Chapter 94: I’ll Give You One Million to Leave Her

Why is Hong Yu taking so long to get here?

What? You are still near the station?

You said you have no money on you? Not even in your wallet app?

Then wait there. I will transfer you a thousand yuan right away.

After receiving the transfer, Hong Yu gave himself a wry smile and hailed a taxi.

Of course he had money; he had simply forgotten to bring it. Zhang Tian and the others, old hands that they were, sometimes tried to slip him some spending money as well, but Hong Yu always refused.

A man who takes from others is burdened by it; a mouth fed by others grows soft. Hong Yu did not want such a trivial matter as money to cloud his judgment.

Sister, did I hear that right just now? Chen Yingying was somewhat stunned.

She had known Hong Yu was poor before, but she had never imagined he was poor to this absurd extent.

He did not even have enough for a taxi fare. Just how poor could a person be?

The Chen family had several servants, and they often took taxis whenever they went out. Even migrant laborers sometimes spent hundreds of yuan in a single night on beer and late-night food, yet Hong Yu was apparently not even as well off as a migrant laborer.

Lin Shuyu also felt a little awkward. She actually knew Hong Yu had money.

Before, when Hong Yu was not at home, she had entered his room and seen a large bag full of cash.

She had once wanted to ask where he had gotten all that money, but then she thought of how Hong Yu had been willing to buy a diamond necklace worth twelve million yuan. A little over a million in cash really was nothing by comparison.

Still, Lin Shuyu knew that if she said this now, Chen Yingying and the others would certainly not believe her, and might even think she was boasting.

Seeing that Lin Shuyu did not answer, Chen Yingying frowned even more. "Sister, how did you end up marrying, no, taking in a live-in husband like this?"

"Honestly, if you just picked any random man outside, he would be a hundred times better than him, wouldn't he?"

Lin Shuyu said with a bitter smile, "There are some things you don't understand. Hong Yu is actually very outstanding. You'll know once you've spent more time with him."

"Spend more time with him?" Chen Yingying was astonished, then waved her hands repeatedly. "No, no, I don't want to spend time with a person like that."

"Sister, I advise you to dump him quickly. I think Wang Qi seems to have a lot of interest in you."

Lin Shuyu frowned. "Yingying, don't say such things to me anymore. Once I'm married, it's for life, unless Hong Yu doesn't want me anymore..."

At that moment, Lin Shuyu suddenly thought of Xia Yurong.

She had heard those rumors several times already, all from Lin Shuqi's mouth.

Though Lin Shuyu also knew Lin Shuqi was capable of saying any nonsense at all, smoke does not rise without fire. And Xia Yurong was so beautiful and so refined that it genuinely made her uneasy.

Still, uneasy as she was, Lin Shuyu continued to trust Hong Yu. Otherwise she would not have let things slide without a scene, and she had not even asked Hong Yu how this was supposed to be.

Chen Yingying was rendered speechless by Lin Shuyu's words.

In her memory, Lin Shuyu had always been a remarkably capable woman, not only beautiful and elegant, but also independent-minded. How had she turned into someone else entirely after coming back this time?

The way Lin Shuyu was now gave her the impression of one of those uneducated village women, convinced that their own husband was the best in the world, willing to cling to a marriage that was hardly worth mentioning even to the death.

Could it be that my sister has a child? Is she pregnant?

Having no other explanation, Chen Yingying could only think of this possibility.

Very soon, in only half an hour, Hong Yu arrived at the Chen residence.

Lin Shuyu had calculated the time and came out a few minutes early to meet him.

"Why didn't you call me sooner?" Lin Shuyu complained. Then, seeing that Hong Yu was empty-handed, she frowned. "What's going on? Where are the special local gifts from Fengzhou that I told you to bring?"

Hong Yu froze, then said a little embarrassedly, "I think I lost them..."

