"What does that female boss look like?"
Jiang Manyue suddenly looked at Lu Fan and said something.
"Even if that other girl is very beautiful, can she be as beautiful as you?"
As Lu Fan was driving, he heard Jiang Manyue beside him speak with a hint of doubt despite her smiling face.
Lu Fan smiled and exchanged a glance with Jiang Manyue, then said sincerely.
"But as far as I know, this female boss has many suitors, but she hasn't taken a liking to any of them, so she's still unmarried. If she weren't as good-looking as me, how could she have so many suitors? They're not blind."
Hearing what Lu Fan said, Jiang Manyue suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
But then she realized something was off, so she turned to Lu Fan and asked.
"You'll find out when you see him later."
At the Rella Cafe, all the employees were present today, dressed neatly and standing in the store waiting for Lu Fan to arrive.
"Sister Ruan, Sister Ruan."
Zhizhi, standing in the line, anxiously called out to Zhou Ruan, who was in front of her.
Hearing someone call her name, Zhou Ruan turned around and saw Zhizhi calling her name with a frightened expression.
A question arose in his mind. He walked straight to Zhizhi and asked her.
"What's wrong, Zhizhi? What do you need me for? I still have a lot of things to take care of."
Zhou Ruan didn't intend to waste any more words, even though she usually had a good relationship with Zhizhi.
But today's occasion is very important to Ruila, and Zhou Ruan can't let Zhizhi mess around with her.
"Sister Ruan, didn't you drive those people away last time? I think I saw them again just now."
Zhizhi clung to Zhou Ruan's arm, staring fearfully at a spot outside the shop.
“I made it very clear to them last time that they will not come again.”
Zhou Ruan looked at the nervous Zhizhi with indifference. After all, they had already paid off all the money. Why were they still staring at this place? Wasn't that just being bored and having nothing better to do?
Zhou Ruan removed Zhizhi's arm and prepared to continue her work.
"I'm serious, Sister Ruan, look over there!"
Seeing Zhou Ruan about to leave, Zhizhi grabbed Zhou Ruan's hand and fearfully pointed in a direction for her.
Zhou Ruan, unimpressed, looked in the direction Zhizhi was pointing and saw several people sitting on a bench by the roadside.
Just as she was about to tell Zhizhi that it was nothing, she noticed that the man who had led the group that day was among the people opposite her.
"It really is them."
At this point, Zhou Ruan also became unsettled, even though her sister had already paid off all the debts.
Why are we still watching them? Aren't they Gu Hai's subordinates?
But last night, they clearly heard me say that I had paid back the money and then left.
"Sister Ruan, what should we do?"
Still feeling scared and unsure of what to do, Zhizhi asked Zhou Ruan in a low voice.
"Don't tell anyone about this. We can't afford any mistakes today. I'll go over there later and explain it to them again."
Zhou Ruan also frowned and looked at the few people staring at her from a distance.
Looking at the crowd in the shop who were setting up to welcome Lu Fan, he came up with a plan and said it to Zhizhi.
“I understand, Sister Ruan, please be careful when you go to see them.”
After listening to Zhou Ruan's words, Zhizhi held Zhou Ruan's hand and said with a worried expression.
"Don't worry, I'll be right back."
Seeing that Zhizhi was worried about her, Zhou Ruan gave her a reassuring look.
While her sister was directing the arrangements, Zhou Ruan quietly slipped out of the shop and walked to the person watching her from across the street.
Those who were watching saw Zhou Ruan walking towards them and all got up to leave.
"Sit down, what are you afraid of!"
The leader, clutching his chest, angrily berated his subordinates beside him.
The speaker was Liu Shang, who had been whipped ten times last night. He was furious when he saw Zhou Ruan, who had sent him away from here yesterday.
He gritted his teeth and stared fiercely at Zhou Ruan, who walked up to him.
"It's you again?"
Seeing that it was the same person who had been keeping watch over her that day, Zhou Ruan couldn't understand why they were back when she had already said so.
“Miss Zhou, that’s right, it’s me again.”
Liu Shang didn't hide anything, and said with a forced smile.
"Let's find a place to talk."
Looking at Liu Shang and the others, Zhou Ruan turned to look at the Rella Coffee Shop and said.
"Alright, you all stay here. I need to talk to Miss Zhou. This way, please."
Upon hearing that Zhou Ruan wanted to speak with him alone, Liu Shang said a few words to his subordinates who had come with him, and then smiled and addressed Zhou Ruan.
The two arrived at a restaurant, and it was lunchtime.
Zhou Ruan took the menu, ordered a few home-style dishes, and then handed the menu to Liu Shang.
"It's almost noon. Let me treat you to lunch. I've ordered a few dishes. What would you like to eat?"
Liu Shang looked at the menu that was handed to him and replied to Zhou Ruan, who was smiling at him from across the table.
"I can't eat much, this is enough."
"I think I made things clear last time, so why are you still here watching us? We've already said we have nothing to do with you or Gu Hai behind you."
Looking at Liu Shang, who had a small scar on his face, Zhou Ruan said to him, "This meal wasn't paid for for nothing."
"As far as I know, it's not as Miss Zhou said. Have you paid off your debts? My boss told me that you haven't paid off what you owe."
Looking at the dishes that were served, Liu Shang picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, saying...
"My sister clearly took the money with her. You're not planning to renege on your promise, are you?"
Zhou Ruan simply wouldn't believe Liu Shang's words.
I watched with my own eyes as my sister took the box containing the money, and she never brought it back after I returned the money.
If this money wasn't returned to Gu Hai, it couldn't have simply vanished into thin air.
"Haha, if you've paid back everything, then what are these injuries on my body?"
Seeing that Zhou Ruan still didn't believe him, Liu Shang unbuttoned two buttons on his shirt and asked her.
Looking at the scars on Liu Shang's chest that hadn't yet scabbed over, Zhou Ruan, who had studied nursing before, recognized that these were all newly added scars.
"What do you mean by showing me these scars?"
Looking at the scars, Zhou Ruan was puzzled. They hadn't done anything to her, so why was she being shown them?
"This is the price I paid for leaving your store without permission last night. Because of your statement that the money had been paid off, I left without verifying the details. According to the rules, I was punished with ten lashes."
After Zhou Ruan finished reading, Liu Shang re-tied his clothes, speaking casually as if it were a trivial matter.
"That means if you had paid back the money, you wouldn't have been beaten up like this."
Looking at the scars, Zhou Ruan finally understood.
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