Volume 1, Chapter 29: This Girl Is Quite Fierce

"Yes, hurry up and put it away," Li Yan said with a nod, urging Luo Jiashuang to take the money.

Luo Jiashuang took the cash, but without the slightest hesitation, she handed it right back to him.

"What are you doing?" Li Yan asked, confused.

Luo Jiashuang looked at him with those beautiful eyes and said, "I told you, there’s no rush to pay me back. Besides, isn’t my money going to be your money eventually? Plus, you’re in the middle of setting up the farm and need the capital. Consider this my investment in you."

Deep down, she added to herself: *In the future, my money will be yours, and you will be mine—eventually, everything will be mine.*

Li Yan shook his head. "It’s fine, I have the funds now. I’ll explain the farm situation to you later. It’s 102,000 in total. The extra 50,000 is interest—a thank you for taking the risk to lend me the money."

"102,000? That much?"

"No, I can't take it."

She was inwardly astonished that Li Yan could pay her back so quickly, and with such a large surplus. Was this return on investment too high? In just one month, 50,000 had turned into 100,000. It seemed Li Yan was truly a "blue-chip stock," with immense potential. She resolved to support his career with everything she had. In this lifetime, she absolutely could not miss out on him; otherwise, she’d have nowhere to cry when it was all over.

Li Yan’s expression hardened. "Put it away immediately. If you don't, I’ll get angry. If you still refuse, I’ll go straight to your father and return the money to him personally."

Hearing this, Luo Jiashuang’s face fell. He was actually threatening her.

"But this is too much. You only need to give me back 50,000. I told you, consider it an investment," she tried to explain.

Li Yan said, "I won't say it a second time. Put it away, or I'm going to find your father."

Seeing that he wasn't joking, Luo Jiashuang pouted and tucked the money away. This was the first profit she’d made from investing in Li Yan since her rebirth. Wait—that wasn't right. What she wanted was Li Yan himself; what was she doing with the money?

She tried to hand it back to him again, but after a sharp glare from Li Yan, she timidly pulled her hand back. Honestly, she was a little afraid when he got angry.

"Alright, now let’s talk business," Li Yan said, feeling relieved that she had finally taken the money.

"Oh, go ahead, I’m listening. Don’t be so fierce," she murmured, feeling a bit aggrieved.

Li Yan gathered his thoughts and said, "Jiashuang, I’ve actually been meaning to tell you—I don’t know why, but I just feel like I don’t like you as much as you think. Do you understand? You might meet someone better than me in the future, really."

Hearing this, Luo Jiashuang’s heart sank, and then her eyebrows shot up in anger.

She was thinking: *Is this jerk trying to dump me?*

She cursed internally: *You dog of a man, don't you dare!!*

*Slap!*

Luo Jiashuang slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly. "Li Yan, what do you mean? What do you mean I’ll meet someone better than you?"

Li Yan had been about to continue, but the slap startled him. He looked up at her, dumbfounded, staring at her flushed, furious face. *Damn, this girl has a temper.*

The commotion naturally drew the attention of those around them, and heads turned toward their table. Ignoring them, Luo Jiashuang glared at him. "Li Yan, what is your meaning? Huh?"

Li Yan’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed hard. He hadn't expected such a massive reaction; it was completely out of his calculations.

"No, I haven't finished speaking yet."

"Finished speaking? What do you mean you don't like me that much? Huh?" Luo Jiashuang was firing on all cylinders, like a furious little tiger.

Li Yan was at a loss. Was this really the same Luo Jiashuang he remembered? Sensing the curious, gossiping gazes of the crowd, Luo Jiashuang swept a glance over them and felt a sudden pang of self-consciousness. She hadn't expected to lose her composure like that.

But she was already committed. "What are you looking at? Never seen a couple argue? Eat your food!"

The onlookers awkwardly looked away, all thinking that this pretty girl was quite fierce. After that outburst, her face remained flushed, though now it was from sheer embarrassment. She sat back down, picked up her phone, and tapped out a message.

A moment later, Li Yan received a QQ message from her: "Li Yan, if you say any more strange things, I’ll fight you to the death."

Li Yan was left speechless. *Forget it, better not say anything else. Today isn't the right time; I'll do it another day.*

With that, the two stopped talking and went back to eating in silence. Luo Jiashuang kept putting food on his plate, though her eyes were filled with threats. *You dog of a man, Li Yan. In my last life, you tortured me to no end. What? You think you’re going to keep doing it in this life? Not a chance.*

Li Yan felt a bit bitter. He thought to himself that if he and Luo Jiashuang really ended up together, he wasn't going to have much status in the family.

After the meal, they wandered through the streets. Neither spoke, and the atmosphere was somewhat awkward. Luo Jiashuang broke the silence first. "Did you know? I can't believe Fu Hantao turned out to be such a scumbag. He got some girl from outside school pregnant and didn't want to take responsibility."

Li Yan’s mouth twitched. "You heard about that too?"

Luo Jiashuang nodded. "Yeah, it’s all over the class. They say his mother had to pay the girl a huge sum of money just to get her to stop making a scene."

"Oh, I see," Li Yan said, not feeling surprised at all. After all, he was the one who had orchestrated it.

"You’d better not learn from him," she said, looking at him. "Don't mess around with those loose women, otherwise..." She trailed off, not knowing how to finish.

Li Yan looked at her playfully. "Otherwise what?"

"Otherwise... otherwise I’ll fight you to the death!"

"Oh, I’m not scared."

Luo Jiashuang stared at him with those beautiful eyes, as if to say, *Wanna try me?*

Li Yan glared back, as if to say, *Let’s try it then.*

They stared each other down for a long moment before both burst into laughter. The awkward tension finally began to thaw. Li Yan wondered if he should give her a heads-up. After all, you never know, right?

So he said, "Say, if I met a girl as pretty as you in the future, and I felt like being a scumbag, what then?"

Luo Jiashuang’s eyebrows arched. "You dare! You better hold it in!"

Li Yan: "I’m afraid I won't be able to. I can resist gambling and drugs, but as for beauty, I feel like that’s something worth studying in depth."

"Li Yan, I’ll fight you to the death!!!" Luo Jiashuang rolled up her sleeves and charged at him, claws out...