A life of financial freedom

The setting sun dyed the sky, painting it with rosy clouds.

Zhong Tingyue stretched languidly, her slender waist as supple as a snake, her movements gentle as water.

"Time to get off work."

"I wonder what Mr. Chu is up to? It's been so long since he sent me a message."

Usually, when Chu Fang isn't by Zhong Tingyue's side, he'll send her messages every half hour or so to bother her, either with emojis or funny videos.

Or he'll send all sorts of strange news, like: 'If a girl doesn't reply to a guy, it's because she doesn't love him anymore, and the guy should let go and end the relationship, but it's easy for the girl to save the guy—a gentle hug is enough'; 'Several reasons why a girlfriend doesn't reply to messages: one, she's cheating; two, she's cheating; three, she's cheating...' and so on.

But this afternoon, Chu Fang hasn't bothered her at all, not a single message.

How strange.

Zhong Tingyue packed up her files and left the studio, returning home to find the tabby cat rushing into her arms as usual, purring softly.

"Damn it, you dead cat! I'm the one who feeds it, and yet it only likes you," Chu Fang grumbled, poking his head out of the kitchen. "One day, I'm going to kill it!"

Zhong Tingyue is busy with work, so Chu Fang takes care of the three pets at home, often taking them to the pet store for baths and check-ups.

But even so, the tabby cat doesn't want to pay attention to him and often fights with him.

Isn't this behavior the same as keeping a mistress who has another man on the side?

Chu Fang felt like he was being cuckolded by a cat.

"You need to treat Lily with sincerity," Zhong Tingyue said, her eyebrows curved like a bright moon.

"Am I not sincere enough?"

"Only after you're sincere will you realize that sincerity is useless. Relationships between people require bonds."

He said gloomily, "This is a cat."

"Oh, it's pretty much the same."

Chu Fang: "...Go wash your hands; dinner's ready."

Zhong Tingyue washed her hands and came out to find the table laden with delicacies: braised prawns, tomato beef ribs, chive omelet, stir-fried beef rolls with onions, and pork rib and corn soup.

"Why is dinner so lavish tonight?" Zhong Tingyue peeled a prawn, fed it to Chu Fang, then peeled one for herself, taking a bite. "Mr. Chu's cooking is still so amazing; these prawns are incredibly delicious."

Chu Fang casually replied, "I picked up eight hundred thousand today."

"Where did you pick it up? Take me to pick some too."

Zhong Tingyue admired her husband's ability to make money, always earning a lot of money for no reason, from various angles.

Like last time, Chu Fang pretended to be Xiang Linlin's boyfriend and deceived Bao Yan, who gave him a car, ultimately getting a million for nothing.

And then there was the time Chu Fang spent money on a game, becoming the top player in the server, and when he didn't want to play anymore, he sold the account and, after deducting the money he spent, he actually made a profit.

Anyway, Chu Fang always manages to make money in ways she doesn't know about.

Zhong Tingyue felt that even if Chu Fang wasn't a financial genius, he would definitely be a successful person.

Chu Fang said lightly, "I picked it up from Ye Zhijie."

"Who?!"

"Ye Zhijie."

Zhong Tingyue was very surprised but then realized, "He came to you?"

"Yeah," Chu Fang replied. "He crashed my car and paid eight hundred thousand in compensation."

Hearing this, Zhong Tingyue stood up and touched Chu Fang's body, checking if there was anything wrong.

"I'm fine, it was just a simple rear-end collision."

Seeing that Chu Fang was okay, Zhong Tingyue breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "It's not as simple as a rear-end collision."

"Of course, I know," Chu Fang rolled his eyes. "I'm just very confused as to why he said you were in prison for eight years? Did you send him to prison?"

"It's a long story."

"Then make it short."

Zhong Tingyue pondered for a moment, organizing her words: "I've always suspected that Ye Zhijie is an extreme and mentally unstable person."

"Ye Zhijie had a bad temper. In college, he often hung out with thugs and often fought with classmates. He was ruthless, and he was criticized a lot for it, but he still didn't change."

"Suddenly one day, Ye Zhijie said he liked me and wanted me to be his girlfriend, which I naturally refused."

"He threatened that if I didn't agree, he would go and chop someone up."

"I thought he was just saying it, but who knew he actually went and chopped someone up, leaving them half-dead, and was eventually sentenced to prison for it, only to be released recently."

Zhong Tingyue paused. "I think he blamed his imprisonment on me and then found you."

Chu Fang: "..."

"Isn't he sick in the head?"

He'd chop someone up if she didn't agree to be his girlfriend. Saying it was one thing, but Ye Zhijie actually did it.

"Does he like you a lot?" Chu Fang asked.

"Well... not really." Zhong Tingyue touched her delicate chin. "We didn't have any interaction in college. He walked his sunny path, and I crossed my single-plank bridge. We kept to ourselves."

"We didn't even say a word to each other before he asked me to be his girlfriend."

"Then why is he so crazy?" Chu Fang couldn't understand.

"After the chopping incident, I asked a friend who was close to Ye Zhijie, and that friend said that Ye Zhijie made a bet with someone, claiming he could win me over, and the bet was that if he couldn't win me over, Ye Zhijie would help the winner chop up an enemy."

Chu Fang: "..."

He finally understood a saying: The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds.

Ye Zhijie was the 'most outstanding' of those birds.

Chu Fang was starting to wonder if he was the only normal person in this world.

He spent a great deal of effort digesting this extremely rare story.

Chu Fang digested the causes and consequences, slowly exhaling a breath: "After Ye Zhijie came out, he regarded you as the enemy who sent him to prison, and he wants to take revenge on you."

Zhong Tingyue asked, "What does Mr. Chu want to do?"

"I want to strike first."

Judging from this story and today's car accident, Ye Zhijie can't be viewed from a normal perspective. This person is mentally deranged. Who knows what crazy things he might do?

Chu Fang couldn't let him do that.

He decided to nip this person in the bud.

"Is it illegal?"

"Are you kidding me? Of course, it's illegal, but I can avoid it."

"Okay."

The two casually said a few words and then decided on it.

Chu Fang stared at Zhong Tingyue's delicate face, like a floating fairy.

"Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?"

"The old saying is so true, beautiful women bring disaster, you troublemaker!"

"Then I'll get uglier."

"There's no need for that!"

Chu Fang was afraid of having nightmares at night.