First update.
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Buzz buzz buzz ~ ~
At this moment, the phone in Li Yuerong's hand suddenly vibrated. Li Yuerong's expression, which was not very good, became even more unnatural.
She stood up, walked to the side, and picked up the call …
Only Li Yuerong herself knew the specific content of the conversation, but judging from her pale face, the content of the call was definitely not good news.
When the phone was hung up, Li Yuerong's body was on the verge of collapse. It was almost as if she could fall at any time. She leaned against the wall behind her for support, so she did not fall.
Leaning there like this, tears flowed down unnaturally, looking so sad and beautiful …
Suddenly, she saw Lan Yue, who was drinking with Qin Fang and Qiao Zhenfei. A painful determination flashed in Li Yuerong's eyes. She wiped her tears, stood up, and walked over to Lan Yue.
A mature woman like Lan Yue was indeed not simple. Qin Fang chatted with her for a while and understood that such a woman could stand firm in Beijing. She really had some ability. It was not just because of Qiao Zhenfei's protection.
However, Qin Fang did not have any thoughts about her. He just appreciated her and treated her as a friend. They just drank back and forth …
While they were drinking happily, Li Yuerong came over. Qin Fang and Qiao Zhenfei naturally saw her. Qiao Zhenfei threw a look at Qin Fang, but Qin Fang pretended not to see it at all. The moment he made eye contact with Li Yuerong, he smiled kindly and continued to drink.
"Rongrong, what's the matter?"
Seeing Li Yuerong come over, Lan Yue was also a little puzzled. This time should be the time for Li Yuerong's performance. However, she noticed that Li Yuerong's expression was not very good, so she still asked with concern.
"Sister Lan, can I have a word with you?"
Li Yuerong did not answer directly. Instead, she looked at Qiao Zhenfei and Qin Fang, and then said carefully.
"Okay!"
Lan Yue did not feel anything. She greeted Qin Fang and Qiao Zhenfei, then followed Li Yuerong to the side.
"Sister … Sister Lan …"
At this moment, Li Yuerong appeared to be very uneasy. Her originally snow-white face was now even paler. Even when she was talking to Lan Yue, she looked very nervous.
"Rongrong, what's wrong?"
Lan Yue had always taken good care of Li Yuerong and the other girls. She treated them as if they were her own younger sisters. Even when Li Yuerong and the others encountered some drunken guests who wanted to take liberties with them during performances, Lan Yue would always come forward to mediate. She would never let them suffer.
"Sister Lan, can … can you do me a favor?"
Li Yuerong hesitated, but when she thought of the trouble, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and say this to Lan Yue. It was just that her tone made people feel that something was wrong.
"Look at what you're saying. When have I ever mistreated you when you came to work for me?
Did you encounter any trouble? Don't hesitate to tell Sister Lan … "
Lan Yue had been in society for so many years, and she ran a business like a bar. She had the ability to make a living by observing people's expressions. When Li Yuerong appeared in front of her, she had already guessed it.
"I want … I want to borrow some money from Sister Lan …"
After hesitating for a moment, Li Yuerong used a soft voice that only she could hear to speak her true purpose.
"En?"
Lan Yue was slightly stunned. She didn't expect Li Yuerong to ask such a question.
"What's wrong?
Did something happen at home?
How much do you need … tell Sister Lan a number! "
"Five … five hundred thousand!"
Seeing that Lan Yue was willing to help her, Li Yuerong was even more grateful. But while she was grateful, she also felt deeply helpless. She clenched her teeth and said a number.
"Five hundred thousand?"
But when she said this number, even Lan Yue was shocked.
Lan Yue knew a little about the family situation of Li Yuerong and the other girls. If she really wanted to calculate, it might be that Li Yuerong's family situation was relatively weak.
Because other than her, she had an elder brother and a younger brother in her family. Her elder brother seemed to be an ordinary worker with an average income. He was already in his twenties and didn't even have a girlfriend. As for the younger brother, he was only one year younger than Li Yuerong. However, he had already dropped out of school and was usually idle …
Her parents were originally employees of a state-owned enterprise. But later on, the enterprise's profits weren't good. Her mother was the first to be bought out and laid off. Then, in order to let his son have a job, her father retired and let his son take over his position. The two of them were downsizing … Their daily income was even lower. Her parents barely managed to open a breakfast stall to earn a meager income to support the few children.
