Kicked Back to a Rich Family by the Real Eldest Daughter - Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Tang Jinzhi slowly calmed down, and the hand pinching Xie Xiangyi’s cheek loosened a bit. A burning heat spread to her fingertips, and Tang Jinzhi let out a soft laugh.

“Your face is so hot, but you said you wouldn’t blush.”

She found it strange. Xie Xiangyi was such a thin-skinned person, and doing something so “out of line” for her was really difficult.

She really hadn’t expected that Xie Xiangyi would want to sleep with her so much and sacrifice so much for it.

Exposed so unceremoniously by Tang Jinzhi, Xie Xiangyi gave a light cough. The hand resting on Tang Jinzhi’s back lightly patted her, and she immediately changed the subject. “If you’re uncomfortable, just take it off.”

She had already said it out loud, so there was nothing to care about.

Tang Jinzhi also thought the same. Not to mention, Xie Xiangyi had just gone through all that trouble, so she couldn’t feel awkward at all.

However!

Due to Xie Xiangyi’s sudden move of kissing her, Tang Jinzhi felt a hint of a warning. She propped herself up and distanced herself, staring down at Xie Xiangyi’s silhouette in the dark.

“No, I’m not taking off my clothes. Are you trying to take advantage of me again?”

The smile on Xie Xiangyi’s lips spread. Her tone, as she tried to persuade Tang Jinzhi, was gentle and slow. “Don’t worry, I’ll just turn around.”

Without waiting for Tang Jinzhi to refuse, she turned her back to Tang Jinzhi and even moved a little further away, showing her sincerity.

Tang Jinzhi: “…”

Did she say she was going to take it off?

But it really was uncomfortably tight.

Tang Jinzhi hesitated for a few milliseconds, reached out and took off her pajamas, and then her bra. Worried that Xie Xiangyi might be brazen enough to turn around, she quickly put her pajamas back on.

She completed everything in just a few seconds and quickly burrowed into the comforter. Tang Jinzhi let out a soft sigh. As expected, this was the most comfortable way to sleep.

With her back to Tang Jinzhi, Xie Xiangyi clutched her heart, which was beating wildly. An indescribable excitement bloomed in her heart. In fact, she had been very nervous the whole time. Every move she made just now was pushing her limits.

She felt that she could now accept being more intimate with Tang Jinzhi.

There was no more movement behind her.

Xie Xiangyi waited for a while before asking, “Are you done?”

Tang Jinzhi closed her eyes and didn’t make a sound.

Xie Xiangyi asked again, “Did you fall asleep?”

Tang Jinzhi gave an impatient “hmph” and rolled over, turning her back to Xie Xiangyi. She was going to sleep now.

Xie Xiangyi turned and moved closer to Tang Jinzhi, reaching out to hug her again.

Tang Jinzhi’s body tensed up instantly, and her voice was urgent: “Didn’t we agree that you would turn around?”

Aren’t you a little too presumptuous!

Xie Xiangyi said innocently, “Yes, but now it’s time to sleep.”

Tang Jinzhi bit the tip of her tongue and said fiercely, “Don’t push your luck. If it were anyone else, they’d already be under the bed by now!”

She wasn’t someone who would just let anyone do whatever they wanted!

Xie Xiangyi picked out the wrong point: “I’m not under the bed yet, so it seems I still have some redeeming qualities.”

Tang Jinzhi didn’t refute her.

That was true…

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have so easily accepted sleeping in the same bed with a stranger, even if they had a proper, legal relationship.

Xie Xiangyi’s qualities in every aspect hit her right in the heart. Who could refuse to sleep with a beautiful woman they liked, and the other person was even their wife?

However, Tang Jinzhi felt that she was a very honest person. Although she liked her, she had always maintained a proper distance and hadn’t been handsy. But now…

“If you keep moving, all your redeeming qualities will become worthless.”

Tang Jinzhi’s lips were in a straight line. She broke free from Xie Xiangyi’s embrace and turned to face her.

