The Billionaire's Priceless Darling: 33 Days of the CEO's Pursuit - Chapter 35 - How Much Are Your Time and Space Worth?

Every night?

To face this terrifying tyrant night after night? Wouldn’t that drive her into depression? Possibly insanity?

Gu Xiaoai plated the fish from the pan and said as she worked, “No, my uncle would start to suspect something. I can’t be away from home every night.”

If her uncle knew she had become someone else’s mistress, he’d be furious enough to pass out.

No?

He gave a woman the keys to his home for the first time, and her response was “No”?

Ungrateful Gu Xiaoai.

“Gu Xiaoai, I don’t want to hear your excuses,” Li Juefeng said coldly, glancing at the fragrant fish on the plate. She really knew how to cook.

The former Young Lady had fallen to the point of being like a maid, cooking for herself in the kitchen. Too bad he hadn’t witnessed her downfall firsthand.

That must have been such a satisfying process.

The haughty Young Lady reduced to Cinderella… her glamorous attire replaced by cheap clothing, her proud peacock demeanor degraded to the greasy life of a cook.

“Li Juefeng, you have your own business to attend to. You can’t possibly come home every night. Can’t we just coordinate our schedules?” Gu Xiaoai furrowed her brows as she spoke, her tone conciliatory-she truly wanted to avoid arguments with him.

After all, every argument with him ended with her giving in and admitting defeat. She had learned to be smart about it.

“No,” Li Juefeng rejected her outright.

He didn’t care what excuses she had for her family. For this month, her body and soul would bear only his mark.

How hard could it be to conquer a woman?

To keep her too occupied to think about other men-that was the key.

Gu Xiaoai took off her apron, turned around, and faced Li Juefeng’s uncompromising expression. She softened her voice as much as possible and said gently, “You can’t be so overbearing. I deserve to have my own time and space.”

Her voice had a unique kind of softness, especially when she intentionally lowered her tone. It was the kind of voice that inexplicably soothed those who heard it.

Head-on confrontation with Li Juefeng wouldn’t work; she could only try the opposite approach.

“How much are your time and space worth? I’ll buy them,” Li Juefeng said, not even bothering to lift his brow.

“…”

Faced with Li Juefeng’s crude show of wealth, Gu Xiaoai was speechless, not able to utter even a single word. Her almond-shaped eyes stared incredulously.

“No words? Does that mean you agree?” A hint of satisfaction flickered in Li Juefeng’s eyes. He loved the way she surrendered, a mix of stubbornness and pitiful helplessness.

A man so arrogant and self-centered-she and he truly had no common ground.

“…” Gu Xiaoai was still so infuriated that she remained silent, unable to muster even one word.