"You already know all this, so it seems there's no need for me to hide it anymore. I knew this day would come, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."
Looking at Zhou Ruan standing in front of him and questioning him, he first sighed and said.
"Sister, what exactly happened? Since we haven't paid off our debts, what happened to the money you took out that day?"
Sure enough, her sister was hiding something from her, and recalling what happened that day, she asked again.
"I paid back the money, but that bastard, he he he, eh."
Hearing Zhou Ruan's doubts, Zhou Wen really wanted to tell the truth.
But thinking that he might hurt Zhou Ruan, he held back his last words.
"What did he do to you? I'm going to kill him!"
Seeing her sister's hesitant expression, Zhou Ruan recalled what happened a year ago, her eyes filled with murderous intent.
They shouted that they were going to find Gu Hai to take revenge, so they could settle both old and new scores at the same time.
"Wait a minute, he didn't do anything to me. He just threatened me with one thing, wanting me to marry him. I'll give him an answer tomorrow."
Seeing her younger sister's fierce determination to go find Gu Hai, Zhou Wen felt a warmth in her heart.
He stopped Zhou Ruan, who was about to seek revenge, and told her Gu Hai's conditions.
"What can Gu Hai use to threaten you? Anyway, it's impossible for you to marry him. You don't even need to reply tomorrow; I'll give him a good dressing down."
Hearing that his sister hadn't been hurt and had only been threatened, he breathed a sigh of relief.
But then she heard that Gu Hai, that bastard, had actually threatened her sister with something.
She wondered what could threaten her sister.
"You don't need to know about this. I'll tell you tomorrow."
Seeing how much her younger sister cared for her, Zhou Wen's last line of defense crumbled.
He spoke to Zhou Ruan as if he had made a great decision.
"Did Gu Hai use the L-photo he took of me a year ago when I borrowed money to threaten you?"
Seeing that her sister was unwilling to talk about it, Zhou Ruan knew what it was about.
After all, in her memory, her older sister had never been threatened by anything.
Aside from her own weakness, she lowered her head and said in a low voice.
“That’s right. Gu Hai didn’t destroy that photo back then. He kept one. When I went there, he used that photo to threaten me, trying to force me to marry him.”
Hearing that his younger sister had already guessed the truth, he suppressed his guilt and spoke to Zhou Ruan.
"So you mean you're willing to sacrifice your own happiness to help me get that photo back?"
Zhou Ruan did not look up, but kept her head down as she questioned Zhou Wen.
"I was still considering it, but I just made up my mind."
When Zhou Wen faced Zhou Ruan's questioning, her eyes and tone revealed determination.
It was as if a soldier was making a resolute decision before going into battle.
"You bastard! This is the plan you came up with!"
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
Tears streamed down Zhou Ruan's face and fell to the ground. Zhou Ruan raised her head, tears streaming down her face, and yelled at Zhou Wen.
"This is the only way now."
Hearing Zhou Ruan scold himself was the first time he had ever scolded himself since he was a child.
Zhou Wen wasn't angry; she just looked helpless and tired as she spoke to Zhou Ruan.
Why didn't you discuss this with me first?
Zhou Ruan threw herself into Zhou Wen's arms, crying as she spoke.
"My dear, if it weren't for me a year ago, you wouldn't have made that sacrifice. It's only right that your sister makes a sacrifice for you now."
Zhou Wen looked at Zhou Ruan in her arms, patted her back, and said softly.
"Oh, right, we have another idea!"
Zhou Ruan seemed to remember something, straightened up, stepped out of Zhou Wen's arms, wiped away her tears, and said...
"I've thought of every possible solution."
Seeing her younger sister still trying to solve the problem, Zhou Wen shook her head helplessly and said dejectedly.
"This person might be able to do it!"
Zhou Ruan took out a slip of paper, placed it in Zhou Wen's hand, and said with a firm look in her eyes.
"What is this? Can Gu Hai really give us this thing just by giving us a phone number?"
Looking at the note Zhou Ruan placed in her hand, which only contained a phone number, she realized that Zhou Ruan had placed it there.
Not understanding what this meant, Zhou Wen looked at Zhou Ruan and asked.
"The owner of the phone number is the person watching us from the outside."
"What? Isn't that someone who's in cahoots with Gu Hai? What do you mean by giving me his phone number?"
Seeing that her sister had given her the phone number of one of Gu Hai's men, she angrily threw the note on the ground as she spoke.
"This person approached me wanting to cooperate with us to completely bring down Gu Hai. After he takes his place, he'll return all the dirt on me, and we won't pursue the money or anything like that."
I saw a piece of paper with Liu Shang's phone number written on it lying on the ground.
Zhou Ruan quickly picked it up, shook it, and told Zhou Wen about Liu Shang's plan.
"Is this person reliable? If not, even if we can't bring down Gu Hai, we will also suffer their fierce retaliation."
Zhou Wen listened to what Zhou Ruan said, and realized that this was currently the best solution.
However, after years of caution, Zhou Wen couldn't help but feel wary of the person mentioned on the note.
“I’ll have him come to the shop tonight. Anyway, it’ll just be the two of us and Zhizhi in the shop tonight. I’ll have him come in through the back door so he can avoid Gu Hai’s other men who are watching from outside.”
Hearing her sister's tone, Zhou Ruan still couldn't shake off her suspicions.
So he came up with a plan and said it to Zhou Wen.
"Well, that's fine. Let me see what kind of person he is first."
He nodded in satisfaction at his sister's proposed solution, as there was no better way at the moment.
She didn't want to marry that bastard Gu Hai, so this method was still worth a try.
Evening was fast approaching, and Zhou Ruan watched the last employee leave the coffee shop.
Then she looked around and saw that only Sister Zhizhi and herself were left in the shop.
Ring ring ring—
Liu Shang, who was outside watching the coffee shop, looked at the unfamiliar number dialing on his phone.
A slight smile appeared on his lips as he answered the call.
Hello, who is this?
"It was me. I entered the coffee shop through the back door."
Beep beep beep.
After saying one sentence, Zhou Ruan hung up the phone and secretly peeked through the crack in the window at Liu Shang and the others who were staring at her from across the street.
I saw Liu Shang say a few words to a few people next to him, and then walk straight into the coffee shop.
Watching Liu Shang swagger across the street towards the coffee shop, Zhou Ruan was filled with doubt.
Everyone else was watching; what if they found out that Liu Shang had been contacting them without permission?
Wouldn't that finish Liu Shang off?
Their only lifeline will be broken.
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