Mu Jiu Chen understood; it turned out he was in love.
At the age of sixteen, he too longed for a passionate romance. Having already experienced intimacy, he was even more eager to have a thrilling love affair with Jiang Nuan.
"So, you have a girl you like?"
He Ming Run shook his head slightly. "Not yet."
Mu Jiu Chen was puzzled. "Then what are you looking at? You seem so engrossed."
He Ming Run: "It's… nothing. Just looking at something. Oh, by the way, our business is concluded. Shall we head back, or stay for dinner?"
Mu Jiu Chen: "Let's stay for dinner."
This was exactly what He Ming Run wanted.
"Alright, I'll go take a look outside," He Ming Run said, making to leave.
Mu Jiu Chen understood him well. Seeing that he was acting differently than usual, he simply smiled coldly.
Heh heh!
Men, all the same, so cunning.
No, he had to follow and see. This fool, he shouldn't be deceived by a woman.
As He Ming Run emerged, he saw a small child arguing with a man across the way. Beside the man stood a slender, beautiful woman.
"Uncle, although I did enter the wrong room, you knocked over my expensive jewel crystal cake. Not only did you not apologize to me, but you also called me a child. Sir, is it really right for you to treat a child like this?"
Jiang Shao Qing looked at Shu Cheng, whose appearance was passable, with a wronged expression. He then glanced at the woman beside him, who had a foxy look. These two shameless people were enjoying themselves here with Aunt Meng's money!
Shu Cheng, who detested children, grew increasingly impatient. The logo on the jewels on the ground clearly indicated they were expensive.
Furthermore, people who could afford to stay here were either wealthy or influential. He didn't want to cause trouble.
He was willing to pay compensation, but the child was stubborn, insisting on an identical cake. Where could he possibly find one for him?
And the way the child called him "uncle" was nasally, and his Mandarin was not standard.
"Kid, it's not that I wanted to scold you, but you're being unreasonable. You insist I compensate you with an identical one. Where am I supposed to find it? Just tell me, how much is it, and I'll pay you."
Jiang Shao Qing's eyes lit up at this. He chuckled, "This was the most magnificent birthday cake my mother ordered for me. It cost one hundred and thirty million US dollars. This isn't just a cake; it's my mother's sentiment. And those precious crystals on it were all shattered on the ground because of your forceful shove."
"My mother pre-ordered this cake half a year in advance."
Shu Cheng was dumbfounded upon hearing this. "What? One hundred and thirty million dollars? Why don't you just go rob a bank? Isn't this clearly a setup?"
The woman beside him also turned pale with fright.
Jiang Shao Qing's big eyes blinked, on the verge of tears. "Hmph! Bad uncle, you don't want to compensate me, do you? If you don't pay, I'll call the police immediately."
"Anyway, my parents are in the room next door. If you deal with them, they won't be as easygoing as I am."
Jiang Shao Qing's words were perfectly timed.
But Shu Cheng didn't have that much money. The money he got from Meng Yuan had been almost entirely squandered, with a significant portion given to his girlfriend.
A cake worth nearly eight million dollars? What kind of astronomical price was this? Looking at the shattered diamonds and crystals on the floor, he truly hadn't expected to be this unlucky.