Mu Cangnan waved to the departing car, "Yue'er..."

The next moment, he was startled by the word he had blurted out. How could he have called out that name?

Li Xiyue did not tell him her nickname...

But the name seemed branded on his heart, and he uttered it the moment he opened his mouth...

He shook his head vigorously, trying to clear his mind of these jumbled thoughts that he couldn't even explain, and quickly got into his car and drove back to the secret base on the Gobi Desert.

This girl was just someone he saved by chance; he might never see her again...

Li Xiyue sat in the passenger seat. The car was a truck, and the back of the truck was carrying goods to be transported to the capital. There were only two seats in the front of the truck.

The moment she parted from Mu Cangnan, her heart ached as if it were being torn apart, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

The driver glanced at the girl beside him and asked curiously, "Is that man your brother? Your brother is really good to you! He was worried something might happen to you on the road, so he asked me to look after you!"

Li Xiyue shook her head slightly and said, "He is not my brother."

The driver asked in surprise, "Then who is he to you?"

Li Xiyue's lips trembled slightly, "He is... the stranger I know best..."

She tilted her head back and blinked away all the tears in her eyes. She hadn't avenged her great grudge, and she wouldn't allow herself to cry!

She silently said in her heart, "I'm sorry, you saved me and protected me in my past life, but I couldn't protect you."

"In this life, I will protect you, save our whole family, and save our children!"

The system said in the space, "Tsk tsk, if Jin Cuicui can't hand over the person today, the old bachelor will definitely make her return the betrothal money!"

I really want to see the myriad of expressions on her face when she discovers her money is missing!

The only regret is that it, as a bystander, missed the most exciting part: Jin Cuicui's dumbfounded expression!

Jin Cuicui led several villagers to the town's train station by horse-drawn carriage, but they couldn't find Li Xiyue even after searching the entire waiting hall.

The old bachelor next door also heard the news and rushed to the train station with his horse-drawn carriage and a matchmaker.

Clearly, Jin Cuicui couldn't hand over anyone.

The old bachelor forced Jin Cuicui to return the betrothal money.

How could Jin Cuicui possibly pay a bride price? Once the money is in her hands, she'd rather die than give it back!

She replied casually, "Well... my brat has definitely gone back to her home in the capital. I'll go back to the capital and bring her to you, okay? It's just a matter of you getting married a few days later!"

The old bachelor wasn't stupid. If he let Jin Cuicui go, and she never returned to the village, where would he find her?

He blocked Jin Cuicui's path and said, "If you can't hand over the person, give me my money back! Otherwise, I'll ask the village chief to judge why you cheated me out of 500 yuan and won't hand over the person?"

The matchmaker said, "Xiaoyue's mother, you should return the money to them first. When you bring your daughter back, we'll exchange the money for her! Everyone agrees, right?!"

Many villagers nodded in agreement, all agreeing that this was the fair way!

Jin Cuicui saw the old bachelor holding a horsewhip, looking like he was about to fight her to the death, and she felt like she was going to grind her teeth to dust.

But she's in the wrong right now, and if she fights to the death, she definitely won't be able to beat the old bachelor.

She had no choice but to reach into the pocket of her innermost garment to try and get the money out.

However, when she reached in, she found nothing.

Jin Cuicui's head buzzed, her mind went blank. 500 yuan?!

The matchmaker urged Jin Cuicui to hand over the money!

Jin Cuicui broke out in a cold sweat. She searched all her pockets, but couldn't find the 500 yuan anywhere!

She cried out urgently, "Money! My money is gone! Quickly, find it for me! Where did I lose it?!"

The old bachelor didn't believe Jin Cuicui's words at all. He pointed at her with his riding crop and said, "You don't want to pay back the money, do you! You bitch, you've tried to swindle me! Don't you even know my reputation?!"

He swung his whip at Jin Cuicui. That was 500 yuan! If he didn't get that money, he would never be able to get married in his life!

Jin Cuicui's clothes were torn from being whipped, and her face was covered in bloody welts. She ran around covering her head, but no one helped her.

She cried and begged for mercy, "Stop hitting me! Please stop! I'll find the money, I'll find the money, okay? I must have lost it somewhere!"

But she couldn't figure out where she had lost it. She had clearly put the money in the innermost pocket of her clothes, so how could it have been lost?

The old bachelor relentlessly whipped Jin Cuicui with his horsewhip. He grabbed Jin Cuicui's hair with his rough, dark hands and dragged her out of the train station. He wanted to take Jin Cuicui to the village chief for a hearing. He was determined to make Jin Cuicui return the money today!

No way you can cheat him out of his money!

He's a notorious miser in all these villages and shops; you can't cheat him out of a single penny!

Jin Cuicui was beaten and covered in bruises, but she could never get the money out of her pocket...

She couldn't understand it at all: where could that money have gone?

Could it be that Li Xiyue stole her money?!

She was certain that Li Xiyue had gone to university in the capital. She could run away, but she couldn't hide. Once she returned to the capital, she would go to the university to catch Li Xiyue!

She'll cripple Li Xiyue!

Li Xiyue sat in the bumpy car. Even the national highways in this era were not in good condition, with potholes everywhere.

As the car rose and fell, it entered the city center of the capital.

The driver asked Li Xiyue, "Young lady, where are you going? Where should I take you?"

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