I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping
Chapter 240 - 237 Affection +10

Chapter 240: 237 Affection +10

"Hmm, Mom, I’m leaving now. Don’t worry, everything went smoothly; Dad and I are already home,"

Two bodyguards walked in front.

Shi Qianxi was holding her phone, stepping into the main mansion of the estate, speaking loudly.

"Boss, the Miss is back."

The bodyguard stopped next to the lobby sofa and bowed slightly.

Actually, there was no need to notify him; Shi Zhenhua had of course already heard.

A twitch flickered at the corner of his eye, his face was as still as water, and without a word he waved his hand to dismiss them.

The bodyguards quickly turned and left.

The returned Miss Shi sat down on a single sofa while still talking on the phone, not even glancing at her own father.

Shi Zhenhua didn’t interrupt her.

"Mhm, okay, Mom, I’m going to hang up now."

After another two to three minutes, Shi Qianxi finally put down her phone, and then acted as if she’d just noticed her father.

"Dad."

She called out with a radiant smile, her tone sweet, as if nothing had happened at the dinner party.

"Talking to your mom?"

Shi Zhenhua asked indifferently.

"Yeah, my mom was asking if the dinner was over yet."

Miss Shi nodded, her face pure innocence.

Shi Zhenhua’s expression remained flat.

He knew very well that the girl was deliberately trying to provoke him.

Alright then.

She knew how to play tactics now.

She even knew to use MeiLing to pressure him.

"Didn’t you say you were going to introduce someone to me? Why did you disappear afterward?"

Although her father didn’t burst into anger right away, Shi Qianxi was aware that her volatile father’s urgency in dragging her back must mean the auction issue had been exposed.

Now was just the calm before the storm.

"Didn’t I see you were too busy, Dad? With so many people to greet, I didn’t want to bother you further."

Shi Qianxi feigned a casual appearance, pouring herself a glass of water as if nothing was amiss.

"You attended the auction?"

"Mhm, I did."

Shi Qianxi lifted the glass to drink water and nodded.

"Which table were you at?"

"I’ve forgotten."

"Shi Qianxi!"

Shi Zhenhua suddenly roared in anger, putting his crossed leg down.

Miss Shi appeared startled, her hand trembling and nearly dropping the glass to the floor, water sloshing out.

"Dad, what are you doing?!"

"Still playing dumb with me!"

Shi Zhenhua’s face was as dark as water as he interrogated, "Was that ’250’ you?!"

Miss Shi’s eyes darted around as she clutched the glass, "Dad, why are you cursing at me?!"

Cursing at her?

He felt like slapping someone at this moment!

"Shi Qianxi, there’s a limit to your foolishness. What kind of occasion was it tonight, picking a fight with me on purpose? Do you want the whole East Sea to laugh at our Shi Family?!"

Shi Zhenhua was so agitated not merely because he hadn’t won the necklace.

Three billion yuan was nothing.

He could afford the competition, but the bidding had escalated to such an extent that if he had continued, it would have sent a different message.

He had thought another formidable figure had emerged in the East Sea, but who would have thought it was an inside job!

The matter was still known to only a few, and if word got out about the father and daughter’s vicious bidding war, Shi Zhenhua would undoubtedly become the laughingstock of everyone!

If it had been a son, the enraged helmsman of Jin Hai Industrial might have really taken out a belt and let him experience the weight of fatherly love again!

"Dad! Why are you being so fierce?! I just thought the jewelry was pretty, so I wanted it! You didn’t know bidder 250 was me; I also didn’t know bidder 8 was you!"

Miss Shi was indeed very clever, managing to stop her father in his tracks with her words.

Then.

She even turned the tables, "Dad, why did you want that necklace so much?"

Shi Zhenhua’s face darkened and then brightened erratically.

Of course, he understood his girl was playing dumb.

Only this girl had the guts to play tricks in front of him.

"I wanted it for charity..."

Shi Zhenhua grumbled in response.

Without a doubt.

From a father’s standpoint, he couldn’t admit he wanted the necklace for a woman.

"Pfft..."

Hearing this excuse, Shi Qianxi couldn’t help but laugh, but she soon pressed her lips together, straightened her face, and declared righteously, "Dad, since you wanted it for charity, then isn’t everything fine? I bought the necklace and did a charity too, didn’t I?"

Shi Zhenhua opened his mouth to speak but stopped, realizing somehow he had been cornered into a dead end by his daughter.

"Then tell me, where did you get the money from?"

Unable to vent, he shifted the angle of attack.

His daughter’s card was still frozen; she definitely couldn’t have accessed that much money.

"I borrowed it."

Shi Qianxi stated matter-of-factly.

"From whom? Who would lend you that much money?"

Shi Zhenhua continued to press.

"Jiang..."

Shi Qianxi instinctively wanted to respond, but then thought better of it, feeling that she probably shouldn’t say.

Having lost the bidding war, her father was certainly fuming inside. Although she had cleverly taken the moral high ground earlier, preventing her father from getting angry, if she revealed that the money was borrowed from Jiang Chen, there was no telling whether her father would vent his anger on him.

No, no.

She couldn’t tell.

That guy didn’t like her much to begin with, and if her father caused him trouble, he would surely dislike her even more.

"...Dad, why are you asking so much for?"

Shi Qianxi’s eyes flickered, trying to change the subject.

