Out of control and sinking

Chapter 291 Tomorrow's Cultivation

It took Lu Jie a while to regain her composure, and she couldn't help but give Jiang Ruan a thumbs up: "Awesome."

“That’s awesome.”

They managed to trick people into thinking a bag worth 100,000 was worth 6 million.

"What if she finds out the price later and goes back to cause trouble?"

Jiang Ruan smiled and said firmly, "She won't. Even if she finds out, she'll just have to swallow her pride. Li Xin is very concerned about her image. I just said that to her face, so she'll be too embarrassed to go back and cause trouble. Otherwise, it would be even more embarrassing."

"I reckon she won't go to this store again."

Jiang Ruan laughed uncontrollably, then coughed lightly: "Who told her to provoke me first? Wasn't she being arrogant? Fine, I'll give her the bag, okay?"

Lu Jie couldn't stop laughing: "You're quite cunning too."

"But she deserved it."

"Hmm, I made five million while shopping! I'm so happy! Come on, I'll buy you whatever you want today."

Jiang Ruan said generously.

Lu Jie: "Okay."

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When Li Xin returned home, she was carrying a pile of luxury goods, and she felt a little nervous and uneasy.

Rongcheng wouldn't let her spend so much money at once.

If I knew she spent six or seven million today...

I don't know how to treat her.

Anyway, she's carrying his child.

Li Xin took a deep breath; he probably wouldn't do anything to her.

Moreover, Rongcheng is usually at work at this time.

Thinking of this, Li Xin was no longer so nervous.

As soon as she entered the living room, she saw the new nanny looking at her with a heavy and depressed expression. Li Xin was puzzled and asked her, "What's wrong, Aunt Zhang?"

Zhang Ma didn't speak, but gestured with her eyes towards the sofa.

Li Xin turned her head and saw Rong Cheng sitting there with his back to her.

Li Xin's fingers tightened involuntarily as she held the shopping bag.

After a while, she put on a smile, walked over, placed a bunch of shopping bags on the sofa, and then walked towards the man.

"Brother Rong, why are you back so early today?" Li Xin said with a sweet smile.

They pretended not to see Rong Cheng's dark face.

"Hey, Rong-ge, why are you smoking?"

"Didn't you say you'd quit smoking and never smoke at home again after I got pregnant?"

The air was thick with the smell of smoke. Rong Cheng, a cigarette between his fingers, looked up and glanced at him coldly upon hearing this.

He said, "Come here."

Li Xin was having second thoughts, but she also knew she couldn't escape and had no choice but to come.

"Brother Rong, I..." Li Xin was about to find an excuse to explain, but before she could finish speaking, Rong Cheng grabbed her arm and pulled her away.

She fell into his arms, her legs immediately buckling to their knees.

Li Xin instinctively protected her stomach, her eyes filled with shock, and she looked up at the man with reddened eyes.

Rong Cheng grabbed her by the neck.

The force was so great, as if he was trying to strangle her. He threw the cigarette in his other hand into the ashtray.

"You bitch, are you trying to get me killed?" Rong Cheng roared furiously, "Didn't I tell you that the higher-ups are watching me? You still dared to swipe my card and spend so much money, over six million! What were you doing? Were you afraid I wouldn't get into trouble?"

"You shameless woman, what else can you do besides spend money all day? Have you ever seen a woman who spends as much money as you?"

"A good-for-nothing who's more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything!"

As he cursed, Rong Cheng tightened his grip on Li Xin's neck.

Li Xin tried to pry his hands off, but she was no match for a man's strength.

Her cheeks were red from being pinched, and she couldn't speak.

I feel suffocated.

He was about to be strangled to death by Rong Cheng.

Two streams of tears fell down her cheeks.

She felt wronged and pitiful.

At this point, she could only appeal to emotions.

Li Xin had expected Rong Cheng to be angry, but she never imagined he would be this angry, completely disregarding the child in her womb.

"Brother Rong...cough cough I'm going to die." Li Xin gasped for breath, her eyes rolling back in her head.

She was about to be strangled to death by this man.

Rong Cheng glared fiercely at her face, but in the end his heart softened and he let go of her.

Li Xin, now free, collapsed weakly onto the carpet, clutching her neck and coughing incessantly.

Rong Cheng glanced at the pile of luxury shopping bags on the sofa and said with disgust, "Return everything you bought."

“Starting today, I’m taking back all my cards. I’ll give you living expenses, but you’re not allowed to touch any other money.”

Hearing this, Li Xin suddenly looked up: "No, Brother Rong."

"So I can't buy anything?"

Rongcheng scolded her: "What else do you want to buy?"

"Do the math and see how much you've spent in this period of time? In less than half a month, you've racked up over ten million of my money."

"If you keep spending like this, I'll get into trouble even if I don't. Once I'm in jail, you and your daughter will be starving."

Upon hearing the word "go in," Li Xin's pupils contracted, and she couldn't help but think of Huang Hongcheng.

Perhaps lacking confidence, she could only temporarily back down.
"OK then."

She crawled down the carpet from where he was kneeling and hugged his legs: "Brother Rong, don't be angry, I know I was wrong."

"I won't spend so much money in the future."

"Today was purely an accident."

Rong Cheng sneered: "There will be no future."

“Li Xin, I’m not a rich second-generation, nor do I have a particularly privileged background. I don’t have billions of dollars to spend on you. Look at which bureau chief in Beijing isn’t honest and frugal. Although I, Rong Cheng, have been accepting bribes in private for many years, everyone praises me for being diligent and thrifty. I can spend money on you, but there has to be a limit.”

"Are you going to back out or not? If not, I'll have someone else back out."

Li Xin shook her head: "No, we can't back out."

"If you retire, I'll have no face to show my face in Beijing anymore."

"Brother Rong, I have my pride too."

"Face?" Rong Cheng scoffed. "If you want face, go earn it yourself. Spend your money however you want. What are you trying to prove by using my money? Are you trying to put on airs?"

(End of this chapter)