You Claimed You Didn’t Love Me, So Why Cry Now That I’m Engaged? Chapter 201 extra 10

[Side CP Extra] Their First Life 10

Chen Zirui had wanted to stay a bit longer. Here, there were luxury cars to drive, no restrictions, and no one calling him a waste.

But something happened in the Gu family. Father Gu fell ill and was hospitalized, and Gu Huaiye couldn’t leave Xie Miaohan’s villa.

To avoid Gu Huaiye resenting him, Chen Zirui voluntarily returned to District A to help take care of Father Gu.

Before leaving District B, he gave his phone to Gu Huaiye so they could contact each other at any time.

But giving away his phone meant Chen Zirui had no phone to use. So, quite unreasonably, he demanded a phone from Xiang Wanxing.

Xiang Wanxing had a lot of classified information on his phone. It took two or three hours to clear everything out.

When Chen Zirui got the phone, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

“I thought you were going to give me a new phone. Why did you give me your own?”

Xiang Wanxing was looking down, tinkering with his new phone, and chuckled lightly.

“You have quite the imagination. It’s good enough that you have a phone to use, yet you’re thinking about a new one.”

“How much can a new phone cost? Isn’t transferring data like this more trouble?”

“I enjoy the trouble.”

Chen Zirui: “……”

“What’s the password?” Chen Zirui asked.

“My birthday.”

Chen Zirui rolled his eyes in annoyance. “How would I know when your birthday is?”

“November 3rd.” Xiang Wanxing lifted his face to look at Chen Zirui, curling his lips. “Please remember this date.”

“Tch, what’s the use of remembering? It’s not like I’ll buy you a gift.”

“Is that so?” Xiang Wanxing pretended to be regretful. “I originally planned to give you a sports car for your birthday. Since you’re unwilling to prepare anything for me, I won’t buy you a sports car either.”

Chen Zirui: !!!

Hearing Xiang Wanxing say that, Chen Zirui immediately changed his face, revealing a flattering smile.

“How could that be? I was just joking with you just now. Where is your sense of humor? I will definitely prepare something for you.”

Could the thing I buy be the same as the thing Xiang Wanxing buys?

I’m definitely making a profit!

With a sugar daddy like Xiang Wanxing around, remembering a birthday once a year isn’t too hard a task.

“Then I’ll be waiting. My birthday comes before yours anyway.”

Chen Zirui seemed to think of something and asked in surprise, “You know my birthday?”

Xiang Wanxing nodded slightly. “Of course I do. I went to the archives to check your file and memorized it.”

Hearing this, a part of Chen Zirui’s heart went soft. He quickly looked away, pretending to fiddle with Xiang Wanxing’s phone.

“Who asked you to memorize it,” Chen Zirui whispered.

Xiang Wanxing heard him and smiled, saying nothing more.

After returning to the Chen family villa, just as he planned to tiptoe back to his room, the illegitimate son encountered him. He let out a very affected gasp, then hypocritically asked if he was okay.

That voice was loud enough to be heard upstairs. Moments later, Father Chen rushed down and scolded him severely.

He either cursed him for being useless and failing to bring his brother back, or scolded him for idling around all day. He said if he continued like this, he shouldn’t even bother being an entry-level employee; he should get out and find a job himself.

Chen Zirui was scolded until he couldn’t lift his head. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the illegitimate son’s triumphant smile.

He exploded instantly, grabbing the illegitimate son by the collar and punching him in the cheekbone.

The illegitimate son didn’t fight back. He pretended to be magnanimous, saying he was fine, but his eyes kept glancing at Father Chen, overflowing with grievance.

Consequently, Chen Zirui was slapped by Father Chen.

An hour later, he dragged his suitcase away from the Chen family villa, his cheek still stinging with burning pain.

Chen Zirui sat on his suitcase waiting for the taxi he had called. He opened the camera on his phone and looked at his swollen left cheek on the screen.

He poked his cheek with a finger, hissing in pain.

Blood oozed from the corner of his mouth, and there was a faint taste of blood inside.

“Dad’s… that old man is about to enter his coffin, yet he still has so much strength. Don’t tell me he’s actually going to live to a hundred.”

When he was slapped, Chen Zirui’s ears rang for a long time. He thought he might go deaf.

Fortunately, he could still hear.

Chen Zirui grinned at the camera. The stinging pain at the corner of his mouth made his expression grimace, and he dared not make any large facial movements.

“Dad’s… I wish the old man and the bastard son an early trip to the afterlife.”

The taxi finally arrived. Chen Zirui instructed the driver to help put his luggage in the trunk.

As he turned to get in the car, he looked up and saw the illegitimate son on the balcony, smiling provocatively at him, even waving his hand.

That look was as despicable as it could be.

Chen Zirui gave him the middle finger, then dived into the car.

