691 A Million Times for You 53 (2/2)
”Fine, five million. Why are you so stingy with your own father?” Mr. Jin chastised, glowering at him angrily.
”That can't be helped, I need money to marry a wife and feed my family.”
”…”
After Mr. Jin left, Jin Qingyan rested his legs on the coffee table and leaned against the couch to ponder over his thoughts.
Fan Shixin entered to see that his eyes were tightly shut, seemingly sleep deprived.
”What did Sir come to see you for?”
”Gu Dongcheng told him to come to me for Xu Youran.”
”What did you tell him, Young Sir?”
”I told him exactly what I told others. I can't possibly admit to it. He's lost almost all his money during gambling. I gave him five million dollars.”
Fan Shixin snorted with laughter and said, ”Sir would definitely hit the roof if he finds out that all the money he had lost had gone to you. You've got him wrapped around your finger and have played him like a fool. He actually came here to ask you for money that he's going to end up losing to you again.”
”He'll live in peace, because he will never find out about it,” said Jin Qingyan, who opened his eyes.
”Young Sir, did you not sleep well last night?”
”I was suffering from insomnia the whole of last night. I ran out of sleeping pills.”
Fan Shixin took a seat beside him and said, ”Young Sir, don't keep taking sleeping pills, they're bad for your health.”
”If you have the ability to let her sleep by my side every night, I'll stop taking them.”
Fan Shixin was well aware of who he was referring to by ”her.”
”I have no means to bring An Xiaoning here to sleep with you every night. But I do have a solution to make another her accompany you every day.”
”What do you mean?”
Fan Shixin chuckled and said, ”Young Sir, I'll get someone to construct a life-sized inflatable, based on Ms. An's exact measurements. You can hug, touch, and use it to satisfy your needs…”
”Do you dare assume that I won't beat you up? The clone we made previously already gave me enough trouble. Are you thinking of giving me a fake clone this time?” Jin Qingyan chastised.
Pursing his lips, Fan Shixin answered, ”What's wrong with comforting yourself with a placebo?”
”Go ahead with what you're supposed to do. I'm going upstairs to get some rest.”
”Yes.”
Fan Shixin exited, after which Xiao Huang scurried towards him and reported, ”Chief, that woman has gone on a hunger strike.”
”Hah, leave her be. Doesn't matter even if she starves to death,” said Fan Shixin, who nonetheless continued to make his way to the basement.
After placing the food outside Xu Youran's door, Fan Shixin entered and said in contempt, ”You're being treated very well, aren't you? You're getting fed and provided for. You don't even have to pay rent. Xu Youran, enjoy whatever you get to eat and drink while you can. After all, you're going to be faced with a hard time very soon.”
”Just let me die peacefully.”
”Dream on. Young Sir couldn't even bear to shoot you dead right away because he thinks that's too quick and painless. Since you refuse to eat or drink, you won't get to do so from now onward. You're on your own now,” Fan Shixin sneered.
Xu Youran was feeling famished, and her stomach was growling uncontrollably. Contrary to her expectations, going on a hunger strike did not work at all. Noticing that the dishes were about to be taken away, she hurriedly yelled for them to stop, ”I'll eat!”
Fan Shixin could not be bothered to waste time talking to her and left the basement. Xiao Huang hurriedly followed him and asked, ”What does Young Sir plan to do with her?”
”Nothing too kind. Where's that tan-looking shrew?” Fan Shixin asked, curious about the woman whom he had not seen in a long time.
Amused by his words, Xiao Huang could not help but crack up and answered, ”I heard that she had gone to the hospital for plastic surgery ever since Young Sir allowed her to leave the mansion freely.”
”It's true that she needs to get some work done on her face. I guess everyone has different standards when it comes to beauty, but I really can't appreciate hers. No wonder my eyes have been extremely comfortable lately. Turns out it's because that eyesore is gone. Awesome.”
”Chief, you've got such a vicious tongue…”
”That depends on who we're talking about,” Fan Shixin answered with a smirk.
——
The sweet and loving married couple, Long Tianze and Mei Yangyang, had been inseparable after work each day, now that the children were away at the boot camp.
Although they had been in a relationship for years already, they were not sick of each other at all and instead were still head-over-heels in love, as if they were still in their honeymoon phase.