35: Chapter 35: Xu Caixia Repays Her Debt, I’ll Keep You Company Tonight!

35: Chapter 35: Xu Caixia Repays Her Debt, I’ll Keep You Company Tonight!

As soon as Xu Qianli agreed to shoulder the ten million, Red Hair’s eyes shone brightly with excitement, and he spoke cheerfully.

“Ha ha, that’s the spirit.”

“Now that you’ve taken on the debt, cough up the money, as soon as the cash is in place, you can take the person away.”

Liu Jian was even more excited, “I knew it, Xu Qianli, you’ve been with my father-in-law for so many years, you must have made a fortune; ten million is nothing for you.

Look at my wife, she’s about to go with you, and for the sake of our past relationship, can’t you lend me an extra three to five million?”

“Fuck off!”

Without a word, Xu Qianli delivered a kick to Liu Jian’s face as he came closer, sending him tumbling to the ground.

Red Hair said, “Kid, I don’t care if you hit him, but since you’ve taken the debt, hurry up and pay the money, get the ten million ready!”

Xu Qianli said, “The ten million, I’ll take it on, but I don’t have the money right now, you need to give me a few days to raise it.”

“Holy shit, what are you talking about, no money, give you time to raise it?”

“Do you think I’m a fucking idiot?”

“Isn’t it obvious you’re just looking for time to take the person and run away, do you think I’m a pig or what?”

“If you had the money, it would be one thing, but without it, why the hell are you playing the hero?”

Red Hair cursed nonstop, thinking he was really going to get his hands on ten million, and it turned out like this, so frustrating.

Liu Jian, holding his bleeding nose, quickly interjected, pointing at Xu Qianli.

“Fang Shao, he has money, he was my father-in-law’s secretary and had a booming career in Jiang City County Government, how could he possibly not have ten million.”

“He probably doesn’t have that much cash on hand right now, why don’t you give him a few days to come up with it?”

“Have him write an IOU, the monk can run, but the temple can’t.”

“Unless he’s not related to his positions anymore—Jiang City County Magistrate’s Secretary, Government Office Director of the Department-level cadre!”

Worried that Xu Qianli would be unable to cover the debt and it would fall back on him, Liu Jian quickly exposed Xu Qianli’s background.

Hearing of Xu Qianli’s identity, Red Hair’s mood instantly improved, and he laughed heartily.

“Turns out, you’re the Government Office Director of Jiang City, quite the high-ranking young official, you must have made a tidy sum.”

“You said you needed a few days, fine, I’ll give you three days.”

“But you’ll have to write an IOU!”

“Someone, bring some paper and a pen over here.”

With Red Hair’s order, a subordinate quickly brought paper and a pen over.

He Caixia held on to Xu Qianli’s arm, shaking her head desperately.

“Don’t!”

“Xu Qianli, where are you going to get that much money?

If you really take this on, your future is ruined.”

“It’s not worth it for me.”

“Pretend you know nothing, just go.

If it comes down to it, I’ll stay with him, but you can’t ruin your future for me.”

He Caixia was well aware of her father’s official conduct, not strictly incorruptible, but he certainly wasn’t the sort to take any black money like Zhang Kuisan.

If Xu Qianli was favored and nurtured step by step by her father to be his confidant, his character couldn’t be too flawed, not to the extent of coming up with ten million.

Today’s matter started because of her, and if Xu Qianli was involved and it ruined his future, she would feel guilty for a lifetime.

Xu Qianli said, “Caixia, I can ignore other people’s business, but when it comes to you, it’s not just about taking on the debt, I would risk my life to take it to the end!

Hand me the paper and pen, I’ll write the IOU right now.”

Ignoring Zhang Caixia’s attempts to stop him, Xu Qianli quickly wrote out an IOU for ten million.

After receiving the IOU, he checked it carefully to make sure there were no problems.

Red Hair said, “Xu Qianli, right?

It seems a fight has led to our acquaintance.

