Helping Beautiful Women Become Stronger, I Have a Love System

68: Chapter 68 Business GameBut soon, he felt Xiang Ze Nan’s trembling and despair. This wasn’t desire; it was self-destruction after a collapse.

She wasn’t kissing him; she was getting revenge on He Caihua and punishing herself.

Logically, Cao Kun should have pushed her away and rationally told her this was wrong.

But...

This was actually quite enjoyable.

Xiang Ze Nan’s lips were soft, moist with tears.

Her body trembled slightly from crying, emanating a contradictory beauty that was both fragile and stubborn.

Cao Kun discovered, to his shame, that he was actually getting aroused.

Forget it, consider it comforting her.

Cao Kun found a reason for himself in his heart, then began to return the kiss.

His hands gently encircled Xiang Ze Nan’s waist, pulling her closer into his embrace.

Xiang Ze Nan’s body stiffened for a moment, then responded even more fervently.

Her kissing technique was clumsy, but carried a kind of all-or-nothing madness.

The two tangled in the car, the seats reclined.

Fortunately, Cao Kun’s car windows were privacy glass; you couldn’t see inside from the outside. Otherwise, doing something like this in front of the Bank, it could make the local news tomorrow.

Xiang Ze Nan’s movements were frantic, as if completing a task. Cao Kun could feel her trembling and nervousness, so he slowed the pace, trying to help her relax.

”Don’t be nervous...” he whispered softly, gently kissing her earlobe.

Xiang Ze Nan’s body softened.

She closed her eyes, tears flowing again, but this time not from pain, but from a complex sense of release.

When it was all over, Xiang Ze Nan lay collapsed in Cao Kun’s arms, silent for a long time.

The air inside the car was filled with an ambiguous scent, mixed with tears, sweat, and something else.

”I’m sorry...” Xiang Ze Nan finally said softly after a long while.

”I’m the one who should apologize,” Cao Kun said. ”I shouldn’t have...”

”No,” Xiang Ze Nan interrupted him. ”I initiated it. Thank you... thank you for letting me see the truth, and thank you for being with me now.”

She sat up and began straightening her clothes and hair.

That fragile Xiang Ze Nan had vanished, replaced by a woman with determined eyes.

”I’m going to break up with her,” Xiang Ze Nan said, her voice terrifyingly calm. ”Today.”

”Do you need me to go with you?” Cao Kun asked.

Xiang Ze Nan shook her head: ”No, this is my own business. But... can you send me those recordings and videos?”

”What are you going to do?”

”Show her,” Xiang Ze Nan’s eyes turned cold. ”I want her to know I’m not a fool. She’s deceived me for so long; she should pay some price.”

Cao Kun hesitated for a moment, but still sent the files to her.

He had originally wanted to advise Xiang Ze Nan to calm down, but then he thought again.

A betrayed person has the right to be angry.

”Be careful,” was all he could say.

Xiang Ze Nan nodded and pushed open the car door.

Before getting out, she looked back at Cao Kun, her expression complex: ”Thank you... and I’m sorry. In the future... can we still be friends?”

”Of course,” Cao Kun said earnestly.

Xiang Ze Nan forced a faint smile, turned, and walked towards the Bank entrance.

Her back was ramrod straight, her steps firm, showing no trace of the earlier collapse.

Cao Kun watched her disappear behind the door and let out a long sigh.

[Ding! Mission Complete: Help Xiang Ze Nan expose the scumbag woman, allowing her to see the other party’s true colors.]

[Mission Reward: Two hundred thousand yuan in cash has been deposited into the host’s account.]

The system’s prompt sounded at the opportune moment, but Cao Kun didn’t feel much joy in his heart.

He looked at Xiang Ze Nan’s contact information on his phone, recalling the look in her eyes just now, and an indescribable feeling welled up inside him.

What will happen to this girl in the future?

Cao Kun started the car and slowly drove away from the Bank.

But no matter what happens to her, it probably has nothing to do with him anymore.

