"Wanwan, I only have five hundred left for living expenses this month. How about... I lend you two hundred? Is that okay?" Jiang Ya tentatively asked.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Qin Wan's face darkened, and she stared at her with unfriendly eyes, "Jiang Ya, are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"

"Two hundred yuan? How dare you say something like that?"

"Those pieces of equipment I gave you and Xie Zijue, wouldn't any one of them sell for hundreds of dollars?"

"When did I ever take your money?"

"I'm going through a bit of trouble right now, and I only asked you two for help because you're my best friends."

"I never imagined that I, Qin Wan, am only worth two hundred yuan in Jiang Ya's heart!"

At this point, Qin Wan seemed genuinely angry, angrily shaking off Jiang Ya's hand and glaring at Xie Zijue, who had been silently observing.

Xie Zijue: "..."

"Wanwan, I still have six hundred... Can I have five hundred?"

Compared to Jiang Ya, Xie Zijue was far more sensible.

The remaining six hundred were given to Qin Wan, with five hundred given to her. The word "given" was used instead of "borrowed".

Qin Wan frowned, seemingly also dissatisfied with the "five hundred".

Seeing this, a struggle flashed in Xie Zijue's eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "How about this, Wanwan, I'll go offline first and ask my parents for some. I'll transfer it to you via WeChat later, is that okay?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan's expression softened slightly. "Then how much can you ask for?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Zijue's face stiffened, and he looked at Qin Wan with a very complicated expression, his eyes showing obvious struggle.

"I can only try my best..." Xie Zijue said with difficulty.

"Then... is two thousand okay?" Qin Wan asked, looking at him expectantly with hopeful eyes.

Xie Zijue: "...Wanwan, I'm sorry, although I really want to help you. But my parents are just ordinary working-class people. It's already very difficult for them to support me through university, so two thousand might... be a bit difficult."

Seeing this, Jiang Ya quickly chimed in, "Yes, Wanwan, we're just an ordinary family. We've done everything we can to support you."

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan tilted her head, looking at the two of them with a strange expression, and asked in confusion, "Since your family's living conditions are so difficult, how come you two can still afford the 'Nine Provinces World' game pod?"

As she spoke, Qin Wan stroked her chin, pretending to be deep in thought.

"If I remember correctly, the game pod for 'Nine Provinces World' costs over ten thousand, right?"

Upon hearing Qin Wan's words, Jiang Ya and Xie Zijue fell silent instantly.

Then came a long, deathly silence...

"The money to buy...the game pod was money I earned from a part-time job; it was money I had saved up for a very long time," Jiang Ya explained in a low voice.

“My parents knew about it, and they didn’t blame me. But after the game pod incident, they became increasingly strict about controlling my allowance…”

"So Wanwan, it's really not that I don't want to help you."

"I really can't do anything about it."

Jiang Ya looked at Qin Wan with a guilty expression, but in reality, she was extremely annoyed.

I don't know what's wrong with Qin Wan. Why does she have to borrow money from them for no reason?

Qin Wan is clearly not short of money...

The equipment on Qin Wan's game account could easily sell for hundreds of thousands of RMB.

It was clearly her own fault for refusing to sell the equipment, yet now she's blaming her and Xie Zijue for not lending her money.

Her words were full of veiled criticism of her and Xie Zijue.

"If you're not willing to lend, just say so. Why go through all this trouble?"

After coldly uttering those words, Qin Wan logged off and left the game before Jiang Ya and Xie Zijue could react, apologize, or try to persuade her to stay.

Seeing the figure suddenly disappear before their eyes, Jiang Ya and Xie Zijue exchanged a glance, both of them looking quite grim.

"What do we do now?" Xie Zijue asked Jiang Ya.

Jiang Ya frowned, her face serious, and she did not answer Xie Zijue for a moment.

It was quite late when Qin Wan logged off, but for some reason, Lu Huai wasn't home...

Where did Lu Huai go so late?

Thinking of this, Qin Wan casually picked up a bag of trash and went downstairs, pretending to be casual.

After wandering around the neighborhood and not seeing Lu Huai, Qin Wan was about to go upstairs to her apartment when she heard a noise coming from the shadows...

It was the sound of punches and kicks...

Are people fighting?

Qin Wan was the type of person who didn't like to meddle in other people's business, so even though she heard about it, she didn't think about going over to check.

However, just as she turned to leave, an unfamiliar voice rang out...

"You little brat!"

"How dare you move behind my back!"

"You have money but won't give it to me, instead you're giving it to others?"

"I'm making you move!"

"I'll beat you to death today, you bastard!"

"Bang!"

"Clang!"

A loud crash followed by a very faint groan...

move place?

Lu Huai?

Qin Wan paused in her departing steps, then turned and walked towards the source of the sound in the shadows.

In the dim light of the moonlight from the greenery, Qin Wan spotted Lu Huai being assaulted...

Seeing this, Qin Wan narrowed her eyes dangerously...

"ah!!!"

"who?"

"Who dares to hit me?"

A middle-aged man's scream suddenly rang out...

Lu Huai, who was beaten to the point of near death and curled up on the ground, moved slightly. He opened his eyes a tiny slit and, by the light of the moon overhead, could vaguely make out who was standing in front of his father...

Qin Wan?

How could it be her?

Didn't she go back to her room to play games?

Why did she go downstairs?

Despite the intense pain coursing through his limbs, Lu Huai gently tugged at Qin Wan's trouser leg.

"He... is my dad."

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan paused in her motion to throw a punch.

She lowered her head, her brows furrowed as she stared at Lu Huai and asked, "Your father?"

“…Mmm,” Lu Huai responded weakly.

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan nodded to indicate that she understood.

then……

The next second...

"Bang!"

"Clang!"

"ah!!!"

The man's hysterical screams echoed all around...

Yes……

After Lu Huai revealed the middle-aged man's identity, Qin Wan did not give up her idea of ​​"fighting fire with fire".

In fact, she hit even harder...

No, Qin Wan didn't just use her hands; she even took two steps forward and kicked him hard!

I'll beat you to death, you scum!

"You even hit your own son? Are you even human?"

"I'll tell you!"

"Lu Huai is now under my protection, Qin Wan's protection. He's not someone you scum can bully!"

"If I see you bullying Lu Huai again, I'll show you what a real fight is!!!"

Under the dim moonlight, the girl's delicate face was filled with anger.

As she beat the man, who was curled up on the ground and still cursing, she angrily shouted, "He's hers..."

She said... he was hers...

In that instant, something seemed to appear in Lu Huai's eyes...

[Lu Huai's favorability increased by 20, current favorability is 20.]