The Billionaire's Hidden Affection-Chapter 337 Deadly Danger 1_1

Xiaojue is still Xiaojue, but I am no longer myself.

She lowered her head, suddenly feeling ashamed.

From the beginning until now, Xiaojue has never changed. It’s always been me who hesitates and gives up. Just like now, I’m holding these heavy keys in my hand. Xiaojue has already done so much, but what have I done for him? I even forgot his birthday, yet a few harsh words from his mother made me want to break up again.

Huang Xiaojue saw her looking down, her fingers fidgeting. He slowly reached out and took her hand.

She looked up. Her eyes were misty, and her voice was very low. "Xiaojue... I’m sorry." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

He chuckled, relieved, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.

"Xixi, I’m telling you now, this time I’m really going to be selfish. After the new shop opens, you’ll have to quit your job and manage it."

"I’ve already written my resignation letter."

This time, I’m quitting willingly. I don’t even care about whether I can go to the United States for training anymore. Resign? So be it. Besides, this is my own shop too.

She said, full of enthusiasm, "Xiaoya wants to invest 300,000, but I don’t have any money left to invest."

He teased her, "If you had the money, were you planning to invest it and split the business three ways?"

"I really don’t have any money. I’ve saved less than 100,000. A few days ago, I took out a mortgage on a small, furnished apartment. The minimum down payment was over 120,000. Xiaoya paid the difference for me."

Huang Xiaojue was slightly surprised. "Why buy a house?"

Her face turned red, and she said quietly, "Your mom has given me trouble several times. I’m afraid one day I’ll be kicked out again and have nowhere to go..."

His heart ached. He remembered that ever since her mother passed away, she had truly been like a rootless duckweed—drifting, uncertain, and never feeling any sense of security. If I can’t give her that security, who else can she rely on?

"Xiaojue, I know I didn’t really need to buy a house..."

"Hey, who says you can’t buy it? In the future, when we argue, you can go hide in your little nest."

His joking tone immediately put her at ease.

His voice softened. "If you didn’t have enough money, why go to Xiaoya? Didn’t I give you my card?"

Huang Xiaojue spent a lot of money buying his house. Even if he earns a seven-figure annual salary, how could I keep relying on him? Besides, opening a new shop—renting the space, renovations, hiring staff, and all that—will cost another fortune.

"Xiaojue, don’t worry. My down payment was low, and I’m confident I can handle the mortgage payments. The card Xiaoya gave me still has tens of thousands on it. Managing the mortgage for this year won’t be a problem."

"Why use Xiaoya’s money?"

She stuck out her tongue. "Xiaoya and I don’t really keep track of whose money is whose between us."

He feigned anger. "So, you two are the real love story here? Does that make me the third wheel?"

She burst out laughing and winked. "It’s not like I was trying to save your money! Your card is with me, after all. I can withdraw from it whenever I need to. I just figured opening the shop will require a lot of capital, something Xiaoya and I can’t handle. That has to fall on you, so I didn’t want to add to your financial burden."

"Xixi, you don’t have to worry about this. Our company’s performance has been number one in the group for three consecutive years. Didn’t I tell you about the huge bonus I received?"

"No, you actually haven’t."

Her eyes lit up. "How much?"

He played coy. "Haha, you can check my account tomorrow. I handed it over for you to manage so long ago. Whose fault is it if you haven’t been paying attention?"

Good heavens, I was kidnapped by Wan Donglin right before New Year’s Eve! After I came back, I was on edge all day, worried about Huang Xiaojue’s mom causing trouble. How could I possibly have remembered to check that?