My crush wants to be my sugar daddy.

Chapter 166 Mr. Jiang's Cat Ran Away

Xie Lingzhou woke up at two in the morning.

"Ah Chen?" Xie Lingzhou glanced at Jiang Haochen, who was resting on the sofa, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Jiang Haochen woke up with a start, stood up and walked over, asking, "You're awake? How are you feeling?"

Xie Lingzhou: "Thank goodness. What are you doing here?"

Jiang Haochen: "You had surgery for a perforated stomach, and the hospital contacted me. Your emergency contact person... hasn't been changed."

Xie Lingzhou's expression stiffened: "Sorry, I forgot to change it."

But you were the one who forced me to change my emergency contact to yours.

Jiang Haochen continued, "I contacted Han Dai, and he has already sent an assistant over. They should arrive in a little while."

Xie Lingzhou: "Are you leaving?"

Jiang Haochen hummed in agreement: "Wait for your assistant to come over."

Xie Lingzhou felt a sudden pain in his heart. At that moment, he suddenly understood how Jiang Haochen felt when he left Jiang Haochen to go abroad.

So this is how painful and aggrieved it is?

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left you when you were sick."

Jiang Haochen glanced at him in surprise, but still said, "That's all in the past."

There was a moment of silence in the ward, a little awkward.

Xie Lingzhou tried to sit up, but as soon as he moved, he fell back down in pain.

Jiang Haochen: "Don't move. You just had surgery. The doctor said you need to rest."

He then helped to raise the bed slightly.

Xie Lingzhou responded softly, "Thank you."

Jiang Haochen: "How could this happen?"

Xie Lingzhou smiled weakly: "When I first went abroad, things didn't go very smoothly. But I even gave you up for going abroad. I paid such a high price, and I was determined to succeed. Only if I succeeded could I have the face to return to China to see you, and stand by your side again."

Xie Lingzhou's voice was full of pain and regret.

During his years abroad, he always believed that Jiang Haochen would wait for him, after all, Jiang Haochen liked him so much. But Jiang Haochen fell in love with someone else; he fell in love with Chi Yuan.

The immense pain and regret, along with four years' worth of interest, erupted at that moment, nearly driving him to the brink of collapse.

Jiang Haochen didn't respond to him: "You get some rest. I'll go check if your assistant has arrived yet."

He turned and started to walk out.

"Ah Chen," Xie Lingzhou called out to him, "What if Chi Yuan also goes abroad? Would you break up with him?"

Jiang Haochen's hand paused on the doorknob, hesitated for a moment, then finally released it, turned around, and looked at Xie Lingzhou:

"Xie Lingzhou, I'm breaking up with you not because you're going abroad."

Xie Lingzhou asked incredulously, "What was that for?"

If it wasn't because he was going abroad, then what else could it be?

Jiang Haochen: "Because I don't want to like you anymore."

Don't you want to like me anymore?

These words struck Xie Lingzhou like a heavy hammer, shattering his last shred of hope and pride.

Jiang Haochen stopped talking, opened the door and walked out.

The moment the door closed, Xie Lingzhou covered his face with his hands and burst into tears.

He came to S City with Jiang Haochen, wanting to see how Jiang Haochen would handle Chi Yuan's situation and whether he really liked Chi Yuan that much.

But now, Jiang Haochen tells him that it has nothing to do with Chi Yuan; it's just that Chi Yuan doesn't want to like him.

It wasn't Chi Yuan's appearance that stole this relationship; it was he who lost it.

That only proves that I love him more than you love him.

For some reason, the expression on Chi Yuan's face when he said those words suddenly appeared before Xie Lingzhou's eyes. The person who had been at odds with him had suddenly changed his demeanor just because Jiang Haochen was mentioned, and his dark eyes made Xie Lingzhou's heart pound.

He seemed to know why.

Jiang Haochen came out of the ward and didn't go back in. He waited outside for about twenty minutes until Xie Lingzhou's assistant arrived, at which point Jiang Haochen left immediately.

After this, Xie Lingzhou probably won't contact him again.

As for Chi Yuan, why did Chi Yuan go abroad?

……

Chi Yuan has gone abroad.

Li Weiran hadn't originally intended for Chi Yuan to go abroad, but the previously arranged work was canceled due to public opinion.

At this time, a foreign director contacted her, saying that there was a role suitable for Chi Yuan and asking her to submit his application materials. She thought that if things didn't go well and Chi Yuan couldn't continue his career in China, going abroad would be a way out, so she tried submitting his materials, and to her surprise, he actually got the role.

They came to pick up Chi Yuan at 5 a.m., and he boarded the plane at 6:30 a.m. sharp, heading to the United States.

