Chapter 61 Because You Are Not Worthy

Xu Yi said indifferently, "Zhao Yating, don't you think you are being quite ridiculous? Do I need to report to you about my whereabouts?"

Zhao Yating frowned and said, "Xu Yi, must we speak to each other in this tone?"

Xu Yi let out a scoff and sneered, "What? Is there something wrong with my tone? Do I need to grovel and fawn over you like a loyal dog for it to be normal?"

"Xu Yi!" Zhao Yating raised her voice slightly, her tone carrying a hint of anger.

Immediately, this drew the gazes of the people around them.

Zhao Yating quickly lowered her volume and looked at Xu Yi with a pitiful, grievance-stricken expression, softening her voice as she said, "Alright. Xu Yi, I did hurt you in the past. But hasn't that all passed now? You seem to be doing very well for yourself now, so... can't we just start over?"

While looking at Xu Yi, Zhao Yating's mind was racing.

The tailored suit Xu Yi wore was clearly worth a fortune, and when she had seen him at the 4S dealership last time, he had actually purchased a Mercedes-Benz G-Class.

Coupled with running into him at this high-end venue today!

All of this made Zhao Yating even more certain that Xu Yi was no longer the penniless college student she had once known. For all she knew, he might even be the illegitimate son of some mega-wealthy tycoon.

She had to seize the opportunity and tightly grasp this potential golden goose immediately!

Zhao Yating had no idea what kind of gathering this was today; she had shamelessly tagged along by clinging to her best friend.

She only knew that every single man attending this event possessed immense wealth, power, and influence. Naturally, she hoped to rub shoulders with such men.

However, compared to total strangers, Xu Yi was undoubtedly a much more satisfactory option and her primary choice.

If she had only felt a shred of regret for breaking up with Xu Yi back at the 4S dealership, she was now completely and utterly regretful.

After all, her original betrayal with Wu Zhiyong had been entirely motivated by money. Even though she had lost Xu Yi, Wu Zhiyong wasn't poor either.

Who could have anticipated that after seeing Xu Yi at the dealership that day, Wu Zhiyong completely vanished, ignoring her entirely and unilaterally choosing to break up? It was obvious that she had been dumped by Wu Zhiyong.

It was only at that moment that she felt true, profound regret.

She had fantasized countless times: if she hadn't broken up with Xu Yi in the first place, wouldn't his money and luxury cars all belong to her now?

After that, Zhao Yating had tried to inquire about Xu Yi many times, but she couldn't find him at all because he had changed his phone number long ago.

As for their group of college acquaintances, besides herself, absolutely no one knew that Xu Yi had undergone such a dramatic transformation.

Therefore!

Encountering Xu Yi now meant Yang Tingting knew her chance had finally arrived! The last time at the dealership, Liu Mei had been present, forcing Zhao Yating to put on an act, but now there was no need to pretend.

Hearing Zhao Yating's words, Xu Yi looked at her as if she were an absolute idiot. "Zhao Yating, are you out of your mind? Yes! I am doing well now, but just because I'm doing well, does that mean I have to seek you out?"

Zhao Yating looked at Xu Yi with a gaze full of lingering affection and said softly,

"Xu Yi! Deep down, I still love you. I remember everything you did for me in college. I remember how much you used to love me!"

"Xu Yi! Let's just start over, okay? I am willing to be your girlfriend. I was out of my mind before; Wu Zhiyong forced me, I never truly loved him! And don't worry, I have completely cut ties with him now."

Xu Yi was practically laughed to fury by Zhao Yating's words.

"Zhao Yating! I used to think you were just materialistic, but today I realized you're also utterly disgusting and shameless to the core."

Zhao Yating argued, "No! I am not shameless! I've just suddenly discovered my true feelings! I found out that I still love you just as much as before! What did I do wrong? Xu Yi, please forgive me, can't we be together again?"

With that, Zhao Yating reached out and grabbed Xu Yi's arm.

Xu Yi shook her off, looked at her with utter contempt, and said, "Stop touching me! You might have no shame, but I still value mine."

Undeterred, Zhao Yating grabbed Xu Yi's clothes again, crying out in a loud, pleading voice, "Xu Yi! I genuinely love you. Exactly what do you want me to do before you'll forgive me?"

Zhao Yating's shrill voice quickly attracted the attention of quite a few people nearby.

