I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping
Chapter 440 - 393 Dowry (Featured on QiDian)_2

Chapter 440: 393 Dowry (Featured on QiDian)_2

Through private channels, news had already spread, and many important figures had received the message, one after another they called to express their concern.

Among them were those harboring ulterior motives or taking pleasure in others’ misfortune.

Watching her mother casually chat just now, and the tiredness she couldn’t hide in the corners of her eyes after hanging up the phone, Shi Qianxi felt even more the meaning behind Jiang Chen’s words.

Business is like a battlefield.

Now that her father had fallen, who knew how many people were rubbing their hands together in eager anticipation, waiting to pounce? If one showed weakness at this time, it would only embolden the ambitious.

"Why aren’t you resting at the hotel?"

Meng Meiling turned her head.

"Mom, you haven’t eaten yet, right? I’ve brought you food."

Glancing at the lunch box her daughter was holding, Meng Meiling also noticed the change in her daughter’s tone.

Not long ago, she was scolding her for being cold-hearted.

"I’m not hungry."

"Mom, Jiang Chen prepared this. With Dad like this, if you fall too, what am I to do?"

Meng Meiling felt even more astonished.

A mother knows her daughter best.

Such words didn’t seem like something her daughter would say.

"Mom, whether you’re hungry or not, you’ve got to eat something."

Shi Qianxi forcibly seated her mother on a bench in the corridor, opened the lunch box, and unwrapped the chopsticks.

In the end, Meng Meiling still couldn’t refuse her daughter’s filial gesture.

"Where’s Jiang Chen?"

"At the hotel."

"Dragging luggage over, looks like you came well-prepared."

"Mom, you’ve misunderstood. He came from Yunnan and Guizhou. He was traveling there. After receiving my call, he rushed over immediately."

Meng Meiling suddenly understood.

At such a time, she couldn’t help but be wary of everyone.

"What is your relationship with him? Didn’t I say not to tell anyone for the time being?"

"Mom, Jiang Chen isn’t an outsider. I like him, no, I love him."

Meng Meiling looked up, meeting a pair of resolute eyes.

Meng Meiling put down her chopsticks.

"Love? Do you even know what love is?"

"I don’t know."

Shi Qianxi answered without hesitation.

Meng Meiling frowned, but Shi Qianxi continued, "Mom, you love Dad, right? At least you definitely used to."

"This isn’t about your father and me."

"I’m talking about my issue."

Shi Qianxi calmly said, "Mom, at first I clung to Jiang Chen indeed to go against you, and partly out of novelty. I had never met someone like him who didn’t give in to me at all. But later, I found he was different from everyone else. He never had a good attitude toward me, seemed eager to never see me again, but whenever I was in trouble, no matter how reluctant he claimed to be, he always showed up first, just like today."

Shi Qianxi lowered her head, looking at the lunch box in her mother’s hands.

"Mom, this is only the second time you meet him, right? The first time, you insulted him with a million dollars payoff, he should dislike you. But just now, he told me to bring you food. Mom, isn’t he silly?"

Meng Meiling fell silent for a while.

"Qian Qian, men are good actors..."

"Mom, do you think he keeps helping me because I’m the heir to Jin Hai?"

"Isn’t that the case?"

Meng Meiling said, "Aren’t those people around you respectful and afraid of you because your last name is Shi?"

"That’s why I said he’s different."

Shi Qianxi whispered, "Mom, no matter how much information you’ve collected about him, I’ve known him for so long, and I really understand him. You suspect he’s helping me with an eye on Jin Hai, but he could’ve succeeded long ago."

"Mom, to tell you the truth, after Chen Zhou kidnapped me and he came to rescue me, I thought of giving myself to him, and I even took action."

"You..."

Meng Meiling’s pupils contracted, caught off guard.

"But don’t worry, nothing happened, he rejected me."

Shi Qianxi murmured under her breath, "Mom, you surely understand men better than I do. Tell me, if even my active advance was pushed back, is he still just acting?"

