With that, Liu Yunxi returned to her room to change. Dressed and ready to see Qin Xiaoyu off, she only managed a few steps before turning to look at Liu Ergou with reluctance.

How could Liu Ergou not understand what she meant? "Go on," he said. "You go see Xiaoyu off."

"After you're done, come straight back to the hotel. I have something to take care of, so I need to step out for a bit."

Hearing this, Liu Yunxi finally left the hotel with Qin Xiaoyu.

After watching her leave, Liu Ergou thought for a moment before taking out his phone to call Lu Xiaoyu. "Hey, Xiaoyu, I've just about wrapped things up here. Send me Zhao Xuelan's address. I'm going to have a good talk with her and, while I'm at it, give her some treatment."

Lu Xiaoyu had just woken up and was still groggy. It took her a moment to process his words. "Oh, 'treatment,' is it?" she said, putting a special emphasis on the word.

Liu Ergou was no fool; he knew exactly what she was implying. "Alright, stop messing around," he said. "Just give me the address. I have some time now, and if I head back to the village, who knows when I'll be in the city again."

However, Lu Xiaoyu didn't immediately send the address. Instead, she asked curiously, "Er Gou, don't you have Zhao Xuelian's WeChat? Why not ask her yourself?"

Hearing her question, Liu Ergou shook his head helplessly. "If I ask her directly, she'll be on guard. That would make her 'illness' much harder to 'treat'!"

His reply made Lu Xiaoyu cover her mouth to stifle a laugh. "Hahaha, so that's how it is! Alright, I get it. I'll send you her address now!"

With that, Lu Xiaoyu hung up and sent the address to Liu Ergou. After receiving it, Liu Ergou glanced at it, then opened his wardrobe and changed his clothes before heading downstairs.

Downstairs, Liu Ergou looked down at his clothes, a faint smile touching his lips. Good thing I still have this Sun Yat-sen suit, otherwise I wouldn't have had a thing to wear today.

With that thought, he hailed a taxi and headed directly to Zhao Xuelan's address.

A short while later, the cab pulled up in front of an apartment building.

Liu Ergou fell silent as he looked at the building before him. Although it was quite luxurious and appeared well-decorated, it was a far cry from Lu Xiaoyu's villa. He couldn't understand why a rich woman like Zhao Xuelan would live in an apartment. All her clothes were designer brands, and she was incredibly generous with her money.

A thought suddenly struck him. Could all of this be fake? Maybe her designer clothes and bags are just rented.

But he quickly dismissed the idea. Lu Xiaoyu and the others aren't blind. They can spot a fake rich woman a mile away. There's no way she could keep up an act like that in front of them.

Still puzzled, Liu Ergou shook his head, deciding not to dwell on these confusing questions. He walked straight into the apartment building and followed the address to Zhao Xuelan's door.

Standing at the front door, Liu Ergou rang the bell. A moment later, the door opened to reveal Zhao Xuelan, dressed in a black, semi-transparent nightgown.

Zhao Xuelan rubbed her eyes, about to say something, when she suddenly realized the person standing before her was Liu Ergou.

Without a moment's hesitation, she tried to slam the door shut. But her movements were a step too slow. Liu Ergou had already braced his hand against the door, preventing her from using any force. With just a slight push, he forced the entire door open and casually strode into the room.

He looked at the stunned Zhao Xuelan and said with a smile, "What's wrong? Not happy to see me?"

Zhao Xuelan didn't respond, instead moving to shut the door behind him. Only then did she turn and ask anxiously, "Why are you here? What… what do you want?"

Seeing her nervousness, Liu Ergou explained with a grin, "What else? I'm here to give you your treatment, of course. I'm a man of my word. Besides, you already gave me a down payment for my services, so I have to treat you no matter what.

"It wouldn't be right to keep your money otherwise."

Zhao Xuelan was startled at first, but then she quickly understood what he meant. She had indeed given him money yesterday, but that was hush money, meant to keep him from talking. She had forgotten most of what had happened the previous night, and his reminder brought it all back.

She immediately and firmly rejected him. "It's fine, really! It was only a few tens of thousands. I don't care about that kind of money. If there's nothing else, you can leave now. I won't be seeing you out."

However, Liu Ergou just shook his head. "Nope. A person has to have integrity. I said I'd treat you, so I'm going to treat you. I can't take your money for nothing."

The moment he finished speaking, Zhao Xuelan changed her tune. "Oh! Well, if you can't take it for nothing, how about you just give it back to me?"

Liu Ergou was left speechless for a second. Heh, this Zhao Xuelan is a clever woman. Too bad for her, that cleverness won't work on me.

"How could I spit out the meat that's already in my mouth?" Liu Ergou chuckled, walking toward her. "Especially when that meat is money."

Watching him advance, Zhao Xuelan instinctively sensed danger and backed away. But the room was only so big. She couldn't retreat far before he cornered her against the wall. Staring up at the tall man before her, her heart pounded with fear, and her legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

"You… You, don't you dare try anything!" she said, her voice laced with panic.

However, the moment the words left her mouth, Liu Ergou's hand shot out and grabbed her wrist. He lifted her arm high into the air, his aggressive gaze sweeping over her figure.

Zhao Xuelan was terrified. "Liu Ergou, what do you think you're doing?!" she screamed. "What do you want?! Let me go! Do you have any idea how illegal this is? If you don't let me go…!"

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