Chapter 275: An Siyao’s Gift

Looking at the contract and pen An Siyao placed in front of him, Xia Yu wore an expression of confusion.

“This is your Mid-Autumn Festival gift,” An Siyao said.

“No, I can’t accept this,” Xia Yu declined.

What An Siyao had presented was a company stock contract. As long as Xia Yu signed it, the company would become his. Although Xia Yu wasn’t sure exactly how much the company was worth, anything An Siyao had given must be something extraordinary.

As an ambitious young man, Xia Yu couldn’t accept such an unexpected gift.

It made him feel like a kept man.

When he refused to accept it, An Siyao seemed hurt. “Is it because I gave too little? But I don’t have much money right now. Once I get more from my father and grandfather, I’ll give you something better.”

“It’s not that the gift is small, but the act of giving itself is the issue,” Xia Yu replied.

“But you said two days ago that we should exchange Mid-Autumn Festival gifts,” An Siyao responded.

“I meant ordinary gifts, not ones worth millions or tens of millions!

Xia Yu tried to make An Siyao understand that it was not normal for a girlfriend to give a company to her boyfriend.

“But I checked online, and people usually give cars as gifts. Since I don’t have a car, I’ll just give you a company,” An Siyao said hesitantly.

“Those are gifts for men who are being supported,” Xia Yu replied.

Upon hearing this, An Siyao looked incredulous: “But am I not supporting you? Don’t you want me to support you anymore?”

By the time she said the last sentence, An Siyao looked heartbroken, as if betrayed.

“…”

Xia Yu cupped An Siyao’s face with both hands and rubbed it gently: “Supporting and being supported are not the same thing, and I never asked you to support me!”

“But I want to support you,” An Siyao said sincerely.

Xia Yu felt a headache coming on. Having a girlfriend who always wanted to support him was somewhat troublesome.

“Really don’t want it?” An Siyao asked again.

“I don’t,” Xia Yu replied.

“So you don’t want me anymore?” The girl looked sad.

“Refusing your company and refusing you are two different things,” Xia Yu explained.

After being persuaded, An Siyao temporarily left, but the matter was far from over.

In the following days, An Siyao wore a sorrowful expression and kept giving Xia Yu longing glances.

Yu Ningmeng specially took An Siyao to the hospital for a physical examination. After confirming An Siyao was still a virgin, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Yu Ningmeng confronted Xia Yu.

The two agreed to meet at a cafe.

“Tell me what’s going on. Do you want to abandon her now that you’ve had your way? Don’t you want them anymore, mother and daughter?” Yu Ningmeng asked.

“Where did you get mother and daughter from!” Xia Yu refuted Yu Ningmeng’s words and told her the whole story.

This time it was Yu Ningmeng’s turn to be astonished.

The company’s owner wanted to give the company to her boyfriend, but the boyfriend refused firmly. How should she deal with such a situation?

“Which company does Yaoyao plan to give you?” Yu Ningmeng inquired.

Xia Yu told her the company’s name.

“Oh, that’s just a small company under the An family. You can just accept it,” Yu Ningmeng said when she realized it wasn’t one of her Yu family’s companies.

“How can you see me like that!”

“But if you don’t accept it, Yaoyao won’t be happy.” Yu Ningmeng continued, “Actually, being a kept man and doing nothing is quite nice.”

She added, “Even if you work hard, can you ever reach the level of Yu Group and An Group? It’s better to give up earlier.”

“Don’t try to corrupt my dreams with your money!” Xia Yu still refused.

“If you’re determined to work hard, why not channel your efforts in a different direction? How about aiming to elevate Yu Group to new heights?” Yu Ningmeng didn’t genuinely believe Xia Yu was capable of taking Yu Group to greater heights. She was merely attempting to manipulate him with motivational rhetoric.

But Xia Yu realized that he might actually be able to do it.

For a moment, he felt tempted.

But shortly after, he shook his head.

Perhaps he could do it in the future, but not now. Currently, Daliang Capital was still under Yu Liang’s control, and his relationship with An Siyao had not yet been truly established.

