Chu Beize was no longer the man he used to be. Although he had had his flaws before, he was not as crazy as he was now. He actually shifted all his faults onto others and was so self - centered, as if everyone was plotting against him.
Come to think of it, this was all his own doing; he had brought it all upon himself.
"Chu Beize..." Ye Yanxi took a patient deep breath. "When you signed that contract, can you dare say you didn't have the thought of taking that sum of money for yourself? That's why you've been squandering so much these days, isn't it?"
Just as Ye Yanxi said, without that contract, he certainly wouldn't have been able to spend so freely.
Of course, it was beyond his expectation that Xiao Yu would sign the contract with him.
"I didn't!" Chu Beize retorted instinctively. He would never admit that it was his greed. "The money I've spent these days was all for the project preparations."
Ye Yanxi knew that no matter how much she reasoned with him, Chu Beize would still be unreasonable.
"So what's the point of your call?" Ye Yanxi gave up reasoning with him and asked straightforwardly.
"I can't bear all the losses from the preliminary stage alone. It's unfair."
"So?"
"Two hundred million!" Chu Beize said this with such self - righteousness, as if others owed him this by default. "One hundred million is the loss on my side after the contract was finalized, and the rest is the compensation for me."
Two hundred million?
Ye Yanxi frowned. Chu Beize was such a prodigal. He had spent so much in just half a month. He was truly a playboy.
Even a large enterprise like the Xiao Group would run into financial difficulties if it squandered money like he did. He was a complete good - for - nothing except being good at spending money.
"I think you've got the wrong person. Even if you want compensation, it shouldn't be me you're asking!"
The person who signed the contract should be the one to be asked.
If he went to Xiao Yu, even though the contract was in black and white, Xiao Yu would surely turn a blind eye and wouldn't admit it. Moreover, with a simple investigation, one could tell which of his words were true and which were false.
So, he wouldn't go to Xiao Yu.
But the money was really gone. He couldn't just lose everything.
Since there was no hope from Xiao Yu, he could only pester Ye Yanxi.
"Ye Yanxi, don't you forget that we've been in a relationship for eight years. Now you just break up like this. What do you take me for?"
This was already the ten - thousandth time Chu Beize had mentioned this old matter. Ye Yanxi had long lost her initial excitement. She just reminded him calmly, "Chu Beize, haven't I made it clear enough to you? Our relationship ended when you were with another woman behind my back."
"No. I've never said break up, so we're not broken up. It's you who betrayed me!" Chu Beize roared into the phone in a manic tone.
Ye Yanxi just sneered. "When you came to me after your engagement, how could you think I would wait for you? Do you think you're an ancient king who can have multiple wives and concubines?"
"I said at that time that I would get divorced after marriage and then be with you..." Chu Beize followed her words for half, then suddenly stopped. His tone changed sharply and he said word by word, "I don't want to argue about these with you. Now you're my uncle's woman. It's useless to say anything. But since you betrayed me, you have to compensate for my losses."
Ye Yanxi thought Chu Beize still had a bit of self - respect, but she was wrong. In order to get money, he had thrown away all his dignity.
"Losses?"
"Yes." Chu Beize added without a hint of shame. "Don't worry. I don't ask for much. With a large enterprise like the Xiao Group, if you give me one billion, I can make all these things never happen."
He really had the nerve to say that.
At this point, since he couldn't find Xiao Yu, he actually threatened a woman like her. Chu Beize was extremely shameless.
Ye Yanxi was so angry that she laughed. She didn't say a word for a long time.
Not hearing Ye Yanxi's voice on the phone, Chu Beize became impatient. "Ye Yanxi, I only want one billion. Then I'll disappear from your sight immediately and won't bother you again. I'll give you two days. After two days, I want to see the money, not a single cent less."
After saying that, Chu Beize hung up the phone. Soon, Ye Yanxi received a text message on her phone, which was Chu Beize's bank account.
Ye Yanxi frowned and thought for a moment. Then her fingertip slid to the delete button and she directly deleted the text message without caring about this matter.
On that day, Xiao Yu came back near evening. Ye Yanxi didn't tell him about this, just thinking that Chu Beize was just being crazy for a moment.
The next day was the National Day, a legal holiday. Most schools and companies were on vacation, but Xiao Yu had to go to the company to deal with some business.
Ye Yanxi naturally couldn't stay at home. So she went to the city library to read books. In the afternoon, when she had read enough and came out, she saw at a glance the place where Xu Bei usually parked his car. The car was still there.
Ye Yanxi originally thought Xu Bei had been waiting for her there. Feeling a bit guilty, she quickened her steps and walked over.
"Brother Xu, I'm really sorry to..."
Before she could finish her words, she found that the person in the driver's seat was not Xu Bei, but Xiao Yu, who should have been in the company.
Although she was a bit puzzled, she was still very happy to see Xiao Yu. So she happily walked around to the other side of the car, opened the door and got in.
"Why are you here? Where's Brother Xu?" Ye Yanxi turned her head and asked.
Xiao Yu didn't turn his head and said, "Today is the Mid - Autumn Festival."
Ye Yanxi thought that Xiao Yu was kind - hearted enough to give Xu Bei a holiday.
She had planned to call her parents to greet them today. She also thought about going back to the Ye family to celebrate the festival with Ye Junze. But thinking of Ye Weiqi and Ye Minghao, she decided not to disturb their family reunion.