As long as you can pay back the money on time, not only will I not hold today’s incident against you, we’ll even become friends.

But let me be clear, if you don’t pay up in three days, don’t blame me for not being nice!

Alright, let’s go.”

After leaving behind those harsh words, Red Hair took the IOU and signaled his men to leave, hurrying off to enjoy himself at the nightclub.

Watching Red Hair leave, Liu Jian let out a huge sigh of relief and burst into laughter, “Alright, hahaha, that’s fantastic!

I’m debt-free and light as a feather now, damn it feels good!”

“Good my ass!” Xu Qianli lashed out with a kick, knocking Liu Jian violently to the ground, then picked up a chair and smashed it onto him repeatedly in a rage, cursing as he did so.

“What a kind and beautiful woman Zhang Caixia is, marrying you was the blessing of your past life.”

“Yet you, the scum, made her suffer so much.

Today, you even tried to use her to settle your debts, wanting her to become a plaything for another man.

You’re worse than a pig or a dog.”

“I swear I’ll beat you to death, you beast, I must kill you today!”

Xu Qianli’s blows fell one after another, truly wishing he could beat Liu Jian to death.

He had thought that Zhang Caixia was living a good life in the city with Liu Jian.

Only today did he realize how much she suffered, and she was almost offered up by Liu Jian for Red Hair to spoil.

Liu Jian deserved to die!

“Stop hitting him, or you’ll kill him!

It’s not worth going to jail over someone like that.

Xu Qianli, let him go.”

He Caixia rushed over and firmly held onto Xu Qianli.

She had long since given up on Liu Jian, only wishing to spare Xu Qianli any trouble.

After another heavy hit on Liu Jian, Xu Qianli finally stopped, huffing with rage as he tossed the chair aside and turned to look at He Caixia.

Seeing her beautiful face streaked with tears and her arms covered in bruises, with her clothes torn in several places, Xu Qianli couldn’t express how heartbroken he felt.

The old County Magistrate was decent in all respects except for his terrible judgment in choosing a son-in-law, picking a Liu Jian for her.

“Sister Caixia, it’s getting late, let’s go, I’ll take you home.”

Xu Qianli picked up He Caixia and carried her into his car, then drove her towards her home.

He had accompanied the old County Magistrate to He Caixia’s home a few times before and remembered the way, but halfway there, He Caixia spoke up awkwardly, “You’re taking me to my former home, right?

That apartment has already been sold by Liu Jian.

I’m now living in a rental place on Huayuan Road.”

The apartment was sold?

Xu Qianli regretted not beating Liu Jian a few more times just then.

Following He Caixia’s directions, Xu Qianli drove her to the rental house on Huayuan Road.

Once inside, he saw it was a small, simple one-bedroom apartment, not just modest but also old and damp.

In the sweltering heat, there wasn’t even an air conditioner, let alone a fan to be seen—clear evidence of the hardships He Caixia had been enduring.

“Sister Caixia, this is no place for someone to live, pack up your things and come with me.”

Xu Qianli was ready to take He Caixia away, planning to settle her into a hotel first.

He Caixia shook her head, “No, it’s fine.

In my current situation, having a place to live is already good enough.

You sit down, Xu Qianli, I’m sweaty from earlier, I’m going to take a shower first.”

He Caixia then went into the bathroom.

There wasn’t even a real door in the bathroom, just a curtain.

Xu Qianli could clearly hear the splashing water, and could make out the silhouette of a sultry figure through the curtain.

As he watched, Xu Qianli quickly averted his eyes, feeling that Sister Caixia’s figure was a little too enticing, and he feared making a mistake if he kept looking.

It wasn’t long before the water stopped, and the curtain was lifted.

He Caixia walked out, “You’ve been waiting, Xu Qianli.”

When Xu Qianli’s gaze fell on her, his eyes widened in shock.

He saw that Zhang Caixia, fresh from her shower, was not wearing a thing!