Xie Xiangyi sighed softly: “But what’s wrong with me hugging my own wife?”

Tang Jinzhi reached out and poked Xie Xiangyi’s arm, asking angrily, “Why are you so obsessed with hugging me?”

If Xie Xiangyi kept seducing her like this, even a ninja would break down. There was no reason not to open your mouth when there was meat right there. Tang Jinzhi wasn’t that kind of person.

Xie Xiangyi didn’t answer but instead asked, “Is that not allowed?”

Tang Jinzhi: “…”

Saying no would make her seem too petty, but saying yes would…

Tang Jinzhi fell into deep thought.

Xie Xiangyi urged: “Mhm?”

Tang Jinzhi felt that Xie Xiangyi, after the lights were out, could say and do things that would choke a person.

Her eyes darted around. Thinking of something, she curled her lips. “You can hug me, but I still want to sleep alone after we move.”

Xie Xiangyi frowned. “Why again?”

Tang Jinzhi’s smile was sly. She deliberately made it difficult for her. “Actually, I prefer to sleep nude when I’m alone, so… you know.”

Tang Jinzhi’s tone was full of the joy of having just played a prank.

She didn’t believe that Xie Xiangyi would still take off the only pajama she had left.

Xie Xiangyi didn’t say anything for a long time, nor did she make any movement.

Tang Jinzhi laughed, her laughter very obvious in the quiet room.

She didn’t urge Xie Xiangyi to respond to her. She just quietly waited to see what she would do. Anyway, she wasn’t the one suffering.

After a while, Xie Xiangyi finally moved. This time, she turned her back, as if she was shutting herself off.

Tang Jinzhi won a round, and her shoulders trembled with laughter.

“Sigh~”

A sigh suddenly came from Xie Xiangyi.

It was very deliberate.

Tang Jinzhi slightly raised her head, staring at the silhouette with its back to her. Just as she was about to reflect on whether she had gone too far, she heard Xie Xiangyi speak. “I know you’re doing this on purpose.”

Tang Jinzhi coughed awkwardly and didn’t speak.

Xie Xiangyi continued: “It’s okay. You just want me to take off my clothes and sleep with you.”

Tang Jinzhi: ???

She thought she had misheard. What was Xie Xiangyi saying!

She thought that?

Xie Xiangyi’s voice was timid, as if she had been bullied. “I’ll just take off my pajamas then.”

As soon as she said that, she began to move. Her hand went down to grab the hem of her pajamas. The comforter rose because of her movement.

Tang Jinzhi’s mind went blank for a second in shock. Without thinking, she reached out to grab Xie Xiangyi’s hand. She held down the hand that was grabbing the hem of her clothes.

“What are you doing! What are you doing!”

Tang Jinzhi was about to die of anxiety. Xie Xiangyi was really going to take them off!

“Are you possessed by a ghost tonight?”

To her surprise, Xie Xiangyi completely ignored her. She held her wrist and pulled her forward. Tang Jinzhi was forced into a half-hug with Xie Xiangyi.

Xie Xiangyi took the opportunity to move back and lay firmly in Tang Jinzhi’s arms.

Her voice returned to its usual coolness. “Alright, let’s go to sleep.”

Tang Jinzhi, who realized she had been tricked, felt her face burning.

Where did Xie Xiangyi get all this mischief from?

She gave up on arguing with Xie Xiangyi. She couldn’t win against Xie Xiangyi tonight.

She struggled with her wrist, which was being held tightly by Xie Xiangyi, but it was useless. It didn’t move. Tang Jinzhi lowered her head and bumped Xie Xiangyi’s shoulder to vent her frustration.

She had completely lost the battle on the bed with Xie Xiangyi.

She suddenly asked, “Has anyone ever told you that you’re actually very good at this?”

Xie Xiangyi opened her eyes and said truthfully, “No. I only have one wife.”

Tang Jinzhi gave a soft laugh. She moved her head and propped herself up with her arm. She patted Xie Xiangyi’s neck and said, “Lift your head.”

