"Actually, my request is quite simple."
"Back in elementary school, you were my wife, but it was always in name only."
"But now they're all adults; doing anything wouldn't be excessive. So, shouldn't the childhood promise be fulfilled now?"
Zhao Tienan smirked and looked at his old classmate with eyes that grew increasingly fiery.
"Zhao Tienan, you jerk!"
"Considering the relationship between us, how could you have the nerve to make a move on me?"
"Change the condition immediately, maybe I'll consider agreeing to it."
Liu Jia said indignantly, thinking that this Zhao Tienan looked utterly unrespectable. Had it not been for the lack of help around her, she wouldn't have sought him out at all.
"That won't work. My condition is final, with no room for negotiation. If you feel shortchanged, then we can part ways amicably—business may fail, but friendship remains."
Zhao Tienan replied with composure, every word reflecting an intriguingly casual demeanor.
"You..."