It was not appropriate for her to go to the Jiang family now. After all, she and Xiao Yu had already registered their marriage, so they were legally married. She was considered to have married out.
Speaking of being kept in the dark about the marriage registration by Xiao Yu, Ye Yanxi just found out that Jiang Pinzhen was also involved. It was she who agreed to let Ye Junze hand over the household register to Xiao Yu.
Ye Yanxi had no idea before that Jiang Pinzhen had met Old Master Xiao long ago.
Everyone had kept it from her. In the end, she had somehow gotten the marriage certificate.
She was a bit aggrieved, but since the person she married was Xiao Yu, the man she loved, she didn't feel so resentful when she thought about it.
After seeing Ye Yanxi sit down, Xiao Yu started the car and left the parking lot in front of the library.
"Are we just going to Grandpa's place empty - handed like this? It doesn't seem right." Ye Yanxi turned her head worriedly and looked at Xiao Yu.
She had received a call from Xiao Yu in the library, saying that they would go to Xiao Yuan for dinner in the evening. Originally, Ye Yanxi planned to ask Xu Bei to stop by and buy some gifts when he came to pick her up. But unexpectedly, she saw Xiao Yu when she came out.
And Xiao Yu was driving directly to Xiao Yuan without any intention of stopping on the way.
"There are already prepared gifts in the trunk." Xiao Yu looked straight ahead and said calmly.
The originally a bit depressed Ye Yanxi smiled again.
He should have said it earlier. It turned out that he had everything well - prepared.
On the way, Ye Yanxi fell asleep in a daze. She was woken up by Xiao Yu when they arrived at Xiao Yuan.
"Are we there?" Ye Yanxi asked in a daze as soon as she opened her eyes.
She had just woken up in the afternoon, so there was a hazy layer of moisture in her eyes. Her eyes were like a lost little deer, looking innocent and naive. Her slightly red cheeks were so pink that people couldn't help but want to take a bite.
"We're here." Xiao Yu stared at her with his deep eyes. His voice was a bit hoarse. One of his hands casually rested on the back of her seat.
"Oh." Ye Yanxi responded vaguely and stretched.
Since they were there, it was time to get out of the car. So Ye Yanxi was just about to get out of the car with Xiao Yu's support.
Unexpectedly, before she took a step, she lost her balance and was about to fall. Xiao Yu reached out and pulled her into his arms.
The soft and fragrant body was held in Xiao Yu's arms. His eyes suddenly darkened. He pulled her body closer to him even more forcefully. He could feel her exquisite curves pressing tightly against his chest, which made a heat surge up in his lower abdomen.
The servant at the door had seen Xiao Yu's car earlier and quickly greeted, "Young Master."
Xiao Yu just responded with a faint "Hmm".
But Ye Yanxi was leaning against his chest. The vibration of his speaking immediately woke her up. Her muddled mind became much clearer.
"What are you doing? Let go quickly!" It was obvious how ambiguous the current posture was. Ye Yanxi was a bit ashamed and wanted to push Xiao Yu away. There were people around watching, and he was still so blatant. It was really shameless.
But Xiao Yu didn't let her go as she wished. Instead, he tightened his hands and pressed her soft body even closer to his. His heavy breathing sprayed on Ye Yanxi's neck. For a moment, Ye Yanxi blushed and her heart raced.
How could this man... anytime and anywhere.
"Hey..." Ye Yanxi wriggled her body, trying to break free from his control. Since she couldn't break free, she gritted her teeth and reminded him, "Xiao Yu, this is Grandpa's place. You... you should restrain yourself. There's a baby in my belly."
Xiao Yu's eyes darkened.
"He really came at a bad time."
Ye Yanxi looked up at him innocently. "But I can't be pregnant all by myself."
Xiao Yu's expression seemed to be one of great self - restraint, looking extremely difficult. His thin lips spat out a few words, "There's still half a month."
Ye Yanxi was puzzled and looked up at him. "Half a month of what?"
"There's still half a month until it's twelve weeks." After saying that, his hot big hand slowly slid down from her waist and pulled her even closer.
Feeling his burning desire, Ye Yanxi's face was as red as if it was on fire.
"It's still too early. Don't act like a hooligan." Ye Yanxi buried her face in his chest shyly. Her body was so stiff that she didn't dare to move, for fear that he would lose control. With so many people watching, Xiao Yu might have a thick skin, but she didn't have the face.
But somehow, the current atmosphere made Ye Yanxi burst out laughing.
She was completely gloating. She didn't expect Xiao Yu to be so hard - pressed. Just as she was feeling proud, unexpectedly, she felt a pain on her leg. Xiao Yu actually pinched her.
"You're really happy about this?" Xiao Yu's voice was a bit threatening and sounded rather gloomy.
Ye Yanxi smiled playfully. "I didn't do anything. By the way, I'll go get the gifts from the trunk."
Seeing the servants coming and going around, Ye Yanxi wanted to slip away. But Xiao Yu wouldn't give her the chance. He still held her tightly and covered a certain part by the way. "Xiaoxi, are you doing this on purpose?"
Ye Yanxi seemed to glance at a certain part of Xiao Yu inadvertently. Although her expression was extremely innocent, the gloating in her eyes betrayed her. "Did I?"