After rebirth, I only date bad girls

Chapter 457 My feet hurt
Talk fell apart.

He Yingcheng asked for eight million right off the bat, and Liang Can had never spent eight million on any girl in his life.

Liang Can originally estimated that He Yingcheng's consulting fee would be between 400 million and 600 million.

At this point, some of you might be wondering, "You're already so rich, why would you care about a few million?"
Dude, do you know what 800 million means?
It's not that Liang Can is unwilling to spend this money, but rather that he needs to make it clear what the value of this money is after he spends it.

"Is Xiao Liang always planning to renege on his debts?" He Yingcheng pressed her chin against her crossed hands, tilting her head and smiling at Liang Can.

"Sister-in-law, that's too serious. You've put in so much effort, how could I let you work for nothing?"

After finishing his foie gras, Liang Can took Ye Qiming's portion and looked at He Yingcheng: "The problem is, am I some kind of sucker? If you use this money as evidence that my relationship with Brother Ye has broken down, then I'll have lost out."

Liang Can has no say in what He Yingcheng's motives are for wanting to break off the engagement.

But absolutely not because of him.

After all, Liang Can quite liked He Yingcheng's status as his 'sister-in-law'.

He Yingcheng retorted, "Then how can I assure you that I won't use you as a tool to resist this marriage?"

Liang Can held up one finger and laughed, "It's simple. I'll give you the consulting fee when you break off your engagement with Ye Qiming. Until then, Qingning Technology and I have nothing to do with you."

"Including personal relationships?"

Yes, including personal relationships.

He Yingcheng clutched her chest, heartbroken: "Young Master Liang is too cruel."

Liang Can sighed softly, "My sister-in-law is so scheming, if I don't act ruthlessly, I'm afraid I'll be swallowed whole."

“Oh, actually it doesn’t matter whether it’s money or not, it’s okay if you don’t give it to me.” He Yingcheng suddenly became generous.

Liang Can's eyes lit up: "Is what you said true, sister-in-law? If that's the case, then I'll repay you with my body!"

He Yingcheng: "But I believe that Xiao Liang will not let me work for nothing."

Liang Can: "Isn't it enough that I'll make you work for free?"

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Liang Can picked up his knife and fork again and began cutting the foie gras: "Continue."

He Yingcheng seemed to really like pasta. She ordered a creamy pasta dish, which was served with a crispy slice of bread topped with a few caviar jelly pieces.

That place is so damn stingy.

If the foreign neighbor sees this, he'll think I can't afford it!

Liang Can asked irritably, "How much is a serving of these steamed bread slices with caviar?"

He Yingcheng recalled: "1888."

6666, as expected of Master Hu, you can't mess with him.

He Yingcheng knew Liang Can was putting on an act. This Mr. Liang, who was famous in Hangzhou's internet industry, was always generous and would never be stingy over a meal.

He just wants to renege on his consulting fees.

'He is indeed a smart person,' He Yingcheng thought to herself.

He Yingcheng took a bite of the crispy bread and said, "When I was communicating with Mr. Zhang from ByteDance, he brought up an idea."

Liang Can looked up: "What?"

"He wants to establish a competitive-cooperative relationship with Qingning Technology, which is also yours, Mr. Liang."

This is an economic term, which, as the name suggests, refers to the dialectical relationship between two economic entities that simultaneously exhibit both competition and cooperation.

Its characteristic is that it stimulates individual benefits through competition, and integrates resources through cooperation to maximize mutual benefits.

A typical example is ByteDance and Tencent, which were bitter rivals for a time, seeing each other as thorns in their side.

Later, Tencent acquired a 1.9% stake in ByteDance, and the two companies officially formed a competitive and cooperative relationship. The most significant change was that game streamers on Douyin were able to stream games like Honor of Kings and Naruto.

After listening, Liang Can asked bluntly, "If we succeed, how much will you get?"

"Liang Can, in your heart, am I just a woman who only cares about money?"

"Yes."

He Yingcheng: "Speechless, you've misjudged me."

Liang Can thought to himself, "Sister-in-law, you're really shameless."

Putting down his knife and fork, Liang Can reasoned with He Yingcheng: "Sister-in-law, the process of starting a business is a process of sharing with investors. I have shared my dreams with Tencent, Qi Shuping's Dahui Capital, Lei Jun of Xiaomi, and Ma Yun of Ali, and they have also been communicating with me."

"But no matter how many people are involved in my dream, ultimately, the one who leads the dream can only be me."

"Business is not just about wining and dining. To have a voice, it's not just about how much you can drink, but also about whether you have the right to have absolute control over the company."

Any founder will try every means to gain strong control over their company.

Taking ByteDance as an example again, Zhang Yiming holds a 42.7% stake in ByteDance through direct and indirect means. Therefore, whether he is the CEO or the legal representative, he always has the final say in ByteDance.

Liang Can picked up the silver fork, twirled it around on He Yingcheng's plate, and put a bite of creamy pasta into his mouth.

This highly aggressive move made He Yingcheng frown slightly.

"No one can snatch food from my mouth with petty tricks."

Liang Can smiled at He Yingcheng: "If anyone tries to do that, the result will be just like what happened before; they'll only end up being bitten back by me."

He Yingcheng put down her knife and fork: "Mr. Liang, you scared me."

Liang Can: "If I took off my pants, you would be really scared."

My sister-in-law clearly hasn't eaten any good pork.