In the rearview mirror, the Agricultural Bank of China sign grew farther and farther away.

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At seven o’clock in the evening, the county’s largest open-air food stall was bustling with noise.

Cao Kun and Li Guanlin sat at a table in the corner, the table laden with skewers, crayfish, and several bottles of ice-cold beer.

The aroma of charcoal-grilled meat mixed with the scent of hops drifted in the summer night breeze.

”Brother Kun, you’ve really hit it big this time!” Li Guanlin grabbed a lamb skewer, took a big bite, and said with his mouth full.

”I saw that car on the street during the day, it’s so damn cool! When you drove it over, the female colleagues in our unit were staring with their eyes wide.”

Li Guanlin was a year younger than Cao Kun, a typical northern guy with a chubby build, a round face, and eyes that narrowed into slits when he smiled.

After graduating from university, through family connections, he found a public institution job at the county water resources bureau. Although he only took home a little over four thousand a month, it was considered stable in a small county town.

Cao Kun took a sip of beer and smiled: ”Just lucky, that’s all. Come on, this toast is to you. Back when I was in such a tough spot, you were the only one willing to lend me money.”

The two clinked glasses and downed them in one go.

”Why mention that!” Li Guanlin wiped his mouth. ”Isn’t that what brothers are for, helping each other out? But Brother Kun, what exactly are you doing to earn so much money? Is sales in Zhongzhou that profitable?”

Cao Kun had long anticipated this question.

He set down his glass, his expression turning a bit more serious: ”Guanlin, there are some things I can’t go into detail about right now. But I can promise you, once things stabilize on my end, I’ll definitely bring you along to make money.”

He said this sincerely.

Li Guanlin was a brother he’d grown up with since childhood.

Back when Cao Kun was at his lowest point, Li Guanlin didn’t have much money, but he directly transferred it using his credit card, not even asking for an IOU.

”Really?” Li Guanlin’s eyes lit up, then he waved his hand. ”But Brother Kun, don’t force yourself. I’m doing alright like this too, steady income, just earning a bit less.”

”What ’a bit less’?” Cao Kun refilled his glass. ”You’re only twenty-five, already thinking about muddling through in a unit job for life? Don’t worry, once I get things arranged on my end, I’ll definitely find you a path that’s both respectable and profitable.”

Li Guanlin was so moved his eyes even turned a bit red.

He raised his glass: ”No need to say anything more, it’s all in the drink!”

The two downed another glass.

More and more customers filled the surrounding area, the sounds of finger-guessing games and laughter rising and falling.

Cao Kun looked at the familiar nightscape of the county town, a sudden wave of emotion welling up in his heart.

A few months ago, he was still that down-and-out young man whose electric bike got stolen. Now, he already had a car, a place to live, and savings.

Fate is really unpredictable.

”After we finish eating, should we go for a massage first or go sing?”

Li Guanlin chuckled, lowering his voice: ”Brother Kun, let’s go sing first! After singing, get a massage and go straight to sleep.”

”Alright.”

”Oh, Brother Kun, did you know a new Business KTV opened in our county?”

”Business KTV?” Cao Kun raised an eyebrow.

”Yeah, a business KTV!” Li Guanlin’s eyes sparkled. ”My colleague went last week, said it’s... pretty wild.”

Cao Kun became interested.

Although he’d seen a bit of the world in Zhongzhou, he’d never actually been to that kind of place.

Mainly because he didn’t have the money before, and now that he had money, he’d been busy with various things.

”How wild?” he asked.

Li Guanlin leaned in mysteriously: ”Heard the games inside are especially numerous.”

”Stuff like ’Ocean Dredging’, ’Seven-Star Ladybug’, ’The Foolish Old Man Moves Mountains’, ’Flowers in the Fog’, ’Ants Climbing a Tree’, ’CrossFire’, ’The Eight Demigods’...”

”Anyway, the names are more and more cryptic, they say it’s really fun!”

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