Chapter 385: Chapter 186: Madam, Please Have Some Self-Respect
In the adult world, there are no feelings, only benefits.
Yang Siqi had only met Xu Yun twice. To say she had any deep feelings for him would be pure bullshit.
The reason she used getting drunk as an excuse to bring Xu Yun home was twofold. On one hand, he was genuinely handsome, and she felt a flicker of attraction.
On the other hand, it was simply because she coveted his network and power.
A contract she couldn’t land no matter how hard she tried was hers after just a single, casual comment from him at the dinner table.
But in this world, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. No one will be good to you for no reason, and no one will stay good to you forever.
So in light of Xu Yun’s kindness today, her actions were more of a repayment.
Besides, she also wanted to use this opportunity to find herself a powerful backer in Jiangcheng.
That way, she wouldn’t have to be so subservient when doing business in the future. At the very least, people would give her the time of day.
’A career-minded woman doesn’t care about love or feelings. As long as it helps her career, what’s the big deal about being a mistress?’
’What’s the difference who I sleep with?’
’So why not sleep with a man who’s handsome and powerful?’
But...
The only thing she wasn’t sure about was whether he’d actually get into bed with her.
At least, as she looked at Xu Yun standing by the door, she felt a flutter of anxiety.
’Still,’ she thought, ’he was willing to bring me home and even stay for a drink. He must be interested, right?’
’After all, between a man and a woman, it’s no fun if things are too explicit. You give a few tentative hints, and those in the know will understand.’
Xu Yun was admittedly a little surprised to see her suddenly transform into a scarlet seductress before his very eyes.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t expected her to try and seduce him; it was that he hadn’t expected an outfit this jaw-dropping.
He had only ever seen clothes like this in adult films.
He had to admit, it was a definite plus. It achieved the same effect as Song Xiaowei’s line from the day before: "Your humble servant wishes to offer earthly delights in repayment of my lord’s favor."
Xu Yun only hesitated for a moment before stepping inside and closing the door.
He had initially just been doing her a favor and hadn’t thought much of it, but since she was being so sincere, he felt it would be rude to refuse.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have agreed to bring her home in the first place.
"In any case, thank you for today."
"Don’t mention it. Didn’t you already give me my payment?"
Xu Yun teased, "It was a simple transaction. You don’t owe me a thing."
"Sounds like you’re in a hurry to distance yourself from me, President Xu."
Yang Siqi smiled. "What, are you afraid I’ll get clingy? Don’t worry, I have no intention of competing with President Li for her position. You can rest easy."
"I’m not worried about that."
Xu Yun tilted her chin up. "I’m more worried that you’re too ambitious," he said, "that you’ll want to get more from me."
"It’s never easy for a woman to make her own way. You often need a backer, just so other people won’t dare to mess with you."
Yang Siqi asked, "Xu Yun, will you be my backer?"
"What’s in it for me if I become your backer?"
Yang Siqi threw back the covers, revealing her flawless figure to Xu Yun. "Am I not?" she countered.
"Not enough." Xu Yun shook his head.
’Women were the one thing he wasn’t short on.’
"Then what do you want?"
"I don’t like to work for free."
Xu Yun said coolly, "Make me a major shareholder in your company. Then I’ll support you, whether it’s with funding or business."
"So you want to swallow me whole—me and my company."
"Not at all."
Xu Yun explained, "I’d be the majority owner, but the company would still be yours. I wouldn’t interfere with your management."
Yang Siqi fell silent.
’Sure enough, rich men are no fools. They never act without a guaranteed return.’
"You don’t have to answer me right away."
Xu Yun got up and started getting dressed. "Just let me know when you’ve made up your mind. We have each other’s contact info, after all."
"You’re leaving now?"
Seeing this, Yang Siqi said, "Why don’t you stay for dinner? I can cook."
"Some other time. I have things to do."
As he was about to leave, Xu Yun suddenly turned back. "Oh, and one more thing. I don’t like to share.
If you want to stay with me, or if you want to get anything from me, I don’t want what happened today happening with anyone else. Because if you disgust me, I’ll remember it."
"What kind of person do you take me for?"
Yang Siqi felt humiliated. "Do you think just any man who comes along can sleep with me?" she demanded angrily.
’She was well aware of the difference in value between a ’private car’ and a ’public bus’ in a man’s eyes.’
"Good."
Xu Yun picked up a pen and wrote down a number for her. "This is for Yu Xuan," he said. "If I’m not around or you can’t reach me, and you run into any trouble, go to her."
Yang Siqi glanced at the number and committed it to memory.
Only after Xu Yun had left her apartment did she get out of bed and head to the bathroom to clean herself up.
’Say what you will, she had successfully hooked this man named Xu Yun.’
’But to get more out of him, she would have to give up a portion of her company’s shares.’
’Doing business is hard, especially in an already mature market.’
’If you want to snatch market share from established players, you need to have incredibly strong connections.’
’Xu Yun was right.’
’She, Yang Siqi, was indeed ambitious. She wanted to become the largest supplier of fitness equipment in Jiangcheng.’
’The government was now promoting a national fitness initiative, and people were paying more and more attention to exercise and working out.’
’Tons of fitness influencers and self-discipline gurus had popped up out of nowhere.’
’The first step of her current strategic plan was to prioritize securing contracts with major hotels and fitness centers.’
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