I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping
Chapter 99: Abnormal

Chapter 99: Abnormal

Jiang Chen didn’t click to see what the message was; it was no longer necessary.

He held his phone and gave a bitter smile,

"How did you find out?"

"Actually, I should have suspected earlier. Is there really such a thing as a person who asks for nothing in return in this world? It was Liang Zhenlun’s birthday, pouring rain, and when I drove you back to school and you got out of the car, what you said then... I felt something was off."

Jiang Chen had a good memory and still remembered what he had said at the time.

Sitting in the passenger seat was no match for holding the steering wheel himself.

"That night at KIMI’s, Si Yi said, my standard for finding a man is, at the very least, he must drive a million-dollar luxury car, so you just sent me one, Jiang Chen, you really are great."

Li Shuru’s face remained calm, showing no sign of pleasure or anger, as she watched the young man opposite her.

"Yesterday, when Liang Zhenlun called to ask for more money, you just timely gave me gifts, neither more nor less, exactly two million. If I hadn’t seen the words ’contact friends’ under your nickname, I might still think I had encountered a noble person."

Jiang Chen realized, then couldn’t help but cry and laugh.

So this is where the leak was.

"Do you think it’s very amusing?"

Li Shuru’s emotions at this moment were unprecedentedly complex.

Angry?

Of course not.

After all, he went to great lengths to give her more than ten million in cash. If she still got angry, it would really be somewhat ungrateful.

But to say happy?

It doesn’t seem to be there at all.

"Jiang Chen, what exactly do you take me for? A clown? Is it that, in the eyes of you rich people, everything can just be treated like a game?"

From the discovery of Han Jiang Gu Ying until now, she still hadn’t figured out why the other party was so "hidden" in giving her money.

Li Shuru also came up with some excuses to comfort herself, such as considering her pride, but upon closer thought, they were far too far-fetched.

"Shu Rui, please don’t misunderstand..."

Jiang Chen began.

"Then answer me, why did you do this?"

Li Shuru interrupted him, staring intently at him.

Jiang Chen pursed his lips.

Although caught off guard, he had still considered such a scenario.

If you don’t want others to know, don’t do it yourself.

Li Shuru would eventually find out; it was just earlier than he had expected.

"Shu Rui, actually at the beginning, I didn’t want to cause too much of a stir. You know, I don’t want others to discover my identity..."

"And then?"

Jiang Chen racked his brains for an explanation, "So I thought of this method, which could give you what you wanted without anyone noticing."

Li Shuru laughed, a cold smile without any warmth.

"How about I help you explain?"

Jiang Chen’s brows slightly furrowed.

Li Shuru spoke up, "I’ve encountered some wealthy playboys, to whom women are just tools for their amusement, and I’m not only referring to the physical aspect. You concocted a fake identity, spent lavishly on me, and you know, any girl would find it hard to resist such temptation. Then in reality, you approached me with your true identity, and for the sake of authenticity, you even risked your life to create the false appearance that you’d give up your life for me."

"Jiang Chen, do you actually enjoy this twisted pleasure of toying with human nature?"

"Shu Rui, you’ve really misunderstood me."

Jiang Chen furrowed his brows, totally unprepared for Li Shuru’s paranoid speculation.

"When I first started sending you gifts using the identity of ’Lone Shadow by the Cold River’, I hadn’t thought that much into it. Just like you said, the night I encountered you at KIMI, what Xu Siyi and the others said made me think, why should a girl depend on a man to get those things? That’s why I sent you the gifts.

If I was as scheming as you say, then why would I leave such an obvious flaw? You should know I’m not stupid. If I had premeditated this, wouldn’t I have thought about the contact list in my phone? Wouldn’t I have used a different card to register on Star Sky?"

"Also."

"You say I risked my life for realism, to create a false impression that I could die for you."

"I want to ask you, what is this false impression of being ready to die?"

Speaking thus, Jiang Chen began to turn the tables, growing somewhat agitated.

"Can you fake readiness to die? You know very well the situation at that time. Could I have known the plank would break in advance? Or do you think I had planned it all beforehand? If there had been any misstep, both you and I could have fallen. Even if I were twisted, I wouldn’t joke with my own life, right?"

Li Shuru’s gaze flickered, her suspicions beginning to waver.

"Shu Rui, now that you have discovered this, there’s no need for me to hide it any longer. Actually, I’ve always wanted to tell you, I just never found the right opportunity. I was afraid that revealing it suddenly would be too much for you to accept. On the bus to Paradise Village, I said I was a billionaire, remember? I wanted to tell you then, that I was ’Lone Shadow by the Cold River’, but you didn’t believe me, so I didn’t say more."

The atmosphere fell silent.

"...Later, I didn’t tell you because your dad suddenly fell seriously ill. I was worried it would be too much psychological stress for you. I know you’re proud and wouldn’t want to accept someone else’s charity. I really did not expect you to see me this way."

Jiang Chen let out a deep breath, then shook his head with a smile.

"However, keeping it from you was indeed my fault, and it’s only right for you to blame me."

Li Shuru, who had the upper hand initially, was now overtaken and didn’t know what to say for a moment.

"Pursuing the twisted pleasure of toying with human nature... Haha."

Jiang Chen took out a few hundred-dollar bills and placed them on the table.

"What are you doing?"

Li Shuru stared at him, stunned.

"Since you think I’m a man with sinister intentions, I have no face to stay here."

With that, Jiang Chen left decisively, his departure quite dashing.

Li Shuru was rooted to her spot, somewhat at a loss.

"Did you guys have a fight?"

Yu Lan quickly approached, noticing something was amiss.

Li Shuru sat there dumbfounded, not responding, the Goddess of Eastern University was indeed confused by Jiang Chen’s rapid-fire approach.

"Don’t just sit there stupidly; go after him!"

Yu Lan urgently nudged her.

Though Li Shuru was stubborn with her words, being a woman herself, Yu Lan could see right through the girl’s thoughts.

Li Shuru bit her lip, wavering, but seeing Jiang Chen actually leaving without looking back, she could no longer preserve her pride and quickly grabbed her purse and stood up.

Watching them leave one after the other, Yu Lan smiled and shook her head.

In reality, in love, it’s never about who’s right or wrong.

Whoever falls first inevitably ends up conceding first.