After all, as a young woman, repaying such a substantial debt isn't easy.
If they were to push her too hard, and she ends up like her father, their losses will outweigh any gains.
So, they all agree willingly.
Of course, Xia Liyou always repaid on time. On that specific day of each month, she would be there.
He didn't worry before, after all, they were her uncles.
But last month, when she went to repay the debt, the uncle was not there. Instead, it was his son who was in his place.
Xia Liyou, with her kind of mentality, wouldn't bother with these matters. But Ou Chengtian did.
Given her current state, there's not a man who wouldn't lust after her.
And the news he heard was precisely that the man had an interest in her.
Humph, how could he allow another man to covet his woman?
So, he paid the debt in advance for her.
However, because he didn't tell her, she ended up initiating contact with him to ask for the money. It was quite ironic indeed.
But other than this, Xia Liyou probably wouldn't have cared about anything else.
Ou Chengtian's feelings were a mixture of all sorts, as if a jar of various flavors had been overturned.
On one hand, he was disappointed that Xia Liyou approached him because of money, but on the other hand, he was pleased because she had a reason to look for him.
Thinking about it, he felt more and more pathetic for having such thoughts.
Ou Chengtian wasn't a man devoid of female admirers, there were loads of women who would willingly throw themselves into his bed. But Xia Liyou, she turned a blind eye to him.
He was right before her, so close to her, how could she pretend not to see anything?
Was it just because he had forced himself on her two years ago, ignoring her struggles?
At that time, he did drink a lot, but he was still aware of what he was doing.
With a single glance, he recognized her, yet she didn't recognize him at all.
That once high-society lady was in such a place, he couldn't help but sneer.
Wasn't she cheerful? Wasn't she proud? Didn't she see everything in a beautiful light?
With a punishing mentality, he wanted to completely destroy her seemingly perfect world.
And he did.
That day, he dragged her from one hell into another.
He wanted to laugh, but he couldn't bring himself to do so when he found out her family was bankrupt.
He didn't know why, but he ended up forcing this seemingly obstinate woman to became his mistress.
Even if she wasn't willing, he was determined to have her.
Now, he had her, yet his heart felt emptier than ever.
All because, in this woman's heart, he wasn't there.
What Xia Liyou didn't expect was that the day the cocktail party was held, it was her birthday.
Ai Wei, happily brandishing the form with the date she discovered accidentally.
And when she told Xia Liyou about it, the surprise on her face made Ai Wei even more gleeful.
"You even forget your own birthday, don't you care about yourself at all?" Ai Wei teased.
Xia Liyou chuckled, "It's not a big day, why should I remember it?"
Ai Wei stuck her tongue out at Liyou, "But I think, today is a grand day. Maybe, thanks to the birthday girl's fortune, I might even get lucky in love."
"Really? Then take as much as you want." Xia Liyou laughed generously.
Ai Wei looked at her radiant smile and was momentarily entranced.
This woman was too beautiful; even Ai Wei, another woman, was slightly moved.
"You seem to be in a good mood today." Ai Wei jested. She rarely saw Xia Liyou smile before; even though her smile was faint today, Ai Wei could still sense a huge difference in her aura.
Xia Liyou, when she was named, had hoped to be far away from worries.
But she was getting closer and closer to worries, they had become inseparable.
Xia Liyou brushed the chestnut hair by her ear aside, tucked it behind her ear, revealing a petite face, and calmly said, "I want to try to be happy for a while."
Ai Wei didn't hear what Xia Liyou said as she was driving. She glanced at Liyou in the passenger seat and quickly turned her eyes back to the road.
The car Ai Wei drove was a modest QQ car only worth a few tens of thousands. She bought it herself, simply seeking something practical and not aiming high.
However, a QQ car, amidst a sea of luxury cars, stood out conspicuously.