A super-rich tycoon? No, just call me the gentlemanly gigolo.

Ye Cheng, standing to the side, wore a strange expression. Once Su Ning was out of sight, she softly snorted, "The 'friend' she was talking about, you were she?"

Jiang Ye was taken aback: "Huh? What did you say?"

"Did you pretend to be a delivery guy, go to that girl's house... and secretly 'check out' her goods? Jiang Ye, you're really shrewd!"

"Don't talk nonsense. What inspection? I've already..."

Ye Cheng rolled her eyes at him, feigning innocence, and lowered her voice: "So, is this the girl you met online, or is she that streamer you support?"

"???"

Jiang Ye was truly shocked this time.

Holy crap? What's up with this woman?

Conan's spirit? Poirot reincarnated? Or Sherlock Holmes residing in Sheng Tianfensi?

Seeing his shocked expression, Ye Cheng didn't bother to say anything more. She grabbed his arm and dragged him towards the elevator: "Come on, come on, I'm starving! Let's go eat! I'll interrogate you while we eat!"

Jiang Ye was pulled up to the third-floor dining area by her.

Ye Cheng looked around and randomly chose a Western restaurant with a nice ambiance.

The two found a quiet spot to sit down and ordered a couple's set meal for two.

After the waiter left, Jiang Ye looked at Ye Cheng, who was idly fiddling with her knife and fork across from him. Remembering what she hadn't finished saying earlier, he asked:

"By the way, what were you trying to say to me before? 'If I give you 10 a month, what will you do?'"

It would have been better if this hadn't been brought up, because the mere mention of it made Ye Cheng even angrier.

She put down her knife and fork, glaring at Jiang Ye: "What 10! It's 100 million! Not a penny less! Just stick to the original agreement! You scumbag!"

Jiang Ye was a little confused by her sudden outburst of anger and clicked his tongue, "Little Ye, such a big reaction... are you really jealous?"

Ye Cheng said indignantly:

"Hmph! Originally, I thought your behavior was alright. Although you were a bit perverted, at least you were loyal. I was thinking that if you behaved yourself, I would go down the pure love route with you and save you some money."

Her tone shifted abruptly, her eyes turning fierce: "But since you've chosen the harem route yourself, you can't skimp on the money! I want to see just how you're going to sell everything you own to have women on both sides!"

Jiang Ye looked at Ye Cheng's sullen face and suddenly found it a little funny, yet also inexplicably touching.

He shook his head, his joking expression fading, and his tone became more serious: "Ye Cheng."

Ye Cheng looked up at him irritably: "What?"

"If you really mind..."

Jiang Ye looked into her eyes: "Then our previous agreement can be null and void. I can still give you your allowance as usual, and we can maintain this 'cafeteria and diner' relationship, which is fine."

Ye Cheng was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting him to say that, and it took her several seconds to react:

"Dude, are you crazy? You're giving me tens of thousands every month for nothing? What are you after?"

"It's not exactly a freebie, is it?"

Jiang Ye smiled and retorted with the same words she had used before: "Didn't you give me such private and intimate things? I did so many... um... embarrassing things with them, you have to admit it, right?"

Ye Cheng blushed and was about to retort when the waiter brought over the appetizers, so she had to swallow her words for the time being.

Once all the dishes were served, she cut the steak on her plate, hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Jiang Ye with a complicated expression:

"What? Did you meet someone prettier and more obedient? So you want to get rid of me, this 'former reserve,' as soon as possible to avoid getting in the way?"

"You know that's not what I meant."

Jiang Ye shook his head, cut a piece of steak and put it in his mouth: "I just think that if you mind, it will be awkward to get along with each other in the future, and no one will be happy. It's better to make things clear in advance, and it's good to be friends."

Ye Cheng curled her lip: "Friends? What kind of good friends do you know who are always eyeing each other's stockings?"

Jiang Ye felt a little embarrassed by her words and touched his nose: "So, do you mind or not?"

Ye Cheng snorted heavily: "Mind it! Of course I mind!"

"Okay, I understand. Let's be good friends from now on."

"...But if you can really give me a million a month, then I won't mind so much."

Jiang Ye: "..."

He sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Big sister, I was serious!"

Ye Cheng put down her knife and fork, picked up her water glass and took a sip: "Jiang Ye, I'm serious, I don't dislike you."

She paused, then extended her index finger and thumb, gesturing a very small distance between them: "I even... I have to admit, I have a tiny, tiny bit of a crush on you too."

Jiang Ye smiled slightly and listened quietly.

"but!"

Ye Cheng continued, "I hope to live a good life in the future, the kind where I don't have to worry about money. So, even though I don't dislike you, you have to be able to support me for us to be together."

Her tone turned somewhat strange: "However, if you want to be a playboy with women on both sides, then I will have higher standards for you as my 'caretaker'! Because that means you must at least have the ability to take on 'multiple futures' at the same time."

Jiang Ye blinked, completely surprised that Ye Cheng would give such a realistic and... insightful answer.

"Got it?"

Seeing his stunned expression, Ye Cheng picked up a napkin and wiped her mouth. "I, Ye Cheng, always keep my word. As long as you can keep our initial agreement, one million a month... then I can accept up to five."

"Five or more will have a different price. Ten or more... um..."

She tilted her head and thought for a moment, then gave me a "you absolutely can't do it" look: "If you can really hook up with ten, I won't raise your price. You're amazing, I admit defeat."