Liu Ergou couldn't help but raise his eyebrows at Zhang Man's words.

"Hasn't your family already thanked me? Why are you saying they haven't?" he asked. "Alright, if there's nothing else, I'm hanging up. I still need to buy a ticket. We can talk about whatever it is after I've bought it, okay?"

With that, Liu Ergou prepared to hang up and go buy his ticket. Just then, Zhang Man's anxious voice came through the phone again.

"Hey, hey, hey! Er Gou! Don't hang up! Just listen to me. Stay at my place for a few more days, and I'll take you out to have some fun!" she pleaded. "Besides, I can help you cash that check. If you take such a large check back to the village without cashing it, it'll just be a piece of scrap paper! It's better to cash it here! Don't go, I'm coming to pick you up right now!"

After saying her piece, Zhang Man hung up, giving Liu Ergou no chance to reply.

Staring at the now-dead phone in his hand, Liu Ergou blinked. He had intended to ignore her and just leave.

But then again, what she said makes sense.

The 50,000,000 yuan check Zhang Xiuming gave me is still in my pocket. That's a huge amount of money!

At this thought, Liu Ergou sighed deeply. It seemed leaving without dealing with Zhang Man was now impossible. So, he had no choice but to walk out of the station and wait by the roadside for her to arrive.

「Twenty minutes later.」

A flashy sports car pulled up in front of Liu Ergou. The window rolled down slowly, revealing Zhang Man's pretty face.

"Get in, Er Gou. I'm taking you to cash the check!"

Hearing this, Liu Ergou nodded and got into the passenger seat. Soon, the sports car sped away. A short time later, the two arrived at the bank.

Liu Ergou had assumed cashing the check would be a simple matter—that the 50,000,000 yuan could be withdrawn with a simple request. Reality, however, dealt him a heavy blow. While smaller checks could be cashed immediately, the 50,000,000 yuan from his check was simply too large for the bank to process on the spot. They had to make an appointment to withdraw the money the next day.

After settling the matter at the bank, Zhang Man drove Liu Ergou toward her villa.

"Er Gou," she said on the way, "my dad's thanks are one thing, but I haven't properly thanked you myself. Fortunately, tonight's the perfect opportunity!"

Liu Ergou said nothing in reply, simply closing his eyes to rest in the passenger seat. Soon, Zhang Man brought him back to her home. At the moment, only the two of them were in the villa.

Looking around the empty house, Liu Ergou let out a long sigh.

If I'm not mistaken, Zhang Man is about to start something again. She'll definitely try everything to seduce me.

Contrary to his expectations, however, Zhang Man didn't try to seduce him. Instead, she went into another room by herself, apparently busy with something. This left Liu Ergou sitting alone in the living room.

He wasn't bored, though. He kept himself occupied with his phone, and the afternoon quickly passed. By now, the sun was setting in the west. Vast stretches of fiery clouds hung in the sky, a breathtaking sight.

Just then, Zhang Man, who had been busy all afternoon, emerged from the other room and led Liu Ergou back to the sports car.

On the road, Liu Ergou asked curiously, "Zhang Man, what were you busy with all afternoon? I didn't see you at all."

Hearing his question, Zhang Man revealed a mysterious smile. Then, right in front of him, she undid a button on her shirt. The next moment, a black lace bra came into view.

This left Liu Ergou completely puzzled, with no idea what she was trying to do.

It was then that Zhang Man spoke. "See this bra? I spent the whole afternoon carefully selecting it. What do you think? Like it?"

Hearing this, Liu Ergou instantly understood. She's teasing me. He simply rolled his eyes, turned his head to the side, and said nothing more.

Seeing his reaction, Zhang Man couldn't help but burst into laughter as the sports car picked up speed. After about half an hour of driving, the car left the city and entered the suburbs. They drove through the countryside for a while longer before finally stopping in front of a farmstay.

Zhang Man slowly stepped out of the car, and as she did, the gazes of countless men were instantly drawn to her. Just as they were about to marvel at her beauty, Liu Ergou got out from the passenger's seat. Seeing this, the men's faces instantly soured.

"No way. Do beautiful women go for guys like that these days?"

"Damn, that's not fair! I'm no uglier than that guy, so why doesn't a beauty like her fall for me?"

"Sigh, a fine flower stuck in a pile of cow dung!"

Ignoring the onlookers' chatter, Zhang Man linked her arm with Liu Ergou's and walked into the farmstay. She led him to the backyard, a spacious, open area with beautiful scenery—no exaggeration to call it a prime tourist spot. A table and chairs were set up in the yard. Zhang Man led Liu Ergou to the table, and they both sat down to wait.

「About ten minutes later.」

A young woman, also fashionably dressed and beautiful, arrived.

Upon seeing Zhang Man, she greeted her, "Man Man, you're actually on time for once! That's a real rarity!" As she spoke, the girl sat down across from Zhang Man.

"I'm always punctual," Zhang Man replied with a laugh. "You all are just always too early, which makes me look late!"

The girl rolled her eyes at the explanation. But in the next second, her gaze fell upon Liu Ergou. After sizing him up, she asked with surprise, "Ah, Man Man, who's this with you... your boyfriend?"

Zhang Man didn't give a definitive answer, only replying, "You guess!"

The reply only made the girl more confused. Before she could speak again, two voices suddenly piped up from the entrance to the backyard.

"Tsk, what's going on? I think I see a country bumpkin over there."

"Yeah, me too! Look how dowdy his clothes are. What a mood killer!"

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