One meal made He Yingcheng realize that Liang Can's success today was not just due to good luck, nor was it simply because he was at the forefront of the times.

"I'm stuffed."

Liang Can wiped his mouth with a napkin and asked He Yingcheng, "Am I treating today?"

He Yingcheng said sadly, "My fiancé stormed off, and the young and handsome man I admire is also leaving me. Does it even matter who pays for this meal?"

After saying that, He Yingcheng took out a bank card from her bag: "Check, please."

Wow, that meal cost over 80,000!

Shanghai, you've really got something. "Mr. Liang, I've figured out your bottom line. How about we take a walk to digest our food and talk about what's next?" He Yingcheng stood up.

Liang Can smiled and said, "Of course."

He Yingcheng naturally handed her handbag to Liang Can.

Carrying a woman's bag is a man's duty when going out on a date.

At the same time, when a girl takes the initiative to do this, she is also expressing closeness and trust to the man.

And so, a scene straight out of an idol drama unfolded.

On the street near the Bund, the slender and tall He Yingcheng, wearing Liang Can's coat and with her arms crossed to keep warm, walked slowly down the street in eight-centimeter high heels.

Liang Can, dressed in a white shirt, black trousers, and a tie, walked beside the charming He Yingcheng, carrying a limited-edition Hermes bag.

The lights are dim, and the night view is enchanting.

With her slightly wavy brown hair and a red dress, He Yingcheng attracted frequent glances from passersby.

She tilted her head slightly and glanced at the tall buildings in the night, then asked Liang Can, "You must have had a tough journey, right?"

Liang Can rolled up his sleeves, revealing his forearms with prominent veins: "Oh, starting to play the emotional card."

He Yingcheng rolled her eyes at Liang Can, as if she were being coquettish.

The two looked at the Bund's three-piece complex across the river not far away: the Shanghai World Financial Center, the Jinmao Tower, and the Central Tower.

"There are several companies in those three buildings, and I hold some shares in them."

He Yingcheng gazed into the distance and said to Liang Can, "I only recently realized that if a person doesn't have strong talent, all they can do is scheme and fight."

"But someone like you can earn more money than others can earn in a lifetime by relying on your extraordinary talent and without distraction."

"But before long, your ambition will no longer be to make money, but to achieve something much higher."

Liang Can: "No matter how much you praise me, I won't soften my heart."

He Yingcheng looked at Liang Can: "Haven't you realized yet? I'm a pitiful woman."

Liang Can picked up his limited-edition Hermes bag and said, "It's a pity that women can't afford Hermes bags worth hundreds of thousands."

He Yingcheng glanced at the bag, then looked back at the riverbank and said calmly, "This bag costs one million."

Liang Can: "6".

For so long, he has been devoted to his career and rarely squandered money.

Liang Can thought that when he got back, he would also get some luxury goods for Sheng Shuyi and Wen Xiying.

"So after all you've said, what is it that you really want?" Liang Can asked.

He Yingcheng was silent for a moment before replying, "Perhaps, I just want peace of mind."

"What do you mean?"

"It feels like you can support me for the rest of my life." He Yingcheng winked at Liang Can.

This mysterious wealthy woman didn't want to be kept as a sugar daddy; she wanted shares in Qingning Technology.

That was quite hilarious.

Liang Can couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Sometimes I really envy people who are so ordinary yet so confident."

"Little Liang Can, you're mocking your sister again."

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

“Don’t call me sister-in-law, call me sister.” He Yingcheng looked at Liang Can. “I know that calling you sister-in-law will excite you and satisfy some kind of fetish in a man’s heart, but today I want you to call me sister.”

Liang Can glanced at He Yingcheng: "Are you really that starved for love?"

"What do you mean?"

"Trying to gain a moment of warmth through some kind of illusion." Liang Can sighed and pretended to care. "I know a lot of guys who like to go to places like KTVs and spend money to find young girls. Sometimes it's not that they're lustful, but they want that feeling of being cared for, like they're in a relationship."

You can't buy true love with money, but you can buy fake love. Sometimes, fake love is more real than real love.

"This is the best approach for them, ensuring they can continue to face the world with ruthlessness once they sober up."

"Do you want this feeling too?"

He Yingcheng looked at Liang Can, unsure of how to respond.

She felt she had hidden it very well.

This is what Liang Can meant when he said, "Don't overestimate them, and don't think of those in high positions as too powerful or detached from reality."

Humans have needs.

He Yingcheng tilted her head and smiled, "Mr. Liang, sometimes I wonder, are you really only 19 years old?"

"Want me to show you my ID?"

"Oh, you brought your ID card, so I brought mine too."

He Yingcheng held up her slender white fingers and exclaimed happily, "I can drink iced drinks too!"

"Fake, so fake," Liang Can said with a smile. "Not real at all."

"So what makes something real?"

Liang Can pointed to the bench next to him: "Sit there, I'll massage your feet."

He Yingcheng was slightly taken aback. The dull pain in her ankle made her a little dazed: "What do you mean?"

"Your walking posture is a bit awkward; you must have injured your foot."

I twisted my ankle a couple of days ago.

Liang Can pulled He Yingcheng to the bench, put his hand on her shoulder, and pressed her down.

Then I naturally squatted down on one knee.

"You want a false emotional crutch, huh?" Liang Can took off one of He Yingcheng's high heels, put her foot in his lap, looked up, and said with a smile, "Coincidentally, I happen to be a master of romance."

"Sister, study hard, this is what seduction is all about."

(End of this chapter)