Chen Zirui had planned to visit Father Gu the next day, but having been beaten into this ghostly state by Father Chen, going would only worry people.

He had to stay at a hotel temporarily, waiting for the swelling on his face to subside before visiting Father Gu.

Chen Zirui’s impromptu runaway attempt ultimately angered Father Chen. That evening, just as he was planning to eat a late-night snack, the waiter informed him that his credit card with the monthly 20,000 limit had been cut off by Father Chen.

He had to leave the high-end restaurant in shame and ran to a roadside stall to buy a portion of fried rice noodles.

He muttered as he ate, “Don’t think I can’t survive just because I left the Chen family.”

As the noodles neared the bottom, the phone on the table vibrated. It was a message from Xiang Wanxing.

[It’s been a day, why haven’t you sent me a message? Have you arrived?]

Chen Zirui put down his chopsticks and replied to Xiang Wanxing.

[Arrived, arrived.]

[What are you doing?]

[Brushing my teeth, getting ready to sleep.]

[Take a photo for me to see.]

Chen Zirui: “……”

Perhaps thinking Chen Zirui was replying too slowly, Xiang Wanxing simply video-called him.

This terrified Chen Zirui, and he hurriedly hung up.

He typed rapidly, but Xiang Wanxing’s fingers were faster than his, the text revealing his anger.

[Don’t hang up again. Don’t make me angry.]

Xiang Wanxing called again immediately. Afraid this guy would rush straight to District A to catch him, Chen Zirui had to accept the video call, showing only half his face.

Chen Zirui smiled sheepishly. “Actually, I went out for a late-night snack. See, just me.”

He switched the camera, letting Xiang Wanxing see the bustling night market and the nearly finished portion of fried noodles.

He thought Xiang Wanxing would accuse him of lying, but Xiang Wanxing was just silent for a moment before speaking in a concerned tone, “Why are you eating there?”

“Because it’s tasty,” Chen Zirui mumbled. “Aiy, why so many questions? Don’t worry, I’m going back as soon as I finish.”

He didn’t know what Xiang Wanxing was doing; he couldn’t see his face on the phone.

A moment later, a transfer notification popped up on Chen Zirui’s WeChat.

Xiang Wanxing had transferred a sum of money to him—the maximum limit of 200,000.

Chen Zirui stared straight at it.

Damn, I’ve never been this rich in my life.

Chen Zirui confirmed the receipt with almost zero hesitation.

Only after the money became his balance on WeChat did he ask a fake polite question.

“Is this a loan or a gift?”

Xiang Wanxing was amused by his words and teased him deliberately, “Of course, it’s a loan. What kind of Samaritan would transfer you money for no reason? Remember to pay it back; return it within a month.”

Chen Zirui wilted immediately, preparing to return the money.

“How can I afford to pay it back? My dad barely gives me money.”

Xiang Wanxing chuckled softly. “I’m messing with you. I won’t ask for it back. Just spend it with peace of mind.”

Hearing this, Chen Zirui got a bit emotional and almost dropped the phone.

The camera shook, and his swollen left face flashed across the screen.

“What happened to your face?” The smile on Xiang Wanxing’s face vanished, his eyes turning cold. “Why is it so swollen?”

Chen Zirui was scared out of his wits and hurriedly pointed the camera at his right cheek.

“What’s wrong with my face? Nothing.” Chen Zirui touched his right cheek, feigning confusion. “It’s not swollen; still very handsome. You must have seen wrong.”

“The other side.”

How could Chen Zirui dare show Xiang Wanxing his left face? It was swollen like a pig’s head; passersby thought he was a hooligan and couldn’t help casting disdainful looks at him.

Maybe it was that pitiful shred of self-esteem, or maybe he didn’t want to be looked down upon by Xiang Wanxing.

Chen Zirui didn’t want Xiang Wanxing to know that he was slapped by Father Chen in his twenties. It made him look cowardly and lowly.

He was already from a different world than Xiang Wanxing, liable to be looked down upon at any time.

If he exposed his wounds now, was he asking for death?

“Let me see the other side, quickly,” Xiang Wanxing urged impatiently.

Chen Zirui rolled his eyes, then suddenly clutched his stomach and cried “Ouch.”

Xiang Wanxing paused. “What’s wrong?”

“I think I ate something bad. I can’t talk anymore; I need to go to the toilet.”

“Wait, you haven’t…”

Chen Zirui didn’t dare chat with Xiang Wanxing any longer and immediately hung up.

Then he looked at the owner, whose face was ugly, and gave an awkward smile.

“Don’t worry, I didn’t eat anything bad. I’m fine. I was just teasing him.”

The owner thought Chen Zirui was there to cause trouble. He didn’t even take money for the fried noodles and chased him out.

