HCB Chapter 553 Keeping a Canary in Captivity (32)
Chapter 553 Keeping a Canary in Captivity (32)
She's really generous.
Looking at the villa, Gao Shenghan felt a pang of heartache, as if his money had been spent by someone else.
He turned his gaze to Xiao Yun, and seeing that Xiao Yun's expression was guilty and wary, Gao Shenghan couldn't help but sneer: "So you can feel guilty too."
Xiao Yun: "...You're here to see her? She's not here."
"I came to see you," Gao Shenghan said coldly. "Since I'm already here, won't you invite me in for a seat?"
Xiao Yun remained silent for a few seconds, then turned and walked into the house.
Gao Shenghan followed.
Upon entering the living room, Xiao Yun poured Gao Shenghan a glass of water.
Gao Shenghan sat on the sofa, picked up his water glass, and rubbed the inside of the glass: "How long have you been with her?"
Xiao Yun answered truthfully: "A little over a month."
"How did we meet?"
Xiao Yun thought for a moment and said, "You were there at the hotel that time."
Gao Shenghan's expression froze, then he seemed to realize something, and his face became even more unpleasant.
He certainly knew about "that time at the hotel"—it was a trap he had set for his wife.
He lured his wife out under the guise of helping her relax, then deliberately started an argument with her. He then left under the pretext of calming down, bribed the hotel housekeeper to move his unconscious, drugged wife to another hotel, and finally had Xiao Yun, who had also been drugged, to her bed.
When this whole thing was planned, Xiao Yun was just an insignificant supporting character. All he needed to do was "catch his lover in bed," so Gao Shenghan just casually picked him after spending some money.
Unexpectedly, the person she randomly chose actually took the act seriously, using it to seduce Yan Zhen and successfully steal her heart.
Thinking of this, Gao Shenghan felt both regret and anger.
He resisted the urge to splash the water in the cup onto Xiao Yun's face, trying his best to make his expression look less ferocious, and attempted to reason with him.
“I’ve been married to her for eleven years, and our child is already ten years old. She is the most important woman in my life, and I can’t live without her. If you are willing to leave her, I can pay you. Name your price, and I will sell everything I own to raise the money.”
Xiao Yun was taken aback, then shook his head.
Gao Shenghan asked, "You don't want to? Or do you think you can make more money by being with her?"
Xiao Yun hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Whether or not to break up with her is not a decision I can make."
Gao Shenghan narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"
“Between her and me, she has always been the one in control. If she doesn’t say it’s over, then I have no right to ask to leave.” Xiao Yun kept in mind her professional code as a “kept woman”. “Instead of trying to persuade me, you should talk to her properly. If she doesn’t want me anymore, then I will leave immediately and will not pester her.”
Hearing this, Gao Shenghan almost laughed in anger.
"Are you indirectly showing off to me how much she loves you? She used to be so devoted to her family and relationships, but after meeting you, she became indifferent to both me and the children."
"If you hadn't seduced her, would her personality have changed so drastically in such a short time?" Gao Shenghan was furious, and his voice rose involuntarily. "I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you."
Xiao Yun's face turned red from the scolding, and her hands, resting on her knees, clenched together helplessly, unsure how to retort.
His innocent, victim-like appearance was nothing short of a provocation to Gao Shenghan, and the more Gao Shenghan looked at him, the angrier he became.
"She transferred this villa to your name today, and also bought you a sports car and RV worth tens of millions. In just one month, she's made nearly 300 million in assets. Isn't that enough?"
Gao Shenghan said sarcastically, "I advise you to quit while you're ahead. Her temper is unpredictable. Right now, she's infatuated with you and will give you whatever you want. But once that novelty wears off, if you do something wrong and upset her, you'll end up with nothing but trouble!"
Xiao Yun pursed her lips and retorted in a low voice, "She's not that kind of person."
"Not that kind of person?"
Xiao Yun said seriously, "She's not the kind of person who would make a list after a breakup and ask for everything back, one by one."
Gao Shenghan: "...How long have you known her, and you understand her so well?"
“I wouldn’t say I understand, but I know she’s not that kind of person,” Xiao Yun said. “The first time we met, she gave me five million, the second time she helped me settle a debt of almost two million, the third time she helped me get my back pay, rescued me from a fire pit, and even arranged such a good job for me.”
To surprise me, she would often "bump into" me at my workplace and wait for me in her car for hours after I got off work. This pampered young lady had never eaten anything good, yet she was willing to eat a ten-yuan soup and a five-yuan steamed bun with me.
The food I made was so ordinary, yet she always ate it all without hesitation, and she never forced me to do anything I didn't want to do... I could feel that she treated me with genuine sincerity. Since she gave me her heart, why would I want it back when we parted?
Gao Shenghan gritted his teeth until they ached, and he sneered repeatedly: "So you've decided to shamelessly cling to her and not leave?"
Xiao Yun remained silent for a long time before saying, "If that's how you put it, then there's nothing I can do."
Gao Shenghan could no longer contain his anger and splashed water all over Xiao Yun's face.
Yan Zhen, who had just entered the room, witnessed this scene.
"Gao Shenghan, what are you doing!" Yan Zhen shouted.
The two men in the living room turned their heads at the same time, and when they saw Yan Zhen walking in quickly, they both stood up immediately.
Yan Zhen walked up to Xiao Yun, reached out and pinched his chin, turning his face left and right to look at him. Only after confirming that Gao Shenghan had splashed warm water and that Xiao Yun was not scalded did she feel relieved.
This scene, in Gao Shenghan's eyes, felt like a slap in the face.
Heartache, humiliation, resentment, and anger—the pent-up rage that had been building since witnessing his wife's infidelity last night erupted like a volcano.
He slammed the cup to the ground and yelled at Yan Zhen at the top of his lungs, "Yan Zhen, don't go too far!!!"
How is it any different from openly defending another man in front of him and slapping him in the face in front of a third party?
Yan Zhen turned around and naturally raised one hand to protect Xiao Yun behind her, her eyes filled with impatience as she looked at Gao Shenghan.
"Have you made enough of a scene?" she said coldly. "Who gave you permission to come here and disturb him? Get out of here right now!"
"you……"
"Someone is coming——"
At Yan Zhen's shout, two bodyguards immediately jogged in from outside the door.
"What kind of work are you doing? You were put in charge of Xiao Yun's safety, how could you let unrelated people in?" Yan Zhen said veiledly, "If the water that was splashed on Xiao Yun's face had been boiling and burned him, could you have taken responsibility?"