Chapter 9

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The Expensive Ex-Wife of a Wealthy Family [09]

Novel by: Yuèxià Xiāohún

Translation by: Aidoru Apple

Jian Mo felt that she would not be able to hide and would already be seen by

him. She could only bite the bullet and look straight at him… But as she

confronted him, she regretted it.

Gu Beichen's thin lips curled into a sneer as if he could see through Jian

Mo's purpose for being here.

Feeling that the air condensed, the pressure lowered, and her heartbeat slowed

down… Jian Mo pulled the corner of her mouth and difficultly declared, "2…

200,000!"

"Cheap!" Gu Beichen's mouth slightly twitched and directly took out a cheque,

brushed a few strokes, and handed it to Jian Mo.

He let go of the woman next to him, leaned forward, and slowly whispered to

Jian Mo's ear with an edgy tone, "It's better… If Miss Jian has any good

designs in the future to contact me. Okay?"

Jian Mo felt her heart suddenly "thumped" but calmly and instantly recovered,

"Alright… as long as you can afford the price."

"You know…" Gu Beichen's face did not change but his voice became deeper and

heavier, "…I can afford it." As his words fell, his stern face leaned

back, and that the people around could not see his true mood.

The corner of Jian Mo's mouth twitched but she tried to keep the smile on her

lips to not reveal her self-abhorring thoughts.

"Then, give me your contact information…" Jian Mo smiled like a blooming

flower. Perhaps, because of her real relationship with Gu Beichen, it had

became natural when it came to this. "Otherwise, what if I have good designs?

How will I sell it to you?"

Seeing her like this, the woman with red lips was full of ridicule. It was

obvious to her that Jian Mo was taking this opportunity to hook up Gu Beichen.

"At eight o'clock in the evening, find me at Tiantang Ye.1" Gu Beichen lightly

spoke. His eagle eyes gave a warning look at Jian Mo and then turned away.

Jian Mo did not look at the cheque in her hands until Gu Beichen left. She

laughed… and finally, took the money from Gu Beichen.

She took half of it for herself from the organizer. Jian Mo drove her Hyundai,

which was in Gu Beichen's eyes was a "broken car” and rushed to the hospital.

After Jian Mo handed the cheque to the hospital, she went to see Dr. Wang and

inquired about Su Mo's recent condition before heading to the ward.

Jian Mo sipped water and came over to wipe Su Mo's body. Watching the

unconscious Su Mo, Jian Mo felt panic and discomfort…

Her father accidentally fell from the building at the construction site and

her mother suffered a heart attack. Now, her mother could only rely on

medicine and equipment to support herself…and a donor's heart.

Everything seemed to be different from that rainy night…

But even if all these misfortunes pressed her, she was still lucky that in her

most difficult time, she met Gu Beichen.

Regardless of his purpose for requiring a wife, at that time, she had never

been so grateful in her life.

"Mom, your son-in-law is very rich, so… Don't worry about anything. Just get

better and don't feel burdened, okay?" Jian Mo murmured while wiping Su Mo's

body, "He treats me very well and helps me in both life and work…"

Jian Mo talked about interesting things recently like this in front of Su Mo

as if she had never suffered.

After everything was done, she kissed Su Mo's thin face, "Mom, I'm leaving

first. You have to work hard… I will work hard too." With that, her nose was

sore and her strength outside of the ward became fragile in front of her

mother.

When she came out of the ward, she ran into Dr. Wang while he was on rounds.

"Dr. Wang, I have to trouble you…" Jian Mo pursed her lower lip, "If you have

found a suitable heart donor, please notify me."

Dr. Wang nodded with a sigh. He could not bear to persuade her again.

In fact, everyone knew that Su Mo could only be supported by these imported

medicines and its expenses cost more than 30,000 yuan per month. It was simply

unbearable for an ordinary household.

What's more, even if a right heart could be found in this late stage,

excluding the cost, the patient might… It was highly possible that the result

would be negative both for the sick and the money.

"Oh, it has been hard for the little girl…" Dr. Wang watched Jian Mo's back,

sighed again, and regrettably shook his head.

Jian Mo just came out of the hospital when her phone rang. She saw that it was

from Tang Haoyang, picked it up, put it in her ear, and whispered, "Director?"

