"Really?"

"How can a little doctor like you have so much money?"

Zhu Hong beamed with joy, but then quickly thought that Zhao Tienan only made a few thousand a month. It was barely enough for him. How could he have saved so much money?

"Don't worry about it. It's all good money anyway."

"Just go ahead and open that adult toy store. When you become a big boss, just don't forget about your poor friend here."

Zhao Tienan chuckled, sounding a bit nonchalant.

There was no way he'd tell Zhu Hong that he extorted this money from Xing Zhaolin.

But either way, helping Zhu Hong through her current financial troubles made Zhao Tienan feel that using a little whip on someone else's big butt wasn't for nothing.

"Alright, consider this twenty thousand an investment."

"If we profit, not only will I return the principal to you, but I'll also give you a share of the profits. If we lose, I'll figure out a way to pay you back later."

Zhu Hong didn't ask much more but felt deeply grateful inside.

Compared to Song Nan, Zhu Hong thought Zhao Tienan was more of a man. If she'd met him earlier, she wouldn't have taken so many detours...

The two of them spent about another hour or so together before leaving their secret hideout.

"Zhao, you're back. Sun Xiaowen stopped by earlier, said she tried to call but couldn't get through..."

Cao Lei saw Zhao Tienan and immediately spoke up.

Sun Xiaowen?

Zhao Tienan raised an eyebrow, thinking that he'd been busy in the air raid shelter with no signal. If anyone was looking for him, they wouldn't have been able to get through.

"Did she say what it was about?"

Zhao Tienan sat down in a chair, took a couple of deep gulps of water, and casually asked.

"Oh, not really, but she seemed a bit flustered. Maybe you should call her back now."

Cao Lei smiled gently, shaking her head as she spoke.

Flustered?

For some reason, hearing this word made Zhao Tienan feel an ominous premonition deep down.

"Alright, you get on with your work."

Zhao Tienan nodded and then pulled out his phone, heading out to the courtyard of the clinic to make a call.

"Xiaowen, what's up? You tried to reach me earlier?"

As soon as the call connected, Zhao Tienan asked promptly.

"Tienan, why did it take you so long to call me back?"

"Boo hoo hoo..."

"I got myself into big trouble. I have to compensate someone a lot of money. Can you help me?"

Sun Xiaowen sobbed uncontrollably, her urgency evident in her voice, which was heart-wrenchingly panicked.

"Don't worry, what's going on?"

Zhao Tienan's heart suddenly tightened, and he lowered his voice to ask.

"I was riding my bike to the village today, and I accidentally scratched a huge dent into someone's luxury car. Now they're asking for thirty thousand for repairs..."

Sun Xiaowen cried even more sorrowfully, her voice filled with despair.

"Thirty thousand?"

"The money's not the issue, but are you alright?"

Zhao Tienan's eyes widened. That was no small amount, but he was more worried about Sun Xiaowen's well-being.

"I'm fine!"

"The car was parked in a slot and wasn't moving. I just brushed against it, and the fall wasn't bad."

"Tienan, I really need the money now. Can you please send it to me first?"

Sun Xiaowen started sobbing loudly, her helplessness and grievance piercing Zhao Tienan's heart like a sharp knife.

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