"Why...why did you hit me?!"
Seeing Tiger Brother suddenly make a move, Zhou Ling immediately came to Zhao Kun's side and said angrily.
"Please leave our house."
"Otherwise, don't blame me for calling the police. You've broken into a private residence and assaulted people; that's a crime punishable by imprisonment."
Tiger was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter, as if he had heard a funny joke.
"Zhou Ling, shut up."
Zhao Kun immediately shouted at Zhou Ling, leaving her stunned. She couldn't understand why Zhao Kun wasn't on her side. "Brother Kun, you..."
"What do you mean, 'you'? This is a man's business, so shut up. You have no right to speak here."
Zhao Kun scolded again, then turned around and smiled at Tiger, "Tiger, don't take it personally. She doesn't know you or our business. I will definitely give you the money. Just give me some time. I, Zhao Kun, am not the kind of person who reneges on debts."
Tiger Brother's smile faded. He glanced at Zhou Ling and said calmly, "I can let bygones be bygones with your woman, but today, you have to give me the money. Don't threaten to call the police. Paying back debts is a matter of course. I'm not afraid of being implicated. I have an IOU."
Tiger Brother didn't take Zhou Ling seriously at all. So what if he called the police? He was just asking for money.
"Little Kun owes you money, he'll pay you back, why are you hitting me?"
Seeing Zhao Kun so humble, Zhou Ling felt a pang of sympathy, and besides, the other party was far too arrogant.
"Tsk tsk, Zhao Kun, look at your woman, she's much more willing than you." Tiger Brother sneered when he saw this. Zhao Kun's mouth twitched when he heard this. That wasn't just a few hundred yuan, it wasn't a thousand yuan, it was hundreds of thousands of yuan! How was he going to pay it back?
"Didn't you hear me tell you to shut up?"
Zhao Kun didn't want Zhou Ling to know about his gambling losses and forbade her from interfering.
"Zhao Kun, since your wife is so agreeable, I can let you pay it off in one lump sum. Just give me the interest, and I'll give you a few more days," Tiger said calmly after shifting his gaze from Zhou Ling.
"Brother Tiger, what's the interest rate? I'll get it for you right now."
Thinking that he still had some money at home, Zhao Kun wanted to get rid of Tiger Brother as soon as possible, otherwise his gambling losses would easily be exposed.
"The interest isn't much either, only 30,000 yuan."
Tiger said casually.
What!
Zhao Kun's gaze froze, thinking he had misheard. "Brother Tiger, how can there be so much interest? Did you miscalculate?"
"Miscalculation?"
Tiger frowned and sneered, "You borrowed 300,000 from me, not 30,000. Five days have passed. I'm already undercharging you for 30,000 in interest, which is one day less. Otherwise, you would have to pay an extra 10,000."
Zhao Kun was inwardly groaning; he couldn't even come up with 3,000, let alone 30,000.
"Brother Kun, how... how could you owe him 300,000? You were business partners with him, even if you breached the contract, you shouldn't have such high interest rates. What exactly happened?"
Zhou Ling, who was standing to the side, grabbed Zhao Kun's arm and pressed him for an answer.
"I told you to shut up. Why are you meddling in my business? Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."
Seeing that things were about to be exposed, Zhao Kun hurriedly told Zhou Ling not to say anything more, but how could Zhou Ling not ask? Where would their family get 300,000 yuan right now?
"Zhao Kun, it seems your wife doesn't know you've been losing money outside. How could you keep this from her? That's wrong of you."
Tiger Brother didn't care that Zhao Kun was trying to cover it up; he exposed it directly, revealing the truth about Zhao Kun losing money and borrowing money.
"Brother Kun, is this true? You lied to me about doing business with people before?"
"That's not true at all, right?"
Zhou Ling was stunned. She never expected that Zhao Kun had borrowed 300,000 yuan in high-interest loans to gamble, and now the creditors were coming to her door demanding the money back.
Zhao Kun's face turned ugly; he hadn't expected Zhou Ling to find out after all.
Since he couldn't hide it anymore, he simply stopped pretending. "I did borrow 300,000, but I still want to win back all the money I lost."
After saying that, Zhao Kun turned to Tiger and said, "I can't pay the interest. I can go with you and do whatever you want with her. Beat her or kill her, it's all fine, just don't make things difficult for her."
In this respect, Zhao Kun still had some sense of decency and didn't want to implicate Zhou Ling.
"Alright, brothers, take him away."
Tiger waved his hand, and immediately several of his brothers grabbed Zhao Kun's arm.
Seeing this, Zhou Ling grabbed Tiger and said, "You can't take Xiao Kun away. We'll find a way to return the money to you. You can't hurt Xiao Kun."
Tiger frowned and said calmly, "Let go."
"If you release Brother Kun, I'll let you go."
Zhou Ling's stubbornness kicked in, and she grabbed Tiger's arm and wouldn't let go.
"Idiot, you're crazy to let Tiger go? I said I'd take responsibility, it's none of your business."
Fearing that Tiger would harm Zhou Ling, Zhao Kun immediately shouted at Zhou Ling.
Zhou Ling, however, was determined not to let go, her eyes reddening. Although she didn't know Brother Hu, she knew that loan sharks were not good people. If Zhao Kun couldn't repay the money and was taken away by them, he might lose an arm or a leg.
"You are my man, I will not let anyone hurt you."
Zhou Ling's words left Zhao Kun with incredibly mixed feelings, and he fell silent.
"Brother Tiger, I'll kneel down for you. Please release Brother Kun and give us some time, please, I'm pregnant."
Zhou Ling knelt on the ground with difficulty and begged.
This scene filled Zhao Kun with immense sorrow and self-reproach, making him deeply regretful.
However,
Tiger shook off Zhou Ling's hand and said condescendingly, "You don't have that much influence. Don't try to use your pregnancy as an excuse."
After saying that,
Tiger waved his hand, preparing to take Zhao Kun away.
Just then,
A voice suddenly came from behind him, causing Tiger to stop abruptly.
“My brother is a business owner. He’s rich. He has several million.”
Tiger turned around, looked at Zhou Ling on the ground, and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
Zhou Ling nodded: "It's absolutely true. He's very famous. In our Fanjia County, everyone knows him."
"Oh? Then tell me, who is your brother?"
Tiger became interested.
Zhou Ling swallowed hard and said, "His name is Zhou Chen. He's a senior high school student. He owns a stinky tofu business with chain stores in the city. He has more than a hundred franchisees and has earned over a million yuan in franchise fees. Recently, he also started selling past exam papers, which are selling very well at the school. I'm his sister, Zhou Ling. If you don't believe me, you can ask around."
Tiger's eyes gleamed as he turned to his henchmen and asked, "Do you know this Zhou Chen?"
"Brother Tiger, there really is such a person in our Fanjia County. He's even been on TV. Besides, his family's stinky tofu is delicious."
One of the underlings immediately responded.
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