Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 229 Killing the Cuckoo (44)

Yan Zhen got into a taxi and saw in the rearview mirror that Fang Yi, who had originally tried to catch up, drove away with a serious expression after receiving a phone call.

She sensed something was wrong, so she opened the location app and saw that Fang Yi had headed in the direction of the research institute.

Is there something urgent at the research institute?

Yan Zhen had a gut feeling that things weren't that simple, so he put on his earphones and turned on the eavesdropping function.

Thirty minutes later, Fang Yihe's location stopped at the research institute. At the same time, the car door opened and closed, and someone got into his car.

Then Li Tingyi's voice came: "Where did you go?"

Fang Yi didn't respond to his question, but instead asked, "What do you want?"

Li Tingyi was silent for a few seconds, then said, "I need money."

Fang Yi and a meal.

Yan Zhen raised the corners of his mouth with great interest. It seemed that Li Tingyi had been driven to a dead end. Otherwise, why would someone as arrogant as him come to his ex to borrow money?

The research institute's parking lot.

Fang Yi looked at Li Tingyi with complicated emotions.

I hadn't seen him for more than ten days, and he had lost a lot of weight. He usually paid great attention to his clothing, but this time he was wearing black trousers and a white shirt. The white shirt was wrinkled, and one of his hands was in a cast and hanging around his neck. You could also vaguely see a ring of yellow sweat stains around the collar of his shirt.

Coupled with her tired and anxious expression, all signs indicate that Li Tingyi has been under a lot of pressure lately and is not doing well.

In the past, seeing Li Tingyi like this, Fang Yihe would have felt extremely distressed before he even spoke.

But now he was only wary—if he didn't lend money to Li Tingyi, would Li Tingyi become angry and drag him down with him?

The online buzz surrounding Li Tingyi's threats against He Xiaolian has subsided slightly, but many people are still following the story.

If Li Tingyi is still angry and exposes that the other man he cheated with is himself, then he will be the next person to suffer cyberbullying and have his life, career, and reputation ruined.

Thinking of this, Fang Yi became even more cautious: "How much do you want?"

"four million."

Fang Yi and Weiwei paused.

Seeing his hesitation, Li Tingyi quickly said, "Consider it a loan. I'll pay you back when I have the funds."

Fang Yihe looked hesitant.

He could come up with four million, but that was almost all the funds he had available.

If this money is "lent" out, the chances of it being returned are extremely slim.

Moreover, he was worried that if he gave Li Tingyi four million, Li Tingyi's company would run into cash flow problems and would repeatedly borrow from him, threatening him if he couldn't get the money.

This could be a bottomless pit.

"I can't come up with that much money right now," Fang Yi said tactfully. "200 million, if you want it, I'll transfer it to you tomorrow."

Li Tingyi's expression turned cold: "Are you kidding me? You can't even come up with a mere four million?"

Fang Yihe: "..."

"Or are you afraid I won't pay you back?" Li Tingyi said, then suddenly became angry. "In your eyes, have I become so worthless?"

Seeing his agitation, Fang Yihe immediately tried to calm him down, saying, "I recently made an investment with some friends, and we put in most of the money. Now we only have 200 million left..."

"Stop trying to fool me with this nonsense! Four million, not a penny less!" Li Tingyi said rudely. Not being able to borrow the money was secondary; Fang Yihe's attitude was what really bothered him.

Two months ago, he would never have imagined that he would be so pathetic in front of Fang Yihe.

At the same time, he was well aware that he had already lost face by speaking out, and he could not back down now.

Whether we humble ourselves or resort to coercion and enticement, we must get four million from Fang Yihe today.

This is his last chance to turn things around.

A person only has a few opportunities in their life. Once they miss them, they may never have the will and perseverance to get back up again.

He secretly comforted himself, thinking that it didn't matter if he lost face for a while. As long as he made a comeback, he would have plenty of opportunities to turn the tables on these snobbish people.

Fang Yi remained silent for a long time, so long that Li Tingyi was almost about to take out his phone and use an old video of the two of them to threaten him, when he finally relented.

"I'll transfer it to you at the bank counter tomorrow."

Li Tingyi paused, let out a sigh of relief, his fierce expression relaxed, and his tone softened considerably: "Thank you."

"You don't have to pay this money back," Fang Yi said, seizing the opportunity. "But I hope we won't contact each other again."

Li Tingyi was stunned for a moment, realizing that Fang Yihe was using this money to buy out their past, and that uncomfortable feeling surged up again.

He pursed his lips, a sliver of hope lingering in his heart—Fang Yihe had agreed to give him 400 million, which he didn't have to repay. Was it possible that he still cared about him?

Could he try to persuade him again?

"Yihe." Li Tingyi reached across the center console to take his hand, her voice pleading, "Give me another chance. I won't be willful anymore, and I won't make things difficult for you... Didn't you want to make our relationship public? I promise you, I'll break off the engagement, and you can go back and divorce Gao Li. We'll be together openly and honestly..."

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned Li, but as soon as he did, Fang Yihe immediately exploded and violently shook off his hand.

Li Tingyi was caught off guard, and the movement of his hand, which was still in a cast, made him shudder in pain, and his face turned pale.

"Don't talk to me about Li!!" Fang Yihe roared. "If it weren't for all the messes you've made, I wouldn't feel so ashamed in front of her! Get out of the car and get out!"

Li Tingyi was completely bewildered by his sudden outburst: "What?"

It wasn't until Fang Yi got out of the car, walked around to the passenger side, opened the door, and roughly pulled him out of the car that Li Tingyi belatedly realized the message he had gleaned from Fang Yi's words—the good deed he had done.

What did he do?

Recalling how Fang Yihe had stormed into his company and beaten him up without saying a word, his mind, which had been too anxious to think carefully due to various pressures these past few days, finally came to its senses, and he quickly grabbed Fang Yihe's arm.

"What happened to Gao Li? Did she say something to you again?" Li Tingyi asked repeatedly, as if he had finally found the reason why his relationship with Fang Yi had become so unbearable.

But Fang Yi was in a fit of anger. When he heard Li Tingyi's words, he subconsciously felt that Li was trying to shift the blame onto someone else. He said impatiently, "You know exactly what you did. Stop trying to shift the blame onto others."

Seeing that Li Tingyi wanted to argue further, Fang Yihe coldly warned, "I don't want to waste my breath arguing with you. If you still want that four million, get out now, immediately!!!"

Li Tingyi: "..."

He stared blankly at Fang Yihe, feeling as if a huge hole had been ripped out of his heart.

His impatience, his disgust, and the way he couldn't wait to distance himself from himself...

This person has truly stopped loving him completely.