I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping
Chapter 1000 - 713 Simpleton_2

Chapter 1000: 713 Simpleton_2

Ding He stood up, "You guys chat."

Fang Qing was just about to speak when Tong Dan said, "Lawyer Ding, wait a moment."

Fang Qing’s heart immediately filled with foreboding as she was about to signal her to be quiet, but before she could warn her with her eyes, Tong Dan had already spoken.

"Do you have any plans for tonight, Lawyer Ding?"

Ding He stopped in his tracks, "What’s up?"

Tong Dan ignored Fang Qing’s stern look and said with a smile, "A friend invited me to a party tonight, so I came to ask Fang Qing to join me to relax, just to relieve some stress. If Lawyer Ding is free, how about joining us?"

Before Ding He could speak, an impatient Fang Qing immediately said, "When would Lawyer Ding have time for that?"

Ding He glanced at her, fell silent for a moment, and then said with a smile, "What a coincidence, I do happen to be free tonight, but I wonder if it’s inappropriate for me to join the activities of you young people?"

"What do you mean by ’young people’s activities’?"

Tong Dan didn’t even look at Fang Qing, who was constantly signaling with her eyes, "Lawyer Ding can’t be much older than us, right? Probably only a few years older."

"I’m thirty-two this year."

Thirty-two.

Nearly ten years older than Fang Qing and Tong Dan.

Of course.

As the saying goes, "life begins at thirty."

For men at this age, it’s certainly not considered old. Coupled with his achievements, it’s practically trivial. He could even be considered a young achiever.

"Thirty-two? Really? I thought you were under thirty."

True to her profession as an air hostess, she knew just what to say. Besides, it’s natural for a man to be older than a woman, and a ten-year age difference was nothing in Tong Dan’s eyes.

Some of her colleagues at the company had boyfriends with even larger age gaps.

So what if he’s a bit older?

The older ones are mature and stable, more considerate, unlike some twenty-something young men who still needed the woman to accommodate them.

"Miss Tong, that comment of yours sounded rather insincere."

A flattery too obvious may not always penetrate, but complimenting him did seem to put the seasoned lawyer, Ding He, in a better mood.

"Honest to God, it’s heartfelt. Fang Qing knows I never lie, right, Fang Qing?"

Fang Qing was expressionless and completely ignored her.

"So, Lawyer Ding, shall we go together?"

Tong Dan invited again.

Ding He seemed hesitant, "Your friend won’t mind?"

"Of course not, the more the merrier at a party. And besides, you’re a top lawyer, not just anyone has the chance to meet you."

With that said, Ding He seemed to find it hard to refuse, and he nodded, "Alright then."

Fang Qing’s lips tightened.

"Shall we go then?"

Tong Dan was beaming as she picked up her bag.

Fang Qing could have killed her, but she couldn’t make a scene in front of Ding He and had to force a smile. The three of them went downstairs together.

"Fang Qing, how about we take Lawyer Ding’s car? It would be more environmentally friendly..."

Quite the public-spirited suggestion, but Fang Qing didn’t follow her advice and headed straight for the parked Maserati President.

"Lawyer Ding, I’ll have Fang Qing send you the address."

Tong Dan quickly followed.

They each got into their cars.

"Did you come to help me relax or to give me a headache?"

Once in the car, Fang Qing couldn’t help but explode.

"What do you think? I’ve waited for you for hours."

Tong Dan expressed her grievances.

Fang Qing felt helpless knowing the other person meant well. That was why she had agreed to attend a party that didn’t mean much to her. Originally planning to just sit there and then find an excuse to leave early, she didn’t expect Tong Dan to take such initiative.

"I told you, you didn’t have to wait for me. You could have gone ahead and just sent me the address. Also, why did you have to invite Lawyer Ding?"

"I did say so, having more people is lively."

Tong Dan blinked innocently.

"Do you think I have it too easy?"

Fang Qing was annoyed.

"Qing Gege, this doesn’t seem to be too outrageous, does it? Are you overreacting a bit?"

"Me, overreacting?"

Fang Qing laughed in irritation.

"Don’t you know that work is work, life is life, and the two should be separate?"

