Ruan Dazhuang was terrified and ran even faster, but after being a beggar for so long, his health was very poor. He was out of breath after only a few steps and was stopped by the thugs chasing him.

The fat man strolled over slowly, and the next moment—

"thump!"

Ruan Dazhuang knelt down, crying with snot and tears streaming down his face: "I'm in this state, please let me go! I'll return all the money to the casino, please spare my leg!"

The way she was crying startled the fat man.

All he did was shout that Ruan Dazhuang looked familiar. How come this guy has no backbone at all?

Ruan Dazhuang cried pitifully, and the fat man was silent for a moment. After a while, he stepped forward and kicked Ruan Dazhuang: "Cry, cry, cry! What the hell are you crying for? I never said I was here to chop you up."

"Go pick up the money, and the casino won't have to pay it back. Consider this money a tribute to me, protection money, understand?"

The thug obediently picked up the money.

Ruan Dazhuang was completely stunned. His face was covered in tears and looked disgusting, but he didn't care. He stared intently at the fat man: "No, don't return it to Jincheng Casino?"

"Give me back my ass!"

The fat man spat: "Jincheng Casino is long gone, so of course I'll keep this money. Fine, you've already given me the money, so I won't make things difficult for you."

Ruan Dazhuang is a coward who only acts tough at home, but is as timid as a turtle when dealing with outsiders. On the contrary, he is grateful to the fat man.

Ruan Dazhuang asked cautiously, "Jincheng Casino was so big, how could it suddenly disappear?"

The fat man, probably having been paid, explained, "Actually, it's nothing much. It's just that Jincheng Casino was first bankrupted, and then the managers were sent to jail."

Although he spoke of it casually, Jincheng Casino had been operating here for many years and had many connections behind it. Its sudden collapse was certainly suspicious.

However, this has nothing to do with the fat man; the only impact on him is that he no longer has to collect debts or be forced into debt collection.

After hearing what the fat man said, Ruan Dazhuang couldn't help but swallow hard: "How could such a thing have happened...?"

"He messed with someone he shouldn't have."

The fat man counted the money and casually said, "I only found out later. It seems to have been done by the Qin family. Tsk tsk tsk, we all thought Jincheng Casino was powerful, but it was still bankrupted by someone else and even went to jail."

After counting the money, the fat man put it into his bag. Looking at Ruan Dazhuang's beggar-like appearance, he figured he couldn't squeeze any more money out of him, so he continued to lead his thugs away swaggeringly.

Only Ruan Dazhuang remained, sitting on the ground, filled with surprise and uncertainty.

"Really, is there really someone this amazing?"

He suddenly remembered something and quickly pulled out the note.

At the intersection, the red dot of the surveillance camera was flashing, turning towards this spot, reflecting a cold light in the sunlight.

Meanwhile, at the Qin family villa.

Qin Xi's bedroom had been moved back, but it was completely different from its previous lifeless state. The curtains were drawn, and the sunlight was warm.

Qin Xi was sitting in front of the computer, his face propped up with one hand, a smile deepening on his lips. On the screen was the image of Ruan Dazhuang, but that wasn't all; the other half was Ruan Dazhuang's information, detailed down to how many rounds he had lost at the Jincheng Casino!

But that wasn't all. Next to Qin Xi, there was an audio recording, which could be heard as Qin Yue making a phone call.

This is clearly a wiretapping tactic!

Qin Xi yawned lazily, his smile still bright, but a hint of sinister intent flickered in his eyes.

"Brother, I'm just waiting for you to make your move."

...

In the afternoon, Nguyen Thanh An was sitting in the small garden drinking tea, watching the steaming white smoke rising from the teacup, with the warm sun overhead.

037: [Ancestor, are you on vacation yet?]

"Next, of course, it's Qin Xi's turn to shine."

Ruan Qing'an leisurely sipped his tea, but his leaden-gray eyes held a cold smile: "Just wait and see."

037 didn't understand what Ruan Qing'an was thinking, so she didn't ask.

Just then, a shadow fell behind Ruan Qing'an. She turned her head slightly and saw Qin Xi's hands on either side of the chair. He lowered his head and chuckled as he leaned close to her neck.

He acted like a big, affectionate puppy.

"elder sister."

"Yes, I'm here."

Ruan Qing'an patted Qin Xi's head in reassurance: "Why are you looking for me if you haven't dealt with the work at hNw company?"

"I missed you, sister."

Qin Xi drawled out her words, her voice sweet and cloying, but she held onto Ruan Qing'an's arms tightly from behind, almost completely enveloping her in her embrace.

This is a pose that exudes absolute possessiveness.

Looking at Ruan Qing'an's beautiful profile, Qin Xi's dark dog-like eyes were filled with an almost obsessive desire. His voice was slightly hoarse: "Sister, I like you so much."

"..."

Ruan Qingan paused, his leaden eyes darkening.

Is Qin Xi finally finding out and wanting to bring it up?

Just as she thought, it really was so. Qin Xi didn't want anything in his life. Tormented by illness, he wished that the fact that he wouldn't live past 25 was true, so that he wouldn't be in so much pain.

But things are different now; he wants to live for her.

Qin Xi's hands tightened little by little, seemingly a little nervous, but her expression remained unchanged. She blinked obediently and meekly, "Don't you like me, sister?"

For a moment, silence fell over the room.

Although Qin Xi asked the question casually, when Ruan Qing'an's gaze swept over his hand, she could vaguely see that Qin Xi's nails were almost digging into his palm, and he was more nervous than ever before.

"Hmm... let me think?"

Ruan Qingan chuckled: "I'm a liar, little brother."

Hearing this, Qin Xi loosened his grip, seemingly no longer nervous, and simply hugged Ruan Qing'an, saying, "I know."

He spoke casually, but the next moment Ruan Qing'an suddenly lifted Qin Xi's chin, turned around and stared straight into his dark eyes, which were barely visible dark green, with a hint of madness in them.

Ruan Qing'an was willing to bet that she didn't actually have a chance to refuse, because no matter what, Qin Xi would never let her go again.

That's perfect, she is too.

Before Qin Xi could react, a light, fleeting kiss landed on the corner of his lips, sweet, soft, tender, and lingering.

Ruan Qing'an's eyes softened: "Little brother, are you dumbfounded?"

Just a glance is enough for two hearts to understand each other perfectly.

Almost instantly, Qin Xi was pulled out of his obsessive and gloomy mood. His ears turned slightly red, and he lowered his head to nuzzle Ruan Qing'an's neck, acting coquettishly.

"Sister, please don't laugh at me."

Otherwise, if he couldn't resist, he really would eat her up.

【Affection Level: 85】

Just as the two were talking, the butler suddenly trotted over to Qin Xi's side and said cautiously, "Young Master, the Master would like to ask you to come to the living room. He says that Dr. Xu has something to say."

"What's up?"

The butler paused, glancing at Ruan Qing'an discreetly: "It's about Dr. Ruan. Dr. Xu said... Dr. Ruan is a fraud."

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