Chapter 12
Money Makes the World Go Round

After kicking the door twice without success, he ended up hurting his own foot instead.

Yang Yu complained inwardly, "Other novels have systems that are so powerful, wholeheartedly serving their hosts. Why is it that when it's finally my turn, I end up with such a useless system? It turns out all novels are just lies."

Second-hand goods just don’t cut it. No, this system in my hands is practically third-hand, no wonder it’s useless. What kind of broken Eight Extremes Fist is this, that it can't even kick open a door?

Just as Yang Yu was grumbling in his heart, with a "ding," the elevator doors opened, and Ding Dian stepped out.

"Wow!! What are you doing in the hallway at this late hour? You scared me to death!"

Ding Dian didn’t expect to see Yang Yu in the hallway, and she jumped in surprise, patting her chest as she complained.

Seeing Ding Dian return, Yang Yu's eyes lit up.

"I missed you! I was waiting here for you to come back. I can't sleep without seeing you," Yang Yu said with a smile.

At the same time, he thought to himself that no matter what, he had to win her over today; he couldn't let this drag on any longer.

If this dragged on, the opportunity would be gone.

"Pfft, do you think I'm a three-year-old? Still pretending to be innocent with me," Ding Dian said with a playful smile.

Although she said that, she felt quite flattered inside.

She didn’t expect her charm to be so great. Too bad her heart already belonged to Yu Fei; otherwise, he wouldn't be bad.

"How about we have a good chat today?" Yang Yu asked.

"Sure, I actually have something to tell you too," Ding Dian replied.

Yang Yu opened the door and looked at Ding Dian, who was still standing in the hallway, and said with a mischievous smile, "Aren't you coming in? Are we going to chat in the hallway? If you're worried, we can go to your place; I have nothing to hide."

Ding Dian hesitated for a moment, then stomped her foot and followed Yang Yu into his home.

Yang Yu took a few cans of beer from the fridge, handed one to Ding Dian, opened one for himself, and took a big gulp.

"Make yourself at home. The fridge only has beer, and I haven't lived here long, so there's not much prepared. Just make do," Yang Yu said.

Ding Dian casually sat on the sofa, opened a can, took a sip, and said, "What do you want to say? Go ahead."

Yang Yu looked at Ding Dian, shook his head, and said, "You go first; I'm afraid if I speak first, you won't have a chance to say anything. I'm really curious about what you want to tell me."

"Alright, I know you want to pursue me, but you also know I have a boyfriend. Recently, I've been arguing with him, so I wanted to use you to make him jealous. I apologize in advance; it's my fault," Ding Dian said lightly.

After saying that, she glanced at Yang Yu, who was sipping his beer and still looking at her with a smile.

She continued, "Maybe my recent behavior gave you the wrong impression. I want to apologize again; I don't mean to treat you as a backup. So today, I want to make things clear: please don't look for me at the café anymore. Let's just pretend we don't know each other, okay? With your conditions, you definitely won't lack for women."

Having said all this in one breath, Ding Dian felt much better inside.

She tilted her head back and took a big gulp of beer.

Hearing Ding Dian's words, Yang Yu felt displeased and cursed inwardly.

Since that's the case, he didn't need to pretend to be a gentleman anymore.

"Alright, I'm done. You can say what you want quickly; it's getting late, and I have to work tomorrow," Ding Dian said, glancing at the time.

Yang Yu downed a can of beer, stood up from the sofa, walked in front of Ding Dian, bent down, placed his hands on her shoulders, and whispered in her ear with a smile, "There’s nothing in this world that I can't get. I want you to be my woman."

After saying that, he stared intently at Ding Dian.

Yang Yu's domineering words left Ding Dian completely stunned.

After coming to her senses, her expression changed, and she said coldly, "Sorry, but this time you might be disappointed."

With that, Ding Dian tried to get up and leave.

But with Yang Yu holding her shoulders, she couldn't get up at all.

She glared at Yang Yu and said in a deep voice, "What? Are you planning to keep me here against my will?"

"Just kidding, I, Yang, never do anything illegal or immoral," Yang Yu said with a smile, shrugging his shoulders. "I prefer mutual consent; I never force anyone to do something they don't want to do."

Hearing this, Ding Dian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She was genuinely afraid that Yang Yu would go too far.

Since he said it like that, she felt much more at ease.

"Then I want to go home now; please let me go."

"Don't be in such a hurry; it's not too late to decide after I finish speaking," Yang Yu said.

"Then hurry up and say it," Ding Dian urged.

She suddenly had a bad feeling, fearing that if she stayed any longer, she might not be able to leave.

Yang Yu smiled and gestured for Ding Dian to calm down, casually opened another can of beer, took a sip, burped, and then leisurely said, "I don't know if you've heard this saying: money can make the devil push the mill."

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