CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR (24) Both Are Greedy

"Stop it!" Su Yuanqi hollered.

"Oh my..." Mr Song shifted. "That scared me. What do you think you are doing?"

"Mr Song you are really getting on my nerves."

"What should I have done then?" He hissed. "Gone ahead to tell your mother? You should be thanking me for that."

"Oh really?"

"Yes, and you really don't have to shout like that. The money I got is enough to settle you too. You think I would be senseless to lose such a golden opportunity? I got paid for that little building, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars! One, fifty! You think that's a little money?"

Su Yuanqi's mouth hung open as he listened. "I should be thankful to you then?"

"Why not?" Mr Song pulled out a chair then sat on it. "I had your best interest at heart when I did it."

"I'm going to sue you, I hope you know that?"

"Hunh?" Mr Song looked up at the young man. "No you won't!"

"Why?" Su Yuanqi smirked.

"Don't play smart, Yuan."

"Don't refer to me as Yuan!" Su Yuanqi angrily kicked Mr Song chair from under his buttocks.

"Yuanqi!" Mr Song held onto his chest like he was out of breath. "Why are you being so violent? It's unlike you."

"I'm going to file a lawsuit against you."

"Ah, ha. What are you saying? You don't have to be angry." He chuckled. "I'm supposed to give you ten percent but because of our long time relationship, instead of fifteen thousand, I'll give you twenty thousand. What do you think? It's great right? Haha." He took out his Cheque book and pen to sign but stopped midway as Su Yuanqi spoke up.

"You got one hundred and fifty thousand dollars?"

"Yes," Mr Song couldn't hide his happiness. "If I continued to rent it to you, in ten years to come I wouldn't make such huge amounts."

"Oh, really?"

"Yes." Mr Song grin widened.

"Then let's do it this way..."

"What way?"

"Why give me twenty thousand?" Su Yuanqi asked. "That's too small. I'll take half of the money..." he paused to examine Mr Song's facial expression. "Seventy five thousand dollars and nothing less."

Silence ensued.

Su Yuanqi patiently waited, for the man to speak up first.

Mr Song's grin stiffened. The pen fell from his hand. "Qi'er..."

"Don't you dare!" Su Yuanqi threatened. "

"You see, you're just like my son..." he couldn't afford such amount of money, his wife had taken thirty thousand after much plea, he bought himself a new car worth twenty five thousand. If he gave in to Yuanqi's demand he won't have a dime after renovating his mansion.

"I'm way older than your children! Don't compare me to those little children you have."

Mr Song was dumbfounded. "Where did you learn to talk like this?" He tried to coerce the young man. "We are family, you know that right?"

"The lawsuit, destruction of property and slandering, I'd be considerate enough to accept one million dollars."

Mr Song dropped to the ground. "One million what?" He couldn't even afford one million Yuan talk more of one million dollars, what has gotten into this young man's head?

"My lawyer will call you, have a good day."

"Ah?" Mr Song watched as Su Yuanqi took further steps away from him. "Aish... Yuan... Yuan... let's sit and talk... Yuan!" He took to his heels, blocking Su Yuanqi's path with his arms spread wide apart.

"Su Yuanqi, I'm not going to let you leave." Mr Song shook his head none stop. "Please, just calm down... I'll give you twenty five thousand then..."

"You think I'm a beggar, right?"

"Exactly why you shouldn't be collecting money from me! Ah! You already have a lot of money! You're so rich!"

Su Yuanqi took a step towards the man. "Just like you, I'm also a greedy person." He scoffed. "We are both greedy."

"Okay," Mr Song nodded his head severally. "We are greedy. Please let's just seat and talk."

"I'll also inform the court that you forced me to stay in your place and threatened me."

Mr Song mouth dropped. "Are you nuts?"

"Seems like it." Su Yuanqi answered. "That's what you made Miss Chen to think of me. That I'm crazy."

"I'm sorry, okay? Just this one chance."

"I have been wondering what will happen to you when my co-chefs find out what you did."

"Your co, what?" Mr Song knew that those two men could understand but the female one was crazy. "You don't have to. I mean, you and I can settle this."

"The sun is hot," Su Yuanqi frown deepened. "Just move out of the way."

"Let's go get you a car..." Mr Song grinned. "Hmm? What do you think? It's great right? At least you'd avoid the hot sun. You're so fine that if I had a daughter I would have pushed her your way, I don't know why you're still single to this time..." Mr Song shook his head with a sigh. "Just wait for me here, I'll drop you off. Okay? Okay? Okay?"

Su Yuanqi refused to answer him.

"Just say okay," Mr Song went forward to shake Su Yuanqi by the shoulders. "Just say yes."

"No."

"Don't say that... hmmm? Please don't let this spoil our relationship..."

"You already ruined it." Su Yuanqi thought of something, he took out his phone and searched for Xiong Delun's number, when it came up, he dialed it and as soon as it rang, the other end picked up.

"Yuan?"

"Withdraw the statement," Su Yuanqi heard the long sigh from his friend and it made him sigh too.

"I had got a call from Miss An also... what will you do to that crazy old man?" Xiong Delun asked.

"The crazy old man?" Su Yuanqi flashed Mr Song a mischievous smile. "We are going to deal with him in legal ways."

Mr Song wanted to faint, or if it was possible, let the ground open up and swallow him. He would die paying this debt of one million dollars. But how could Su Yuanqi be so unreasonable? Hasn't he begged enough? What else should he do? Pull out his intestines to show how sorry he was?

Or hang himself on the cross? Why was this young man making it all worst? It was as if he had made the worst decision in his life time...

"Pleaseeeee!" Mr Song dropped to the ground, and started to cry. "Please. Please just forgive me. Please..."

"I'm sorry, but you know more than anyone else that I don't have feelings."

"No, you certainly do. So please."