In the face of money, Yi Anguo had no choice but to submit. Just for this suit and watch, he would not only have to give up all his rent money but also cough up an additional 270,000 or 280,000 yuan. He couldn't afford to be stubborn!

Being tough came with a price. Compared to that cost, taking a trip to Chen Ting's home to let her father see him seemed far more worthwhile.

After all, a single glance won't cost me a pound of flesh. That has to be a much better deal than shelling out 270,000 or 280,000 yuan!

Of course, Yi Anguo was also genuinely curious about Chen Ting's family situation. Why would Chen Ting, who came from such an obviously wealthy family, insist on renting an apartment by herself?

Could she really be smitten with my good looks? Did she deliberately get close to me, hoping to be the one who makes the first move?

In truth, besides her somewhat pampered and coy way of speaking and her tendency to act cute, Chen Ting was genuinely beautiful. She stood around 1.67 or 1.68 meters tall and had a figure that was neither too slim nor too heavy—a well-rounded and prosperous look. She was a true wealthy beauty.

Yi Anguo followed Chen Ting into her luxurious convertible sports car. She drove very fast, and only when they arrived did he realize her home was in the somewhat remote Longcheng District, in a rural area.

But her family's villa was absolutely massive! It was a mansion among mansions, with several luxury cars parked in the courtyard.

Development in Longcheng District was still lagging at this time. Property and land prices were low, and the urban area was small, incomparable to what it would become in a decade. But its potential for development was considerable! The future was promising.

Chen Ting's villa, though in a rural area for now, would one day be at the heart of the new city center.

When Chen Ting's father saw his daughter return, he was overjoyed, his face lighting up with a brilliant smile. It was clear he was a man who doted on his daughter.

However, his attitude toward Yi Anguo was neither cold nor particularly warm. He was likely only being polite for his daughter's sake; otherwise, he might have already shown him the door.

This was understandable. Any father would be wary and hostile toward the first boy his daughter brought home, worried that the precious cabbage he had painstakingly raised would be dug up by some pig.

"What kind of work do you do here in Shenzhen?"

While Chen Ting was led away by her mother, her father, Chen Jianjun, sat with Yi Anguo at the tea table. He casually brewed kung fu tea as he asked the question with an air of indifference.

"I'm not working at the moment," Yi Anguo replied with a slight smile.

"No job, huh!" Chen Jianjun said, not seeming particularly surprised. "You're from out of province, right? What does your family do?"

"My family were farmers, but my parents have passed away, so the land isn't being farmed by us anymore. We leased it to the other villagers," Yi Anguo answered honestly.

"I don't care how you met my daughter or what your intentions are, but I advise you to give up on any ideas you have. The two of you are not a suitable match."

As he spoke, Chen Jianjun produced a bank card.

"This card has 200,000 yuan on it. Take it and leave my daughter. Don't ever approach her again."

"Uncle! I didn't come here for your money," Yi Anguo explained.

"What? You think it's too little?" Chen Jianjun sneered.

"No, that's not what I meant!" Yi Anguo hurriedly shook his head.

"Then I'll add another 300,000!" Chen Jianjun's expression began to turn cold.

"Uncle! I'm really not here for the money..." Yi Anguo said in frustration.

"If I'm not mistaken, my daughter bought you that suit you're wearing, didn't she?" Chen Jianjun said mockingly.

Yi Anguo was silent.

"Do you think you're worthy of my daughter?" Chen Jianjun continued his ridicule.

Yi Anguo remained silent.

"You're tall and handsome," Chen Jianjun continued to taunt. "What a pity you don't have the stomach for hard work."

Yi Anguo still said nothing.

"Young man, you should learn to be content and not push your luck. If you get too greedy, I'm afraid you won't be able to swallow what you take!"

Chen Jianjun had clearly lost his patience, his tone taking on a threatening edge.

Yi Anguo was frustrated and felt utterly helpless. "Well... alright then!"

***

"Daddy! Where's my friend?" Chen Ting felt uneasy, not just about Yi Anguo, but mostly about her father.

"My dear daughter, your friend had something to attend to and left early." Facing his daughter, Chen Jianjun's face blossomed into a flower-like smile.

"Daddy! Did you give him a bank card to make him leave?"

As the saying goes, a father knows his daughter best, and a daughter knows her father best. Chen Ting knew her father all too well.

"Was it 200,000 or 300,000?"

"My precious girl, Daddy did this for your own good. I was worried! So I helped you test him a little," Chen Jianjun said with a smile. "And you see the result. At first, I offered him 200,000, but he looked down on it, thinking it was too little. In the end, I gave him another 300,000 to leave you, and didn't he just take the 500,000 and go?"

"Daddy! Who tests people like that? If you ever do this again, I'll stop speaking to you! I'll run away from home and never come back!" Chen Ting stomped her foot, furious with her father.

How many men could pass a test like that!

"Ting! What on earth do you see in him?" Chen Jianjun pleaded urgently. "He's from a rural part of another province, with no job and no ambition. All he wants is to use his looks to get close to a rich man's daughter, scheming for a free ride and a life of ease. How could you ever be happy with a man like that? Our family has such a large business, and you're my only daughter. You need to marry a capable man. What's the use of marrying a good-for-nothing? Does he have the ability to inherit my business? If I handed it to him, he'd squander it all in a few years!"

"Daddy! Who told you he's incompetent? Who told you he doesn't have a job or ambition? Did you really think he cared about your 500,000?" Chen Ting retorted, displeased. "He owns over a thousand apartments in the city center and collects over a hundred thousand in rent every day. Do you think he needs your 500,000? I owed him over half a year's rent, and he never kicked me out. When I told him I had no money for food, he gave me some immediately. He knew I had money and was deliberately not paying rent, but he never got angry with me. No matter how willful, demanding, or unreasonable I was, he was willing to indulge me. You're still not satisfied with a man this good? What kind of man do you want me to find?"

Meanwhile, Yi Anguo, clutching a "huge sum" of 500,000 yuan, was already in a taxi heading back to Blue Coast.

He turned the bank card over in his hand, calculating. This 500,000 is enough to cover nearly twenty years of Chen Ting's rent. Finally, I won't have to chase her for it anymore.

He was also amazed. Chen Ting really is a wealthy beauty! Whoever marries her will have to struggle for at least thirty years less. It's just that her father is a bit too overbearing, though he's also incredibly generous, casually handing over 500,000 yuan just to make me leave his daughter.

I don't lack for women, and I won't lack for money in the future. There's no reason to give up an entire forest for a single tree like Chen Ting.

The thought of Chen Ting marrying another man was a bit of a shame. He could have easily won over such a good girl with just a little effort, and it was irritating that some other man would now reap the benefits.

But that's life. You have to give some to get some. A man meets many good women in his lifetime; he can't possibly have them all.

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