Metropolitan System - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Sharing

“Is that Wu Tian coming here for you? Sorry, I have never expected that he would be looking for you. Did he do anything to you?”

The person who had appeared before Jiang Bai was his neighbor, Yao Lan. She was already out here when he arrived, seemingly in a rush. She had most likely noticed something going on downstairs and was about to go down there as well. When she saw Jiang Bai stepping out of the elevator, she was stunned.

“Oh? Nothing happened. He was just trying to make me leave you.” Jiang Bai answered and laughed it off while looking Yao Lan up and down.

One couldn’t blame Wu Tian for pestering Yao Lan endlessly. This woman was an absolutely stunning woman, and her beauty was comparable to the remarkably beautiful woman in glasses Jiang Bai had met today, Su Mei. The only difference between the two was their personalities.

Yao Lan was a total extrovert with an incredibly seductive appearance. She did not need to intentionally do anything as her every motion emanated a certain charm capable of causing a man to lose his mind. In terms of clothing, Yao Lan dressed herself in a way that perfectly showcased her charm. Jiang Bai had only met her twice, but both times she was wearing a skirt so short her bum was barely covered. Half her chest was always visible, causing one’s blood to boil with lust just by looking at her.

As for Su Mei, she was very aggressive in her text messages, not losing to even Yao Lan. But after actually meeting her, Jiang Bai found out that the version of her in the messages was but a facade. It was very likely that she was not thinking straight when she was sending those messages. In truth, she was a conservative, rational, and shy woman. Her character was a complete match with her occupation as a teacher. She had only done something out of character like that due to some circumstances that left her with no other choices.

“What did you tell him? Did he do anything to you?” Yao Lan furrowed her brows. She would be furious whenever Wu Tian was mentioned.

“What did he do? Hah, that brother is an incredibly generous fellow. He offered me 500,000 to leave you. Truly generous!” Jiang Bai laughed and patted the briefcase he was carrying and said proudly.

“What? You accepted his money? How can you do that?” Yao Lan’s face fell and she screeched in anger.

“What did I do wrong? He told me I can either take the money and leave or the money will be my funeral expenses. He will sink me to the bottom of the river tomorrow. What do you think I should do? Miss, we are only neighbors. I don’t have to give up on my life for you, right?” Jiang Bai rolled his eyes and countered, completely ignoring her anger.

Jiang Bai’s words extinguished Yao Lan’s fury. Looking at him, she spoke helplessly, “But…but you still shouldn’t have taken his money. After accepting his money…you…”

“What’s wrong with taking his money? First of all, we were never in a relationship. He wants me to leave you, but I am already apart from you as we were never close. So I have already fulfilled my promise to him. I don’t feel guilty accepting his money at all. Secondly, this won’t have anything to do with you. You can continue ignoring him if you want. It’s not like I sold you to him. If I can really sell you, I would have demanded a couple millions from him instead. 500,000? Am I a beggar?” Jiang Bai raised two fingers and explained as he rolled his eyes.

“Huh? You…sure…are shameless!” Yao Lan’s anger had already dissipated, and when she heard Jiang Bai’s explanation, her eyes lit up. She looked at him in astonishment. A smile formed on her pensive face as she returned to her seductive self.

“You are not the one who can decide whether I’m shameless or not. This is a proper business transaction. Since both parties have agreed to it, I owe him nothing. By the way, can I trouble you to tell him tomorrow that there is no relationship between us?” Jiang Bai waved his hand and spoke lazily. After he was done speaking, he turned to leave. He was planning to go back home and have a good sleep.

But Jiang Bai had only taken two steps when Yao Lan grabbed on his shirt and stopped him. Next, she pasted her entire body onto him, and with her warm lips, she whispered into his ears with an incredibly seductive tone, “Little Brother Bai, you’ve been a bad boy. You had actually used me as a transactional product? That is totally an insult to me. Tell me…shouldn’t I have a share of the profit as well?”

“Share? What? No, everything is mine!” In the beginning, Jiang Bai enjoyed the treatment. But after hearing her words, his expression shifted as he quickly hugged his briefcase tightly and looked at Yao Lan cautiously. He had no intention to agree with this request.

“You bastard…with our relationship, how can you say that? You disappoint me. You gained all those money through me…you can’t forget me after making a profit!” A trace of anger flickered in Yao Lan’s eyes but it was immediately replaced by a flirtatious expression.

“No, no, no! We can come to an agreement on anything else but money! You are so much richer than me. Just look at what you’re wearing. They probably cost over 10,000, right? And you have a car and an apartment as well. Just your watch alone is worth several hundred thousand. Why are you trying to snatch the money of a poor boy like me? I am a librarian, making only 1,800 per month. It will take me several decades to make 500,000.  Don’t even think of getting my money!” Jiang Bai vehemently rejected the proposal.

In truth, he was really quite poor. Sure, he had the Great World, he also had Zhu Xian, but Great World was an asset. Yes, he would be making a monthly income from it, but right now, he still hadn’t gotten any cash out of it. As for Zhu Xian, he had yet to receive his earnings from it either. Currently, he only had tens of thousands in cash. Therefore, 500,000 was truly a large sum of money for him. Furthermore, he was by nature a stingy person. He would never agree to Yao Lan’s request.

Yao Lan tried to be gentle, but since it’s not working, she decided to use force instead. With her arms crossed, she said, “Sure, I’ll call Wu Tian tomorrow and tell him I slept with you tonight. I will even pass on a message that you are taking both his money and woman. He can piss off.”

“Fine, fine, you are too ruthless. I can’t offend someone like you. You can have 10,000.” Jiang Bai was speechless and decided to offer her 10,000.

“10,000? Out of 500,000, you’re giving me 10,000? At least 400,000! Since I am the reason he gave you the money, it is only proper that I get the bigger share. Leaving 100,000 for you is already very kind of me. If you disagree, I will call Wu Tian tomorrow!”

When Yao Lan heard the offer, she behaved like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. She was about to start pointing at Jiang Bai cussing, but she held her anger and gave him an alternative instead. Comparatively, she was much more generous than Jiang Bai as she was offering to let him keep 100,000 for himself.

“More like you getting 100,000 instead. Eighty twenty split. If you disagree, feel free to call him. It’s not like I’m actually afraid of him.” Jiang Bai was not willing to back off.

“Seventy thirty!”

“No!”

“Sixty forty!”

“Keep on dreaming!”

“Fifty fifty!”

“Deal!”

The two kept on negotiating, but alas, Jiang Bai was obviously not good in terms of haggling over price. After Yao Lan used all sorts of tricks, to the point she even tried using seduction on him, she managed to get him to share half the money.

The shameless pair had completely forgotten about Wu Tian and split the money without any sense of guilt. Happily, both returned to their respective homes. And before leaving, Yao Lan did not forget to reward Jiang Bai with a peck on his face. If Wu Tian saw this scene, he would probably be so angry he decided to sink both of them to the bottom of the river instead.