"You’re my daughter, why can’t I ask about your affairs? Three billion is not a small amount; how do you plan to repay it?"

"I naturally have my ways!"

Miss Shi was quite relaxed, as if she didn’t take the debt seriously at all.

Repay?

Sorry.

Why should she repay money she borrowed fair and square?

And that female student, has she repaid the 86 million in compensation?

Why should she pay back if others don’t?

"What can you do?"

Shi Zhenhua would never have guessed that his own daughter had planned on being a deadbeat the very moment she borrowed the money.

"Dad, stop asking, rest assured, I can handle it."

As she spoke, she yawned, "I’m tired, I’m going upstairs to take a shower and sleep."

"You stop right there!"

"Dad, mom will want me to call her back in a bit."

Shi Qianxi shook her smartphone.

Shi Zhenhua pursed his lips tightly.

"Dad, good night, huh."

Miss Shi stood up, feigning exhaustion and yawning as she headed upstairs, but her pace quickened until she vanished in a flash.

Shi Zhenhua let out a deep breath, leaned back on the couch, closed his eyes, and pinched the bridge of his nose.

Meanwhile.

On the bustling street filled with the noise of traffic.

A Mercedes-Benz van was moving smoothly.

"Aren’t you curious about what my relationship is with Director Shi?"

Jiang Chen didn’t ask any questions, but finally Pei Yunxi took the initiative to speak.

Jiang Chen was silent for a moment, then nodded honestly.

Pei Yunxi smiled.

She was still dressed in a haute couture gown, and since they weren’t at the Bulgari Hotel, there were no reporters or outsiders around, so she felt no pressure, nor did she need to pretend. Her smile was relaxed and natural, which made her even more alluring.

"Since you’re curious, why don’t you ask?"

"That’s Miss Pei’s personal privacy."

Like a breeze, the curve of Pei Yunxi’s lips lingered for a long time.

She looked at Jiang Chen for a while.

"What do you think is the relationship between Shi Zhenhua and me?"

"I trust in Miss Pei’s character."

Jiang Chen’s response was quick, light, and at the same time, resolute.

"Why?"

Pei Yunxi asked, "We don’t seem to be that familiar, do we? You said earlier not to judge a person by rumors."

"A feeling."

Jiang Chen said, "Some people, without much interaction, just one meeting, one conversation, it’s enough to understand them."

Pei Yunxi was taken aback.

Perhaps she was overthinking it.

The words of this young man sounded somehow...

With her smile slightly diminishing, she cast aside the stray thoughts in her head.

"Actually, I’m also quite troubled."

"I understand."

Jiang Chen nodded.

Their conversation wasn’t deep, like they were speaking in riddles, but there was an unspoken understanding between them.

"Jiang Chen, don’t tell Li’er about this matter."

"Miss Pei can rest assured."

"Thank you."

"It’s just a small effort."

"I’m referring to Miss Shi’s matter."

The eyes of this stunning actress softened considerably as she looked at Jiang Chen, unlike when they first met.

"She’s always been that way, unable to hide anything, says whatever she’s thinking, Miss Pei shouldn’t take it to heart."

Jiang Chen explained awkwardly.

The words Shi Qianxi had yelled at the bathroom door were indeed a bit hurtful.

Pei Yunxi smiled slightly, "Even if I take it to heart, what can I do? She’s the Shi Family’s Miss, and we actors are nothing in her eyes."

Jiang Chen’s lips moved, but he didn’t know how to comfort her.

Just then.

His phone rang.

"Miss Pei, excuse me, I need to take this call."

Pei Yunxi nodded and turned her gaze out the window.

"Jiang Chen, you scared me to death!"

The call was from Miss Shi.

"Are you okay?"

"I’m fine, luckily I’m smart. I used my mom to keep my dad in check. Are you back yet?"

"Hmm."

"Right, take care of that necklace for me, toss it into the East Sea if you can, just don’t let me see it again!"

Jiang Chen was already clear on one thing – this lady wouldn’t care about a piece of jewelry, let alone wear something someone else had worn.

"I understand."

"Alright then, get some rest, good night."

Jiang Chen hung up the phone and set it down.

"Miss Shi?"

Jiang Chen turned his head.

She was still looking out the window, her cloud-like hair lazily draped over her snowy shoulders, revealing half of her flawless profile. Without the need for deliberate styling, just resting there simply, she resembled a beautiful painting.

"Yeah."

"It seems you two really are good friends."

In Jiang Chen’s view, her charming lips curved into a gentle arc.

"Miss Pei, just stop anywhere and let me off, I’ll take a taxi."

"Where are you going?"

Pei Yunxi withdrew her gaze from the window and turned to look at him.

"Back to school."

Jiang Chen said instinctively.

"It’s already eleven o’clock, isn’t your school already closed for the night?"

Jiang Chen hadn’t paid attention to the time, and amidst the bustling street, didn’t realize it was already so late.

"No problem, I’ll just find a hotel to stay at."

Pei Yunxi was silent for a moment.

"If you don’t mind, you can come to my place, I have a room there."

What?!

Jiang Chen’s eyes widened in shock, staring at her, wondering if he was hallucinating!

At the same time.

A familiar mechanical voice echoed in his mind.

[Pei Yunxi’s goodwill towards you has increased by 10]