August arrived in the blink of an eye, and because many people were very enthusiastic, the game was launched much earlier than Chen Lu had expected.

By August 6th, the company's revenue pool had already accumulated tens of thousands of yuan in profit.

Although mini-games on this platform do not require a game license, 70% of the profits go to the WeChat mini-game platform, while the game studios only receive 30%.

This is all within two weeks of the game's release, and before any promotional efforts have even taken off. For a newly established studio, this achievement is more than just impressive.

The next thing to look at is the growth rate, and the difference between earning more or less.

"Aren't you going to treat us to a meal?" Lin Miaomiao started teasing in the studio. "I'm still craving that lobster that's bigger than my head."

Just as Chen Lu was about to speak, he heard Jiang Chao suddenly shout, "Tomorrow, let's go out for a good meal tomorrow! Let's take a day off today and rest. Everyone has worked hard these past few days."

After everyone had left in high spirits, Jiang Chao slowly sat down in front of Chen Lu.

Upon seeing this, Chen Lu's expression immediately became much more serious.

When this kind of silence occurs between boys, it usually means that something is not trivial.

"Liu Yan asked me to tell you that she saw Liang Zhirou crying when she accompanied a friend to the hospital," Jiang Chao said bluntly.

Chen Lu's pupils contracted upon hearing this, and he quickly asked, "When?"

"Yesterday," Jiang Chao seemed unsure how to begin, "tell me the truth, is Liang Zhirou's mother... somewhat disabled?"

“Yes.” Chen Lu felt there was no need to hide it; his attention was still on what Jiang Chao had mentioned.

There's only one possibility left: Xiao Xunfang's condition isn't looking good. Otherwise, this simpleton wouldn't have kept quiet about it.

She'll have to be punished severely sooner or later, but not now.

Chen Lu suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice without expression, "I understand, thanks."

After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.

Half an hour later.

He sat in the car, his gaze fixed intently on the balance in his bank card. The pale light from the screen reflected into his unwavering eyes, making his expression appear even more solemn.

Now, with these profits and what Chen Lu already had on hand, he has over 100,000 yuan in readily available funds.

Ultimately, it won't affect the company's operations. The money has been used, so it's not a big deal. Being small in scale has its advantages. Even if the company is temporarily short of funds later, we can make up for it ourselves.

With a long sigh of relief, the car door slowly opened.

There was nothing to hesitate about; that was his initial goal.

He walked slowly down the alley, his expression much calmer. Liang Zhirou was still working part-time, so he only needed to persuade Xiao Xunfang.

Sure enough, when Xiao Xunfang saw that it was him, his expression was initially one of shock, but a genuine smile immediately appeared on his wrinkled face.

"Why is Xiao Lu here?" she asked, a little curious. After all, her own daughter was still at work. Could it be that he came to stake out the place beforehand?

Chen Lu sat down next to Xiao Xunfang and went straight to the point: "Auntie, did you go to the hospital for a check-up yesterday?"

Xiao Xunfang was taken aback. "Zhirou told you?"

Chen Lu shook his head, picked up a stool and sat down next to Xiao Xunfang. "I have a friend at the hospital. She said she saw Liang Zhirou."

He deliberately spoke ambiguously, hoping Xiao Xunfang would understand that his friend was interning or working at the hospital. This way, Xiao Xunfang might think he had a way to find out, and would be more likely to tell the truth.

Before Xiao Xunfang could speak, he continued, "I heard the situation isn't very optimistic?"

"You can't curse Auntie, okay?" Xiao Xunfang forced a smile, her gaze constantly glancing at the drawer beside her.

Chen Lu's expression turned serious, and he seemed somewhat confused. He said helplessly, "Auntie, what can't you just tell me directly?"

I came here alone.

After a long time, Xiao Xunfang finally understood why Chen Lu had come here alone. Seeing that she could no longer hide it, she could only sigh deeply.

"The doctor said surgery must be scheduled by the end of the month at the latest. If treatment isn't started soon, the nerves will completely die, and there will be no hope of recovery. It's been delayed for too long..."

As she spoke, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes deepened, and she smiled with relief, saying softly, "But it should be fine. Don't let my seemingly poor health fool you; I'm actually quite resilient. If others were in the same situation as me, their nerves would have been completely destroyed long ago."

"So Auntie should be able to hold on for a long time."

Chen Lu did not respond, but got up and started searching around for various things. He didn't know if it was out of intuition or neurosis, but he just kept searching.

Xiao Xunfang kept glancing at the drawer, which he found very strange.

Finally, in the drawer where he kept photos of Liang Zhirou as a child, he found a bottle of amber liquid.

It also has a more well-known name – dichlorvos.

The room remained eerily silent for a long time.

Chen Lu put the thing aside and said with a smile, pretending nothing had happened, "Auntie, if the doctor says we should have surgery, then let's have surgery. Why delay when we have the money to treat it?"

He couldn't be bothered to think about how the person selling this dared to sell it to someone in a wheelchair, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Xiao Xunfang's mouth opened and closed, but the instinctive reaction of saying "I have no money" was swallowed back. Finally, she said in a deep voice, "I'm not worth it."

She had never seen so much money in her life. In her mind, this amount of money was enough for her daughter and Chen Lu to live very well, eat lots of delicious food, and buy lots of nice clothes.

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