At that time, Jiang Haochen had just departed from S City and landed at the airport in B City at 8:50.

When the plane landed, he sent a message to Chi Yuan, but Chi Yuan didn't reply. Jiang Haochen assumed that Chi Yuan was sleeping in, so he didn't bother him any further.

He drove home, stopping at a breakfast shop near his apartment complex to buy some porridge and steamed buns, hurrying home through the long journey.

During his days in S City, he constantly regretted not hugging Chi Yuan the day he left the film crew. This regret intensified after seeing Lin Fang; he couldn't imagine how Chi Yuan, who had been full of hope when he went to find his mother, must have felt after being given only ten yuan.

It's even harder to imagine how heartbroken Chi Yuan would be if, years later, Lin Fang hurt him again for the sake of her other son.

He wanted to hug Chi Yuan and tell him that no matter what happens in the future, he would always be there for him.

"bite."

The elevator has arrived.

Before the elevator doors were fully open, Jiang Haochen couldn't wait to step out. As he entered the password to open the door, his eyes were full of smiles.

With a "click," the door opened.

With just one glance, Jiang Haochen noticed something was wrong. The door to the second bedroom was open, and the living room was empty and silent.

Is it in the master bedroom?

Ignoring his unease, Jiang Haochen didn't even bother to change his shoes before heading towards the master bedroom with his breakfast.

The door to the master bedroom was also open, and the bedding in the room was neatly arranged, showing no signs of anyone having lived there.

Not here.

Jiang Haochen suddenly turned back to the second bedroom. In the empty bedroom, a piece of letter paper that was pressed down on the desk was particularly conspicuous.

Jiang Haochen quickly went over, picked up the paper, which only had a few words on it.

[Mr. Jiang: Thank you for these past two years. Wishing you happiness. ---Chi Yuan.]

These past two years? Thank me?

Jiang Haochen held the paper in one hand and unlocked his phone with the other, then started calling Chi Yuan.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently switched off."

Jiang Haochen acted as if he couldn't hear him, and only gave up after dialing three times in a row. Then he dialed Li Weiran's number instead.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently switched off."

Hit Xiao Zhao.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently switched off."

Shut down, everything's shut down!

Jiang Haochen wanted to make another call, but after thinking for a long time, he still didn't know who to call.

Jiang Haochen, his face grim, looked at the paper in his hand again and called Assistant Chen.

Assistant Chen is at the airport in G province, about to return to B city. He's been investigating Chi Yuan's childhood for the past few days, but with Lin Fang and Gao Wanfu's statements, Chi Yuan's case has been largely resolved, so his findings aren't as important. He can reveal them, or he can keep them secret.

Li Weiran asked Chi Yuan for his opinion. Chi Yuan did not want to expose too much of his privacy, nor did he want his past to aggravate netizens' condemnation of Gao Wanfu's family, so he did not expose it to the public.

Assistant Chen spent three or four days running around, but ultimately to no avail. As a dutiful servant, he said he would be happy as long as he was paid his full salary.

Just as they were about to board the plane, Jiang Haochen called.

Assistant Chen quickly answered the phone: "President Jiang, I'm now..."

Jiang Haochen: "When does Chi Yuan's contract expire?"

Assistant Chen: "What?"

Jiang Haochen gritted his teeth and repeated, "When does Chi Yuan's contract expire?"

Assistant Chen sensed his boss's less-than-pleasant mood, but dared not ask any more questions or mention that the contract was not with him. He simply said "Please wait a moment" and began searching quickly.

He found his WeChat chat history with Chi Yuan. The day he added Chi Yuan on WeChat was the same day he signed the contract, so he quickly confirmed the date.

After taking a look, Assistant Chen was stunned for a moment.

"Yesterday, it expired yesterday."

Jiang Haochen: "Why didn't you tell me?!"

Assistant Chen: "You...aren't you dating Mr. Chi? I thought the contract was no longer valid."

Jiang Haochen: "So you don't need to say anything just because you're no longer useful? Is this how an assistant like you works?!"

Assistant Chen was stunned by the scolding. What did he do?

Is he going to go and tell the boss, "Your sugar daddy/sugar baby agreement has expired. Do you want to renew it?" Is he out of his mind, or is the boss out of his mind?

Assistant Chen: "I'm sorry, it was my negligence."

Jiang Haochen suppressed his anger, staring at the letter in his hand, his eyes red with rage: "Go and find out where Chi Yuan went."

Assistant Chen: "Yes."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Haochen closed his eyes tightly.

Even Assistant Chen could tell that he liked Chi Yuan, so why didn't Chi Yuan know? Or did Chi Yuan know, but was just using this method to reject him?

Is this how you thank me?

Wish me happiness. Do you know what happiness is for me?