Looking at his expression, Yurong sighed, "If I'm not mistaken, the Yu Family must have given you some conditions or requirements, right? Chen Mingying is in business, so she probably gave you a business goal, and you need to achieve it to continue dating Yu Xiaodi, right?"

Li Yan felt a bit awkward and pondered for a moment before deciding not to conceal anything.

"That's one of the reasons... For you, I've long wanted to do this. It's not easy to start from scratch alone, so I thought of venture capital, asked around, found people, whether it's bluffing or enticing, or packaging the deal. Anyway, it just succeeded recently. Yesterday, I went to the Yu Family. Chen Mingying did have conditions. She said she'd give me 10 million, and if I could turn it into 30 million within three years, she'd allow me to continue dating Xiaodi. If not, I'd take the money and disappear. I didn't want her money, and three years is a long time. Just as the venture capital was confirmed, I decided to start my own company."

This explanation was half-true. The venture capital part was fake, but he couldn't reveal that he himself was the 'foreign fool' being tricked. However, Yurong believed it. Yu Xiaodi was only 'released' yesterday, and he probably went to the Yu Family yesterday too. If he hadn't planned ahead, it wouldn't have been possible to secure foreign venture capital within a day!

This made her feel relieved. Although there was a factor of Yu Xiaodi involved, he wasn't doing it solely for Yu Xiaodi.

"Someone gives you ten million and you don't want it? Isn't that great startup capital?" Yurong mumbled.

Li Yan gave a forced smile, "Still jealous? I can't even take your money, let alone someone else's."

His words warmed Yurong's heart; even though the 'someone else' referred to Chen Mingying, at least it indicated that she wasn't an outsider. "Hmph! What do I have to be jealous of? I'm just a cold, workaholic person—neither youthful nor cute, nor passionate and proactive, what's there to be jealous about?"

Li Yan couldn't help but laugh. Isn't this jealousy? But having an ice queen like her feel jealous is really rare!

"Really not jealous? Then I'll find you ten or eight sisters!" he teased.

"You dare—!" Yurong blurted out in embarrassment, then immediately realized she fell for the trap. The guy was smirking at her for being jealous!

Her face turned red, and she quickly snorted, "…if you dare find ten or eight, I'd admire you!"

Li Yan seized the opportunity to joke, "Haha, don't worry! Even if one day I have a harem of seventy-two concubines, you'd still be the main wife, the Empress of the palace!"

Yurong glared at him, "When will you stop daydreaming and start doing real work? Aren't you starting a company? Go prepare the materials!"

"Aren't you preparing them? You know everything about me inside out." Li Yan spread his hands innocently.

"…" Yurong was speechless—is this my own doing?

She blushed again, silently cursing herself. Why am I thinking such ridiculous things? What's so interesting about it? 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Go, go, go! If you won't help, then don't cause trouble. Go book the tickets home!"

Using the excuse of booking tickets to send Li Yan away, Yurong still wasn't in the mood to do any work. She stared blankly at the computer screen saver, reflecting on how their relationship was steadily improving and developing in a way she could fully accept. But… she thought of Yu Xiaodi apologizing to her yesterday.

Right! Yu Hong and Chen Mingying, why would they consider Li Yan suitable? Offering him ten million with a three-year challenge was likely meant to deter him. Even if it's not, they planned to use time as a test. Yu Xiaodi is only a freshman; university boys pursuing her have probably just begun. After three years when she graduates, who knows how many types of boys will be chasing her? Could she really stick with Li Yan, an 'old guy'?

Thinking this way, Yurong was relieved. She's looking for something lasting, but their chance for longevity seems slim, so why worry in the short term? Better to turn a blind eye!

She picked up the juice from the table and took a sip—it was freshly squeezed orange juice without added sugar.

Sweet with a hint of sourness, just like her current mood...

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