When Zhuang Tunan heard Huang Ling's words, his heart skipped a beat. His already cold body grew even colder, and he wanted to go back. It was possible that Li Jia really wasn't coming!
He pushed the wheelchair with his hands, turning left twice and right twice, but he couldn't turn into the alley.
"Tu Nan, you're still waiting here? I'm so sorry, Tu Nan! I'm late. I didn't finish one of the design drawings, so I revised it several times and lost track of time. I'm so sorry!"
Zhuang Tunan finally saw Li Jia and quickly said, "It's alright, it's only right for a boy to wait for a girl!"
Li Jia walked behind Zhuang Tunan and began to push him forward.
Zhuang Tunan was overjoyed. Although he was still chilly, the moment he was able to see Li Jia was the happiest time of his life, so he gradually stopped feeling cold and instead felt full of energy.
Li Jia pushed Zhuang Tunan for a short distance. Zhuang Tunan looked at the half-moon in the sky and said, "Time flies. The Lantern Festival is almost here. Li Jia, are you free for the Lantern Festival? Can you come to my house as a guest?"
"The Lantern Festival?"
"Um!"
"I'm afraid it won't work, Tunan!"
"What's the matter?"
"I'm going to my new boyfriend's house. We agreed to meet his parents on the Lantern Festival. His family is a military family. His grandfather fought in the Japanese, his father fought in the Korean War, and he just came from the Vietnam War. He owns a small bar with a military theme. I used to dream of being a soldier, so I often went to his bar. After a while, he confessed his feelings to me, so he is now my boyfriend!"
Zhuang Tunan suddenly felt a little dizzy. He tried his best to control himself from getting angry. Seeing Li Jia still dreaming of happiness with a smile on her face, he wanted to be anxious but couldn't. He said, "Then why did you come to me this time?"
"It's still about borrowing money. My boyfriend runs a bar, but it's more of a hobby. We don't have many customers. We want to get married before May Day, but we're short of a wedding house. So I'd like to borrow 30,000 yuan from you. I'll pay you back as soon as I get my salary. If this year's salary isn't enough, I'll add next year's. In short, I will definitely pay you back!"
“Okay, Li Jia, you know my current situation. The money isn’t in my hands; my parents have it. So I need to discuss it with them. After all, 30,000 yuan is not a small amount!”
"Yes, I know I borrowed a lot of money, but I will definitely pay you back. Oh, I forgot to tell you, my boyfriend is also disabled, but he is missing an arm. He was wounded in the Vietnam War. He was wounded for his country, and I will not look down on him!"
"Oh, then you're a hero, too. I'm lucky to be able to help a hero. Okay, come and collect the money tomorrow. I'll prepare it for you. It's too late tonight, and it wouldn't be good to bother my parents any longer!"
"Okay, I'll do as you say!"
At this moment, Li Jia stopped pushing Zhuang Tunan. She sat on the edge of the road and continued, "There are basically no restaurants on this street. I'm tired from pushing. Let's rest here for a while and talk for a bit before I take you back."
At this moment, Zhuang Tunan was filled with mixed emotions. He felt extremely bitter. Although the woman he loved most was by his side, she was someone else's woman. This was unacceptable to Zhuang Tunan, but he could not change the fact before him, so he showed a troubled expression on his face.
"Heh, you two are quite romantic, aren't you? Staying up so late to look at the moon?"
Erlaitou, leading two thugs, suddenly appeared by the roadside.
Zhuang Tunan's expression changed, and he said, "Erlaitou, what do you want to do?"
Erlai said with a smile, "What do you think I want to do? I was bullied by you all during the day, how can I swallow this insult!"
"I'm warning you, this is a society governed by law. You can't do anything illegal, or you'll bear the consequences!"
"Heh, you cripple, you've got some nerve! Today I'll show you what I'm made of!"
As they spoke, the three thugs, including Erlaitou, pulled out their daggers.