"Jian Mo, there'll be a dinner meeting tonight. Go with me…" Tang Haoyang

continued, "I inquired. Gu Beichen might also attend… take this opportunity to

see if we can have a chance."

Jian Mo had a headache, "Director, I…"

"Jian Mo, you also know that Mr. Yu and Zhongpeng are tightly biting each

other." Tang Haoyang stated with a heavy tone, "Even if you don’t care about

the company, think for your future? It can help in your recommendation to

UCL…"

Jian Mo listened. Tang Haoyang's tone made it clear that she could not get rid

of this responsibility. In addition to her using the Huangdi Group as her

excuse for not returning to the office today… If she pushed the invitation

away, it would be too hypocritical!

Thinking that Gu Beichen said that he was going to Tiantang Ye tonight, he

would not appear at the dinner and she responded.

Jian Mo went back, changed into a waistcoat, knee-length chiffon skirt, and

checked the time. It would almost be less than an hour drive to the agreed

hotel…

Sure enough, the dinner was in the famous Nanxiang building in Luo City. As

Jian Mo expected, even a shadow of Gu Beichen could not be seen at any dinner

table…

"Excuse me, I'm going to the restroom." After Jian Mo politely greeted, she

got up and came out of the hall.

She did not like these kinds of dinner parties. It was also because of the

scorching gaze of a man. Gu Beichen had become the epitome of being handsome

and these people could only make others sick.

"Xiao Jian, you'll go to the restroom too?"

Just as Jian Mo wanted to enter the restroom, she was called out by the man

who also went outside. When she saw that it was the other team's Manager, her

lips twitched, "Huang Ju!"

"You go in first. I'll wait for you so we can go back together." Huang Ju

grinned. As he opened his mouth, his face also trembled.

Jian Mo secretly rolled her eyes and said with an unwavering smile on her

face, "No, Mngr. Huang Ju should go back first, I will take a while."

"It's okay. It just happens that I will smoke…"

"…" Jian Mo felt awful and could only go inside.

Jian Mo dawdled for more than ten to twenty minutes while wondering, Huang Ju

could not wait any more, right? But as soon as she came out, that man was

still there!

"Huang Ju, I'm sorry. I made you wait for a long time…" Jian Mo was keeping a

mindful distance from him, "Well, let's go?"

"No need to hurry…" Huang Ju's eyes were unbearably beaming, "Xiao Jian, Xiao

Tang2 just mentioned that your design is fantastic!"

Jian Mo was ignorant of what he was going to do so she simply nodded with a

smile, "Mngr. Huang flatters me…"

"Xiao Tang has been complimenting you just now. Besides," Huang Ju continued

smirking and said, "Is Xiao Jian interested in designing our newly constructed

office building?"

"…" Jian Mo heard him. This greasy Huang Ju wants her to commit unspoken

rules!3

"That will depend on the company's arrangement. I will do it if it will be

assigned to me…"

When Huang Ju heard it, he pretended to mistakenly trick Jian Mo, "Since it's

Xiao Tang who recommended, you must be outstanding… Or…I'll study it and leave

it to you?"

Jian Mo stepped back, "Hehe, thank you Mngr. Huang for your appreciation. All

of our projects are designated from above… Ah…"

Suddenly, as Jian Mo retreated, she was stunned and her whole body

uncontrollably fell sideways.

As soon as Huang Ju saw her, he immediately grabbed her… She was unsure if he

purposely pushed Jian Mo against the wall.

Is this a kabedon?!4

This is not a dog blood drama. But what made it truly bloody was as… Jian Mo

tilted her head because of force, her eyes met a pair of ink-like pupils that

were so deep that she felt the cold climbing from her feet.

Gu Beichen is actually in Nanxiang Building…

Footnotes:

1. 天堂夜 Tiāntáng Yè: literally "Heavenly Night".

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2. 小唐 (Xiǎo Táng): an intimate way addressing Tang Haoyang, a director at oour female lead's company, Xiangyu↩

3. 潜规则 (qiánguīzé): unspoken rule. Uusually ones that codify improper behaviors to get favorable treatment. It was a common trope in Chinese novels with showbiz theme where some cannon fodders in exchange of an opportunity give themselves with the one with authority↩

4. kabedon: From Japanese shoujo mangas/ animes where men (or women) pressed someone against the wall as an act of intimidation or affection↩