Seeing the caller ID display the name [Lin Miaoyin], Xu Tian frowned. He didn’t want to answer at first, but after thinking for a moment, he decided to hear what Lin Miaoyin wanted.
“What is it?” Xu Tian answered the call with a cold tone.
“Brother Tian, where are you right now?” Lin Miaoyin spoke in a deliberately sweet voice.
“If you’ve got something to say, just say it.” Xu Tian forced himself to tolerate that sickly-sweet tone.
He really couldn’t understand what he had seen in a woman like her before.
“Brother Tian, why are you being so mean to me? Didn’t you say you wanted to marry me last time? I’ve already told my parents. They asked me to talk with you and see when our families can meet to discuss the betrothal gift.”
Xu Tian narrowed his eyes slightly. “The betrothal gift, huh… How much are you asking for?”
“Brother Tian, I love you for who you are. Money is just a worldly possession. Just give a token amount. One million will do.”
Xu Tian nearly burst into laughter. One million… and she called that just a token?
Has Lin Miaoyin gone mad for money?
“Forget about the gift for now. Can you first tell me what made you think I even have one million?” Xu Tian asked, clearly amused.
“Brother Tian, didn’t you divorce that woman? I heard she left you at least tens of millions in assets. Surely asking for a million isn’t too much?”
A million isn’t too much?
“Of course, a million isn’t much. But it depends on whether you’re worth it. Don’t you think so?”
Lin Miaoyin froze. “Brother Tian, what do you mean by that?”
“What do I mean? I mean—you’re not worth it.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Tian didn’t wait for her reaction and hung up.
On the other end, Lin Miaoyin stared blankly at her phone, listening to the dial tone, completely stunned.
How could Xu Tian say that to her?
She bit her lip and looked at Xu Rixin, who had been watching her call the entire time. “Brother Xu, Xu Tian said… I’m not worthy to marry him…”
She had only called Xu Tian because Xu Rixin had told her to. But she never imagined that not only did Xu Tian have no interest in marrying her, he would even say something so humiliating.
Xu Rixin’s face turned dark. Xu Tian was no longer the same person he used to control. Now, with Li Fujiang backing him, Xu Rixin didn’t dare to pressure him into marrying Lin Miaoyin anymore.
“If you can’t marry him, then you won’t be able to get the assets Tang Bingyan left him…” Xu Rixin muttered, his eyes flashing with a ruthless glint. “If we want what we want, then he must die!”
Lin Miaoyin’s face turned pale, panicked. “Brother Xu, what are you trying to do? You’re not thinking about killing him, are you?” She couldn’t believe what she was hearing. This chapter is updated first at novelping(.)com.
“As long as we plan it well, why not?” Xu Rixin gave a sinister smile. “Miaoyin, if you help me, I’ll give you half of the assets once we succeed.”
“No, I don’t want it! Brother Xu, just pretend you never said anything. I’ve got something to do—I’m leaving now!” Lin Miaoyin was clearly frightened. Xu Rixin was crazy!
She did want Xu Tian’s money, but not at the cost of killing someone.
Xu Rixin wasn’t surprised by her reaction. Instead, he smiled calmly and said, “Miaoyin, don’t you want to know how much we’d get by killing Xu Tian?”
“Close to two hundred million!”
“Think about it. If you got half of that, you’d be a billionaire!” One hundred million!
Lin Miaoyin trembled all over, eyes wide in shock as she looked at Xu Rixin.
She knew Tang Bingyan was rich, but she didn’t know she was that rich—let alone that she would leave so much to Xu Tian!
At that moment, Lin Miaoyin couldn’t even imagine how much wealth Tang Bingyan actually had.
Right now, all that was left in her mind were four words: [Billionaire overnight]!
Kill Xu Tian… and she could get a hundred million?
Lin Miaoyin was tempted.
She looked at Xu Rixin, hesitated, then asked, “Brother Xu, are you serious?”
“What good would lying to you do me? If Xu Tian didn’t have that much money, do you think I’d go to so much trouble?” Xu Rixin smiled and said, “So, what do you say—will you help me get him?”
Lin Miaoyin hesitated.
She knew what Xu Rixin said might be true. After all, Xu Rixin was a fairly well-known entrepreneur in Jiangcheng. For just tens or hundreds of thousands, it wasn’t worth him taking such a risk.
On one side was one hundred million. On the other was killing Xu Tian…
After struggling for a moment, Lin Miaoyin gritted her teeth and made her decision. “Brother Xu, tell me—what do we do?”
Xu Rixin’s lips curled. “In a while, I’ll call him and tell him you’re sick—leukemia. You need a bone marrow transplant, and his marrow happens to match. We’ll ask him to come in for a compatibility test.”
“Brother Xu, Xu Tian might’ve come before, but now… I don’t think he will.” Lin Miaoyin sounded unsure. She could tell from his tone earlier that Xu Tian now seemed disgusted by her.
“That’s not a problem. But even if we lure him here, we still can’t take his assets, right?”
“Relax. As long as he comes, I’ll make sure he ends up on the operating table. I’ve already prepared the pre-surgery consent form that includes a property transfer agreement.”
Xu Rixin narrowed his eyes, a glint of cruelty flashing within them. “Once he signs it, an ‘accident’ on the operating table… won’t be hard to arrange, right?”
Lin Miaoyin’s eyes suddenly lit up. “Brother Xu, then hurry and get him here. I’ll cooperate with you!”
On the other side, Xu Tian had just deposited the money Li Fujiang gave him into the bank when he received a call from Xu Rixin.
Since the incident last time, he and the Xu family had already more or less fallen out. Was Xu Rixin still so unwilling to give up? Still trying to get the assets Tang Bingyan left him?
Xu Tian wasn’t sure, but he still answered the call.
“Xiao Tian, Uncle Lin just called Mom and Dad. He said Miaoyin was diagnosed with leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Yours happens to match. They want you to come home right away.” Xu Rixin sounded anxious. “Come quickly.”
Xu Tian raised an eyebrow. Lin Miaoyin had just called him earlier, saying she wanted to get married. And now, not even an hour later, she’s sick? Leukemia, and his marrow happens to match?
Ha. The Xu family still hadn’t given up?
Xu Tian was sure that Xu Rixin was once again targeting the assets Tang Bingyan left him.
But he didn’t expose it and replied calmly, “I’ve got a few things to handle. I’ll come a bit later.”
“Alright, but come as soon as you can,” Xu Rixin said, sounding urgent.
After hanging up, Xu Tian made some arrangements. Once he confirmed there was no danger, he took a cab and headed to the Xu household.
When the ‘family’ sat down, Xu Pingfeng got straight to the point. “Xu Tian, your big brother should have explained the situation to you. Miaoyin grew up with you. You can’t just watch her die, right?”
“I looked into it—donating bone marrow won’t hurt your health at all. It may even benefit you. Her father just called me, and I already agreed. What do you think?”
Xu Tian looked at the family in front of him with a calm smile.
He didn’t believe a single word coming from Xu Pingfeng’s mouth.
In his previous life, he had died, but Lin Miaoyin had lived just fine.
No matter what schemes the Xu family had up their sleeves, Xu Tian wasn’t going to expose them yet. Since he had come this far, he wasn’t going to leave empty-handed.
After a brief silence, Xu Tian finally nodded. “Alright. No problem.”
Hearing this, both Xu Pingfeng and Xu Rixin’s eyes lit up with excitement.
But before they could celebrate, Xu Tian added, “However, I have one condition.”