Chapter 10 Could it be Marrying a Billionaire?

"No, this can't be left as it is. Wait a moment, I need to make a call to a friend."

Xu Ningxi made a call to Ruan Tiantian to complain, "Xu Hongyuan has blocked my card and changed the locks on my house! He's really trying to cut me off!"

Ruan Tiantian was shocked, "He's not giving you a place to stay; he really doesn't worry about you. Does he want you to fend for yourself out there? Sister, come stay at my house. I can take you in, even for a lifetime, no problem!"

Xu Ningxi glanced at Fu Hanzheng in front of her.

He pressed the button to go down in the elevator, and she followed.

"Don't forget, I'm already married. I'm not alone, I can't just bring my whole family. You need to think of something, anything that can help me get my house back."

The elevator arrived at the floor, and Fu Hanzheng took her hand and led her out.

Xu Ningxi stepped out and realized they were on the 16th floor.

"No, this is the 16th floor," she pointed to the sign to show Fu Hanzheng.

Fu Hanzheng pulled her along, "The 16th floor is correct."

They arrived at a door, and he used his fingerprint to unlock it.

Pushed by him, Xu Ningxi walked in and was immediately stunned.

Even what Ruan Tiantian was saying on the other end of the phone, she didn't hear.

"This is your place?"

Fu Hanzheng found her slippers, "Hmm, it's a temporary arrangement."

He took no notice of her astonishment.

He thought she was surprised that he also had an apartment in the same community and in the same unit.

What Xu Ningxi was astonished by was the fact that Fu Hanzheng owned a house!

And this house had a different layout from hers; it was a duplex!

Even the decoration was better than her own!

She couldn't even imagine, when everyone said Fu Hanzheng was poor, that he actually had such a place.

Even if it was mortgaged, just the down payment was already beyond the reach of ordinary people.

All she could say was that Fu Hanzheng's fiancee had excessively high financial expectations for her future husband!

It was simply ungrateful!

Xu Ningxi, being very polite, didn't dare to look around too much.

She talked about her own house, "I said I would provide a marital home, and I'll definitely do it. This here is just a transition stage, don't worry, I'll find a way to get my own house back."

Fu Hanzheng watched her earnestly explaining and felt like laughing.

He went to the bar and poured her a glass of water, "It's no trouble. I've said before, what's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours."

Hearing him say this, Xu Ningxi felt even more ashamed.

She previously thought that Fu Hanzheng was bragging, playing the big shot.

Now, the joke was on her.

Just as she was so mortified that she wished she could burrow into the core of the earth, Fu Hanzheng's phone rang.

He answered it—it was a call from Lu Yu.

There were some problems with the merger and acquisition case, and they needed him to deal with it personally.

He was decisive, "I'll be right there."

Fu Hanzheng opened his WeChat, "Let's add each other on WeChat. I'll send you the password for the house."

Xu Ningxi hurriedly took out her phone, and they added each other on WeChat.

Soon after, he sent her the digital code for the door lock.

By the way, he also transferred some money to her.

"Given your special situation right now, I'll cover the household expenses and your daily needs."

Xu Ningxi looked at the number on the screen in surprise, almost speechless.

She wanted to ask more when Fu Hanzheng had already hurried out the door.

She was slightly stunned, almost unable to snap back to reality.

It was only when Ruan Tiantian called her that she managed to confirm that this was indeed reality,

not a dream she had just had.

Ruan Tiantian had barely started speaking on the other end when she did not wait for Xu Ningxi to respond, thinking there was a bad signal and hung up the call.

Out of concern for Xu Ningxi, she called back.

Xu Ningxi quickly shared everything she just experienced with Ruan Tiantian!

Fu Hanzheng had an incredible apartment, and he transferred an entire two hundred thousand to her!

Such an amount right off the bat!

Ruan Tiantian confirmed repeatedly with Xu Ningxi to make sure what she was saying was true.

Xu Ningxi didn't dare to speak loudly anymore, lowering her voice, "It's the absolute truth. He took me straight downstairs to the 16th floor, swiped his fingerprint, and we got in. The money transferred via WeChat is also legit. I can't believe he's actually this wealthy."

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you, he also treated me to a private room at Zhouqin Hotel. He didn't even blink an eye when he paid the bill."

Ruan Tiantian was shocked to the point of jumping up, exclaiming excitedly, "Sis, did you just hit the jackpot and end up marrying a billionaire?!"

Xu Ningxi held her forehead, feeling a headache coming, "Stop joking around. You know very well what he does for a living. That friend of yours, the 'duck', said his financial situation was looking bleak, and I've heard it from the jewelry store clerks too, that he couldn't afford the wedding ring his fiancée wanted."

"I'm a bit scared now, scared that this is some sort of scam, like a pigeon drop. What if he's trying to swindle money from me or even worse, what if my safety is at risk?"

"I'm scared to spend this money. You'd better transfer me some as soon as possible."

"I don't believe you, you deceitful thing," Ruan Tiantian didn't sound worried at all, "If you were really scared of him, afraid that he'd harvest your kidneys, you would have run away from his place by now and wouldn't have foolishly stayed."

Xu Ningxi felt seen through and a bit guilty, her voice becoming even lower.

"Maybe it's because he's too good-looking, it makes one feel like he can't be a bad person."

"Right now, I'm just worried about him, worried that after transferring two hundred thousand to me, he's already bankrupt. If I actually drove him into bankruptcy, then I would be no different from his ex-fiancée. I don't want that."

Ruan Tiantian sighed, feeling that Xu Ningxi was too kind-hearted, "Oh my, you two haven't even started anything, and you're already worrying about him. I'm speechless at you. A barking dog doesn't bite. Gu Huai'an looked decent too, but he still ended up in the same bed with Xu Huanyan. Judging people..."

She realized she had touched on Xu Ningxi's sore spot by mentioning Gu Huai'an and quickly shut her mouth.

The atmosphere between the best friends suddenly became incredibly awkward.

Xu Ningxi's expression darkened.

She had given so much to Gu Huai'an, only to suffer his betrayal.

How could such an outcome not break her heart?

After so many years, even raising a dog would lead to affection.

Let alone having been in a romantic relationship.

Ruan Tiantian apologized awkwardly, "I'm sorry, it's my fault for mentioning that scumbag. I have such a big mouth, really."

Xu Ningxi sighed, "It's not your fault, you warned me before, saying Gu Huai'an was up to no good. Turns out you were right, and I was blinded by infatuation."

Ruan Tiantian became angry at the mention, "I just can't let it go! I'll think of a way to teach him a lesson, see how he dares then!"

Xu Ningxi bit her lip.

She was grateful for her best friend's readiness to help her, yet she felt like a tiger that had fallen to the plains, seemingly fated only to be bullied.

It wasn't that she wallowed in self-pity, but that she knew all too well the rules of this world.

It's all about the survival of the fittest, the rule of the strong.