I'm Really Not the Demon God's Lackey Chapter 168: Ancient Dragon Heart

Lin Jie was not the least bit interested in what was contained within the heavy, black leather suitcase.

Neither was he looking forward to the blissful image of Cherry opening the suitcase's buckles with a clack and pouring out stacks of banknotes.

It wasn’t that Lin Jie was a saint who viewed money as dirt, but this was just absolute nonsense.

His unchanging friendship of three years with Cherry could not be measured with just money.

And money talks would often damage relationships.

After all, whether it was a gift or not didn't matter. What was important was that Cherry had come and it was the thought that counts.

Everyone had a tacit mutual understanding as they glanced at each other with a smile. Their years of sentiments were understood without uttering a single word.

Such an atmosphere was nice.

Lin Jie rubbed his face and cleared his throat, curbing his brilliant smile slightly as he reached out to shift the suitcase to the side. “How can I accept this?”

When shifting the suitcase, he felt the weight of it really heavy, to the point that it was excessive.

It took a great effort for him to stop the sides of his lips from twitching.

Cherry had just sat down on the high stool at the counter. She wasn't seated stably yet, but when she heard what Lin Jie said, she immediately looked towards him eagerly. “This is a gift that I spent three years meticulously preparing, please do accept it.”

“This…” Lin Jie was troubled for half a second before finally succumbing to Cherry’s gaze. He gave up the back-and-forth haggling and sighed helplessly. “Alright.”

He couldn’t help but lament at what a sincere child she was. It wouldn't be her past three years of savings inside, would it…

Lin Jie strangely felt like a parent who was collecting the New Year's money his child received and it aroused a slight sense of guilt in him.

Cherry's face immediately brightened up. “You changed my fate all these years ago. If it wasn’t for you, the me of today wouldn't be here. Regardless of what I do, no matter how expensive a gift, all the

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