully: "Sister Huiyan, I have to start my internship next semester, and I temporarily had to quit all my part-time jobs, so I can’t afford this month’s rent."

"We can’t just be homeless," said Cheng Huiyan, who had thought about paying the rent herself, but the rent here was a bit high, and she felt it wasn’t worth the cost.

Moreover, since the registration of their marriage, Xue Junyi had not provided any living expenses to her.

The money for the recent meals still came from the savings she had set aside from before.

Even the compensation paid to the landlord after the place was trashed that day, came from selling one of her designer handbags.

In addition, Chen Mei had said the night before that Xue Junyi had not yet figured out how to cover his tuition fees for next semester.

Before, Old Xue’s family had pooled money to send Xue Junyi to college because he had not yet been married. Now that Xue Junyi was married to Cheng Huiyan, it was her responsibility to manage his tuition fees.

At that time, Cheng Huiyan thought that it wouldn’t be too difficult just to support Xue Junyi’s education for another year.

After all, Xue Junyi could also work part-time during school to earn some money and help with the household expenses.

So Cheng Huiyan agreed.

But now, Xue Junyi had quit all his part-time jobs even before starting his internship.

For the coming year or more, it would inevitably fall on her alone to support the expenses of three people, plus tuition and other costs...

The more she thought about it, the more she worried about how their lives would continue this way. Her hard-earned money would soon be squandered.

So she advised Xue Junyi: "You haven’t started your internship yet, maybe you could continue working part-time for two more months, and then quit when the internship begins."

But Xue Junyi began caressing Cheng Huiyan up and down, lost in his desire: "I’ve spent all my energy on you lately, I really can’t do anything else."

If it were before, Cheng Huiyan would have been willing to go along with Xue Junyi, but today she just didn’t feel like it.

Cheng Huiyan pushed Xue Junyi away, her demeanor becoming more serious.

"You don’t need to do it every day. Junyi, our little home is just starting, we need to manage it well. At this rate, we won’t even be able to afford a place to live by the end of the month, not to mention having children later."

Cheng Huiyan truly wanted to have a lasting relationship with Xue Junyi, as the previous Xue Junyi had shown such vigor and positivity by working several jobs every day.

Thinking that it was because he started to indulge that he suddenly changed, she earnestly persuaded Xue Junyi.

Unexpectedly, Xue Junyi suddenly pounced on her: "Sister Huiyan, if I can’t afford a place, can’t I just live at your place?"