Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

But Jiang Heng is young and reckless, exactly at the age where he will stop at nothing to achieve his goals, regardless of the consequences. Jiang Mantian, speaking from experience, tried to impart his wisdom to Jiang Heng.

Whether Jiang Heng could really listen, remains unknown.

In a feudal monarchy, failed princes or nobility who sought power rarely met a good end. And their subordinates who went to battle for them didn’t survive till the end either.

Jiang Heng knew his father feared he might choose the wrong side and end up as a defeated dog.

A dog without its master’s protection is worse off than a rat crossing the street.

”Dad, I understand what you’re saying.”

Jiang Mantian hoped Jiang Heng truly understood.

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The next morning, Jiang Heng drove alone to the hotel where the film crew was staying and called Bai Xi to invite her downstairs to meet.

Bai Xi, wanting to avoid too many complications with him, directly refused.

Yet, Jiang Heng said on the phone, ”You’re right, there are many ways to repay a favor. I chose marriage to repay the debt because I indeed fell in love with Bai Xuan.”

”But you saved my life, it’s an undeniable fact. Realizing I mistook the benefactor’s identity and indirectly caused them so much injustice, I also feel quite guilty internally.”

”Bai Xi, let’s meet. I want to thank you personally for saving my life.”

Bai Xi hesitated.

She feared Jiang Heng was trying to deceive her.

In Bai Xi’s mind, Jiang Heng was no longer the kind and cute little boy from childhood; he was now the epitome of a ’jerk’.

Seeing Bai Xi refusing to agree, Jiang Heng reluctantly pinched his brow and said: ”I’ve prepared some money. I want to thank you face to face.”

Only then was Bai Xi moved.

They arranged to meet at a tea restaurant, sitting at the same spot from the conversation two days before. Upon meeting, Jiang Heng handed a platinum-colored bank card in front of Bai Xi.

Looking at the card, Bai Xi’s heart beat slightly faster, but she didn’t reach out to take it; instead, she asked: ”How much?”

Jiang Heng said: ”Twenty million.”

Twenty million.

Enough for her to buy a luxurious large flat in the prosperous district of West Continent City.

Bai Xi didn’t stand on ceremony with Jiang Heng; she collected the bank card generously and said casually, ”The favor is repaid, so Mr. Jiang, let’s not meet again in the future.”

How great it is to solve matters with money than emotions.

Jiang Heng felt a bit peculiar seeing Bai Xi not even pretending to refuse and directly accepting the bank card.

He said ambiguously: ”I thought you might feel using this kind of way to repay a favor would be insulting you.”

”How could that be?” Bai Xi empathetically said: ”Mr. Jiang used to take other people’s blood through stealing. The fact that you’re willing to give me money shows your sincerity.”

Jiang Heng: ”...”

He didn’t like Bai Xi’s sharp-tongued manner, far less than Bai Xuan’s gentle and considerate nature.

But thinking of Bai Xuan, Jiang Heng’s heart felt clogged. Bai Xuan was gentle, but Bai Xuan didn’t love him and even found him dirty.

”Bai Xi.” Suddenly, Xu Xingguang’s voice sounded behind Jiang Heng.

Jiang Heng turned his head and glimpsed Xu Xingguang and the young man in black behind him, instinctively frowning, and couldn’t help but taunt Xu Xingguang: ”Is this your fiancé?”

Song Chi and Huo Wen’an bore a slight resemblance between their features. Jiang Heng had seen Huo Wen’an at a wedding, but with makeup that even his own mother wouldn’t recognize.

Therefore, seeing Song Chi, Jiang Heng instinctively thought Song Chi was Xu Xingguang’s fiancé.

”Not bad looking.” With a critical eye sweeping over Song Chi’s poorly made sweatshirt and pants, Jiang Heng said disdainfully: ”Roses should be cultivated in fertile soil. Marrying a man like him, Xu Xingguang, this rose of yours might just wilt.”

Clearly, this man is barren land, aside from the face being passable, nothing else really stands out.

”Who said marrying him means being supported by him? Soil can nurture roses, but roses can also nourish butterflies.” Xu Xingguang laughed playfully and recklessly, saying: ”He’s my exclusive butterfly.”

Jiang Heng felt a block in his heart, nearly having a heart attack.

He may not love Xu Xingguang, but Xu Xingguang can’t not love him.

Jiang Heng couldn’t accept Xu Xingguang finding such a poor man, making him appear to lose his status. Yet thinking if Xu Xingguang found a man more powerful or higher in status than him, his heart would feel even more embarrassed.

It boiled down to his hope that Xu Xingguang never falls in love, forever hates him, with a raging, passionate hatred.

Song Chi knew Xu Xingguang was just using him to provoke Jiang Heng, so he quietly acted as a human pillar, cooperating with Xu Xingguang’s performance.