Xu Yi frowned.

Seizing the moment, Zhao Yating put on her pitiful, sorrowful expression again and said, "Xu Yi! You're all I have left now, please don't abandon me!"

Xu Yi was completely speechless regarding the woman before him.

With a cold scoff, Xu Yi said indifferently, "Zhao Yating! Stop acting, is this fun? Everything you're doing is simply because you see that I have money now and want to satisfy your sickening vanity."

"I can tell you quite clearly. No matter what tricks you pull, I will never like a woman like you. Furthermore, no matter what you do, you will never extract a single penny from me."

"Do you understand? We are people from two completely different worlds. Stop blocking my way, get lost!"

Xu Yi pushed Zhao Yating forward and turned his head to look in Ding Xue's direction. However, because of the commotion Zhao Yating had caused, he had long since lost sight of Ding Xue.

On her end, being pushed away by Xu Yi was something Zhao Yating found hard to accept.

A look of intense resentment surfaced on her face. She glared at Xu Yi and hissed viciously, "Xu Yi! Exactly what else do you want from me? I've already humbled myself and begged you like this. Is that still not enough? When has a proud person like me ever begged you with such lowliness?"

"Isn't it just because I slept with Wu Zhiyong instead of you? Fine! As long as you agree, I'll sleep with you tonight!"

Half-furious and half-amused, Xu Yi retorted, "Zhao Yating, could you possibly be any more comical? Honestly, I never realized you had such comedic talent before; it's a real waste that you aren't acting."

"How can you utter such shameless words with a straight face? I'll count to three, get the hell out of my sight. Just looking at you makes me want to vomit right now."

Anger flaring up as well, Zhao Yating gritted her teeth and said, "Fine! Xu Yi! If you don't want to be with me, I won't force it. But after all, I spent four years of college dating you. I gave up so much, shouldn't you compensate me for emotional distress?"

Xu Yi was taken aback: "What? You want me to pay you... emotional distress compensation?"

Zhao Yating retorted, "Hmph! What else? You were clearly so wealthy, yet you made me suffer through hardship with you for four full years during college—isn't that deception? If you hadn't deceived me like that, would I have ended up ruined by Wu Zhiyong? What's wrong with me asking you for a bit of emotional compensation?"

Suppressing his boiling rage, Xu Yi sneered, "Then how much of this so-called emotional compensation do you think I should pay you?"

Zhao Yating said righteously, "I only want what I rightfully deserve, I won't ask for extra. Four years of college, three million per year—give me ten million total for the four years. For someone like you, this little bit of money shouldn't be an issue, right?"

Hearing this, Xu Yi touched his chin and mused, "Ten million? Indeed, that's not a huge amount of money."

Hearing this, Zhao Yating felt a surge of joy in her heart. She knew Xu Yi was wealthy, but she had no idea just how rich he was. Mentioning ten million was merely a tentative figure she threw out randomly; if Xu Yi thought it was too much, she could negotiate it down.

However, Xu Yi's reaction indicated that he was far wealthier than she had ever imagined.

No! She must absolutely not let this opportunity slip away.

"But! Why on earth should I give it to you? Just because of your lunatic ramblings just now? Zhao Yating, have you lost your mind over money! I told you just a moment ago, don't even dream of taking a single penny from me! You don't deserve it!"

Zhao Yating's expression turned gloomy instantly as she said in a deep voice, "Xu Yi! Say that again! Don't live to regret this."

Xu Yi replied indifferently, "I could say it hundreds of times and it would still be the same. I won't give you even a single penny, because you don't deserve it! Get lost!"

"Fine, fine, fine!" Pointing an angry finger at Xu Yi, Zhao Yating repeated the word 'fine' three times before threatening, "Xu Yi, you will regret this!"

Immediately after, Zhao Yating suddenly began pulling at her hair, smearing the lipstick across her face, tearing at her own clothes, and dropping heavily onto the floor to wail at the top of her lungs.

"Everyone, come look! This heartless bastard! I spent four years dating him from the very beginning of college. He was clearly wealthy, yet he pretended to be poor with me all those years!"

"But I didn't blame him, because I loved him. Yet the moment he graduated, this man set his eyes on other women. Not only did he abandon me, but now that I'm even pregnant with his child, he refuses to give me a single cent for child support!"

"Come everyone! Come look at this shameless man, his name is Xu Yi!"