Jiang Yansheng's eyelids twitched. She and Yu Zhouzhou looked at each other. "What's going on with Fu Minglang this time?"
Yu Zhouzhou's lips moved, but no sound came out. Her eyes turned red and she stood still.
She didn't do anything, but it made people feel very embarrassed.
She felt that she was about to die because of Yu Zhouzhou's slow temper. Suddenly, someone patted her shoulder gently.
Xiao Chuyun walked quietly. "Move away. I'll get someone to clean up the mess you made."
He clicked his tongue and said, "I really couldn't tell that Miss Jiang's skills are quite good. That person just now looked like he was at least a hundred and eighty kilograms. You came up and directly knocked him down. Have you learned it before?"
Jiang Yansheng's expression didn't change. She had heard this kind of useless flattery too many times. She pouted. "It's alright. My grades in school were average, but I'm good at quarreling and fighting."
She looked at Xiao Chuyun coldly. "The bodyguard that Mr. Xiao hired might not be as dexterous as me."
"With Miss Jiang's status, I can't afford to hire her."
Actually, it wasn't as bad as she made it sound. It was just that she had been kidnapped when she was a child. It was fine the first time, but after three or four times, it became a common occurrence. She used to think that Jiang Chu made enemies everywhere in the business world. Later, she found out that it wasn't the case.
It was the danger that Shen Lu bought for her.
Normally, a person's childhood memories should be the most vague, but Jiang Yansheng was the complete opposite. Everything she saw when she was a child was infinitely magnified. Even the darkness and dust were a hundred times more terrifying. She hated the feeling of being tied up and unable to move, so she learned all kinds of martial arts and taekwondo.
Xiao Chuyun's voice pulled her out of her memories. "I've talked to the manager. She doesn't need to work today."
"Since you're Miss Jiang's friend, you're my friend too. Let's change to a big table for four and eat together."
Jiang Yansheng was just about to ask about Yu Zhouzhou, so he immediately agreed with a smile.
Yu Zhouzhou waved his hand hesitantly. "I've eaten before I came here."
Because she was on the night shift, she only got off work at eleven to twelve, so she ate quite a lot. It would have been fine if Jiang Yansheng had come alone, but Xiao Chuyun was a man with a strong aura and was not someone to be trifled with. Subconsciously, she was a little afraid.
"It's okay." Jiang Yansheng pressed her down on her seat. "You can talk to me if you don't want to eat. You don't even have to go to work later. Where are you in a hurry to go?"
The three of them sat down, and the waiter began to serve the dishes that Xiao Chuyun had ordered.
Jiang Yansheng did not move her chopsticks. She was going to wait for Amei to come back before eating together. She had spent the whole afternoon with Amei, so the little girl was probably still hungry.
She folded her hands and placed them on the table. "Zhouzhou, tell me what's going on."
Her knuckles gently knocked on the table, making a crisp sound. "Fu Minglang, this little rascal. He's so troublesome every day. Are you a boyfriend or a mother?"
Yu Zhouzhou wanted to explain, but Xiao Chuyun was also there. She did not know what to say, so she paused for a moment.
"Mr. Xiao, I want to talk to my friend." Jiang Yansheng knew what she was thinking, so he said and pulled Yu Zhouzhou to the bathroom.
Since there was no one in the bathroom, Jiang Yansheng turned on the tap to wash her hands. She felt nauseous after touching that oily man's hands.
"Actually, there's not much of a problem. It's just that Minglang …" Yu Zhouzhou stood close to the white tiles with his hands behind his back. His voice was so low that Jiang Yansheng could not hear him if she did not lean closer to listen.
"Minglang found someone to borrow from usury." Yu Zhouzhou clenched her teeth and said.
"What?" Jiang Yansheng was so shocked that her voice rose a few octaves. She shook off the water on her hands and stared at Yu Zhouzhou in the mirror with his head lowered. She gritted her teeth and asked, "He doesn't lack money. Why did he borrow from usury?"
Jiang Yansheng knew about their lives. Although they were a little short of money, it was not to the extent that they could not live. There was no need for them to borrow from usury, which was harmful to others!
Yu Zhouzhou did not dare to raise her head. Her eyelashes trembled slightly. "Minglang, I actually don't know what he was thinking. He said that he would return the one million yuan to you after he took the money, but in the end, the person he found said that after going through all the procedures, he only got tens of thousands of yuan."
Since she had already spoken, she spoke more smoothly. Yu Zhouzhou said, "I only found out when he got the money. That day, he suddenly said that he wanted to take me to buy a Hermes bag. I asked him where he got the money from, and he said that he borrowed it from usury. He didn't expect to get so little, and it would be embarrassing for him to return it to you."
Jiang Yansheng grabbed her clothes. She subconsciously wanted to find a cigarette to smoke, but she was so clean that she didn't even bring a candy with her. She could only ask in annoyance, "Is he sick? If that's the case, he might as well return it quickly. The usury will only get more and more. Doesn't he understand such a simple logic? "
Yu Zhouzhou pursed her lips. "He told me that the identity card and the mortgage documents he used were all fake, so no one would be able to trace the money to him. He just needed to leave Jiangcheng City in a few days."
