Maximize Interest, My Money Grows Infinitely-Chapter 7 - : He Is My Man

After the train arrived at the station, Chen Cheng and Xiao Meier got off together.

Xiao Meier hurried on, Chen Cheng quickly caught up, explaining, "Sister Meier, about that..."

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"Hey! How should I even start to explain this!" He hastily pulled out his car keys from his pocket, "It was all a misunderstanding caused by this darn thing!!"

A faint blush still lingered on Xiao Meier's face, seeing Chen Cheng so determined to clarify made her already flushed cheeks turn even redder.

Her plump legs seemed even more unwilling to stop, moving steadily forward.

"Sister Meier!" Chen Cheng stood still, calling out loudly.

Xiao Meier abruptly turned back, her chest rising and falling rapidly, "What now?!"

"This way..." Chen Cheng pointed in a direction.

"Ah." Xiao Meier murmured softly.

The two headed towards Chen Cheng's rental apartment, the atmosphere still tension-filled as they entered the elevator.

Chen Cheng stole a glance at Xiao Meier, "Sister Meier, back on the train..."

Xiao Meier shot Chen Cheng a sharp glance, but her eyes were like peach blossoms, showing no sign of anger.

"Beep—" Chen Cheng voluntarily shut his mouth.

Ding.

The elevator doors opened, and Chen Cheng led Xiao Meier forward, "Here we are."

However, standing in front of the familiar door, the scene before him made him freeze.

His belongings had already been thrown out of the room, clothes, books, and miscellaneous items scattered all over the floor, as if they had been through a catastrophe.

And he knew that these items had not yet been cleared away by the property management since yesterday, it was intentionally left by Zhang Qianqian for him to see.

Xiao Meier was also taken aback by the situation in front of her.

But she quickly calmed down, squatted without saying a word, and started picking things up for him.

At that moment, sarcastic voices of Wang Qingxiu and her daughter echoed from inside the door.

Zhang Qianqian sneered mockingly, "Mom, look how clean our home is now after we tidied up!"

Chen Cheng did not respond, knowing that the mother-daughter duo was watching him through the peephole.

"Exactly! I was wondering why the house felt so cramped! Turns out it was because there was an extra person!" Wang Qingxiu sneered sarcastically.

A surge of anger rose from the bottom of Chen Cheng's heart, and he said to the closed door:

"Zhang Qianqian, you've slept with me for three years, this last day's rent can be considered your trouble fee."

Bang!

The door opened just as Chen Cheng finished speaking.

Zhang Qianqian took notice of Xiao Meier still gathering things, her gaze then fell on Chen Cheng, "The last day? What do you mean? Didn't you pay a year's rent?"

Chen Cheng sneered, "Correct, I paid for a year, but that was last year's business."

"This year I've been busy paying off my grandfather's debts, do you think I have the money to pay year after year?" he continued.

"You...!"

Chen Cheng's gaze had never been so resolute, "I've decided not to live here anymore, would I still pay the rent? Consider this last day as your breakup fee, after all, these years, you haven't been calling my name for nothing."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qianqian was instantly furious.

She thought she could use this opportunity to humiliate Chen Cheng, but instead, he turned the tables on her.

"Chen Cheng, you're nothing but a complete thug!"

Zhang Qianqian's angry cursing echoed in the corridor, her makeup distorting slightly from rage.

However, Chen Cheng remained undeterred.

"After nearly thirty years of playing Mr. Nice Guy, I've just learned that being a scoundrel is damn satisfying!"

"Oh right, almost forgot to tell you." Chen Cheng continued coldly: "This apartment costs 4,500 a month, you better start making money quick, otherwise you and your mom will end up sleeping in a bridge hole!"

Xiao Meier, holding her neatly arranged belongings, said to Chen Cheng: "Xiao Cheng, all packed up."

"Okay, Sister Meier."