Xie Xiangyi obediently lifted her head. After Tang Jinzhi had moved her hair aside and put her arm under her neck, she put her head back down.

Xie Xiangyi rested her head on Tang Jinzhi’s arm, thinking that Zhang Yueqi was indeed right. Tang Jinzhi was a hypocrite.

Tang Jinzhi wouldn’t let her hug her, but she could hug her.

Although she didn’t hear what Xie Xiangyi was thinking, Tang Jinzhi still forced an explanation for herself. “You’re not letting go anyway. I’m too lazy to argue with you.”

As soon as she said that, the grip on her wrist loosened instantly.

Tang Jinzhi was speechless.

“Then why don’t you just take it off.” Now that she had calmed down, she knew that Xie Xiangyi was just putting on a show.

Really, who was she trying to scare? It wasn’t her who was taking her clothes off.

Xie Xiangyi was silent for a moment and then grabbed Tang Jinzhi’s wrist again.

A silent refusal.

Tang Jinzhi gave a soft laugh and didn’t argue anymore. “Let’s sleep.”

…

9:30 AM.

Tang Jinzhi’s eyes opened in a daze. She had been woken up once by the birds chirping in the morning. At that time, she seemed to remember that Xie Xiangyi had gotten up.

She reached out and felt around her. Sure enough, she wasn’t there.

In the living room.

Xie Xiangyi had just bought breakfast and came back. She was planning to go wake Tang Jinzhi up, but she walked two steps and ran into Zhang Yueqi, whose eyes were as swollen as walnuts.

Before she could even open her mouth, Zhang Yueqi’s mouth pouted, and she was about to cry again.

Xie Xiangyi raised her hand and told her to stop. “No crying. Aren’t your eyes uncomfortable?”

Zhang Yueqi took a deep breath, holding back her tears. “They are. But my heart is more uncomfortable.”

She patted her chest hard, afraid that Xie Xiangyi wouldn’t be able to tell that she was heartbroken.

Xie Xiangyi ignored her directly. She turned and pointed to the breakfast on the table. “Breakfast is on the table. Eat after you’ve washed up. I’m going back to the room.”

After saying that, she left. She was afraid that if she stayed for another second, Zhang Yueqi would start crying and complaining.

Zhang Yueqi pouted, planning to wash up first. She would wait for Tang Jinzhi to come out and have Tang Jinzhi comfort her. Xie Xiangyi was someone with no emotional intelligence.

Tang Jinzhi, who was brushing her teeth, didn’t know that so much hope was placed on her.

Hearing the door open, Tang Jinzhi stuck her head out of the bathroom and looked out. Seeing Xie Xiangyi come in, she said indistinctly with her toothbrush in her mouth, “Why did you get up so early?”

Xie Xiangyi pulled open the closet and replied casually, “I went to the hospital and bought some breakfast on the way back. Hurry up and wash up. I’m going to change. We’ll leave after we eat.”

Tang Jinzhi glanced at the half-open closet. She patted the door frame with her hand and quickly said, “Wait, I’ll choose.”

After saying that, she turned and went back into the bathroom. She quickly washed up and came out.

Xie Xiangyi stood there with her arms crossed, waiting for her.

Tang Jinzhi walked closer, her face still covered in un-wiped water droplets. Xie Xiangyi’s gaze tightened. Her fingers moved. She pursed her lips tightly and then looked away, not looking at her anymore.

She turned her gaze to the closet and said softly, “You choose.”

She also asked curiously, “Is there anything I need to pay attention to? Should we wear couple’s outfits?”

On the day they got their measurements taken, Zhang Yueqi had chosen a few couple’s outfits for them, and both of them hadn’t refused.

Tang Jinzhi glanced sideways at Xie Xiangyi. “What are you thinking? Of course not. We have to act like we don’t know each other and have no feelings for each other.”

Xie Xiangyi was confused: “Why?”

“Just trust me. You can just put on a cold face like you did on the first day we met.”

“Was my face cold to you that day?”

