Chapter 799 Extra: He Rui & Chen San 3
No one knew that the renowned Master Chen was just a shy and timid young man in front of his own family!
Hmm, how can a boy who's not even twenty years old not be considered a teenager?
What no one knew was that He Rui, who had already left, had returned halfway and, by sheer coincidence, overheard everyone joking about Chen San.
She saw every detail of Chen San's expression, a mixture of embarrassment and joy.
He Rui said nothing and quietly left again.
She never expected that Chen San would develop such feelings for her without her even realizing it.
She considered herself to only see Chen San as a younger brother.
Well, this younger brother is a bit too amazing. She always feels very safe when he's around.
But this cannot erase the fact that Chen San is younger than her.
Moreover, she had already lost her innocence...
He Rui shook her head, trying to clear her mind of the jumbled thoughts.
It seems she will have to reduce her contact with Chen San in the future.
Therefore, the person who delivered the rewards and allowances to Chen San and his group from the Qiao family changed from He Rui to a minor steward under He Rui.
When the master above had something for Chen San to do, the messenger changed from He Rui to He Rui's servant.
Even at the year-end gathering of the managers, He Rui made an excuse not to attend.
Chen San realized that he hadn't seen He Rui for three whole months, and then belatedly realized that He Rui might be avoiding him.
But why is that?
Haven't they been getting along well these past few years?
Why did we suddenly stop seeing each other?
If you think about the timing, wasn't it right after Ji Rongchang and his unfortunate brother-in-law fell from power last time?
Is He Rui still angry with Ji Rongchang because of the 15,000 taels of silver he wronged?
The more Chen San thought about it, the more convinced he became that it was true!
He had seen how hard He Rui worked to earn money.
If she hadn't been so good at making money, and hadn't made so much money, Ji Rongchang wouldn't have set his sights on her!
Having figured everything out, Chen San began to think about how to make up for He Rui's loss.
The first step is to start with his subordinates.
There was nothing he could do; he was penniless, with no savings, no possessions, and his entire fortune wasn't even worth two taels of silver!
"Men, bring out all the money you have!"
"If you don't have money, buy all your belongings!"
"Quickly, everyone, let's chip in and give me some money to tide me over!"
The group of underlings stared at each other, completely bewildered.
Their third brother has never cared about money. He used to be the kind of guy who would even share his own portion with his brothers to buy drinks. Why the sudden change of heart today?
"What are you waiting for me for? Hurry up and pay up!"
Chen San cursed impatiently and started shoving around at the people closest to him.
Good heavens, when I pulled out one pocket, it was a single coin; when I pulled out another, my pocket was empty.
"How come you're all so poor? You can't even afford a piece of silver?"
The crowd grinned obsequiously, "Third Brother, we're beggars! How can beggars be rich?"
Chen Sanyi choked.
"That's right! Third Brother, if you need money urgently, just go ask Steward He! Didn't the Old Madam say that if you need money urgently, you can ask Steward He for it?"
Chen San choked again.
"Oh, by the way, Third Brother, how much money do you need? If it's not much, we'll ask our underworld brothers to scrape it together for you."
Chen San's lips twitched. "Fifteen thousand taels of silver."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately began looking around, and then...
"Oh dear, Xiao Liu needs to see me, I'll be going now."
"Yes, yes, my mom is calling me home for dinner!"
"What? My dog got beaten up? This is outrageous! Come on, let me go see!"
"Um... it's going to rain, and I didn't bring an umbrella, so I'll be going now..."
"..."
Everyone dropped their excuses and ran away without looking back.
Chen San pointed at the retreating figures of the group, his face turning pale with anger.
In the end, only Zhang Wang, who had gone through thick and thin with Chen San, remained.
"Alright, Third Brother, even if you sell them all, you still won't be able to scrape together 15,000 taels of silver!"
Chen San sighed, "I know. It's just that these people are infuriating! What kind of people are they!"
Zhang Wang laughed and said, "Isn't it all because you spoiled him?"
Outsiders all thought Chen San was a vicious tyrant, but only those who followed him knew how kind and benevolent he was.
"Why do you suddenly need such a large sum of money?" Zhang Wang asked.
Chen San shook his head and remained silent.
"So what are you going to do?" Zhang Wang asked again.
After thinking for a while, Chen San gritted his teeth and said, "If all else fails, I'll just have to go back to my old profession."
"What old profession?" Zhang Wang was taken aback.
Do they have a past profession?
If we had to pinpoint their original profession, it seems to be... assassins?
Zhang Wang was startled.
Then Chen San said, "Murder and robbery."
"Did someone break Niu Er's leg a few days ago in the east of the city?"
"I heard that family is incredibly wealthy. What do you think about me going to patronize their place in the middle of the night?"
Zhang Wang's lips twitched. "Are you so greedy for money that you've gone mad?"
"Forget it, don't act rashly. Give me two days, and I'll think of a solution for you."
Chen San chuckled upon hearing this and put his arm around Zhang Wang's shoulder, saying, "It's always you, my good brother!"
Zhang Wang rolled his eyes.
After calming the man down, he turned around and went to find He Rui.
She also told He Rui about Chen San's inexplicable urgent need for 15,000 taels of silver.
There was no other way; he couldn't let Chen San actually go and rob people, because that would change the nature of the crime.
Although what they're doing now is no safer than robbery, everything is done in the shadows, so no one can criticize them.
Even if someone wanted to report them to the authorities, they wouldn't be able to find any evidence.
But if Chen San really goes out to rob and plunder for money, he might lose his head, and even the old lady couldn't protect him.
He Rui was initially very angry, angry that Chen San didn't come to her when he needed money, but instead chose to take a risk and do something foolish.
But when she heard the amount of 15,000 taels, she was completely stunned.
Is it a coincidence?
Or is it...?
Did Chen San urgently need this money because of her?
The thought of this possibility made He Rui's heart race.
Could this idiot really think that I haven't seen him for the past few months because I'm angry about the 15,000 taels of silver I lost?
Thinking of the disappointed expressions on the faces of those who delivered things to Chen San and returned with messages saying that Chen San hadn't seen her, He Rui finally couldn't stand by and do nothing.
"Go back and tell Chen San to come over to me when he has time. I need to talk to him."
Zhang Wang nodded, "About the money..."
"I will talk to him in person when he arrives."
"Alright! Thank you, Manager He!"
Zhang Wang went back.
Then, half an hour later, Chen San appeared in front of He Rui.
"Manager He! You've finally agreed to see me!"
Chen San rushed up to her and excitedly grasped He Rui's hand.
He had tried to contact He Rui before, but she always brushed him off with various excuses.
This was the first time in three months that He Rui had taken the initiative to see him.
He was so happy!
He Rui looked down at the hand that Chen San was holding, and felt a burning sensation from her hand to her heart.
She frowned instinctively and ordered in a cold voice, "Let go."
"oh oh!"
As if he had just realized what a stupid thing he had done, Chen San quickly let go of his hand and gave an awkward laugh.
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