Tycoon: From Rags to Riches

Chapter 88: Chapter 88: Better a Villain Than a Simp

"When are you planning to leave Beichun?"

Gu Heng gazed at Jiang Ruan, who sat across from him, his expression quite calm.

"You..."

"You know everything?"

Jiang Ruan froze for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening. "Did Huang Yufan tell you?"

Gu Heng nodded, not denying it.

"Traitor!"

Jiang Ruan couldn’t help but mutter.

"What?"

"Were you planning to leave without saying goodbye?"

Gu Heng lifted his teacup and took a sip.

"No."

Jiang Ruan shook her head and replied softly, "I was originally planning to find the right time to tell you tomorrow or the day after."

"Can you not go?"

Gu Heng set down his cup and suddenly asked.

"What?"

Jiang Ruan didn’t quite understand what Gu Heng meant.

"Stay."

Gu Heng looked directly into Jiang Ruan’s eyes. "Stay in Beichun."

"I’ve already resigned from Zhongxing, and I’ve received an offer from Xiamen Airlines."

"I don’t think I have any reason to stay in Beichun any longer."

Jiang Ruan pressed her lips together, her gaze flickering slightly.

"From what I understand, the average salary for a trainee flight attendant at Xiamen Airlines is only around 5,000 yuan a month in the first year, right? Even after you become a full employee, it’s only about 10,000."

"Food, clothing, housing, transportation... all your daily expenses."

"After deducting all those expenses, are you sure the money you have left will be enough to cover your monthly credit card debt?"

"Or are you planning to let it snowball, letting that debt grow bigger and bigger?"

Gu Heng’s voice was calm and unhurried, but with every word he spoke, Jiang Ruan’s face grew a shade paler.

She had originally thought Huang Yufan had only revealed a few details about her recent situation to Gu Heng. She never imagined Huang Yufan would sell her out completely, even telling Gu Heng about how she was scammed after graduation.

For Jiang Ruan, this incident was not just a huge blow to her life, but also a source of immense shame.

Having it so openly exposed by Gu Heng felt as if the delicate mask she had so carefully crafted had been suddenly ripped away.

"A flight attendant sounds so glamorous."

"In reality, aren’t you just a waitress in the sky?"

Gu Heng’s tone was flat as he asked quietly, "Flying around miserably in the sky every day, serving tea and water to people... I don’t understand what’s so desirable about a life like that."

"Gu Heng!"

"What are you trying to say?"

Jiang Ruan abruptly stood up from her chair, her emotions starting to flare.

"Stay."

"Stay by my side."

"I’ll give you a job."

Facing the agitated Jiang Ruan, Gu Heng remained composed, his calm gaze fixed on her as he spoke.

"I don’t want it!"

Jiang Ruan was furious. She grabbed her bag and turned to leave.

"Be my personal assistant."

"For half a year, I’ll give you five hundred thousand."

As Gu Heng said this, Jiang Ruan, who was just about to take a step, hesitated slightly.

"From what I understand, the highest monthly salary for a premium-cabin flight attendant at Xiamen Airlines is no more than twenty thousand yuan. The price I’m offering you is more than four times that."

As he spoke, Gu Heng stood up, lifted a silver aluminum briefcase from under the dining table, and slowly walked over to Jiang Ruan.

CLICK...

The metal latches popped open, and the briefcase slowly opened.

The entire briefcase was filled with neat stacks of red banknotes.

A full five hundred thousand in cash. For a girl like Jiang Ruan, who had just entered the workforce and didn’t come from a particularly wealthy family, the impact was immense.

"Heh..."

"Personal assistant?"

"Does that also require me to sleep with you?"

Jiang Ruan stared at the Gu Heng before her, feeling like he was a complete stranger.

"Of course."

Gu Heng nodded frankly.

"Ridiculous!"

Jiang Ruan sneered. "If you want to keep me, five hundred thousand is a little low!"

"Oh..."

"Then I’ll add another five hundred thousand."

"One million for half a year. Is that enough?"

