How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

Chapter 71: Chapter 69: How Much I Can Give You Depends on Your Value to Me

A meal took over an hour to eat...

Gu Heng had no idea how much Zhu Shuting had spent on this meal, but it definitely wasn't cheap...

After all, the table just now had more dishes piled up than even those at weddings and funerals back in his hometown.

Moreover, they were all expensive delicacies like swallow's nest and abalone; casually bringing out a single dish could probably match the cost of an entire country banquet...

After finishing, he called Chen Hao; Chen Hao was already waiting at the hotel entrance. Zhu Shuting accompanied Gu Heng as he walked out of the hotel. Seeing Chen Hao open the car door and stand by, waiting quietly, she respectfully smiled at Gu Heng and said, "Since Mr. Gu's driver has already come to pick you up, I won't impose any further.

If you need anything in the future, just contact me directly."

Zhu Shuting wasn't the least bit surprised about Gu Heng having a private driver.

For a tycoon with 70 million in liquid cash, having a private driver was nothing. It wouldn't be surprising even if he had a private jet.

When Chen Hao heard Zhu Shuting mistook him for Gu Heng's driver, he didn't feel slighted nor did he intend to correct her; he just stood by the car door with a smile on his face.

Seeing this, Gu Heng didn't bother to explain either; he exchanged a few pleasantries with Zhu Shuting and then he, along with Lin Jiayun, got into the back seat of the Audi A8L.

As the car started moving slowly, Zhu Shuting still stood there, smiling and waving at Gu Heng until the black A8L merged into the traffic. Only then did she return to the hotel to get the receipt...

A meal that cost more than ten thousand, if she didn't claim it on expenses, she would be so distressed she might lose sleep for several nights.

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Now seated comfortably in the back seat, Gu Heng looked through the car window at Zhu Shuting, who still maintained her respectful demeanor even after he left, and he let out a breath slowly...

He finally understood why people, after getting rich, inexplicably develop a certain demeanor that allows others to distinguish them from ordinary people at a glance.

Surrounded by a group of people who are so respectful all the time – even a pig might develop some demeanor, right?

While Gu Heng was reflecting as usual, an arm slid under his and was then clamped tightly between something soft...

The sudden sensation made Gu Heng involuntarily turn his gaze toward Lin Jiayun, who looked up at him with eyes brimming with tenderness...

Seeing her look, Gu Heng couldn't help but frown and after giving her a once-over, he asked, "Did you eat something strange? Why are you eying me so seductively all of a sudden?"

Lin Jiayun: "???"

Not only was Lin Jiayun puzzled, but even Chen Hao, who was quietly driving at the front, almost couldn't hold back a laugh...

If it were any other man saying such things to her, Lin Jiayun would have already labeled him as "Shrimp Head Man." But having just witnessed Gu Heng's power, her fondness for Gu Heng had completely skyrocketed, and she selectively ignored such details. She even tightened her embrace around Gu Heng's arm, pulling him deeper into that soft trap...

"I've figured it out," she proclaimed, out of the blue.

Although Gu Heng knew what she meant, he still played dumb, "What have you figured out?"

Looking at Gu Heng with his feigned ignorance, Lin Jiayun rolled her beautiful eyes, "You know what I'm talking about!"

At that, Gu Heng's lips curved into a smile. Sometimes, success in pulling the strings needed just an instant.

He was well aware that Lin Jiayun was only after his money, and he was only after her body. To put it bluntly, their tug of war was more like a business transaction: one to bargain, the other to inflate the price.

But they both had the same goal, and that was to strike a deal.

If after today, Lin Jiayun still wanted to keep up the tug of war, he probably wouldn't be interested in her anymore. If she could accept it, fine; if not, then it was her loss. Why indulge in a business deal that pretends to be a coy love affair? In the past, he didn't have the capital to choose, but now, with such substantial capital and so many choices, why should he waste his time on her?

Looking at that confident smile at the corner of Gu Heng's mouth, Lin Jiayun forced down the indignation rising in her heart and continued, "Now I know you're very rich, but I want to know, if I agree to you, how much can you give me?"

She knew that if she didn't discuss the stakes now, once she was completely in Gu Heng's grasp, she would have even less right to negotiate.

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At this moment, reason had completely taken over her brain. She had kept herself pure for over twenty years just to wait for a man like Gu Heng. If Gu Heng's terms couldn't satisfy her, then she would rather keep waiting.

Hearing Lin Jiayun's words, Gu Heng thought for a moment and said, "Actually, how much I can give isn't really up to me; it's up to you."

"Up to me?"

"It's about your value to me, do you understand what I'm saying?"

Gu Heng was a money dog, but not an idiot.

Now that he had money, he was willing to trade it for this kind of physical love.

But that didn't mean he was thoughtless. Since the two of them were conducting business, they should have a businesslike attitude. He would give her material things of equal value to the emotional value she could provide to him.

Lin Jiayun fell silent upon hearing Gu Heng's words...

Smart as she was, she actually understood what Gu Heng meant, but it was a bit hard for her to accept at first, and then she asked a bit pitifully, "Then, can I publicly announce that you're my boyfriend?"

After all, she was still a young person in her early twenties. The idea of being purely a caged canary, never able to see the light, was somewhat intolerable to her...

"Of course, why not?"

At this response, a glint of hope reappeared in Lin Jiayun's eyes.

But the next thing Gu Heng said made her lips pucker in disappointment...

"However, your making it public is your affair, I definitely won't acknowledge it."

As an obscure ordinary person who neither wished to be a star nor an influencer, it didn't really matter to him if Lin Jiayun made their relationship public. Even if some Sherlock Holmes-like netizens managed to dig up dirt on him, all he needed to do was deny it.

Such a small concession, Gu Heng felt he could satisfy her.

Although Lin Jiayun was not entirely satisfied with Gu Heng's answer, she understood it was the most he was willing to concede and promptly offered her red lips...

Chen Hao, sitting in the front seat, appeared to be focused on driving; in reality, he absorbed every single word of their conversation without missing a beat.

If he wasn't driving, he might have even wanted to take out pen and paper to jot it all down...

Was this the way rich people picked up girls?

It seemed a little too fantastical...

Especially Gu Heng's remark, "How much I can give depends on your value to me," practically picked up all the dignity that loser guys and simps had thrown away on behalf of men...

As for Gu Heng, well, he was lost in the game.

The person he used to be could never have said something so impressive.

But the experiences of the past few days seemed to have opened his Ren and Du meridians...

Indeed, money is the most potent Viagra for men! With it, they can stand strong and hard!