Zhou Ling returned to her rented room feeling depressed.

I glanced at the clock on the wall and thought that Zhou Chuan must have already boarded the train to Fengcheng by now.

Although Zhou Chuan caused her to lose several thousand yuan,

But thinking that Zhou Chuan would rather leave Yanjing himself than let Zhou Na give her the money, Zhou Ling felt a little reluctant, and her resentment almost completely dissipated.

“Fourth brother, I am partly responsible for you being deceived. If I had seen through it and stopped you, none of this would have happened, and you wouldn’t have had to leave Yanjing.”

"Third sister doesn't blame you."

"It's all the fault of those swindlers, they're so immoral. And Zhou Chen, he's also at fault. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have failed to investigate further. He's the real culprit who caused us siblings to separate."

Zhou Ling muttered to herself to ease her depressed mood, and once again attributed all the blame to Zhou Chen.

Without Zhou Chen, Zhou Chuan wouldn't have been deceived.

Even without Zhou Chen, she wouldn't have helped Zhou Chuan get the money.

Without Zhou Chen, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

It's all Zhou Chen's fault!

Even if he did nothing wrong, he was still wrong.

His very existence is the biggest mistake he ever made.

He should give all his business and money to the three siblings, then commit suicide to atone for his sins before she would consider forgiving Zhou Chen.

"Why doesn't he just die?!"

Zhou Ling cursed loudly and angrily kicked the chair hard, causing it to slam onto the ground with a loud noise.

With a "whoosh",

Zhao Xiaoya, who was sleeping in the bedroom, was startled awake and burst into tears.

Zhou Ling had no choice but to quickly get up and go back to the bedroom to soothe her daughter, Ya Ya.

Ding ding ding...

There was a knock on the door.

When I opened the door, it was my downstairs neighbor. She had come to complain and remind me to keep my voice down.

"What does it matter to me if you can't sleep? This is my own home. I can make as much noise as I want. If you don't like it, you can sue me in court."

Zhou Ling already had a bad relationship with her neighbors, and she was in an especially bad mood today. She was just looking for someone to vent her anger on, and now that her neighbor had come over and started complaining, she was immediately ignited.

The downstairs neighbor, an older woman, could no longer tolerate Zhou Ling's unreasonable behavior and began to say all sorts of hurtful things.

The two immediately started arguing fiercely, attracting the attention of their neighbors who came to watch.

Because of Zhou Ling's unreasonable behavior, it had already spread throughout the entire community, and the neighbors all sided with the old lady, collectively attacking Zhou Ling.

When Zhou Ling saw a group of people talking about her, she got angry and turned to go to the kitchen, where she took out a cleaver.

Seeing this scene,

The women were all taken aback, not expecting Zhou Ling to be so fierce. They immediately dispersed, not wanting to get entangled with Zhou Ling any longer.

"Come on, keep arguing. Why did you all run away? Trying to act like old people in front of me? I won't tolerate you, you bunch of old fogies."

"Pah!"

Zhou Ling cursed and swore for a minute before slamming the door shut, finally ending the farce.

Back in her room, Zhou Ling felt much more refreshed and clear-headed.

After all, she had really had a good time hurling insults at them, and all those older women were scared away, no longer daring to continue arguing with her.

Ding ding ding...

Um?

You dare come back? You're asking for it, aren't you?

When Zhou Ling saw someone knocking on the door again, she picked up a kitchen knife and went to open the door, ready to give them another beating.

However, this time, upon opening the door and seeing the figure at the entrance...

Zhou Ling was stunned.

Immediately, he exclaimed in surprise and delight, "Fourth...Fourth Brother?"

"Third sister, I'm back."

Zhou Chuan chuckled.

After closing the door, Zhou Chuan saw Zhou Ling holding a kitchen knife and asked her what she was doing with the knife, especially since she had just been so angry.

Zhou Ling then briefly described what had happened a dozen minutes earlier.

"Look at me, a widow and her child, trying to bully me. Do they really think I'm easy to bully? I'm not afraid of a bunch of old ladies like them."

Zhou Ling cursed.

Zhou Chuan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Third sister, next time you encounter something like this, leave it to me. I want to see which fool dares to bully our family."

Zhou Ling nodded.

suddenly,

Only then did she realize something, and belatedly said, "Fourth brother, didn't you leave Yanjing? You... how could you..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chuan revealed a smug look on his face and said, "Third Sister, I'll explain this to you slowly. I've met a benefactor this time."

A benefactor?

Zhou Ling was taken aback and immediately pressed for details.

After Zhou Ling left, Zhou Chuan told her that someone had approached him, and he followed that person to meet someone else. Then, he returned.

"So, you're not leaving?"

"Yes, Mr. Wu asked me to work for him and we'll deal with Zhou Chen together. So naturally I don't have to leave. Now Mr. Wu takes care of everything for me, from food and drink to toileting."

As he spoke,

Zhou Chuan mysteriously reached into his pocket, then took out a wad of cash and placed it in front of Zhou Ling.

"this……"

Zhou Ling stared wide-eyed at the stack of money, all hundred-yuan bills, so thick, it must have been at least several thousand.

Zhou Chuan noticed Zhou Ling's surprise and said smugly, "Third Sister, this is ten thousand yuan. It was given to me by Boss Wu. He said I should spend it first. Now, it's all yours."

"Fourth...Fourth brother, you gave me all of this ten thousand yuan?"

Zhou Ling said in surprise.

Zhou Chuan nodded and said, "Of course, you're the best to me, Third Sister. How could I not appreciate it? I was tricked before, which caused you to suffer as a result. But luckily, I, Zhou Chuan, have turned my luck around and have gotten close to a big shot like President Wu. From now on, I won't lack money. Third Sister, you and Ya Ya can just wait to eat and drink well with me. As long as I have food to eat, you and Ya Ya will have plenty too."

At this moment, Zhou Chuan was beaming with pride, a stark contrast to his demeanor this morning when he was about to leave Yanjing.

Zhou Ling took a stack of cash, counted it three times, and it was exactly ten thousand yuan.

but,

Zhou Ling didn't accept all the money. She only took six thousand yuan and returned the remaining four thousand to Zhou Chuan. "Fourth brother, your third sister only wants the money that was swindled away before. Keep the rest. You can't work for President Wu without a penny. Use this money to buy yourself a new set of clothes. You can't embarrass President Wu. If you really want to help your third sister, you can help her when you're doing better."

Zhou Chuan was deeply moved by Zhou Ling's actions. He knew that Zhou Ling was genuinely thinking of him, and he secretly vowed that he would repay Zhou Ling properly when he became successful in the future.

Compared to his second sister Zhou Na, his third sister Zhou Ling treated him the best, without exception.

"Fourth brother, tell me in detail, how come this General Manager Wu also has a grudge against Zhou Chen?"

"So I can help you come up with ideas."

While Zhou Ling was happy for Zhou Chuan for meeting a benefactor, she was even more curious about the conflict between this General Manager Wu and Zhou Chen.

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