“No, no. That day, you were like a goddess descending to the world, saving me from a terrible situation.”

“Hmph…”

Xie Xiangyi finally changed into a new Chinese-style black dress that Tang Jinzhi had picked out for her. The style looked low-key, but Xie Xiangyi’s presence was strong. Paired with her expressionless face, she looked even more elegant and sophisticated. When she didn’t speak, she had a natural sense of intimidation.

Zhang Yueqi didn’t dare to speak when Xie Xiangyi deliberately gave her a cold look.

Tang Jinzhi was very satisfied. She smiled and nodded. “Yes, that’s the effect we want.”

Zhang Yueqi, who was innocently being used as a test subject, was dumbfounded and didn’t understand what it meant.

Xie Xiangyi didn’t ask anymore. After all, they were going to get money, so it was correct to have a strong presence.

However, Tang Jinzhi’s own clothes made her a little confused.

Tang Jinzhi changed into a long dress with a warm-toned oil painting print. It had a very artistic feel to it. The whole person looked gentle and approachable.

This was a little intriguing.

Xie Xiangyi looked at her own dress and then at Tang Jinzhi’s dress. She was a little suspicious that Tang Jinzhi was planning to play good cop, bad cop with her.

But reality told her that she was overthinking it.

She had underestimated Tang Jinzhi. Tang Jinzhi’s approach was not as complicated as she thought. She was just going there to annoy them.

Sitting in Tang Jinzhi’s house, Xie Xiangyi barely spoke a word. She really just sat there with a cold face. But it wasn’t because of Tang Jinzhi’s reminder. She simply couldn’t stand the attitude of this family.

She was already unhappy that Tang Jinzhi wouldn’t let her hold her hand today. And now she had to listen to them talk about how ungrateful Tang Jinzhi was. The contempt in their tone was truly unpleasant.

Xie Xiangyi could guess that if she weren’t here today, their attitude would probably be even worse.

Tang Jinzhi looked at her nominal stepmother and biological father in front of her. She was happy when she thought about getting their money later.

She gave Xie Xiangyi a reassuring look and then got straight to the point. “Let’s get down to business. Xie Xiangyi doesn’t have time to waste with you guys here.”

Everyone in the room was speechless.

Xie Xiangyi looked at Tang Jinzhi. So that was her role today?

Tang Jinzhi didn’t dare to look at her. Her eyes darted between her cheap father and stepmother. Then she asked with a look of distress, “May I ask, which of you is in charge?”

Xu Shaoci frowned. “Of course, I am!”

Tang Jinzhi looked surprised. She looked at Liu Wen: “What’s the situation? You haven’t beaten him in all these years?”

That’s it? That’s it? That’s it?

Liu Wen’s eyelids twitched. She understood what Tang Jinzhi was trying to express and what she was thinking. She glanced at Xu Shaoci, gave a cold snort, and couldn’t be bothered to shatter his worthless ego.

Tang Jinzhi was doing it on purpose. She had done some research. In this world’s wealthy families, most of the people in power were women. It wasn’t uncommon for a family like hers to have a private power struggle.

Liu Wen picked up the coffee cup on the table and took a sip. Her voice was unhurried. “Are you sure you don’t want those resources or to enter the entertainment industry, and you just want the money?”

Tang Jinzhi nodded: “Mhm.”

Liu Wen thought for two seconds and asked, “How much do you want?”

Tang Jinzhi said calmly, “300 million.”

Xie Xiangyi’s heart skipped a beat. Wasn’t it 50 million? Why didn’t she tell her that the price had increased?

Was she making up the price on the spot?

Xu Shaoci’s brows were tightly furrowed, and he was already unhappy. Hearing Tang Jinzhi’s outrageous demand made him even more displeased.

His tone was full of disdain and anger: “You really have the guts to say that. Do you think you’re worth that much?”

Liu Wen also nodded: “You’re not worth 300 million.”

Xie Xiangyi’s fists clenched. Her eyes rose, and a coldness radiated from them. She didn’t hide her displeasure.