The family of five all lived in a tube-shaped apartment built by the factory. The original two-bedroom apartment was changed into a three-bedroom apartment. This way, the family could at least barely live in it. Even the kitchen was moved to the corridor. This showed how simple and crude the conditions were.
But even with such conditions, Li Yuerong still studied very hard and was admitted to Beijing Normal University. In order to reduce the burden on her family, she almost used all her free time except for studying to earn money …
Knowing this situation, Lan Yue usually took care of Li Yuerong. But she didn't expect Li Yuerong to borrow such a large sum of money from her.
"Sister Lan, I know this is sudden, but … I really need it urgently!
I will definitely return it to you. I can give you an IOU now … "
Li Yuerong was also at her wit's end. Her face was full of nervousness and anxiety. Especially when Sister Lan heard such a huge number like five hundred thousand, her face showed a shocked expression. She almost felt that the sky was falling down …
"Don't worry. The money is easy to talk about. What happened?"
Seeing Li Yuerong so anxious, Lan Yue also knew that something must have happened. Otherwise, Li Yuerong would definitely not be like this.
Five hundred thousand was indeed a huge number for Li Yuerong, but it was much easier for Lan Yue. Her bar had a profit of at least three to five hundred thousand every month. Five hundred thousand was only one or two months' profit. She could still afford it.
But Lan Yue was able to get to where she was today. She was definitely not the kind of fool who could be fooled by anyone. Before she figured out what happened, she couldn't take out the money. Even if it was Li Yuerong, the girl she usually liked very much …
Lan Yue had seen a lot of people biting the hand that fed them and stabbing them in the back. She couldn't borrow money without saying anything.
"This …"
Li Yuerong seemed to be a little hesitant. But looking at Lan Yue's sincere face, she told Lan Yue everything that happened to her in detail.
In fact, the matter was very simple. Li Yuerong's younger brother was called Li Jun. He dropped out of school early and usually followed the so-called boss to collect protection fees and bully ordinary people.
This kind of person didn't have a proper income. When the boss was happy, he would reward him with a thousand or eight hundred yuan. He would take it out and have fun with a group of bad friends. Not to mention that he couldn't save money, he would often ask his parents for money.
This incident happened because of Li Jun. Although this kid was young, he was quite handsome. This could be imagined just by looking at his sister, Li Yuerong. With this handsome face, this kid had played with dozens of times more women than Qin Fang …
But this time, it just so happened that he had been fooling around with a woman. He had accidentally hooked up with the woman of the local mafia boss, and had even been caught in bed with her. This could be considered a big hit …
A gangster was cuckolded. No gangster would be able to stand such a thing. In a fit of anger, the gangster threw the woman into the sea. Li Jun was supposed to end up in the same way. However, a gangster who had a good relationship with Li Jun told him that Li Jun had a beautiful sister, Li Yuerong …
As a result, Li Jun's life was temporarily saved, but the elder brother spread the word that either Li Jun took out one million yuan to compensate him for his psychological damage, or Li Yuerong became his mistress … Otherwise, the Li Family would never see Li Jun again.
Such conditions almost directly forced the Li Family into a dead end. Their family's conditions were not good. They barely had a little savings to prepare for their eldest son's marriage. But even if they took out all of it, it was not even a fraction of one million.
The only valuable thing in the family was the house that they had lived in for more than twenty years. Even in this era of skyrocketing housing prices, that old house could only be sold for three to four hundred thousand at most. If they were to borrow some money from their relatives and friends, they would only be able to scrape together five hundred thousand at most. As for the other five hundred thousand … even if they were beaten to death, they would not be able to scrape together that amount!
But to let their daughter be the mistress of such a person … The Li Family was even more unable to accept this fact, which made them so uncomfortable.
Originally, the Li Family hid this matter from Li Yuerong. They did not know where the boss got Li Yuerong's phone number, but he directly found Li Yuerong and gave her a deadline — by five o 'clock tomorrow afternoon at the latest. If the money was not paid, Li Jun's life would be gone …
It was also because she was forced to this point that Li Yuerong had to ask Lan Yue for help. Among the people she knew, it seemed that only Lan Yue had this ability …
If Lan Yue was not willing to help, she could only go back to being the boss's mistress … She could not watch her brother die like this.
"I see … By the way, Rongrong, I remember that your hometown is Jiangnan Province's Ninghai City, right?"
After hearing the truth of this matter, Lan Yue could not help but sigh softly. Then, she suddenly changed the topic and inexplicably asked such a completely unrelated question …
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