Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 53

Chapter 53: A Bet with Jiang Ruhua

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“Xia Ruoming!”

Lost in memories, Xia Ruoming heard someone calling her name and snapped back to reality.

“Xia Ruoming! Come on, tell me what you want to bet?” Seeing Xia Ruoming remain silent, Jiang Ruhua thought she was going to back out and anxiously pressed for an answer.

“4 million,” Xia Ruoming said calmly.

“What do you mean?” Jiang Ruhua tilted her head, looking at Xia Ruoming with confusion.

“Little Princess lends me 4 million, and before August, I’ll return 10 million to Little Princess. If I can’t pay it back, then I’ll belong to Little Princess. You won’t need to spend much money on me or promote me. How about that?” Xia Ruoming looked at Jiang Ruhua’s still questioning eyes and gave a light chuckle.

Jiang Ruhua slightly narrowed her eyes, seeming hesitant.

Generally speaking, what woman could be worth 4 million? With 4 million, you could find enough lovers to line up from Nantianmen to Penglai East Road. For many wealthy young masters, they would definitely say this request was crazy.

But for Jiang Ruhua, she just felt the request was too simple, almost suspiciously simple, and regardless of the outcome, it would be beneficial for her. Based on her interactions with Xia Ruoming, this woman didn’t seem like such a philanthropist…

“What do you think, Little Princess? This bet should be fair, right? Even if I really win, Little Princess, you’ll still get 10 million back within a few months. That’s faster than loan sharks,” Xia Ruoming softly said to Jiang Ruhua, while casually fixing her hair.

Xia Ruoming certainly knew that 4 million meant nothing to Jiang Ruhua.

After all, in her previous life when she became Jiang Ruhua’s lover, Jiang Ruhua directly gave her a riverside villa worth over 60 million, with only her name on it. The villa’s underground garage was filled with luxury cars as if they cost nothing. Even if Xia Ruoming just showed the slightest interest in a car, Jiang Ruhua would immediately buy it and send it to Xia Ruoming’s villa garage.

“Xia Ruoming, are you sure this is your only request? Nothing else?” Jiang Ruhua raised an eyebrow, seemingly hinting to Xia Ruoming that if she wanted to change her mind and ask for something else, there was still time.

Although this was Xia Ruoming’s bet, if she really became her lover, she wouldn’t let Xia Ruoming suffer any loss.

“Then let’s add one more condition: if I win, whenever I need it, Little Princess’s legal department must be available for my use. How’s that?” Xia Ruoming’s expression remained unchanged.

“Alright, no problem. The bet is on. The money will be in your hands tonight,” Jiang Ruhua snapped her fingers, appearing confident of victory, then picked up her small bag, preparing to leave campus.

“Aren’t you going to draft a contract or something? Aren’t you afraid I’ll back out?”

Xia Ruoming looked at Jiang Ruhua who was about to leave, seeming somewhat surprised.

Although in her previous life, there were no guarantees between her and Jiang Ruhua either, this life’s situation was completely different.

“I trust you, Xia Ruoming,” Jiang Ruhua said softly.

Actually, Jiang Ruhua didn’t know why she suddenly made such a request to a woman she just met, or why she would suddenly say she trusted her. It was as if… it was destined, from the moment she first saw Xia Ruoming, there was a desire from deep within her heart, telling her that Xia Ruoming belonged only to her, born to be her woman.

She also knew she might be acting spoiled, always getting the “toys” she liked into her hands, but she had never done anything like this before today.

Though she had never met Xia Ruoming before, Jiang Ruhua didn’t know why, when she saw Xia Ruoming walking to the front of the lecture hall, she had a sense of familiarity, as if they had known each other for many years. Though it was the first time hearing someone call her Little Princess, it felt like she had been hearing this both annoying and endearing nickname for many years.

When she first saw Xia Ruoming, she had an inexplicable dislike coming from her heart, but for some unknown reason, after the dislike dissipated, it was followed by an indefinable fondness, like love at first sight…

Jiang Ruhua herself had never experienced such contradictory emotions before.

But it didn’t matter, those emotions could wait until after Xia Ruoming became hers to understand why.

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“You’re back?” Jiang Huaiyun, who had been resting his eyes in the car, opened them when he heard the car door open and looked at Jiang Ruhua.

“Mm.” Jiang Ruhua nodded slightly and sat in the back seat of the car.

“Little sister, it’s better not to do this kind of thing next time. If you really have feelings for her, don’t do things that would make people resent you.”

Jiang Huaiyun knew all too well that his sister liked women.

But going up and asking someone to be a mistress right away, probably anyone would think she was crazy.

“Brother Yun, this isn’t something for you to worry about.”

“What? Your big brother is trying to help you win her over, don’t tell me you don’t want her anymore?”

“Hmph! Xia Ruoming is already my woman now! No need for Brother Yun to worry!” Jiang Ruhua hummed a little tune proudly.

“Oh… Ah? Ah???” Jiang Huaiyun responded first, then after a while finally reacted, looking at Jiang Ruhua with complete confusion.

That Xia Ruoming was known for her pride and high standards. When he had paved the way and invited her to join Tianxia Group, she hadn’t given him any face at all. How could such a woman accept being kept by his sister?

“Hehe… Well, she’s not completely mine yet, but she will be after August!” Seeing her brother’s nearly dropping jaw, Jiang Ruhua added.

Jiang Huaiyun’s face twitched, wondering if his sister had been fooled. After August? What, she needed a few months to consider being kept? Was this some kind of sugar baby training period??

Then he saw his sister Jiang Ruhua take out her phone and make a call.

“Hello! Is this Uncle Zhou? It’s me, Xiao Hua.”

Hearing his sister’s sweet and cute voice, Jiang Huaiyun felt goosebumps rising. Generally, when his sister acted cute, it was when her little devil nature was showing. Heaven knows what she was planning to do.

“It’s like this, Uncle Zhou, I want you to help me investigate someone.” After saying this, Jiang Ruhua reported Xia Ruoming’s information to the person on the phone.

“Help me check what business investments this person has been making recently. Whatever she invests in, ruin her business. Whatever money it takes, come to me for it.”

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ruhua’s face once again showed a proud smile, as if everything was within her control.

However, what Jiang Ruhua could never have imagined was that Xia Ruoming was going to use that money to buy balls… no, to invest in football.