Tang Jinzhi didn’t care. At this moment, she pointed at Xie Xiangyi, who had a cold face. “I’m not worth 300 million, but Xie Xiangyi is. It’s okay if you don’t give it to me. We’ll get a divorce right now. I’m not the only one Xie Xiangyi can marry.”

And she only had one option, Xie Xiangyi.

The room was quiet for a moment.

The air around Xie Xiangyi became even colder. No wonder Tang Jinzhi said they had to act like strangers. She had already planned to say this.

The phrase “don’t get angry but still command respect” was personified at this moment.

Liu Wen and Xu Shaoci looked at each other. The same complex emotions were in their eyes. They had never expected that at this point, the two would suddenly go back on their word.

Liu Wen asked Xie Xiangyi, “Will your family agree to you two being so ridiculous?”

Xie Xiangyi was furious. She was talking about divorce again. She had no idea that Tang Jinzhi would play so dirty.

She didn’t want to answer.

Seeing Xie Xiangyi’s silence, Liu Wen was also a little annoyed. Xie Xiangyi’s family was not to be messed with. She didn’t know what Tang Jinzhi had done to make Xie Xiangyi cooperate with her, or if they had some kind of deal.

Listening to Tang Jinzhi’s tone, if they didn’t give her the money, her deal with Xie Xiangyi would fall through, and the two of them would get a divorce.

She frowned and started to think about whether the marriage between the two families was worth giving up 300 million. It was impossible to lose money, but she wasn’t willing to pay 300 million for a worthless Tang Jinzhi.

She pondered for a long time: “300 million is impossible.”

Tang Jinzhi sighed softly. “Then how about this? I’ll willingly give up my inheritance rights. From now on, I, ‘Tang Jinzhi,’ won’t want any of your inheritance. If it’s possible, the lawyer is here, and we can draft a contract now.”

Anyway, she was a fake heiress and didn’t have any inheritance rights. Now that she still had time, she might as well get as much as she could.

Everyone in the room was shocked by her words.

Did Tang Jinzhi even know what she was saying?

Xu Shaoci sneered: “Okay.”

Liu Wen, on the other hand, was looking at Xie Xiangyi, who had been watching her ever since Tang Jinzhi finished speaking.

What kind of conditions did Xie Xiangyi offer to make Tang Jinzhi give up such a huge temptation?

Afraid that Tang Jinzhi would go back on her word, the negotiation between them ended quickly.

The result was surprisingly smooth. Tang Jinzhi was only relieved after the lawyer confirmed multiple times that the 300 million could not be recovered no matter what.

And the couple also confirmed the contract that Tang Jinzhi, who had lost her mind, signed with them. Besides some procedures that Tang Jinzhi needed to cooperate with later, there were no problems.

Both sides were happy after they confirmed everything.

The only person who was unhappy was Xie Xiangyi.

Tang Jinzhi started to coax her the moment they left the house.

“Don’t be mad. Didn’t we over-complete the mission? I’ll give you half when the money is in my account.”

300 million was not a small amount and would not be transferred to Tang Jinzhi’s account that quickly.

Xie Xiangyi’s face was still cold.

Tang Jinzhi thought for a moment, took Xie Xiangyi’s hand, and held it tightly, shaking it. She leaned her head closer to Xie Xiangyi’s face and smiled, “We’re holding hands.”

Xie Xiangyi looked down at her hand. When Tang Jinzhi laughed, she frowned and turned her head away, ignoring her.

Her hand wasn’t pulled away by Xie Xiangyi. Tang Jinzhi knew that she was just sulking, and she felt a little relieved. She stood up straight, looked around, squeezed Xie Xiangyi’s palm, and sighed. “When I saw this huge estate, I knew that my 50 million was too little. 50 million probably can’t even buy half of this estate.”

Xie Xiangyi couldn’t help but glance at her. When Tang Jinzhi looked over, she quickly looked away.

Tang Jinzhi smiled. “I originally wanted to raise the price to 100 million, but I thought about it. It’s not enough. 100 million is not enough for the suffering of the past 20 years.”

