Chapter 96: Is that how you pick up girls?

After Ye Aotian secured the project in Lake New District, he could be said to be riding high on success.

In his eyes, he had accomplished something truly remarkable.

What mattered most was that Ning Yurou had already promised him that if he won the project, the two of them could finally share a night of passion.

Ye Aotian had been waiting for that moment for a very long time.

Originally, the one who was supposed to secure the prize first was Leng Ningsnow, but because of Lin Li, the matter had been delayed. Ye Aotian, however, was not worried.

In the end, she would still be his woman. Whether sooner or later was no great matter.

For now, he would take Ning Yurou first, and then make plans for everything else.

When Ye Aotian arrived at the Ning residence, Ning Yurou’s father, Ning Rusheng, happened to be there as well.

Ning Rusheng and Ye Aotian could be said to have hit it off at first meeting.

The first time Ye Aotian met Ning Rusheng had also been a coincidence.

Just like in every novel, Ning Rusheng had encountered trouble while treating a powerful figure, and for a time there was little he could do to help.

But at that critical moment, Ye Aotian had stepped forward.

Moreover, he had displayed extraordinary talent in that incident, and it was precisely for that reason that Ning Rusheng had come to see him in a new light.

So after that, Ning Rusheng grew more and more satisfied with Ye Aotian.

He had even considered taking Ye Aotian in as a son-in-law.

And then, with Ning Rusheng’s encouragement, Ye Aotian and Ning Yurou ended up together just like that.

“Aotian,” Ning Rusheng said with a smile, “I’m in a good mood today. How about staying and having a couple of drinks with me?”

Ye Aotian wanted to refuse, but in the end he could only awkwardly scratch his head.

“Uncle, I’d be very happy to accept, but today is a special case. I came here to see Yurou. I happen to have something I want to discuss with her.”

Ning Rusheng brightened at once and stood up to lead the way.

“I’m not sure what she’s up to,” he said. “That girl has been locked in her room all day, tinkering with who knows what. She wouldn’t even let me in to take a look. Sigh, daughters really are impossible to keep once they grow up.”

He spoke casually, but the listener took every word to heart.

Of course Ye Aotian knew what Ning Yurou was preparing.

He had not expected her to be so thoughtful. Even though it was his first time too, she was still going to prepare all this for him. It was practically moving to the point of tears.

Very soon, Ye Aotian saw Ning Yurou.

And Ning Yurou, after seeing him, gave him a shy glance before turning and running off at once.

After greeting Ning Rusheng, Ye Aotian hurried after her.

Ning Rusheng watched the scene with complete satisfaction, confident that his hopes were likely to come true.

It seemed Ning Yurou had truly managed to make this boy Ye Aotian fall hopelessly for her.

Soon, Ye Aotian caught up to Ning Yurou.

“Yurou.”

He reached out to take her hand, but she quickly slipped away.

“What are you running for?” he asked.

Ning Yurou looked at him with a sweet smile, her face full of bashful charm.

“You rascal. Do you think I don’t know what you’re planning?”

“How bad can you be?”

Seeing her like that, Ye Aotian felt his heartbeat quicken.

It had to be said that Ning Yurou had a natural gift for acting coy and endearing herself to others. Even if Lin Li himself came here, he probably would not gain much advantage.

Much less Ye Aotian.

Originally, Ye Aotian had been determined to claim Ning Yurou today no matter what.

That way, he would not have to worry about any further changes within the Ning family.

But to his surprise, when he brought up that idea, Ning Yurou’s smile suddenly vanished.

She stared at him with complete seriousness.

“So all that talk, and you came rushing over just to possess me?”

“In your eyes, being with me is only about having my body? What do you love, me, or my body?”

This really left Ye Aotian at a loss.

You were the one who agreed to it, and now you were saying such strange things.

No matter how capable Ye Aotian was, he could not possibly accept such an absurd outcome.

He looked at Ning Yurou, for a moment not knowing what to say.

“Yurou, I... weren’t we already agreed on this before?”

“I even secured the bid for the Lake New District project for your sake.”

Ye Aotian tried to persuade her earnestly.

But he had never imagined that Ning Yurou’s expression would suddenly darken.

“Fine. So now you’re putting everything on me, and somehow I’m the one treating you badly?”

Ning Yurou glared at Ye Aotian, her eyes wide with anger.

“You won the Lake New District project, and so what? I haven’t gained the slightest benefit from it. And now you want to use that to guilt-trip me?”

They say a woman’s heart is as elusive as the depths of the sea.

Ye Aotian had never really understood that before, but this time, he finally grasped what it meant.

No matter what Ye Aotian said next, Ning Yurou had only one response: she would not budge.

Little by little, Ye Aotian had no choice but to give up.

After all, he could hardly truly force Ning Yurou, could he?

Ning Rusheng watched Ye Aotian come out.

And the boy still wore a smile on his face, as if something wonderfully fortunate had just happened.

But to Ning Rusheng, things were obviously not that simple.

Even during the whole process, Ning Rusheng had greeted Ye Aotian warmly.

That alone was enough to confirm that Ye Aotian was in a very good mood.

Yet just as Ye Aotian left the Ning residence, he received a phone call.

“Do you still remember why I sent you to River City this time?”

“You actually spent so much money to win the Lake New District project, all just to outdo someone else.”

Ye Aotian was harshly scolded.

But even then, he showed no trace of anger.

Only after a long pause did Ye Aotian answer with a smile.

“Of course I know why I came here, and my plan is about to succeed.”

“Ning Yurou has already agreed to give herself to me. By then, the Ning family will be under my control.”

“All I need to do is slowly take the four great families of River City into my hands, and I’ll succeed.”

As he said this, Ye Aotian’s emotions also grew more excited.

“Father, rest assured. I will definitely help you find that prescription.”

At those words, the voice on the other end calmed somewhat, though it still had not fully cooled.

“Remember this: I sent you there to use your brain, not your lower body to chase women.”

“I’ll have the strategist bring people over as well, so you don’t do anything stupid again.”

Fortunately, this time the Lake New District project was at least capable of making some money, which was why he had not been too furious.