Chu Ge's voice was not loud, to be precise, it was extremely gently rare, but as Ye Li heard it, her delicate body trembled, and her heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Although she wasn't a particularly cunning girl, how could she not hear the subtext behind this sentence?

Chu Ge was clearly helping her sever all ties with this place, reminding Shen Houfu not to trouble her anymore, helping her eliminate future troubles!

This kindness was really too heavy, so heavy that Ye Li didn't know how to repay it.

With a myriad of thoughts, Ye Li went to the "princesses'" lounge, changed into her original clothes, and, amidst the greedy, disdainful, and jealous gazes from the other girls, packed the heavy fifty thousand yuan into her bag, disregarded any sound, and immediately returned to Chu Ge's side with her bag.

When Ye Li reappeared in Chu Ge's sight, even though Chu Ge was accustomed to seeing all kinds of beauties around him, when he saw Ye Li in her original attire, he couldn't help but be slightly lost in thought.

A white T-shirt without any pattern, a pair of washed-out jeans, a pair of white canvas shoes—these were plainly simple, ordinary things, yet when they were together on Ye Li, they gave a feeling of a girl next door, a modest beauty, like a quietly elegant and fresh lily.

But apart from these, what really caught Chu Ge's attention was the bag Ye Li was carrying.

It was a very plain, or rather somewhat old-fashioned shoulder cloth bag, which should have been cyan-colored, but since it had been through many years and washed too many times, it had basically turned white, with the dimly faded words "Lidu City Orphanage" visible on it.

Looking at the approaching Ye Li, Chu Ge's heart throbbed violently, and the faint smile on his face gradually turned into a daze. For a moment, he even had an illusion, as if the woman who always lived in his heart was gracefully approaching.

"Brother Chu... I'm back."

Only when Ye Li's voice reached his ears did Chu Ge suddenly awake, suppressing the turbulent bitterness in his heart, he forced a smile, "Hmm, let's go."

Accompanied by Shen Houfu, Chu Ge took Ye Li and Liu Weijiang out of Roman Holiday, neither taking Liu Weijiang's Bumblebee nor letting Shen Houfu arrange a car for him, instead expressed his desire to take a walk alone with Ye Li.

Hearing Chu Ge say this, Shen Houfu and Liu Weijiang sensibly left.

In the vast night, Chu Ge lit a cigarette and walked on his own, Ye Li, seeing Chu Ge's silence, silently followed behind him, looking at Chu Ge's back, her heart filled with a sense of security and warmth, and a small happiness.

She and he coincidentally wore matching shirts.

Not until he finished a cigarette did Chu Ge stop, turned around, and broke the silence, "So, you are also from Lidu City Orphanage."

Ye Li was a bit lost in thought, nearly bumping into Chu Ge, she heard his voice and quickly stopped, subconsciously nodded.

Then Ye Li paused again, suddenly realizing that Chu Ge just used the word "also."

"Brother Chu, could it be that you..."

Chu Ge lit another cigarette, "Hmm, I'm also from there. Have you been back recently? How's that sleazy old director?"

"I went back a few days ago, the old director, he has a bit of a cough."

The hand holding the cigarette paused slightly; Chu Ge felt a strong urge to go back and take a look.

Just as Chu Ge was about to say something, a sudden phone ringtone interrupted.

Ye Li apologetically smiled at Chu Ge, took out an old-fashioned phone without a color screen from her bag, and pressed the answer button.

"Hello? This is Ye Li... What! Didn't my dad just owe twenty thousand? How could this happen? I... okay, I know, please don't hurt him, I'll give you the money tomorrow, I have money, I will not call the police, nor play tricks, I... hello... hello?"

After a few futile attempts of "hello," Ye Li hung up the phone in despair, her clear eyes once again welled up with mist, and tears silently flowed down her cheeks.

"Twenty thousand isn't enough?"

Although Chu Ge didn't hear what was said on the other end of the phone, it was obvious that there was a new issue regarding money, which was precisely within his expectation, after all, Ye Li's adoptive father was a drug addict, nothing he did would be surprising.

Hearing Chu Ge's voice, Ye Li bit her lip tightly and nodded, her eyes filled with confusion, helplessness, and deep anger, large teardrops formed two streams of water, quickly soaking the ground beneath her feet.

"What's going on, tell me, maybe I can help you."

Seeing her like this, Chu Ge felt really uncomfortable in his heart. After all, she came from the same orphanage as him. Just for that reason, he decided to help Ye Li one more time and try to completely solve this troublesome issue for her.

Gently, he whispered a sentence, reaching out his hand, Chu Ge wiped the tear stains on Ye Li's face.

