Chapter 32: Villa
"Don't worry, I have asked Jian Tong to follow him secretly." Chang Sui'an said, "Jian Tong will do his job, sister, just don't worry."
Especially... yesterday he just casually mentioned "We must find out what color Zhou's underwear is", and Jiantong actually did it!
When the sword boy told him "I'm wearing camel color today", he was shocked, relieved, and a little bit of unspeakable self-blame.
Chang Suining had no idea of the sad story behind the glamorous words “Don’t worry, sister”. He just nodded and looked through the half-raised curtain at the Seoul Lake that was gradually disappearing behind the carriage.
Today, when she met Zhou Ding, she did it one part for Zhou Ding to see, and nine parts for the people in the dark to see.
She wanted to let the people in the dark know clearly that she was still alive and still had contact with Zhou Ding——
This matter will surely reach the other party's ears soon.
Regardless of whether it is to settle accounts with Zhou Ding or for other purposes, there will be no idle action.
…
It's getting dark.
In a gambling house at the end of the street, a man in a blue shirt was kicked out.
"You want to deny your debt after losing money? What a jerk! If you want to cause trouble, you should know where this place is!"
The man with a bruised mouth said unwillingly, "How is it possible... How is it possible that I keep losing? It's obvious that you guys are cheating!"
"It's really a dog's mouth that can't spit out ivory. You look like a well-mannered scholar, but don't force us to lose face for you!"
"If you don't want to die, get out of here! Don't delay our business!"
Looking at the long stick being swung up, Zhou Ding took a few steps back with a pale face and had to leave.
"I lost, I lost everything..." He looked confused, like a walking corpse, muttering in a low voice: "If I can't come up with the money, the Chang family... and them, they won't let me go, what should I do..."
"It's you!"
Suddenly, a boy's voice came from behind: "At first I thought I was seeing things, so I waited for you to come out of the gambling house... and you were actually gambling behind my back!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ding turned around abruptly and saw a boy of eight or nine years old glaring at him angrily.
"My father used to say when he was teaching that you can't trust a single word a gambler says!" The boy snorted, "I'm going to go back and tell my sister! I'm going to ask my sister to break off the engagement with you!"
Having said that, he turned and left.
"Wait!" Zhou Ding quickly chased after him and grabbed the boy's arm: "I'm just... just going to look for a good friend, don't talk nonsense in front of Ah Tian!"
"You're lying! I just heard what the gambling clerk said!" The boy's face turned red with anger: "You are really a liar! My sister and I were deceived by you!"
Zhou Ding's face changed several times.
"Let me go!" The boy tried to break free from his arm, but he held it tighter.
"You can't tell A Tian!" Zhou Ding looked at him steadily, with a ferocious coldness in his eyes.
After spending half a day in a gambling house filled with smoke and noise, watching all the money being lost bit by bit, with cold sweat breaking out again and again, and with eyes, ears, and brain unable to calm down for even a moment, all this is enough to destroy and corrupt a person's sanity.
At this moment, Zhou Ding had only one voice in his mind - his fiancée's dowry and property were his last straw, and he must not give up this marriage!
Before he knew it, his other hand had already grabbed the boy's neck.
As the boy struggled, his fingers tightened and his expression became more ferocious.
The sword boy in the dark watched this scene, frowned, thought quickly for a moment, took out a stone, and threw it at a black dog lying at the entrance of the alley.
The black dog was sleeping when it was suddenly hit on its butt. Its eyes were confused and angry. It jumped up with a "woof" and then pounced towards the only person in its sight - Zhou Ding, barking wildly.
Zhou Ding was already doing something he felt guilty about, and when he was frightened by the black dog, he immediately let go of the boy.
But the black dog recognized him and bit his leg.
"Get out of here!" Zhou Ding kicked the black dog away in panic and could only run away.
The boy held his throat, bent over and coughed for a while. As soon as he caught his breath, he hurriedly ran in the opposite direction of Zhou Ding.
The sword boy in the dark breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Ding ran out of the alley and finally got rid of the dog. Just as he was about to turn back to chase the boy, he was suddenly blocked by a tall figure.
He looked up and saw that face, and immediately cold sweat broke out on his back.
"Come with me." The man's voice was hoarse and impolite.
Zhou Ding looked at the carriage behind the big man and nodded with cold sweat on his forehead.
By the time the carriage stopped, it was already dark.
Zhou Ding got out of the car and walked towards the figure standing under the weeping willows by the river.
"My master asked me to ask what happened to Mr. Zhou. The agreed thing has been done, and the remaining silver has been taken, but how come the dead man appeared by the lake again and was able to enjoy the spring scenery with Mr. Zhou?" The middle-aged man who spoke rolled up his sleeves, and there didn't seem to be much blame or anger in his tone.
Zhou Ding was shocked when he heard this.
Has the other party been watching him secretly?
"I...I just found out today that she was so lucky. After being rescued that night, she managed to survive!"
The man sighed, "Why hasn't the Chang family held a funeral yet? I thought the body hadn't been found yet. It seems the man has been recovering from his illness in the mansion."
He seemed to be chatting, Zhou Ding smiled stiffly and said, "Fortunately, I didn't do it myself that night, and she didn't suspect me... Then there is still a chance to make amends."
The man asked, "How are you going to remedy this?"
"Three days...Give me three days. There will be no mistakes this time. I will make sure she dies with my own eyes!" Zhou Ding lowered his voice and said, "It's just that...I need some silver. General Chang returned to the capital and found out about my dealings with her. He was very unhappy...I need silver to bribe the people around her so that I can invite them out to take action!"
"How much do you want?"
"One hundred taels..." Zhou Ding quietly looked at the man's face while speaking. When he saw the man raised his eyebrows, he quickly changed his words: "No, fifty taels, fifty taels is enough!"
Enough for him to make a comeback!
No one will always be unlucky! "Fifty taels... not much." The man looked at the tall and strong man who brought Zhou Ding to the side and said, "Give it to him."
Zhou Ding quickly bowed and thanked him, and repeatedly assured: "... Zhou will definitely do a great job this time!"
Seeing the strong man coming over, he quickly turned around and prepared to take the silver.
The sturdy man took a step forward and stretched out his hand, but it landed on his neck.
Before Zhou Ding could react, he heard a "crack" sound, like the sound of a bone breaking in his head.
His head drooped from one side in an extremely twisted posture, and he fell to the ground soon after, with only his eyes wide open.
"Idiot, go down and collect the paper money."
The man turned around and got into the carriage.
With a "splash" sound, the heavy object fell into the river, splashing a circle of water, and soon returned to calm in the floating night.
The carriage took a small path and finally stopped at the back door of a villa.
The man got out of the car and went into the courtyard to answer, his face looking a little nervous.
A woman in a dark cloak was sitting in the hall, and she dropped the teacup at hand.
"Waste, all of it is waste..."
"I can't even get rid of a powerless little bitch!"
Zhou Ding’s life journey in these three short chapters - coming online - his dream of marrying into a wealthy family shattered - leaving the office.
(End of this chapter)
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