"I'm sorry, I needed the money, you know," Li Ai said to Yang Zixuan with a face full of guilt.

"Just for money, you would betray me. Throughout our school years, I always considered you my best friend," Yang Zixuan could hardly believe Li Ai had been involved in this matter up to now.

"I was able to stand up today and clarify for you. Wanting to make money is part of it; of course, a bigger part is the guilt I feel towards you. No matter how much you blame me, what's done is done, and all I can do is say I'm sorry," Li Ai said, not daring to look at Yang Zixuan, her hat hiding her eyes.

"Do you know how I've lived these years, how many nightmares I've had at night, do you know the amount of courage it took me to come to this reunion?" Yang Zixuan said through tears, seeming somewhat to unravel.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault, please don't say anymore, just think of me as a mercenary person, a cheapskate who would sell anything for money," Li Ai's tears also dropped to the ground.

At that moment, Ling Zhenfei came over with money, handing the bag of money to Li Ai, "No matter what your reasons, I'm still grateful you stood up today."

"Big Brother Ling, why are you giving her money?" Yang Zixuan didn't know until now that Li Ai had agreed to stand up because Ling Zhenfei had promised her money.

"You don't need to worry about this anymore, it's in the past," he said.

Ling Zhenfei said to Li Ai, "You should leave now, lest Han Fenghuang takes revenge on you if you go late."

"Thank you!" Li Ai's words seemed to be addressed to Ling Zhenfei, but even more so to Yang Zixuan.

After saying this, Li Ai fled the bar as if she were flying.

At this moment, Yang Zixuan seemed to understand something, "Thank you, Big Brother Ling. So Li Ai's coming out to clarify had conditions."

"It's okay, anything that can be settled with money is worth it."

"Big Brother Ling, I really don't know how to thank you. Without you today, I genuinely don't know how I would have ended this." Yang Zixuan wiped away her tears, her eyes filled with endless gratitude for Ling Zhenfei.

"If this matter could be resolved, that would be great, then you could live confidently in the future without so many concerns," he said.

Suddenly feeling sentimental, Yang Zixuan said, "Human nature is so terrifying. For their own interests, for some monetary gain, they can go to such extremes without any consideration for how others should live."

"No matter what others do, we need to do the right thing. If everyone did good deeds and refrained from doing bad things, the world would have fewer problems caused by greed," Ling Zhenfei opined.

As they chatted, Yang Zixuan's emotions stabilized, and Ling Zhenfei drove her home. Yang Zixuan wanted to invite Ling Zhenfei to stay for dinner, but he declined.

Ling Zhenfei didn't dislike being with Yang Zixuan; it was just that he had promised to talk to Jiang Hao tonight. He was curious about what Jiang Hao wanted to discuss.

When he returned to the bar, night had fallen, and the place was already filled with numerous handsome men and beautiful women, twisting their bodies wildly to the music, in a frenzy.

Ling Zhenfei walked into the bar, and of course, Jiang Hao saw him. He was busy greeting several young people; it seemed he was a regular at the bar.

Ling Zhenfei found a relatively secluded place to wait for Jiang Hao, perhaps under Jiang Hao's instructions the waiter brought over several bottles of alcohol.

There was no need for courtesy in his own bar, Ling Zhenfei casually opened a bottle of beer and started drinking.

Ling Zhenfei was stunned, uncertain of the situation. He felt as if he had never seen this woman before, and why was she approaching him on her own?

"Drinking alone, handsome?"

"Yes, alone. Who are you?"

Upon hearing Ling Zhenfei say he was alone, the woman took the seat right in front of him. She leaned on the table with her elbows, supported her chin, and looked earnestly at Ling Zhenfei, unveiling her flawless face to him.

"It's so boring to drink alone, what about letting me join you?"

The woman didn't hesitate. She took the half-full glass of Ling Zhenfei's drink and gulped down the remaining half.

Ling Zhenfei admitted that the woman was indeed beautiful, but not so beautiful to be reckless in front of him.

Ling Zhenfei poured himself another glass of alcohol and said to the beauty before him, "Sorry, I'm not in the habit of drinking with strangers."

The beauty across from him laughed, "My name is Jiu Jiu; now we know each other."

"Jiu Jiu?" Ling Zhenfei was slightly startled upon hearing the name.

"Yes, Jiu Jiu, 'pair of pigeons flew together, on the isle in the river, graceful lady fair, suitor suit her well,' the Jiu Jiu."

Ling Zhenfei was somewhat speechless before the girl, but since he seldom visited bars, he didn't know if all the women there were like this.

"That's a nice name."

"Now that I've told you my name, shouldn't you tell me yours?" Jiu Jiu said, her eyes sparkling for a moment, making Ling Zhenfei feel almost electrified.

"What do you want?" Ling Zhenfei knew there was no such thing as a free lunch in the world.

Jiu Jiu chuckled like a silver bell upon hearing this: "You have the money, I have needs, mutual benefits, isn't it perfect?"

Jiu Jiu was also quite direct, not shying away from her intentions.

"How do you know I have money, is it written on my face?" Ling Zhenfei was really curious. How could Jiu Jiu discern whether he was wealthy or not?

Suddenly leaning forward, Jiu Jiu's face came no more than ten centimeters away from Ling Zhenfei's, smiling as she said, "Your clothes, from head to toe, cost at least two thousand yuan. A person whose attire amounts to two thousand yuan, even if not very rich, should not be too far off, right?"

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