193: Pay back the money

Chen Gang had already pulled open the car door and was about to get in. Gao Xiaofan watched the scene before him, a bit slow to react.

"Was it you playing tricks? If you have the guts to do it, have the guts to admit it!" Wu Qiuqiu, lying on the ground, grew anxious and suddenly shouted out.

"If I had that kind of ability, would you still owe me money until now?" Chen Gang laughed self-deprecatingly.

After hearing this, Wu Qiuqiu was stunned for a moment, but then suddenly remembered that he had run into Chen Cheng today while delivering the two 'big daddies'. He hurriedly yelled.

"Chen Cheng, you were fishing there this afternoon. You saw what happened most clearly."

Before Wu Qiuqiu could finish his sentence, a black shadow flashed past. He felt his whole body fly up uncontrollably. When he opened his eyes again, he was suspended in mid-air. Chen Gang stood before him, gripping his collar, his face dark with fury.

"This matter has absolutely nothing to do with my sister either. Whether you pay back the money or not is irrelevant now. But if you dare mess with my sister, you won't even know how you die!"

Seeing the look on Chen Gang's face, Wu Qiuqiu couldn't help but shiver all over. The hysteria from moments ago instantly cooled down. Having been in business for so long, he was a shrewd man.

Would a normal person lend someone 100,000 yuan just like that? This Chen Gang was a reckless fool, his brain addled by military service. Naturally, things a normal person wouldn't dare do, he was absolutely capable of doing.

He didn't doubt the truth of Chen Gang's words at all. If he got beaten to death with one punch, how unjust would that be?

Seeing that Wu Qiuqiu had become docile, Chen Gang casually tossed him aside, turned, and prepared to get in the car.

"I'll pay you back. I know Sister Chen has nothing to do with this. I just want to know what happened this afternoon."

Wu Qiuqiu's voice was full of pleading. He understood the current situation: the first priority was to appease his 'big daddy'. As long as he was appeased, since a seal could be attached, it could naturally be torn off.

He must have offended his 'big daddy', Director Wang, somewhere. But where exactly was the problem?

"I'll pay you back. I'll pay you back right now."

While pulling out his phone, Wu Qiuqiu begged pitifully.

"Alipay received 100,000 yuan."

The sound of an Alipay notification rang out. Everyone froze on the spot. Wu Qiuqiu really did repay the money.

"Consider the extra as interest over the years. Brother Gang, please, I beg you."

After making the transfer, Wu Qiuqiu looked eagerly at Chen Gang standing by the car. Chen Gang was also dumbfounded and instinctively glanced at his sister in the passenger seat.

"Huh? I don't know. I was just fishing the whole time. I saw someone fall into the water." Little Orange tilted her head and blinked.

Hearing about someone falling into the water, Wu Qiuqiu couldn't help but tremble all over, nearly fainting from fright. Could it be that the guy freaking drowned?

"But I rescued him and pulled him onto the boat. Then we happened to come back together. I dropped him off at the shore, and he drove away himself."

Little Orange's words eased Wu Qiuqiu's anxiety, but an even bigger question surfaced in his mind.

Even if his big daddy's superior fell into the water, what did that have to do with him?

"We just happened to be watching them fish. The fishing platform of the person who fell in had a problem, and he plunged headfirst into the water. Later, it was discovered that one of the platform's clasps was broken, with traces of adhesive. After discovering it, that person left in a huff."

Gao Xiaofan, who had been watching the drama from the sidelines until now, couldn't help but speak up. He despised Wu Qiuqiu's behavior of having money but not repaying, yet Wu Qiuqiu's miserable state also left him speechless. Since Wu Qiuqiu had already repaid the money, he might as well let him understand where he went wrong.

After Gao Xiaofan finished speaking, Wu Qiuqiu stood there completely stunned. Seeing that Wu Qiuqiu was no longer pestering them, the three climbed into the car, shut the door, and with Li Yuer stepping on the gas, the car quickly drove away.

In the cold wind, Wu Qiuqiu's mind was filled with that one sentence.

"The fishing platform had a problem, the clasp was broken..."

He had now found the source of the problem. But was it useful? It seemed unsolvable.

The fishing platform he delivered caused Director Wang's 'big daddy' to fall into the water. Now, forget about himself, even Director Wang probably wouldn't have good days ahead... "Shouldn't you split some with me~ If it weren't for me, how could he have repaid your money?"

Chen Cheng wrinkled her little nose, full of confidence.

Chen Gang looked at his sister, speechless, and casually transferred 20,000 yuan to her.

"Here, you can have all the interest, okay? I still need to find you a sister-in-law~"

Little Orange looked at the notification on her phone and started wiggling happily.

"Yay, I have money for a new fishing rod~~~"

Everyone laughed upon hearing this, and the atmosphere inside the car became cheerful.

After returning to the Lakeside Cottage, Gao Xiaofan was ready to rest, but the Chen siblings were in high spirits tonight. Being all young people, they egged each other on and headed back up to the third floor.

"These dishes are cold. I'll go reheat them. Chen Cheng, call Kunzi and have him deliver some barbecue."

Chen Gang said to Little Orange as he took the dishes downstairs. Qiu Gu, grinning from ear to ear, also carried dishes and followed him down.

He was the only older one here, but he couldn't resist the allure of alcohol.

Gao Xiaofan smiled, watching the scene before him, happily waiting for the second round to begin.

Suddenly feeling a vibration, he took his phone out of his pocket and looked at it.

A call from Zhao Yuling.

Gao Xiaofan happily slipped outside to answer the call.

Little Orange looked at Li Yuer, who was gazing absentmindedly outside, and couldn't help but roll her eyes~

"Yeah, having dinner. Have you eaten~"

Gao Xiaofan squatted on the ground, holding the phone.

"Huh? Little Yuer? She's also eating~ Do you want to talk to her?"

"Oh, I thought you wanted to talk to her."

...After hanging up, Gao Xiaofan wiped off some sweat. Zhao Yuling must have seen the video Qiu Gu edited. Good grief, the call felt like she was subtly calling him out~

Glancing at his phone, he realized he had been talking for half an hour without noticing. When he walked back inside, a large bunch of skewers was already laid out on the table.

As soon as he sat down, Little Orange curiously leaned over.

"Brother Xiaofan, is that your girlfriend~"

Gao Xiaofan immediately sat up straight, raising an eyebrow: "Hmm~ Not exactly, soon, soon."

Looking at Gao Xiaofan's smug expression, Little Orange couldn't help but snort with laughter and rolled her eyes.

"So what? Aren't you still a bunch of single dogs~ We're all the same, what are you so happy about?"

Hearing Little Orange's self-destructive strike, Gao Xiaofan pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

A few minutes later, Qiu Gu and Chen Gang, each carrying a large tray, slowly walked in.

"Come on, come on, let's continue, continue~"

As the dishes were served, everyone raised their glasses again. Gao Xiaofan picked up his half-full glass of wine, took a small sip, and found it unpleasant.

"Chen Cheng, your brother has money now. Why don't you stay and we can run this homestay together!"

Chen Gang seemed to have struggled with this for a long time; his words even carried a slight stutter.

"Huh? You didn't plan to include me from the start?"

Little Orange looked shocked, a hint of disappointment on her little face.