Chapter 202: 201 Doesn’t Want To Owe Him
He didn’t know if he was influenced by Pei Ningle, but nowadays, whether celebrating or consoling, the first thing Wang Heng thought of was a big meal.
And Ye Xun’s first reaction was also agreement. After all, recalling the noodle restaurant they went to last night, as well as the instant noodles at noon today, it was hard for her not to crave food. Even the hot pot, which seemed most unacceptable, now had an attractiveness that was hard to ignore.
But then she thought about her father waiting at home, and the impulse to eat a big meal immediately vanished—how terrible would it be if she was enjoying herself eating out while her father ate bread or instant noodles at home?
So the young girl refused: “Thank you, senior, but let’s forget it. I wouldn’t feel right making you spend money.”
“It’s not really spending money, just a meal. It means nothing to me.”
As he said this, Wang Heng felt a faint sense of secret satisfaction. From the time of his rebirth not long ago until now, he could finally say things like “just a meal” about a restaurant where the per-person cost was three digits. What he wanted wasn’t exactly this sense of freedom facing the commercial world?
“I know you made a lot speculating on Bitcoin, senior, but money is something that doesn’t last if you spend it.”
Though she was just a young girl with a childish face, Ye Xun’s tone carried a feeling of vicissitude.
Wang Heng shrugged: “If I could only make one wave from Bitcoin, then it definitely wouldn’t last. But I’ve made quite a bit in the stock market recently, and I’m very confident in my future investments, so spending a little isn’t a big deal.”
Ye Xun couldn’t help but ask: “Stock market? How much did you make?”
Wang Heng didn’t want to reveal too specific a number, but if he held it all back completely, it would really be like wearing fine clothes at night—lacking any thrill. So he said: “The profit from this investment is seven figures.”
“Seven figures… over a million?” Ye Xun’s eyes widened in shock, her small mouth slightly open, clearly speechless.
“About that. I personally feel I have quite some insights into investing. If you need help with economic matters in the future, don’t worry—just come to me.”
Before Wang Heng finished speaking, Ye Xun silently lowered her face, as if looking at her mistake notebook.
After a few seconds, the young girl lifted her face, a polite but slightly stiff smile on her lips: “I probably don’t need it now. And originally, I was the one who said I’d pay you for tutoring me. Doing it like this now… not giving you tutoring fees is already too much.”
Wang Heng shook his head: “You teach me combat, I tutor you—nothing excessive about that. It’s fair.”
Ye Xun lightly bit her lip and said softly: “Yeah, but financial difficulties and all that… let’s just forget it.”
Seeing the young girl’s gaze grow even more dejected, Wang Heng’s mood became somewhat complex.
He could tell that Ye Xun definitely wouldn’t launch any fierce offensive against him in the short term—after all, things at home were too worrying, plus there was the huge pressure from her studies. But as for this, he couldn’t say if he felt relieved, at ease, or a faint trace of heartache.
But in the end, since she had stopped her offensive, Wang Heng felt he could probably stop avoiding her so much and do some things he wanted to do, like…
“Shall I walk you home now?”
After Wang Heng asked, he saw the young girl stunned for a moment, seeming a bit surprised.
Then, she smiled: “Sure, thanks, senior.”
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Last night’s attempt to return to the kitchen had completely failed, so today, Ye Kang made full preparations. He specially searched for recipes online and learned how to make a few dishes.
Longjing shrimp, West Lake vinegar fish… all dishes he used to be best at.
He could handle businesses worth hundreds of millions—could a few shrimp and a fish really go wrong again?
However, on the way home from the market, Ye Kang saw his daughter—and the fair-looking boy beside her.
The middle-aged man carrying plastic bags in both hands immediately hid silently behind the square dance group, staring fixedly at the young boy and girl. His gaze was as sharp as a vulture starved for three days.
Where did this brat come from? What does he want? How far has their relationship progressed?
These three soul-searching questions echoed endlessly in the father’s heart.
He saw the fair-looking boy walk his daughter to the entrance of the residential area. When there was still a short distance to the residential building, he politely waved goodbye.
For now, it seemed their relationship wasn’t that close yet. This made Ye Kang breathe a sigh of relief.
He quickly chased after his daughter.
As the fair-looking boy passed by Ye Kang, he seemed to notice him, his gaze lingering on his face for half a second longer—but this didn’t make Ye Kang think much of it. After all, he was a stranger they hadn’t known before today. Unless by extreme coincidence he’d seen those low-circulation business magazines, the kid couldn’t possibly know who he was.
By the time Ye Kang caught up to his daughter, they were already inside the front door.
Ye Xun had changed into slippers and was about to go to the bedroom when she heard the door open and turned around: “Dad, you bought groceries?”
Ye Kang set the plastic bag of vegetables aside and stared solemnly at his daughter. Clearly, compared to dinner, there was a more important matter that needed to be discussed right now.
He weighed his words and asked: “Dad just saw you walking with a boy. Is he a classmate from school?”
Ye Xun shook her head: “No, he’s a university student. He’s the tutor I found.”
Ye Kang: “Tutor…”
Ye Xun: “Yeah, and don’t look at me like that. I know what you’re thinking, Dad. Let me tell you, he has a girlfriend, and he told me himself, so rest assured.”
Since his daughter said so, what was there to worry about?
Ye Kang breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Xun turned and went to the bedroom, closing the door.
She set down her schoolbag, sat on the chair, and stared at the empty desk, lost in a daze for a good while. After hesitating for a long time, she finally unlocked the bottom drawer and took out the diary.
Some words really had to be vented to feel better, but she couldn’t tell anyone else, so this was the only way.
Picking up a pen, she wrote:
【Next year’s Gaokao, the goal is Telecommunications Science and Technology University’s English major. If I can’t do it, then what face do I have…】
Several dots in a row formed an ellipsis.
Ye Xun originally wanted to write something more severe, like a vow such as “if I can’t do it, I’ll never look for him again,” but at that moment, she found she couldn’t write those words.
Gripping the pen tightly, after hesitating for a moment, she continued writing:
【With an English major, I can do part-time work as a tutor, or try being a translator. After starting university, I should be able to earn money on my own. That way, Dad can relax a bit, right?】
The young girl, still in her second year of high school, didn’t know much about university life, so her writing about future planning was naturally uncertain.
But there was one thought about Wang Heng that was very certain.
She finally wrote: 【I don’t want to owe him. It’d be great if he owed me instead.】
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