Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her-Chapter 726

Yet, his attitude toward Ye Yuning was clear, while his stance on Qi Mulan remained frustratingly ambiguous. This was what worried them the most.

Ye Yuning sighed. "Why would I dwell on it? You’re overthinking things."

"Right? You’re a career-oriented woman with so much going on. How could you possibly waste time and energy agonizing over his affairs?"

Usually, the ones who get bogged down like that are people who are idle and have nothing better to do. For someone like Ye Yuning, who valued work and money more than life itself, Xiao Linye’s attitude was unlikely to cause her to waste her mental energy.

But their relationship had been so stable before. Tang Xi didn’t believe that this sudden change wouldn’t affect Ye Yuning at all.

"What happened to Qi Mulan?" Ye Yuning asked.

She rarely went online these days.

Tang Xi replied, "She jumped into the river in a suicide attempt. Now she’s in the hospital, in a deep coma."

"Hah! What a trick," Ye Yuning scoffed.

Tang Xi continued, "Yes, that old trick. And it’s precisely the kind that men fall for and pity."

Ye Yuning said nothing.

Tang Xi went on, "I never expected that the famously cold-hearted Seventh Master Xiao would fall for this sort of thing too."

Ye Yuning didn’t want to respond.

She recalled what Gui Xingli had told her about her family background, and how he’d said that any compensation from Xiao Linye was merely what he owed her because of her brother. And yet now...

"If you ask me, you shouldn’t have accepted any of his compensation! You should have made him suffer," Tang Xi said, growing angrier.

Ye Yuning raised an eyebrow. "Why shouldn’t I? Just to make him miserable and lose so much myself? Am I crazy?"

Tang Xi: "..."

Well, her friend truly prioritized work and money. When it came down to it, everything else in Ye Yuning’s world was just empty talk.

Tang Xi suddenly sighed, "Back then, with Jiang Bo, if I’d been half as pragmatic as you, things would have been better for me. I kept dwelling on the good times we’d had and was heartbroken all alone for so long."

Ye Yuning chuckled. "Regretting it now?"

"I wouldn’t say regret. After all, Jiang Bo isn’t having an easy time these days either."

Some people just aren’t destined to have certain things. Even if they manage to snatch them from others through painstaking efforts, they can’t hold onto them in the end. Jiang Bo is a classic example! When they were divorcing, Tang Xi couldn’t fight him tooth and nail because of her fame. So, she agreed to most of the conditions he demanded. And what happened? It hasn’t even been that long, has it? He squandered all his money and now he has nothing left. People like him are born a certain way and deserve the life they get. If they want to turn things around, it depends on whether Heaven agrees. The destiny written by Heaven isn’t something just anyone can easily change.

"I just feel so bad for you. How could Seventh Master Xiao be like this?" Tang Xi grumbled.

Seventh Master Xiao is such a shrewd man. Shouldn’t he handle these kinds of problems much better than an ordinary person?!

Ye Yuning said, "What’s there to feel sorry about? I’m worth over ten billion now, you know."

Hearing this, Tang Xi’s mouth twitched.

Oh, right! How could I forget about that? With Tang Xi and Ling Yan’s help, Ye Yuning had gotten over ten billion from the Xiao Family. Her marriage was worth it, and the divorce even more so!

"Then let Xiao Linye go find whoever he wants. You’ve already won. For the rest of your life, even if you do nothing, you’re set."

What was this? Financial security for several lifetimes? Why even bother working?

Tang Xi snatched the laptop from her hands. "I really don’t know what you’re still working so hard for."

Ye Yuning declared, "I want to build a tourist resort! My own!"

"Wait, you..."

"I want to create a circuit of scenic attractions, all rated 5A or higher, across the country."

Not just one resort, but an entire circuit. This girl, Tang Xi had to admit, was extraordinarily ambitious.

Tang Xi glanced at the design plans on Ye Yuning’s laptop. "Then why are you still bothering with these smaller projects?"

"What do you know? Every little bit helps," Ye Yuning said, snatching her laptop back. Just because I have over ten billion now, I can’t just go offending all my previously good clients, can I?

Tang Xi clicked her tongue. There she goes again with her money-grubbing ways. Still, it was a good thing. People who loved money were usually pretty thick-skinned when it came to emotional matters.

The two chatted for a while longer before Tang Xi received a call from her assistant and had to leave.

Not long after she left, Qin Jinchuan arrived, and Gui Xingli was with him. Neither of them looked pleased.

Seeing these two formidable figures, Kang Xuan, who was in the middle of tasting some soup, accidentally swallowed a mouthful and let out a pained groan. The soup was scalding; he felt as if his throat was blistering.

Gui Xingli glanced at Qin Jinchuan, then went straight upstairs to find Ye Yuning.

Ye Yuning was in the study at that moment. When Gui Xingli entered, she looked up from her computer. "You’re here? Have a seat."

"What are you working on?" Gui Xingli asked.

Ye Yuning replied, "Just a project I need to finish up quickly. The payment will come through once it’s done."

Hearing her talk about money even at a time like this, Gui Xingli didn’t know whether to be angry or amused.