Impoverished Me Saving Love-Starved Rich Women

To be honest, if it were possible, who wouldn't want to marry into the family of such a beautiful, wealthy woman?

From then on, saying goodbye forever to those troublesome money problems and annoying part-time jobs, not needing to bear the pressures of reality, only having to rack one's brains every day to please the wife would be enough.

But that was impossible.

Xie Ci looked out the window in agitation. Pedestrians bustled about, and the countdown had decreased to just over an hour remaining.

"There's actually such good fortune?"

Miss Ye Li stood up, smiling as she tapped Xie Ci's nose. She seemed to have heard the self-mockery in Xie Ci's tone and quite cooperatively began joking around with him.

Xie Ci felt the natural charm radiating from Miss Ye Li, those amber phoenix eyes still sparkling with unfathomable light.

Actually, Xie Ci didn't want her to pick up on the joke so smoothly.

Truly worthy of someone who became a professor at such a young age, what a shrewd person.

For no reason, his heart felt even more troubled.

If someone could still chat and laugh with others without batting an eye just two hours before wanting to commit suicide,

Then how could he reach into her heart and make her give up on it?

Why didn't this broken system give him any tools or something!

Xie Ci rubbed his nose tip, watching the maid lady sit back down with a bright smile.

This was actually a rejection, but that made sense. Women’s hearts were hard to fathom.

Xie Ci rarely got to eat this kind of high-end dessert. The fork he'd shared with Miss Ye Li was now buried in the dark chocolate cake that had been stirred into a mess.

Miss Ye Li suddenly reached out and pressed down on the fork, then pouted.

"Won't Young Master let me have a taste? I've already let you eat mine..."

If Xie Ci hadn't stopped her with his own fork in time, a large chunk of the dark chocolate cake would probably have been destroyed already.

She blinked her eyes cutely, no longer applying force with her hand, just biting her red lips lightly, looking exactly like a spoiled little girl.

"No, this is already beyond the scope of part-time work."

Although many things had already gone beyond the scope of part-time work, Xie Ci suddenly just wanted to act this way.

The countdown ticked away second by second, yet the two of them were still here wrestling over a piece of cake. This sense of absurdity made him inexplicably irritated.

He mercilessly pried her fork away from the cake. The pitch-black chocolate cake was already stained with some white spots.

A strange sense of vengeful satisfaction arose in his heart. Acting this way seemed somewhat despicable.

Xie Ci looked up at those amber eyes, thinking that Miss Ye Li's disappointed expression might not be so bad either.

"Part-time work... is it? Hehe, well that's true~"

Xie Ci stared intently at her pretty face, watching as she lowered her head slightly, her amber eyes disappearing into her amber-colored hair.

When she looked up again, disappointment, incomprehension, and various other emotions intertwined, appearing on that gentle, fair face.

"Would adding money work?"

"No, if you want to eat some, order your own."

What in this world couldn't money accomplish? As long as you paid enough, pastry chefs would never refuse anyone.

The countdown continued ticking.

Xie Ci thought that no matter what, he wouldn't just leave Miss Ye Li alone. If he couldn't convince her to give up suicide with words, then he'd have to tie her up!

Miss Ye Li finally gave up, plopping back down into her chair and sighing while supporting her forehead.

"Young Master is being quite willful today."

"Am I the one being willful?" Xie Ci took a bite of the dark chocolate cake, the sweetness of mango cake mixed within. He stared intently at the countdown in front of him, thinking about his next strategy.

Next, he needed to find an excuse to stick close to Miss Ye Li.

But... if she had truly encountered unbearable pain in life, and after deep consideration still believed that suicide was better than continuing to live,

Then did he have the right to interfere?

Miss Ye Li wasn't the type to act impulsively.

If he forcibly kept her here, wouldn't that just plunge her back into suffering?

At this thought, Xie Ci felt all that victor-like feeling from earlier completely dissipate. The false triumph brought no substantial results. Even the bit of cake in front of him didn't actually belong to him, and the countdown was still ticking.

"But what if I really want to eat some?"

"Hm?"

"Would you give it to me?"

That sweet voice carried hints of coquettish complaint, truly making one's heart ache with pity.

Even her emotional transitions were executed so perfectly.

Clearly it was a humble plea, yet it sounded like a lofty rhetorical question.

Xie Ci suddenly didn't know how to answer.

He would, right? What reason was there not to?

That slender, tall figure suddenly stood up, her ample curves protruding abruptly as her slim waist bent down.

A hand grabbed Xie Ci's collar, and he looked at Dong Ye Li in bewildered confusion.

That pretty face was expressionless, even those amber eyes seemed to have lost their color.

Her porcelain-white wrist suddenly exerted force, pulling him forward until he could clearly see the profound features reflected in those amber eyes.

"Little Ci."

"Hm?"

The sudden change in address caught Xie Ci completely off guard.

"I can't help but notice there's been a very subtle change in how you treat me. Do you hate me terribly and want me to die? Please answer honestly.

"After I die, you'll inherit all my family fortune. It won't be too long, just a few days."

"Ah? You... mmm..."

His pupils trembled. That cute and mischievous tongue, carrying the sweet fragrance of mango cake, brazenly broke through his undefended lips and teeth like a hunter making a desperate last stand, savoring the prey's fragrance to the fullest.

The uninvited guest didn't retreat after a brief contact but became even more brazen, domineeringly plundering the bitter taste in his mouth that hadn't yet been swallowed.

The softness in his mouth and the sweet fragrance flooding his nostrils stimulated his nerves. Xie Ci widened his eyes, looking incredulously at those amber eyes.

The bitter taste in his mouth was gradually covered by softness and sweetness, gaining a few degrees of sweet warmth.

Time seemed to stand still, but the flashing countdown still indicated the passage of time.

Ding-a-ling~

His gradually numbing brain awakened like being struck by electricity at that pleasant wind chime sound. Xie Ci pushed away the woman pressing against him.

Dressed as a maid, yet not performing a maid's duties.

Fortunately, there were only the two of them in the café right now!

Xie Ci panted roughly in anger.

But Miss Ye Li's expression remained calm and unruffled.

Even though that fair face was already flushed from their passionate kiss,

Hate her terribly and want her to die?

What kind of joke was that?

Suddenly, Xie Ci couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The countdown had suddenly decreased to only one hour left!

Why?! Was it because of him? Because he didn't let her eat the cake earlier? Or because he didn't answer her question?

A sense of guilt swept over Xie Ci's heart.

I must save her!

No matter what the cost!

Xie Ci pushed away his thoughts, wiped away the cake crumbs mixed with saliva from the corner of his mouth, and looked toward Miss Ye Li while swallowing.

The countdown was still ticking. Only a little over an hour left.