AWB Chapter 144 The Simp Stand-in Quits (18)
Chapter 144 The Simp Stand-in Quits (18)
Xia Mingwei listened silently to Li Nianyun's complaints without offering any opinion.
But she knew Li Nianyun was waiting for her answer. If she went along with Li Nianyun and criticized Lu Ming at this moment, it might backfire. To be on the safe side, she decided to test Li Nianyun's attitude.
"What do you think is the main reason he does these things?"
"Maybe it's because he cares about me too much? So when he heard me reject him, he deliberately got angry to show me?"
Li Nianyun answered tentatively.
Hearing Li Nianyun's answer, Xia Mingwei could only reveal her sharp jawline, rub her forehead and smile bitterly. She had known all along that Li Nianyun was a love-struck fool. What exactly was she expecting?
"Perhaps it's as you imagine. You should observe his performance carefully in the coming days!"
After saying this, Xia Mingwei hung up the phone with lightning speed.
That was close! My love-struck mind almost crawled over the internet and grew out of me!
As Xia Mingwei had predicted, what happened next was exactly what she expected.
Lu Ming began to probe Li Nianyun's attitude repeatedly, but because of the agreement between Xia Mingwei and Li Nianyun, he kept running into obstacles.
After several attempts, Lu Ming finally realized that Li Nianyun wasn't really in trouble; she had simply been avoiding him.
His messages went unanswered. He even asked someone to deliver a message to Li Nianyun, but was politely refused. Lu Ming felt utterly defeated. He couldn't understand what had gone wrong that had caused Li Nianyun, who had always been infatuated with him, to ignore him!
This troubled him greatly. Left with no other option, he had to hire a private investigator to find out the reason for Li Nianyun's change.
A few days later, the private investigator provided the answer. All the evidence pointed to the meeting between Xia Mingwei and Li Nianyun.
Upon learning this news, Lu Ming couldn't wait to find Xia Mingwei and loudly question her about why she had ruined his relationship with Li Nianyun.
Lu Ming not only thought this way, but he also did it.
The moment Lu Ming saw Xia Mingwei, he couldn't help but question her: "What exactly did you say to Nianyun that day?"
Xia Mingwei shrugged nonchalantly, "I didn't say anything! I just told her our entire conversation from that morning!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming clenched his fists.
If this isn't a big deal, then what is? Originally, he only had suspicions, but now he was absolutely certain that it was Xia Mingwei who said something she shouldn't have to Li Nianyun, which made Li Nianyun angry and ignoring him!
Why do you tell everyone everything?
"Why not? You're already willing to do something so shameless, why can't I tell Li Nianyun? Maybe telling her can save an innocent girl you've deceived!"
"you…"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming could no longer restrain himself and wanted to swing his hand to strike.
Xia Mingwei was even faster, dodging to the side two seconds before Lu Ming was about to explode.
Xia Mingwei felt that it was necessary to demonstrate her strength in front of someone as arrogant as Lu Ming. It seemed that this person had forgotten what happened last time!
"Lu Ming, before you try to beat me up next time, make sure you know your own strength! It was only last week, and you've already forgotten? Or are you selectively forgetting how awful you looked when I slapped you?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming immediately recalled the miserable state of his face, bearing a clear handprint, and being too ashamed to leave the house. He touched his cheek, as if the burning pain still lingered there.
But knowing this, he couldn't remain inactive. Thinking of Xia Mingwei's power in beating people, Lu Ming could only swallow his anger.
“I’m no longer bothering you, and I have no feelings for you anymore, but how could you tell everyone about us?”
Lu Ming didn't want to let Xia Mingwei leave so easily, so he continued to question her.
"So you're asking me to cover for you, you scumbag? But why should I?"
Knowing he was in the wrong, Lu Ming considered Xia Mingwei's current avarice and wanted to find another way to resolve the matter.
"I'll give you another ten million. You and Nianyun go and explain that everything you said to her before was fabricated and doesn't count at all! What do you say?"
Lu Ming's thinking was simple: since Xia Mingwei loved money, he would just give her money! He, the eldest young master of the Lu family, had plenty of money; it was only Xia Mingwei, with her shallow eye, who was always fixated on such mundane things!
Besides, spending ten million to win back Nianyun's favor is a worthwhile deal!
He was absolutely certain that Xia Mingwei would take the blame for the money and explain things properly to Nianyun! Then, by using Li Nianyun's identity, he could obtain even more "ten million"!
Thinking this way, Lu Ming felt much more at ease!
He actually had the mind to scrutinize Xia Mingwei's face! He silently examined Xia Mingwei's face and suddenly felt a bit disgusted with her.
This vain woman—he actually wanted to treat her well, to reserve a place for her by his side. Now it seems, Xia Mingwei isn't worthy of his affections!
Xia Mingwei was no fool. Looking at Lu Ming's arrogant attitude, she immediately guessed what he was thinking.
"Young Master Lu has really gone to great lengths to silence me! But unfortunately, I'm not doing this business!"
Upon hearing Xia Mingwei's refusal, Lu Ming jumped up from his seat.
"You disagree? Why? Aren't you the one who loves money the most?"
“Young Master Lu, I do love money, but there’s a saying that goes, ‘A gentleman loves money, but he acquires it in a proper way!’ I feel that doing this would go against my conscience and cross the line of my character, so I won’t do it!”
If someone else had said this, Lu Ming might have believed it, but since it was Xia Mingwei who said it, he didn't believe it at all!
That day, in order to get money from herself and her friends, she was capable of doing something as outrageous as dressing up as a "ball". What else wouldn't she do!
Now, suddenly having a sense of pride in the face of ten million? Isn't that like burning paper money at a grave—just fooling the ghosts? Who would believe that?
If ten million can't sway this materialistic woman, it's not because she suddenly had a change of heart, but because the amount isn't enough.
Thinking of this, Lu Ming spoke again, "How much money do you want to do it? Twenty million? Thirty million?...
When Lu Ming raised the price to 50 million, Xia Mingwei finally agreed with tears in her eyes.
Xiao Ba: Traitor, didn't you say you couldn't do this because of your pride?
Xia Mingwei: But I can't just give up the money because of my pride! My willpower was originally very strong, but he gave me just too much!