Chapter 3 A Year's Bedmate

"If I were you, I would never offend my own creditor." He Yuzhe walked in and quickly reached out a hand to grab the jade pendant in Xiao Ruoyi's hand.

She raised it high and looked at it in the sunlight. Then her lips curled into an imperceptible smile. She played it with her fingers and squinted her eyes dangerously.

Before Xiao Ruoyi could react, there was nothing left in her hand. She looked up and saw that the jade pendant was a little far away from her. She wanted to reach out to get it, but no matter how hard she tried, it was useless.

"Let go. That's my father's stuff." She was panic inside. He Yuzhe's expression made her realize that things were not good, and her heart began to beat faster.

She clenched her fists and her lips trembled slightly because of the anger in her heart. Seeing that her father's beloved item was being played by her enemy, her tightly knitted eyebrows became more and more intense.

"I didn't expect someone like Xiao Haotian would like to play with such a good thing. It's a pity that this thing was stained by his hands."

He Yuzhe said each word slowly and clearly. Then he suddenly released his fingers. The jade pendant slipped down right in front of Xiao Ruoyi and fell to the ground, making a sound as it collided with the floor.

With a small voice, the jade pendant was split in two under her feet. Xiao Ruoyi's heart suddenly tightened, as if the broken pieces had pierced her heart.

He Yuzhe was so cruel that he even mercilessly destroyed her last thought.

Xiao Ruoyi frowned and bent over to gently pick up the broken shard. Due to the panic in her movements, her fingertips were cut by the sharp edge and blood slowly gushed out.

It was not until the last fragment was placed in her palm that she slowly stood up. That feeling of powerlessness made her feel very useless. The person most dear to her had passed away before her eyes. Now, she could not even protect the only thing left by her father.

She wanted to open her mouth, but her eyes were filled with tears. She still could not believe what had happened in the past few days.

However, the cold body of her father behind her inevitably made her realize the reality, so did the man in front of her who was looking down at her, the man whom she had once believed wholeheartedly.

From the moment they saw him in the courtroom where his father was sentenced to be imprisoned, they were destined to be strangers.

"He Yuzhe, I want to arrange for my father's funeral. Please, can you go out?" Xiao Ruoyi said, her tone full of tiredness, and her voice slightly hoarse.

She didn't know if she could hold on. She just felt so tired.

"A funeral? Xiao Haotian doesn't deserve a funeral. Stop daydreaming."

He Yuzhe sneered and bent down slightly. He gently pinched the white cloth covering the body with his fingers and pulled with force. The body with the ligature marks was thus exposed to the air.

The police officers around them frowned slightly and looked away, unable to bear such a scene. However, because of He Yuzhe's identity, no one dared to stop him.

Her father's pale face came into view and Xiao Ruoyi roared angrily, "That's enough! He Yuzhe, the Xiao family took you in kindly and gave you a job and a life, and even..."

Xiao Ruoyi's words suddenly stopped and her eyes flickered.

Even she presented herself to him.

"I've seen a lot of hypocrisy. Do you think I really need the charity from your Xiao family?" He Yuzhe sneered as if what Xiao Ruoyi had said had nothing to do with him. There was no trace of emotion in his eyes.

He Yuzhe's words made Xiao Ruoyi despair. It turned out that those days were nothing in He Yuzhe's eyes. That so-called happiness might be the object of his sneering.

The smile of the sportswear boy in the sun had melted her heart, but now He Yuzhe had made that impression even more blurry.

"From the start, you approached me with a purpose, right?" Xiao Ruoyi still asked the question that she had not dared to mention. She was afraid that if she got the answer, her heart would only ache even more.

Perhaps, it was right to keep the last illusion.

He Yuzhe slowly opened his mouth, but before he could respond, a familiar woman's voice came from the door. "Well, isn't this my good niece? How dare you come here? The Xiao family has been ruined by you."

Hearing the harsh voice, Xiao Ruoyi looked up. The fat woman with exaggerated makeup slowly walked over. The strong smell of perfume made Xiao Ruoyi frown uncomfortably.

Xiao Chumei, her aunt, had been living with the Xiao family when the Xiao family was not down, but there was no news for a moment after the bankruptcy. Along with her, there was also a certificate of a property owned by her father.

Xiao Ruoyi was no longer in the mood for Xiao Chumei's unreasonable behavior. She just looked away and did not want to entangle with her.

"My brother is really pitiful. He raised a jinx and now he's even killed by him. How can you not be satisfied? What else do you want?" Xiao Chumei walked in with fake tears, but her eyes did not stop on Xiao Haotian's body at all.

Xiao Ruoyi thought the falseness of the voice and the nauseating tears ridiculous.

"You're the one who doesn't have the face to come here. You're the one who left when the Xiao family was down. You wouldn't even give us back that property when Xiao family was in such a huge debt, right?" Xiao Ruoyi frowned and looked in Xiao Chumei's direction.

Xiao Chumei snorted coldly and adjusted her hair with her fingertips. "Debt? It has nothing to do with me. Speaking of the house, I've already sent someone to pack your things. Jinx doesn't deserve to stay there."

Xiao Ruoyi's heart tightened. She knew that Xiao Chumei was definitely not a kind person, but she had never thought that she would be so merciless.

She clenched her fingers and was about to say something when He Yuzhe interrupted her. "I don't care about the Xiao family, but someone has to pay off my debts."

"I have nothing to do with the Xiao family..."

Xiao Chumei said quickly.

"Enough!"

Xiao Ruoyi interrupted Xiao Chumei and clenched her fists. She did not want to listen to Xiao Chumei's false words anymore. Since she had nothing left, there was nothing to be afraid of.

Her heart had been trampled down by someone fiercely, and the person closest to her had already left.

"I will pay off my debts and stay by your side as you say." Xiao Ruoyi opened her mouth and spoke every word with such determination. Even though she had made up her mind, she still couldn't hold back tears.

Even just for her father and for the Xiao family, she had to shoulder all these.

Looking at Xiao Ruoyi's stubborn eyes, He Yuzhe disdainfully raised the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with contempt. "Okay."

He Yuzhe walked in slowly and gently stroked the corner of Xiao Ruoyi's clothes with a playful look in his eyes. "Ninety million for sleeping with me for a year. I hope you won't make me feel like this deal isn't worth it."

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