Tong Dan understood her point, "That’s a rather old-fashioned thought, don’t you think? While it’s true we should keep our personal and work lives separate, it doesn’t mean that once we step out of the company doors, we shouldn’t interact at all. If that were the case, there’d be no need for any company team-building activities. Managing coworker relationships is an essential course in the workplace, let alone when he is also your superior and boss."

"It’s precisely because he is my boss that I should maintain an even greater distance from him in private. You’ve also been working for such a long time, don’t tell me you don’t understand this logic."

Tong Dan disagreed, saying casually with a smile, "Fang Qing, you’re a lawyer, aren’t you beyond caring about other people’s opinions? If even lawyers cared about what others think, would any of them defend criminals?"

One had to admit that Tong Dan’s gift of the gab was not to be underestimated; even Fang Qing struggled to find an angle to argue back.

"There, there, if Mr. Ding isn’t bothered, why are you worrying so much? As long as we have a clear conscience, that’s what matters, right?"

Tong Dan blinked meaningfully.

"Beep... Beep... Beep..."

The sound of a horn came from outside.

It must have been Ding He realizing they were not leaving.

"Alright, from now on I’ll stop taking liberties and listen to everything you say, okay?"

Tong Dan capitulated.

With things having reached this point, Fang Qing had no choice but to say, annoyed, "Buckle up."

"At your command!"

A Maserati Quattroporte and a BMW X5 left the parking lot, one after the other.

"Sky Garden, send the address to Mr. Ding so he doesn’t get lost."

Tong Dan reminded her.

While driving, Fang Qing picked up her phone and sent the address.

Tong Dan lay back comfortably in the passenger seat, her emotions stirred once again.

"I used to think that sayings like ’Do good deeds without asking about the future’ were all nonsense, but now it seems there’s some truth to it. If I’d known, I would’ve been nicer to Jiang Chen back then. I might not be able to match you, Qing Mei, but a small C-class instead of a Maserati—he would have definitely given me one, wouldn’t he?"

She shook her head, heaving sighs of regret, "Missed calculations, missed calculations."

Fang Qing wanted to hold back, but in the end, she couldn’t suppress it. Although she did indeed feel disgruntled, she would never get angry with a childhood friend.

After all, perhaps their thoughts were different, but the other person’s intentions were never malicious.

"Do you think he’s running a charity or a bank?"

Fang Qing laughed, "A place like Sky Garden costs a minimum eight figures per house. You know so many rich second-generation kids, isn’t getting a car just a matter of lifting a finger for them?"

"See? Before I even said anything, you’re all anxious and protective, afraid that he’s spending money, right? My Qing Gege, it’s not your money, why do you care so much for him? Asking others for things? Easier said than done. Do you think everyone is as naive as Jiang Chen, or do you think the rich second generation are fools? Why would people give you things for free? If you took something from someone, don’t you have to repay them?"

Fang Qing gave her a glance, "You know that already."

Tong Dan snorted.

"Although I wasn’t as good at studying as you, I’m not stupid. If I didn’t understand even this much, I probably wouldn’t be here right now. That’s why what belongs to others, will always belong to others, unlike you, who can just take things from Jiang Chen without worrying too much."

Fang Qing opened her mouth as if wanting to say something, but in the end, for some unknown reason, she didn’t say a word and just shook her head with a smile.

Tong Dan lounged on the luxury sports car’s leather seat, gazing at the traffic under the dusk sky, and sighed lightly, "But then again, you do deserve it. ’A small kindness deserves a flood of gratitude.’ You helped him so much back then, whatever good he does for you is only right and proper."

"There is no such thing as an ’only right and proper’ or a ’natural law’ in this world."

Fang Qing continued.

"That’s true. There are also plenty of stories about the Farmer and the Snake. You can only say that guy Jiang Chen, at least, has a bit of a conscience."

Tong Dan said subconsciously, but immediately after, she stopped herself, spat in disgust, and almost slapped her own mouth.

"Pah, that guy has no conscience at all."

A Maserati is indeed not cheap.

But no matter how expensive, can it be more valuable than a girl’s emotions and an irreplaceable youthful spirit?