Meng Meiling’s gaze shifted, she stayed silent.

"Mom, I might not understand love, but when you married Dad, there must have been some element of love involved. Mom, do you know? I envy you now."

At this point, Meng Meiling was somewhat confused and didn’t quite understand.

"What do you mean?"

"If only he were like dad in the past, with nothing at all, how wonderful that would be."

Shi Qianxi sighed, "Then I could marry him. With Jin Hai as a dowry, he definitely wouldn’t refuse."

Meng Meiling was startled, then her tone involuntarily rose, and she said angrily, "Shi Qianxi, do you realize what you are saying?!"

In ancient times, there was King You of Zhou who fooled the lords with beacon fires.

It is said that only men love beauty over power.

But now, it’s the other way around.

It has reversed.

I truly gave birth to a good daughter.

She’s actually considering giving away the entire family fortune to a man.

"Your father is still lying in the hospital bed. If he were to wake up and hear these words, he would probably be angered to death by you!"

The bodyguards couldn’t help but turn their heads, drawn by the commotion here, but they quickly averted their gazes and continued to fully commit to their posts.

"Dad won’t, he understands me."

"I think you’re simply crazy!"

Although I was stubborn back in my day, I never thought about giving away the entire Meng Family’s fortune, did I?

Could it be that the old saying is really true?

Is the student outdoing the master?

Besides anger, Meng Meiling felt a profound sense of helplessness.

"Mom, I am a woman, and I will eventually have to marry someone."

"That’s two different things."

Meng Meiling stated emphatically, "Jin Hai must not be passed to outsiders."

"Then take Jin Hai away, mom. I don’t want it."

Meng Meiling laughed out of anger.

"I take it away? I am already fifty years old. How many years can I still live? I only have you as a daughter."

"You also have my uncle, and so many relatives from the Meng Family."

Meng Meiling took a deep breath.

"Even if your father spoils you, he would have to slap you after hearing your words."

Shi Qianxi fell silent.

Meng Meiling looked at her, shook her head, and didn’t scold her any further.

The daughter has grown so much; verbal education no longer has any effect.

Trying to make her wake up with words is just wasting breath.

Moreover, she now realized a very serious problem.

Her daughter seemed too "indifferent to fame and fortune," paying no mind to Jin Hai.

At this moment, her husband, no, ex-husband, lay unconscious in the hospital, and no one could guarantee when he would wake up.

A country cannot be without a ruler for a day.

Without leadership for a long time, Jin Hai would inevitably fall into chaos.

A new leader must be quickly introduced.

And that candidate, other than Qian Qian, had no other choice.

But with her daughter’s attitude, could she take on this heavy responsibility, or rather, would she be willing to take it on?

"Qian Qian, times are different now. Regardless of whether Jiang Chen is with you for Jin Hai or not, at least you are the heir to Jin Hai. That’s the basis for his association with you, isn’t that right?"

Shi Qianxi had words on the tip of her tongue but ultimately did not retort.

Indeed.

If she were just an ordinary person, she probably wouldn’t even have the chance to meet him, let alone go through so many things together and build such deep ties.

"Qian Qian, whether it’s men or women, everyone should strive to become stronger so that they can be more competitive. Mom is right, isn’t she?"

It can’t be helped.

At times like these, it is necessary to cultivate a sense of utilitarianism in the daughter.

"A woman won’t fancy a man who is good for nothing; similarly, a man won’t fancy a woman who cannot offer him any help. The greatest pressure back then wasn’t on me, but on your father. Think about it, how many cold stares and rumors he endured? You know your father’s personality; he is very proud deep down. But still, he kept his pride and insistently married me. Do you think it was just for love?"

Shi Qianxi remained silent.

"Qian Qian, the world of adults has no pure emotions; you can’t be too naive."

Perhaps only her mother would use the word "naive" to describe her.

"Mom, let’s eat. The food is getting cold."