If he gave up now, the Yu family wouldn’t allow him to manage anything, and he would only end up as a kept man supported by An Siyao.

“You think it’s not exciting enough? Then why don’t you work as a spy for the Yu family, infiltrate the An family’s group, and help us take over the An family when the opportunity arises?” Yu Ningmeng proposed something perilous.

Yu Liang only had An Siyao as his direct relative, so all the family assets belonged to An Siyao. However, An Tianfeng had more than just An Siyao; he also had a son named An Feixiong. In the future, the An family business would most likely go to An Feixiong.

But generally, would in-laws really plot for the other party’s industry by sending a grandson-in-law as a spy?

“What exactly is going on between the Yu and An families?” Xia Yu asked.

Earlier on the forum, Xia Yu had seen posts about Daliang Capital being scammed by the An family group. It seemed they had some enmity, but in actual interactions, it seemed they were just somewhat distant.

“It’s complicated. Mainly it’s about Yaoyao’s mother. Has An Siyao told you anything about it?” Yu Ningmeng asked.

Xia Yu shook his head.

“Then I won’t say anything. Wait for Yaoyao to tell you herself.”

Yu Ningmeng picked up her bag and once more said to Xia Yu, “Come on, let’s head to the villa. You go ahead and sign that contract. After all, it’ll all be your family’s assets in the future. Whether it’s in your hands or hers makes no difference, and it’ll make Yaoyao happy.”

“Okay.” Xia Yu thought for a moment. What Yu Ningmeng said made sense, so he agreed.

The two went to the villa together, and Yu Ningmeng knocked on An Siyao’s door.

“Come in,” An Siyao’s voice came from inside.

When they entered, Xia Yu saw An Siyao sitting at her desk.

Seeing Xia Yu, An Siyao’s face first showed joy, then turned into sadness. She lowered her head, like a little boy who had offered to escort his neighbor’s older sister home but was rejected.

The older sister only felt she didn’t need the little boy’s protection, but the little boy felt like the older sister had rejected him entirely.

Xia Yu sighed, wondering what kind of situation this was.

He approached An Siyao and extended his hand: “Where’s the contract? I’ve agreed.”

“Really?” An Siyao was delighted again.

“Uh-huh,” Xia Yu nodded.

The girl immediately bent down and took the contract from the drawer.

After taking the contract, Xia Yu carefully examined it and found it was an old one, signed by An Siyao with a company seal on it.

Xia Yu was first puzzled, then realized that An Siyao didn’t know how to transfer the company and thought that giving him the contract she had originally signed would be sufficient.

He showed a delighted expression, as this meant he could pretend to accept the transfer and trick An Siyao.

His expression change caught Yu Ningmeng’s attention. Yu Ningmeng came to the desk, took the contract and glanced at it: “Giving the contract to the other party is useless.”

Under Xia Yu’s resentful gaze, Yu Ningmeng prepared a truly valid contract.

After signing the contract, Xia Yu sighed in relief. This matter was finally over.

Seeing Yu Ningmeng go out to handle the remaining procedures, An Siyao became happy. She grabbed Xia Yu’s hand and said, “Wait until National Day; I’ll give you something better.”

More?

Xia Yu was astonished.

“There’s no need for National Day. I prefer the Mid-Autumn Festival. Just give me something for the Mid-Autumn Festival,” he said.

“It’s okay. I still have more,” An Siyao said generously.

Xia Yu tried to dissuade her with other methods again, but all failed.

In the evening, when he returned home, Xia Yu fell into deep thought.

One company per holiday, and in a year, he would have a group of companies under his name.

He didn’t know how to manage companies!

These companies were originally managed by Yu Ningmeng, but who knew whether she would continue to manage them after they were in his hands.

If the companies failed under his management, aside from the financial losses, his image as a reliable person would be ruined!

After thinking for a minute, Xia Yu opened the game interface and found Tina’s section.

He needed the girl’s help now.

More precisely, he needed the business acumen bonus from the girl’s body.

The last time he visited Tina was a month ago. He wondered how she was doing now.