When Ye Li felt the warmth from Chu Ge's hand, her body trembled slightly, and she started crying even harder.

Feeling Ye Li's deep helplessness and grievance, Chu Ge sighed, gently holding her hand to ensure she wouldn't collapse to the ground, standing by her side.

Ye Li cried for a while before finally raising her head, looking at the large wet spot on Chu Ge's chest, her pear blossom-embroidered face showing an apologetic expression once again.

"Brother Chu, I'm sorry..."

"Silly girl, don't say that. What's going on? Tell me."

Biting her lip, Ye Li shook her head, "Brother Chu, you've already helped me so much today. How can I let you help me again?"

Chu Ge chuckled, "If I'm able to help, I will; if not, then there's nothing I can do. Just tell me, at least it'll make you feel a bit better inside."

Recalling the way "Young Master Jiang" was just so deferential to Chu Ge, and that "Brother Long" also seemed very cautious of Chu Ge, Ye Li hesitated for nearly a minute before finally sighing deeply and began confiding in Chu Ge.

"Brother Chu, I already mentioned to you earlier, my adoptive father is addicted to drugs and owes others twenty thousand yuan. Now, he has credited another twenty thousand yuan worth of drugs. They have him under control, saying that if I don't pay back these forty thousand yuan by tomorrow night, they will beat my adoptive father to death. I... I... ah!"

Chu Ge nodded, the situation was exactly as he had imagined. It's incredibly difficult for anyone who's touched this stuff to quit completely.

"How about this, tell me where your adoptive father is now, and I'll go have a look."

Hearing Chu Ge say this, Ye Li shook her head immediately. Although she felt that Chu Ge probably wasn't an ordinary person, how could she let a man she was merely acquainted with get involved in such a big trouble for her?

"No, Brother Chu, they dare to sell this kind of stuff, they're really the kind of gangsters who dare to slash people. This... this is too dangerous. They've even threatened me not to call the police, otherwise they would drag my adoptive father down with them."

Chu Ge chuckled playfully, "There's no such thing like that in the country, they're called organized crime with characteristics of a triad gang here. It's only abroad that they're called like that."

"Huh?" Ye Li was stunned.

Chu Ge smiled slightly, "Alright, it's just a joke. Don't worry, I certainly won't confront them head-on. I do know some friends with a bit of influence. Maybe by connecting the dots and finding someone, we can solve the danger your adoptive father is in?"

Looking at Chu Ge's calm and confident face, with a warm smile, Ye Li hesitated for a long time, biting her lip again, "Brother Chu, then... then I'll trouble you... but you must promise me, you absolutely cannot get into danger, otherwise, I will never forgive myself."

Patting Ye Li's shoulder, Chu Ge nodded, "Mm, I know what I'm doing. Here's the plan, you're carrying too much cash, which isn't safe anywhere. I'll take you to my home first, and then I'll go find someone to handle this matter."

After saying this, just at the right moment, a taxi came over. Chu Ge took Ye Li into the cab, and in the cab, he got the address where her adoptive father was detained. When the cab reached the bottom of his apartment, he handed the keys to Ye Li and then had the driver head towards the address Ye Li had mentioned.

It wasn't until the taillights disappeared from Ye Li's view that she finally walked into the unit building. Until she opened the door with the key Chu Ge gave her and walked into the apartment he rented, she still felt that everything that happened today seemed like a dream.

From fear and despair to happiness and then to an anxious and bizarre dream.

Ye Li felt like she really couldn't understand how, in this world filled with dirtiness and ugliness, where trust between people was so hard to come by, she could meet such a good person like Chu Ge. How on earth could she ever repay such a tremendous kindness?

Walking into Chu Ge's bedroom, Ye Li prayed silently for him, endlessly waiting with her mind filled with thoughts.

Meanwhile, Chu Ge sat in the taxi, and after more than a half-hour ride, arrived at the place Ye Li had told him.

Getting out of the car, just like on the day he followed Mu Lingshan, he noted the license plate number with his phone in front of the driver, paid part of the fare, asked the driver to wait for him for a while, and then put his phone on silent mode.

In his sight was a seemingly abandoned, very dilapidated factory.

Outside was a wall sprayed with various graffiti, a large red iron gate, and the factory inside the yard was two floors high. The first floor was completely dark, while the second floor was lit, with a few silhouettes clearly visible from the window.

Coming to the base of the outer wall, Chu Ge listened carefully, making sure there was no one in the yard, then lightly leaped over the wall in the blink of an eye, landing silently.

Even though he promised Ye Li to resolve this issue by pulling some strings, he certainly didn't plan to do that. He alone would be enough.

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