38: Chapter 38 Was it that little bottle that caused you all this trouble?

They entered a cafe and sat down.

Lin Wantang lowered her head, remaining silent.

She held her handbag to her chest, maintaining a defensive posture.

Luo Wei felt a bit of a headache over this; he had just lied and pretended to be Lin Wantang's classmate.

Now, he didn't dare talk about school at all, as he would be exposed as soon as he spoke.

Since that was the case, he decided to get straight to the point.

"Looking at you, you must be facing some difficulties."

"Most difficulties in this world can be solved with money."

"Tell me, how much are you short? Maybe I, your old classmate, can help you."

Hearing Luo Wei say this, Lin Wantang looked up, her eyes clearly brightening.

But soon, she lowered her head again; the amount she needed was a bit large.

She didn't want to involve this kind-hearted old classmate.

"What's wrong?"

"Don't you believe I have money?"

Luo Wei directly took out three stacks of bright red cash from his system inventory.

These thirty thousand yuan were what he had swindled from Team Leader Li Guangbiao's wife.

In this day and age, someone was actually carrying cash, and thirty thousand yuan at that.

This action was enough to show that this old classmate definitely had a lot of money.

Lin Wantang was tempted again, but after thinking about it...

She still didn't speak.

Luo Wei found this very frustrating!

He had no way with taciturn women.

Since that was the case, he decided to change the subject.

After all, he was very interested in that little bottle in Lin Wantang's bag.

"By the way, I saw a little bottle in your bag. What is that?"

Facing this question, Lin Wantang buried her head even deeper.

Her shoulders were trembling; she was clearly crying!

Luo Wei was secretly delighted; he had found a breakthrough!

He stood up and sat down beside Lin Wantang.

"Don't cry. Tell me, did that little bottle ruin you?"

"Mm..." Lin Wantang finally spoke; she hadn't told anyone about this.

She had been holding back a stomach full of anger and grievances for a long time, and she had long wanted someone to talk to!

She looked up, looking at Luo Wei with teary eyes, "Do you remember Xie Simin?"

Who was Xie Simin?

Luo Wei didn't know her at all and had never heard of her!

However, since Lin Wantang asked if he remembered, it meant that Xie Simin must be an old classmate!

"I remember!" Luo Wei nodded seriously, "She's our classmate!"

"What happened to her? She didn't... scam you, did she?"

The system intelligence said Lin Wantang planned to end her life because her capital chain had broken.

From the current situation, the reason her capital chain broke was very likely related to that little bottle!

So, Luo Wei asked this question tentatively.

Suddenly, Lin Wantang's tears fell like broken strings of pearls!

Luo Wei quickly grabbed a tissue and handed it to her.

Lin Wantang took the tissue and wiped her tears.

Then, she opened her handbag and took out the white jade porcelain bottle that looked like a Jade Pure Vase.

"Xie Simin used this thing to scam me out of a million yuan!"

For an average person, a million yuan was an astronomical figure!

No wonder Lin Wantang planned to end her life!

Luo Wei took the white jade porcelain bottle.

This thing looked very ordinary, and there was nothing special about holding it in his hand.

However, when he activated the Eye of Thoroughness, he could see the white jade porcelain bottle glowing slightly!

Luo Wei looked around the cafe, from the coffee machine on the counter to the items in other customers' bags.

Not a single item was emitting a faint glow like this white jade porcelain bottle!

In short, this white jade porcelain bottle was definitely not ordinary!

"What exactly happened?"

Facing Luo Wei's inquiry...

This time, Lin Wantang finally opened up.

"Xie Simin and I have always had a very good relationship."

"Half a year ago, she suddenly came to me, saying her mother was seriously ill and needed a large sum of money for treatment."

"She asked to borrow money from me and offered her family's ancestral white jade porcelain bottle as collateral."

"She said she wanted to take the white jade porcelain bottle to a bank or somewhere else for a mortgage loan."

"But the white jade porcelain bottle was too precious, and she was worried about it being swapped by people at the bank, so she asked me for help."

"At that time, she showed me the appraisal certificate for the white jade porcelain bottle. Since we were close and I had indeed seen her mother in critical condition at the hospital..."

"So, I took out all my savings and even borrowed some from my parents, putting together a million yuan to lend to her..."

At this point, Lin Wantang burst into tears again.

Luo Wei reached out and gently patted her back.

Lin Wantang continued between sobs.

"Less than a week after I lent her the money..."

"I heard from other classmates that Xie Simin was traveling everywhere, and her mother wasn't sick at all!"

"I felt something was wrong and quickly called her. As it turned out, she wouldn't admit to borrowing money, saying she had sold her ancestral white jade porcelain bottle to me!"

"I took this white jade porcelain bottle for appraisal, and the expert said it was a modern handicraft, *sob sob*..."

"Even though I was scammed, I still had a Milk Tea Shop and could slowly earn the money back."

"But in the past six months, business at the Milk Tea Shop hasn't been good."

"Rent, utilities, and various material costs have been weighing me down."

"I started taking out online loans, robbing Peter to pay Paul..."

"I thought as long as business picked up, I could pay all that money back!"

"But business never improved, and suddenly I couldn't get any more online loans. I'm completely overdue now..."

"My parents don't know about this yet. I don't dare tell them that I foolishly gave their retirement money to someone else, *sob sob*..."

Until now, Lin Wantang hadn't told anyone about this.

Now that she had spoken out, she felt a bit more relaxed.

She had a good cry.

When she came to her senses, she found herself tucked into that handsome man's embrace.

She hurriedly pulled away. Although this man claimed to be her classmate, she still couldn't remember his name.

Learning about Lin Wantang's ordeal, Luo Wei naturally felt very sympathetic toward her.

Not long ago, he had placed three stacks of cash on the table to show off his wealth.

Now, he put that money away.

Since Lin Wantang had been defrauded...

Then every debt has its debtor!

To solve Lin Wantang's problem...

Xie Simin must be made to return the money!

And it wasn't just as simple as returning the money; she had to compensate Lin Wantang with a large sum for mental distress!

After all, if she hadn't met him, Lin Wantang's end would have been terrible!

"Give this bottle to me!"

Luo Wei decided to take the white jade porcelain bottle for himself.

Lin Wantang instinctively explained, "That bottle is fake!"

"It's fine!" Luo Wei smiled and shook his head.

He wanted to find out why the bottle was glowing.

Lin Wantang was stunned for a moment. She immediately guessed that Luo Wei wanted to buy the bottle to help her!

She recalled Luo Wei saying earlier that he had a crush on her or something like that.

She immediately became nervous, feeling at a loss.

She knew she was beautiful and had a good figure.

But she didn't want to trade her body for money...