Li Jing raised an eyebrow, "So what do you want to do?"
Wei Jia smirked, "Why don't we get married? I can use that to deal with my family, and at the same time, not restrict you from seeing other women. How about that?"
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Li Jing shook his head decisively, leaving no room for negotiation.
Seeing this, a fleeting trace of disappointment flashed in Wei Jia's eyes, but she still maintained a calm smile, "Just joking, why are you taking it so seriously?"
Then she stood up from beside Li Jing, casually draping a blanket over her shapely figure, and picked up a beer can from the table to drink.
Gazing at her slender silhouette, Li Jing could sense a hint of loneliness, "So, worried about losing me, feeling melancholic?"
"Ha, are you always this narcissistic?"
Wei Jia draped the blanket over her shoulders, leaned on the railing, and gazed out at the sea, chuckling softly.
After a moment of silence, she spoke again, "If I lost my money and my company, would you still be with me?"
"I'm not with you for your money."
Li Jing shrugged and continued to lie on the lounge chair, basking in the sun, "You're mistaken; I'm interested in your looks and figure, and your personality. Whether you have money or not doesn't matter to me."
Hearing this, Wei Jia shook her head and smiled, "Shows how much you don't care about money."
She then turned to look at Li Jing, "What if I became ugly, or turned into a fat person, would you still like me?"
"Of course not."
Li Jing shook his head decisively, "If you're both ugly and fat, what would I like?
Do I like the idea of your weight crushing me, or your unique ugliness?"
Seeing Li Jing still answer without hesitation, Wei Jia was momentarily taken aback, then helplessly shook her head again, "You're such a jerk... why do I even like someone like you?"
"There's some truth to the saying, 'Bad boys get all the girls.'"
Li Jing chuckled, then looked at Wei Jia, "Tell me, is there something wrong with your company?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Jia hesitated, her pupils slightly contracting, then finally showed genuine surprise, "How did you know?"
"Does it need to be said? Previously, when I heard you, the workaholic, say there was nothing wrong with your company and you could stay a few more days, I thought it was strange."
Li Jing explained matter-of-factly, "Moreover, when I first saw you today, your mood wasn't great.
Of course, the most telling part was the question you just asked, whether I'd still like you if you lost your money.
From my understanding of you, your company must be in serious trouble now, so much so that you can't solve it, and are starting to consider life without money or a company, right?"
After hearing Li Jing's analysis, Wei Jia slightly widened her beautiful eyes, and after a moment of silence, she self-mockingly said, "Was I that obvious?
I originally planned to indulge myself for two days here in Tianhai with you, then go abroad to think about my next steps, but didn't expect you to see through me on the first day."
"So that's why you had no inhibitions today and gave yourself to me?"
Li Jing frowned slightly, "You're planning to go abroad? What's wrong with your company? Maybe I can help you."
"You can't help me; this is a family matter."
Wei Jia shook her head self-deprecatingly, looking into the distance, "The price for refusing Liu Kai was giving up managerial control of the company and handing it back to my parents."
She struggled to maintain a smile as she looked at Li Jing, "I'm not some entrepreneurial powerhouse; the foundation of the company was built by my parents, and I was just managing it for them.
I did grow the company, but the greatest say in the company still lies with my parents."
Li Jing was puzzled, "Just because you refused a match-making, your parents kicked you out of the company?"
"That was just the trigger; there have been accumulated tensions with my parents over many years."
Wei Jia shook her head calmly, "It's not that they kicked me out of the company either.
I voluntarily left. In their company, I can never escape their control. So this time, I decided to completely separate from them and venture out on my own."
After hearing this, Li Jing looked at her complex and tired face, finally realizing how much she had been through recently.
He then walked to Wei Jia's side, wrapped an arm around her waist, and gazed into her alluring eyes, raising an eyebrow:
"Who says I can't help you? I told you, I don't shortchange any woman of mine.
Since you gave me everything today, I can certainly help you regain everything."