High School Belle Fell in Love with Me

Chapter 548 - 242: Jiang Banxia’s Fear

"Huh? I was just joking."

Jiang Banxia seemed a bit flustered.

Usually, Li Yang would find an excuse to brush it off.

But today, he didn’t.

"I do have something I want to..."

"Don’t want to hear it!"

Jiang Banxia didn’t wait for Li Yang to finish speaking; she covered her ears and ran off.

But soon, Li Yang caught up with her.

Seeing him, before he could speak, she immediately said, "No talking, let me think."

Just like that, the two walked from the riverside to Shihe Mansion.

After entering their new home, Jiang Banxia closed the door, sat on the sofa, and said with grievance, "Master Li, you’re not going to throw me out of the car, are you? I haven’t reached my destination yet, and I already paid the fare. I have no money on me right now, and no one else will take me..."

"I’ve already planned it all out. You’ll graduate next June, and it’s just right to have a baby in May this year, so when you graduate next year, you can bring the baby along to your graduation ceremony."

Li Yang asked, "Your plan to liquidate is just to have a baby?"

Jiang Banxia had decided to liquidate before the end of the year and finish by May, with no intention to continue working.

Li Yang thought she was tired and wanted a break.

Coincidentally, the market had been in a downturn throughout 2018, even experts couldn’t make money, so a break wasn’t a big deal.

"Mmm hmm." Jiang Banxia nodded pitifully.

Li Yang said helplessly, "You’re so young, why do you want a baby?"

Xue Ning and Bai Qing had their reasons, and while Li Yang liked kids, he hadn’t planned to have one so soon.

"I... of course, I want to wear a wedding dress as soon as possible. In the future, you’ll have more and more work, and so will I... If we can get married and have a baby all settled by next year, then we won’t have to worry about it anymore. I know the things you want to do could take another ten years, and I want to work hard with you."

Jiang Banxia knew that after Li Yang graduated, he would have more time, and his work would officially start.

Right now, he was just laying the groundwork in his spare time, without really diving in, nor having the energy for it.

It was perfect timing; she could complete what needed to be done during Li Yang’s last year in school so they could relax later.

Otherwise, when they got married, Li Yang would only have time to spare, and having a child... would delay her by over a year.

Everything was planned out, except she never expected Li Yang to confront her about it now.

Li Yang squatted in front of Jiang Banxia, reached out to wipe her tears, then picked her up and carried her to the bedroom.

"What are you doing?"

"Of course, we’re having a baby. There’s nothing going on recently anyway, and if you get pregnant now, by the time I graduate, the baby will be five or six months old, not too fragile anymore. I wouldn’t want to drag a two or three-month-old baby around."

Jiang Banxia whispered, "But you were saying... what did you want to say earlier?"

"Do you want to know?"

"No, no, I don’t want to know anymore."

Yee-yee-yah-yah...

"Actually, I’ve been waiting for that day. I haven’t heard you mention wanting to marry me for several months now. I thought you’d given up that idea. I know a lot has happened, and some things were tests for you. I figured you were too embarrassed to say, so I’d just bring it up myself to make it easier for you."

"Master Li, you say things like this at times like this... mmph..."

"Well, tell me, did those things make things difficult for you? Did you ever think of anything else? If you don’t tell me, I won’t budge..."

"No, no, no!"

...

"Master Li, I really thought you didn’t want me anymore. Do you know how scared I was?"

"What a joke, you’re about to be the world’s richest person, you know? How could I ever refuse a wife who’s the world’s richest person?"

Li Yang was serious; Wanliu Capital was going public this year and it could very well produce the world’s richest person.

But it required some adept maneuvering on his part.

The first step was to find a few investors to take over.

Jiang Baichuan was a suitable candidate.

Li Yang knew exactly how much Wanliu Capital was worth.

Just the management fees alone were over three billion a year.

The only reason that QDII fund wasn’t earning more was its small size; with a larger scale, the revenue would continue to grow.

Not to mention, Wanliu Capital also had fifty billion in proprietary funds, forty billion of which was financed through loans, and ten billion was paid-in capital. Now, that fifty billion was worth more than a hundred billion.

Jiang Banxia’s proprietary funds weren’t included in this, and last year alone Wanliu Capital’s net profit exceeded a hundred billion.

That’s last year’s figures, this year’s haven’t been calculated yet.

...

Zhang Mengyu had a very awkward New Year.

Because her dad somehow invited Ning Hao over.

She really wasn’t interested in Ning Hao!

Ning Hao also seemed very nervous, cautious throughout.

During the New Year’s Eve dinner, the atmosphere was less lively.

After dinner, Zhang Mengyu went to her room, while her dad, Zhang Mansheng, pulled Ning Hao aside to chat on the sofa.

He cheerfully asked, "Ning, my boy."

Ning Hao promptly replied, "I’m here, uncle, just say whatever you need."

He was completely bewildered.

A couple of days ago, someone in the gaming circle suddenly reached out to him, saying there was a request specifically for Ning Hao to take on a task.

Curious, he added the person as a friend.

Then, the person asked him to come over on New Year’s Eve, saying they would sign an agreement in person.

He never handled things like this before, but the money the other party offered was too tempting, with a two thousand deposit and another ten grand after completion.

Since it wasn’t far, he took a ride over.