31: He asked Liu Yunshang to lend him money.

Chen Kai frowned and scanned through various lending platforms on his phone.

A rough estimate showed that between credit cards and online loans, he could borrow a total of over thirty thousand.

Zheng Liu Chang probably still had over twenty thousand in his hands. Apart from foot massages and chasing after fleeting romance, he didn't have any other bad habits.

He didn't even have a girlfriend, so his usual expenses definitely wouldn't be too high; he could probably borrow from him and pay it back in seven days.

However, Zheng Liu Chang certainly wouldn't ask for interest. He already owed him one hundred thousand yuan, and borrowing more without having paid back a single cent made him feel a bit embarrassed.

He decided that when he paid him back, he would just buy him two cartons of cigarettes to pay the interest in a different way.

Even so, that would only be one hundred and sixty thousand. If he doubled his money, he could earn one hundred and sixty thousand.

"Not enough. It's still far from enough."

Chen Kai muttered to himself, truly, a single cent can stump a hero.

He searched online for various loan strategies. Hmm... mortgage the house? Good idea.

But the landlord wouldn't agree.

After thinking for a long time, Chen Kai decided to get some sleep first and go ask Liu Yunshang tomorrow.

He set his alarm and fell into a deep sleep.

...

Early the next morning, Chen Kai got up, washed up, and sat on the edge of the bed to light a cigarette.

He hesitated before dialing Liu Yunshang's number.

The call was answered quickly, and a lazy female voice came from the other end.

"Little brother is up so early, did you miss your big sister?"

"Hmm... if you missed your big sister, why not come over and stay tonight?"

Liu Yunshang said in a teasing tone, and judging by her tone, she was in a pretty good mood.

"Sister Liu, are you going to be busy later? I have something I'd like to discuss with you in person."

Chen Kai gritted his teeth and spoke up.

Things had reached this point; if he still couldn't bring himself to ask for money because of so-called face, that would be truly embarrassing.

Making money isn't shameful.

"Hmm? So serious? I don't have anything going on this morning, come on over."

Liu Yunshang said teasingly.

Chen Kai acknowledged her and hung up the phone.

He put on the top-tier Hermès clothes that Liu Yunshang had bought him and rode his Electric Scooter toward Qingshan Residential Complex.

In less than half an hour, he parked the Electric Scooter downstairs.

He pulled out the key to the Electric Scooter and lit a cigarette.

He steeled himself before throwing the cigarette butt on the ground and taking the elevator upstairs.

"Knock, knock, knock."

He knocked on the door of 301, and before long, the doorknob turned.

What came into view was Liu Yunshang wearing her battle gear.

Even though she had just woken up and her face was still a little swollen, it didn't affect Liu Yunshang's top-tier beauty.

Every time he saw her, he couldn't help but sigh at how beautiful she was.

"Little brother, did you miss your big sister?"

Liu Yunshang raised an eyebrow while applying skincare lotion to her face.

"I did!"

Chen Kai said without hesitation.

"Hmm, what a coincidence, your big sister missed you a whole lot too. Come in and sit down."

Liu Yunshang walked to the sofa and sat down, patting the cushion for him.

Chen Kai nodded, closed the door, and sat down next to Liu Yunshang.

"Why is my little brother so serious? You even wanted to tell me in person? What's the matter?"

"Hmm... actually, I came here this time to borrow some money from Sister Liu."

Chen Kai gritted his teeth and said, keeping his head lowered.

Liu Yunshang's expression didn't change at all; she even rested her leg on his.

"How much do you want to borrow?"

"The more, the better, of course..."

"Is that so? What does my little brother need money for in such a hurry?"

"To make an investment, I don't have enough on hand."

Liu Yunshang nodded, her face showing nothing but affection for Chen Kai.

"Little brother, I'm preparing to bid on the top lot of jadeite alone recently, so I don't have much liquid capital; all my assets have been invested in this."

"Hmm... I don't have much cash on hand right now either. The card is in the room, come with me."

Liu Yunshang got up calmly and walked back to the room wearing her battle gear.

Chen Kai's heart sank as he followed behind her.

He stood at the doorway of her boudoir, watching Liu Yunshang crouch beside the nightstand, rummaging for something.

Before long, Liu Yunshang took out a Bank card and handed it to him.

"The password is six sixes. Take it and use it; there's no rush to pay me back."

"There is one hundred thousand in the card. Although it's not much, all my other money is invested in the jadeite display cases. I'm sorry, little brother."

A flash of shame crossed Liu Yunshang's pretty face for the first time.

This one hundred thousand was her backup plan in case the investment failed; apart from this, all her other money had been invested in the jadeite exhibition, and she didn't have much cash left on her.

"Sister, I'm already very grateful that you could lend me this. How could I possibly think it's too little? Thank you, Sister Liu."

Chen Kai smiled, took a step forward, and hugged Liu Yunshang.

"Besides this card, take this too."

A smile appeared on Liu Yunshang's pretty face as she handed a green booklet to Chen Kai.

Chen Kai looked down at the green booklet in his hand and was instantly stunned.

"Sister... what is this...?"

There was a hint of reluctance in Liu Yunshang's eyes as she looked at the large green booklet.

"It's the registration for the Porsche downstairs. Go mortgage it at the Bank on Qingshan Road. I won't go in person, but the president of the Qingshan Road Bank knows me; they can give you the loan after calling me to confirm."

"The market price for a used Panamera is 1.1 million. Other Banks will only give you a 60% loan, but this Bank can give you 80% of the used car value, so you'll get 880,000."

Liu Yunshang said, then chuckled and made a joke on purpose, "Little brother, be careful with your investment. Don't let the Bank tow away my little car."

Chen Kai was stunned.

He didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

He had asked her to borrow money, even though she was clearly gambling on an investment herself—if she lost, she would lose everything—yet she had still given him all her cash.

She didn't have much cash, yet she still told him to take the Porsche's registration to the Bank for a mortgage loan.

She had even chosen the place for the loan for him, one that could offer 20% more than other Banks...

"What's wrong, little brother? Are you touched? Hmm? So easily touched, shouldn't you offer yourself to your big sister then?"

Liu Yunshang rested her chin on her hand and examined him with sparkling eyes.

Chen Kai finally came back to his senses. If he really went and mortgaged this registration, would he even be human?

Sure, he could earn a lot more money, but was it really just a matter of earning more, paying it back, and helping Liu Yunshang get her car back to solve everything perfectly?

Chen Kai walked over quickly, opened the drawer, and put the registration back.

"Sister, this absolutely won't do. One hundred thousand is enough for me to solve my urgent need."

"Thank you, Sister."

Chen Kai clutched the Bank card tightly in his palm.

"You really don't need it? It's really enough?"

Liu Yunshang looked at him curiously.

"I really don't need it. This one hundred thousand is enough."

"Oh~ alright then. So you're just going to thank me with words?"

Liu Yunshang sat on the edge of the bed, crossing her fair legs, her toes hooked onto her slippers.

"Then... then should I give you some interest, Sister?"

Chen Kai said, pretending to be oblivious.

"Playing dumb won't work on me..."

Liu Yunshang licked her lips and took his hand.