"Who knew that after two days, he would come straight to our house."
Yu Zhouzhou spoke very calmly, but Jiang Yansheng could feel the hidden emotions in her voice. There was anger, and there was also guilt.
It had nothing to do with her at all. She did not know why Yu Zhouzhou felt guilty. Jiang Yansheng said coldly, "Two days ago?"
She looked down to see if she had brought her card with her. "This kind of person usually comes after a month. If it hasn't been a few days, take my money to pay off the debt first."
Yu Zhouzhou gently pulled her arm. His face was pale, but he showed a faint smile. "It's okay, Yansheng. It was more than half a month ago. It's been settled now."
Seeing her expression, Jiang Yansheng suddenly felt uneasy. She stopped what she was doing and asked, "Where did you get the money from?"
"I sold the house." Yu Zhouzhou looked down. "It was a small apartment in a good location. The money from the usury was basically paid off. There was still a little left, so I found someone who could get money every day. Once I got the money, I would go over and pay it off. That way, the principal would be smaller every day."
When Jiang Yansheng heard this, her mind went blank. The urge to beat up Fu Minglang was getting stronger and stronger. The next time she saw this rascal, she would definitely beat him up so badly that even his parents wouldn't recognize him.
Yu Zhouzhou did not know what Jiang Yansheng was thinking. She looked down and counted on her fingers.
"I should be able to pay it off in half a month."
"I didn't want to tell you about this." Yu Zhouzhou's eyes were red, and her pale face was drained of blood. "When I first saw that your company was across the street, I didn't want to bump into you."
"I didn't expect to bump into you." Yu Zhouzhou smiled weakly. "Yansheng, you and I are really the nemesis of each other. Every time I'm at my most awkward, you're always there."
Jiang Yansheng was speechless. She hit her on the head. "How can you say that? We're at loggerheads now. I'm saving you from trouble, understand?"
She narrowed her eyes and thought about it. "Didn't you buy that house with Fu Minglang in high school? You sold it right away? Why didn't you come to me … "
If she remembered correctly, Yu Zhouzhou's house was actually not very big. The housing prices in Jiang City were high, and ordinary people might only be able to buy a toilet even if they saved up for most of their lives.
Before Yu Zhouzhou told her family about Fu Minglang's matter, her parents gave her quite a lot of pocket money. Yu Zhouzhou saved all of it and bought a house as soon as she graduated. The two of them should have lived there for a long time.
"I don't want to trouble you anymore."
Yu Zhouzhou, who was behind her, took a deep breath and buried her face in her back. She sobbed softly, and her voice was not loud.
Previously, when Jiang Yansheng could see Yu Zhouzhou's face in the mirror, she was still forcing herself to smile. Now that there was someone blocking her view, she almost couldn't control her tone and cried. "No more."
"I've been feeling very bad for the past few days, but I didn't dare to tell anyone. Minglang is also very annoying every day, and I can't bother him anymore. But we lived there for a long time, and we painted the wall paintings together. We also chose the furniture together, and now it's all gone. "
"Yansheng, when I open my eyes these few days, I don't want to go out. This is the last few days I'll be staying there."
Jiang Yansheng felt a slight chill on her back. She did not turn around and stood with her back straight.
After waiting for Yu Zhouzhou to calm down, she said softly, "Zhouzhou, it's okay. When we have money in the future, we'll redeem the house."
Yu Zhouzhou's eyes were red. She forced a smile with some difficulty, walked to the sink, and scooped up a handful of cold water and splashed it on her face. "It's not the same."
She looked at her embarrassed self in the mirror and did not know who she was asking, "Why is love so bitter?"
Getting along with Fu Minglang was getting more and more tiring. He was like a stubborn bull every day. There were some things that he still insisted on doing, even when the reason was clear.
Jiang Yansheng pursed her lips and took a tissue for her. She did not know how to comfort people, so she just kept saying that it was okay and that it would be over soon.
Yu Zhouzhou finally turned to look at her, and there was a hint of decisiveness in his eyes that had never been seen before. "Yansheng, you guys have always told me that Fu Minglang is not suitable for me. Do you think I was wrong?"
"Was it wrong from the beginning?"
Jiang Yansheng suddenly felt that this sentence was extremely hot.
It was one thing to tease him often, but it was another thing to ask Yu Zhouzhou seriously now.
She was silent for a moment, and replied seriously, "Zhouzhou, you were not wrong."
Even if there was a mistake, it should not be Yu Zhouzhou's fault. It was all Fu Minglang's fault. He was the one who stirred up the fire.
Yu Zhouzhou looked absent-minded. She was a little dazed. "It's really tiring."
Jiang Yansheng knew that she was not talking about the tiring work in the garden restaurant, but she still gently patted Yu Zhouzhou's back.
"It will be over soon."
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