Zhang Qianqian pointed at them and said: "Oh, look at you two! We just broke up yesterday and you're already getting cozy with someone else, huh?"

Chen Cheng, without any hesitation, put his arm around Xiao Meier's shoulder, "Zhang Qianqian, let me tell you, this isn't called getting cozy! It's all above board!"

Xiao Meier, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up, her voice gentle but carrying an undeniable firmness:

"Three years ago, right when you and Xiao Cheng got together, I saw all those little tricks of yours. But Xiao Cheng was happy, so I didn't say much."

"Over the years, you took care of him, accompanied him as he grew, taught him responsibility, made him mature, turned him into someone who can take care of others, who has compassion. I thank you for that."

"Now, this last month's rent can be considered your severance pay, I guess that's fine, right?"

Zhang Qianqian's face turned from green to white with rage because of Xiao Meier's words. She thought she could use this opportunity to humiliate Chen Cheng and Xiao Meier, but instead, she ended up being outwitted.

"You... you two!" Zhang Qianqian, pointing at them, was too angry to speak.

Wang Qingxiu saw her daughter getting snubbed, but even more crucial was the rent.

But with just one look from Xiao Meier, she backed down immediately.

She knew that this seemingly gentle woman was not someone to be trifled with.

To single-handedly start a business in the chaotic Willow Tree Market and keep it stable for twelve years, one definitely needed some skills.

"Aiya, Xiao Cheng, we're still family, can't we talk this out nicely?" Wang Qingxiu said with a smile, "Qianqian is the flesh off my bones, I know her temperament. Please, for the sake of your auntie, don't stoop to her level."

She then turned towards Xiao Meier, "Xiao Er, I also understand your relationship with Xiao Cheng, good siblings, right! A sister standing up for her brother, it's only right."

Xiao Meier's expression remained calm, with the gentlest voice, but her words were resolute:

"He's my man!"

Chen Cheng felt a jolt in his heart.

Having said that, Xiao Meier turned around, took Chen Cheng's hand, and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Zhang Qianqian quickly moved to block them, "You can't leave! We haven't settled the matter with the apartment yet!"

"Don't you get the situation? The lease expires tomorrow, the landlord will come to take over the apartment, and the deposit will be returned to Xiao Cheng," Xiao Meier responded.

"No... that can't be!" Zhang Qianqian obviously wasn't ready to accept this reality, "Chen Cheng, you still love me, right? We still had feelings before, didn't we? I'll forget about the TV, can't we start over?"

Xiao Meier stopped in her tracks.

Chen Cheng turned around coldly, "The year Wu Xu is long gone, what are you still hollering about?"

"What... what do you mean?" Zhang Qianqian was puzzled.

Chen Cheng took a deep breath, "I love selling your mom's twisted dough!"

The clumsy attempt at Sichuan dialect made Xiao Meier burst out laughing.

Those footsteps, once halted, began to move again.

"Xiao Cheng, it's time to go," she reminded him.

The two of them walked into the elevator, and as the doors closed, Wang Qingxiu genuinely panicked.

"Daughter, can you see if you can borrow some money from your girlfriends? Or quickly find a job?"

Zhang Qianqian was even more frantic, "Mom, all these years I've been supported by Chen Cheng, which company would want me! And those girlfriends... I just can't lower my pride to ask them!"

The mother and daughter fell into silence, the atmosphere growing somewhat solemn.

Once downstairs, Chen Cheng let out a long sigh, feeling as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and his whole body felt light.

"Lend a hand, will you?" Xiao Meier was holding a big pile of clothes, "You have just been praised for your attentiveness, and now you've forgotten as soon as we step out the door?"

Only then did Chen Cheng snap back to reality. He took the clothes and smiled, asking: "Sister Meier, was everything you said earlier true?"

Hearing this, Xiao Meier made a scissor hand gesture, playful yet annoyed.

Seeing this, Chen Cheng mocked, "Beep—!"