Lin Shuyu said anxiously, "Then hurry up and get that taxi back. Wait, I'll look up the taxi company online first."

Hong Yu gave a helpless smile. "No need. I don't think I even remembered to take them when I got into the taxi. They should have been left at the station."

Chen Yingying stared in disbelief from the side. "Amazing. You're really amazing!"

"You can't do anything right, and you're useless besides that, and now even your memory has failed too?"

"I know. You didn't want to give the gifts to my grandfather, did you?"

Lin Shuyu hurriedly explained, "Yingying, don't talk nonsense. Hong Yu has never even met Grandpa. How could he do something like that?"

Chen Yingying frowned. "Whether he meant it or not, the point is he has now lost the gifts you bought."

"Honestly, sister, why did you marry him?"

Chen Yingying was so angry she felt weak with frustration. This brother-in-law of hers, she truly could not accept him.

"What's strange about marrying me? I'm so handsome."

Suddenly, Hong Yu actually muttered this under his breath.

Those words made Chen Yingying's eyes fly wide, and even Lin Shuyu was somewhat speechless.

Chen Yingying said furiously, "What did you say? Say that again if you have the guts!"

Hong Yu quickly said, "No, I said I left home today without bringing my brain, and I even managed to lose the gifts."

Hong Yu knew this was indeed his fault and that he had been careless, so he did not argue. He admitted his mistake directly.

Lin Shuyu had actually heard him clearly, but she could not bear to expose him.

She shot Hong Yu a white-eyed glance and sighed. "Fine, we'll just have to buy some more later. Come with me now to meet my uncle and the others."

The group quickly entered the house. Hong Yu glanced at the people inside and could roughly infer their identities from where they were seated.

But soon, he frowned.

Lin Shuyu's uncle, Chen Yingying's father, was called Chen Jianfei. The moment he saw Lin Shuyu return, he greeted her warmly. "Xiaoyu, why are you still standing there?"

"Come, come, sit over here. Xiaoqi has already waited for you for several minutes."

Lin Shuyu had a bit of a headache. When she had been there earlier, Wang Qi had not been present at all.

Who would have thought that after she stepped out for a moment, he would arrive?

And from the way he acted, it seemed he was quite familiar with Chen Jianfei and the others. He had probably visited the Chen family many times.

"Hm? And this is?" Chen Jianfei noticed that a man had followed behind Lin Shuyu, and had even come quite close. He asked with some displeasure.

After all, he was an elder. Though Hong Yu was dissatisfied with this uncle, he still hurriedly smiled and said, "Hello, Uncle. It's my first time here, so it's not strange that you don't know me. I'm Hong Yu, Xiaoyu's husband."

"Oh?"

"So you're that live-in son-in-law!"

Chen Jianfei sized Hong Yu up and down. He thought Hong Yu looked utterly shabby, and without taking another look he called out, "Xiaoyu, come over and sit. Xiaoqi is an honored guest, so keep him company."

"This... all right." Chen Jianfei had once helped Lin Shuyu's family, so she could not very well ignore what he said.

Because of that, Lin Lan had arranged for Lin Shuyu to come to Huizhou this time to celebrate his birthday, the goal being to have her younger brother persuade Lin Shuyu to divorce as soon as possible.

Wang Qi remained seated, but he kept observing Hong Yu.

Seeing Hong Yu bored and wandering onto the balcony, Wang Qi rose as well. After apologizing to Lin Shuyu, he first went to the restroom and then also headed to the balcony.

With a cold smile, Wang Qi said, "Feeling disappointed?"

Hong Yu ignored him and kept looking at the night sky.

Wang Qi held up a finger. "How about this: as long as you divorce Lin Shuyu tomorrow, I will give you one million yuan tomorrow."

"That money is probably more than you could earn in your entire life, isn't it?"

Hong Yu said impatiently, "Please. If you stop bothering me and Xiaoyu, I can give you ten million tomorrow. How about that?"