Hai Xiaotang didnât want to voice her answer. She merely asked in an indifferent tone, âAre you really not afraid of being isolated?â
As soon as she said it, she regretted it.
What was the point of asking that question? He had already declared that he wouldnât let go. And as long as he was willing, she wouldnât back out either.
Dongfang Yu glanced at her and responded with a curved lips, âWhy, are you worried?â
Hai Xiaotang remained silent, âDo you think thatâs possible?â
âWhy not?â Dongfang Yuâs voice grew darker, âI know you care about this.â
Just as Hai Xiaotang was about to rebut, he spoke again.
âOf course, itâs not because you care about me. You just donât want to owe me too much.â
ââ¦â Hai Xiaotang was left speechless. She did indeed care a great deal about whether Dongfang Yu would be abandoned by everyone.
Their trade was made under their mutual consent.
If he was in a tough spot, she wouldnât force himâ¦
Dongfang Yu comforted her, âDonât worry. No one can threaten me. What theyâre actually afraid of is my disloyalty to them.â
Not him being afraid they would alienate himâ¦
Hai Xiaotang was slightly taken aback.
Right, he was Dongfang Yu, the financial magnate ruling Asia.
He already stood at the top of the world. Who could threaten him, and who would genuinely want to be abandoned by him?
In this world where power determines everything, he was the rule.
But, his parents definitely wouldnât be afraid of him.
However, she was also selfish. If he was willing to trade with her, she wouldnât reject him actively.
All she wanted was her grandfather to keep living healthilyâ¦
In the end, they were both selfish, simply seeking to satisfy their individual needs.
Hai Xiaotang never thought that she and Dongfang Yu would end up in this situation.
All along, she assumed that they would either be together or cut ties completely. But she didnât expect such an outcome, to be together just for the sake of a deal.
In fact, such a relationship was the most abnormal and prone to issues.
But they had no other choicesâ¦
Lost in her thoughts as she gazed out the window, Hai Xiaotang noticed after a while that they were not on the way back.
Dongfang Yu had taken a detour and was driving towards the sea!
âWhere are we going?â Hai Xiaotang asked, puzzled.
Dongfang Yu answered, âTo spend a night by the sea where itâs peaceful.â
He really didnât want to be disturbed by anyone, by all the persuasion and force.
However, just as he finished speaking, a car came speeding from around the bend ahead, heading straight towards them!
âScreech-â Dongfang Yu sharply turned the steering wheel. The car narrowly avoided collision, but the force was too great, and the car suddenly flipped off the road, rolling away!
But in that split second, Dongfang Yu pulled Hai Xiaotang into his arms, protecting her tightly in his embrace!
âBoom-â The car finally stopped rolling, overturned on the beach.
This series of sudden events happened so quickly, Hai Xiaotang hadnât fully processed everything when it was all over.
She opened her eyes in a daze, finding herself in Dongfang Yuâs arms.
He held her tightly, her face against his chest, his heartbeat clearly audible.
âDongfang Yuâ¦â Hai Xiaotang called his name instinctively.
The man shifted slightly, slowly regaining consciousness from the state of dizziness.
The next second, he looked down anxiously at Hai Xiaotang, âHow are you? Are you injured?!â
âIâm alright, what about you?â
âAre you really okay?!â Dongfang Yu asked again, still worried, completely forgetting her question.
Hai Xiaotang moved her numb body, âIâm fineâ¦â
Dongfang Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He pushed the car door open forcefully, pushed Hai Xiaotang out first, and then climbed out himself.
Luckily, they were both really unharmed.