Chapter 33: Jumping into a Trap (1)

Translator: Henyee Translations

Editor: Henyee Translations

No matter how outstanding Xiao Qi was, he would pale in comparison in front of Xiao Han.

However, Lan Qianyu felt that these were issues with an individual’s mentality. It did not matter what others thought of you. The key thing is whether or not you think highly of yourself. It was good enough to just be yourself. Why was there a need to compare yourself with others in everything?

Like her, she had never compared herself to Shen Ningruo.

Xiao Qi regarded Xiao Han as his imaginary enemy and compared himself to Xiao Han in everything. It was because of that that he lacked confidence.

Lan Qianyu had said these words of advice to Xiao Qi many times, but he simply would not hear it. Now, she no longer wanted to say it anymore. Although she really did not like this aspect of him, when she thought about it from another perspective, it was understandable for men to be competitive. She should not be too harsh in her demands of him.

Lan Qianyu sighed and persuaded him, “Xiao Qi, actually, you don’t need to think too much about it. Even if the Xiao family really goes bankrupt, even if you’re no longer rich, I still won’t mind. You should know, I’ve never been materialistic. It’s enough as long we can get by in life. Furthermore, we’re still young. We can strive together.”

Xiao Qi did not say anything. He looked at her sorrowfully and slowly let go of her hand. He crouched on the ground in dismay.

Lan Qianyu looked at him with pity. She knew that he would not listen to any advice right now. He was so focused on grasping at a life-saving straw to solve the Xiao Corporation’s crisis. He was still young and did not want to suffer such a crushing defeat so quickly.

Lan Qianyu could not help but think about her father. The Xiao Qi before her was very similar to her father when he went bankrupt. Back then, when her father was on the verge of bankruptcy, he was also extremely unwilling to take his defeat lying down. Hence, he had gone around begging people for help but got treated indifferently and was mocked and ridiculed. When he got home, he was also like Xiao Qi, dejectedly squatting in one corner and feeling depressed on his own. As he repeatedly ran into brick walls, he fell apart and despaired, and eventually went to extremes.

The scene of her father hugging her and jumping off the building seemed to flash before her eyes. She felt a stab of intense pain in her head. Lan Qianyu closed her eyes and forced herself not to think any further. Slowly, she opened her eyes and said to Xiao Qi, “Get up, I’ll help you!”

“Really?” Xiao Qi was wild with joy and swiftly sprung up. Shedding tears of gratitude, he hugged Lan Qianyu. “Qianyu, thank you. Thank you.”

Lan Qianyu’s hand hung stiffly by her side, and she did not hug him back. She said coldly, “Just this once, never again!”

“Okay, okay, okay. No matter what happens in the future, I will not request this of you. Absolutely not,” Xiao Qi repeatedly promised. Then, he said excitedly, “I’ll call Ye Yan now and make an appointment to meet him. It’s better to settle this before the wedding, so that Mommy won’t deliberately make things difficult for you regarding the wedding.”

With that said, Xiao Qi went to get his mobile phone to make the call.

Seeing how excited he was, Lan Qianyu could not help but wonder, if he knew what Ye Yan had done to her, would he still make such a request to her?

This question was too piercing. Just thinking about it, Lan Qianyu felt very sad. At this moment, she re-examined her own feelings and suddenly realised that the reason why she had chosen him was because she saw her father’s shadow in him.

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In the sea of Nanjue, a luxury yacht was anchored on the sea. At the European-style round white table on the deck, two men were seated. One of them was pretty with a wicked charm, and had an aura of dominance, while the other was handsome with a wicked charm, and enigmatic and impossible to predict. They had met three years ago. Having gone through a calamity together, they were friends who had sworn to live or die together, and were as close as brothers.

Right now, they were playing cards. Both of them had no chips in front of them, but a game of gambling could determine the changes in the stock market. At present, both players were tied and evenly matched.

Suddenly, Ye Yan’s mobile phone rang. When he saw the caller ID, the corners of his mouth curled up into a mocking sneer. He answered the call and immediately put it on speaker mode, and placed his phone on the table.