Xie Xiangyi’s eyelashes trembled. Although she was talking about injustice, she didn’t hear any complaint from Tang Jinzhi. It was more of an accusation and heartache. Was she feeling bad for her past self?

Tang Jinzhi: “A family so rich, why should she have to live so miserably?”

She didn’t enjoy the good fortune she had. In the end, she still had to sacrifice herself for a marriage, and the resources she got were only things that could have belonged to her in the first place.

Xie Xiangyi’s gaze tightened. She finally spoke her first sentence after a long silence. “You really are separating your old self from yourself now, aren’t you?”

Tang Jinzhi answered truthfully: “I always have been.”

Xie Xiangyi pondered for a moment. “So the contract you just signed with them is also because of this?”

“But what if you regret it after your memory is fully recovered?”

Tang Jinzhi patted their clasped hands, her palm landing on the back of Xie Xiangyi’s hand.

“I’ve told you so many times. Why don’t you understand?”

Xie Xiangyi pursed her lips and didn’t speak. She really didn’t quite understand.

Tang Jinzhi asked, “What if I didn’t have any inheritance rights in the first place?”

Xie Xiangyi didn’t want to dwell on it anymore and followed Tang Jinzhi’s logic. “If you didn’t, then you didn’t lose anything.”

But that was just an ‘if.’

Right now, it looked like Tang Jinzhi had done something stupid.

Tang Jinzhi was satisfied with the answer. “Yes. I’ve made a huge profit. You’ll know in the future.”

Xie Xiangyi didn’t want to talk about the future with her now.

“I think you should explain to me when we said that we would get a divorce if they didn’t give us the money.”

“I remember us saying that we wouldn’t get a divorce.”

Xie Xiangyi was full of frustration.

Tang Jinzhi’s eye twitched. She had guessed many reasons why Xie Xiangyi was angry, but she never thought it was because of this.

“Could you not tell that I was doing that on purpose?”

Xie Xiangyi frowned: “I could tell, but I could also tell that you would actually do it.”

She could feel that Tang Jinzhi would give up very decisively.

Tang Jinzhi was speechless.

She thought for a moment, organized her words, and explained in a serious tone, “Don’t overthink it. I was really just trying to annoy them at that time. How could I do something without discussing it with you first?”

“If I really wanted to divorce you, would I not tell you first?”

“Divorce is a matter between the two of us. I would never disregard your opinion.”

After hearing Tang Jinzhi’s heartfelt explanation, Xie Xiangyi’s tense face slowly relaxed. She turned to look at Tang Jinzhi, and her gaze met those serious eyes. The dissatisfaction in Xie Xiangyi’s eyes slowly disappeared.

She held the hand that was holding hers and her tone softened. “Don’t ever talk about divorce again.”

She just didn’t like hearing it.

Tang Jinzhi gave an “okay” sign with her hand, her smile brilliant. “Okay, Dr. Xie. I’ll listen to Dr. Xie.”

Xie Xiangyi was captivated by Tang Jinzhi’s infectious smile, and the last bit of unhappiness in her heart vanished without a trace.

Xie Xiangyi: “Tell me first before you talk about anything in the future.”

Tang Jinzhi’s smile was fawning, and her voice was well-behaved: “Okay, Dr. Xie.”

Xie Xiangyi: “Don’t just make me sit there.”

She felt that she hadn’t done anything.

Tang Jinzhi disagreed: “Why not? With you there, it’s already half the battle won.”

Xie Xiangyi’s role was very big. Did she not realize that people didn’t dare to have an opinion when they saw her cold face?

The hierarchy in wealthy families was very clear, and it was obvious that Xie Xiangyi’s family was at the very top.

Tang Jinzhi waved her hand and said, “Our Dr. Xie is an authority just by sitting there.”

She said this with more confidence than Xie Xiangyi herself.

Xie Xiangyi’s lips couldn’t help but curve upwards, and her mood instantly went from cloudy to sunny.