I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping
Chapter 497: The stars in the sky are how heavy

Chapter 497: The stars in the sky are how heavy

"Hey, want to make a bet?"

Jiang Chen didn’t return to the hotel until it was dark after spending most of the day at the amusement park.

Hong Xiaoyu dropped Duan Xueying back at school.

Once a stranger, twice familiar.

Through today’s outing, the two of them were clearly no longer as distant.

"Bet on what?"

Although he had firmly resisted those high-risk activities, in the end, Miss Shi Qianxi had forcibly dragged Jiang Chen into the haunted house.

He indeed was afraid of heights, but he wasn’t very fearful of ghosts and goblins since he had previously worked part-time at an escape room, playing an NPC, his job being to scare the players, somewhat akin to a haunted house.

As a result, he was calm and composed throughout, but Miss Shi Qianxi clung to him and almost jumped onto him.

Of course.

It didn’t exclude the possibility that she was putting on an act.

"Let’s bet whether your brother will fall for Xue Ling next or continue to be hopelessly devoted to Ren Miao."

Shi Qianxi’s eyes sparkled with a bewitching glint, "Aren’t you always nattering about me owing you those three billion? We’ll bet three billion. If your brother continues to pine over Ren Miao, I’ll pay up immediately. But if your brother falls for Xue Ling, this debt will be written off."

Jiang Chen’s eyes revealed contemplation.

It sounded quite tempting.

But just as he was about to speak, he suddenly realized something.

Wait a minute.

He nearly fell for this woman’s trick.

"What’s in it for me with this bet? Paying debts is the natural order of things, isn’t it? Why should you only pay me if I win? If you want to default, just say so."

"Boring!"

Miss Shi Qianxi immediately turned cold and walked towards the elevator.

"How about a different stake? If you win, the three billion debt is cancelled, but if you lose, you pay me back six billion, principal and interest."

Jiang Chen stepped into the elevator as well.

"Dream on!"

Miss Shi Qianxi simply responded with two words.

Jiang Chen laughed.

"You capitalists sure know how to calculate, never willing to take the slightest loss."

"As if you’re so generous, always bringing up that bit of money you’re owed."

Jiang Chen was speechless.

When had he constantly brought it up?

Wasn’t it you who mentioned it?

And besides.

If it’s really so insignificant, why don’t you just pay it back?

Indeed.

For Jin Hai Industrial, three billion was indeed a drop in the ocean, but he had completed a tough task and hadn’t even earned three billion.

"Ding..."

The elevator door opened.

Shi Qianxi walked out.

"Should I book a ticket for tomorrow morning or at noon?"

Jiang Chen casually asked.

Shi Qianxi stopped in her tracks.

"Are you in such a hurry to go back? Missing the comforts of home?"

Jiang Chen was bewildered.

Shi Qianxi continued to walk ahead.

Muttering to himself about the unfathomability of women’s hearts, Jiang Chen entered his room.

"Click."

The door closed.

Shi Qianxi, who had reached her own room, glanced over here, stood at the door, and said something to her bodyguard.

The bodyguard suddenly looked up, his pupils dilated and his expression weird, but he quickly nodded respectfully.

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"Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong..."

At nine o’clock in the evening.

The doorbell rang.

As Jiang Chen rose from his couch to answer the door, he was greeted by Shi Qianxi holding a bottle of red wine in one hand and carrying two glasses in the other.

"What’s this about?"

Jiang Chen asked.

"Can’t sleep, join me for a couple of drinks."

Shi Qianxi said naturally.

In the past, Jiang Chen definitely wouldn’t have agreed, given that it was just a man and a woman alone together, and propriety should be maintained, especially with this lady who tended to be reckless and unruly.

But during this recent time in Hancheng, she had been relatively well-behaved. She had treated him with "due respect," so Jiang Chen wasn’t too guarded. After hesitating for a moment, he still stepped aside.

A glint of cunning that Jiang Chen couldn’t see flashed in Shi Qianxi’s eyes as she entered the room, carrying the wine as if nothing was out of the ordinary.

"You’ve been in Hancheng for so long, how come I haven’t seen Li Shuru give you a call?"

She got the name right this time.

Even if she did call, I wouldn’t let you see it.

Jiang Chen thought to himself, but outwardly remained calm as he replied, "What are you, the neighborhood committee? You even care about things like that."

"Why are you so unpleasant to talk to, what’s wrong with asking a question?"

Shi Qianxi opened the red wine and poured it into two glasses, filling each one-third full.

Jiang Chen approached, "Can’t sleep, take more sleeping pills, alcohol isn’t something good for you, drink less."

Even though she was used to this guy’s inability to say anything nice, Shi Qianxi still stiffened and felt an urge to smash the wine bottle over his head.

"Thank you so much."

Shi Qianxi forced a smile through gritted teeth and, returning good for evil, handed a glass of wine to him.

Jiang Chen took the wine nonchalantly and swirled it gently.

Shi Qianxi watched the glass in his hand, "After Hancheng, I’m going to go..."

Before she could finish, Jiang Chen immediately interrupted.

"Yeah, same for me, after graduation, there’s a lot to be busy with."

Shi Qianxi choked up.

What do you have to be busy with?

You’re not like graduates who need to find a job.

Of course.

She never expected this guy to stick around with her forever.

"I didn’t understand before, but only after sitting in this position did I realize how tough it was for my dad."

Jiang Chen frowned slightly, instinctively feeling something odd. These words were fine, but coming from this lady, they felt a bit out of place.

"Cheers."

But before he could think further, Shi Qianxi’s glass was already raised.

Jiang Chen had no choice but to clink with her and brought the glass to his lips.

Shi Qianxi, however, just held her glass, not drinking, and stared at him with an odd expression.

Jiang Chen felt it strange after taking a sip of the red wine.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to see where exactly you’re handsome."

Jiang Chen was lost for words, shook his head with a smile, and took another sip of wine.

Shi Qianxi chatted with him on and off, the topics jumping wildly—from her upcoming itinerary, Jinhai’s business, to suddenly talking about the weight of the stars in the sky, quite a profound question.

"Aren’t you the talented scholar from Dongda? Don’t you know the answer to such a simple question?"

"I’m not a deity."

"I’ll tell you, eight grams."

"Eight grams? Why?"

"Because of Starbucks."

Jiang Chen was at a loss for words, unsure whether the stars were indeed eight grams heavy. But he gradually began to feel dizzy, as if the stars were spinning before his eyes.

Shi Qianxi poured more wine for him.

"I can’t drink anymore."

Jiang Chen quickly protested, feeling his head grow heavier and his vision blurring until Shi Qianxi’s image began to double in front of his eyes.

"What’s wrong?"

Shi Qianxi sat upright.

But Jiang Chen could no longer respond, the world spinning as his eyelids became incredibly heavy, and he slowly collapsed onto the couch, powerless.

"Hey, wake up."

Shi Qianxi nudged him.

Jiang Chen remained motionless, clearly having lost consciousness completely.

He had really let his guard down, after all.

Watching the unconscious man, Miss Shi’s lips gradually curved into a beautiful smile.

"Such a small amount of alcohol, and you’re drunk like this, tsk."

She sighed, then got up and with great effort, helped Jiang Chen up from the couch, staggering toward the bedroom.