Chapter 217: Chapter 217: Dispute

“No, Ji Susu, are you insane? Who told you I came here chasing after you?”

Ji Susu looked displeased. “Haven’t you always had a secret crush on me? To keep pretending at a time like this is going a bit too far.

Believe it or not, I won’t ever talk to you again!”

“No, when did I ever say I had a crush on you???”

“Hmph. If you don’t have a crush on me, then why have you followed me to every school I’ve attended since we were kids?

If you don’t have a crush on me, why do I see you every single time I go to a bar?

If you don’t have a crush on me, why did you chase away the suitors around me?”

Ni Jia’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Just because of that? What the fuck, our families are both prestigious. If I don’t go to an elite academy, where else am I supposed to go?

Besides, it’s not like I’m the only one from the Ni family studying there. Doesn’t your Ji Family also have several females attending the same school?

Why don’t you say I have a crush on them, then?”

“And another thing—it’s not that I’m at the bar every time *you* go. It’s that I’m at the fucking bar every single day!!!”

He was the type who loved to have fun, and his insomnia meant he was basically out all night anyway.

Besides, bars were places with a mixed crowd and a lot of information floating around.

As an adult male who needed to manage the business assets assigned to him by his family, he naturally had to go there to network.

It wasn’t just bars. He’d occasionally spend all night at the racing club, too, because the connections there were even higher-level.

This was also why he liked *Initial D*.

Ever since that anime came out, the people in his club had been wanting to build one of the cars from the show for fun.

They just couldn’t get in touch with Jiang Qin to get the copyright license, so the plan was shelved.

To be honest, his interest in Jiang Qin wasn’t just about wanting to invest in her anime; he also wanted to get the licensing rights for the sports cars that appeared in it.

As an adult male, the family’s main assets had nothing to do with him.

For the businesses he currently managed, most of the income went to the family. Only a small portion of the profits was his salary.

The family’s inheritance rights belonged to his sisters; he had no part in it.

With his foresight, he naturally knew just how high the market demand for Jiang Qin’s anime was.

And as for those race cars, if he could replicate them, he wouldn’t just make money—it would also be his way into the circle of the rich and powerful.

After all, many of the racers at the club were young masters from the main and collateral branches of the Imperial Family, as well as the houses of various Dukes and Marquises.

If he wanted to enter that circle, he needed something to get his foot in the door.

And the license for *Initial D* was exactly that.

That’s why he chose Jiang Qin.

A female master living in the Federation, who wouldn’t need his constant companionship and would only require a monthly allowance—it couldn’t be more convenient.

As for his soothing needs, he was in Immortal City year-round and didn’t have to fight. He could just occasionally hire a soothing master for a high fee.

Once he broke into the upper echelons of society, someone would naturally help connect him with a high-Level female.

And if not, it didn’t matter. He was only A-level anyway, so finding a B-level soothing master wouldn’t be a problem.

More than a female master, what he wanted was a boost to his ambitions!

The other females were also good—powerful, rich, high-Level—but their families would never delegate authority to a male.

No matter how outstanding he was, he would ultimately just be dedicating his life to their families.

While that S-level female didn’t have a family, her partner was so strong that there would be no room for him to stand out.

Being an unfavored male was more terrifying than being a male who was completely under someone’s thumb.

’Jiang Qin is still the best choice.’

’Her talent is a priceless treasure, she’s relatively easygoing, and she has few males around her.’

’If I become her partner, I can leverage our close relationship to achieve a win-win partnership.’

’Once Jiang Qin returns to the Federation, I’ll use my foot in the door to break into the circle of elites and properly build my own business empire.’

’Then, when we have kids, everything I have can be theirs.’

’Unlike with other females from big families, where everything would just benefit outsiders.’

’I’m a total miser. My money can be used by my female master and my kids, but any other Tom, Dick, or Harry can forget about it!’

His thoughts had strayed a bit far. After secretly glancing at Jiang Qin’s expression, Ni Jia quickly continued his clarification, “As for chasing away your suitors? Where did that even come from?”

Ji Susu: “Are you telling me you didn’t threaten those males to stay away from me?”

“I did not!” Ni Jia said unequivocally.

’If I were interested in Ji Susu, I would’ve made a move back in kindergarten. Why would I bother with a secret crush?’

’Since I never had a crush, why would I get rid of rivals?’

“I don’t believe you! They all said you were the one who forbade them from getting close to me!”

Ni Jia felt like he was going crazy. “Stop slandering me! I’m not interested in you, so there’s no way I would’ve threatened them.

You’re fucking doing this on purpose, aren’t you? Following me onto this variety show to ruin my reputation, trying to force me to submit to you? I’m telling you, don’t even think about it!!

I don’t want a hot-tempered, spendthrift female master like you!!!”

’How terrifying!’

He’d known since they were little about this young female’s spending habits. She was the kind of female who could spend an entire energy mine into oblivion.

’Marrying her would be worse than death!!’

Ji Susu seemed not to have expected Ni Jia to be so utterly disgusted with her. She was completely stunned.

Her Level wasn’t high, but her family was rich. And although the heir to the Ji Family had long been decided, as a daughter of the Ji Family, her annual dividends were still a massive sum.

Plus, she was good-looking, B-level, and their two families were both wealthy houses of the Empire. They were practically childhood friends.

She had always assumed Ni Jia liked her and had long since mentally included him as one of her partners.

After all, Ni Jia was good at making money, and she was good at spending it. So even though he wasn’t particularly likable, she’d never considered not having him.

’Just think of it as marrying a tool who’s good at making money.’

But now, the tool was saying he looked down on her!?

“You… you said I’m hot-tempered, and you called me a spendthrift???”

Ni Jia said with an air of justified disgust, “Isn’t it the truth? That’s why it’s impossible for me to like you.

I don’t even like you, so why would I bother chasing away the males around you?”

“Ni Jia!!!” Ji Susu roared furiously. “I’m giving you one more chance. Are you sure you don’t like me?”

“Yes!”

“Fine! You’ve got guts. You’d better not regret this, because even if you get on your knees and beg me, I will never marry you!”

Ni Jia gave a sarcastic laugh. “Hah. I’d rather die alone than ever beg you.”

’Don’t think I don’t know what she’s thinking. She just wants to use me like a beast of burden.’

’I don’t even want to be a workhorse for the Ni family, so why would I want to be one for the Ji Family?’

’What would I get out of it? The fact that a single villa isn’t big enough to hold all of Ji Susu’s partners?’

’As long as I have money, who cares if I don’t have a partner? There’s nothing in this world money can’t buy!’

’It’s just that I still have a moral bottom line.’

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