CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 39: ISN’T IT TIME TO SETTLE WHAT YOU OWE ME?

Everyone thought this matter would just be settled like that, but Yu Xinyan turned around and said to Lyu Juncheng, "The two hundred bucks your Lyu Family gave as a betrothal gift, I’ll definitely return it to you, so don’t worry about that.

But since that’s the case, shouldn’t we also settle the debt you owe me?"

She surely wouldn’t let this scumbag off easy.

Lyu Juncheng frowned deeply, thinking: This woman won’t let it go.

With a slight cough, he said, "Whatever damage I’ve caused you, everyone can see it — we’re absolutely innocent. The day you came, you went straight to the hospital to take care of the child. You can’t wrong someone like that?"

Yu Xinyan nodded, "Yes, you’re right, but I took care of your younger son in the hospital for several days. Surely I shouldn’t do it for free, right? It’s not like I owe you anything?"

Upon hearing this, the Women’s Federation’s Ms. Cao Ailan chimed in, "This young comrade is right, she shouldn’t work for free."

Yao Hui was a bit displeased, "For those few days, it was Jun Cheng taking care of all your meals and accommodation."

Yu Xinyan turned her head to He Jinxuan, who was just about to leave, and asked, "By the way, Director He, do you provide meals at your place?"

He Jinxuan nodded, his voice loud and clear, "Yes, we do."

Yu Xinyan lifted her chin towards Yao Hui, "You heard that."

Then, she looked at Lyu Juncheng, "I won’t ask for much, just calculate according to Director He’s wages — five cents a day. I took care of your son for four and a half days at the hospital, so giving me two dollars and twenty-five cents will suffice. I’m not taking advantage of you."

Lyu Juncheng, realizing she wasn’t asking for much, quickly agreed, "Alright, I agree."

But then Yu Xinyan continued, "Next, let’s settle another matter."

This made Lyu Juncheng uneasy, "There’s more?"

Yao Hui wanted to butt in too, but Mrs. Yao pulled her back, "You better stay quiet. Do you really think this is the time for you to step up?"

Yu Xinyan didn’t care what others thought, "Everyone knows Lyu Xiangyang pushed me down the stairs. We had that relationship before; he’s just a kid, so I might not hold him accountable. But now that this has happened, you wronged me first, so I need to seek justice for myself."

Lyu Juncheng wished he could slap this woman dead and said through clenched teeth, "He’s still a kid; what justice do you want?"

Yu Xinyan sneered at him, "It’s true he’s a kid, but he did indeed make a mistake. If I hadn’t been lucky, I might have lost my life, and then he’d be a murderer. You only get one life; not every time is so lucky. So, I advise you, kids shouldn’t be spoiled like that."

Manager Cao from the Women’s Federation agreed, "She’s right. You can’t always think of him as just a child and expect others to yield; what will happen when he grows up?"

Lyu Juncheng realized this matter couldn’t simply be brushed off without his agreement, "So, what do you propose we do?"

Yu Xinyan wasn’t going to suggest anything herself, nor would she trouble the two women from the union and the Women’s Federation who were helping her. She directly looked at Lyu Juncheng’s supervisor, Liang Xingguo, the head of the third workshop, "You’re Lyu Juncheng’s supervisor; what do you think should be done in this situation?"

Liang Xingguo didn’t expect this girl to drag him into the fray, but since Lyu Juncheng belonged to his workshop, if this matter wasn’t handled well, even he might be implicated.

He gave Lyu Juncheng a cold look, "Indeed, as Comrade Yu said, it can’t just be brushed off like that. Let the victim be compensated with twenty bucks, Jun Cheng, do you have any objections?"