As soon as Li Jia saw the dagger, she sensed danger. She stood up and tried to run, but perhaps because she was wearing high heels, she was stopped by Er Laitou's two henchmen after only a few steps.
Erlaitou brandished a dagger in his hand and said with a smile, "Why are you running away, little girl? The three of us are all looking for fun with you. We're not interested in a cripple like him!"
Unexpectedly, Li Jia said, "What do you want with me? I don't know him at all, I'm just passing by!"
"Just passing by? You two were just enjoying a romantic moment under the moon, and now that you've run into the three of us, you're acting like you don't know us? You're kidding me!"
"I'm not lying to you. My boyfriend is a soldier, a Vietnam War veteran. He knows you've bullied me, and he definitely won't let you get away with it!"
"Ha, a Vietnam War veteran, a hero! I admire heroes too, but it's a pity the hero isn't here! Brothers, how about we take her to satisfy our cravings?"
Seeing that Li Jia was immediately in danger, Zhuang Tunan shouted loudly, "Stop! Stop! Help! Someone's attacking me!"
"Brother Tunan, don't be afraid, I'm here!"
Zhang Min came running over, empty-handed, and stood a short distance away. She said to Er Lai Tou, "Er Lai Tou, I'm warning you, I've called the police. They'll be here soon. If you don't stop, you'll be arrested!"
At this moment, Erlaitou was not intimidated at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "What are you going to use to call the police? Shout something from a distance? Yiming's family only has one phone on the whole street, and Yiming took it away. You still want to fool me? No way!"
Zhang Min hadn't expected Er Laitou to be so familiar with the street. She hadn't called the police because she had been following Zhuang Tunan and the other man the whole time and hadn't anticipated this. As soon as she saw that Zhuang Tunan was in danger, she ran over.
As soon as Erlaitou saw another girl running over, he grinned lewdly and said, "Brothers, did you see that? I was just worried that one girl wasn't enough to play with, haha, and now another one has been sent over. How about it? Interested?"
One of Erlaitou's underlings said, "Boss, she's Zhou Chengzhi's sister-in-law!"
Erlaitou's face darkened as he said, "So what if she's my sister-in-law? Didn't we break off all ties with him during the day? Since he doesn't acknowledge us, why should we acknowledge him?"
Although Erlaitou's henchman hesitated, he still said, "Okay, we'll listen to our big brother. If our big brother says we don't acknowledge it, then we don't acknowledge it!"
As they were talking, the two thugs started walking towards Zhang Min. Zhang Min realized the danger and tried to run away.
Seeing that Zhang Min was in danger, Zhuang Tunan shouted at her, "Xiao Min, run! Run! Xiao Min!"
Perhaps Zhuang Tunan moved too much, because his wheelchair suddenly tipped over to the ground. However, Zhuang Tunan did not stop shouting and continued to yell, "Xiaomin, run! Xiaomin, run!"
Xiao Min, whether worried about Zhuang Tunan or having heard the sound of Zhuang Tunan's wheelchair falling over, turned around and saw Zhuang Tunan lying on the ground. He shouted, "Brother Tunan! Brother Tunan!"
When Zhang Min called out to Zhuang Tunan, she turned around and ran towards him.
"Xiaomin, run!"
"Brother Tunan!"
Just as the two were shouting, Erlaitou took out his dagger and tried to stop Zhang Min from moving forward.
Zhang Min was probably too in love with Zhuang Tunan, and she rushed forward recklessly.
Just as Zhang Min had gotten past the two thugs and was about to approach Zhuang Tunan, Er Laitou suddenly raised a dagger and shouted, "Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!"
At this moment, Zhang Min was no longer listening to him. She only wanted to help Zhuang Tunan up. Zhuang Tunan was still struggling on the ground, shouting to him, "Xiao Min, don't come any closer, don't come any closer!"
Although Erlaitou was somewhat intimidated by Zhang Min's desperate efforts, he did not give up. Instead, he reached out and stabbed at Zhang Min as she rushed towards him, the dagger piercing her lower abdomen.
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