At least they are "sensible."
"What does he do?"
Xu Siyi was silent for a mont.
"It’s okay if it’s inconvenient."
Jiang Chen imdiately said, he wasn’t really that curious, it was just a casual question earlier.
"An executive at the Securities Regulatory Commission."
Xu Siyi said, there was nothing she couldn’t say about this senior of hers.
No wonder.
Stocks, like lotteries, are inherently a shell ga, a ga where the majority bleed for the minority.
"Why did you think of speculating in stocks?"
"Because it’s fast money."
Xu Siyi was straightforward, "The dance studio is too exhausting."
Jiang Chen smiled, "I can only say you’ve been rather lucky to et your benefactor. Otherwise, forget about living in such a luxury house, all the hard-earned money from managing the dance studio might have to go in compensation."
"I didn’t know at the ti, naïvely thinking I could manage. But after entering the stock market, especially after eting him, I realized how ridiculous it was. Winning or losing, it’s all decided by them."
Jiang Chen didn’t follow up, "The dance studio is doing so well, you shouldn’t be short on money, right?"
"It depends on whom you compare with. Compared to our alumni who graduated the sa year, I’m not short, but compared to Shu Rui?"
Jiang Chen laughed, "You girls are really competitive?"
Xu Siyi shook her head, "It’s not about the competitiveness. I know I can never surpass Shu Rui. If I really compared, I’d jump off a building. But I can’t be too bad either, I have my pride."
"What about Zheng Jingjing? Guo Ran? Aren’t they doing well?"
"Senior."
Xu Siyi chuckled, "People are different."
Jiang Chen nodded.
People are, indeed, different.
So only want simple happiness,
So are satisfied with modest wealth.
So pursue wealth and prosperity.
Others want to change the world.
"Haven’t you reached your goal now? You started in stocks just to make money. This beautiful house, not many in East Sea have this."
"I am satisfied, so I don’t feel it’s unfair."
"Didn’t he deceive you?"
Clearly originally quiet, Li Shuru interjected.
"Can’t call it deceiving, only bla myself for being greedy."
Xu Siyi sat back up, leaned forward, and reached for a goblet.
"When I was with him, he didn’t tell he was married, but I could guess so things. Later, I also found out. He told he had a bad relationship with his wife and they were discussing divorce. I knew the credibility was very low, but out of wishful thinking, I still believed it."
Xu Siyi took a sip of wine, "So it wasn’t him deceiving , it was deceiving myself."
"What happened later?"
Jiang Chen asked, not too surprised.
Before he certainly didn’t expect it to be so complicated, but upon hearing a Securities Regulatory Commission executive in his thirties, he anticipated so of it.
People of such status and age are rarely single. Either divorced.
Always rember, at the societal top, high-quality n are the scarce resources.
"Later... his wife found ."
Jiang Chen fell silent imdiately.
Though just a simple sentence, it could summarize a richly layered story.
No wonder she described it as disgraceful earlier.
"He doesn’t want to break up with , but it’s not just he can’t handle, he can’t hide it from his wife. Senior, being a mistress like , isn’t it quite disgraceful?"
What could Jiang Chen say?
Just drank silently.
Didn’t utter a word.
After all, he himself wasn’t that clean either, quite muddied.
"Since it’s over, don’t think about it. Just be more clear-eyed in the future."
From Li Shuru’s perspective, she couldn’t give more fitting advice.
In this complex relationship, who is right or wrong, no one can judge.
That man certainly had issues.
But Xu Siyi didn’t embellish her purity either.
Isn’t this how society is?
Mutually using each other.
Each getting what they need.
"Shu Rui, I am ultimately not as smart as you."
Xu Siyi mocked herself, raised her glass, and drank.
Jiang Chen’s eyelids twitched slightly, Xu Siyi surely didn’t an anything by it, but today when the fire has scorched paper, he’d rather not ignite it now.
"Did you buy this house outright?"
Jiang Chen calmly changed the subject.
"Started with a loan, then gradually paid it off."
Xu Siyi answered, then said: "If the loan wasn’t paid off, I’d be in a ss, definitely wouldn’t let it go."
Indeed.
Affairs aren’t so easily dealt with,
"Do you plan to break up peacefully?"
"What else? He has a legal wife. If I cause a scene, it would be humiliating."
"He might have emotional fraud, you can request compensation, such as emotional losses. If needed, I can provide legal assistance."
"..."
"..."
Even Li Shuru couldn’t help but look at him.
"How much should I ask for?"
Xu Siyi humbly asked.
"Given his level, paying property fees for this house for the next few decades shouldn’t be difficult. Otherwise, making a scandal and losing his job should be unbearable for him."
As a friend, Boss Jiang indeed showed great consideration by thoughtfully considering the property’s fees for Xu Siyi.
But indeed.
Like cars, houses also need maintenance. Losing stock market inco, the property fees here aren’t easy for Xu Siyi.
"If I go asking for money, isn’t that shaless?"
Xu Siyi asked.
Jiang Chen looked at her, "So do you think money is more important or dignity?"
Xu Siyi laughed, not thinking much.
"Right now I think dignity is actually quite important too."
Jiang Chen smiled knowingly, raised his goblet, and emptied it.
"As long as you’ve thought it through, if you need legal help, contact Shu Rui."
Li Shuru stood up.
"Why leave in such a hurry? Isn’t it still early?"
Xu Siyi reluctant, tried to keep them.
Besides realizing dignity is quite important, she now also discovered, in society, having people to freely talk with and share the heart’s thoughts is really rare.
"It’s early, but haven’t you checked the ti? You might make big bucks from stocks, but she has to work tomorrow."
Xu Siyi stood up, "I’m already this miserable, yet you still mock , Senior."
"If you sell this house, achieving financial freedom will be easy. If this is miserable, then what about those working overti in the offices?"
Xu Siyi was speechless.
Clearly, Jiang Chen didn’t say any comforting words, yet her inner knot largely dissipated unawares.
Jiang Chen and Li Shuru walked towards the door.
Xu Siyi followed them out.
At the door, Li Shuru stopped.
"Take this ti to adjust yourself, once you figure things out, you can return any ti. Jin Jin and the others are waiting for you."
Xu Siyi paused, then her eyes reddened, tears glistening in her pupils.
She murmured an acknowledgnt.
"Stop drinking, rest early."
As the door opened, Jiang Chen advised.
This was the deanor of a senior.
Xu Siyi laughed again, her jealousy long gone, her admiration rising even more.
Once she did indeed have such a hard-to-confess thought, only that eventually she couldn’t cross her inner barrier, or perhaps the other side didn’t give her a chance.
And now, there’s only mory left.
"Senior!"
She suddenly called out.
Jiang Chen turned.
Xu Siyi smiled brightly, her eyes sparkling, brighter than ever.
For a mont, back to those days, when they were barbecuing on the shore.
"Do you still rember Na Nanzi?"
Jiang Chen smiled slightly, "We’ll set another date, but you have to treat."
Xu Siyi nodded vigorously, then looked at the side of Li Shuru, "Include Shu Rui too!"
"Call up Zheng Jingjing and the others."
Jiang Chen said, then led Li Shuru out.
Xu Siyi leaned against the door, watching them walk toward the elevator.
"Hey!"
"You two, take good care!"
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