My Livestreaming Metaphysics & Gossip Became an Internet Sensation Ch. 71

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Mei Qian's eyes widened in disbelief, staring at him as if he had lost his mind. 500 million? That was probably more than the entire Zhou family's worth.

"Impossible." Mei Qian immediately rejected.

Jiang Yiqing didn't think she'd give that much anyway, but he remained calm. "Oh, then stop trying to control me. You don't have the qualifications."

Mei Qian: "..."

She was furious at his arrogant attitude, but quickly calmed down. Actually, this was probably better. If Zhou Ding heard about Jiang Yiqing's attitude, he would surely despise him completely.

With this thought, Mei Qian smirked, thinking Jiang Yiqing was just a sharp-tongued fool.

"This isn't something I can decide," she said, pretending to be in a difficult position as she pulled out her phone. "Let me call your dad and ask him."

Jiang Yiqing knew exactly what she was up to. This was just part of her plan, and since his own goal hadn't been achieved yet, whether he could accomplish it today depended on Mei Qian.

So, he didn't rush, sitting quietly across from her, watching.

Mei Qian dialed Zhou Ding's number, and after a long while, the call was finally answered.

"What's the matter?" Zhou Ding's voice was impatient, clearly busy.

Mei Qian glanced at Jiang Yiqing and sighed dramatically. "Honey, this child... he—"

"What's the problem? Can't you handle something this small?" Zhou Ding interrupted, sounding more annoyed.

Mei Qian, forcing herself to keep calm, said, "He says five hundred thousand is too little..."

Zhou Ding didn't seem too shocked. "Oh? Then what does he want?"

"...Five hundred million," Mei Qian replied, watching his reaction closely.

Zhou Ding was stunned. "What did you say?!"

She repeated, "Five hundred million."

Zhou Ding, clearly shocked, muttered, "Is he out of his mind? Does he know how much that is?"

Jiang Yiqing smiled, his tone unbothered. "My mind's perfectly fine, thank you. Compared to asking for five hundred million, it seems you're the one completely out of your mind if you're offering me five hundred thousand to stop doing my current job."

Zhou Ding's temper flared. "Who do you think you're talking to? I'm your father!"

Jiang Yiqing didn't hesitate. "My father died a long time ago, thank you. What's the point of resurrecting someone's corpse? It just ruins everyone's mood."

"You dare curse me?!" Zhou Ding nearly gasped, grabbing his medicine. "You ungrateful child, you'll never be a part of the Zhou family again!"

Mei Qian could barely hold back her laughter as Zhou Ding's anger exploded.

Jiang Yiqing scoffed, "Who cares about being part of your Zhou family? You can't even come up with five hundred million."

Zhou Ding, enraged, spat, "Fine. From now on, you and the Zhou family have nothing to do with each other. Never come back."

Jiang Yiqing quickly added, "Wait. If you're saying this now, what if you change your mind and try to claim me later?"

Zhou Ding laughed bitterly. "Claim you back? Me? I have a son!"

Jiang Yiqing's expression turned serious. "How about we make an oath? From now on, I, Jiang Yiqing, and you, Zhou Ding, sever all ties. Do you agree?"

Zhou Ding, furious, replied without thinking, "Agree!"

After he spoke, a strange, almost invisible sensation passed through them both, making Zhou Ding feel a sense of discomfort, but he quickly dismissed it.

However, it was only a moment, and Zhou Ding quickly came to his senses and snorted coldly, "I hope you won't regret this later."

Jiang Yiqing raised an eyebrow, in a good mood as he said, "Same to you."

Zhou Ding, enraged, slammed the phone down.

At this moment, Mei Qian was practically grinning from ear to ear, no longer bothering to hide her amusement. She even said, "You're so impulsive. I know your dad's temper best; you'll probably never get another chance after this."

Jiang Yiqing corrected her, "Not 'dad' anymore, thanks."

Mei Qian paused for a moment before laughing again. She hadn't expected things to go this smoothly today. She had to thank Jiang Yiqing—if he hadn't been so stupid and easily offended Zhou Ding, she would've had to put in more effort to achieve her goal.

Jiang Yiqing was also in a good mood. Before leaving, he glanced at Mei Qian, and to thank her for helping him achieve his goal, he generously gave her a rare piece of advice: "Be careful on your way back. You might have some bloody disaster today."

Mei Qian's smile instantly faltered. Of course, she didn't think Jiang Yiqing was genuinely warning her; in her mind, he was deliberately cursing her.

She snorted coldly, grabbed her bag, and, with a huff, turned to leave, her high heels clicking on the floor.

However, as she reached the door, she misstepped on the top stair. From a distance, Jiang Yiqing heard a loud "clang," followed by Mei Qian's painful scream and the surprised shout of a waiter.

Since Mei Qian had stepped wrong on the topmost step, she tumbled all the way down, her arms and legs scraped up badly. Jiang Yiqing watched from afar and winced, feeling pity for her.

He sighed, shaking his head. He'd warned her about the bloody disaster. Why didn't she listen?

With a sigh, Jiang Yiqing's smile couldn't be suppressed.

Mei Qian probably hadn't expected this. Originally, she wanted to see Jiang Yiqing make a fool of himself, but in the end, it was her who ended up embarrassing herself.

As soon as Jiang Yiqing stepped out of the restaurant, he patted his slightly flat stomach and suddenly remembered—he hadn't even touched the food he ordered.

It seemed impossible to go back to eat now.

Tsk, all Mei Qian's fault. That fall of hers was way too dramatic. He was so caught up watching, he completely forgot about his meal.

Mei Qian: ...

Jiang Yiqing shamelessly pulled out his phone and texted Wen Xiuyan: "Cough cough, I finished earlier than expected today."

Wen Xiuyan replied almost instantly, totally in sync with him: "Then does Yiqing have time to try that restaurant with the great reviews?"

Jiang Yiqing grinned from ear to ear: "Of course!"

Wen Xiuyan: "Send me your location, I'll come pick you up."

Jiang Yiqing pretended to hesitate, saying, Ah, that's too much trouble!—but still honestly sent his location right away.

At that moment, Wen Xiuyan, who had failed to make weekend plans and ended up sneaking into the office for extra work, saw Jiang Yiqing's message. Without hesitation, he grabbed his suit jacket, strode out of his office, and glanced at the location pin.

Not far. Should take about ten minutes.

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