Su Qi was surprised in turn, "You know?"
"You're not interested in me. I'm a man with normal emotions, so of course I know. Even if you only come to me for help, I'm happy because it means we can communicate. I know you just divorced Huo Tingyun and might not be able to move on to a new relationship so quickly, but I've said it before, I'm willing to wait."
Qin Yusheng spoke with great logic and coherence, truly a distinguished young master from the capital, his cultural upbringing was excellent.
Then she thought of Huo Tingyun. Despite graduating from a prestigious foreign university, a renowned institution, and being highly intelligent, his emotional quotient was so low, and his mouth so sharp.
Indeed, this must be the difference between people!
Su Qi thought for a moment, "I need a sum of money."
Qin Yusheng gazed at her and smiled, "Tell me, as long as I can help, I will."
Su Qi held up three fingers. Qin Yusheng raised an eyebrow, "A mere three million?"
"No, thirty million!"
Su Qi had expected Qin Yusheng to be surprised. After all, thirty million was not a small sum, even for the Huo family. Even Huo Tingyun might not have been able to lend her thirty million so readily.
Qin Yusheng chuckled, "Thirty million. It's not a lot, but it's not a little either. You want to borrow this money, and there's no problem. I can give you thirty million directly, but I have one condition."
The man's gaze was intense as he looked at her.
Su Qi frowned, "What condition?"
Thirty million. Her life was probably not worth thirty million.
"Marry me."
Qin Yusheng's simple four words struck Su Qi's heart like a thousand waves, creating ripples.
"What?"
Marry Qin Yusheng?
Was this a joke?
Not only was she pregnant, but she was also a recently divorced woman. Moreover, she was five months pregnant, and the father of the child was someone else!
If the news of their marriage got out, the outside world would surely mock Qin Yusheng for becoming a father by surprise!
She wouldn't mind treating this marriage as a transaction, but Qin Yusheng was Qin Xue's nephew!
If she were to marry Qin Yusheng, never mind what the outside world thought, Qin Xue would be the first to slap her.
"Yes, marry me, be my Mrs. Qin. I will treat you well, spoil you unconditionally, and support you for the rest of your life!"
Qin Yusheng took her hand. Seeing that she didn't resist, he brought it to his lips and kissed it.
"I've imagined countless times the scene of you wearing a wedding dress and marrying me."
In the years he hadn't found Su Qi, Qin Yusheng had been waiting, painting scenes of their future encounters.
If that girl hadn't been married, he would have pursued her, he would have married her.
Too many regrets were left behind in the past; there would be no more.
He didn't want to leave too many regrets and what-ifs in his short future life.
"Yusheng, you are excellent, young, rich, and powerful. No girl could resist you. You offer thirty million as a dowry and a condition, and I admit I'm tempted. But I'm carrying Huo Tingyun's child, and I'm recently divorced. To put it bluntly, I'm damaged goods. You have many other choices, there's no need to choose me!"
Su Qi paused, then continued.
"Consider this money a loan from you. Don't think of it as a dowry. Once I get through this, I will return it to you, with interest."
A man like Qin Yusheng, she couldn't refuse.
Besides, she wasn't a saint, nor was she a woman who couldn't live without someone. She had always been bold in love and hate. Su Qi was grateful that Qin Yusheng was willing to give her so much money, and she was willing to marry him.
But Qin Yusheng could marry a better girl, and she was nothing!
The outside world said she was a woman Huo Tingyun had played with and discarded.
Qin Yusheng had picked her up like a treasure.
"I know what they say, and I don't care, or rather, I don't need to listen to what they say. I love only you, and I don't mind your past. I only want your future to be with me."
Qin Yusheng's eyes flickered, gazing at her affectionately.
At that moment, Su Qi finally understood.
It turned out that a man's love or lack thereof was so obvious.
Perhaps Qin Yusheng felt moved because he had lost his loved one, and someone had saved him.
But that was just moved, not true love.
Qin Yusheng's desire to marry her was probably just to compensate for the regret of losing his loved one.
Regardless of the reason, she wasn't worth Qin Yusheng taking on such public scrutiny to marry her.
"We can start by being friends."
Su Qi said obscurely. She didn't want to hurt Qin Yusheng's feelings; she knew he was a good man.
"It doesn't matter, whether friends or lovers, we can get married first and then get to know each other. My feelings for you won't change."
Qin Yusheng, from somewhere, produced a red velvet box and presented it to Su Qi.
Once upon a time, Su Qi had dreamed of receiving a ring from Huo Tingyun; that was her beautiful dream.
Unexpectedly, instead of receiving a ring from Huo Tingyun, she received one from another man.
It was even larger and more brilliant than the diamond ring Huo Tingyun had given Xu Linyun.
Su Qi didn't know much about jewelry, but this diamond ring looked very valuable, probably not less than thirty million.
She just looked at it, not even daring to pick it up, for fear that her hand would tremble and she would drop it.
"Do you like it? I specifically found a master jeweler to custom-make it. It's one-of-a-kind in the world, the only one. I had it made according to the image of you I imagined. It's engraved with our initials. I've waited a long time for this day, wanting to give it to you personally and see you walk towards me in a wedding dress."
Qin Yusheng picked up the ring, took Su Qi's hand, and slipped it onto her ring finger.
It fit perfectly.
It felt heavy on her finger, making it difficult to lift.
Su Qi's eyes reflected the brilliance of the ring, "How... much is it worth?"
Qin Yusheng chuckled, "You really are a money-grubber. This ring is only fifty million, not worth much."
Fifty million?
Su Qi was dumbfounded.
If she took off this ring now and pawned it, could she pay off the penalty?
Qin Yusheng seemed to read her thoughts and said with a smile, "You can't sell it. No one dares to pawn my treasure, Qin Yusheng's treasure."
This man, seemingly gentle, was actually as overbearing as Huo Tingyun at heart.
Su Qi took off the diamond ring, "Thank you, it's very beautiful. But such a valuable item, you should keep it safe!"
Qin Yusheng didn't refuse, but merely gazed at Su Qi with a smile, "One day, I will put this ring on you, and you will accept this gift from me."
When he looked at her, it was as if he had already claimed her.
Su Qi stood up, "Mr. Qin, thank you for your kindness, but I have work to attend to. I'll be going now. Please enjoy your stroll."