On the way back to the hotel, Chen Zirui stepped on his own shadow and sighed heavily.

“So useless.”

Chen Zirui truly admired Father Chen’s Iron Palm. That single slap caused him to wander around with a face that was half-swollen for several days.

It wasn’t until the fifth day that the swelling subsided and the bruise at the corner of his mouth disappeared.

Chen Zirui stood before the mirror, carefully inspecting his face, cursing under his breath.

“Good thing my handsome face recovered. If I was disfigured, I’d definitely pull the old man’s plug when he falls ill.”

He wondered what exactly Xiang Wanxing saw in him.

Was it his butt or his face?

Since he was after Xiang Wanxing’s money now, he’d better take good care of his face.

Chen Zirui changed his clothes, planning to visit Father Gu.

Just as he put on his pants, Xiang Wanxing called.

He didn’t want to answer, but after he hung up, Xiang Wanxing called again within a second.

He had to pick up. “Xiang Wanxing, I’m going to visit Brother Gu’s father now. I don’t have time to mess around with you. I’ll talk to you later.”

“You’ve been avoiding me for days. What exactly are you doing? Did you take the money and dump me?”

Over the phone, Chen Zirui could clearly hear the anger in Xiang Wanxing’s voice. He swallowed subconsciously.

“I haven’t. I’m really busy, just busy with all sorts of things.”

“Too busy to answer the phone?”

Chen Zirui didn’t know how to fudge his way through, so he chose avoidance.

“Aiy, I’m really busy. Talk later.”

“Chen Zirui!”

Chen Zirui hung up again. He patted his chest, thinking the anger should subside in a few days.

After leaving the hotel, Chen Zirui hailed a taxi to the Gu family villa.

Father Gu was discharged yesterday. Chen Zirui’s face hadn’t healed then, so he couldn’t go pick him up.

Arriving at the villa entrance, just as Chen Zirui was reaching for the fruit basket next to him, he saw a luxury car through the window.

“Holy crap, did Uncle buy a new car again?”

Chen Zirui leaned in with the fruit basket to take a look. Suddenly, the window of the luxury car rolled down, revealing Xiang Wanxing’s face.

Chen Zirui: !!!

“Catching you is certainly not easy,” Xiang Wanxing sneered.

Chen Zirui turned and bolted.

Unfortunately, two legs couldn’t outrun four wheels. In the blink of an eye, he was caught by Xiang Wanxing and forcibly dragged into the back seat of the luxury car.

“Easy, easy!” Chen Zirui hurriedly protected the fruit basket. “This is for Uncle. It won’t be good if it gets crushed.”

Xiang Wanxing hadn’t slept all night rushing to District A.

Yet this guy didn’t even offer a word of concern; his eyes saw nothing but a broken fruit basket.

“Chen Zirui!” Xiang Wanxing was furious, grabbing Chen Zirui’s wrist hard. “My patience is limited. Don’t challenge my bottom line again and again.”

Chen Zirui finally looked up at Xiang Wanxing and whispered, “I didn’t.”

“Why didn’t you answer my calls or reply to messages?”

“I was busy.”

Xiang Wanxing smiled, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes.

“I have people planted in the Chen Group. They told me you haven’t stepped foot in the company.”

Chen Zirui hadn’t expected Xiang Wanxing to have spies in their family company. After thinking for a moment, he changed his story.

“Actually, I was taking care of…”

Xiang Wanxing interrupted him. “I just came from Gu Huaiye’s home. You haven’t been here.”

Chen Zirui: “……” Is it necessary to investigate so thoroughly?

“So what exactly were you doing?” Xiang Wanxing’s expression was dark as he gritted his teeth. “Is there something you can’t tell me?”

Chen Zirui finally snapped, his voice rising sharply.

“You want to know that badly? Fine! I’ll tell you! I ran away from home! I’m homeless! Are you satisfied now?!”

Chen Zirui didn’t know why he was losing his temper at Xiang Wanxing.

Clearly, the person who caused his downfall wasn’t Xiang Wanxing.

If not for the two hundred thousand Xiang Wanxing gave him, he would still be staying in a cheap motel eating unclean street food.

In fact, Chen Zirui knew very well that Xiang Wanxing was the person who cared about him the most.

But knowing that made Chen Zirui feel sad.

What if one day Xiang Wanxing got bored, and then no one would care about him?

Chen Zirui turned his face away, fixing his gaze out the car window, his voice muffled.

“Anyway, I’ve said what I can say. Believe it or not.”

Silence fell inside the car. Chen Zirui felt uncomfortable and intended to get out and leave.

“You missed one thing,” Xiang Wanxing suddenly spoke.

“What?” Chen Zirui turned to look at him.

Xiang Wanxing raised his hand to caress Chen Zirui’s left cheek.

“Who the hell hit you?”

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