Gu Heng turned around and, from somewhere, produced an identical aluminum briefcase, placing it side-by-side with the first one.

The sight was a sea of red.

A full million in cash—the impact was simply unparalleled.

"Gu Heng, do you rich people enjoy toying with human nature like this?"

Jiang Ruan had a cold exterior, but her personality was actually very strong-willed.

Otherwise, after being scammed, she wouldn’t have kept it from her parents and chosen to bear the 150,000 yuan debt all on her own.

"Is it enough?"

Gu Heng didn’t answer her question, simply asking again.

"You disgust me!"

Jiang Ruan’s eyes reddened. She pushed Gu Heng aside and walked toward the door.

"Xiamen Airlines’ highest membership tier is the Bai Lu Black Diamond Card."

Gu Heng didn’t turn around, his calm voice drifting after her. "How long do you think it would take me to get a Bai Lu Black Diamond Card if I wanted one?"

As Gu Heng’s words fell, Jiang Ruan, who was walking towards the door, froze in her tracks.

"Air China, Xiamen Airlines, Eastern Airlines, Southern Airlines... any airline at all. If I wanted to, I could have the highest membership tier with any of them at any time. How many complaints from a top-tier VIP do you think a trainee flight attendant can handle?"

The sound of footsteps resumed, only this time, they were coming closer instead of moving away.

"Gu Heng!"

"You’re despicable!"

Jiang Ruan’s eyes filled with tears.

At this moment, what she felt for Gu Heng was no longer simple disgust. It was a hatred so deep she could grit her teeth.

She understood the implication behind Gu Heng’s words.

’Either you agree, or I’ll destroy your career.’

"I only want you for half a year."

"After six months, if you still want to leave,"

"you can pick any domestic airline. I’ll spend the money and pull the strings to get you in."

"Even Southern Airlines’ Pearl Blue wouldn’t be a problem."

"How about it?"

Gu Heng raised an eyebrow, asking coolly.

"Is this a transaction?"

Jiang Ruan raised a hand to wipe her tears, not caring that her makeup was smudged.

"That depends on how you want to see it."

Gu Heng lifted his hand and gently pinched Jiang Ruan’s delicate chin. "It can also be sweet."

"Fine!"

"I’m so honored that Chairman Gu thinks so highly of me!"

"I accept!"

As she spoke, Jiang Ruan tore off her outer plaid shirt, then immediately ripped off the white camisole underneath, revealing a deep sky-blue bra.

"Come on!"

"You just want to sleep with me, don’t you?"

"So what are you waiting for?"

"Let’s get right to it!"

Jiang Ruan stared at Gu Heng with a defiant look in her eyes.

"Your makeup is smudged. You look a little ugly right now."

Gu Heng ignored her murderous gaze and picked up two documents from the side. "Sign the agreement first, then go upstairs and take a shower."

"As expected of Chairman Gu, so thorough in your affairs."

Jiang Ruan’s voice was laced with sarcasm. She lowered her head, picked up the pen, and after a cursory glance to see there were no major issues with the agreement, signed her name on the line for Party B.

"I don’t want cash. Transfer the money to my account. I want it now!"

After signing, Jiang Ruan threw the pen onto the table.

"Fine."

Gu Heng gave a slight nod. "The money will be in your account after you’ve showered."

Hearing this, Jiang Ruan snorted coldly and turned to walk towards the stairs.

Gu Heng watched Jiang Ruan’s retreating back, a hint of helplessness flickering in his half-closed eyes.

’If Brother Tongzi had any humanity and knew I’d handled the Conquer mission this way, he’d probably be at a complete loss.’

Gu Heng looked at the progress of the Conquer challenge mission, which had completely returned to zero, and couldn’t help but let out a soft sigh.

But if he had to choose again, he would most likely make the same choice.

’Better to be the villain than the simp.’

"Sigh..."

’If I had chosen Luo Xiwen as the bound target back then, this challenge mission would probably be almost complete by now.’

Gu Heng shook his head, not dwelling on such pointless thoughts any longer.

He put away the agreement and the briefcases, then also turned and headed upstairs...

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